Chapter 1171: Big Five Alliance
The hottest schedule at the Hollywood box office is the summer season, followed by the Christmas season.
Movies with large investments usually choose to be released in these two schedules, although the competition is fierce, but the probability of making money is also the highest.
However, Marvel is different.
The current Marvel Studios is very confident!
When it comes to commercial blockbusters produced by Marvel Studios, there is no need to use the momentum of summer and Christmas to make money.
With the foreshadowing of movies such as "Spider-Man", "Ant-Man", "Daredevil", "Ghost Rider", "Iron Man", etc., the current Marvel movies can be released in the off-season at the box office!
Last time, "Ant-Man" was released at the end of October, and the release schedule belonged to half of the off-season and half of the hot season. As a result, the film grossed $200 million in North America, $310 million overseas, and $510 million worldwide.
The results are not bad.
This time, "Ant-Man 2" is even more confident, and the release schedule has been advanced to October 5th!
This is to be really smashed, in the box office off-season in October!
There is no way, there are too many big-budget movies under New Universal, and they must be reasonably distributed.
At the beginning of November, "Harry Potter Goblet of Fire" will be grandly released.
At the end of November, the Pixar cartoon "Kung Fu Panda" was released, and by mid-December...... There is also Peter Jackson's latest masterpiece "King Kong".
With such a crowded schedule, the schedule of the movie "Ant-Man and the Wasp" can only be premised.
Who called this a Marvel movie?
If you are strong, you have to take more responsibility.
In the tense and cold atmosphere of Hollywood, "Ant-Man 2" was released.
Fans from the outside world have obviously not been affected by recent events in Hollywood, and they have given the greatest support to Marvel's superhero movies as they have in the past.
"Ant-Man 2" has a lot to offer!
Because here there is a real Marvel female superhero - the Wasp!
A large poster of "The Wasp" actor Rose Byrne is plastered in every movie theater in the United States, and there is only one word to describe the Australian actress, and that is beautiful!
Absolute big beauty!
Last year, DC produced a movie about female superheroes called Catwoman. chose a black actress as the leading role and became the biggest laughing stock in the world.
In contrast, Marvel's options are too flattering.
With the plot foreshadowing of "Ant-Man 1" and the accumulation of fans, as long as the quality of "Ant-Man 2" is not too bad, the box office will definitely increase.
The film was released in the first week for 4 days, and the box office in North America successfully exceeded 100 million US dollars!
Although it can't be compared with movies like "Spider-Man" and "Iron Man", compared with ordinary commercial blockbusters, such achievements are dazzling enough.
According to this box office trend, the North American box office of "Ant-Man 2" will reach between 2.5 and 280 million US dollars!
That's success!
Inside Marvel Studios, it is naturally another grand occasion, singing and carnivaling.
Because of Nina Jacobson's pregnancy and Donn's promotion, the current power of Marvel has fallen into the hands of Kevin Fedsie, and it won't be long before he becomes a veritable CEO.
The movie "Ant-Man 2", from post-production to publicity and release, is all written by Kevin Feizzie.
Now that the movie is winning, he is naturally very happy.
Not only him, but every employee at Marvel Studios is very happy.
It's a far cry from the gloom inside Hollywood.
However, after all, this is a major event that has caused a sensation in Hollywood, and there must be internal worries and fluctuations in people's hearts.
"As I said a long time ago, it doesn't matter to us what happens outside! This is Marvel Studios, and we have the greatest support from the big boss! If Hollywood collapses, we will all be safe and sound! We will give fans more and more wonderful movies!"
In the internal meeting, Kevin Feizzie's attitude was very high-profile.
even reversed the highest decision of the film and television entertainment department.
In this matter, Bill McNick is very cautious, prohibiting his film company from taking a stance on this matter, and wants to spend this time in a low-key manner.
The situation is critical!
Hollywood's Big Five alliance did not admit its intimidation as Bill McNick and others had envisioned, but instead showed a very urgent attitude and formed a confrontation with New Universal.
The situation is tense and full of gunpowder.
If anyone accidentally misses the gun, then Hollywood will have a big explosion and it will be out of control.
So Bill McNick has given the order, be cautious!
But Kevin Fezzie didn't care.
He only cares about Donne's thoughts, and he is only responsible for Donn alone.
With the results of Marvel Studios...... The CEO of the Entertainment Department is not in his hands! He is qualified to report directly to Donn, not to Bill McNick.
Especially in the case of "Ant-Man 2" with a strong box office, Kevin Feizzie doesn't care.
He is very young, and he has no relationship with this century-old Hollywood at all, and if he is ruined, he will be ruined.
Maybe Big Boss Don will be angry and come down with a great extinction war, and the remaining Marvel Studios will be able to live better.
"What Disney, Warner Bros., Fox, and Columbia, are all bullshit! Not to mention comparing with our entire group, can they compare with our Marvel Studios? Haha, our Marvel releases three movies a year, and the global box office is nearly $2 billion! Of course, the box office figures may not be higher than those giants, but our rate of return is high! There are many profits! Marvel Studios has a net profit of at least $1 billion a year! Let me ask the five giants, which of the five giants can make a net profit of $1 billion in the film business? Not a single one!
In fact, there are still some, Warner Bros. can definitely make $1 billion a year.
However, there is no need to put more gold on the opponent's face, and belittling the opponent to elevate himself is a common trick.
Kevin Fieldie's words obviously reassured the internal employees of Marvel Studios, and they laughed out loud in the conference room.
That's true.
Other filmmakers need to be nervous, does Marvel still need to be nervous?
Kevin Federge knows that everyone is worried about the recent rumors in Hollywood, and this is not okay. He also expects everyone to continue to work hard with passion and create more movies, not to mention others, the new film "Captain America" is about to start shooting, and then there is the project of "Iron Man 2" to be launched.
Everyone else can mess up, but Marvel can't.
Fortunately, his words played a necessary role.
Kevin Feezzie continued: "Isn't it just the Big Five, what's the big deal? It's just a rabble! We're Marvel, we have experience." Think about Marvel Entertainment a few years ago, it's exactly the same as the current situation!"
Back then, after the big hits of the two movies "Spider-Man" and "X-Men", Marvel's comic book sales skyrocketed, seriously threatening the position of DC, the industry leader.
Movies have the MPAA's rating committee, and comics also have the Comic Standards Authority, both of which are "rated" bodies.
At that time, DC Comics dominated the Comic Code Authority, and together with a group of people, began to create obstacles for Marvel's comics, refusing to approve multiple issues of Marvel Comics on the grounds that they contained strong violent images.
At that time, many Marvel cartoonists were very angry, but they didn't want to back down and reported to Don.
Tang En's hearing this was also furious, and he immediately made a decision, and Marvel Entertainment immediately withdrew from the Comic Standards Administration!
Marvel Entertainment is self-reliant, playing with itself, and not going along with you!
Next, Marvel came up with a set of Marvel's rating mechanism by itself, and then self-evaluated and self-sold, and its sales did not decrease. Not only that, but in the next few years, more comic companies have withdrawn from the Comic Standards Administration, standing with Marvel Entertainment, and using the "Marvel Standard".
Up to now, the "Marvel Standard" led by Marvel Entertainment and the "Comic Code" led by DC Entertainment have become the two major standards in the comics industry, showing a trend of competing against each other.
This is a living example!
Who says New Globe must rely on the MPAA?
If it's not appropriate, then you might as well follow Marvel Entertainment and break up!
Just quit!
New Universal has established its own "New Universal Film Standard", and with the strength of New Universal, I don't believe that I can't kill a bloody road!
Kevin Feezzie used the success story of Marvel Entertainment as a model, and quickly won the hearts of the people and suppressed the restless atmosphere within Marvel Studios.
The quality of a leader is well reflected.
……
Donn is still away on vacation, and this time he has moved to Spain's Sunshine Coast.
It is said to be isolated from the world, but in fact, it is still connected to the company.
It's just outsiders who are cut off.
That night, Don favored Gal Gadot and Blake Lively, and received a report from Tosca Musk.
It depicts the situation on the Hollywood side today.
Far from being deterred, the Big Five league has stepped up and given a controversial rating decision to a New Universal-owned film.
This time it is the animated film "Curious George" produced by Universal Pictures adapted from the animated film of the same name, which has a proper PG rating, and actually gave PG-13!
Don't be too obvious against the signs!
Where is this compromise, is it to fight with Tang En to the end!
"Boss, why do I think something is wrong......? It seems that he has made up his mind to fight to the end, and it seems that he wants to move seriously. Tosca Musk said worriedly.
Don En came to the study and said angrily: "If you want to do it, you can do it, will I still be afraid of them? If it's a big deal, Hollywood will be completely shattered, I want to see what can I do! I want to be powerful on my head, it's impossible! If I want to act, I will act with them; I want to exchange fire...... Then there's a nuclear war!"
Tosca Musk sighed, "We have made too much money in the past two years, especially in the film industry, most of the profits have been made by us, and they are also forced to have no choice." ”
Tang En snorted coldly: "Now they can still get at least forty percent! If you start to move, you won't be able to control your strength...... When the time comes, they won't even want to earn a penny!"
"We're going to be badly damaged that way. ”
"You think I'll care about this loss?"
Tosca Musk shook his head and said, "You're the richest man, you don't care." But the filmmakers in the film and entertainment department care, Hollywood is their root. It's hard to keep a heart with them on this matter. Even...... They will stand with outsiders against you. ”