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Chapter 374
Chapter 374
The fact that three movies of Grey Pictures' were in the top 5 made a lot of people shrugged their shoulders. As if they had already expected this result.
But even though they knew this could happen, deep down they were still jealous and angry.
A decade ago, most movies were dominated by Warner Brothers, Walt Disney and Universal Pictures. These three were recognized as the top 3 of the Big Six. Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox and Paramount battled it out for fourth place, and sometimes their rankings changed.
As for Sony-Columbia, this studio already accepted the bottom of the rankings. Although the times were changing and it seemed that Sony-Columbia acquired a powerful franchise to keep them relevant, which was Spider-Man.
However, when the 2000s came, things started to change and more films from Grey Pictures dominated the box office. That meant less money for the Big Six.
Had it not been for Kazir's intention to work with others, he might already be suffering from a pronounced attack by the big studios.
It was indeed painful to accept that a new studio was dominating the industry. It didn't change the fact that DreamWorks and the newly formed Lionsgate were showing their fangs at the Big Six.
This industry could produce billions every year, but it made the Big Six more serious about maintaining their market share.
After The Equalizer, Tom Cruise's new movie made it into the top 6.
6.) The Last Samurai. Starring Tom Cruise, this movie based on an actual event in history made a huge amount of money at the box office. Originally, this movie was a contender for the Oscars, and Tom was actually interested in the script. It was his plan B if The Revenant didn't win him the Best Actor award last year. But since The Revenant helped him do so, Tom Cruise decided to treat The Last Samurai as a normal movie project... In fact, he didn't expect the movie to do well, at least not to the tune of $454 million. The Last Samurai even had the chance to compete at the Academy Awards.7.) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Spoiler alert, this 3rd installment of the franchise was the part where the nuclear catastrophe happened, basically the beginning of Skynet's reign. The movie was still starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, of course. He was the face of the franchise. The movie grossed $433 million worldwide.
8.) The Matrix Revolutions. What can I say about this trilogy? The first movie was amazing, the second was confusing, and the third was a huge disappointment. Which gives us the result of $427 million. Not a bad amount, but The Matrix had more potential than that. Because even after two decades, the concept of The Matrix was still relevant.
9.) X-Men 2. More people realized that Marvel Comics had huge potential. The fact that three of their comics were successful at the box office proved it. Spider-Man, Blade and X-Men were recognized as the beginning of the Marvel empire. X-Men 2 grossed over $407 million.
10.) Bad Boys II. This film was directed by Michael Bay. A director known for filming explosions and bigger explosions. But unlike the others, this movie only made $273 million.
This list was not concluded and Forbes expected that the last movie of the Lord of the Rings trilogy would obviously be part of the list.
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December 17th had arrived and probably millions of people were super excited... Maybe 10 million? Or maybe 15 million people?
Anyway, countless people lined up just to see the last movie of the trilogy. This was the conclusion and the end of the Lord of the Rings story. It was obvious why a lot of people were excited to see it.
Every theater in the United States and Canada was packed with people. These people were basically saying the same thing.
"One ticket for The Lord of the Rings, please!"
"Five tickets for The Return of the King, please!"
"I want to buy twenty tickets for The Lord Of The Rings! I'm a fucking scalper and I will sell the tickets twice the price!"
They all bought tickets! They wanted to see The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
That night was very busy for the theaters, comparable to the hype of Wanted 2 that was released a few months ago.
Not surprisingly, the first day (December 17) of the movie grossed $34.45 million. Cinema Alliance agreed to give Lord Of The Rings 3700 theaters in its first week. ȒΑＮòBΕŜ
Obviously, this amount just kept growing. This franchise was already a culture at this point, just as Star Wars and Harry Potter had become.
Day two, December 18, Thursday. The movie just went up to $51 million.
The box office didn't stop as more and more people bought tickets to see the movie. By Sunday, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King had already grossed $124.10 million! This was only five days after its release.
The information reach the news stations and most of the programs were talking about Lord Of The Rings and related aspects of it like elves, dwarves and others.
In fact, Lord Of The Rings was the reason why dwarves and elves became popular in the mainstream media.
Before the 2000s, when people heard about elves, they thought of Santa's little helpers.
But now elves represent handsome and beautiful creatures with long life spans.
Hollywood understood the impact this franchise had on people's consciousness. The media was indeed a powerful weapon because it could change a person's perspective and opinion.
In fact, the Academy Awards received backlash for snubbing Lord of the Rings from major awards.
In the opinion of ordinary people, Lord Of The Rings deserves to win at least one major award.
Lord Of The Rings may not be a realistic movie, but it was an adaptation of old literature. This was a valid reason for the Academy members to accept the truth that Lord Of The Rings was a masterpiece. @@novelbin@@
Unfortunately, the Academy had a strong bias against non-realistic movies. They clearly hated the genre and always stuck to the "artistic reasoning".
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