Chapter 90, the impact after the release
In general, "Ghost Record" is popular, and it is very diverse. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This is indeed a thriller horror film, and almost all viewers said after the end of the show that the whole plot became more and more infiltrating in the later stages, and when the ending broke out, almost everyone was scared.
Not all the audience is Zhang Tianshi, even if the heroine only has two fangs at the corner of her mouth, but when she crawls in front of the camera, she first has a weird smile, and when she bites it with a big mouth, not everyone can bear it.
However, in the last two months of 1984, the film made many pages in various newspapers because of more than just a little thriller. In fact, when a certain newspaper published a related article, it was really placed in the gossip section.
"On the Relationship between Show Affection and Early Death, and the Success Rate of Taking the Initiative to Die".
The author of this article is completely anonymous, and those who are interested will find that it is more of a rambling commentary, like the earlier article analyzing the Huron murder. In short, this already interesting topic attracted a lot of readers, and even the tabloid, which had a mediocre performance, also saw a huge increase in sales, which was an unexpected gain.
As mentioned in this article, many viewers feel that after watching the movie, although the later stage of the movie is terrifying, the early stage is simply a classic comedy. Even many people said that watching this movie by themselves was like a roller coaster, the early drama style made them almost unable to eat popcorn, and then the thriller atmosphere made them almost unable to eat popcorn, anyway, popcorn suffered.
As the title of the article explains, the male and female protagonists continue to show their affection in front of the audience at the beginning, but they are still presented in the form of selfie cameras, is there anything more hateful than this? So, when the male protagonist's IQ suddenly drops, and he keeps using all kinds of means of death to contact the devil, there are really few people in the audience who sympathize with him.
It's too late to run away when this kind of thing happens, and I still have the heart to have a relationship with the devil in front of my girlfriend......
All the female viewers said that this kind of scum died early and was born early, if they were to meet it themselves, let him reunite with his demon friends in hell, and the old lady would find a normal man.
However, what makes this movie popular the most is actually a detail in one of the plots.
The actor who died in August 1984 uses the operating system that Microsoft just launched in November 1984, and uses one of the audio analysis software to find an opportunity to communicate with the devil, and then he really communicates......
It's on fire, everyone is on fire.
No one expected that DreamWorks would actually receive advertising sponsorship from Microsoft, and many industry tabloids immediately launched crazy reports, and many editors swore that this was Microsoft's desire to use this movie to hype up their new product.
There is even speculation that the reason why Microsoft has not released the ticket until now is precisely to wait for the release of the movie. Otherwise, why did it just release the front foot, and the back foot movie came to advertise?
So, not long after Microsoft launched the product, it immediately ushered in a higher start, and their initial sales were already very good, and after a large number of people watched the movie, the snowflake orders poured in.
Moreover, the movie itself is of course more popular, relying only on the purest public opinion, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and more than one million viewers began to frantically pour into major theaters across the country.
I don't know if the top management of DreamWorks was really so prescient, in the face of the frenzy of movie-watching, it was obviously a small company that had just been established, and they actually prepared enough copy tapes early and distributed them to major theaters across the country as soon as possible. In this way, while more and more viewers are immediately satisfied, DreamWorks has really made a lot of money.
In just the first week, the box office of "Ghost Record" soared to $10 million, which was enough to staggering the entire industry. However, a third of the quota was set on the first day, after all, the gimmick of "making ghost movies at the scene of the murder of high school students" is really attractive, and the tabloid articles played a particularly prominent role in the earlier ones.
Therefore, in the second week that followed, the box office suddenly rushed up like a roller coaster, not only with a super high starting point, but also with no signs of falling into the abyss. Whether it is the impact of hype in all aspects, or the word-of-mouth publicity brought by the quality of the film itself, it has brought a shocking box office for "Ghost Shadow".
Recently, dialects can be seen at the entrance of theaters in various cities in the United States, and almost all of them can see long queues at the gates of theaters, and their goals are all this new DreamWorks work!
But what followed was a lawsuit.
It was the parents of the three murdered high school students.
If the movie hadn't become popular, it would probably have been like that, but now, "Ghost Shadow" almost relies on this gimmick to make its first-day box office so high, how can the victim's family calm down?
After all, once you win the lawsuit, the compensation fee is equivalent to winning the Mark Six lottery, and many people can't help it if you make a lot of money for free in the name of being angry with your child.
So, one day in the second week of the movie's release, another piece of news pushed it to the forefront.
The families of the three high school students took DreamWorks to court for damages on grounds such as violating the honor of the deceased.
Not to mention how the masses of people are looking forward to the follow-up of this case, when this news came out, the box office of "Ghost Shadow" on the day suddenly increased by a full 40%, and on the second day, it increased again, and it ushered in another climax!
Adding fuel to the fire.
As an economically developed region of the United States, the East and West Coasts have shown this movie in all theaters in almost all cities. Of course, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Chicago and other larger inland cities have long been staged. In addition, Canada and the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Spain and Italy and many other countries have also become the first overseas version of the venue, and it is easy for the film to enter the international market.
At this moment, the movie is only twelve days away from its release.
As for the lawsuit, DreamWorks issued a statement as soon as possible: Come on, who is afraid of who?
That's to the effect.
You must know that the characteristic of the United States is that as long as the lawyer is well hired and invited well, it can be said that it is really white and black.
What's more, this matter was just the three couples looking for something on their own. When DreamWorks was promoting the movie, it never used the name of "the scene of the murder of high school students", but simply filmed there. If the three couples really want to find someone to fight a lawsuit, they should also find the relevant newspaper.
Therefore, in the face of a lawsuit that must be won, Alice said that it doesn't matter, as long as the movie and the company are popular.
"As of today, fifteen days after its release, counting the overseas box office, our main business revenue has reached 45 million US dollars. It's just December, and the Christmas season has just begun, so it's possible to continue this popularity until February next year. In other words, breaking 100 million is certain. ”
Located in the south of Sunset Boulevard, the headquarters of DreamWorks is just a small building with several floors, but it is this small building that has become the focus of media and public opinion under the influence of major print media across the country in just one month.
"It's unbelievable, even though it's been half a month...... But it's only been half a month, and the current income ......"
In the chairman's office, Lawrence looked at the financial statements with a complicated expression, and Alice, sitting across from her, was leisurely sipping tea.
"The camera is directly used by the company, not counting the salary, and the entire shooting cost is only about 23,000 yuan, and the current income is already ...... Two thousand times. Two thousand times the yield ......"
To say that Lawrence is ecstatic now, of course, as the first film of his new company, it is a fabulous achievement to achieve such a high box office with such a low cost!
But he was also complaining in his heart, because he had agreed with Alice a long time ago that the company would only charge for the distribution and promotion of the film, and the box office income would be completely attributed to Alice alone, and the company would have no share at all......
The cost of filming is only 20,000 US dollars, and because it is only 20,000 US dollars, Alice pays all the money alone, so there is nothing to do with the company at all......
"Uncle Roger, for the box office revenue of this movie, I want to get it directly on a monthly basis. ”
Alice had already calculated her schedule and said to Lawrence: "After Christmas, my family and I are going to China, which will be about a month, and it will definitely not be convenient to contact China at that time." ”
Lawrence naturally didn't doubt him, not to mention that there was really no conspiracy, so he agreed immediately, but he couldn't help asking, "Did you go to visit your hometown?"
Alice smiled, noncommittal.
The purpose of visiting the hometown is yes, but doing business is the big thing.