Successful sequel horror films, in addition to small investment and high returns, are a common situation, horror films are typical short-lived cinema movies, and most of the sequels that rely on the fans accumulated by the previous work in the theater and offline markets are typical.

For example, this series of movies, because of the serious pattern and homogenization, fans must continue to lose, but the screening of theaters and the huge offline rental and sales market will also continue to bring new audiences.

These will account for seventy percent or more of the audience share of horror sequels.

Normally, this segment of the audience is sure to flood theaters in the first week of a movie's release.

So, the sequel's first-week box office looks set to be pretty good.

But after the enthusiasm of this part of the main audience is almost consumed, the box office of the film will decline rapidly.

The box office of "Human Removal Project 3" plummeted by 65 percent the following weekend, with only $12.65 million coming in, compared to the $36.15 million in the opening weekend, giving people the feeling of diving on a high platform.

Fortunately, this is only a small production with a very low cost, and within ten days of its release, the North American box office has accumulated as high as 60.03 million US dollars.

Although it is almost impossible for the North American box office of "Human Removal Project 3" to exceed $100 million according to the current trend of sharp fluctuations, the North American box office achieved so far has generated a large profit.

For film companies and investors, a movie that can make money is always a good movie.

Also this week, Universal Pictures' number one heavyweight of the year, "The Incredible Hulk," which has been pinned on so much, also ended its North American screening tour, and the North American box office stopped at $121.56 million.

In this era, the number of Hollywood films that can reach hundreds of millions of films at the North American box office is very small, and in some small years, there may not be more than ten films in a year, even if it is a big year for movies, there are only about 20 films a year.

Under normal circumstances, films with a box office of over 100 million in North America can be said to be commercially successful, but this has a premise, depending on the scale of investment.

There is no doubt that Hulk is a failure.

More than 120 million US dollars in North America, the current global box office is just over 200 million US dollars, and the actual total investment may be about 200 million US dollars.

From Universal Pictures to investors in all aspects, it is estimated that the losses are not small.

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Robert Lee, who has been following Universal Pictures and "The Hulk", came to report to Ronan.

"There was a consensus within Universal Pictures. Robert Lee recounted what he had got: "They won't be working on any more projects with Ann Lee in the future." ”

Ronan nodded slightly, not taking this seriously, when Ang Lee rises again, he will become a sought-after director in Hollywood again.

It is highly likely that Universal Pictures will not cooperate with Ang Lee on commercial major productions in the future.

"The Incredible Hulk" actually made it clear to many people in the industry that Ang Lee is not suitable for directing such a purely commercial film.

It's not a new thing that great art directors can't play what they think is a simple and brainless commercial film.

Every year, after winning the award, there are cases of art directors who are stimulated by money to turn to commercial films, and then fall down and never be able to stand up again.

"What about movie rights?" Ronan asked, "What does Universal think about the Hulk's movie rights?" ”

Robert Lee was good at finding out news from the earliest, and in the past few years, he has become an expert in this area, and sometimes he can find out a lot of information that is relatively secret or undisclosed in a small area in the circle.

He synthesized all aspects of the news and said: "At the beginning of the project of "Hulk", Universal Pictures, like the current "Spider-Man" movie, had a plan to shoot a serial movie, and the initial plan formulated was also a trilogy, and even the script of the second part had a framework, which is said to be based on General Ross chasing Hulk. ”

Ronan couldn't help but laugh: "It's impossible to shoot a sequel now, right?"

Robert Lee nodded: "Universal Pictures has called off the sequel plan and intends to shelve the "Hulk" movie indefinitely, I think if there are no special circumstances, at least for ten years, Universal Pictures will not consider making new Hulk movies, but they have no plans to sell the rights for the time being." I learned from Marvel Comics that Avi Arad had communicated with the top management of Universal Pictures to take back the rights to the Hulk, but Universal Pictures refused. ”

He told the truth: "We want to get the rights to Hulk Films, unless we can offer Universal Pictures an attractive price, it is very likely that we will encounter the same situation as Marvel Comics." ”

Ronan said slowly: "Even if "The Incredible Hulk" fails at the box office, how much does it cost to make a company like Universal Pictures tempted?"

If it weren't for the failure of the film, the possibility of getting the Hulk copyright from Universal Pictures was basically zero.

Robert Lee added: "I'm still trying to find out more about it to find the best time. ”

Ronan believed in Robert Lee's abilities and was very reassured of him, saying, "As long as the timing is right, you decide to contact Universal Pictures." ”

"I also got a small piece of information that has not spread at the moment, and I can't tell if it's true or not. Robert Lee said directly: "The French Vivendi Group, which is owned by Universal Pictures, is currently having problems with cash flow and may sell Universal Pictures to cash out to solve the pressing debt problem." ”

This immediately caught Ronan's attention: "Who does Vivendi want to sell Universal Pictures to?"

Robert Lee shook his head slightly: "I don't know about this, there is no news about this." ”

Ronan seriously thought about it, Universal Pictures is going to be sold, and one of the six major Hollywood companies is going to change hands?

Now the predecessor of Universal Pictures is the Vivendi Group of France, but he once remembered very well that the previous company of Universal Pictures was called NBCUniversal Entertainment Group, which belonged to General Electric of the United States.

This is not the once-half-dead General Motors, but the General Electric Group, founded by Edison, which has been the world's largest company by market capitalization for many years.

Of course, according to what Ronan has learned, this acquisition has little to do with General Electric, which is involved in many industries, and among its many subsidiaries, there are also companies specializing in media and entertainment, and the current NBC TV station is one of them.

Ronan said to Robert Lee: "You focus on this aspect, let me know as soon as there is news. ”

Robert Lee was Ronan's old subordinate, and he could vaguely guess Ronan's thoughts, and immediately said, "I will focus on this aspect." ”

Ronan's mind came alive because he knew very well that this news that he didn't know whether it was true or false was very likely to be true.

Ronan doesn't know exactly when Vivendi sold Universal Pictures, but he remembers that Universal Pictures later became NBCUniversal Entertainment Group, indicating that Vivendi did sell Universal Pictures.

So, will Relativity Entertainment have a chance?

Facing Universal Pictures, one of the six major Hollywood companies, Ronan said that he had no idea, it must be fake, and he even wanted to swallow a big company like Universal Pictures in one bite and go to the top from then on.

As long as you become one of the six major companies in Hollywood, many things will no longer be a problem.

Just like Viacom, Sony Entertainment and News Corp before it, winning one of the six major companies will also have the right to speak in this industry's heavyweights.

When Ronan thought of this, his mood was extremely agitated, and he even became emotionally excited, and he was no longer as calm as before, and he couldn't sit in a chair at all, get up and walk around the office, and for a while his mind was full of fantasies about Universal Pictures.

Such an opportunity is too rare, and the weight of Universal Pictures is too heavy.

Winning Universal Pictures means that the library, the studio, the park, the MPAA, etc., will all be in the bag.

Even a calm enough person like Ronan is excited to think about the possible future.

Even, he didn't think about how to acquire Universal Pictures for the time being, all the benefits after winning Universal Pictures.

In the future, with a streaming media like Netflix, and a high-starting social media business that started early before others, coupled with an established company like Universal Pictures and the movies he remembers in his head, it is unimaginable.

Isn't this just the rhythm of walking to the pinnacle of life?

As long as it works well and develops for a few years, you can have a monopoly in Hollywood!

What was once Walt Disney, what Warner Bros. and Sony Entertainment, all stepped on!

Punching Paramount, kicking Disney, stepping on Columbia, beating Twentieth Century Fox, suppressing Warner Bros., and dominating Hollywood from now on?

The thought crossed Ronan's mind.

It was this seemingly beautiful thought that brought Ronan back to his senses from his fleeting fantasies.

Ronan knows very well that even if Vivendi Group does want to sell Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures is still quite far away from Relativity Entertainment.

If you want to achieve this goal, with the strength of Relativity Entertainment, the possibility is very small, and it is even ten times more difficult than digging into the corner of Disney and taking down Pixar Studios now.

The chances are, but very small.

Ronan is not a person who gives up easily, he has not done it, and no one can guarantee 100% success or failure.

Regardless of success or failure, you must always try, and even if you fail, there is not much to lose.

And it's not without benefit to actually participating in it, maybe you can take the opportunity to get something.

Also, increase the experience of Relativity Entertainment's on-the-ground acquisition operations!

Even if it is a failure, it is a valuable experience.

Thinking of this, Ronan first called Robert Lee, who had just left, and asked him to keep an eye on Universal Pictures' developments in this area, and then called his assistant Connie and asked her to collect detailed information about the French Vivendi Group and Universal Pictures.

With that done, Ronan left the office and found Robert Iger.

Compared to his half-baked level, Robert Iger is more professional and experienced in this area.

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