On the evening of the 22nd, the moment long anticipated by cinephiles and fans finally arrived; the Christmas season reached its most intense phase, with "Cast Away" and "Juno" premiering... Taking advantage of the holiday, they flocked to theaters, eager to be among the first to see the new releases.
Although theater owners had nicknamed Wang Yang "money-grabbing Yang", the Christmas season never lacked blockbuster films. Additionally, with "Juno" facing the hidden danger of being an unproven genre, the film opened in only 2,712 theaters under the tense allocation of cinema resources, compared to the 2,774 for Fox Company's "Cast Away". However, this still covered major and minor cities across North America.
