Chapter 70: 1 will not be less
On August 21st, "Blade Warrior" was quietly released in North America.
The budget of this movie was overrun, and it was a superhero movie. The release schedule ran into a rival, and New Line Cinema was once again disappointed. Even the publicity budget was pitifully small.
Over the years, New Line Cinema has released a superhero movie every year, and the response...is very poor.
This film, the high-level meeting of New Line Pictures, expressed their disapproval.
Even "Blade Runner" is probably the best superhero movie Hollywood has made in recent years.
Let's see how "My Great Greek Wedding" is being promoted?
Warm your heart with warmth and romance!
Steven Spielberg's movie is so popular that most movie fans have seen it. The brutal war scene made the North American people, who have been in a stable and stable state, experience the cruelty and harm of war for the first time. bloody.
You can't advocate letting North American movie fans suffer another heartbreak, can you watch "Blade Runner"?
Politically incorrect!
"My Grand Greek Wedding" is a trend. It is conceivable that in the future summer season, at the end of the summer season at the end of August, there will be more warm and full movies that will be released at this time.
"Blade Runner" opened 2,322 theaters and grossed $15.2 million in its first weekend!
And what about Dunn's movie?
$9.8 million in advance on Thursday, $10.3 million on Friday, $13.5 million on Saturday, $11.8 million on Sunday, opening week...$45.4 million!
It surpassed the first-week box office of "Godzilla" with 44 million US dollars and "Clash of Earth" with 41 million US dollars, and once again won the North American!
Who would have thought that a niche romance film with an investment of US$15 million would be the brightest star in this summer season?
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"Blade Runner" is the second highest-grossing film in the weekly box office, but there is a huge conflict between its market positioning and "My Big Greek Wedding".
At the end of the summer season, it is the last opportunity for families and couples to have fun. However, the characters who decide to watch the movie, the father in the family and the woman in the couple, naturally set their sights on "My Grand Greek Wedding", "The Blade" Warrior" is bound to become a foil.
It is conceivable that this situation will intensify in the next week.
"Last summer, the $160 million investment in "Titanic" was crazy; this year, the $15 million investment in "My Great Greek Wedding" also performed well. Dunn Walker, a young, amazing , a talented director who conquered North America with two films!"
The promotion of Yahoo Entertainment made Dunn Walker's name directly No. 1 on Yahoo's hot search list.
At this time, Dunn Pictures also welcomed an uninvited guest.
It's a big man, Eli Emanuel.
One of CAA's bigwigs, Brian Lord's colleague, left in the 1995 CAA accident and founded Endeavor, an elite brokerage firm.
Dunn immediately understood the other party's intention.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Emanuel, I've signed a contract with CAA."
Tang En is straight to the point, talking with such a big man, there is no need to make excuses. Tang En did not say what was at stake, but the other party also understood.
Eli Emanuel's warm and watery appearance is simply a replica of Brian Lord. In a trance, Dunn felt that the person sitting opposite was Brian Lord.
"It doesn't matter, it's best to work together, and even if we can't, it won't affect our good relationship, right?" Ellie Emanuel smiled slightly, "But I still want to briefly talk about the benefits we can provide, commissions. The commission is 3%, and we take care of all the business including investment, acquisition, endorsement, etc. The most important thing is that we will not restrict you with a long-term contract. If you are not satisfied, you can terminate the contract at any time.”
Dunn smiled and said, "Mr. Emanuel, I feel your sincerity, but I'm sorry, I have a very pleasant cooperation with CAA, and I have a very good friendship with Brian."
"Brian?" Ellie Emanuel raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "That guy still likes to compete with me so much!"
Tang En smiled without saying a word. He didn't want to participate in these things.
Eli Emanuel's face turned serious, "I heard... you have plans to acquire Marvel?"
Dunn's heart sank.
As expected, Eli Emanuel still has remnants of power in CAA. For such a secret matter, it is usually the core team of Brian Lord that operates.
"Don't get me wrong." Seeing Dunn's ugly face, Eli Emanuel waved his hand, "I don't mean anything else, in fact, when Marvel went bankrupt and reorganized, Avi Allard and a few people successfully jumped out of the siege of Wall Street and successfully acquired Marvel, it's me working behind the scenes."
"Oh?" Dunn's face was suddenly surprised, "So, you have a good relationship with Avi Arad and Ike Patum?"
"It's natural." Eli Emanuel smiled lightly.
Dunn took a deep breath. Although he and Brian Lord have teamed up to set a net for Marvel, this is after all the operation behind it. If there is one person who can make a move on the stage, then his chances of success are even greater.
With one more helper, there is more hope for success.
Marvel Entertainment, Tang En is determined to win!
"What do I need to do?" Dunn's face was solemn, he understood that it was time to pay for the benefits, "but it is impossible for me to leave CAA."
Eli Emanuel stretched out two fingers, "It's very simple, two conditions."
"you say."
"My company will be responsible for the operation of the sequel to the series "My Great Greek Wedding"."
In Avery Emanuel, with such a small investment and such a high return, "My Big Greek Wedding" will definitely start filming a sequel, which is the norm in Hollywood.
With this series in hand, at least the new company he established has a big business in hand.
But Dunn looked a little ridiculous.
Will there be a sequel to "My Great Greek Wedding"? If the movie had a sequel, he wouldn't have given up 20% of the rights to Fox.
His perspective is not Hollywood rules, but the future.
"Yes, what about the second condition?" Tang En remained calm. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
"I need a male number one, or a female number one."
"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean."
Eli Emanuel smiled slightly, "You can't buy Marvel for the purpose of publishing comics, right?"
Dunn suddenly realized, "You want a character in my superhero movie?"
"That's right, it's the protagonist."
Dunn smiled and said, "Avery, it seems that the whole of Hollywood is not very optimistic about superhero movies."
Eli Emanuel shrugged, "That's true, in fact, I'm not optimistic either."
"Then you are..."
Eli Emanuel pointed to Dunn, "But I'm optimistic about you!"
Tang En rolled his eyes and spread his hands, "Okay, Ellie, you have successfully persuaded me."
When Dunn acquired Marvel, the first movie to start must be "Spider-Man". There is no doubt about this. Regarding that movie, Tang En has no clue about the candidates for the male and female protagonists. He will probably conduct a large-scale audition, right?
The choice of Spider-Man is very important and should not be sloppy, but the candidate for the female No. 1, it is not bad to give the Endeavor agency to Elie Emanuel, but it is just a vase.
The two stood up and shook hands, and decided to let the lawyer prepare the contract immediately and sign it in the afternoon.
Tang En suddenly thought of something and said: "By the way, I heard that Marvel has invested a lot in "Blade Runner". Right now, the box office of this movie is not good, but we must not let Marvel make the same absurdity as back then. decide."
Eli Emanuel naturally understood the mystery behind "Blade Runner", and he didn't break it. He held Dunn's hand heavily, with a firm tone, "Don't worry, Marvel's superhero, before you complete the acquisition, a No less!"
