Because of the huge box office explosion on the second day, the media's stance began to change again on the morning of the third day. Those media outlets that previously praised the movie as "great" now elevated Laila to the skies, believing that she had found a path where box office success and substance were not mutually exclusive, which was very inspiring for the future of cinema.
On the other hand, those media outlets that had criticized Laila as being washed up and had made a bad movie yesterday now seemed to have never said those words. They were now praising her achievements extensively. Some media even began to analyze and comment on her works since her debut, commenting on how she had grown step by step to her current height.
Of course, the gossip media wouldn't miss out on this trend. They didn't care about what the movie looked like; they were more interested in gossip news. For example, taking a photo of Laila wearing loose clothes would be accompanied by speculation about her suspected pregnancy. Or if they captured her and Roy walking on the street without holding hands, they would speculate that their relationship was rocky and they were about to break up, and so on.
Laila usually didn't care about this gossip news, but Roy did. Every time he saw these contents, he would complain to her.
"Are we about to break up? How did they see that? Just because we're not holding hands?" Roy flipped through the gossip magazines bought by his assistant, then looked at his girlfriend with a plaintive expression. "I've said we should hold hands."
Laila glanced at him. "Do you remember what season it is now?" Forget about holding hands, even being close to each other would make them sweat, and who would want to stick with him all the time?
I don't know if he suffers from skin deficiency, but he always wants to stick to her and never be apart. It's not a problem when the weather is cold, but when it's hot and walking on the street, it becomes unbearable, and he keeps complaining.
She seemed to understand something suddenly. "So, did you buy these gossip magazines to teach me not to reject your closeness?"
Roy, whose mind was touched, didn't show any embarrassment. He directly threw away the magazine and sat next to her. "Let's go on vacation after finishing the promotion."
Seeing his eyes light up strangely, Laila knew that his idea of a vacation was probably the same as last time. Basically, it meant spending one day out of the three-day vacation to let off some steam.
"Where do you want to go?" Okay, she was a little tempted.
After being tired for so long, shouldn't she reward herself?
Roy jumped up suddenly, ran out for about a minute, and then came back with a bunch of brochures. "These are places that my friends said were pretty good. Take a look and see if there's anywhere you want to go."
Judging from the thickness of the stack, he had probably been planning this vacation in his mind for many days.
Laila flipped through them and found that the places he had found were quite comprehensive, covering almost all continents and oceans, even including Antarctic expeditions.
"Are you sure? Antarctica?"
Roy's expression froze for a moment. "If you're interested, I'll definitely accompany you." God knows how this got mixed in; he should have thrown it away already.
Fortunately, Laila had no interest in that place, finding penguins and such things unappealing. While it was true she didn't like the heat, it didn't mean she didn't mind the cold. Choosing to go on vacation to such a place where it was tens of degrees below zero, she must be crazy to make such a choice.
After flipping through a few more brochures, she picked up one about Hawaii. "How about here?" She had never been to this supposed tourist paradise in her two lifetimes.
"This should be good." Seeing her choose here, Roy immediately nodded, afraid that she might change it to some bizarre place like the Antarctic Ocean.
Laila didn't know what he was thinking. If she knew, she would probably be speechless. If you didn't want her to choose, you shouldn't have put it in the stack in the first place!
Just as they were discussing where to go on vacation, the box office for the third day also came out - 65.88 million! Just three days after its release, earning so much box office was enough to shock countless people. Even those who were most optimistic about Laila's movie didn't dare to predict such a result before its release. At this rate, how much would the premiere box office be?
It's important to note that Saturday and Sunday are the times when audiences have the most time to watch movies!
Judging by the current growth rate, the first-week box office might even exceed $200 million!
No! As long as it's not suddenly banned, reaching $200 million is almost guaranteed. The question is whether it can break $300 million.
$300 million! Think about how shocking it was when Laila's first movie's global box office exceeded $300 million. Any movie that can enter the $300 million box office club is quite outstanding and classic, isn't it? Moreover, those are the total box office after the release, but now "The Lord of the Rings" is creating a miracle by potentially breaking the $300 million mark in its first week.
Many fans left messages online, thinking that this number was too terrifying, too outrageous. With such a box office, how can others survive in the future? These are words of pride. Seeing their idol shining so brightly, they also feel proud.
Although it has not reached the level of "Titanic", this result is already amazing enough. Don't forget how much investment was made in the former and how much was made in the latter. And most importantly, "Titanic" has only one movie, while "The Lord of the Rings" has three. Based on the current box office, it's almost certain that after the three movies are released, the total box office of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy will replace "Titanic" without any suspense.
Some people may say that the total box office of three movies combined is nothing compared to one of the other. But don't forget one thing, how much was the investment for "Titanic"? It's almost comparable to the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy! And with advertising, it's very likely to exceed it.
Such a result was unexpected, especially for those who were still waving flags in some squares, calling on people to boycott the movie, supposedly fans of the original work. Seeing such a box office, who would believe that Laila had ruined their masterpiece?
Among this group of people, the organizers might have been bribed by some ulterior motives, but many true original fans were convinced to join the boycott. They truly loved the original work and sincerely didn't want anyone to ruin it. That's why they decided to boycott the movie when they heard that an oriental person was cast and many oriental scenes were used.
But the current situation is that almost everyone, from the media to the critics, to people on the internet, almost all of them say that the movie is good and hasn't ruined the original work. Some even elevate the original work in certain aspects.
If one or two people say this, it can be regarded as being bought by someone. But if everyone who heard and saw it says so, even the most stubborn people would probably doubt it.
Could the movie really be that good?
"Shouldn't we go and see for ourselves before deciding whether to continue boycotting it?"
"My friends have been telling me that the movie is really good and hasn't turned out to be a bad one. I also think maybe we should go and see it before deciding."
"Yeah! If it hasn't turned out to be bad, but we're still here boycotting it, we'll feel like idiots."