Chapter 566 American Sniper

After the WBA heavyweight championship challenge, Link returned to the United States with the gold belt. This match allowed him to successfully change from a light heavyweight champion to a heavyweight world champion.

Compared with light heavyweight, heavyweight matches are more entertaining and have a larger audience. The main reason is that there are differences in the entertaining nature of the matches.

Take the middleweight class as an example.

Middleweight boxers weigh less than 75 kilograms and their punches weigh less than 800 pounds.

With the cushioning of the gloves, an 800-pound fist will become lighter and less lethal when it hits the opponent.

In addition, middleweight boxers are small and light, with flexible footwork and easy to dodge.

Middleweight matches rarely result in injuries and rarely bleed. Most matches are won by points.

Heavyweight boxers weigh more than 91 kilograms and their punches weigh around 1,500 pounds.

The weight of the gloves in the match is not much different, which also makes the fists of heavyweight boxers more lethal, and they are also prone to injuries during the match, and bleeding often occurs.

This kind of match will look more exciting, more enjoyable to watch, and more likely to attract attention.

Link's matches with Deonta and Povetkin were more brutal, so the ratings were higher than in previous matches.

The total PPV sales of this match in Europe reached 4.54 million copies, setting a new record for PPV sales, and 2.41 million copies were sold in North America. The number of people watching the live broadcast through the Show Time network platform reached 160 million worldwide, setting a new record for paid live broadcasts of boxing matches.

Within one month after the match, the video of the match was played more than 1.2 billion times, also setting a record for similar videos.

In addition, the revenue from advertising sponsorship, ticket peripherals, etc. reached more than 400 million US dollars.

According to the sports website ESPN, the commercial value created by this match exceeded 1 billion US dollars, which is higher than the commercial value created by Link's previous matches.

Link's income has also increased, and he has received 220 million US dollars in share.

Including the match with Deonta in April, the total revenue of these two matches is more than 400 million US dollars, which is higher than the income of the past six matches.

This is also the benefit of playing heavyweight matches.

There are disadvantages, too. He was injured.

The left masseter was red and swollen, there was a small amount of bleeding in the nasal cavity, and there were also slight injuries on the shoulder and left rib. Although not serious, it was the first time that he had such a serious injury compared to previous competitions.

This also led to Evaka, like Taylor, not supporting him to continue boxing. He is now worth more than 20 billion and has several large companies under his control. Even if he does nothing, he can still earn more than 1 billion US dollars a year. There is no need to fight hard on the stage for hundreds of millions of dollars. If he is seriously injured by his opponent, it will not be worth the loss.

However, Evaka persuaded him very tactfully, and did not quarrel with him out of anger like Taylor did.

Link also wisely stated that he would be more rational in future competitions and try to avoid injuries. If he suffered a serious injury in a certain competition, he would consider retiring early, and would not risk his health and life, nor would he make her and the children worry.

Evaka was quite satisfied with his answer, and immediately responded to him with a gentle kiss and soft body.

Link fought with Eva in the bedroom all night with injuries. The next day, his injuries were almost recovered. This is also the benefit of continuous training. After his physique and strength became stronger, his physical recovery ability and body self-healing ability were also enhanced.

This is also the reason why he is not afraid to fight with his opponent in the game.

It's just that Eva Ka and Taylor don't know, so they are worried.

After the game, the American media also reported a lot on this game.

On the one hand, it introduced the cruelty and highlights of this game, continued to promote boxing matches, and expanded Link's international influence.

Most of the remaining reports were touting his strength and influence.

"Ring" magazine said that he has reached a height in his boxing career that no one has reached. The most dazzling superstar in the boxing world in the 2010s, Link also brought the sport of boxing to a new height through his own influence.

"BOXING" magazine called Link the "Caesar" of the boxing world. After conquering the super middleweight and light heavyweight, he continued to conquer the heavyweight. Under his attack, the heavyweight field is hard to find an opponent.

Some media are also discussing his match with Klitschko and Klitschko, analyzing the strength of both sides.

Because he was injured in the match with Povetkin, he dragged the match to the fourth round for the first time, and it was also the first time he defeated his opponent by TKO.

The media believed that even if he could defeat Klitschko, it would be a miserable victory.

As for Klitschko, the media believed that the two were evenly matched, and it would be very difficult for Link to defeat Klitschko and unify the heavyweight class.

These reports are also part of the promotion of boxing matches. For this reason, Link also participated in two exclusive interviews, one with "People" and the other with "The Ellen Show" on CBS TV, talking about the game, work, life, and gossip.

After finishing his boxing-related work, Link took a short break at home for a few days and continued to prepare for the filming of "American Sniper", practicing sniper rifles and receiving military training.

Since the prototype of the character Chris Kyle is from Texas, he also needs to learn the Texas accent.

Through Chris Kyle's wife and comrades, we learned about his personal habits and hobbies, such as he likes to breathe loudly through his nose, listen to rock songs by Linkin Park and Staind, and also likes to listen to several rock songs by Link, such as "Believer", "Give me reason", "Legends never die", etc.

But since Link is the lead actor in the film, his songs would be distracting, so they were not included.

These tasks are numerous and complex, but also very important. Only by understanding the other party in detail can the character be more full and three-dimensional.

In early June, the filming of "American Sniper" officially began. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Jason Hall, and starred by Link, Sienna Miller and Luke Grimes.

The main filming locations were Rabat, the capital of Morocco, Santa Clarita in southern California, and the Imperial Valley Town in El Centro, which replaced the battlefields in Iraq.

"Act 1, Scene 1, Action!"

The filming officially began in the deserted Gobi Desert in Southern California.

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When filming "American Sniper", the North American film market entered the highly competitive summer season.

The highest-grossing movie in the summer season is Captain America 2 produced by Disney Pictures. The film cost 180 million U.S. dollars to produce and was released in early April. The North American box office was 302 million U.S. dollars and the global box office was 813 million U.S. dollars.

The second place is Sony Pictures' The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which cost 230 million U.S. dollars to produce and was released in early May. The current North American box office is 187 million U.S. dollars and the global box office is 668 million U.S. dollars.

The third place is Warner Pictures' Godzilla, which cost 160 million U.S. dollars to produce and was released in mid-May. The current North American box office is 162 million U.S. dollars and the global box office is 428 million U.S. dollars.

The Divergent released by Lionsgate is currently ranked fourth. The production cost was 78 million U.S. dollars and was released in early May. The current North American box office is 158 million U.S. dollars and the global box office is 305 million U.S. dollars.

At the end of May, Lionsgate's eighth film "Neighbors" was released. The film tells the story of a young couple with a newborn daughter. In order to protect their personal privacy, they launched a fierce spoof war with a group of young and passionate college students next door. It is an R-rated comedy.

It was directed by Nicholas Stoller, the screenwriter of "The Muppets" and "The New Money in the Bank", and starred by comedy stars Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron and others.

The film was released on May 30 and earned $51.07 million in the first weekend in North America, ranking first in the box office. It was also the best performing R-rated comedy film on the day of its release in American film history as of June 2014.

Ranked second is "X-Men: Days of Future Past" which was released last week. The box office this week was 46.67 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office was 192 million.

On the 15th day of its release, the North American box office of "Neighbors" exceeded 100 million, reaching 103 million US dollars. It is also the fourth movie of Lionsgate that has exceeded 100 million in North American box office this year.

The film also performed well at the overseas box office. After two weeks of release, the overseas box office has accumulated to 84.44 million US dollars, which is also the most popular comedy film in overseas regions.

The total box office is expected to be around 280 million US dollars.

The production cost of the film is 18 million US dollars.

The revenue ratio reached 1:15, which is a box office dark horse that is more popular than "The Fake Family" and "Georgia Brothers".

Lionsgate released 8 movies in the first half of the year, of which seven North American box office exceeded 50 million, and four North American box office exceeded 100 million US dollars. This data makes peers very jealous.

Lionsgate only invests more than 600 million US dollars in making movies every year, but it can often break out dark horse movies, and three of them have been released in succession this year.

The six major film studios invest more than 1 billion dollars in making movies every year. Except for a few commercial blockbusters with good box office results, the box office results of other low-cost movies are very average. Six out of ten movies lose money, and the remaining four box office revenue ratios are all within 1:3, which is not as good as the box office of "Neighbors".

The top executives of the six major studios were helpless. They could only poach Lionsgate employees on the one hand, hoping to learn some insider knowledge, and on the other hand, they tried to cooperate with Lionsgate by getting on the express train of Lionsgate by getting rid of Paramount and Warner.

As for whether they would lose face, they didn't care. As long as they could make money, satisfy shareholders, and not be fired, nothing else mattered.

For this reason, Lionsgate received many invitations for film cooperation from the six major studios.

While the top executives of the six major studios bowed their heads, Lionsgate applied to join the American Film Association MPAA again to help supervise and manage American films and contribute to the development of Hollywood films.

After discussion, the top executives of the six major studios reluctantly accepted Lionsgate as a member of the MPAA.

However, Lionsgate was only given the treatment of an ordinary member, with only voting rights and advisory rights, no specific positions and rights, and was not responsible for the internal management of the MPAA. On the contrary, the representatives sent by the six major studios served as chairman, vice chairman, director and other positions.

Link and Evaka did not object to this arrangement.

Lionsgate has just joined the MPAA, so it needs to gain a foothold in the American Film Association first, and then slowly strive for power and position.

As long as Lionsgate develops well enough and continues to lead its peers in the box office, it will not worry about not having power.

Influenced by Lionsgate's joining the MPAA, Lionsgate Chairman Eva Carter continued to rank first in the latest "Hollywood Power Ranking" published by The Hollywood Reporter. She is also the first woman to top the list for two consecutive years.

With the media hype, she became more famous and was called a goddess by countless media and fans.