Chapter 269: Chain Effect
On Saturday morning, Matt Damon had just finished washing and had just gone downstairs when he saw his girlfriend Winona Ryder coming over with a fax.
"Here's your fax. Renona Ryder shoved it directly into Matt Damon's hand and beckoned, "Breakfast is ready, come and eat." β
Matt Damon followed him into the dining room, sat down at the table, and hurriedly looked at the documents, which were faxed by Embassy Pictures.
Winona Ryder said, "I faxed it in the early hours of last night, and I saw that you slept soundly, so I didn't call you." β
Matt Damon smiled and said, "Yesterday was a bit too much to attend, and it was too much energy to deal with reporters. β
Winona Ryder looked curiously at the fax in his hand, "Is it about your new movie?"
Although they are boyfriend and girlfriend, both of them respect each other's privacy and don't go out of their way to look at each other's documents and the like.
Matt Damon was in a pretty good mood, took a bite of whole wheat bread, swallowed it, and said, "The first-day box office of "Spy" is out, $18.6 million. β
"So much. Winona Ryder was a little surprised: "The film has been very well received. β
Matt Damon said a little proudly: "Of course the response is good, don't you see who the actor is?"
Winona Ryder deliberately said, "How did I hear that the producer was called ......" She thought for a moment and continued: "Yes, Ronan Anderson, you didn't want to take the role when he extended you an offer?"
"I was just a little hesitant at the time. Matt Damon gestured a small gesture: "Just a little hesitation." β
He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Ronan Anderson is really good at choosing people, and the role of Jason Byrne is a special match for me, and it doesn't take much effort to play." And the director he finalized, Paul Greengrass, an unknown British director, but with a unique approach to filming and editing. β
Winona Ryder didn't make contact with Ronan, just nodded.
Matt Damon added: "It's really not luck that this person can succeed one after another, it's not easy. If you have the opportunity to work with Ronan Anderson in the future, don't miss it. β
"The last person you complimented was Spielberg. Winona Ryder said.
Matt Damon laughed: "$18.6 million, my personal best single-day box office record." β
Hearing this, Winona-Ryder got up and took out a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from the cupboard, poured them in front of each of them, and said, "We should have a drink to celebrate." β
Matt Damon said: "There's business in a while, just one drink." β
Winona Ryder smiled and said, "Just have a drink." β
The two raised a glass to celebrate Matt Damon's new single-day box office record.
Matt Damon continued his breakfast, rejoicing while eating, fortunately taking the film, and not stupidly rejecting Ronan Anderson, which led to today's glorious moment.
This time it got not only box office figures, but also praise from all over the world, and the next Ronan Anderson film, which has both a high box office and a good reputation, and his acting skills have been unanimously affirmed, which is simply a few in one fell swoop.
The box office estimate of "Spy Movie" within Embassy Pictures is $150 million in North America, and if he can really achieve such results, he can basically squeeze into the quasi-first-class movie stars in Hollywood.
There is a sequel later, and if it continues to be successful, A coffee will be firmly in hand.
It's no wonder that CAA is in a hurry to come and dig into its own corners, which can be easily analyzed.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Brian Lord, a well-known agent from CAA, came to visit, and Matt Damon took him into the reception room.
Winona Ryder could roughly guess that Matt Damon was going to change agencies, but didn't blend it, just sent two cups of coffee over.
In the reception room, the atmosphere between the two sides was very good, and various conditions were discussed very pleasantly.
Before Brian Lord came over, he had already talked in detail with Matt Damon's manager about various conditions, and he chose to come to the door today, in fact, he was waiting for various data feedback from "Spy Shadow".
This gives Matt Damon a better control of its market value.
The two sides chatted very happily, and when it came to the back, Brian Lord also used Ronan to increase CAA's chips, saying: "Matt, it is said that there are two more films behind "Spy"?"
Matt Damon laughed and said, "I don't know much about this. β
Of course, he knew that there was a sequel, but he only signed a film contract at the beginning, and the following cooperation had to be negotiated.
Brian Lord said, "I'm personally very good friends with Ronan, we attended Ronan's moving party together, I guess you remember?"
Matt Damon nodded, "Remember, we met that night." β
Brian Lord added: "CAA has established a long-term strategic partnership with Shahai Entertainment, and if you switch to CAA, it will be of great benefit to your future cooperation with Ronan and Shahai Entertainment. β
Matt Damon was seriously considering Brian Lorde's words, and it seemed that only CAA's agent showed up at Ronan's moving party last time.
""Spy Shadow" will be a big hit. Brian Lord emphasized: "I had an in-depth conversation with Ronan, this is a series of trilogy, director Paul Greengrass signed a trilogy contract with Shahai Entertainment, enough to ensure the style and characteristics of the follow-up film, such high-quality resources, coupled with the operation of CAA, this trilogy is enough to squeeze into the top of the A cafe even if you can't make you a superstar." β
Matt Damon had actually made up his mind, but after a little hesitation, he shook hands with Brian Lorde: "I like CAA. β
Brian Lord laughed happily, "Matt, welcome to CAA. β
With the start of Saturday's rest day, the attendance of "Spy" has increased, and the previous publicity to mourn Robert Ludlun has attracted many viewers over the age of 30 to watch it.
In their youth, Robert Ludrun was one of the most popular writers in the United States.
In some newspapers and magazines, new calls began to appear: the best way to mourn Robert Ludren is to go to the theater to watch "Spy Movie"!
If such propaganda is accompanied by a bad movie, it will soon stink on the street.
However, the quality of "Spy Shadows" is guaranteed, but it allows people who have watched it to become a channel for word-of-mouth dissemination, and further spread it to the people around them.
During this period, the media touted it did not stop.
"Spy is a perfect blend of spy film mode and incredible design, and it's an action thriller that will move everyone. β
"The film's spy story and Matt Damon's genuinely focused performance both fully immerse the audience, most prominently in the characters and plot rather than the special effects spectacle. β
In the past Saturday, "Spy Shadow" collected another $19.25 million in a single day, continuing to lead the North American box office charts this weekend, and leaving the second-ranked "Tomb Raider" to reach as much as $10 million, and there is almost no suspense in winning the North American box office list.
By Sunday, the film's good reputation had completely spread on the Internet, and it was widely circulated among fans in forums and blogs.
"This movie is definitely the best start to the Bourne Trilogy, and it's much better than exciting. The neat and tidy technique, without any superfluous sensationalism or inexplicable delay, whether it is the relationship between the characters, the overall appeal or the rhythm of the movie with a great sense of substitution, it is very well done, and the details are also meticulous. β
"Bourne is so handsome!"
"The plot is relaxed, the pictures and shots are super amazing, and the framing in various countries is very beautiful. What will a person do when he begins to recognize himself and finds that all his cognition is what he wants to forget? Bourne's choice is to burn the flames of war to the door of his house and force everyone to forget himself!"
"After watching this film, I found that the names with *** are very powerful, such as James . BondοΌJason. Bourneβ¦β¦β
Three days after the first weekend, "Spy Shadow" exploded in North America with $49.85 million, surpassing the $19.7 million of "Tomb Raider" released in the second week, and landed at the top of the North American box office list!
This spy action movie lives up to Ronan's expectations.
What's more important is that the film has an excellent reputation in all aspects, and there will inevitably be a more stable trend in the future.
Even, heavyweight media outlets such as the New York Times all agreed that "Spy Shadow" set a new benchmark for Hollywood spy movies.
Compared with previous successes, the interior of Embassy Pictures is very calm, on the one hand, this success is completely planned, judging from the test screening stage.
On the other hand, when the company's films continue to be successful, the success brings joy, but not excitement.
Soon after the North American box office of "Spy Shadows" was released, Rohan and his uncle and nephew from the Indian Mountain Foundation called one after another, inviting Ronan to take time to visit India and Mumbai for a vacation, and they must have been sincere in sending ......
The first Hollywood movie to be invested in was a big hit, and anyone would be happy to find the north.
Ronan can understand the emotions of Roth Khan's uncle and nephew, and he has no intention of pitting the Mountain Foundation, Relativity Entertainment is already on the right track, and everything is calculated according to the rules of Hollywood.
However, "Spy Shadow" has not yet been released overseas, and it is still very far from the settlement of investment income.
Embassy Pictures is also preparing for the overseas release of "Spy Shadow", and the overseas distribution of "Shrek" no longer needs to continue to invest resources.
Starting from the second weekend in North America, "Spy Shadow" will be released in more than 30 countries and regions, including Europe, Latin America, South Korea and Australia.
In addition, "Shrek", which continues to be released overseas, has a cumulative overseas box office of more than 100 million US dollars, and its offline income has also exceeded 10 million US dollars, but more offline income will not be completely negotiated until the film is released.
The box office and word-of-mouth explosion of "Spy Shadow" brought a series of chain effects, and the impact was so wide that it was somewhat beyond Ronan's expectations.