Chapter 67: Victory in the first battle
Mark also auditioned for several other main roles, this is a work that appeared six years in advance, unless there is a special invitation like Fat Man, it is unlikely that he will meet the original, whether these roles are suitable or not, you must go through auditions to know, this Mark does not dare to be sloppy, everything comes according to the rules, which makes Meghan sarcastically he light the protagonist and heavy supporting role.
These days are all about auditioning actors and preparing for a trip to Las Vegas.
On September 17, "Saw Horror" Released in 1,200 theaters in North Rice, there was no premiere, and there was not much publicity, but a few posters were posted in the cinema and some bus stops two weeks in advance, and the trailer was also cut and screened on the bulletin board of the cinema, as for the promotion on the TV Internet, don't think about it, this thousand theaters is the largest number that Kevin has won, in the next few days, Warner alone will launch a horror film every week, survival of the fittest, and other film companies will also launch a lot of horror films, entering the off-season in October, blockbusters disappear or are ready to go, and the cinema has become a time for small Chengtai movies to compete for the bestγ
At that time, Megan organized MM Pictures to watch it on a charter basis, and Mark was the pillar of MM Films, and Megan understood this, and couldn't wait to package and promote Mark as a star.
"Chainsaw 1" is beautiful in terms of oppression, novelty, and the end of the plot arrangement, one through the heart of the protagonist in the toilet room, the background analysis, and the other through the process of the detective in order to find the chainsaw, and finally triggered the classic ending: anxious sawed off his leg, John actually got up from a pool of blood under Adam's great surprise, and the audience was extremely surprised and surprised.
Starting from the ingenious pun of the title "Saw", the four main sources of human fear such as unknown, darkness, claustrophobia, and death are used as side dishes, plus a large and realistic description of the dark side of human nature as the main meal, although only a small amount of plasma is used to accompany the food, but the creativity and exquisite ingenuity revealed everywhere in the film, with simple but accurate pain transmission, and sharp editing, make this dark and exciting feast low in cost but not extraordinary at all, creating a unique pattern.
An ultra-low-budget horror film "Chainsaw", instead of using the three elements of traditional horror films as blood, violence, and nudity as selling points, but playing with the philosophy of torture and cruelty and perversion, it has set off a thriller storm, which has broken the bottleneck of more and more routine and commercialization of horror films over the years, with exquisite conception and unbridled bloody violence, bringing the atmosphere of the golden age of B-grade horror films in the seventies back to people's eyes.
A small-scale film that costs only more than 1.5 million US dollars, the box office of more than 11 million US dollars in the first four days, ranking sixth at the box office of North Mi Zhou, and now the summer has passed, but it is still a super blockbuster released during the summer vacation, the first is "Undersea Boss 2", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "X-Men 2" and "Imposter Gods", "Terminator 3", followed by Michael Bay and superstar sci-fi emperor Will Smith's "Jedi Men 2" , all of them are blockbusters with huge investment or superstars, of course, "Jedi Men 2" behind it has been released for seven weeks, and the box office in North has reached 12,000.
"Saw 1" is the only small success movie that has entered the top 10, which has attracted the attention of all parties, is there another "Blair the Witch" or "Scream"? And what is enviable and jealous is that its success is only about 1.5 million, and Mark is North Rice took 40% in exchange for overseas distribution rights, and its share in the first week was more than 4.4 million, and it was profitable in the first week, and it was almost certain that it would be a big seller.
When the news reached MM Pictures, the whole company was jubilant, Mark as the pillar of the company, his glory is the glory of the company, not to mention that the company has "Chainsaw" The sequel production copyright, many people didn't think so at first, the series is not easy to create, but this good start illustrates his possibility, these copyrights immediately became fragrant, and MM Pictures' record caused a sensation in Dewey Building, among the many film companies here, it is the first one that can enter the top ten of the North Mi Weekly box office, and there must be tens of millions of box offices, but it has never been blatantly entered in the first week.
When they tossed Mark high as a victory hero, Meghan announced that MM was in party mode, and her peers came to congratulate her.
Mark knew that "Saw Horror" would be a big hit, but when the news of the real big sale came, he was also very excited, gladly accepting everyone's cheers and praise, if it weren't for the two balls hanging, they would have floated into outer space.
The record of "Saw Horror" also shocked Warner's top management, 1,000 theaters, more than 11 million, and a single theater of more than 10,000 US dollars, which means that the attendance rate is not less than 70%, the freshness on Rotten Tomatoes reaches 85%, the IMDB score has also reached an astonishing 8 points, the number of fans and fans participating in the rating has reached 5,000, and there are 30 related film reviews in the newspaper, with an average of 83 points.
Profitable things are always the easiest to arouse people's enthusiasm, Hollywood's top distribution team came out and immediately mobilized 2,300 theaters to join the screening, this number is still rising, not many theaters will refuse a movie with an attendance rate of more than 70%, and many theaters are taking the initiative to join the screening ranks.
Warner's huge publicity department began to vigorously promote the film, and the leading actors frequently appeared on TV media and various talk shows, and appeared in front of theaters in major cities to organize fan interactions and meet-and-greets.
Mark originally planned to lead a group of leading actors to Las Vegas to shoot "The Hangover" in two weeks, but he couldn't refuse Warner's publicity plan, which was good for the box office, good for him, and good for the people around him, so it became him sitting in MM Company and continuing to prepare for the preliminary work of "The Hangover", while Meghan and Hank, who like to be in the limelight, led a group to appear on TV or attend various promotions, which would kill two birds with one stone, and would neither affect the box office nor the preparation of "The Hangover".
The fermentation of "Chainsaw" beer eventually brought it to 2,800 theaters, and there were many interpretations and reviews of it in the newspapers.
And Warner's newspaper will follow up, vigorously boasting, "Chainsaw" is a very classic thriller masterpiece, every time the representative voice of Jiansaw begins to play, the chilling fear begins to spread, and the audience can always unconsciously agree with his motives after listening to his unique point of view, as well as the design of various precision punishment instruments, expressing awe from the heart, this is not a pervert who kills people because of perversion.
The core of the theme throughout "Chainsaw" is self-redemption, the protagonist often has his own unique worldview, outlook on life, values, has a strong sense of mission, defends the ideal social system with actions, and does not care what means are used, even if it costs other people's lives or even their own, every time the audience sees "sinners" When they were punished, in addition to feeling the horror of the torture instrument, they also rejoiced in the depths of their hearts that they deserved the fate of their crimes, although many of them did not commit their crimes to death, but the wicked have their own karma, which is quite in line with the imagination of the general public when they are powerless in the face of evil forces, because there is a chivalrous man like Zorro to administer justice for them.
Mark said in an interview with the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Daily News: "If you relax the viewing angle, you can find that there are many movies that are similar to the "Chainsaw" series in terms of genre, such as: "Seven Deadly Sins", the theme of the movie "Seven Deadly Sins" is actually similar to "Chainsaw", except that the former is taken from the myth, and the latter comes from human language, but the spirit they express is the same, "Chainsaw" In fact, it represents the power of justice in the hearts of all powerless people, this power is no longer just a simple spiritual symbol, it has enough power to punish evil and promote good, ordinary people in the face of "sinners", self-protection is still timeless, but when they have a strong force to support, the situation will be immediately different. β
This is to build momentum and boast, push the jigsaw to the altar, seeing that the first part is so popular, Mark said: "This is a series of stories, many of which were not clearly explained in the first part, will be explained one by one in the second and third parts, this is a story that deeply tortures human nature." β
And Mark said that he was in charge of MM, but he also had to attend some promotional activities, with the popularity of "Chainsaw", Mark's past cattle affairs were also picked up by reporters one by one, and he was still in junior high school at the age of twenty, which was a bit embarrassing, but then he responded to other people's doubts and ridicule with impressive results, and the super-bestseller "Twilight" was born, making him a well-known bestseller champion, and it would be a big mistake to think that his talent only stops there, and he relied on a small-budget movie "This Man is from Earth" with only 20,000 US dollars With a proud record of more than 30 million US dollars, he successfully entered Hollywood, transferred to the film and television industry, and then won 11 million US dollars in the first week with a small production "Chainsaw" that cost only 1.5 million US dollars, only seven days of preparation, and 18 days of shooting, and what is even more amazing is that his first movie "This Man is from Earth" is still being released, and there are millions of US dollars in income every week, and the second movie is blatantly released.
The cover of Hollywood Entertainment Weekly reads: "Mark Wang who grabs money!"