Whoosh!
Clap clap clap...
Two and a half hours long, it told a complete story.
A grander narrative, a vaster world view, more intense battles, more tragic scenes, and it even laid groundwork for a sequel.
Undoubtedly, "transformers 2" was definitely a commercial blockbuster made with utmost sincerity.
Whether it was the script, actors, special effects, props, soundtrack, or promotions, MGM had put in its greatest effort in every aspect.
Even Eric Cooper made his big screen cameo for the first time; how could one not love a movie like this?
Listening to the applause and cheers filling the hall, Gadot beamed with joy.
"We succeeded, darling. Everyone seems very satisfied, and the audience's enthusiasm is very high."
Eric coolly nodded slightly: "Of course. Who do you think is pulling the strings behind the scenes?"
"The script I wrote, who would dare not put their heart, effort, and life into filming it? "transformers" is the first major production since I took over MGM."
"It also symbolizes MGM's re-listing and re-emergence. No matter how much effort it takes, I must ensure this series continues successfully."
Amidst enthusiastic applause, the main creators went on stage to accept thanks.
Although Eric was the producer and screenwriter, he actually only served as the screenwriter.
It's not to say he didn't bear the responsibility of producing; at least he held one meeting and inspected the set twice.
If he were a bit unscrupulous, he could directly say he personally oversaw it. After all, I did the work, so did I oversee it or not?
So, regarding the plot development, fans and reporters naturally overlooked the director and directly asked for his opinion.
"Mr. Cooper, the movie is great, but I want to ask, do you plan to whitewash Megatron? He doesn't seem that bad anymore."
Eric smiled: "Mainly, Megatron's screen time in the first movie was too short, only showing his strength but not his personality."
"Actually, anyone who has seen the anime knows that the relationship between Megatron and Optimus Prime is very complex, not a simple binary opposition."
"In this film, we also revealed their deeper past, and they face a common enemy, Unicron."
"As for not killing Optimus Prime in the end, Megatron is evil but also arrogant; he disdains using such methods."
"Think about it, if I can defeat Unicron, why would I care about one Optimus Prime?"
"Of course, he is a villain after all. Don't sympathize with him just because of an occasional glimmer of light; he will still fail in the end."
"That sounds a bit pitiful."
Hahahahaha
Another audience member asked: "Mr. Cooper, is the Black Widow storyline a clue for the third movie?"
"Will the artificial transformers created by Leland become the big villain in the third movie?"
"Also, is Jazz really dead or not?"
Facing this question, Eric naturally couldn't answer too much, as it was just a storyline.
The third movie wouldn't be released until two years later, and no one was sure how many changes there would be in between.
"The Black Widow storyline will definitely be resolved in the third movie, but I can't reveal too much about the plot."
"Alright, alright. Actually, I haven't even had time to think about it yet; I'll dig the hole first and then figure it out."
"As for whether Jazz is dead or alive, I think I'll leave that to the audience."
"If you buy more Jazz merchandise and his popularity goes up, he will naturally reappear in the third movie."
Hahahahaha
Another burst of laughter followed.
After the premiere, Eric chatted with a few good friends for a while before finally heading home.
Barring any surprises, "transformers 2" should rake in a lot at the box office.
Because Disney's big production "chicken little" had mediocre box office performance, only a little over 300 million globally.
It wouldn't lose money, but it definitely wouldn't make any profit.
But for Disney now, not making a profit was a loss.
Because Mickey Mouse desperately needed to boost morale and needed a box office hit to stabilize the troops.
In contrast, "twilight" grossed nearly 500 million USD globally, and its cost was only one-fifth of "chicken little."
Comparing people makes you sick, comparing goods makes you throw them away.
Is the big brother still capable? This had become a pain in Disney's heart.
So the opponent chickened out, not daring to directly clash with "transformers 2," and completely ceded August, not releasing a single film.
If Disney wasn't releasing anything, other companies weren't stupid, and naturally avoided a head-on collision.
As a result, for the entire August slot, except for the last week, the first three weeks only had "transformers 2" as a commercial blockbuster.
With favorable timing, location, and human factors, it was hard for the box office not to explode.
"Wake up!"
With a whoosh, accompanied by Gadot's loud shout, the curtains were pulled open.
Sunlight fell upon Eric and the women. Elizabeth grunted and climbed closer to Eric.
Eric, meanwhile, was resting his head on Theron's chest, drool trickling down her cleavage.
Nicole snuggled up to Ashley and Mary on either side, the five of them lying together on the super large bed.
"Open your eyes quickly, the box office numbers are out, and we broke a record!"
Suddenly opening his eyes, Eric looked at her: "What record did we break?"
"Idiot! The opening day record, of course. Look."
Saying that, she brought the laptop to the bed. Like everyone else, Gadot was also completely naked.
But they were used to it anyway; summer was already hot, plus they had all 'battled' in pairs.
After playing too many ranked matches, being naked no longer felt shameful.
"No need to look at the computer, I have something more convenient."
Picking up his phone, sure enough, a message had arrived several hours ago.
As the owner of MGM, he naturally had the data earlier than anyone else, but he had been too intense last night and forgot to check.
"56.6 million!"
The other five women also slowly opened their eyes, all beaming with joy at this number.
A record was broken; not only broken, but by a large margin.
The current global opening day box office record holder was "star wars: episode iii" from a few months ago.
At that time, it broke "frozen"'s record of 47.2 million USD with 50 million USD.
Indeed, just as the media predicted, only "transformers 2" and "harry potter and the Order of the Phoenix" could compete with "star wars: episode iii"; now the Autobots had done it.
Looking at film and television, the current opening day box office records are ranked as follows: First place, "transformers 2" with 56.6 million USD.
Second place, "star wars: episode iii" with 50 million USD.
Third place, "frozen" with 47.2 million USD.
Fourth place, "shrek 2" with 46.1 million USD.
Fifth place, "transformers" with 45.1 million USD.
Sixth place was the former king, "Spider-Man."
There was no need to look further down; it could be seen that everyone's scores were very close, but "transformers 2" was far ahead.
Whether "Order of the Phoenix" could break it was highly doubtful, most likely impossible; the "harry potter" series had never held a record before.
As for "Dragon Ball" next summer, it was possible, after all, Eric Cooper was personally involved again, a truly hands-on project.
The 56.6 million USD result made everyone except Disney very happy, but they soon realized they were celebrating too early.
When the first weekend's three-day box office numbers were released, everyone understood what a box office explosion truly meant!