Chapter 256: the premiere

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On Friday, May 15th, in front of the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, a huge squirrel doll was erected, seven or eight meters high, surrounded by crowds of people, and bursts of cheers erupted from time to time.

On the red carpet of the premiere of "Ice Age", it can be said that the stars are shining brightly.

The hot screening of "Titanic" has not yet passed, and the arrival of Leonardo DiCaprio has completely detonated fans on both sides.

The popularity of Charlize Theron is also not low. Three consecutive films have sold well all over the world. With the momentum of the emperor, it is not weaker than Leonardo DiCaprio.

In contrast, the crew of "The Lord of the Rings" was a little worse. Peter Jackson, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and others walked on the red carpet, which seemed much duller.

No one would have imagined what the seemingly mediocre "Lord of the Rings" crew would achieve in the future.

It was Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman who arrived, and the crowd on both sides cheered again.

There is no denying Tom Cruise's influence as a Hollywood superstar.

Ryan did not choose to walk the red carpet, but came to the auditorium hall from the side door early in the morning, greeted the crew of "Inception" and "Lord of the Rings", and then gave Tom Cruise a warm hug.

"Where's Anthony?"

"Why didn't she come together!" Ryan looked around, but couldn't find Antonia Kidman.

"She went back to Canada temporarily." Nicole Kidman shrugged, with a slightly helpless expression.

"Very sorry." Ryan showed a regretful look.

While the three of them were talking, a crisp voice suddenly sounded not far away.

"Mr. Chris, when the premiere of the film is over, can you give me the giant squirrel doll outside the door as a gift!"

Scarlett Johansson looked at Chris Wedge, with a look of anticipation on his pretty face, "I'm the most loyal fan of Scrat."

Chris Wedge on the opposite side looked dazed. That is not an ordinary doll, it is seven or eight meters high, and it can be brought into the room for sure!

Ryan glanced back, his face froze immediately, "Sorry, it seems I need to go there."

"A cute little guy." Tom Cruise glanced at Scarlett Johansson curiously.

As for the "Horse Whisperer" crew, it has almost become an anecdote in Hollywood.

That's right, it's an anecdote. For a beautiful underage girl, it is always easy to get others' understanding.

"Tom, you are wrong, it should be a big trouble."

Ryan smiled wryly, then quickly walked up to Scarlett Johansson, glared at her, and said in a low voice, "Be honest, otherwise I will give that big doll to Natalie."

Seeing Ryan walking over, Chris Wedge finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"How dare you!" As soon as Natalie was mentioned, Scarlett Johansson stared back like a lion cub with its hair blown up.

"Honey, what did you just say!" Ryan's face became serious.

"Okay, I'll keep quiet." Scarlett Johansson's momentum suddenly weakened.

At this time Nancy Utley hurried over and whispered in Ryan's ear, "Jeffrey Katzenberg is here."

Hearing this, Ryan winked at her and told her to bring Scarlett Johansson in first, and then he and Chris Wedge greeted her.

"Hi, Carson, I didn't expect you to come here in person." Ryan stepped forward to say hello.

"Mr. Katzenberg, long time no see." Chris Wedge said in a very respectful tone.

Jeffrey Katzenberg had produced many well-known works when he was in Disney before, so Chris Welch admired him very much.

Jeffrey Katzenberg just nodded, "I want to see "Ice Age" for myself."

"And Ryan, don't forget our agreement."

After speaking, Jeffrey Katzenberg walked into the hall first.

Promise!

Chris Wedge looked at Ryan in surprise. Could it be that there is some special agreement between Orion Pictures and DreamWorks!

"Dreamworks Animation Studio is looking for overseas distributors!" Ryan did not hide this matter, anyway, it will take a few days for the whole of Hollywood to know.

Chris Wedge opened his mouth and was silent for a while, "Be careful with Disney."

Jeffrey Katzenberg's feud with Disney is almost unknown in Hollywood.

Once Orion Pictures obtains the overseas distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation Studio, it will definitely conflict with Disney.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. Orion Films already owns Blue Sky Studios. If it obtains the overseas distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation Studios, it will definitely pose a threat to Disney.

In the previous life, DreamWorks Animation Studio once surpassed Disney Animation Studio, and even Disney Animation Studio almost collapsed.

It's a pity that Disney chose to merge Pixar Animation Studios, and a large number of outstanding talents were transferred to Disney Animation Studios. In just a few years, it returned to the throne of animated feature films.

"Don't worry, I will not reduce the investment of Blue Sky Studio, and Chris, you will become a billionaire in no time." Ryan patted him on the shoulder.

Orion Pictures will not give up its support for Blue Sky Studios for a long time.

"I'm not worried about that." Chris Wedge nodded.

Orion Pictures is only seeking to obtain the overseas distribution rights of DreamWorks Animation Studio, rather than mergers and acquisitions, which does not have much impact on Blue Sky Studios.

In contrast, he is more worried about the opening box office of "Ice Age".

The current situation of Blue Sky Studio is very similar to that of the previous life, it is a fight to the death.

The success of "Ice Age" is not only related to the subsequent overall listing of the studio, but also the future development plan of the studio.

In fact, Blue Sky Studios has already completed most of the preparations for the listing, and only "Ice Age" is released, which is almost a replica of Pixar Animation Studios.

The two didn't talk much, just said a few words, Ryan came to the seat and sat down, quietly waiting for the film to be shown.

As the hot scene on the stage ended, the lights on the top of the hall gradually dimmed, and the signature title title of Orion Films appeared on the screen.

Chris Wedge, who had just returned to his seat, couldn't help feeling a little nervous, holding the armrests of the seat tightly with both hands.

Ryan, who was not far away, looked very calm, as if he was not nervous at all.

"Ice Age" has almost no possibility of failure.

Orion Pictures put more emphasis on promoting the release of "Ice Age" than 20th Century Fox, the distribution company of the original film.

Not only did it choose to release it in the summer, but it also spent a huge amount of money on publicity and customized a large number of gifts.

At least it can be guaranteed that the North American box office of "Ice Age" will never be lower than the original version, or even higher than the original version.

The original version of "Ice Age" was released in March, and it was in the middle and primary school period, and now some schools have started to go on vacation one after another, and a large number of underage audiences will soon come to the cinema to watch the movie.

Almost at the same time, a large number of audiences poured into the screening halls of more than 3,500 movie theaters in North America.

Compared with "The Horse Whisperer", which was released on the same day, only 2,100 cinemas were screened on the first day, while "Ice Age" was screened in 3,500 cinemas on the first day.

From this point, it can be seen that the theater company's expectations for "Ice Age" far exceed "The Horse Whisperer".

The influence of the seven major Hollywood film companies on the theater companies is indeed great.

But theater companies also need to make a profit, and "Ice Age" has more commercial value than "The Horse Whisperer".

"According to the feedback from several movie theaters in downtown Los Angeles, the number of pre-sales of "Ice Age" is very satisfactory, and several theaters even had to temporarily increase the number of screening halls."

In the meeting room of Emperor Cinemas Headquarters, Johns faced a group of senior management of the company, "Compared to~www.wuxiaspot.com~The pre-sale status of Horse Whisperer is not even one-third of that of "Ice Age" .”

"It is impossible for us to reduce the scale of the release of "Ice Age" as requested by Disney, so as to increase the number of screens of "The Horse Whisperer."

"That's right." Another person in charge of the company said: ""Ice Age" is a 3D animation feature film, and it has an inherent advantage in the moviegoing crowd."

"Don't forget, everyone, this is the second 3D animation feature film in history, and it hasn't even been released yet, and it has already aroused a lot of repercussions."

"As for The Horse Whisperer?"

"Many Hollywood evaluation agencies have expressed that they are not optimistic about the film's box office prospects."

The vast majority of senior management nodded subconsciously, in full agreement.

Johns said again: "Orion Films has prepared a large number of gifts. For underage audiences and couples, an exquisite doll or couple T-shirts often have an unimaginable appeal."

In fact, everyone is well aware that "Ice Age" is a 3D animation feature film, and its production is very sophisticated. The film selection department directly gave an "A﹢" commercial evaluation, which is far from being comparable to "The Horse Whisperer".

But the relationship between Disney and Emperor Cinemas is also far from comparable to that of Orion Pictures.

After a moment of silence, the CEO of Emperor Cinemas personally made a decision, "Wait until the box office of the premieres of the two films comes out, and then make a decision."

"If "Ice Age" really has the potential to be a big hit, not only can we ignore the voices from Disney, but we can even continue to increase the scale of the film's release and schedule."

For the rest, he did not continue to say that the box office of the film's premiere was not satisfactory, and the theater company would definitely reduce the scale of the screening.

Neither "The Ice Age" nor "The Horse Whisperer" can escape this criterion.