Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion Chapter 586

Chapter 586 Movies and Boxing Matches

"Captain America 3" was completed in mid-May, and Link took the opportunity to return to the United States.

At this time, the North American film market has also entered the summer vacation season.

 Before the summer season, the box office performance of several movies released by Lionsgate Pictures has been released one after another.

　　The North American box office of "Two Days and One Night", which was first released, was fixed at US$3.16 million, and the global box office was US$11.08 million, with breakeven.

The second film "Foxcatcher" had a North American box office of 11.35 million US dollars and a global box office of 23.55 million US dollars, with a loss of about 18 million US dollars. The main producer Annapurna Pictures lost most of it.

 The third film "Creed" grossed US$109 million at the North American box office and US$184 million globally.

 The production cost was 35 million, and it is a blockbuster movie. It is also Lionsgate's first North American box office movie to exceed 100 million this year.

 The fourth "Insidious 3" was released in mid-March, with a current North American box office of US$52.21 million and a global box office of US$114 million.

 The production cost of the film was 10 million, and the revenue ratio was 11 to 1. It was considered a blockbuster movie.

The fifth movie is "Trainwreck", which is somewhat similar to "Bridesmaids". It is an R-rated comedy. It tells the story of a girl, Amy, who is obsessed with clubbing under the influence of her father, but never dates different men. Not in love until he met Aaron, a doctor who treats sports injuries.

The screenwriter of the film is Amy Schumer, a famous American talk show actress and known as the "American version of Jia Ling". The film is also adapted from her personal experience.

 Amy Schumer is also the heroine of the film, and LeBron James plays the second supporting actor in the film.

 The film was released at the end of March and grossed US$44.24 million at the box office in 3,158 theaters in North America in its first week. After more than a month of release, the film has grossed US$113 million at the North American box office and US$142 million at the global box office.

It is also Lionsgate's second film this year to have a box office of over 100 million in North America.

 The film cost 35 million US dollars to produce and is a blockbuster movie.

Originally, the first two movies released by Lionsgate Pictures at the beginning of the year were in a slump, and only one of the first four movies exceeded 100 million in the North American box office, which was slightly worse than the same period last year. Before April last year, there were "Zoros" and "Fake Family". 》The North American box office exceeded 100 million.

This situation has brought relief to colleagues, and many secretly prayed that Lionsgate's movies would continue to lose money.

However, with the North American box office of "Trainwreck" exceeding 100 million, Lionsgate Pictures has two more movies with a box office exceeding 100 million before the summer vacation. The six major film studios are feeling the pressure again, and the pressure on Lionsgate Pictures has dropped sharply.

 In mid-April, Lionsgate's sixth film "Now You See Me 2" was released.

 The film is directed by director Zhu Haowei and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, etc. Chinese singer Jaylen Zhou and actress Ni Ni play important supporting roles in the film.

The movie tells the story of a group of magic masters who use magic to rob the rich and help the poor.

 The production cost was US$75 million, and the North American box office in the first week was US$35.25 million, with average box office results.

　　It has been in theaters for more than four weeks and currently has a box office of US$72.2 million in North America.

However, the box office performance in China exceeded expectations. "Now You See Me 2" was released in China ahead of schedule, with a box office of 280 million in its first week, ranking first at the box office for two consecutive weeks.

　　Four weeks after its release, it grossed US$98 million at the box office in China, far exceeding the North American box office. It is also the highest-grossing imported film in China this year.

 In addition, the film also performed well at the box office in other overseas regions.

　　After 37 days of release, the global box office has reached a cumulative US$334 million. It is the first Lionsgate film to have a global box office of more than US$300 million this year.

At the summer vacation, Lionsgate Pictures has five movies released this year, including "Armageddon," "Maleficent," "Superman," "Terminator: Genisys" and "The Expendables 3."

Among them, "Maleficent", "Armageddon" and "Terminator: Genisys" are jointly announced by Lionsgate Pictures, Disney and Paramount Pictures. Lionsgate Pictures is responsible for North America, and Disney and Paramount Pictures are responsible for it. overseas areas.

　　"Collapse" will be released on May 1st.

The movie tells the story of a once-in-century earthquake in southern Nevada. The Hoover Dam was completely destroyed in the strong earthquake. Raymond, a helicopter rescue worker from the Los Angeles Fire Department, witnessed the horrific scene of the bustling city turning into ruins in a helicopter. He prepared to The story of piloting a plane and trying to find and rescue his daughter Blake.

 An action-adventure movie.

　　Starring Dwayne Johnson, Emma Watson, Carla Gugino and others, it was released simultaneously in 63 countries and regions around the world in early May.

  Received a box office of 67.12 million U.S. dollars in 3,777 theaters in North America in the three days of the weekend. The North American box office exceeded 100 million in the 8th day of release, and the North American box office exceeded 200 million in the 24th day of release. It is also the third Lionsgate film this year to achieve a North American box office of over 100 million.

 The box office performance in overseas regions was also good, with the total box office exceeding the 200 million mark in the 15 days after its release.

 The current total global box office of the film is 448 million US dollars.

 The global box office is expected to be over US$500 million.

The film cost US$120 million to produce and was jointly produced by Lionsgate Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Pictures. Lionsgate Pictures accounts for 50% of the investment share and half of the box office revenue.

If the total box office of "Collapse" reaches 500 million, Lionsgate Pictures' profit from this project will exceed 100 million US dollars.

However, there are more blockbusters this summer than last year, and it will be difficult to get 500 million in box office.

This summer's major productions include several films from Lionsgate, including Disney Pictures' “Avengers 2,” “Inside Out,” and “Ant-Man,” and Universal Pictures' “Jurassic World” and “Minions.” "Cute Eyes", "Teddy Bear 2", Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible 5", Warner Pictures' "Mad Max: Fury Road", etc., are all large-scale productions costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

Among them, "Avengers 2" was released on May 8. After Link returned from Berlin, he joined the film promotion team without much rest and participated in seven major cities including New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong Island, and the sea. film premiere ceremony.

"Avengers 2" was released on the second weekend of May as a successor to "Armageddon". It ranked second in North American film history with an opening of US$84.46 million on its first day. The North American box office in its first three days was US$203 million, surpassing "Avengers". 1" Movies such as "The Dark Knight" and "The Hunger Games 2" rank first in film history.

"Avengers 2" has a cumulative box office of 333 million U.S. dollars in North America during its two weeks of release, and a total global box office of 820 million U.S. dollars. The global box office is expected to be more than 1.5 billion U.S. dollars.

Link and Robert Downey Jr. are also expected to receive a salary of more than 50 million through box office share.

After finishing the promotion work for "Avengers 2", Link returned to training at the Muscle Beach Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. In late May, he flew to Paris, France, to participate in the WBA Championship Challenge. His opponent in this game was France, who was born in Cameroon, Africa. Boxer Carlos Takam.

The opponent defeated American veterans "Tiger" Tony Thompson, Mike Perez and others in the WBA heavyweight championship challenger title match at the beginning of the year, and gained the qualification to challenge Link.

Carlos Takam is 35 years old. He is 187cm tall, has a wingspan of 204cm, and weighs 254 pounds. He is a talented fighter with a strong body and hands above his knees. He entered professional boxing in 2005 and currently has a record of 32 fights and 1 loss, 24 times. KO the opponent to win. The opponent's advantages are long arms, strong body, strong resistance to blows, good fist damage, and abundant physical strength.

 Disadvantages are slow punching speed, insufficient flexibility in pace, average boxing technical level, and average tactical level.

 Belongs to a typical strength + muscle type boxer.

This game was held at the Stade de France in Paris and was broadcast live on ESPN+, Canal+, SkySports and other TV stations.

After the game started, Link took the initiative in the first round, making full use of his speed and technical advantages to fight fast and slow. In the first round, he punched 168 times, hitting his opponent 32 times, causing his opponent to fall to the ground once, with his chin and eyebrows broken. Arch bone injury.

In the second round, Link continued the tactics of the previous round and attacked actively. He punched 182 times, hitting the opponent's head 10 times, causing his opponent's eyebrow bone and chin to bleed. He fell to the ground twice, and the last one failed for more than 8 seconds. Get up.

Link successfully won the WBA title defense.

 Professional record: 40 wins and 40 KOs in 40 fights.

Since this game is a title defense match, the opponent is less famous than the Klitschko brothers, Povetkin and others, and the income from the game is also less.

　Including appearance fees, PPV sales share, ticket share, etc., Link's income for this game is 135 million US dollars, and his opponent's income is 1 million.

There is another match in the boxing world that has attracted a lot of attention recently. It happened at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in early May. Welterweight boxing champion Mayweather VS "Asian Destroyer" Pacquiao.

Due to the relatively high reputations of both sides of the game, the promotion company did a good job in promoting the event. This game was named the "Battle of the Century" by the media.

 This game lasted 12 rounds. The final result was scored by three judges as 118-110, 116-112, 116-112, and Mayweather was unanimously awarded the victory.

 Mayweather also maintained a record of 48 professional boxing victories through this game.

However, what surprised Link was that the total prize money for this game was only 300 million, not the 400 million or 500 million in memory. The final winner, Mayweather, took away 180 million US dollars, and Pacquiao earned 120 million US dollars.

Although the total income exceeds Link's four games last year, in terms of personal income in a single game, it is still much less than Link. Link's income exceeded 200 million in three games last year.

Also in this game, Pacquiao played more actively and was on the offensive end, while Mayweather focused on defense. There was a win or loss between the two sides, and the gap was not big.

Afterwards, some media believed that the fact that the game was held in Las Vegas would cause the referee to be unfair in scoring.

 The referees seem to want to create another undefeated boxing champion through Mayweather.

 In addition, this match lasted for 12 rounds, but there was not a single knockdown, nor did the opponent suffer any injury or bleeding. The intensity and enjoyment of the match were far inferior to those of heavyweight matches, especially Link's recent matches.

Some media compared Link's four games last year with the 'Fight of the Century', comparing aspects such as strength, speed, technology, tactics, opponent strength, number of punches, and enjoyment. They criticized the game as useless and believed that this game was worthless. This game cannot be regarded as the 'fight of the century', it can only be regarded as a more concerned event in the welterweight class.

Also, Mayweather's 48 undefeated victories are also worthy of consideration, which is far from Link's record of 40 wins and 40 KOs in 40 matches.

 Hence, after the promotion of the game between Link and Carlos Takam began, the media reports and discussions about this game were quickly overshadowed by Link's game, and the impact was much smaller.

Afterwards, a reporter interviewed Link at the Paris match about his views on the 'Fight of the Century'. Link gave a positive evaluation of the match, saying that both Mayweather and Pacquiao are among the best boxers in the current boxing world. , the game between the two was also exciting.

After participating in the defense of the WBA boxing title, Link returned to Los Angeles to rest and train for more than half a month. In mid-June, he led the team to Australia to participate in the WBC heavyweight title defense held here.

 His opponent in this match is Australian boxer 'Australian Tyson' Lucas Brown.

This man was born in 1979. He is white. He is 36 years old. He is 196 centimeters tall, has a wingspan of 196 inches, and weighs 267 pounds. He is covered in tattoos. He was originally a rugby player. As an adult, he worked as a bouncer in a Sydney nightclub and later received boxing training. Enter boxing.

The current record is 23 wins, and he defeated James Toney of "Lights Out" in 2013.

At the beginning of the year, he defeated the 'White Tyson' Uzbek boxing champion Ruslan Chagaev, Chauncy Welliver, Andriy Rudenko and others in the qualifying match for the WBC boxing title challenger title, and won the title to challenge Lin Gram's qualifications.

 The opponent's advantages in boxing are strong body, strong ability to fight, good lethality of fists, tenacious willpower in the competition, and courage to fight.

His shortcomings are similar to those of Carlos Takam. His punching speed and reaction speed are not fast enough, his boxing skills are not systematic, and he lacks enough training. Compared with boxing veterans, he has insufficient competition experience and poor fighting style. There is no unique game strategy.

 Still relies on personal physical and strength competition, rather than rising to skills and tactics.

 The overall strength is comparable to Carlos.

This game was held in the Grand Dome. Because Link and Lucas Brown were famous, a total of 36,000 spectators were attracted to watch the game on the day of the game.

There were also a number of Australian celebrities who came to support them, including Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Chris Hemsworth, Rose Byrne, Cate Blanchett and others. Some of them are partners, and some are him. A boxing fan who heard that he was competing in Australia, he flew back from the crew to express his support.

 The attitude is very enthusiastic.

 This game lasts for three rounds.

In the first round, his opponent Lucas Brown took the lead in launching an attack. He used his body advantage to hit Link hard with his fists. The momentum was astonishing and successfully caused a small climax in the audience. Many Australian boxing fans were excited. Come on Lucas Brown.

 In this round, Link allowed his opponent to attack, and used his skills to drive the rhythm of the game, allowing the opponent to attack continuously.

 At the end of the first round, the opponent was covered in sweat.

In the second round, the opponent turned to defense, and Link became the attacker. He used his speed that was much faster than his opponent, superb combination punches, and his usual "hit down and hit" tactics to knock down his opponent twice in this round, on the left side of his cheek. The bones and bridge of the nose were injured and bleeding.

In the third round, the opponent mustered up all the energy to attack. Link began to counterattack defensively, interrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm with fast punches and breaking through the opponent's defense with heavy punches.

In this round, the two men fought very hard, and the fists were very physical. The audience enjoyed watching them and cheered for the two loudly.

At the 66th second of the third round, Link hit the opponent's side of the face with a straight punch, causing the opponent to fall to the ground. The opponent struggled for 6 seconds and grabbed the rope to get up.

Link continued to attack with fast punches and knocked down his opponent again at 92 seconds. The opponent fell to the ground and could not get up for 8 seconds.

Link once again won this WBC boxing title defense match.

 His professional record has gone further, reaching 41 battles, 41 wins, and 41 KO wins.

 (End of this chapter)

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