"Relativity Entertainment, Ronan Anderson brand assembly line production, another commercial film with serious patterning!"

With the full release of "Hurricane Rescue 2" in North America, various film reviews have also come out one after another, but among the critics, this film is quite unpopular.

On the first day of release, the professional reputation of "Hurricane Rescue 2" was over, and the Rotten Tomatoes index, which collected more than 50 reviews from film critics, was completely rotten, with only 32 percent.

Fortunately, the cinema score of the theater audience is "A-" on the spot, which is not too outstanding, but it is not bad for commercial films.

The media reputation is actually okay.

The review of The Hollywood Reporter is quite typical: this sequel film from Relativity Entertainment is a textbook demonstration of what it takes to make a wonderful, successful, and satisfying fast-food movie.

Among the general audience, the comment with the most likes on Netflix about "Hurricane Rescue 2" also represents the opinion of the majority of the audience: viewers who liked the first part and expect to see more similar content will get what they expect.

Therefore, on the first day of the film's release in North America, the box office performance was quite good, and it received $21.28 million in 3,980 theaters.

By the next day, the professional reputation of "Hurricane Rescue 2" continued to decline, and the Rotten Tomatoes index dropped to 24 percent, but the film's single-day box office rose by nearly 10 percent.

After entering the year 2000, one after another Rotten Tomatoes index blockbuster films failed at the box office, and countless Rotten Tomatoes rotten films were commercially successful.

Film critics and the first-line film market are further separated.

Hollywood's commercial films are also detaching themselves from Hollywood's traditional model.

Shahai Entertainment officially announced on Saturday that "Hurricane Rescue 3" has been confirmed, and the main creative staff, including director Jared Abrams and the two main protagonists, Liam Neeson and Amanda Seyfried, will all return.

At the same time, "Hurricane Rescue 3" will also be the end of the series.

But Relativity Entertainment's collaboration with Liam Neeson is far from over, and when the third installment ends, there will be a new rescue movie.

A script about a plane terrorist attack has been sent to Liam Neeson by Shahai Entertainment.

This old and strong actor is also very optimistic about the "money road" of cooperating with Relativity Entertainment.

Liam Neeson is old, and he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor when he starred in "Schindler's List", which did not bring much help to his acting career, and it is difficult for him to even be worthy of the name of the second tier of Hollywood over the years.

On the contrary, after cooperating with Relativity Entertainment, his fame, status and coffee position skyrocketed at the same time, and he was even hailed as a late bloomer.

Obviously, the former Schindler and Oscar nominations for Best Actor are very nonexistent.

This man who has been tempered by time, after several action movies in a row, has completed his transformation into an action star.

It has also been proven time and again that his action-type roles are also very popular.

After the weekend, "Hurricane Rescue 3" came out at the box office in its first week, and despite facing competition from Twentieth Century Fox's "Unstoppable" and Paramount Pictures' "New Full House" on the same weekend, it still firmly sat on the top of the North American box office charts with $61.68 million.

The commercial appeal of the sequel film is unmistakable.

In several overseas markets that opened on the same weekend, "Hurricane Rescue 2" also showed strong box office appeal.

The film grossed $13.91 million in its opening weekend in the United Kingdom, $8.79 million in Australia, and nearly $10 million in France......

In its first weekend, the film earned $41.2 million overseas.

Based on market findings and a series of data collected, Embassy Pictures predicts that the North American box office of "Hurricane Rescue 2" will be around $270 million, and there is little pressure on the global box office to exceed $500 million.

The strategy of serialized films has made today's Relativity Entertainment, and at this stage and even in the next ten years, Ronan's focus is still on serialized films.

Sequel movies can make it easier for film companies to make a lot of money, can develop the fan economy, and can be widely circulated.

I believe that for film companies, the fundamental meaning of making a movie is to create commercial value.

Therefore, ensuring long-term, stable returns is the key, and investing in a brand new movie is much riskier than investing in a sequel to a classic movie.

Looking at Relativity Entertainment's film list every year, sequels to successful movies account for far more than half.

This can not only reduce the investment in publicity, but also effectively reduce the risk.

With the full release of "Hurricane Rescue 2", Relativity Entertainment's 2005 film, only one "Brokeback Mountain" has not yet been officially released.

The film directed by Ang Lee has a completely different distribution strategy from the previous films, aiming at the awards season and the ultimate goal is the Oscars.

Ronan's two target awards have always been very clear about best director and best picture.

On the other hand, news has already come from Maple Leaf Pictures, Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison, after a short period of consideration, personally called Ronan and made it clear that they want to be the largest shareholder of Disney!

For Maple Leaf Pictures, for these two ambitious people who want to make a career in Hollywood, the opportunity to miss out may never be seen again.

On Monday morning, Ronan met the two men again at the Relativity Building.

Robert Iger also came, and the first thing he did when he came over was to show Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison the equity power of attorney other than Relativity Entertainment.

"There are a few points that I need to declare beforehand. Robert Iger was one of the few villains: "Our negotiations must be conducted in secret, except for the necessary legal and accounting professionals, and we hope that the two of them will be personally involved in the negotiations." ”

Ryan Kavanaugh said: "No problem, again, we need relativistic entertainment secrecy. ”

He deduced others from himself, and felt that there must be people who were interested in Disney's equity, and if there were big negotiations and a competitor appeared, he might pay a greater price.

Robert Iger said: "Yes. He added a second point: "The deal needs to be done in cash, and the two need to raise funds by mid-December." ”

For others, it was very stressful and very difficult in just over twenty days, but Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison were not ordinary people.

Ryan Kavanaugh is confident that those investors on Wall Street will continue to invest, after all, they are already on the ship of Maple Leaf Pictures, and the possibility of additional investment is limitless.

David Ellison has already communicated with his father, and Larry Ellison will give him full support from attitude to funding.

"No problem. Ryan Kavanaugh said: "You don't have to worry about the money, since David and I are going to make this deal, the money is not an issue. ”

He added: "I hope to start negotiations on the deal as soon as possible. ”

Ronan said: "On the side of Relativity Entertainment, Bob will personally preside over this negotiation, which will start this week. ”

David Ellison answered, "Good!"

The initial intent of the deal also means that Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison have accepted the acquisition at a premium of no less than ten percent.

As for the specific transaction price, it depends on the negotiations later.

"I always believed that Relativity Entertainment and Maple Leaf Pictures could come together more, and now it seems that we are always allies on the same front," Ronan said. ”

Ryan Kavanaugh laughed and said, "Hopefully we'll be allies in the future." ”

"Yes. Ronan said, "Relativity Entertainment values every friend, every friendship. ”

How nice it would be if Hollywood was full of newbies like Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison?

The two sides held talks for a period of time, clarified some terms in the direction, and basically set the tone of the talks.

Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison didn't stay too long and left at the same time.

The next step is to raise funds.

In the reception room, Ronan told Robert Iger: "Bob, control the pace of the negotiation, and it's best to follow the established plan, and you can be flexible. ”

Robert Iger said: "I understand that since they are on our ship, don't think about going down. ”

Ronan said: "Maple Leaf Pictures, and Pixar Studios, this is the end of the Disney project, and after that, we can relax for a while." ”

Robert Iger added: "Seeking a seat in the MPAA?"

Ronan sighed: "Even with Disney, it will be very difficult for us to reach a deal with Warner Bros. later." After all, as long as one of the six is opposed, it is impossible to succeed. The so-called support for relativistic entertainment to enter the MPAA is more of a condition that I deliberately threw out, which can be used as a bait. ”

Robert Iger said: "This is something that needs to be done slowly. He asked with concern, "Is there any news from Warner Bros."

Ronan shook his head: "The last time Charles Rowan talked to me, there was no follow-up, I guess there are different opinions within Warner Bros., maybe they think my conditions are too much." ”

"Warner Bros. management is sometimes incomprehensible. Robert Iger also feels the same way: "I wouldn't be surprised by what Kevin Tsohara ultimately decides. ”

Ronan said, "Hopefully, one day, Warner Bros. will be willing to sell us the rights to the Justice League. ”

Robert Iger shook his head: "This possibility is basically none. ”

Ronan didn't mention these anymore, and instead advised: "Okay, the big aspects are basically decided, and the rest of the negotiations with Maple Leaf Pictures and Pixar Studios will be handed over to you." ”

Robert Iger is in charge of these tasks, and Ronan is reassured that with Robert Egger's ability, there will be no mistakes.

The development route of Relativity Entertainment has always been very clear, taking the path of Disney, and finally leaving Disney with no way out.

Marvel Studios and Pixar Studios have arrived, and the live-action rights to the classic animated feature film have also been obtained, what should be next?

It looks like George Lucas is going to retire in a few years.