Chapter 48: success again

The "Hollywood Reporter" commented: ""Chain Saw" is undoubtedly the best horror film this year, which is enough to describe it as a dark horse at the box office, and it is worth watching repeatedly for all horror film lovers."

"New York Daily" emphasized the full investment cost of the film, "The investment cost of "Saw" is only more than one million US dollars. Except for the famous actor Nicholas Cage, most of the directors and main actors in the film are well-known. It's a newcomer."

"However, such a combination achieved a box office of US$8.9 million in the first three days of the weekend, and the cost has been recovered in just three days. It is foreseeable that it will be enough for the distribution company Fox Searchlight Pictures to make a fortune."

"By the way, Fox Searchlight Pictures is a newly established subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox, a distribution company used to distribute independent films..."

Well, this newspaper is crooked as it is written, and the focus is on Fox Searchlight Pictures.

There are many good reviews, and there are also many bad reviews.

On Monday morning, Ryan specially bought a bunch of newspapers, many of which were distributed throughout North America, and the number of readers was astonishing, which fully reflected the media's attitude towards "Chain Saw".

There are quite a few sharp comments among them.

"The plot of the film itself is almost useless except for violence, gore, and fear. How come such a film full of violence and blood is only a B-grade movie? It has to make people think!"

"The plot of the film itself is very creative, but it's a pity that a new director and some new actors, as well as the pitiful investment, ruined a film that could be sold well."

"The director of the film is only a newcomer, but the assistant director in the film, Sofia Coppola, has long been famous. The winner of the 11th Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Newcomer and Worst Supporting Actress, The daughter of the famous director Francis Ford Coppola, it is rumored that the two may be dating."

Seeing Ryan straightened his head, is he dating Sophia? I really don't know what the reporter thinks, such absurd things can be reported!

But some tabloids like to attract readers' attention like to publish these topics.

"It seems that the North American media also like to publish gossip news."

Fortunately, they are all tabloids, or simply unscrupulous newspapers that specialize in gossip and gossip. The reports of some large newspapers are more pertinent.

"The heroine in the film, Monica Bellucci, made a stunning appearance in Hollywood. Although there are very few shots of the heroine in the film, and she can't even be called a heroine, but Monica Bellucci's glamorous, but Unforgettable."

Monica Bellucci is also considered a small hit. With the popularity of "Saw", it is enough to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.

There are also some newspapers below that have a high evaluation of "Chain Saw", such as anti-violence films, allusions to the social situation in the United States, police inaction and other topics.

No need to ask, Ryan can understand that 20th Century Fox and News Corporation play a very important role in it.

Especially some film critics, even if they are bad reviews or ridicules, they write very implicitly.

In fact, most of the writing is about the topic of the film itself, and the focus on the actors is not very high.

This is also helpless, "Chain Saw" does not have any big-name stars, and it is a B-level horror film. For the media, it is difficult for the actors in the film to arouse interest.

Overall, the press has received mixed reviews.

In many cases, all praise is not necessarily a good thing.

On the contrary, it is often accompanied by media controversy to arouse greater heat.

At this time, Sophia opened the door and walked in, hurriedly placing a box office statistics report on the table.

"The three-day box office of $8.9 million in the first weekend is really an astonishing result. If I hadn't checked this report many times, I would have thought that Fox Searchlight Pictures had made a mistake."

The North American box office statistics in 1994 were far from as fast as the Internet era in the previous life, and there were inevitably some mistakes in the figures.

Therefore, Fox Searchlight Pictures checked it several times before faxing it over.

"We are very likely to produce a film with a box office of over 50 million US dollars." Sofia Coppola's tone seemed to have a hint of disbelief.

She has been in contact with Hollywood since she was a child, and she knows very well that a film that earned $8.9 million in the box office in the first weekend, as long as the box office continues to stabilize, if nothing else, the final box office of "Chain Saw" is likely to exceed $50 million.

This is not counting the box office outside of North America. You must know that there are many English-speaking countries in the world. If you add them together, you can get at least tens of millions of dollars again. That is to say, the global box office of "Chain Saw" is very likely. Hit 100 million US dollars.

Let her transform from the winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Newcomer and Worst Supporting Actress to an executive producer and assistant director of a film that is likely to have a global box office of over 100 million US dollars.

No longer, the object of ridicule by the media in the past.

$8.9 million!

Ryan had already received a call from Helen just now, and he already knew the box office data of "Chain Saw", so he still couldn't help showing surprise at this moment.

"Sophia!" Ryan interrupted the excited Sophia, and reminded: "Don't forget, the box office of my last film has already exceeded 100 million US dollars."

"Now is not the time to be happy. You need to work with Helen to urge Fox Searchlight Pictures to let them invest more in promotional expenses and increase the number of screens as much as possible."

The three-day box office in the first weekend was really good, but the next month was not a time to relax.

"Okay." Sofia Coppola straightened her expression and said, "I'll contact Helen right away."

"By the way, you seem to have had contact with Harvey Weinstein last night."

"I have to remind you, it's best to stay away from Harvey-Weinstein, and you can call me or Helen when necessary, and it's best not to contact him in private."

The Wayne brothers are undoubtedly one of the upper-class figures in Hollywood, and they can be regarded as out-and-out big men.

But the various deeds of the Wayne brothers are also famous.

"Harvey Weinstein, a real big man in Hollywood, is not that easy to say no to."

Ryan mocked himself and said, "At least I don't have the qualifications yet."

The influence of Harvey-Weinstein or the Wayne Brothers has not yet reached its peak, far from being as strong as in the previous life.

But it was still not something Ryan could easily refuse.

"So for your next work, I suggest that you should not continue to invest in the name of the studio."

Sofia Coppola showed a serious look on her face, UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.com said: "Even if you want to continue investing, you should find one or two influential film companies and invest with them."

Not to mention that Ryan doesn't have any connections, even DreamWorks, which had a great reputation in the previous life, often cooperates with the seven major film companies.

"For example!" Ryan asked hesitantly.

"Fox Searchlight Pictures and Lucasfilm, both are very good choices." Sofia Coppola directly mentioned the names of the two film companies without even thinking about it.

Rather than cooperating with the powerful Big Seven film companies, it is better to cooperate with Fox Searchlight Pictures or Lucasfilm.

The former Fox Searchlight Pictures has just been established and has not yet been officially listed. It also has a good cooperation with Ryan. Backed by 20th Century Fox, it has a complete distribution channel.

The latter Lucasfilm has the famous George Lucas, as well as the "Star Wars" series of films that represent an era in the United States.

With senior contacts in Hollywood, even any Hollywood film company can't refuse the cooperation of George Lucas.

Moreover, George Lucas has always had a good relationship with 20th Century Fox.

"I need to think about it." Ryan had a headache, but he had to sigh. Sure enough, no matter what time it is, the publishing company will always be at the top of the food chain.

"OK."

"However, I advise you to make plans early, or give yourself a vacation, go out and relax with your girlfriend for a while, and don't rush to prepare for the next film." Sofia Coppola is very clear that Ryan has already written Several scripts.

Girlfriend!

Ryan shook his head, he has no plans to find a female partner yet.