Compared with the consistent market performance of Hollywood movies, the biggest difference between "Avatar" is stability, and the box office trend is as stable as a mountain.

In the second week of its release, even with a first-line commercial production like "The Chronicles of Narnia" being released, "Avatar" still topped the North American box office charts.

Its box office revenue is a staggering $77.02 million!

Compared with the opening weekend, the box office of "Avatar" only dropped by more than $10 million the following weekend.

Ten days after its release, the gorgeous mess film grossed $262.1 million in North America.

At this time, everyone realized that this was another "Titanic"!

Moreover, with the blessing of high ticket prices in 3D and IMAX, will the box office of "Avatar" be higher?

In the international market, as "Avatar" lands in more and more countries and regions, the overseas box office is rushing towards 400 million US dollars.

The response of "Avatar" overseas far exceeds that of North America.

"Hollywood has a lot more overseas markets today than it did in Titanic. ”

In the living room of Future World Manor, Ronan read the newspaper and said to Jessica Felton who was tidying up the shelves: "The overseas box office of "Titanic" was twice that of North America, and "Avatar" may be three times. ”

Jessica Felton placed the crystal frame of her and Ronan's photo with her in the most prominent place on the shelf, saying, "Avatar is too stable in North America. ”

Ronan put down the newspaper and said, "If nothing else, such a stable box office trend can last for three to four weeks." ”

Jessica Felton secretly calculated: "According to you, there is a high probability that the box office of "Avatar" will surpass "Titanic". ”

Ronan shrugged: "Definitely surpassing." "Don't forget, tickets are now more than $1 more expensive than they were a decade ago, along with $3 more expensive 3D tickets and double the IMAX tickets," he cautioned. ”

"That's right. Jessica Filton picked up another frame, waited for Nikia next to her to take a piece of platinum artwork in her hand, set it up, and said, "The high ticket price is a factor that cannot be ignored. ”

She beckoned to the back: "Honey, do you think this is okay?"

Ronan glanced at it and said, "Good." ”

Jessica Filton took the wet towel handed by Nikia, wiped her hands, and said: "Avatar will remain hot for a few weeks, will it have an impact on Fast and Furious 4." ”

"Not much impact. Ronan said simply: "Now the market and the audience are inspired by Avatar to desire 3D movies. ”

"Fast and Furious 4" and "Avatar" are separated by two weekends, and they will not be affected too much, and there is also "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" in the middle of Lucasfilm and Paramount Pictures.

Jessica Filton immediately thought of one thing: "So, you deliberately put Alice in Wonderland, which was filmed in 3D, on the screen before Independence Day?"

Ronan said: "Relativity Entertainment has invested so much in Avatar, of course, to maximize the benefits. ”

Jessica Felton came to Ronan and sat down, picked up the newspaper, opened it and said, "I should have turned Fast and Furious 4 into a 3D movie." ”

Ronan poured Jessica Filton a glass of water and said, "The 3D format isn't particularly good for Fast & Furious 4. There are too many action shots in your film, and there are many shots shot directly in the car, and the shaking amplitude is very large, if you really want to make it into 3D format, there may be a lot of audience dizziness, and the motion sickness is so bad that you may vomit on the spot. ”

Finch came in from the outside and glanced at Ronan.

Ronan stood up and said to Jessica Felton, "I'll go and see, there's something wrong with Finch." ”

Jessica Felton looked at the newspaper and waved her hand, "Go ahead." ”

Arriving in a reception room, Finch closed the door and said, "There's news from London." ”

Since chasing to London more than a year ago, there has always been a group of people operating there, and after a long period of collecting, probing and searching, after paying a lot of money, they have also gained something.

Ronan sat on the couch and asked, "When?"

Finch said quickly: "Just last week, the other party made an offer, and after many temptations, there is sincerity. In these two days, our people will be in contact with him and may get some crucial information. ”

Ronan took this matter very seriously and said: "Let David personally take a trip to take my private jet, and if he can get the relevant information, let him escort the information back to Los Angeles as soon as possible." ”

"Okay. Finch said something else: "It seems that the activities over there have been intensified in the past two days. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Control it well, let them listen to those that are irrelevant." ”

Finch stood up, ready to get busy with the job at hand: "Don't worry, there won't be a problem." ”

He was the first to leave the reception room to arrange for the people to rush to England.

Ronan quickly returned to the living room, and Jessica Felton saw him return, put down the newspaper in her hand, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"A little bit of a problem. Ronan smiled.

Jessica Felton thought in silence for a while and said, "Ronan, combined with the front and back, I don't feel like a small problem. She asked very seriously, "Is it convenient to tell me?"

Ronan sat next to Jessica Felton, considering the news from Finch, which had already involved her, and said slowly: "It's really not a trivial matter, once it breaks out, the scope of involvement will be very wide." ”

Jessica Felton is a smart woman, otherwise she wouldn't have put up with asking today, and she lives next to Ronan, and she also guessed through observation, and finally couldn't help but say, "Ronan, I'm worried. ”

Ronan stroked her long brown hair comfortingly, "Didn't I tell you last time? Someone is entertaining me and the theory of relativity, and they're collecting information about me and the people around me...... Well, some of the phone calls in the manor were also monitored. ”

The last time Ronan mentioned it, and as scary as it was, Jessica Felton wasn't shocked: "What do they want to do?"

Ronan shrugged: "It's simple, grab my handle, and then kill with one blow." ”

Jessica Filton grabbed Ronan's hand, which clenched unconsciously in fear.

"It's okay, rest assured. Ronan patted her hand lightly: "I noticed it early on, and I was prepared. ”

When he first met James Murdoch, Ronan thought of the things that had impressed him and paid special attention to his own safety.

It turns out that he didn't think much about it, and the people of the Murdoch family sometimes really don't care about it.

With more than a year of investigation in the UK, something has gradually surfaced, which is very alarming.

In the past six months or so, Ronan has also arranged for people to start a covert investigation in the United States, because he has an impression of what happened in the past, the investigation is very targeted, and some of the preliminary information obtained can only be described as amazing.

A huge media and entertainment conglomerate, in order to get enough news, in order to spy on the secrets of celebrities or news figures, is not ordinarily bold.

Ronan thought that the news reports he had seen were shocking enough, but the initial information was even more terrifying than the news.

I'm afraid that what has been exposed is only a part, and the transactions hidden under the table are not something that the little people at that time could see.

After all, the former News Corp. and the Murdoch family paid a terrible price.

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London, England, on the north bank of the River Thames.

A very ordinary-looking brown-haired balding man came to the open-air café, asked for a cup of black coffee, sat casually in front of an empty seat, looked at Tower Bridge in the distance, and waited patiently.

Half a cup of coffee was down, someone walked over unhurriedly, and after seeing the bald man, he pulled out a chair and sat opposite him.

"You're here. The bald man nodded slightly, as if he had said hello: "Mr. Glenn Muclair, it seems that you have made your decision." ”

Glenn Muclair, a private investigator who has worked for a British media outlet for a long time, is he quite cautious, saying: "The British police were aware of it last year, but in the end they were misled, is it related to you?"

The bald man said, "Does it matter? I said yes, do you believe it? I said no, do you believe it?"

Glenn Muclair was not reassured: "I want to know how strong you are. ”

"You'll find out then. The bald man said lightly: "At that time, it is not too late for you to decide whether to show up in person." ”

"I will. "Glenn Muclair is a little more at ease.

The bald man went straight to the point: "Mr. Glenn Muclair, did you bring something?"

Glenn Muclair patted the briefcase he was holding: "It's all inside, the materials I got from my investigation back then and the materials I secretly recorded from the editor-in-chief, including text, video and audio recordings, are all here." I promise they're worth every penny you give. ”

The bald man stretched out his gloved hand, and Glenn Muclair subconsciously stepped back: "What do I want?"

A black canvas bag, the most ordinary of all, was placed on the table by the balding man and pushed in front of Glenn Muclair.

Glenn Muclair hurriedly opened the canvas bag and looked at it carefully, then he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There is no fake, right?"

The bald man said lightly: "We will deal with each other in the future, will I be so stupid?"

Glenn Muclair nodded, took the back of the canvas bag, and pushed the leather briefcase he was holding, and the bald man opened the briefcase, flipped through it briefly, and said, "Happy cooperation." ”

"It was a pleasure to work with. Glenn Muclair stood up and walked away with his head.

The bald man drank the remaining coffee from his cup, left the open-air café, walked in the opposite direction, and soon joined up with several companions hiding in the shadows, and after going around in circles, he returned to the Chelsea area, got in touch with the people above, and prepared to send things back to North America.