Chapter 223: First Weekend Box Office (3/5)
Probably because Aniston's eyes were stimulating, the children of the plane burst into unprecedented combat power.
From the bathroom to the living room, and then from the living room to the bedroom...
It lasted for more than an hour, and the Son of the Plane strongly imported the positive energy of socialism...
Aniston was tired and paralyzed, and when Zhang Junsheng left, she didn't even have a sharp weapon to raise her hand...
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Located just north of Los Angeles International Airport, Santa Monica is California's most attractive coastal city.
It's home to many independent film companies, including Summit Entertainment, two blocks away from Lionsgate, and further north from New Line Pictures...
Although New Line Pictures was acquired by Warner Bros., it still has production and distribution capabilities.
Ten years ago, New Line Pictures successfully ranked at the top of the second echelon with the "Lord of the Rings" series, and then what?
Blindly optimistic, New Line mistakenly believed that any film rich in fantasy elements would be a hit, so in 2006 it went all out to create the "Compass d'Or" series, with an investment of up to $180 million.
Who expected that the first part of the film failed at the box office after its release, and only received $26 million...
By the way, Big Brother Cheng was able to gain a foothold in Hollywood thanks to the new line, and the "Rush Hour" series was also created by the new line...
On Monday morning, in the conference room of Summit Entertainment, CEO Wen Ziren and several other executives were also present, and Zhang Junsheng also attended as the boss.
In addition to the first meeting, Zhang Junsheng also appeared in the meeting room of Summit Entertainment for the first time...
He sat in the middle.
"Inception's first weekend box office performance of $70.8 million, according to market analysis, the film has a good reputation, and the future box office trend is very stable, and it is conservatively estimated that it can have a North American box office of $300 million!"
“… Many critics have praised Inception as a masterpiece, a truly ambitious blockbuster that doesn't feel like a movie, it transports you to another world, and the screen in the theater is like a dream in your head. In today's Hollywood, it's incredible..."
Zhang Junsheng nodded...
Summit Entertainment has long drawn a minimum line for "Inception", with the North American box office not less than $200 million, and the global box office must be at least more than $500 million.
If the film does not sell well, it may incur a loss.
According to the analysis of the current situation, "Inception" is likely to bring more than 200 million direct income!
The executives looked at him with obvious admiration...
How to say it, the three movies "Inception", "Cloud Atlas", and "Alien Battlefield" are all high-concept science fiction works.
"Alien Battlefield" is forgotten, the movie did not find Summit Entertainment, Di Baobao produced it independently, but "Cloud Atlas" found Summit Entertainment.
The Wachowski Brothers... No, it should be a sister and brother who can also be regarded as a first-class director, "Cloud Atlas" itself is a very influential science fiction, at that time, the peak wanted to promote "Cloud Atlas"...
And then "Cloud Atlas" collapsed...
With an investment of 100 million dollars, the global box office is 130 million US dollars, and the North American mainland is only 25 million US dollars...
To be honest, if it weren't for the memory of the original time and space, Zhang Junsheng wouldn't dare to bet on "Inception" - the consensus of Hollywood, original commercial films have long been in decline, especially in the field of large-scale mainstream commercial films.
Although "Inception" topped the box office with a weekend box office of $70.8 million, it is nothing compared to Nolan's previous film, The Dark Knight.
The work of "The Dark Knight" two years ago soared to $158 million at the box office in the first weekend, setting a new box office record, and no film has been beatable so far!
Wen Ziren interjected: "In recent days, "Inception" has been discussed on the Internet, and fans have various interpretations..."
"Hire a few trolls and let them lead the rhythm, the bigger the controversy, the better it will be for the subsequent screening!"
A movie, what you are afraid of is never controversy, but that there is no controversy, the more controversial the topic, the more popular it is with the media, and only controversy can bring enough attention.
"How's the overseas box office?"
“… The European box office reached $50 million, Japan and South Korea contributed $20 million, Asia, South America and Australia contributed $13 million, and the overseas box office performed well... However, Mr. Zhang, when will it be released in China?"
Domestic Film Protection Month...
Even co-productions have to step aside!
This kind of market protection measures are normal, and they are available in many countries and regions around the world, and they are not exclusive to China!
"On August 28th, when I asked Nolan to take Leonardo to China for the premiere, I am sure that the Chinese box office of "Inception" will be at least 500 million!"
Wen Ziren was startled and asked in a low voice: "RMB?"
“… Nonsense, of course it's RMB, 500 million US dollars, "Avatar" can't do it!"
sighed: "It's a pity that Nolan rejects 3D, otherwise, the global box office of "Inception" would not have been less than 1 billion US dollars!"
I don't understand Nolan, "Inception" is first a sci-fi action commercial masterpiece, and then everything else, commercial blockbusters must have impact!
He understands this very well, so the special effects of "Inception" are considered top-notch.
But why exclude 3D?
And he also rejected numbers, insisting on film ...
"Nolan's next movie, do we still want to invest?"
Zhang Junsheng thought for a while and shook his head: "... No, he's a personal shareholder of Warners, and even if we can invest, we won't take advantage of it!"
"Inception" is successful, Warner Bros. will definitely pay more attention to Nolan, the next work, even if the summit can invest, it will not get a share, so forget it...
"Well, "Twilight" will be released next month, and we have already contacted 4,050 theaters to open at the same time!"
"What about 'Despicable Me'?"
Chris Meledandley replied: "Won 3,800 theaters!"
After a pause, Zhang Junsheng continued: "Actually, I came today mainly because I thought of two ideas. ”
The two series of "Hurricane Rescue" and "Fast Pursuit" were taken out by Zhang Junsheng: "Action movies have always been the most popular theme in the world, as long as we can control the cost, it is easy to make a profit!"
"I told James last year that it is difficult for horror films to enter the Chinese market, but action movies are different, even if I can't get the qualifications to introduce them, I have a way to introduce them to China through batch films, and I can guarantee that the Chinese box office of these series will not be less than 20 million US dollars!"
Both of these are traditional tough guy action movies, and the visual impact and sensory shock of punching to the flesh and attracting popularity have always been liked by many people...
“… It's okay on my side, I can start it right away!"
"The actor... You can find Liam Neeson, Jason Statham or Keanu Reeves, Nicolas Cage... The salary must be controlled under $5 million!"
“… Well, got it!"
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