Hollywood What If Chapter 514
Scarlett was fuming as she held Kazir's hand. The two went to the theater, and Scarlett was clearly in a bad mood.
Kazir smiled slightly. He realized that the woman cared about him.
"Those hyenas, they ask anything just to get a reaction."
Hyenas, vultures, parasites, names that could describe paparazzi and low-class reporters. Sometimes, they would ask about topics not even related to the celebrity, such as politics, gender studies, race, and religion. Why did they even have to ask an actor about gender studies and race? It had no connection to the movie at all.
Scarlett stomped her feet, and Kazir couldn't help but laugh. He was not offended by what the reporter asked. It wasn't that deep.
"It's fine. Let's just focus on watching John Wick. The fans are excited to see the movie."
This time, it was Kazir who took Scarlett's hand and led her to their seats.
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The plot of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was almost the same as the original, although some CCU scenes were added.
If there was something that caught people off guard, it was Winston's "betrayal" in the last part of the movie. Winston shot John Wick, which caused John to fall from the building… Honestly, it was a miracle that John Carter survived. As expected of the Baba Yaga.
One thing was certain, the fans loved the movie. They kept chanting John Wick's name as they came out of the theaters.
When the first 24 hours ended, John Wick: Chapter 3 grossed $36 million. It wasn't a surprise. This was the average performance of CCU movies. If anything was surprising, it was the fact that the figure was lower than expected. The last three movies that Grey Pictures released each grossed over $1 billion. So it was a bit surprising that John Wick: Chapter 3 only grossed $36 million on its first day.
Perhaps it was because the excitement had ended with Kingsman: The Secret Service. The protagonists defeated a strong organization, and thus, the fans were less excited to watch the latest movie.
Also, Bryan Mills died in Kingsman: The Secret Service, so many fans were still mourning.
Anyway, $36 million was a huge amount of money no matter what angle you looked at it.
Five more days passed, and it was now August 5, Sunday. John Wick: Chapter 3 had grossed $133 million after five days of screening.
It was a success for everyone who worked on the project. The budget for the movie was only $75 million, plus a $25 million budget for advertising. Overall, Grey Pictures spent around $100 million on John Wick: Chapter 3. In just five days, the movie had already surpassed its production cost, and anything beyond $100 million would be profit.
Everyone knew this was just the beginning of John Wick: Chapter 3's performance. The movie would surely make more money.
Within the same week (August 1–5), Underdog was released. It was a superhero movie about a dog. The movie was produced by Walt Disney… The studio was desperate to make relevant live-action movies. Unfortunately, Underdog was easily beaten by John Wick: Chapter 3.
Underdog only grossed $11 million in the same week that John Wick: Chapter 3 was released. This $25 million movie lost to John Wick: Chapter 3. It couldn't compete against the CCU movie, which had a steady fanbase that watched it daily.
If there were movies that could threaten John Wick: Chapter 3's domination of August, they were probably Rush Hour 3 and Mr. Bean's Holiday. These two were the big movies scheduled for release in August.
However, analysts believed that John Wick: Chapter 3 had a higher chance of earning more than Rush Hour 3 and Mr. Bean's Holiday, since CCU movies averaged $500 million at the box office.
Just like that, days passed, and it was now August 12. Within the same week, Rush Hour 3 was released and it grossed $49 million… The movie had only been in theaters for three days. Compared to John Wick: Chapter 3, Rush Hour 3 had a better opening weekend.
As for John Wick: Chapter 3, the movie made another $79 million, bringing its total to $212 million at the North American box office. Despite having a weaker first-three-day performance compared to Rush Hour 3, John Wick: Chapter 3 was still making steady money.
Another week passed, and it was August 19.
Underdog grossed $31 million.
Rush Hour 3 grossed $87 million.
John Wick: Chapter 3 grossed $256 million. Also, the movie was released internationally in many major countries, earning another $92 million.
Another week passed, and it was now August 26.
Mr. Bean's Holiday was released and grossed $9 million… This comedy couldn't compete against John Wick: Chapter 3.
As of August 26, John Wick: Chapter 3 had grossed $281 million. Additionally, the international box office reached $172 million. That made John Wick: Chapter 3's total gross over $453 million after 27 days of screening… That was a great performance.
Based on statistics and common sense, John Wick: Chapter 3 dominated the month of August and was the movie that earned the most money.
Grey Pictures celebrated this success, and Kazir had to take some time out of the editing room, as he had spent almost a month in post-production for The Dark Knight… He had to talk to Heath Ledger for the nth time this month.
When the dubbing of lines started, Kazir decided to talk to Heath Ledger more often to keep the man lively… Unfortunately, Kazir was not the outgoing type, so he wasn't sure if his methods were effective. One thing was certain, Heath Ledger was still affected by the heavy role of the Joker.