Old Man Has His Eyes on You!

On April 18th.

Following its $8.35 million opening day, the movie The Scorpion King took in another $10.75 million on its second day (Saturday), retaining its spot as the North American daily box office champion.

On that same day, Saw brought in $4.05 million, ranking second.

April 19th (Sunday):

The Scorpion King took in another $9.1 million.

Saw brought in $3.7 million.

Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, The Scorpion King grossed a total of $28.2 million over its three-day opening weekend.

In its second weekend, Saw grossed a total of $11.15 million over three days.

Ten days into its release, the film's total North American box office surpassed $46 million. For a horror movie with a production budget barely exceeding $1 million and a marketing budget of several million, this was an absolutely stellar result.

However!

Just as many industry insiders pointed out: "With the withdrawal of Touchstone Pictures and Disney Group's Signs from the April release schedule, the overall situation has turned into a two-horse race between Universal and Wald. From every perspective, Wald Pictures is bound to be at a disadvantage for the foreseeable future."

A group of "know-it-alls" offered their opinions one after another.

1. Horror movies are niche films with a small audience.

2. Horror movie box office revenue is primarily concentrated in the first two weeks, after which it will inevitably suffer a cliff-like drop; this is a consistent rule.

3. The Scorpion King is a prequel to The Mummy series and has a massive fan base.

4. Universal Pictures' overall strength in distribution is superior to that of Wald Pictures.

These so-called "know-it-all" industry insiders listed over 20 arguments, all pointing to a unanimous conclusion.

The Scorpion King will crush Saw!

"We are confident we can do it."

Facing the cameras, a