Chapter 255: Be quiet

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The premiere of "The Others" started punctually at seven o'clock, after some interactions with the movie fans. Vivienne's hoarse storytelling marked the beginning of the plot, as the mist slowly dissipated. When Virginia pushed open the big door that revealed the truth, Eric heard a clear "Wah!" in the cinema.

The subtitles slowly rose, and after the lights lit up, scattered claps of applause broke out in the theater. These claps were like sparks igniting a dry straw stack, and in less than five seconds, a loud roar like heavy rain beating everything ensued and lasted for more than a minute.

This is definitely one of the best horror stories I have seen over the years. Despite the simple plot and lack of Hollywood special effects, the chilling atmosphere lingers in my heart throughout the viewing process. After captivating different fan bases with "Home Alone," "Pretty Woman," and "Dark War," Eric Williams extended his reach to horror movie fans with "Running Out of Time," which is incredible.

The movie ends with a frightful twist that temporarily transports viewers away from reality for an hour and a half, only to bring them abruptly back to the stark reality, making them shudder.

This is an amazing movie. In this era, where horror effects are often created with a lot of blood and disgusting special effects, "The Others" is undoubtedly the first and most clever horror movie. It does not rely on the usual methods but still manages to make people scream in fear.

"A supernatural thriller that relies on eerie tension rather than gore and violence, Virginia Madsen's performance stands out. The pretty vase that debuted with David Lynch's "Dune" has finally found its footing in Hollywood after years of trial and error, and I hope she can continue to give us great films. Admittedly, it is not easy to surpass 'The Others', yet I am sure the audience will be satisfied if she can bring equally great films."

"Immersed in tense emotions and uncertain premonitions, it is almost a cliché of horror films. However, this movie does not have any strange masked killers, abrupt kitchen knives, or bloody and cruel conflicts. Nevertheless, it still manages to keep the audience's appetite tight throughout; no one knows what happened, yet everyone wants to know the truth. Finally, when the door opened, we all suddenly realized what was going on."

The day after the premiere, newspapers such as the New York Post, Newsweek, New York Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Chicago Tribune all gave positive reviews of "The Others," and many found that the word used most often in these reviews was "creepy." Consequently, the audience, especially horror film lovers, all looked forward to November 1st with anticipation. Moreover, Eric's words on the red carpet naturally caused a stir. Hollywood Online subsequently published George Norton's overnight article the next day.

Perhaps, after the success of a few movies, Eric Williams has become so arrogant that he has forgotten that he is only a human, not a deity. Surprisingly, in front of many fans, he boasted that 'The Others' was so excellent that it could ignore any schedule restrictions. Such arrogant words, which neither Steven Spielberg nor George Lucas would dare to say easily, came out of this young man who is not yet twenty years old - what an arrogant behavior. Moreover, although the author did not attend the film, according to informants who watched it on site, 'The Others' was far from as excellent as Eric said, and even far from the quality of Eric's previous films. Not only was the setting rough and simple, but it was mysterious from the beginning to the end. The plot of the whole movie dragged slowly, after a delay of more than an hour. Although the ending was somewhat unexpected for the sleepy audience, there was no surprise. I really want Eric Williams to come and analyze in detail what qualifications does such a slow-paced movie have to claim 'ignore the schedule'?

Many newspapers are wary of Disney's influence and openly criticize the movie "The Others", unlike small newspapers like "Hollywood Online". This is evidenced by the ironic response to Eric's remark about "ignoring the schedule" on the red carpet. In just two or three days, "ignore the schedule" became a popular joke.

The three television networks, unhappy with Eric due to his involvement in "Friends", frequently use this topic to satirize him.

On NBC's daytime talk show, the middle-aged host named Bonnie Goodwins didn't sit directly at the desk and talk but let the audience wait for a few seconds before slowly descending with a steel wire, with a pair of funny miniature angel wings behind him. When a guest asked for the reason, he satirized Eric's so-called "ignore the schedule" theory by demonstrating his own supernatural ability to "ignore gravity".

The outside world was buzzing, and even Jeffrey had advised Eric to clarify, but Eric refused to listen. On Wednesday, November 1st, "The Others" was released in 1,700 theaters.

Amidst all the attention, the following day saw the release of the first-day box office statistics for "The Others": it had earned only 3.1 million. The media was quick to take delight in this misfortune, since Eric Williams' screenplay had been unable to ignore the working day, and thus, it was an impossible dream to ignore the film's period.

But then, after a rough estimate, "The Others" earned 3.9 million USD on Thursday, followed by 6.3 million, 7.1 million, and 6.4 million USD on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, respectively. Finally, after a detailed statistic, the first five-day box office totaled $27.19 million, and all individual and media questions were immediately silenced.

27 million plus in the first week box office is a very impressive result even in any popular film period.

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