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five-day holiday weekend (Wednesday to Sunday), Terminator 2 grossed $52.3 |
million, becoming the second-highest opening five-day total ever behind Batman |
' s $57 million in 1989, [108] [116] [117] It set a record opening for an |
R-rated film and for an Independence Day weekend. The opening week audience |
was evenly split between adults, teenagers, and children, about 25%–30% of |
whom were women, although TriStar said the figure was higher. The film |
benefited from repeat viewings by young audience members. [118] One theater |
chain executive said: "... nothing since Batman has created the frenzy for |
tickets we saw this weekend with Terminator . At virtually all our locations, |
we are selling out ... the word-of-mouth buzz out there is just phenomenal". |
[108] Industry professional Lawrence Kasanoff said it was an "open secret" |
that despite the R rating, children were seeing the film, remarking "When T2 |
opened, I saw kids skateboard up to the ticket window ..." [119] It retained |
the number-one position in its second weekend, grossing $20.7 million, ahead |
of the debuts of One Hundred and One Dalmatians ($10.3 million) and Boyz n the |
Hood ($10 million), [120] and in its third weekend with $14.9 million, ahead |
of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ($10.2 million) and One Hundred and One |
Dalmatians ($7.8 million). [121] Terminator 2: Judgment Day fell to number two |
in its fifth weekend, grossing $8.6 million against the debut of the comedy |
Hot Shots! ($10.8 million). [116] [122] It remained in the top-five highest- |
grossing films for twelve consecutive weeks and the top-ten highest-grossing |
films for fifteen weeks. In total, Terminator 2: Judgment Day spent about |
twenty-six weeks in theaters in a total of 2,495 cinemas, and grossed $204.8 |
million, making it the highest-grossing film of the year, ahead of Robin Hood: |
Prince of Thieves ($165 million), Beauty and the Beast ($145 million), and The |
Silence of the Lambs ($130 million). [p] This also made it the thirteenth- |
highest-grossing film of its time, behind Back to the Future (1985), and the |
highest-grossing R-rated film. [4] [127] The Los Angeles Times estimated after |
the theater and distributor cuts, the box-office returns to Carolco would be |
well over twenty percent of the film's cost. [128] Outside the U.S. and |
Canada, Terminator 2: Judgment Day set numerous box office records. In the |
United Kingdom it had a record three-day opening weekend of $4.4 million (and |
a one-week record of $7.8 million) and went on to gross at least $30 million. |
[127] [129] [130] In France it grossed a record $9.5 million in its opening |
week (the biggest opening since Rocky IV ) and $16 million in two weeks. [127] |
[131] In Germany it grossed a record $8 million in five days [127] and also |
had a record Australian opening weekend of $1.9 million. [132] [133] [134] In |
Thailand it was the highest-grossing western-hemisphere film ever with a gross |
of $1.2 million. [130] The film also performed well in Brazil and grossed at |
least $51 million in Japan. [127] Internationally, the film grossed about |
$312.1 million, making it the first film to gross over $300 million outside of |
the U.S. and Canada. [135] [136] Terminator 2: Judgment Day is estimated to |
have grossed a worldwide total of $519–$520.9 million, [q] [r] making it the |
year's highest-grossing film, and the third-highest-grossing film ever, behind |
1977's Star Wars ($530 million) and 1982's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ($619 |
million). [136] [138] Reception [ edit ] Critical response [ edit ] Terminator |
2: Judgment Day was released to general acclaim. [s] Many reviews focused on |
the state-of-the-art physical, special, and make-up effects, which were |
roundly praised as "revolutionary" and "spectacular", particularly those |
relating to the T-1000 as a "technological wonder". [t] Several publications |
wrote Cameron's ability to realize cinematic action blockbusters was |
unmatched. Janet Maslin said at his best, despite occasional lapses into |
melodrama, Cameron's work is akin to that of director Stanley Kubrick . [u] |
Both Maslin and The Austin Chronicle commented on the kindness and compassion |
in the film. The Austin Chronicle contrasted it to the lack of a moral message |
in The Terminator and Travers described it as a "visionary parable" but they, |
alongside others, criticized Terminator 2 ' s "muddled" message about |
protecting the value of human life and peace by using extreme violence to |
prevent the use of nuclear weapons, war, and technological reliance. [v] |
Reviewers generally agreed the narrative early in the film is stronger than |
the one near the end. Owen Gleiberman said the first hour has a genuine |
"emotional pull" and according to Roger Ebert , the initial concept of a boy |
finding a father figure in a Terminator that is learning to be human is |
"intriguing", but Gleiberman said the narrative weakens once Hamilton's |
character joins the group. Travers and Corliss wrote it stumbles after hours |
of relentless action and a "conventional climax". Despite this observation, |
Gleiberman praised the final battle between the T-1000 and the protagonists. |
[w] Empire ' s review and Terrence Rafferty found the film's narrative less |
satisfying and idea-driven than that of The Terminator . Gleiberman said |
despite it being an effective and witty thriller, Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
comes across as an expensive B movie when compared with "visionary spectacles" |
such as the Mad Max series and RoboCop (1987). Kenneth Turan said Terminator 2 |
' s action scenes succeed without the extreme gore and violence of RoboCop . |
[x] Ebert and Maslin, among others, appreciated the twist on Schwarzenegger's |
public action-hero persona by making him a hero who does not kill his enemies. |
David Ansen and Glieberman found humor in the T-800's non-lethal methods and |
efforts to become more human-like. [y] Maslin and Hinson agreed, as in The |
Terminator , Schwarzenegger's role is perfect for his acting abilities. Hinson |
said Schwarzenegger portrayed more humanity as a machine than he did when |
portraying normal people. [144] [150] In contrast, Empire suggested the change |
was a concession to Schwarzenegger's young fans and Peter Travers chose the |
T-800's death as a "cornball" scene that is out of place for the actor and |
film. [146] [149] Several reviewers praised the T-1000 character for the |
combination of Patrick's "chilling" expressionless performance and the |
advanced special effects, which create an implacable, "showstopping" villain. |
Empire called the character "one of the great monsters of the cinema". [z] |
Gleiberman said the character's absence from much of the film's second act is |
to the film's detriment, and Hinson wrote the T-1000 lacks any "soul" and thus |
a way for the audience to identify with it. [143] [150] Critics generally |
agreed Hamilton portrays a "fierce" female hero with an impressive physique |
that lets her outshine another action hero, Sigourney Weaver 's Ellen Ripley |
in Cameron's Aliens (1986). [aa] Other publications found Sarah Connor's |
narrations about peace to be "heavy-handed", overused, and "unintentionally |
amusing". [ab] Furlong was praised for giving a natural performance at a young |
age, [ac] and Hinson wrote despite limited screentime, Morton made an |
impression. [150] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average |
grade of "A+" on a scale of A+ to F. [154] Accolades [ edit ] At the 1992 |
Saturn Awards , Terminator 2: Judgment Day received awards for Best Science |
Fiction Film , Best Director (Cameron), Best Actress (Hamilton), Best |
Performance by a Younger Actor (Furlong), and Best Special Effects , as well |
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