Chapter 361: Preferential policies

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It can be said that "Black Hawk Down" will not encounter much competition before the release of another Orion Films film "Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring" in May.

The collision of the two films' release schedules is somewhat helpless.

The main distribution resources of Orion Films in the early stage were all used in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and in March, there will be another heavyweight film released, "Never Compromise" starring Julia Roberts.

"Hunting U-571" was released in early April, so the release time of "Black Hawk Down" can only be put in mid-April.

"The overseas distribution of "Black Hawk Down" is relatively smooth. After all, the box office of the film in North America reached 50.42 million U.S. dollars in its first week."

In the first-class cabin of the plane flying to New York, Sofia Coppola unfastened her seat belt and said to Ryan sideways: "Even if the overseas box office of the film fails to meet expectations, it will not cause too much impact. People are just worried.”

"The overseas box office prospects of this film are indeed a bit worrying." Ryan showed a helpless look.

In fact, Ryan didn't expect much overseas box office from the beginning.

"Black Hawk Down" is about the battle of a group of American soldiers. It has little relationship with other overseas countries. Somalia, the only country that has any relationship, is also a war-torn area, and it is impossible to get a penny at the box office.

Moreover, the film itself is not a world-renowned event, so it is difficult to attract a large number of overseas audiences into the cinema.

When most people mentioned the Somalia region in their previous lives, the first thing that came to mind was definitely pirates, not "Black Hawk Down".

Therefore, the film's box office focus is on the North American market, not overseas markets.

At present, the 911 incident has not yet broken out, and the imagination of American soldiers in the eyes of the audience and the media is still a heroic existence.

"By the way, it seems that Cage has no plans to quit the "Windtalker" crew?" Ryan was not too worried about the box office of "Black Hawk Down", at least this film will not lose money, but asked Nicolas Cage.

"He has already signed a contract with the crew." Sofia Coppola shook her head, "Besides, this is a film with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars."

"Crew producer Wu Baige has already contacted Touchstone Films and Disney."

Touchstone Pictures and Disney!

Ryan knew that Touchstone Films and Disney were making a war blockbuster "Pearl Harbor". At this time, the crew of "Wind Talker" approached the door and it was very likely to get investment.

However, he is not optimistic about this project. The change of the film investment company from MGM to Touchstone Films and Disney will not bring much change.

From the two films "Black Hawk Down" and "Hunting U-571", it can be seen that it is difficult for war-themed films to succeed.

Even Orion Pictures didn't have much expectations for the overseas box office of "Black Hawk Down", let alone "Hunting U-571".

The North American box office of the original version of this film was only US$77.12 million, and the global box office was US$127 million.

Far from being a smash hit for a $62 million budget, the film brought in limited revenue for Universal.

It can be seen that for "Wind Talker", which has a niche subject matter and an unpopular plot, the film company is thankful for being able to recover the investment in the film.

At this time, Avi-Allard turned his head from the front and said, "Ryan, I think you can consider setting the filming location in Australia."

"As for Los Angeles!"

He shook his head, "L.A. taxes are scary."

For the interior shots of "Spider-Man", Ryan chose to shoot it in Los Angeles, and the exterior shots were in New York.

There is nothing to say about the outdoor viewfinder.

This is the setting of the script, many special scenes must be filmed in New York

Just using Los Angeles as the main shooting location not only has to face high tax and labor costs, but also faces a lot of old and dilapidated studios.

Whether it is Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal Pictures, or the Los Angeles studios of Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Sony Pictures, they are already old and dilapidated, and there are no new studios in Los Angeles.

"What is the tax incentive amount of the Australian government?" Ryan asked curiously.

It can make Avi-Allard want to change the shooting location of the film, which shows that the Australian government has given very favorable conditions.

"Based on the $120 million investment in Spider-Man."

Avi-Aradmer did some calculations and came up with an astonishing figure, "It's around $12 million to $13 million."

"Around $12 million to $13 million!" Sofia Coppola's eyes widened. "God, is the Australian government crazy?"

An investment of 120 million US dollars can get more than 10% tax incentives, which is simply unimaginable in Los Angeles.

Even the tax rebate policies of Canada and New Zealand are less than 10%.

Ryan quickly recovered from his surprise and asked, "Any special requirements?"

Avi-Allard organized the language and explained: "The tax rebate rate of the Australian government can reach up to 40%."

After finishing speaking, he felt that something was wrong, and quickly added, "It's not 40% of the crew's investment, but 40% of the crew's local salary in Australia."

Ryan nodded. In this way, the labor cost in Australia is not much different from that in New Zealand.

Not counting government subsidies, Australia's labor is relatively more expensive, while New Zealand's is much cheaper.

"Then how much tax refund funds can be obtained in the end!" Ryan felt that it is better to compare the amount of money that can be obtained in the end.

"At least around $12 million."

Avi-Allard said very positively: "As long as the crew changes the shooting location, within 20 days at most, they can get 90% of the tax refund funds."

"Crews have the option to sell the rebates to local companies so they can get their money right away."

Ryan understands that the local company can only make a fortune from it, and the crew can get the money immediately, which is a win-win situation.

There are similar companies in Canada and New Zealand. Orion Films has cooperated with them before, and even has a long-term cooperative company in New Zealand. The other party is a company owned by the New Zealand royal family.

This is also a routine operation of Hollywood's mainstream commercial crews. Even film companies such as Universal Pictures, Paramount, and Sony Pictures choose to cooperate with local companies for a long time most of the time.

In this way, many risks can be avoided.

For a moment, Ryan couldn't help hesitating a little. The tax refund amount of more than 10% was as high as tens of millions of dollars.

The money can not only be regarded as profit income, but also can be included in the shooting cost of the crew, and some film companies even directly include it in the film investment.

"Sophia, you can ask someone to try to contact the Australian studio." Ryan said hesitantly.

New Zealand studios are too small to accommodate a second crew in addition to the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring crew.

What's more, there are many crews under Orion Films, and most of them will choose New Zealand as the main shooting location.

Other than that, the only option is to stay in Los Angeles.

As for Canada!

Firstly, the Canadian government’s tax refund quota is limited, which is almost monopolized by several giants. Secondly, Orion Films does not cooperate with the Canadian government very much.

The most important point is that the amount of tax rebates in Australia is very superior, as high as tens of millions of dollars in tax rebates, and Ryan can fully use them in the production of special effects for films.

The only thing that made him hesitate was that Orion Films had a lot of things to deal with right now, and it was more convenient for the crew to stay in Los Angeles for filming.

Along the way, several people were talking about tax rebates for the film.

In fact, the tax rebate subsidy received by the "Spider-Man" crew is not too much. Some Hollywood giants can often obtain more favorable policies, even reaching a very astonishing ratio.

However, with the continued success of Orion Films' productions and the acquisition of MGM, the same treatment will soon be available.

In addition, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is about to be released, which is expected to bring a large number of tourists to New Zealand, where the film was shot, which will inevitably affect the treatment of other crews of Orion Films.

In general, the successful acquisition of MGM by Orion Films is not only about obtaining the world's largest film copyright library and membership of the Film Association on the surface, but also other treatment in the unspoken rules.

For example, in the auction of the first broadcasting rights of film and TV stations, Orion Films used to negotiate with multiple TV networks to obtain the highest price.

This time, the premiere broadcast rights of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Black Hawk Down" will be directly auctioned, allowing all the TV networks who want to buy to bid on the spot, often getting unexpected prices.

Arriving at JFK International Airport, Ryan, Avi-Allard and others went to the hotel to beat the jet lag. There was a three-hour time difference between Los Angeles and New York.

Sophia Coppola and Natalie Portman went to the downtown area ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to visit Natalie Portman's parents.

Early the next morning, Ryan had a simple breakfast, and left the hotel with Avi-Allard and others to inspect the shooting environment of the location.

Among them, the Flatiron Building has a very important role. In the film, Spider-Man will stage a fierce competition with the Green Goblin.

For this reason, it is necessary not only to greet the building management in advance, but also to greet some local government departments in advance.

Of course, for the famous "Spider-Man", the building management not only agreed, but even expressed their willingness to provide some assistance.

In addition, the public library is also a more conspicuous lens.

New York is one of the important filming locations for Hollywood production crews. There are production crews coming to shoot scenes every day, and there is almost no trouble in approval.

However, the afternoon before leaving New York, Ryan met a very unexpected person at the door of the hotel.