Chapter 312: Breaking through 100 million in 7 days

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The risk of an original movie far exceeds that of an adapted movie and a sequel movie, which is a recognized thing in Hollywood

When Ryan chose the release time, he deliberately avoided those adaptations and sequels, as well as the best-selling movies in his memory.

For example, he would never take an original film like "Inception" to be released at the same time as "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace", which has a huge box office appeal.

It's not that I'm afraid of competing with George Lucas, it's that I don't have to.

However, high risk does not mean that there is no possibility of success. For Ryan, this risk has been reduced to the lowest point, and there is almost no risk at all.

On the day of its release on Friday, "Inception" relied on the word-of-mouth accumulated by Ryan over the years, as well as the box office appeal of Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron, as well as the film's construction. World of Dreams easily earned $21.78 million at the box office on the first day.

For an original film, it earned 21.78 million US dollars at the box office on the day of its release, which can be described as a miracle.

"Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," which was released in May, had a box office of only 28.54 million US dollars on the first day, although the first day of release was on Wednesday, not a weekend.

But as a sequel to the most famous series of films in North America, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" has a large fan base, while "Inception" is only an original film, and there is almost no fan base before its release.

On the first day, it was able to earn 21.78 million US dollars at the box office, which has already met Ryan's expectations.

Compared with "Inception", the box office of "Wild Storm" released at the same time can only be regarded as mediocre, only more than 7 million US dollars, which is much lower than the original version.

The film has clearly been hit by the release of Inception, and Warner Bros. is in big trouble.

At the very beginning of July, the North American box office market has already had a slight trend, and "Inception" is the dominant trend.

Orion Films immediately increased the scale of film promotion, and a number of theater companies also increased their resource investment.

The reason is very simple. "Inception" not only sold well at the box office on the first day, but also had an excellent reputation from the audience, and even the professional reputation from the media and film critics was also extremely good.

A number of media and film critics made no secret of it, and Qi Qi gave a lot of praise, including a more pertinent evaluation of Ryan's $800 million global box office forecast.

From the "Washington Post" comment, "You can say that Ryan Gosling is arrogant, and you can even treat the global box office expectation of 800 million US dollars as a joke, but you must admit one thing."

"That is the success that belongs to Ryan Gosling. The box office grossed 21.78 million US dollars on the first day. There is no doubt that "Inception" has already achieved half of the success."

"Hollywood Reporter" believes that the release of "Space" will be staged in the summer file, which belongs to the duel of kings. George Lucas and "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" will face Ryan Gosling and The challenge posed by Inception.

The "Los Angeles Times" paid more attention to Orion Pictures, the production company of "Inception".

The spring release of "Blade Runner" was a success, the summer release had "Inception" and "Rush Hour 2", the fall release had "Reaper 2", and the Christmas schedule also had "American Pie 3" and "Rush Hour 2". Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie.

It is said that Orion Pictures has successfully snatched the overseas distribution rights of "Notting Hill" from Universal Pictures.

In addition, Orion Pictures has also reached overseas distribution cooperation agreements with DreamWorks Animation Studios and Lionsgate Pictures.

It can be said that Orion Films has become an indispensable part of Hollywood, and its performance in production and distribution ranks among the top Hollywood film companies.

Even, beyond the traditional giants of Hollywood.

In addition to professional word-of-mouth, audience word-of-mouth is also gradually fermenting.

The audience who watched "Inception" on the first day of its release almost unanimously gave praise and evaluation, without Orion Films' special promotion, only relying on the word of mouth of the audience, "Inception" has quietly become the hottest topic in North America at present.

A large number of audiences who watched "Inception" excitedly discussed the plot of the film, and even divided into several camps to argue endlessly. Some people had to choose to go to the cinema in order to participate in the topic.

In just one day, "Inception" seems to have become an indispensable thing in North America.

Don't underestimate this point. For a film, the effect of audience discussion is more terrifying than publicity.

Of course, before the box office of the film's first weekend comes out, many things cannot be a foregone conclusion.

The three-day box office in the first weekend is becoming more and more important, and it can completely determine the future box office direction of a film.

"A box office of 21.78 million US dollars was earned on the first day!"

Cindy Crawford, who had just returned from New Zealand, looked at Charlize Theron, her tone seemed to be full of surprise, "Charlie, you are about to become a Hollywood superstar."

"A superstar comparable to Julia Roberts even received a basic salary of 20 million US dollars."

There are many male stars in Hollywood who can get a basic salary of 20 million US dollars, but among the female stars, there is only Barbra Streisand who has received a basic salary of 20 million US dollars.

In 1996, 54-year-old Barbra Streisand became the first female star in Hollywood to receive a base salary of $20 million for her role in "Two-Way Mirror."

At present, Julia Roberts has not received a base salary of 20 million U.S. dollars. In many cases, she lowers her salary and chooses to ask for a share of the box office.

That is the legendary 15﹢15, 15 million US dollars base salary plus 15% box office share. When Julia Roberts starred in "Notting Hill", she got 15 million US dollars base salary and a box office share agreement.

Of course, most of Barbra Streisand's achievements are in singers, plus she is getting older and working behind the scenes most of the time, so Julia Roberts is recognized as the most popular female star in Hollywood.

In recent years, Charlize Theron has starred in several films that have sold well at the box office. Many media believe that she is also one of the most likely female stars to join the $20 million club, almost comparable to Julia Roberts.

Of course, it's only possible. Right now, no Hollywood film company is willing to offer her a base salary of 15 million US dollars. Even Julia Roberts is unlikely to get a base salary of 1,500 US dollars one after another.

"The first person in Hollywood to become a member of the $20 million club was Kim Carrey, the second was Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Barbra Streisand was the fourth and first woman in Hollywood to join the $20 million club. star."

"Charlie, there is still a long way to go before them." Ryan pointed to Charlize Theron, who looked on the opposite side with a nonchalant expression.

"The $20 million club is an unattainable title." Charlize Theron shrugged. She didn't dare to expect to be a member of it.

"Charlie, be confident." Cindy Crawford lay on the sofa, "It is said that Julia Roberts has already received a basic salary of 20 million US dollars."

"Universal Pictures is preparing to shoot a film and offered Julia Roberts a basic salary of 20 million US dollars, making her the second female star in Hollywood to receive a basic salary of 20 million US dollars."

There was no surprise in Cindy Crawford's tone, just a hint of emotion. Julia Roberts becoming a member of the $20 million club is not such a surprising thing.

It can be said that she received a salary of 20 million US dollars, which has long been expected by many people.

"yes!"

Ryan smiled, "The basic salary of 20 million U.S. dollars is not too surprising given Julia Roberts' box office appeal."

"Notting Hill" was a big hit at the box office in North America and the United Kingdom. Julia Roberts once again proved her box office appeal and can support the box office of a film alone.

"Of course, based on Charlie's development trend, it will not be difficult to get a basic salary of 20 million US dollars in the future."

"It's just that, in many cases, the basic salary of 20 million US dollars is not only a kind of honor and affirmation, but also a burden. Very few film companies are willing to pay the basic salary of 20 million US dollars."

Speaking of this, Ryan was somewhat emotional.

In previous lives, many members of the $20 million club would choose to slightly reduce their base salary in order to get a cut of the box office.

Doing so will not only make it easier for the crew to accept, but also make more money once the film is a hit at the box office.

Just like Ryan suggested that Charlize-Theron slightly lowered her pay, chose to ask for a share of the box office, and accepted the invitation of "Beauty Undercover".

In fact, the $20 million club in the previous life is not the Hollywood ceiling, there is 20﹢20, the base salary of $20 million plus 20% of the box office.

This is the ceiling of Hollywood. Every star who can get 20﹢20 is undoubtedly a Hollywood superstar.

"According to data from Warner Bros..."

Inside the production team of "Eye Wide Opener", the film producer Jane Harlan's face was a bit ugly, and his voice was low, and he said: "The box office of "Inception" will not be less than 50 million US dollars in the first weekend."

The director of the film, Stanley Kubrick, shook his head, "A film that earned $21.78 million on its first day of release will never only make $50 million at the box office in the first three days of the weekend."

Generally speaking, for a movie that has just been released, the box office on Saturday will definitely be higher than that on Friday, and the box office on Sunday will be slightly lower.

The three-day box office of "Inception" in the first weekend will probably be around 60 million US dollars.

"As Tom said."

Stanley-Kubrick continued: "Immediately contact Warner Bros. to postpone the release date of "Eye Wide Opener" by one to two weeks, and try to avoid the impact of "Inception"."

"It's the only option we have."

Jane Harlan nodded silently, obviously this is the safest way at the moment.

Come Saturday, the movie-watching tide of "Inception" has not weakened. On the contrary, with word of mouth and theater companies increasing the screening scale and screening rate, the number of viewers has increased slightly.

The film earned $21.79 million at the box office that day, not much changed from Friday the previous day, and continued to maintain an extremely healthy box office trend, easily crushing any film released at the same time.

Sunday's box office inevitably ushered in a slight decline, falling below 20 million US dollars, and a single-day box office of 19.21 million US dollars, a drop of 18%.

"Inception" grossed $62.78 million in the first three days of its opening weekend.

In just three days, North America earned a box office of US$62.78 million, a figure that is daunting enough.

At this time, everyone understood one thing, the sales of "Inception" could no longer be stopped.

However, this is not over yet. With the arrival of the first working day, the box office of the film finally saw a relatively large drop, reaching 47%, with a single-day harvest of 10.18 million US dollars.

The North American box office of "Inception" reached 72.97 million US dollars.

For a while, the North American media exclaimed, as if they had seen another "Star Wars Prequel: The Phantom Menace".

"Star Wars Prequel: The Phantom Menace", which was released in May, broke through US$100 million at the North American box office in just five days, becoming a miracle in the North American box office market during the summer.

Right now, with the box office trend of "Inception", even if it can't get 100 million US dollars in box office from North America within five days.

However, it is only a matter of time before the box office in North America exceeds 100 million U.S. dollars, and it will not even exceed this weekend at most.

Just as the media in North America speculated that it would take a few days for "Inception" to officially exceed 100 million US dollars, Orion Films released a piece of overseas box office data.

France opened in 626 cinemas, and it was released in five days, earning a box office of 8.27 million US dollars. Japan opened in 525 cinemas, and in three days of the first weekend, it earned a box office of 7.82 million US dollars.

Italy started filming in 578 cinemas, and earned $3.55 million in box office in the first three days of the weekend, Germany opened in 567 cinemas, earned $6.75 million in box office in three days of the first weekend...

Simultaneously released in more than 30 overseas countries, in the three days of the first weekend, it earned a box office of 71 million US dollars, much higher than the box office of the film's first weekend in North America, and there are still some overseas countries that have not been released.

So far, the cumulative global box office of "Inception" has reached 143 million US dollars.

It can be predicted that the overseas box office of "Inception" will be much higher than the North American box office, and the global box office forecast of 800 million US dollars may not be impossible to achieve.

It was released for about four days, and the global box office was 143 million US dollars.

Seeing this number, all the media in North America were completely dumbfounded. Even the high-level executives of Orion Pictures and the crew members of "Inception" felt that it was a bit unreal.

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, George-Lucas showed a look of shock on his face, and silently calculated~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The box office trend of "Inception", even if it can't surpass the box office of "Star Wars Prequel: Ghost" Threat", the two will not differ too much.

Faced with such a box office data, "Inception" can be regarded as a great success.

George Lucas felt a little old for the first time, and Hollywood already belonged to the younger generation of directors.

"Inception" once again earned $9.76 million in box office from North America on Tuesday, $8.85 million on Wednesday, and $8.56 million on Thursday.

The accumulated box office of the film in North America officially reached 100 million US dollars.

Within a week of its release, the North American box office of the film reached 100 million US dollars. Although it is not as good as "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace", it is still a box office miracle.

Don't forget, "Inception" is only an original movie, not an adaptation or sequel movie.

With the global box office success of "Inception", Orion Films has once again become prominent. Apart from Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox, Orion Films will surely become the most dazzling Hollywood film company in this summer .