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With a reserved smile on her face, Natalie Portman walked all the way into the interview area. As the Oscar queen and the most famous star in the entire crew, she is naturally the focus of media reporters’ attention. She hasn’t waited for her to stand still. Countless reporters gathered around, flashing and turning off the lights, and questions were thrown over.

Looking at these crazy reporters, Natalie Portman felt quite contented. Although she couldn't hear what these guys were talking about because of the messy relationship, she kept a consistent smile on her face.

Soon there were staff members to maintain order, and the reporters' restlessness gradually subsided, and they knew that they could not interview at all.

"Please ask the questions one by one." Natalie Portman said politely.

As Shinco's Best Actress Oscar, her attraction is self-evident. The reporters also reached a silent understanding and asked questions one by one.

Accompanied by William Morris' agent, Natalie Portman patiently answered various questions.

"Miss Portman, why did you star in such a film?"

"I am a fan of Marvel, and I like Marvel's superhero comics very much. The character Jane Foster is very charming."

This is Natalie Portman's answer. She won't tell reporters that she won the Oscar for Best Actress, and of course she has to go to this kind of popcorn movie to earn a high salary.

In the past, she was very famous. Except for the prequel trilogy blessed by Star Wars Halo, there was no movie that could really sell well. The pay was not high. Now that she won the best actress, she must find a way to recoup the investment. High cost.

On this occasion, most reporters ask questions more politely, but there are also very sharp ones.

"Natalie, do you think Thor will be a big success?"

A reporter from the "New York Post" squeezed in front of Natalie Portman and asked loudly, "Will it be a big box office?"

There is no need to think about this kind of question. Natalie Portman answered directly, "Of course! This is a very good movie, and it will be successful at the box office and word of mouth!"

The reporter of the "New York Post" smiled. The first question is just foreshadowing, and the other party's answer can only be answered like this. Then he asked the second question, "Murphy is also on a large scale this week- Stanton’s "City of Chaos"..."

Upon hearing this name, Natalie Portman’s smile suddenly froze, but after all, she is a character who has her own Oscar-level acting as a best actress in her life, and she returned to normal in an instant. If most people don’t observe carefully, they just look at it. Not the change in her expression.

"Do you think the box office and reputation of "Thor"..." The reporter of "New York Post" suddenly increased his tone, "Will it beat Murphy Stanton's "City of Chaos"?"

As soon as this problem came up, all reporters pricked their ears, and many people even looked at the recorder and the camera to confirm that there was no problem.

Everyone knows that Natalie Portman and Murphy had a conflict, and now their films collide head-on...

Accompanied by Natalie Portman was a public relations agent of William Reese. He immediately realized that there might be a trap in this problem, and hurriedly coughed from behind.

Natalie Portman said as if she hadn't heard it, "Thor is definitely the box office champion this week!"

The reporter of the "New York Post" was keenly aware of the changes in Natalie Portman, and quickly asked, "So, do you think your film can overwhelm Murphy Stanton's film?"

"Yes!" Now that Natalie Portman said the first sentence, she naturally won't change her words again, "That's it!"

The agent of William Morris saw that the reporter still had to ask questions, stepped forward, stopped between Natalie Portman and the reporter, and said loudly, "Everyone, Miss Portman will take a photo with Go. Come here."

Natalie Portman glanced at her agent, did not speak any more, and left with him.

The two walked towards the poster area where the crew was, and the agent reminded, "Nate, the question just now..."

"Is there a problem with my answer?" Natalie Portman is now the new Oscar actress, with a full aura. "Or do you have no confidence in me?"

"Uh……"

The agent opened his mouth, and then stopped saying anything. From the standpoint of the heroine, Natalie Portman’s answer did not have any problems. The only problem is that the movie "Thor" can really compete with Murphy Stan. Dayton's new work is a showdown?

Compared to Natalie Portman, this agent has no confidence at all.

But he can only represent the views of one person. It is not only Natalie Portman who is full of confidence in Thor, but also some high-level Marvel comics.

"We have a very good reputation for the trial screening of this film!"

In the front hall of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Stan Lee wore that iconic pair of sunglasses and said confidently, "The big movie sales are inevitable!"

Avi Allard nodded slightly. If it was just a test of word-of-mouth, it might not explain much, but the pre-sale results of more than 10 million US dollars are more than a little bit better than when "Iron Man" was released.

Stan Lee is still talking, "I think the first week of "Thor" box office should be similar to "Iron Man", the final North American box office will be around 250 million US dollars!"

This is also a consensus reached within Marvel Pictures based on the pre-sale results of the first weekend.

Avi Allard doesn't know much about the film industry, but he knows that "Thor" is facing a huge threat if it wants to get the expected results.

"What about Murphy Stanton's "City of Chaos"?" he asked.

"The pre-sale is three million dollars less than us!" Stan Lee seems to be an expert in the film market. "Comprehensively speaking, the first weekend box office in North America is at least $30 million less than "Thor". the above!"

He raised his old face and laughed twice, "If there is something wrong with the word-of-mouth of "City of Chaos", it would not be surprising that the box office in the first weekend was below 40 million U.S. dollars. Maybe it is difficult for the North American box office to exceed 150 million U.S. dollars. !"

Just a trial screening, "City of Chaos" has a certain percentage of negative reviews, which is significantly worse than the zero negative "Thor".

Although Walt Disney and Marvel Pictures have done a lot of work on the zero-negative review of "Thor", it is impossible for 20th Century Fox not to do it. On the same basis, the two films are higher or lower. , It can be said to be clear at a glance.

On the same weekend, two movies that have attracted much attention were released. This is not uncommon in the extremely crowded North American summer vacation. For ordinary movie fans, it is not a big deal. What they do is still pay. Pay out the money in your pocket, buy movie tickets for your favorite movie, how to watch the movie, or how to go to the movie.

Every viewer has different preferences, and they always choose the movies to watch according to their first impression.

This first impression is widely affected by external factors, such as the starring actors, directors and types of the film, and brand effects similar to Marvel or Murphy, which can also play a certain role.

With the opening of the summer vacation, many movie fans walked out of the house and entered the theater one after another, preparing to choose the film that suits them.

After dormant for two months in March and April, Daisy finally looked forward to the release of Murphy’s film. Together with her friends who had only recently met, she came to the Emperor Cinema in the Santa Monica Commercial Center, ready to watch "City of Chaos". ".

When she came to the automatic ticket machine, Daisy entered the verification code and got the movie ticket she had previously reserved.

She turned her head and said to her companion, "It's your turn, Christine."

The girl named Christine came to the automatic ticket machine and suddenly felt a little guilty, and said to Daisy, "I...I may have a problem, I can't watch "City of Chaos" with you."

"What?" Daisy frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Are you in a hurry?"

"No." Kristin entered her verification code on the machine, and a movie ticket labeled "Thor" fell off. She picked it up and said weakly, "I...I think... Still Marvel’s superhero movies suit me."

Daisy glanced at the movie ticket in her hand and snorted, "Traitor!"

Christine took her aside and explained, "You know I'm a fan of Natalie Portman."

"What's so good about that woman?" Daisy jumped out of her mouth without passing through her brain, "hypocritical..."

"Daisy!" Christine was a little upset.

"Forget it." Daisy waved her hand, "You go to "Thor", I will go to "City of Chaos" by myself."

Kristen nodded and just about to leave, Daisy said again, "If you look sick, you can come and find me."

After the movie starts, it is not difficult to change the theater in the screening area. The biggest trouble comes from 3D, but "City of Chaos" is not 3D, so there is no such inconvenience.

New York, Manhattan, as soon as get off work hours came, Edmund-Princeton left the company with his colleague Dirk and went directly to the nearest AMC cinema chain.

"Are you really not going to watch "City of Chaos"?"

In the theater lobby, Edmund-Princeton asked Dirk, "I can still buy tickets now."

"I'll go to see it tomorrow." After reading relevant promotional materials, Dirk is also very interested in "City of Chaos", but brainless popcorn like Thor is his first choice. "I Let’s watch Thor first."

Edmund-Princeton couldn't force it, "Well then, we'll see you at half past nine."

"Yeah." Dirk looked at his watch, "I'll wait for you, and we'll have a drink together when we are done."

The set of "Thor" is only 114 minutes, and "City of Chaos" is more than 150 minutes long. He must wait for Edmund-Princeton for a while.

As time passed, the advance scenes of the two films released at the same time were almost at the same time, and the big screen was opened.