This time, Matthew didn't stay here for long, the promotional announcement of "Inception" had just ended, and he said hello to Helen Herman, who was still preparing to build a branch here, and went to Russia to continue overseas publicity.

Compared to the other actors in the crew, he is more active.

On the one hand, getting more remuneration must also have a corresponding payment, which is the most basic professional quality; on the other hand, the box office of the film directly determines how much he shares in the later stage.

Although he never said it, Matthew never denied that money was one of his biggest motivations.

There's nothing bad about admitting this, a vulgar person like him who doesn't have any faith will never work hard for those ethereal things.

Desire makes people progress.

Just as Matthew was running a promotional announcement in Europe, "Inception" was also beginning to be released in many overseas markets.

This is where Warner Bros.'s North America and then overseas distribution strategy comes into play, in this information age, the news of a North American hit movie is too easy to spread around the world, "Inception" has its own subject matter, and the recognition of original major productions around the world is relatively low.

But it has also accumulated certain advantages: the North American box office and word-of-mouth both exploded.

In most cases, the momentum of hot films in North America will continue overseas.

Inception is no exception.

"This is a movie that is not afraid of spoilers, this is a movie for people who love to use their brains!"

These are the promotional slogans of "Inception" in overseas markets, and with the film's word-of-mouth marketing and viral marketing, they have played a very good role, which can be seen from the film's overseas box office.

On the first weekend of "Inception" released overseas on a large scale, there was almost no suspense and won the weekly box office champion in most of the release regions, especially when many media mentioned the film, they used "this is a movie to worship" as the opening statement.

"The tight storyline makes it impossible to blink, and over 120 minutes are exciting, and by the end of the movie, you feel like time is fleeting. The words of a French movie fan in an interview can be said to reflect the opinion of most people who walk into the theater: "You have to keep an eye on the screen, not miss any details and think about it over and over again." It's like watching The Dark Knight and National Treasure, which is a headache but very painful. ”

In the face of excellent marketing and explosive word-of-mouth, the overseas box office statistics of "Inception" have been released.

In the first week, "Inception" went high, with the United Kingdom receiving more than $16 million, France more than $12 million, Germany reporting nearly $15 million, and Australia cutting more than $9 million......

In the first week of its overseas screening, "Inception" fetched nearly $150 million!

Such box office figures also prove that the marketing strategy developed and adopted by Warner Bros. is correct, and this word-of-mouth marketing has already achieved an initial victory.

In North America, "Inception" also continued to maintain a strong enough box office trend as expected.

It's been another week in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, and on a quiet Monday morning, Angelina Jolie watched as the maid filled the table with breakfast in a villa on the east side of Beverly Hills.

"Baby!" Angelina Jolie stood at the door of the restaurant, shouting to her children, "Maddox, Parks, Zahara, Shiloh......"

As if at a United Nations meeting, four children of different skin tones walked into the dining room, and Angelina Jolie kissed them on the cheeks one by one to help them sit down on the chairs at the table.

Then, the two nannies took Knox and Vivian, who were less than three years old, into the dining room.

"Let's eat. Angelina Jolie sat at the front of the long table.

For the sake of her figure, she only ate a small amount of food, and after putting down her knife and fork, she looked at her six children with loving eyes, and a feeling called happiness arose.

The swinger girl of that year really grew up and matured and transformed into a qualified mother.

Although Angelina Jolie, who was involved in the marriage of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, brought a lot of negative effects because of the name of "Little Three", but then Julie was keen on charity and created a reputation as a chivalrous woman, and then successfully "whitewashed" by raising six children herself, making people gradually forget her unbearable past and establish the image of a good mother.

Perhaps it is a subtle influence, in this process of "whitewashing" that is far more successful than Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie has also changed from the outside to the inside and has become a real mother.

After the children had breakfast, Angelina Jolie took them to the recreation room, played with them for a while, and walked out quietly.

Feeding so many children, especially to give them a good life, is not an easy task, she has to work hard.

In the past two years, in addition to insisting on charity, she has never given up her career as an actress, and "Agent Sauter" starring her just came out last weekend.

Angelina Jolie walked into the study, and a copy of the latest Los Angeles Times was on the desk.

opened the newspaper, pulled out the entertainment page directly, and after just one glance, she couldn't help sighing, "Inception" has been in theaters for three weeks, and it still overwhelms the just-released "Agent Sauter".

"Agent Sauter" is also a big production, with a production cost of up to $110 million.

And the scale of Sony Columbia Pictures' publicity is also large enough, so it still can't win the box office top from "Inception", which has been released for three weeks.

"Agent Sauter" met expectations at the opening weekend box office with $36.5 million, but "Inception" was even higher.

Angelina Jolie flipped through the Los Angeles Times in her hand and quickly found last weekend's box office bulletin.

"Inception" entered its third screening weekend, earning $13.2 million, $16.5 million and $8.8 million respectively in three days, which is still a very healthy and stable Friday, Saturday and Sunday curve, with a total of $38.5 million at the weekend box office successfully squeezing the $36.5 million of the newly released "Agent Sauter", and stabilizing the North American box office for three consecutive weeks. ”

"One thing is for sure, "Inception" is set to sell well in this highly competitive summer season, and the current North American box office has accumulated $252.3 million, which has exceeded Warner Bros. set a North American box office target. ”

"Before that, a sci-fi/thriller/crime movie that wasn't a sequel, didn't rely on bestsellers, didn't rely on superhero comics wanted to be a box office hit in the first week in North America, and the final box office could exceed $300 million, which is very big, and now it looks like "Inception" can easily achieve this result. ”

"And whether "Inception" can exceed $300 million at the North American box office in the end is actually not important, the biggest value of this movie is that it can give other later generations a confidence - as long as the actors are properly chosen, the director is reliable, and the script is of high quality. The investment is strong enough, and the publicity is in place. This kind of original crime theme with a bit of sci-fi flavor can also be a blockbuster!"

"I believe that after the success of Inception. There will be more directors who will come up with their own original stories that have been sealed for a long time, so that investors can turn them into a movie, which is also a good thing for fans. ”

Seeing Matthew Horner's movies pressing herself, Angelina Jolie is still somewhat gloomy, and no one knows better than her what a humble existence Matthew Horner has grown from to today's Hollywood superstar.

However, the previous ten years have been extremely difficult and apprehensive, and the reckless behavior of her youth has made her pay a heavy price, since she woke up a few years ago, Angelina Jolie knows very well what she can do, such as continuing her chaotic private life that no one cares about, and what she can't do, such as provoking the real heavyweights in the circle......

She let out a long sigh that no matter what had been, Matthew Horner had reached heights that even she looked up to.

What's more, what if "Agent Sauter" can win the box office in its first weekend? Compare a movie that opened in the first week with a film that has been in theaters for three weeks?

The ups and downs of these two years have made her mature and clear-headed, and she is far inferior to Matthew Horner in terms of fame, salary, status and influence.

Even the charity that she is most proud of in the past two years is still not as good as the other party.

Matthew Horner's philanthropic achievements are also far above her.

The gap between the two sides is all-round, what to compare?

For some reason, she suddenly thought of Brad Pitt, the figure who spun around in her head and was kicked out.

Choosing Brad Pitt was a mistake at all.

Without comparison, you can't see the gap, how does Brad Pitt compare with Matthew Hornaby?

It's a pity that when I was young, I was ignorant, and I didn't have vision, and a piece of gold was in front of me, so I missed it, and I chose a piece of pig later.

If she could do it all over again, after filming "Soul Shifter", she would definitely not let Matthew Horner get off the car, but take him home.

"I ...... when I was younger," Angelina Jolie muttered to herself, "what an idiot and asshole!"

Thinking that she was the guide for Matthew Horner to enter Hollywood, she didn't know what it was like for a while, it was complicated, very peculiar, and she couldn't explain it.

Maybe when I'm old in the future, I don't care anymore, and I can sit with Matthew Horner and talk about that unusual past.

Not long after Matthew returned to Los Angeles, Inception's North American box office reached Warner Bros.'s expected $250 million, and the global box office easily exceeded $500 million, accumulating a total of $576.8 million.

also made him hope that the new film he starred in could hit the global $10 dividing line.

At the same time, Matthew fully withdrew from the promotion of "Inception" and began to prepare most for "Special Forces 2", but he has not officially entered the set, and the Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, who has previously worked with him, approached him.