Chapter 294: lionsgate

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The box office of "Blade Warrior" on the first day of Friday was 6.5 million US dollars, which made all the media fall into silence. There is no better proof than the box office of the first day.

Although a group of theater companies did not immediately increase the number of theaters where "Blade Warrior" was screened, they quietly increased the film screening rate.

On Saturday night, you can see the screening of "Blade Warrior" in almost the downtown cinemas of major cities in North America, and the screening rate is quite good, with a screening every half an hour.

Although it is not as good as those big-selling movies, there is a screening every ten to fifteen minutes, which can be regarded as a very high screening rate.

The screening scale of 2,550 cinemas and the high enough screening rate are enough to show that the box office of "Blade Warrior" on Saturday will not be too low.

As for the professional reputation of the media and film critics, it was almost ignored by Orion Films.

On the contrary, it made full use of the audience's reputation, which is not bad, to further increase the scale of film promotion.

In one day on Saturday, it earned a box office of 7.67 million US dollars in a single day.

In just two days after its release, the North American box office has already earned 14.17 million US dollars, which is slightly higher than the North American box office of the original film.

With the North American box office data coming out on Friday and Saturday, anyone in Hollywood knows one thing, Orion Pictures has achieved success.

Next, Orion Pictures will continue to shoot Marvel superhero films.

There are more than 2,000 superhero characters, including Spiderman, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Hulk and other well-known North American superheroes.

In "Blade", which is currently released, the protagonist of the film, Blade, is just a not-so-famous superhero under Marvel Comics.

Many media began to exclaim, Orion Pictures got a treasure from Marvel Comics.

The questioning and attacking voices surrounding "Blade Warrior" disappeared one after another, and the media's attention was all shifted to "X-Men" which was in preparation.

According to news from Orion Films and "X-Men", Ryan Gosling has decided to increase the film budget from $75 million to at least $100 million.

With an investment scale of at least US$100 million, it is considered a top commercial project in Hollywood.

It can be said that the premiere box office performance of "Blade Warrior" has given Ryan Gosling and Orion Pictures confidence in Marvel Comics superhero movies

After this news came out, the happiest thing was the several leading actors in the "X-Men" crew.

"Wow, increased to a $100 million budget!"

Hugh Jackman shook his fist fiercely, "With a budget of 100 million dollars, even if you look at Hollywood, it is the top commercial film."

"Hugh, you are right, "X-Men" is the top commercial project in Hollywood."

Patrick Stewart, who was driving, turned his head and took a look. The excited Hugh Jackman said very humorously: "As the leading actor in a movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars; Hugh, you can be generous at a charity gala later Unpack."

At the charity dinner, almost every guest present will prepare a lot in advance, and take a picture of a lot to support charity.

This is also common sense.

Hearing the charity auction, Hugh Jackman's face turned bitter, "I hope it's not too expensive."

Before joining the "X-Men" crew, he was only a young actor, and spent most of his time in stage plays and musicals with limited income.

Even if he took a cheap lot, it was a big expense for him.

"Famke!"

Hugh Jackman turned around and looked at the well-dressed Famke Jansen in the back seat, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Have you selected the lot yet!"

"You can just take a picture, you don't need to choose." Famke-Jensen shrugged his smooth shoulders, and glanced at Hugh-Jackman, "Hugh, don't worry, your manager is Helen Solomon, she It will be arranged for you."

As we all know, Helen was not only Ryan's earliest agent, but also borrowed money to help him film "The Blair Witch", and finally recommended the film to 20th Century Fox.

Because of this relationship, Xingkong Brokerage Company can get a lot of small roles, as well as a large number of extras, backgrounds, dead bodies, etc. for any film invested by Orion Films.

"Well, I hope Helen has made arrangements." Hugh Jackman looked away from Famke Jansen.

Obviously he knew very well that the Famke-Jensen in front of him was not suitable for him.

About half an hour later, the car slowly drove into a large private club.

This private club has a banquet hall that can accommodate hundreds of people. Ryan, Sofia Coppola, and a charity fund manager stood at the entrance of the banquet hall to personally welcome a group of Hollywood celebrities who came.

"Charlie, Cindy, Angelina-Jolie..."

Sofia Coppola casually counted the female stars who had already arrived, "By the way, there is also Penelope Cruz."

"Are you planning to invite a group of female companions over here!"

Ryan ignored her, and watched Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, and Famke Jansen walking up from a distance, and stepped forward to meet her, "I am very happy that you can come together."

Frankly speaking, no matter whether the cast members have private conflicts or not, they must be harmonious on the surface.

In particular, "X-Men" is a team, and they must show unity on and off the screen to create an atmosphere of a big family.

Ryan hugged each of the three of them.

Among them, the dress of Famke-Jensen made him a little surprised. He was wearing a simple black dress, revealing most of his shoulders and back. The S-shaped curve looks very charming.

Without waiting too long, the three greeted each other and walked into the banquet hall.

Sofia Coppola glanced at Famke Jansen's back, "It's beautiful."

"Another partner of yours?"

The person in charge of the charity fund on the side subconsciously took a few steps back, he didn't want to get involved in this topic.

"Feel sorry."

"You guessed wrong this time." Ryan said frankly: "At least there is no deal for the time being."

These few days, he was almost exhausted, so he didn't have any desire to hunt for beauty.

Then came some heavyweights, such as George Lucas, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage and so on.

In addition, there are some senior managers of Hollywood film companies and theater companies.

As more and more people came, an unexpected person came over.

"Hi Frank-Gusta."

Ryan recognized Frank Gusta at a glance, the founder of Lionsgate and a well-known Canadian banker.

Frank-Gusta gave Ryan a warm hug, and congratulated and said: "Hello, Ryan."

"Congratulations, the box office of "Blade Warrior" surprised everyone."

After greeting each other politely, Frank Gusta suddenly said, "Can I have a few words alone?"

Ryan thought for a moment, "Of course."

After finishing speaking, leave Sofia Coppola and the person in charge of the charity fund to continue to greet the guests.

The two walked to the side outside the banquet hall, and Ryan asked directly, "Is there something wrong?"

Orion had little contact with Lionsgate, let alone a partnership, and he couldn't think of anything Frank Gusta would have to say.

Frank Gusta said very seriously: "Lionsgate plans to choose a film company with overseas distribution channels to cooperate with. I wonder if Orion Films is interested."

The predecessor of Lionsgate Films was only a Canadian film company, and it did not have overseas distribution channels. If it wants to enter Hollywood on a large scale, it needs to choose a film company with overseas distribution channels to cooperate.

Frank Gusta successively called people to contact the six traditional Hollywood giants of 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Disney, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros.

Without exception, every film company's overseas distribution cooperation conditions are very harsh, which is unacceptable to Lionsgate.

On the contrary, Orion Films, which he excluded at the beginning, helped DreamWorks release a film "Prince of Egypt" overseas last year. The distribution agreement is very favorable, but the overseas box office performance of this film is not bad.

In desperation, he could only take the opportunity of the charity dinner to come in person.

"Orion Films is willing to cooperate with any Hollywood film company and offer the best conditions for overseas distribution."

Ryan's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice, "At least it's much better than a few Hollywood giants."

The annual operating expenses of overseas distribution companies are not a small sum of money. It is impossible to only release films produced by Orion Films itself, and it is inevitable to gradually release films from other film companies.

DreamWorks is just the beginning.

Moreover, as more and more films are released, overseas distribution companies can not only take the opportunity to improve their own distribution channels.

It can also increase the bargaining chip in negotiations with overseas cinema companies and distribution companies.

"I hope we can have a happy cooperation." Frank Gusta secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with the cooperation of Orion Films ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Lionsgate Films will soon be able to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.

Next, Lionsgate will invest in the establishment of an overseas distribution channel of its own.

Frank Gusta's ambitions are great, even bigger than the Big Three of DreamWorks. In addition, he has no shortage of funds and has good friendship with the top officials of the US government. In the future, Lionsgate will not be willing to become a company Hollywood second-tier film companies.

However, the luck of Frank Gusta and Lionsgate in the previous life was not very good. They caught up with the Internet bubble and the 911 incident one after another, and many financial institutions on Wall Street suffered heavy losses and had to reduce their investment scale.

Many Hollywood film companies are facing financing difficulties.

Among them is Lionsgate.

Frank Gusta can only temporarily give up his plan to form an overseas distribution channel.

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