Vol 2 Chapter 636: "Lord of the Rings One" released

December 19.

The movie "Lord of the Rings 1" produced and distributed by Xinxian Pictures was officially released in the United States today. It received more than 3,300 cinemas on the day of the opening of the painting, and the number of screens opened exceeded 7,000, absolutely since December One of the largest films released.

In this regard, even the movie "Hidden from the Sky" produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, which is currently being released, cannot be compared.

Warner Bros. Pictures.

At this moment, as the CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures, Barry Meyer was very angry: "This Shay, really doesn't know how to promote, and doesn't care about the overall situation. I told him more than two months ago, "The Lord of the Rings 1" The movie won’t be released until January. But he’s doing well, leaving Warner behind and doing the release on his own. I want to see what box office results "Lord of the Rings 1" can get?!"

The movie "Lord of the Rings 1" produced by New Line Pictures will be released on December 19;

The film "Hidden Sky Over the Sea" produced by Warner Bros. Pictures will be released on December 7;

The interval between the two screenings is only 12 days, even if they are not released at the same time, they will still divert a part of the audience.

How does this make Warner Bros. Pictures willing to endure?

Don't forget, Warner Bros. Pictures is the major shareholder of New Line Pictures, and the largest shareholder in terms of shareholding, which is even higher than that of New Line Pictures’ founder and chairman Xie Yi.

In Barimeier's view: "New Line Pictures is only a subsidiary of Warner, so it is not allowed to get out of control."

But... Shay wanted to escape from Warner.

Now the two films are in the ring, which makes many outsiders laugh.

.......

New Line Pictures.

"Shit!"

"What is he, Barry Meyer?!"

"He is just a CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures. To put it bluntly, he is a part-time worker. If Steve Rose (Chairman of Time Warner) comes forward in person, I will save the face. As for Barry Meyer, he doesn't care. To me!"

Shay's temper is also very hot.

Don't look at him when he gets along with Zhuke, he always has a humble posture, but he is definitely a madman in his bones, and he usually doesn't look straight at people.

"Boss, you are so right!"

Vice President Jonathan echoed: "Warner sometimes doesn't emphasize fairness and justice at all. It is obviously our new line of film "Lord of the Rings 1" that is the first to be released on December 19, but what did Warner do?"

"Warner's movie market is picking up, arranging for "Hidden Days" to be released on December 7.

"Immediately, as a major shareholder, we forced us to withdraw "Lord of the Rings 1" and give way to "Hidden Sky". I want to ask...why?!"

Warner Bros. Pictures has opinions, but New Line Pictures is full of complaints.

Does the subsidiary have no human rights?

Must I listen to Warner's mercy?

This time, Xie Yi, the boss of New Line Pictures, did not. He chose a hard shot!

......

My colleagues in Hollywood watched the excitement one after another and expressed a lot of opinions.

Spielberg of DreamWorks: "You ask me what I think? Hehe, whether it is Warner or New Line Pictures, in my opinion, it is nothing more than a fight between the devil and the devil, and they are not good people!"

Lionsgate owner Gusta: "The dispute between New Line and Warner, to put it bluntly, is the conflict between the parent company and the subsidiary, just like the relationship between the stepmother and the stepson. There are good things that Warner thought about for the first time. He must be his own son. Where would you think of New Line Film as a stepson?"

Hit the nail on the head!

For Warner, the film "Hidden from the Sky", which was produced by Warner, is definitely a pro-son and must be prioritized;

For Warner, the movie "Lord of the Rings 1" by New Line Pictures is naturally a step-son. In order to kiss his son, this step-son must be sacrificed.

For this reason, Barry Meyer and Shay also had a fight during the film promotion.

On the same day, Zhuke returned to Los Angeles.

"Kevin, I heard that Warner and New Line Pictures have had a lot of trouble recently?"

Zhuke asked after getting off the plane.

Kevin Fitch was surprised: "Boss, what do you know?"

"of course!"

Zhuke nodded: "I am very optimistic about the box office results of "Lord of the Rings", so I have always paid attention to it. And don't forget, I am a major shareholder of Weta Digital Studios. Once the box office of the movie bursts, Weta Digital will definitely It’s Rijin Doujin."

Kevin Fitch raised his eyebrows slightly.

He himself is optimistic about the box office prospects of "Lord of the Rings", but he is even more optimistic about the box office potential of "Hidden".

Today is December 19th, and Warner’s movie "Hidden Over the Sea" has been released for 12 days.

After the movie "Hidden Over the Sea" was released, the box office exceeded 38 million U.S. dollars in the first three days of the first weekend. This achievement can only be a mediocre result in the Christmas schedule of previous years, but now the Christmas schedule after the 911 incident, "Hidden Over the Sea" The box office performance is extremely good.

So far, the film has won a total of US$10,300 in the North American box office;

This data alone is enough to rank in the top 20 of the North American annual box office rankings in 2001.

Various analysis companies even pointed out: "The North American box office performance of "Hiding the Sky" is expected to exceed 200 million U.S. dollars by the end of December, and the total North American box office is expected to be between 280 million and 300 million U.S. dollars."

Word of mouth is even more impressive.

The entertainment version of "Times" said: "The top cast is produced, and the cast is also of Oscar level. The total number of nominations that the actors have received has reached 15."

Relying on the influence of "Time", the box office of "Hidden Sky" has been rising steadily.

"Uh?"

Zhu Ke smiled and said: "Listen to what you mean, which means that the outside world now believes that "Lord of the Rings" is not an opponent of "Hidden Sky".

Kevin Fitch nodded.

He said: "Boss, I have participated in the movie premiere of "The Lord of the Rings". I do not deny that "The Lord of the Rings" is a very good movie, even the best magical epic movie in Hollywood since the 21st century. , It was issued by Xinxian Pictures itself."

"On the other hand, "Hiding Over the Sea" has achieved good box office results, it can be said to have preempted..."

"Under this circumstance, I don't think Xinxian Films has a winning side."

The voice fell.

Zhu Ke nodded frequently.

Kevin Fitch’s words are very reasonable and echo the views of most people.

After all, Xinxian Pictures, the publisher of "Lord of the Rings", is far worse than Warner, the publisher of "Hidden from the Sky".

But... this is "Lord of the Rings"!

In the future, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy will definitely exist in film history!

In contrast, what does "Hidden Sky Over the Sea" count?

Zhu Ke squinted his eyes and smiled: "Kevin, I think you are going to miscalculate this time."

Kevin Fitch: "..."

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