Chapter 135: Schedule disadvantage

At the end of the film screening on the screen, there was no applause, but a faint sound of cursing.

"Damn the director, he made the film so disgusting."

"My goddess Monica Bellucci, my heart is broken."

"The actress who plays Amanda Young is very beautiful. Does anyone know her name?"

Ryan took the opportunity to listen to it for a while, and the evaluation was not bad, except that the content of the film was **** and disgusting, there was no bad evaluation.

For a horror film, **** and disgusting is not a negative effect, but it shows that the film has a good reputation.

You can't make a horror movie full of warmth, that's courting death.

For example, "The Evil Spirit" has been released for almost two months, and the North American box office finally barely exceeded 50 million US dollars. It is only a matter of time before it is released.

The overseas box office is even lower than the North American box office, only 43.56 million US dollars. The global box office of the film is 94.11 million US dollars, and it is expected that it will be difficult to exceed 100 million US dollars.

Of course, the cost of the film is only 10 million US dollars, which is considered very successful for 20th Century Fox.

Next, Ryan went to several movie theaters in a row, and they were rarely sold out. You must know that today is not a holiday, it is only Friday.

At least from the intuitive point of view, "Chain Saw 3" cannot fail, and with the accumulated good reputation, the box office is likely to hit 100 million US dollars.

The only thing to worry about is Warner Bros.'s sequel "Aeroplane" starring Jim Carrey, and United Artists' 007 film "Goldeneye," which will be released in early November.

A little further in time, and "Toy Story", which Ryan is looking forward to, is about to be released.

In other words, "Saw 3" is about to face fierce competition.

"Congratulations, Ryan." Charlize Theron said cheerfully and congratulated: "You have created a miracle."

Even if she is not a Hollywood veteran, she has an intuitive awareness that the box office of "Chain Saw 3" is likely to be a big hit, and it can even be recorded in Hollywood history.

Of course, she is not referring to the box office of "Chain Saw 3", but the entire "Chain Saw" series.

The three films in succession were big hits, and the total investment did not exceed 30 million US dollars, but they created a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars, enough to be recorded in Hollywood history.

"Charlie, one day you will also be recorded in the annals of Hollywood." Ryan recalled the experience of Charlize-Theron in his previous life, which was indeed enough to be recorded in the annals of Hollywood, and was known as a South African diamond, a national treasure of South Africa.

In response, Charlize Theron just smiled as a compliment from Ryan.

She doesn't have any lofty pursuits that will be recorded in Hollywood history, she just wants to make a little more money.

Ryan didn't drive Charlize-Theron back until late in the evening.

On the next Saturday afternoon, 20th Century Fox sent the premiere data of "Chain Saw 3" to the studio.

"Chain Saw 3" opened more than 2,000 screens on the first day, and easily earned a box office of 14.33 million US dollars, which was higher than Ryan expected.

On the Saturday holiday, the box office can grow a bit, and it will earn another $15.68 million.

There was a slight decline on Sunday, with a single-day harvest of 10.38 million US dollars.

Three days after the first weekend, "Saw 3" earned a total of US$40.39 million in North America, surpassing the US$10.2 million of "Short Man" and won the first weekly box office championship.

Moreover, it's not over yet. When the first working day comes, the box office will inevitably drop sharply, with a drop of more than 50%, to only 4.28 million US dollars at the box office.

On the day of Halloween on the 31st, there was another rebound, with a box office of 8.6 million US dollars in a single day.

In just five days, the box office has exceeded 50 million US dollars, reaching 53.27 million US dollars.

Even though "Chain Saw 3" seemed a bit weak in succession, the box office fell a little bit.

It is estimated that the total box office of the film may be slightly lower than that of the previous "Chain Saw 2", but it still has a chance to hit the $100 million mark.

The lack of Christmas holidays and the upcoming competition of "Aeroplane 2" and "Golden Eye" are also impossible.

In many cases, whether a film can achieve a super high box office has a lot to do with the release schedule.

Most of the viewers of commercial popcorn movies and horror movies are young people, so holidays are very important.

According to the statistics of the survey agency, 69% of the audience of "Chain Saw 3" are under the age of 25, and 51% of the audience are male.

However, the winter vacation of American universities usually starts two weeks before Christmas and ends in early January. That is to say, the largest audience of "Saw 3" does not have a holiday.

"Saw 3" may not be as good as the previous "Saw 2" due to the disadvantage of the schedule, but it is still considered a big hit. As one of the film investment companies and the distribution company, 20th Century Fox, naturally has the confidence to fight for it. More screen hits.

"A drop of more than fifty percent?"

Inside the AMC theater company building, Robert looked at the data in his hand, frowned, and said, "Let Twentieth Century Fox know that the number of screens and the number of screens for "Saw 3" will not be reduced before "Ace Detective 2" is released." Filming rate."

On November 10, with the release of "Aeroplane 2", "Saw 3" will inevitably reduce the number of screens.

"As for the number of screens of "Golden Eye", it is impossible to continue to increase for the time being. The screens that are free at the end of the month need to be reserved for "Toy Story", unless the three-day box office performance of "Golden Eye" in the first weekend can exceed expectations."

After Robert finished speaking, he checked the time and asked his assistant to notify 20th Century Fox and United Artists.

"Ryan Gosling?"

"A director who can create miracles!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Robert's mouth, and he said to himself, "I hope you can bring me a surprise."

As the distribution company of "The Truman Show", Paramount has long negotiated with a number of theater companies about the number of screens for the film to be released.

From the first "The Blair Witch", in the recognition of many theater companies in North America, Ryan is a director who can create miracles, otherwise even if the distribution company of "The Truman Show" is Paramount, it would be difficult to get Too many screens.

This year's Christmas schedule is expected to be very competitive, and it is not easy for any film to get a large number of screens.

Almost at the same time, in the studio, Ryan saw Penelope Pataky again, and Helen was also present.

"Miss Penelope, happy cooperation."

Ryan signed his name on the agency agreement, and Penelope Pataky's lawyer and tax firm will represent all of his business, including the studio's legal counsel,

Of course, the business is limited to North America. Penelope-Pataky's law and tax firm has just been established, and the scale is not very large, and it does not have international business yet.

Fortunately, Ryan's business, except for some investments, is all in movies, and has not yet involved foreign countries.

"Happy cooperation." Penelope Pataky reached out a very delicate hand and held it with Ryan.

In fact, for Ryan in front of him, Penelope Pataky was very curious in his heart, what kind of person could continue to create miracles.

She knows one thing very well, the value of the "Chain Saw" series is absolutely beyond imagination.

However, the creator of the entire series of films, standing in front of her right now, has just reached a cooperation agreement with her.

"Helen will tell you all about the details of Marvel Comics and Spider-Man's copyright."

Ryan put the cooperation agreement he had just signed into the drawer, and said, "Resolve this matter as soon as possible, and buy the copyright of Spider-Man. The price can be higher."

As long as it's not a lion's mouth, Ryan can accept the premium of Marvel Comics.

"No problem." Helen said calmly, "I will give you all the information later."

"As for the Marvel comics, I will try to persuade."

Looking at Helen's expression~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Penelope Pataky seemed to see another self, both of whom were very shrewd women, the only difference was that she was working as a lawyer, while the other party is a brokerage firm.

"Okay." Penelope Pataky nodded.

"Ryan, Chris Wedge wants to meet you in person, as well as the invitation letter for the premiere of "Toy Story"." Speaking of this, Helen couldn't help showing a hint of helplessness.

Since investing in Blue Sky Studio, Ryan has been there almost a handful of times. It is estimated that the newly recruited employees may not necessarily know him as the boss.

On the contrary, Sofia Coppola often went there, and many of them contacted Ryan through her about financial matters.

"I'll make a trip there sometime," Ryan said.

Now is the time to have a good talk with Chris Wedge.

"Toy Story" will be released soon, and the era of 3D animated feature films is coming. Blue Sky Studio will surely become one of the pioneers and share a very sweet cake.