Chapter 553 There are always changes
Hollywood is ushering in a situation where epic blockbusters are swarming. Time Warner has identified two big-budget films, which are undoubtedly the best among them. As for how much the crazy investment can be recovered in this world, it is difficult to say.
The biggest possibility is that, as in the previous life, Alexander the Great is terrible, and Troy is facing losses.
Ryan remembers very clearly that the production cost of the former and the latter alone was as high as 175 million US dollars. If the cost of publicity and distribution is included, the total investment of the film can even exceed that of Titanic. Such a large expenditure is only recovered. grossed more than $400 million at the global box office.
Only by relying on follow-up TV copyright fees and long disc sales can slowly make this money back.
Aside from Disney, Warner Bros. is the studio with the biggest moves in recent times.
There are no secrets in this circle, Ryan heard that they not only have these two big movies, but also a comic book hero that is ready to be recreated in view of the success of the amazing superheroes.
The latest news is that Warner Bros. is preparing to once again bring Princess Diana to the big screen. The new Wonder Woman movie is said to be already preparing the script.
In addition, there is Superman, and they have also prepared a lot of money to recreate the Superman series.
As the second of the three giants of comics, whether it is Princess Diana or Clark? Kent, they have a wide range of supporters, and even their popularity is far more than that of the amazing superheroes, but the movies that belong to them are not easy to shoot.
The simplest point, the amazing heroes all have obvious flaws, they look closer to ordinary people, and they appear to be more immersive on the big screen, while Superman is a typical example of tallness...
As for Princess Diana, as the only protagonist of the movie, she beat a bunch of men to shit. How will the patriarchs react?
This society is essentially a patriarchal society.
And the last man of the Big Three, Master Bruce Wayne, since the fiasco of Batman and Robin, Warner has postponed the series indefinitely, whether it can reproduce the glory later. It's really hard to tell today.
Those from China Film Corporation, including China Film Group. It was warmly welcomed in Hollywood, and several major companies jointly held a cocktail party. entertain them.
People in Hollywood are not fools. They naturally don’t mention sensitive topics in the past. The huge potential of the Chinese market and the skyrocketing box office figures in recent years have made them salivating.
And as the other party joins, the market will inevitably open to a certain extent, and the moment for Hollywood to share the feast is not far away.
As long as it's profitable, Hollywood doesn't care whether it's black or Asian standing across from it.
As a forerunner in Hollywood, Ryan has already made gains from the other side. Although not much, it is a good start.
For example, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone released in China this summer. Compared with the previous life, due to effective publicity and other factors, the box office has increased significantly, with a total box office of nearly 80 million yuan. Although according to the 20% sharing agreement, only a few million dollars of it can be obtained, but it is a sum of money that does not need to pay taxes and deduct the cost of publicity.
And, over time, there has been a marked increase in the profits of films shown there.
Party, work and appropriate leisure are the themes of Ryan's life during this period of time. Naturally, the date with Nicole and the others is indispensable. Although everyone is concentrated in Los Angeles, they silently do not break this tacit understanding.
The office in the Disney headquarters building has also become a place where Ryan works for a long time. In addition to understanding and mastering the operation of Disney, he also handles other industrial matters here, because George is changing roles and some personal affairs. Also turned to this side.
In late July, Garcia Rodriguez went to the San Fernando Valley and brought two DVDs that were about to be officially released from there, which were specially delivered to George.
Ryan just looked at the cover and threw it aside. He had seen too much of this kind of thing in his previous life. Even if one of the leading actors was famous a few years ago, he didn't have any interest.
The discs come from a well-known adult film company in the San Fernando Valley, through the Cayman Islands Foundation, of which Scott is the de facto owner.
Last year, the company, abbreviated as 't.k', bought the related rights to Gladiator from Jenkins Films and filmed another version, which starred Tom Cruise...
The former Hollywood superstar can't even describe his desperation. After working in a B-rated movie, it is difficult to make money even to pay the interest on huge debts. Habits, especially surrounded by people around him, also infected with cocaine, coupled with alcoholism and other common diseases of most Hollywood stars, the financial situation has worsened.
Although the box office of two B-level films is not bad, and they have also received some share, it is really unsustainable that all kinds of taxes are on the head.
For the mountain-like debt, for more material enjoyment, and for having money in exchange for cocaine, this man finally turned into the San Fernando Valley under the constant persuasion and temptation of his agent. The largest adult version of Gladiator, also driven by a lot of money, shot another blockbuster.
Compared with this version of Gladiator, another adult blockbuster has attracted widespread attention since it was stabbed by the media.
Because the film has only two actors, all former superstars, but one is from Hollywood and the other is from professional boxing.
Well... the guy who plays opposite Tom Cruise, who also faces huge debts, is named Michael Tyson, and the two performers are sure to be well received by hardcore fans.
This kind of thing doesn't arouse much interest in Ryan, but when I went to Nicole's place, I mentioned it to her and threw it away.
In fact, Nicole is right. When dealing with enemies, he has never been a big belly.
And Michael Eisner, after losing all his jobs, he sold some of his Disney shares to pay back up to $100 million in joint and several compensations, and these shares eventually fell into the hands of Ryan and Nicole. inside.
The news was naturally spread by people with a heart. It is said that the former Disney tyrant with a bad temper had to be temporarily admitted to a nursing home because of heart and blood pressure problems.
Never give your enemy a chance to breathe and roll over when you have the upper hand. Here's what Ryan said to Taylor.
Miss Swift in this life is destined to be different from her previous life. Her family, identity and status, as well as the indelible marks of Ryan and Nicole, are destined to face more complicated situations in the future.
The hot summer season continues. The Spider-Man screening theater has shrunk to less than 300. The North American weekly box office has not exceeded 1.5 million US dollars for two consecutive weeks. After the North American box office can reach 411 million US dollars, the market potential Apparently exhausted.
This superhero movie is also a big hit overseas. All the regions where it is released are basically the local weekly box office champions, except for Japan, where there has never been a lot of buying superhero movies.
According to the market response and dynamics, several professional institutions predict that the global box office of Spider-Man should be between 800 million and 900 million US dollars.
With such a big-selling movie, a sequel will definitely be on the agenda, and Marvel is currently actively planning to shoot the second film.
The North American box office of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, which was released three weeks ago, also exceeded 200 million US dollars. It is not a problem to catch up with the first film, but it is difficult to surpass Spider-Man.
A big-selling movie can be translated into more realistic earnings at Disney. Although Disney's first half financial report has not been released, forecasts from Wall Street show that Disney's net income in the past six months will definitely exceed that of last year. total profit.
Since Ryan took over, Disney's stock has ushered in a period of rising. Although the magnitude is not large, the overall upward trend is very obvious. Now the market value of the entire group company has exceeded 67 billion US dollars, which is definitely a behemoth in the media industry.
In addition to these big productions, Touchstone Pictures has also released several low-cost series films for Jenkins Films in the past six months, such as Scream 4, which replaced the heroine. After Charlize's withdrawal, the film's appeal It has dropped significantly. The box office has only recovered a total of 35 million US dollars of cost, and the profit can only rely on the surrounding area.
There is also Resident Evil, this sci-fi horror film produced by Jenkins Pictures, also distributed by Touchstone Pictures. When it was released in mid-May, despite the pressure of Spider-Man, it only got more than 2,400 theaters. It still grossed more than $31 million in its first week.
Although the movie was only released for eight weeks, it had to be downgraded because of the single-house performance that dropped $1,000, but it also took nearly $65 million in North America, and another big box office hit of this movie came from Japan, because the game also The reason for its emergence and popularity is that the overseas box office of this place alone is as high as 19.7 million US dollars.
Because of his busy work at the time, Ryan didn't go to the theater. Later, he watched Resident Evil in his private theater, and also saw the long-lost Alice.
Milla Jovovich is doomed to rely on this series for a lifetime.
Strange to say, Milla Jovovich accidentally injured Paul Anderson, who was sitting in the director's chair, while filming the action scenes, and then the ex-wife of Luc Besson soon got in trouble with him. Together.
Compared with the box office, Resident Evil, like all horror films, has a better response in the disc and video tape market. The previous life series can be shot one by one, and the income from surrounding copyrights has played a huge role. .
With the arrival of August, another big production of Marvel's X-Men 2 is getting closer and closer to the release date, and the publicity offensive has also been launched in full swing. With this upsurge, Captain America also released several characters. concept poster. ()
