On June 10, three new films will be released again in the new week, namely Disney's family comedy "Four Daughters and Two Moms", Paramount's thriller and suspense film "Pusidy Base" starring Sean Connery, and MGM's series of horror sequels "Haunted 3".

The strategy of questioning the fairness of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival has failed, and some media outlets have pointed the finger at the film's overly violent nature and references to many films.

However, in the context of "Vulgar" has once again formed a movie-watching craze like last year's "Lola Run", these off-the-market tricks have actually only increased people's curiosity about the film.

In all fairness, for most audiences, especially the mainstream teenager moviegoers of "Vulgar", it is actually difficult for them to appreciate what is so good about this film when they are completely unaffected by external public opinion. However, when a large number of media and many classmates and friends are discussing the movie, these people often have an understanding of the film and have their own expectations before entering the cinema.

As a result, Vincent and Mia's swing dance, the foreshadowing of "The Deer Hunter" in the "Golden Watch" paragraph, Esmeralda and "Taxi Driver" and countless other rich details are very interesting, coupled with the novel circular closure structure of the film's plot, the whole film is unknowingly labeled as 'cool'.

Because of the popularity of "Vulgar", the popularity of several big names participating in the film has increased again, newcomers such as Samuel L. Jackson and Nicole Kidman have also begun to enter the public eye, and even Janet, who only appeared in the film for a few minutes, has become the subject of discussion in many media because of the wonderful performance of the taxi driver Esmeralda, Jonathan Friedman also jokingly asked Janet in private if she was interested in signing a contract with MA.

Under such unstoppable popularity, in the second week of its release, "Vulgar" continued to maintain the position of the weekly box office champion with a decline of only 15%, and in the seven days from June 10 to June 17, the film earned $23.38 million again.

Within two weeks of filming, the North American box office of "Vulgar" exceeded the $50 million mark, reaching $50.91 million.

It easily won $50 million at the box office in two weeks, and major media and box office statistics agencies in North America generally predict that the total box office of "Vulgar" in North America will reach about $150 million, and the film is likely to achieve more than 100 million in North America within six weeks.

Coincidentally, the interval between the release of "Vulgar" and "Instinct" is exactly six weeks.

"Crocodile Dundee 2", which ranked second on the list, still fell by 31% at the box office this week after a sharp drop of 41% last week, collecting another $12.35 million, with a cumulative box office of $65.15 million.

Although it has a release start of more than $30 million, according to the current decline trend of the film, the North American box office of "Crocodile Dundee 2" is likely to barely exceed 100 million, far from being compared with the $174 million of the first part.

After "Crocodile Dundee 2", "Flying Over the Future" starring Tom Hanks really surprised everyone to fall only 4.7% of Microsoft's decline in the following week, almost the same as last week, and another $12.01 million, with a total of $24.6 million at the box office in two weeks.

The $24.6 million North American box office may not be comparable to "Vulgar" and "Gator Dundee 2", but compared to "Funny Farm", which has completely fallen behind to No. 8 in the weekly box office chart this week, you can see how gratifying the box office figures of "Beyond the Future" are.

In the second week of its release, "Funny Farm", which is similar in theme to "Beyond the Future", fell by 26% at the box office, collecting only $6.01 million, counting the $8.11 million in the first week, and the cumulative box office in two weeks was $14.12 million.

According to the decline curve of "Funny Farm", the total box office of this film in North America may only be about $25 million.

Moreover, if the box office decline in the next few weeks can be as weak as the first week, "Flying Over the Future" can obviously hit the North American box office again to break 100 million as it did in the original time and space. Fox, who didn't expect such a good thing at all, has already begun to prepare for the addition of film schedules.

With the exception of "Vulgar", "Crocodile Dundee 2" and "Leap into the Future", the other films have had a lackluster performance this week, and the best of the three new films, "Four Daughters and Two Moms", also grossed only $9.11 million.

After breaking 100 million at the North American box office last week, "When Harry Met Sally", which has slipped to No. 10 on the list, quietly collected another $2.15 million, with a cumulative box office of 100 million and 236.

Not surprisingly, "When Harry Met Sally" will drop to less than $1 million at the box office next week, and Disney has slashed the film's screen size to 635. It is expected that when it ends in August, the total North American box office of "When Harry Meets Sally" will finally be fixed at around $110 million.

The summer season of North American movies is in full swing, and the Hollywood screenwriters' strike continues.

On June 13, the Motion Picture and Television Producers Alliance proposed a new contract after another tug-of-war, and although the plan made some concessions, it still failed to meet the original expectations of the Writers Guild.

The strike lasted for more than three months, and the autumn TV season was already destined to be seriously affected, but the screenwriters, who had not received any income for a whole quarter, were having a hard time. As a result, the Writers Guild ultimately decided to give the choice to the writers themselves, once again calling for a vote on whether to accept a new contract offered by the Producers Alliance.

Simon doesn't feel that his butterfly has reached the point where it can affect the overall situation, and the trial broadcast of "Who Will Be a Millionaire", which may have some impact on the situation, is June 20, and most of the screenwriters have already sent out their votes.

Therefore, the results of the vote are obvious, and the strike will definitely continue for another two months.

After several contacts, General Electric, which owns $220 million in debt of New World Entertainment, responded positively to Simon's debt-to-equity swap plan, and GE's legendary CEO Jack Welch also spoke with Simon on several phone calls.

However, in the process of communication, GE proposed a plan similar to Warner's chairman Steve Ross, who wanted to use New World Entertainment as a bargaining chip to participate in Daenerys Films.

Just as a person who has earned enough money often begins to pursue fame, many large companies in the world like to enter the entertainment and media industry. Among the seven major Hollywood companies, half of Columbia's shares are in the hands of Coca-Cola, and Paramount's parent company is Gulf Western Industries.

GE's acquisition of the NBC television network two years ago was motivated by similar motives.

Daenerys Films, which has only just started less than two years ago, has clearly piqued GE's interest due to the successive successes of the film. Trading a debt that could have been lost for a large stake in a rising Hollywood star is a very good deal.

Simon, of course, chose to refuse, as he had decisively when he had been in contact with Steve Ross last time.

GE proposed to exchange the shares of New World Entertainment after the debt-to-equity swap for 49% of the equity of the new company in the future, although the other party did not ask for absolute control, but the price of 220 million US dollars, in Simon's opinion, even half of the current Daenerys Pictures shares, let alone half of the shares of the new company after the merger in the future.

General Electric, which has deep pockets, has not budged an inch in the process of several communications, and there is no need to continue to talk about this matter for the time being. Simon can only hope that "Who Will Be a Millionaire" will be the expected success.

Los Angeles.

At the headquarters of Daenerys Films in Santa Monica, Simon had just returned from visiting the crew of "Scream" in Bakersfield, north of Los Angeles, in the morning.

In the large conference room, Simon sat at the first place, and on either side of the oval conference table, in addition to Amy, there were ten other white men around the age of 25 to 30, these are the ten candidates who entered the final round of auditions for the actor in "Batman".

In the plan, after confirming the actor, Simon also hopes to train the actor in all aspects for about half a year, so he plans to finalize this matter before the end of the month.

Flipping through the resumes of the ten people around him, Simon raised his head and said to everyone: "Everyone should see, you are the last ten, Bruce Wayne will be produced among you, today's meeting is not an audition, I just want to talk to everyone." ”

In a polite response from the conference room, Simon quickly continued: "First of all, I must remind everyone once again that Daenerys Pictures will not make any concessions on the terms offered, and to get this role, you must sign a five-film contract for up to 15 years. I can also make it very clear to you that as long as all goes well, this contract will only take up to 10 years, and the reason why 15 years is required is to prevent you from defaulting halfway, and once you do, according to the contract, you will not be able to take any other films for the rest of the period unless you come up with liquidated damages that you can't actually afford to pay. That's right, like the disobedient singers in the record labels, you're going to be refrigerated. ”

There was silence for a moment, and finally someone asked, "Mr. Westeros, what about Daenerys Films' breach of contract?"

"We won't break the contract," Simon shook his head and said, "But if the project doesn't go well, we can choose to terminate the contract with you." ”

"It doesn't seem fair. ”

"It's a pity that there aren't many fair things in the world," Simon glanced at the other party, then swept around again, and said, "Most of the ten of you have only played a few supporting roles in some films, and maybe you can only maintain this state forever." "Batman" gives you a chance to climb to the sky, and as long as this film is successful, you can immediately become A-list superstars such as Tom Cruise, Eddie Murphy, and Michael Fox. Again, I'd like to remind you that playing Bruce Wayne doesn't pay you too much, and that will be written into your contract as well, but you can make a lot of money through advertising endorsements and other films. So, if anyone thinks this contract isn't worth the price I just mentioned, you can leave now. ”

After Simon finished speaking, he waited patiently for a moment, and no one left the office, before he continued: "Okay, then, let's get down to business." First of all, congratulations to all of you, you have made it to the final round of auditions. But then, Daenerys Pictures will run a certain background check on you to make sure you don't have any history of racism, sexual assault, robbery, etc., that could cause huge problems for your upcoming role. We reminded us of this at the beginning of the audition, and now, if you have a past that you don't want us to know about, please take the initiative to quit so that both of us can avoid unnecessary trouble. ”

There was silence again for a moment, and still no one left.

Simon nodded with satisfaction and said, "Secondly, once you get this role, Daenerys Pictures will arrange half a year for her to train in all aspects, including physical training and acting courses. Of course, we are well aware of everyone's financial situation, so the bill is paid by Daenerys Pictures. But the process will definitely not be easy, and if anyone thinks they can't handle it, please leave now. ”

Ten people were still sitting neatly in the office.

Simon continued to make some requests, and answered some questions from everyone, so after more than ten minutes, he said again: "Then, I think everyone has no problem." In the last level, also before the audition, you have been reminded that you can't have any drug addiction and drug addiction in order to get the role. Now, the team of doctors we invited is right next door. If you are sure that you can pass the test, you can go next door and have the doctor take a blood sample, otherwise, you can just leave. ”

After saying this, ignoring the obvious sudden change in the faces of the men among these people, Simon nodded to Linda Vargs, who had been helping him with the casting work since "Lola Run", and walked out of the conference room with Jennifer straight.

Back on the floor of his office, Simon arrives at the door of the outer room and sees a curly-haired woman in a crop top T-shirt and skinny jeans sitting on the sofa in the secretary's room. With Simon's intervention, "Rain Man", which is still in the final stage of filming, also chose Valerie Golino, but her role was completed last month.

Seeing Simon appear, Valerie Golino hurriedly got up and took the initiative to come over and stretch out his hand to Simon: "Hello, Mr. Westeros." ”

Simon looked the girl in front of him up and down, showed a satisfied expression, shook her hand and said, "Didn't your agent come?"

Valerie Golino shook her head and said, "My agent has gone to New York, I talked to Mr. Friedman, and he said I could come by myself. ”

Simon didn't pursue it too much, and ordered Susan to bring two cups of coffee, and said to Valerie Golino, "Come in with me." ”

Valerie Golino nodded, holding her satchel in both hands, and followed Simon into his office with some restraint.

Walking to the desk and sitting down, Simon didn't have time to talk to Valerie Golino when Susan's voice came from the phone on the desk: "Mr. Westeros, Mr. Friedman's phone." ”