Chapter 339: to iceland
American Beauty!
When Ryan heard Michael Kuhn's voice on the phone, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
It was a famous movie in the previous life, even a movie full of magic.
As early as September, the film was screened on demand, and initially only had a screening scale of 6 cinemas. It earned $12,128 at the box office on the first day and $14,514 on the second day.
From the third day, the theater company decided to increase the scale of screenings to 16 cinemas.
Until the eve of the second weekend of the film, "American Beauty" finally began to be released on a large scale, reaching more than 400 movie theaters.
By mid-October, the cumulative box office of the film had reached more than 40 million US dollars, while the film budget was only 15 million US dollars.
DreamWorks not only recovered the cost of shooting, but also made a lot of money.
It can be said that this is a very successful film.
The real surprise, however.
Before the Oscar nomination list was announced, the box office of this film had already reached 74 million US dollars. Not surprisingly, the final North American box office cannot exceed 80 million US dollars
However, as the news that the film won eight Oscar nominations was announced, the box office began to rise sharply. By the end of the Oscars, the box office of the film had reached more than 100 million US dollars.
That's not all, the film was nominated for eight Oscars and won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.
The box office of the film ushered in another rise.
It can be said that "American Beauty" is the biggest winner of the 72nd Oscar, with a box office of 1.3 billion US dollars from North America alone.
From a box office of $74 million to a box office of $1.3 billion, a full increase of $56 million in box office.
This shows the commercial value of Oscar.
Of course, what Ryan cared about was not the Oscars, but the overseas distribution rights of the film. DreamWorks did not have overseas distribution channels, so it was necessary to find an overseas distributor.
Compared with the North American box office, the film's overseas box office is even more amazing, reaching more than 2.2 billion US dollars, bringing an astronomical income to the production company DreamWorks and the overseas distribution company Universal Pictures.
This film can be regarded as a typical example of Hollywood's small and big.
"What are you going to do!" Ryan asked in a deep voice.
"Agree to the distribution commission proposed by DreamWorks, and get the overseas distribution rights of this film as soon as possible." Michael Kuhn took a deep breath, "In addition, I plan to come to Los Angeles in person to visit Steven Spielberg. "
Speaking of which, for the first time, he felt that it was inconvenient to locate the company in London.
Hollywood is the center of the world's movies. If overseas distribution companies want to continue to develop, it is best to move the company to Los Angeles.
"Yes." Ryan agreed, "If you have any needs, you can talk to Jon directly."
Even if a very favorable distribution ratio is given, overseas distribution companies can still earn a lot of income.
After all, the overseas box office of the original film is as high as 2.2 billion US dollars, and the commission of the peripheral copyright alone can make overseas distribution companies full of food.
After hanging up the phone, Ryan was in a trance. Until he boarded the flight to Iceland, he was thinking about how to get the overseas distribution rights of "American Beauty" as soon as possible.
The overseas distribution rights of "Notting Hill" obtained some time ago have made overseas distribution companies a lot of money.
If they get the overseas distribution rights of "American Beauty" and succeed, it will greatly promote the development of overseas distribution companies and attract more Hollywood film companies to cooperate.
After a long flight, the plane finally landed on the runway of the airport. Most passengers did not get off the plane immediately, but chose to wear warm clothes.
Although Iceland has not yet entered the coldest time of the year in this season, it is still necessary to wrap the whole body when going out during the day.
What's more, the shooting location chosen by the crew is located near the town of Höfn in southeastern Iceland, a glacier with an area of 8,300 square kilometers.
This is not only the largest glacier in Iceland, but also the largest ice sheet in Europe, with an altitude of about 1,500 meters, second only to the Antarctic ice sheet, the Greenland and Arctic Islands ice sheets, the Alaska and Yukon ice sheets in North America, and the Patagonian ice sheets in South America. .
When Ryan, Daniel Green and his party arrived outside the town of Hofn, they obviously felt that the temperature was getting colder and colder.
"spa!"
Seeing a steaming hot spring on the side of the road not far away, Ryan couldn't help showing surprise.
“There are many natural hot springs here, such as the most famous Blue Lake Hot Spring and Mihu Hot Spring in the north, and there are also many nice small hot springs.” A local guide said briefly.
There are no artificial hot springs in Iceland, almost all natural hot springs.
Under the ice and snow, soaking in natural hot springs and admiring the natural landscape carved by nature, it has a special flavor, faintly like the legendary land of ice and fire.
On the way, I didn't stop in Hofen Town, and went directly to the filming location of the crew.
There is no hot spring here, except for ice and snow, it is still ice and snow.
Looking around, there are vast ice fields everywhere in front of you, a vast expanse of whiteness, glowing white under the sun, and it is easy to suffer from snow blindness if you look at it for a long time.
At this time, many crew members were busy setting up the shooting scene, and only Stephen Sommers greeted them.
"Hi, long time no see Ryan."
Stephen Sommers hugged Ryan warmly, "I thought you would choose to come over later."
"After all, the environment here is somewhat bad."
Ryan looked at the white gas coming out of Stephen Sommers' mouth, with the thick snow under his feet, shook his head and said, "It's really bad."
"By the way, where's Charlie!"
"I remember she seems to be here too."
Ryan glanced, but did not see Charlize Theron.
"She should be putting on makeup now."
Stephen Sommers pointed to the make-up car in front, "She will play a part later."
Ryan nodded, and then hugged everyone.
Compared with the original version, there are inevitably some changes in the cast of the current crew. For example, Charlize Theron played the baroness, Monica Cruz played the red-haired girl, and the crew chose a Japanese actor to play the white ghost. .
The Japanese box office market is much bigger than the Korean box office market
However, the film's starring roles have basically remained the same, Adwar-Aginui-Aigbaji and Christopher-Ecclestone.
Monica Cruz looked at Ryan with a strange look in her eyes. She had heard of him a long time ago, a real Hollywood big shot.
Ryan nodded at her insignificantly, without speaking, and walked into an RV with Stephen Sommers to rest.
"You know Monica Cruz!" Stephen Sommers asked curiously in the RV.
Just now he seemed to see Ryan nodding to Monica Cruz.
"Her sister is Penelope Cruz." Ryan didn't hide anything.
Penelope Cruz!
Stephen Sommers couldn't help coughing lightly, obviously he had also seen the gossip about Ryan and Penelope Cruz.
Among the powerful and powerful people in Hollywood, Ryan is the one with a very good reputation. As long as he is willing to pay, he will definitely get what he wants in return, even more than expected.
This payment refers to beautiful women.
For example, Penelope Cruz is one of them, otherwise it would be difficult for Monica Cruz to join the crew.
Of course, Monica Cruz passed the first few rounds of auditions by virtue of her acting skills.
This is also a prerequisite for the transaction.
After a while, the crew brought over two steaming cups of coffee.
Ryan took a sip of the coffee and said, "I asked someone to deliver some food. I can relax a little at night and hold a small bonfire party."
"You really need to take it easy in this **** weather," Sofia Coppola interjected.
Stephen Sommers didn't pay attention to the bonfire party. He looked at Ryan with an inexplicable look in his eyes, and said, "Ryan, why don't you play a cameo?"
"And Sophia," he added.
Cameo!
Ryan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Okay, help me choose a simpler character, preferably a background cloth."
He seldom plays cameos in movies, and it's freezing and snowy right now, and the temperature is extremely low. Naturally, for cameo roles, the simpler the scenes, the better, and the fewer shots the better.
As for Sofia Coppola, she declined very flatly, as she has no interest in cameo appearances.
"Background!"
Stephen Sommers pondered for a while and said, "Yes, there is a suitable role right now."
Ryan didn't bother to ask what kind of character it was~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Anyway, he was only a cameo, at worst, when editing, he just clicked the cut.
After staying for a while, Stephen Sommers got up and left the caravan. He needed to prepare for the shooting.
The shooting time of the crew is very tight. Before mid-November, the filming in Iceland must be completed, otherwise the temperature will drop sharply once it enters winter.
Ryan also got up and left the RV, stood on the ice, looking at the surrounding scenery.
About ten minutes later, Charlize Theron came over. She was only wearing a coat, and she was wearing a tight black leather jacket, which made her feel cold.
This is the filming requirement of the crew. There is no such thing as keeping warm in the film, how can it be **** and beautiful.
This has become a norm in Hollywood commercial filming.
The only downside is that some actresses complain about the length of time.
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