In North American cinemas, the film scheduling rate and seating rate can be adjusted every working day, but the scale of the film's release needs to be arranged uniformly every working week.

Therefore, if the release scale of "Chainsaw" wants to be adjusted, it must come up with enough results in the week of Halloween to be recognized by the theaters.

On Wednesday, November 1, the number of theaters was 78, with an average attendance of 34 people, and a single-day box office of $121,000;

On Thursday, Nov. 2, the average attendance was 21 and the single-day box office was $83,000;

On Friday, November 3, taking advantage of the weekend, "Saw Horror" ushered in a wave of movie-watching, with an average attendance of 29 people, an average of 12 single-theater screenings, and a single-day box office of $147,000!

Especially for professional horror film theaters, the scheduling rate of "Chainsaw" has been as high as 67.4%!

You know, this is a small Halloween period, and there are more than a dozen horror movies released at the same time!

"The results are okay ......"

On Saturday, the "A Beautiful Mind" crew went off as usual, and Donn flew back to Los Angeles early in the morning to see the box office data for "Chainsaw."

Although the box office of $350,000 is very inconspicuous compared to commercial blockbusters, it is already a good start for "Chainsaw", which began with screenings.

At the very least, you can kill all horror movies in the same schedule!

When he returned to Down Pictures, he found that Wester Cotton, vice president of distribution, Glenn Mogan, president of Berserk Pictures, and Zack Schneider, director were already waiting for him in the office.

"Zach, first of all, congratulations!"

Don said half-jokingly.

Zack Schneider was a little flattered, "Mr. Walker, I especially thank you for your appreciation and cultivation! "Chainsaw" is just a small achievement, not worth mentioning. ”

Don waved his hand, smiling rather than smiling, "It's not worth mentioning, it's not okay, I also pointed to "Saw" to destroy Disney's "Undead"!"

Zack Snyder's face changed slightly, he had vaguely heard this rumor in the company, and he didn't believe it at all.

Unexpectedly, Don En actually said such a thing himself!

"What's the matter?

"I ...... I ......"

West Cotton smiled, "Zach, this is the company's strategy, it has nothing to do with you. As a director, you just need to focus on the content of the film. ”

Don agreed: "That's right, Zack, do you understand the game of Resident Evil? The next movie is "Resident Evil", this time it's not a low-budget B-movie." ”

Glenn Mogan's face was a little unnatural. Berserk Pictures' requirement is to produce low-budget films under $5 million, and "Resident Evil" is a big-scene action horror film, and according to the production department's calculations, the investment will not be less than $30 million!

Such a medium-cost film is likely to be directly produced by the production department of Down Pictures, and the degree of attention can be imagined.

Zack Schneider was also a little flustered, "Mr. Walker, I already understood that game, but it's just "Resident Evil...... The investment is not small, is it any longer?"

"There's no need!" Don waved his hand, "Zach, this is my training route for you. Regardless of whether "Saw Horror" is a big hit or not, the project "Resident Evil" will belong to you, I said, in the future, you will belong to the mainstream commercial blockbusters, and I hope you can take on the responsibility and carry the future of Down Pictures!"

Zack Schneider said incoherently with excitement, "Sir, this ......"

"Okay, Zack, don't you know the boss, you will stick to it if you see it! And you don't have to be flattered, Sam Mendes and Christopher Nolan, the two Englishmen, will receive the same favors. West Cotton smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

As a strategic executive of the company, West Cotton basically recognized Done's network layout.

, recruit a group of potential young and middle-aged directors, such as Christopher Nolan, Sam Mendes, Zack Schneider, Tim Burton, Luc Besson, Ann Lee, and even Nate Shyamalan, who is still under Disney contract;

Outside, Donn actively won the support of the "Australian Gang", and mingled with the British film industry, and recently ...... It also hooked up with the film industry in France and Spain, and showed a gesture of wooing the whole of Europe.

Down Pictures lacks a background in Hollywood, but through these two methods, it can quickly operate a huge network and establish its own sphere of influence.

"Okay, let's talk about the scale of the release next week, according to the current box office trend, how many theaters can be added ...... "Saw Horror" next week?"

"Although horror films are niche, they have high fan loyalty and fast influence, which can quickly arouse the curiosity of fans. Now the attendance and scheduling rate of "Saw Horror" are good, as long as the box office does not dive this weekend, it will ...... next week It's not a problem to add 1,500 theaters!"

"Oh?" Donn frowned, staring at him, "Can it be done?"

West Cotton hesitated.

"Huh?"

"That's right, adding 1,500 theaters, it's a logical arrangement. But the specific situation depends on the internal assessment and personal relationship of the theater chain. If it is a commercial blockbuster, the theater chain will definitely not take into account the human feelings and adjust the film schedule. ”

Don seemed to understand, "If it's a small horror film like "Chainsaw", the theater is likely to sell the distributor a face?"

West Cotton nodded heavily, "Yes! At the end of the day, Focus Pictures is too weak, and I don't have enough time to lay it out." ”

Tang En waved his hand, "It's not your responsibility, Focus Pictures has only been acquired for two months, and it's already good that you can make this achievement." ”

Zack Schneider vaguely heard something, "Is it ...... Someone will target Saw Horror?"

West Cotton glanced at him, and Zack Schneider quickly shut up.

Don chuckled.

Against?

In these years, who else can anyone who dares to target Tang En so blatantly?

……

On Saturday, the word-of-mouth fermentation of "Chainsaw", with an average single-hall box office of more than $3,000 and a single-day total box office of $257,000!

On Sunday, the craze for "Saw" continued to rise, and there were even many fanatical fans in some movie theaters, crowds shouting the classic line from the movie: "Too many people lack gratitude for survival, but you will never be." ”

On this day, "Saw Horror" earned $215,000 at the box office from 78 theaters.

The numbers may not be remarkable, but the fact that "Saw" accounted for 71.8% of the total box office in North American horror theaters over the weekend is enough to tell the story.

"Chainsaw" is the best horror film at this stage!

Followed by...... The accident did happen.

As predicted by Wester Cotton.

The theater chain sent a notice that "Chainsaw" will expand the scale of screenings in the new week, from 78 theaters to 867 theaters, and asked Focus Pictures to send copies over immediately.

There is a big gap with the envisaged scale of 1,500 theaters.

The specific reasons can be imagined.

"Chainsaw" did not get the expanded treatment it deserved as scheduled, while the old Hong Kong film "Drunken Fist" released by Miramax increased the scale of screening.

Miramax ...... Although it operates independently, it is a subsidiary of Disney and is under the jurisdiction of Disney's production department!

When Don heard the news, he was calm.

"Chainsaw" is an independent film, Disney is mainly for mainstream commercial films, so there are not many distributors in independent films, but Miramax is the king of independent films!

Donn didn't sell the copyright of "Chicago" to Miramax, so it is conceivable that Harvey Weinstein must have made a small move behind the scenes, interfering with the theater company's "Chainsaw" screening scale adjustment through personal connections.

Fortunately, the screening scale of "Saw Horror" has increased to 867, which is not too low.

It's just that this breath is impossible for Don to swallow.

"Harvey Weinstein?Miramax?" a sneer appeared on Donn's lips.

With Harvey Weinstein's status in the industry, it is too difficult for Don to move him, unless his "audition couch" and coercion of actresses are exposed through the media, but this will seriously affect the image of Hollywood.

Donn is now sophisticated enough to do anything that harms Hollywood's decency, and he won't do it.

If you want to clean him up, you can take your time, and if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself!

As for the present......

"My favorite thing is to hurt others and not myself!"

That's right, Don is the one who will repay him!