Chapter 730 Dreamland

After spending its first weekend in North America, Fury Road ushered in its first working day. On Monday, the box office fell 53% compared with yesterday, and won 11.34 million US dollars. As a PG-rated film, Tintin Adventure has a lower decline, but the box office of the film is not high, and it only earned 2.65 million US dollars in one day on Monday.

The two sides are not of the same magnitude at all.

Even the most optimistic market forecasting agency would not think that the North American box office of The Adventures of Tintin can exceed 100 million US dollars.

Don't say $100 million.

On the plane, Tina Fey said to Scarlett Johansson, More than $50 million is very, very difficult.

Scarlett stroked her chin and muttered, I don't know where I can see David Ellison. The person I want to see most now is him.

Duke looked at the two women, but said nothing.

The production cost of a film like The Adventures of Tintin must be more than 100 million U.S. dollars, and the promotional expenses are almost equal to the production cost. Apart from the poor box office in North America, apart from the audience's reputation, perhaps one of the reasons is that foreign cultural products are not suitable for North America. Perhaps the film's overseas box office will be slightly better, but it is very difficult for David Ellison to recover the cost.

David Ellison doesn't like him, and he doesn't like David Ellison, it's a well-known thing in Hollywood.

After the economic crisis, David Ellison used huge liquidity to win the favor of companies such as Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks, but he was destined to be an outsider who would be rejected by traditional forces in Hollywood.

In fact, what Duke wants is very simple. It is enough to kick David Ellison out of this circle.

The Ellison family has strong funds, and Larry Ellison has a net worth no less than his on the cards. This does not mean that David Ellison can mobilize these resources. And as long as he fails, Larry Ellison will lose his patience. If he screwed up some big investments one after another, it will be very difficult to get the support of the family and external financing.

Without Larry Ellison's support, David Ellison is nothing more than a hairless vulture.

Those four projects that David Ellison took over. Each one must invest a huge amount of money. Even if he does not need to take too much of his own money, he can raise funds for investment, but if he fails, the consequences will still be quite serious.

Those who are far away can't see it. The recent The Adventures of Tintin is very pessimistic, including the four working days on Monday. This family movie only earned a little over $9 million at the box office. Although it has pushed the North American box office past $20 million, it is basically not very competitive in the extremely fierce competition for the summer vacation.

During the same four working days, Fury Road took in $42.68 million. The North American box office easily crossed the $100 million threshold, reaching as much as $117.51 ​​million.

At the same time, overseas grossed another nearly 70 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 300 million U.S. dollars.

Here comes a new weekend. North America ushered in an important Memorial Day schedule, and Alvin and the Chipmunks also landed in North American theaters.

This is a PG rated animated film. The audience of Fury Road is very different, otherwise the publisher, 20th Century Fox, would not have released Fury Road the following weekend.

Fury Road won't take much of a hit, unlike The Adventures of Tintin, the same genre that made it a big hit the following weekend. Only 4.52 million US dollars were harvested in three days.

Without any surprises, Alvin and the Chipmunks took the North American box office champion this weekend, with a box office figure of 48.8 million US dollars, and after this animated film is Fury Road, as the outside world As expected, the good word-of-mouth of the audience made the trend of this R-rated film extremely stable. The box office in North America fell by only 42% in the second weekend, and it closed at 43.4 million US dollars.

In the ten days since its release, Fury Road has accumulated a North American box office of US$160.91 million and a global box office of US$412.06 million.

Excellent publicity, overwhelming audience reputation, coupled with the huge appeal of Duke, Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise, together made this R-rated film a big hit.

Since the crew's publicity trip was divided into three parts, when Duke arrived in New York, it happened that Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise met here, and the three also accepted an exclusive interview with NBC TV station.

There is nothing special about this interview, it is just a part of the entire publicity plan. The only special thing is that Duke revealed that Fury Road will be serialized, and there may also be a separate story about Ferosa later. Movies, and he will cooperate with DC Comics to launch a series of comics of Fury Road, especially the high-profile rock warrior, and his origin will be introduced in detail in the comics.

Of course, there are plans for new works.

I already have ideas for new works.

Facing the camera lens, Duke said calmly, This will still be a science fiction film, the theme is about dreams and how to use dreams!

He properly disclosed some content, and no matter how the host asked, Duke would not disclose any more content.

Is it the sci-fi script you filed with the Screenwriters Guild long ago?

After removing the makeup and leaving the dressing room, Tom Cruise asked Duke, How about I play the leading man?

Although he mentioned this project to Leonardo DiCaprio long ago, and Xiao Li also expressed his strong interest, Duke did not directly reject Tom Cruise, but asked instead, Are you sure there is time?

Tom Cruise thought for a while, then shook his head, I want to supervise the post-production of Mission: Impossible 4, and there is a new film to be shot, so I really don't have time.

When he walked to the parking lot, he looked at his watch and said, I have to catch a plane back to Los Angeles, so I'm leaving first.

Wait! Duke stopped him and told Tina Fey to take a large gift box from the car and hand it to Cruise, saying, This is a gift for Suri. I will visit her when I return to Los Angeles. .”

You are really a qualified godfather.

As a result, Tom Cruise approached Duke and asked, Actually, I really want to be a godfather.

Duke could understand what Tom Cruise meant, shrugged, and said with a little helplessness, This kind of thing can only go with the flow.

He and Scarlett did not take contraceptive measures too much, but Miss Johnson remained silent.

And Scarlett was only twenty-four years old, Duke and she were not in a hurry.

Tom Cruise's car drove away from the parking lot in a hurry. When Duke was about to leave, Charlize Theron came out of the elevator with her assistant. Instead of going to her own car, she came to Duke gram here.

What's the matter? Duke asked, leaning against his Bentley.

Nothing. Charlize Theron took off her sunglasses, looked at Duke, and said, Just wanted to tell you, don't forget to vote for me during awards season.

Duke frowned, That's all?

In fact, Charlize Theron is very clear that even if she doesn't say anything, with Duke's behavior, she will definitely vote for her at that time. She shrugged and said, When you were in New Mexico, weren't you right? Did I mention your new film? Doesn’t it have a female character who doesn’t appear much? Leave it to me?”

Leo's salary is high... Duke shook his head, It's impossible for me to come up with a budget of 20 million dollars.

Although no formal negotiations have been made yet, he, the director, and Leonardo DiCaprio must both be paid a high salary plus share, and adding a Charlize Theron, Warner Bros. must be crazy, which is also will squeeze his production budget.

Today's Charlize Theron definitely has the confidence to call out a price tag of 20 million US dollars plus share.

Isn't there a small number of roles? Charlize smiled, Just give me a symbolic salary, just treat it as a friendship performance.

Duke glanced at her and roughly understood what Charlize meant. She was using this method to repay favors.

Okay... Duke did not refuse, After the project is established, I will have someone talk to Nancy.

I'll greet her in advance.

Charlize stared at Duke for a while, then turned around, Goodbye, Duke.

After finishing speaking, she no longer had any hesitation, nor any nostalgia, and strode towards her direction.

She is very clear about Duke's personality, and some things cannot be earned just by trying to earn them. Instead of being entangled, it is better to maintain a good relationship and a suitable distance to create a better future for herself.

Tina Fey has been watching Charlize Theron silently. She has been with Duke for so many years, and she has witnessed the changes in the relationship between the two. Among the many women Duke has dated, she may not be the most The smart one is the one who knows how to choose.

Correspondingly, she is also the one who can make Duke think of caring after the end.

Watching Charlize Theron's tall back disappear into the car, Dukla opened the door, got into the Bentley, waited for Tina Fey to get into the car from the other side, and said to the driver, Go to Long Island.

He liked Charlize's character, and Duke never denied that.

Of course, it was more like appreciation now, and he wouldn't be so foolish as to think that with Charlize Theron's current status, he would maintain the previous relationship with him.

In fact, after ending his chaotic life, Duke never thought about going back to the previous state.

As the car drove out of the parking lot, Duke turned around and asked Tina Fey beside him, Has the script been delivered to Leo?

Tina Fey immediately replied, Leonardo is on vacation in Mallorca, Spain. The script has been handed over to his agent, Ino Martin. He will fly to Spain to hand over the script to Leonardo.

Duke had mentioned this project to Xiao Li a long time ago, and the other party was also very interested. It was not a problem to take over, and he was not very worried. (to be continued ~^~)

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