Huayu: Enjoy Yourself

Chapter 106 of "Little Miss Sunshine" was released.

Of course, Cisco's review wasn't the only one; other critics' opinions have also been reported. 💝😎 ✋👽

However, most of the attention given to Cisco's introduction was unparalleled.

On Friday, July 30th, the film officially premiered in ten theaters in Los Angeles and New York.

According to renowned film critic Cisco, the effect seems to be quite good.

Chen An, who was hiding in a theater, found that the flow of people watching the movie was not bad, although most of them chose "Runaway Bride" and "The Blair Witch Project".

However, many parents also brought their children to see "Little Miss Sunshine".

They seemed to be in good spirits after coming out, chatting with their families with smiles on their faces.

Three days later, the box office statistics for the first weekend were quickly released.

The romantic comedy "Runaway Bride," starring Julia Roberts and costing $70 million to produce, was another huge success. It opened in 3158 theaters on its opening day, grossing $12 million on its opening day and $3505 million over its opening weekend.

It won the box office champion this week.

Following closely behind, "The Blair Witch Project" experienced a bizarre box office explosion in its third week of release, thanks to the hype and promotion beforehand. This weekend, its box office increased by 1376.5% compared to the previous weekend, an outrageous increase that earned it $2900 million, ranking second at the box office.

"American Pie," released on July 9th, continued to earn 1098 million this week, ranking 6th, while "Eyes Wide Shut," released on July 16th, earned 6.2 million this week, ranking 7th.

The third-ranked film was Warner Bros.' "Deep Blue Sea," which was also released at the same time. This thriller and horror film also grossed $19.1 million in the three days. With a production cost of $60 million, it was released in 2854 theaters at the same time. Chen An could only say "Fuck you" after seeing it.

On the contrary, Chen An's "Little Miss Sunshine" only had ten theaters for its initial release, but that was still pretty good compared to his previous life. He made $24 in just three days, and he didn't even bother to calculate the rankings.

Although the box office is not high, the attendance rate is quite good. Jerry has submitted a request to the company to increase the number of theaters, but has not yet received a response.

Chen An and Jerry were both furious: "Why won't you approve it? Hurry up and approve it!!"

Do you know who you're going to fight next? It's the Sixth Sense, the second-best show of the year. Who can withstand the power of that punch?

Fortunately, after several days of viewing, the well-known Hollywood rating website IMDb has already rated the film, giving it a high initial score of 8.7, although it is only a preliminary score.

Last year, Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an 89% fresh rating, a commendable score.

When Warner Bros. received Jerry's application on August 1st, they began to consider expanding the screening area. After reviewing attendance and online reviews, they successfully increased the number of theaters to 60 on August 4th.

Therefore, by August 5th, the film's box office revenue for the week had reached $800,000, which was truly a cause for celebration and a cause for joy. Chen An had the urge to kill, but thankfully the number of theaters showing the film had indeed increased.

The box office grew by 275% in the second week, earning $300 million, which can be described as a great success!

This is even with the release of "The Sixth Sense". On August 6th, it grossed 8 million in box office on its opening day in 2126 theaters, topping the daily box office chart. Including the opening weekend of the 7th and 8th, it grossed 2628 million, bringing its opening week total to 4389 million, pushing "Runaway Bride" off to the top of the weekly box office chart!

The second spot remains with "The Blair Witch Project," which grossed 3707 million in its fourth week of release, maintaining its position as the second-highest-grossing film of the week!

On the contrary, "Runaway Bride," which was originally in first place, fell to third place, only taking in 3113 million yuan at the box office.

For "The Sixth Sense," this is just the beginning. It will continue to top the weekly box office charts for five consecutive weeks!

No one could have predicted that this low-budget film, in which Bruce Willis received a share of the profits, would create a miracle, becoming the second highest-grossing film worldwide this year with a budget of only 40 million.

Second only to the Hollywood blockbuster "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".

Fortunately, it seems that so far, this has not hindered Chen An's small film, and the box office remains stable.

Warner Bros. continued to slowly increase the scale of its screenings, and eventually, with the support of 153 theaters, box office revenue continued to grow, allowing it to survive in the cracks.

The third week saw a further increase of 54%, earning 462 million in box office revenue!

Despite being the least affected by several blockbuster films competing against each other, it successfully broke into the top fifteen at the box office.

It's like they got lucky. Many viewers who experienced the warmth of "The Sixth Sense" went to "Little Miss Sunshine" to continue the experience and change their mood. Chen An's film even got to eat some of the other party's leftovers.

In its second week, "The Sixth Sense" continued to dominate the box office charts, earning 3965 million yuan!

The continued growth in box office revenue also made Warner Bros. see the results and further expanded the screening scope.

The number of theaters has increased to 700, and Chen An's film did not disappoint them. Box office revenue continued to grow, increasing by 90% compared to last week's 54% increase!

In its fourth week, the film grossed $877 million, successfully breaking into the top ten of the box office charts!

Meanwhile, "The Sixth Sense" continues to hold the top spot at the weekly box office with 3519 million yuan!

"Chen! Chen! Our movie is a success! With the expansion of the screening, the box office has been growing, and the company is preparing to continue expanding the screening area!" Jerry excitedly rushed to Chen An while looking at the box office revenue report for the fourth week.

Chen An, holding a newspaper, was looking at the media statistics, which called "The Sixth Sense" the biggest dark horse of the year, followed by "The Witch of Blair" as an incredible miracle, and Chen An's "Little Miss Sunshine" was also praised as an unexpected box office dark horse!

Starting with six-figure box office figures, it has soared all the way up to the top ten of the box office charts, and there is still potential for further expansion of its screening range and box office growth!

Four weeks of box office statistics show that the total box office has increased from 80 to 877 million, with a total box office of 1719 million US dollars!

Chen An nodded happily, "Jerry, it seems we've succeeded this time. I believe the screening area will continue to expand!"

"I knew you wouldn't let me down. If it weren't for those damned parasites arranging to start with ten theaters, we would have succeeded long ago!"

"No, I think it's alright to take it slow, otherwise I feel like Bruce Willis would beat me to tears, hahaha."

Chen An felt fortunate that he had taken things slowly and hadn't run into "The Sixth Sense," otherwise he would have been in serious trouble. The current box office growth was entirely due to word-of-mouth.

There wasn't much publicity beforehand.

The IMDb rating has dropped slightly in recent weeks due to increased audience reviews, now standing at 8.3. Chen An believes it still has room to fall from its previous 7.8 rating.

However, the box office continued to grow as word of mouth spread. Although some Warner Bros. executives were getting senile, they understood that this was a good opportunity to further expand the screening scope.

The number of theaters showing the film has doubled again, reaching 1430, covering almost the entire United States, although it is impossible to say every corner.

As Chen An had predicted, the film's box office revenue continued to grow, increasing by 31% in its fifth week and earning $1148 million!

The film's success is undeniable. With a production budget of eight million, the movie has already achieved success, and its growth is still upward!

Even more interestingly, in the fifth week, director Chen An's "Little Miss Sunshine" officially appeared at the top of the weekly box office chart!

(End of this chapter)