The premiere is over, but no one in the top management of Warner Bros. is resting, Batman is an important asset of the entire Time Warner Group, and this time the reboot of the "Batman" movie is really a big deal.

Kevin Tessohara walked anxiously around the conference room, and Stephen Keys seemed to be relaxing and refreshing with coffee, but there was also a hint of worry between his eyebrows.

Although the pre-sale was good and the internal preview screening was unanimously praised, no one can guarantee that "Batman: Time to War" will be accepted by the widest range of fans.

In their eyes, even if the producer is called Ronan Anderson, it can't.

Footsteps rang out, and Charles Rowan pushed the door in and said, "Got it, first-hand information." ”

Kevin Tsuhara hurriedly asked, "What's the response?"

Stephen Keys also cast an eye of concern.

Charles Rowan had a relaxed facial expression and a smile: "A total of 125 ordinary viewers were sampled, of which seventy-three percent gave an A or above rating, eighty-nine percent of the audience rated B or above, and less than four percent of the audience gave a score of B - or less. ”

Kevin Tsuhara breathed a sigh of relief and said to Stephen Case: "The audience has a good reputation. ”

Charles Rowan handed over the relevant stats and comments from the audience to Kevin Tsohara and Stephen Case.

Most of them are positive.

"The director pioneered the story of Batman as a mortal, and also deeply explored the relationship between human fear, anger and power, explaining the origin of Batman, why he became Batman, and how he became Batman, which is very interesting. ”

"I think this is the best Batman movie, the visual and mental impact is so exciting, it can be called a model of action movie, giving Batman a new life on the big screen!"

"It's amazing! Although it is a lot more depressing according to the average superhero movie, this is where the film shines, this is a completely different superhero movie. ”

Kevin Tsohara glanced at it a few times, put it aside, and said, "The remaining suspense is the box office figures." ”

Charles Rowan said: "It shouldn't be bad, business and grasping the market is what Ronan Anderson does best. ”

The two chatted a few words about "Time to Go to War" and Ronan Anderson, and Stephen Case, who had not spoken much, suddenly said: "What do you think of the superhero movie between Ronan Anderson and Marvel Entertainment?"

Kevin Tsohara and Charles Rowan looked at the same time.

Stephen Keys said: "Marvel is DC's biggest competitor, right?"

Kevin Tsuhara said, "Charles, you deal with Ronan a lot, what do you think?"

"Throughout the history of superhero movies, we don't mention it far away, starting with Christopher Reeve starring in "Superman". Charles Rowan has been working on the front line of production all year round and has a deep study of the film market: "The superheroes that can sell well in the film market and bring strong repercussions are all the first-line and even the top comic book superheroes, DC's Superman and Batman, Marvel's X-Men and Spider-Man, and they have a huge influence in the comic book hero period." ”

Stephen Keys thought about it carefully and nodded slowly: "It seems like this." ”

Charles Ronan continued: "Among the many comic book superheroes, Iron Man is not very famous, not even as good as DC's Catwoman. ”

Kevin Tsohara asked, "Do you think Marvel Entertainment's Iron Man will fail?"

"Probably not. Charles Rowan analyzed very rationally: "With Ronan Anderson, "Iron Man" is still guaranteed, this movie should not fail, but it is basically impossible to be a big hit like "Spider-Man", Iron Man's popularity in the comics determines his movie ceiling, which is difficult to break. ”

He thought for a moment and said: "I personally feel that "Iron Man" may become a high-profile version of "Blade", and the film will be a commercial success, but it will not bring much profit. ”

"Makes sense. Kevin Tsohara couldn't agree more: "Iron Man is not a famous comic book superhero after all. ”

Stephen Keys asked, "I heard that Ronan Anderson has a movie plan for Marvel Entertainment, but I can't find out the specifics." ”

Charles Rowan couldn't help laughing: "Iron Man is basically the most famous of the superheroes that Marvel Entertainment still holds the copyright to, so don't worry too much about their plans." We have Batman: Time to Go to War, which is almost certain to be a success, as well as the next two sequels, as well as the new Superman movie Superman Returns. ”

He is full of confidence: "Among the three most famous comic book characters in the United States, DC occupies two, and we have already made efforts to adapt the movie, Marvel's plan, there is nothing to worry about." ”

The fame and influence of Superman and Batman are here, which gives Stephen Keys enough confidence, and he doesn't say much in this regard, but asks: "The success of "Batman: Time to War" is already predictable, director Christopher Nolan has planned a trilogy, can Warner Bros. operate it independently?"

Kevin Tsuhara said: "It's hard. ”

Stephen Case frowned: "Do you want Relativity Entertainment to participate in the investment and share the profits?"

Although Warner Bros. has the distribution rights to the film, thus occupying the initiative, once the Batman movie is successful, its online and offline markets can bring huge revenue, according to the predicted North American first-week box office, Relativity Entertainment's investment may achieve a return on investment of more than 60%.

More than $50 million in profits will fall into the pocket of Relativity Entertainment.

Kevin Tsohara was equally clear, saying: "It's almost impossible, Ronan Anderson seems to have anticipated the success of this film, and when he signed the first deal, he signed a deal with us for two sequels at the same time. He himself is one of the top people in Hollywood, and he knows the rules of the industry very well, and the terms of the contract make it impossible for us to kick out Relativity Entertainment, and if we break the agreement, Relativity Entertainment appeals to the Producers League, other guilds in the industry, and sues the law, Warner Bros. will be in big trouble, at least all the related film projects of the "Batman" series will be stopped. ”

Charles Rowan added: "I didn't think anything at the time, but looking at it now, Ronan Anderson is very wary of us Warner Bros. ”

Stephen Keys had no other choice but to advise: "Don't spread the word about what we're discussing today." ”

The head office cannot directly interfere with the normal operation of Warner Bros., Kevin Tsohara does not want to ask for trouble, and on the "Batman" movie project that was finally saved, he and Relativity Entertainment are fighting for both sides, just waiting for the box office of "Time to Go to War" to determine whether he will continue to work with Ronan Anderson to promote the trilogy series.

Director Christopher Nolan himself didn't pay much attention to them.

Just like the response to the premiere, "Batman: Time to War" officially landed in North American theaters on the first day, which caused a lot of praise.

After just one day of North American screenings, CinemaScore gave the average live score of 'A', 18,775 users on IMDB scored 8.6, Rotten Tomatoes freshness was 87 percent, audience popularity popcorn index was 95 percent, and MetaCritic 45 media reporters gave the Batman series the highest score of 82.

is about to compare with the critically acclaimed 1989 "Batman" directed by Tim Burton, and the word-of-mouth is also much better in the same period.

Therefore, on the first day of release in North America, "Time to Go to War" received $23.11 million at the box office from 4,215 theaters.

This also created the highest single-day box office of any movie in the "Batman" series.

With such audience reputation and box office figures as the basis, even if the follow-up word-of-mouth will decline, it will never become a super bad movie like "Batman and Robin".

Such a box office, such a word-of-mouth, is good enough for a reboot of a failed series.

After the first day, everyone can confirm that Batman: Time to War has been a success and that the Batman franchise will be reborn on the big screen!

In this summer, which has entered the final stage, "Time to Go to War" has brought a long-lost Batman popularity.

With the arrival of the rest day, twice as many people as on weekdays flock to theaters across the United States, and these people have a very clear goal, that is, the film that has just been released in the summer file, in the highly mature film market in North America, the audience's first choice in the summer file is a commercial production.

Batman: Time to War is the go-to target.

In the major commercial theaters in North America, every 15 to 20 minutes, there will be a new screening of "Batman: Time to War", with a sufficient number of theaters and a high film scheduling rate, which ensures that the audience can enjoy the film at any time, which is also the basic guarantee for the film to get a high box office.

"Batman: Time to War" has a good audience reputation as a guarantee, and the competitors at the same time have little competitiveness at all, and the single-day box office on Saturday naturally jumped up, getting $23.86 million.

was originally a dull summer file, but because of the release of "Time to Go to War", it is no longer dull.

Roger Albert, who has rarely spoken out anymore, also stood up and praised: Christopher Nolan is completely faithful to the rough and bold and dark realism style of Frank Miller's 1986 "The Dark Knight Returns", and uses his skillful directing skills to outline the operatic spirit he expects, the film raises superhero movies to unprecedented heights, and the rich dark realism style exudes a powerful charm.

But this is only the beginning of Nolan's "Batman", and no one knows that Nolan is planning a darker and more realistic movie.

In its first week in North America, "Time to Go to War" was a huge success, earning $58.87 million at the box office.