Chapter 308: $800 million expected
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The premiere box office of "The Wild Storm" produced by Warner Bros. did not meet expectations, which cast a shadow over the summer holidays that had already entered the peak period.
If the box office of 7 million US dollars on the first day, not only did not meet the expectations of Warner Bros., it can even be described as a failure.
Then, with the $6.19 million box office harvested the next day, Warner Bros. once again ushered in a big bad news.
If it is an ordinary film, it is still a good box office result, but the investment of this film is as high as 180 million U.S. dollars. It was released in two days, and the box office in North America was less than 20 million U.S. dollars.
It almost announced one thing. The next box office of "The Wild Storm" is unlikely to have a big explosion. Warner Bros. can only look forward to the film's overseas box office results.
What's more, on July 2nd, Ryan and Orion Pictures will jointly present the long-awaited "Inception" by fans.
A film that is rumored to be almost as good as "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".
Due to the hot promotion of "Inception", many people began to compare "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" with it.
Orion Films took the opportunity to release some news that seems to be true and false, which makes the whole film cast a veil of mystery.
On the morning of July 2nd, outside the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Ryan, Leonardo-DiCaprio, Charlize-Theron, Nicole-Kidman and other cast members walked through the red carpet, and the two sides ushered in Countless fans cheered.
Not long after, when they came to the media area, several people were united and friendly like a family, with smiles on their faces, they cooperated with the media reporters and fans to take pictures.
The premiere of "Inception" undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless media and movie fans in North America. A large number of invited guests appeared on the red carpet, and there were many first-line Hollywood stars.
However, Tom Cruise did not seem to be seen.
"Tom, why didn't you come here with you?" Ryan asked Nicole Kidman in a low voice, taking the opportunity of taking a group photo.
"He needs to come with several members of the crew of "Eye Wide Opener." Nicole Kidman replied calmly.
Tom Cruise is the leading actor of "Eyes Wide Opener", and he needs to rely on the popularity of the premiere of "Inception" to increase the exposure of the film.
Of course, Nicole Kidman, as one of the main actors of "Inception", couldn't walk the red carpet with Tom Cruise.
After posing a few poses, Ryan took the lead and walked towards the interview area, followed by Leonardo DiCaprio, "I heard that Will Smith lost his temper yesterday and almost got into trouble with the producer Barry Joseph." Sen quarreled."
Will-Smith has starred in blockbuster films such as "Bad Boys", "Independence Day", and "Men in Black", and is regarded as an iconic figure in the black community in Hollywood.
However, "Wild Wild" was released, and the box office on the first day was not satisfactory. It was like a basin of cold water falling from the sky, and Will Smith was completely cold.
"What do you want to say!" Ryan looked back at him. Leonardo DiCaprio's tone just now was somewhat gloating.
Leonardo DiCaprio looked around subconsciously, and said in a faint voice, "Warner Bros. is going to face a lot of trouble. It's going to be troublesome at the box office."
Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and continued: "I got news that many underage viewers bought tickets for "Wild Storm" yesterday, but watched another movie in the screening hall."
"South Park from Warner Bros., an R-rated traditional hand-drawn feature-length film."
It's no small feat to pay enough for a PG-13 movie ticket to watch an R-rated one.
Once the matter is exposed, Warner Bros. not only needs to face attacks from the media, but also faces questions from underage protection organizations such as the National Parent-Teacher Association, and even investigations by the federal judiciary.
Regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with Warner Bros., as the producer of the two films, Warner Bros. is the first to bear the brunt.
(This is a real event.)
"That's enough, let's stop here, don't talk to anyone."
Ryan said with a very serious look: "Remember, this matter has nothing to do with us."
The original version caused a lot of trouble, not only the media and a group of underage protection organizations stood up and loudly accused Warner Bros. and Hollywood, but even US President Clinton in the White House publicly condemned this incident.
"Don't worry." Leonardo DiCaprio nodded.
He naturally knew the seriousness of the matter. As a Hollywood star, it was not suitable for him to express any opinions.
Accusing Warner Bros. is undoubtedly tantamount to standing on the opposite side of all Hollywood film companies, and being blacklisted by Warner Bros. for cooperation.
As for defending Warner Bros!
It is an act of courting death.
The best way, as Ryan said, is to act as if you don't know anything and don't say anything.
As the two walked into the interview area, a female reporter from a TV station under Time Warner greeted them. As the director and leading actor of the film, they definitely needed to be interviewed.
"Mr. Gosling, what is your expectation for the box office of "Inception"?" The female reporter asked with a microphone.
"It depends on whether you're asking about the first-day box office, the first-weekend box office, or the global box office," Ryan said, shrugging.
"Naturally the global box office."
The female reporter blinked her eyes and explained in a timely manner: "As we all know, "Inception" has been released simultaneously in more than 30 countries and regions around the world."
Even Hollywood, which is the world's film center, has few films that can be released simultaneously in many countries and regions around the world every year.
"Inception" is one of them, and it is even the first film of Orion Films to be released simultaneously in multiple countries and regions around the world.
"Rush Hour 1" was only released simultaneously in North America and Southeast Asia, not in multiple countries around the world.
Once "Inception" is successfully released globally simultaneously, Orion Films can fully claim to become the seventh Hollywood film company with the ability to release simultaneously globally.
MGM has lost its overseas distribution channels, and overseas distribution can only rely on several other traditional Hollywood giants.
Ryan thought for a moment and said, "At least $800 million."
"What!" The female reporter couldn't believe her ears.
Leonardo DiCaprio on the side also had the expression of seeing a ghost.
Except for "Titanic" and "Jurassic Park", only "The Lion King" and "Independence Day" have a global box office of more than 800 million U.S. dollars. Even "Terminator 3" is far from 800 million U.S. dollars. There is a big gap.
Other than that, only "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," which is currently in theaters, has the potential to reach $800 million worldwide.
"Mr. Gosling, are you sure you said 800 million US dollars!" The female reporter's voice trembled with excitement, big news, big news enough to detonate North America.
"Yes."
Ryan said lightly: "At least 800 million US dollars in the global box office can meet my expectations."
After speaking, he gave Leonardo DiCaprio a wink, and walked forward quickly.
The next questions were left to Leonardo DiCaprio and other crew chiefs.
"Mr. Leonardo, what do you think of the global box office forecast of US$800 million that the director of the film, Mr. Gosling, said just now?" The female reporter pointed the microphone at Leonardo-DiCaprio .
Facing the expectant female reporter, Leonardo DiCaprio was suddenly speechless. He didn't know how to answer the **** global box office of 800 million US dollars.
Walking into the lounge, Ryan hugged George Lucas who had just walked over.
"Global $800 million box office forecast!"
George Lucas obviously heard the content of the interview just now, and said exaggeratedly: "Ryan, you will ignite public opinion in North America. After the premiere, you will be surrounded by countless media reporters."
"George, are you reminding me that I need to leave the premiere early!" Ryan showed an indifferent look.
No matter how the media will comment, or even sharply criticize, at least one thing is beyond doubt, he has the qualifications to call out a global box office forecast of 800 million US dollars.
"It seems that you are very confident."
George Lucas couldn't help laughing, "Twentieth Century Fox and Tom Rothman made the dumbest decision ever."
The relationship between Hollywood film companies is very complicated, with both competition and occasional cooperation.
However, similar to 20th Century Fox's approach, it simply completely pushed Ryan and Orion Pictures to the opposite side, leaving no room for relaxation.
"Twentieth Century Fox will pay for this sooner or later." Ryan made no secret of his dislike for Twentieth Century Fox.
He is not afraid of anyone knowing about this matter, UU reading www.uukanshu. com is even going to meet Rupert Murdoch, the head of News Corporation, in person at the right time.
The two chatted for a while, and Ryan introduced the leading actors of the cast to George Lucas, and then they walked into the screening hall together.
On the first weekend of July, only one commercial film "Inception" was released. Other than that, there were no other big-budget commercial films. big trouble.
"Fake Dad", which was released the previous weekend, had a pretty good box office performance in the first weekend, earning 41.53 million US dollars in three days.
But no one thinks that this film can threaten "Inception".
"Fake Dad" is a comedy film produced by Sony Pictures with a budget of only 34 million US dollars. Even if the box office hits the box office in the first weekend, it still cannot become a mainstream commercial film in Hollywood, and the number of viewers is limited.
In contrast, "Inception" co-starred by Leonardo-DiCaprio and Charlize-Theron is far from being a movie in terms of publicity and distribution, shooting budget, and the main plot of the cast. Comedy films can compare.
