Chapter 85: Countdown
In the fifth week of its release, "Killer Tragedy" broke through the $100 million box office in just one day.
In the next few days, although the box office declined slightly, it always remained above 3.6 million, and the performance was still very good.
But it didn't bring another wave of rhythm when "Rising Star" was broadcast, as everyone expected.
Because just this Friday, Time Warner's annual blockbuster "Dances with Wolves" was released.
This western blockbuster, directed and starring Kevin Costner, received widespread attention on its first release.
Time Warner's predecessor was Warner Bros., and it was in the summer of that year that media giant Time Inc. acquired Warner Bros. and renamed the company Time Warner.
Warner Bros. Pictures was founded in 1918 and is the third-oldest film company after Paramount and Universal.
Although "Dances with Wolves" began filming in 89, being selected for release at this time is undoubtedly the most important highlight of Time Warner.
Hearing this news, Tang Feng really had nothing to do but smile helplessly.
It can be said that it was "Dances with Wolves" that postponed the screening time, and his "Killer Tragedy" could get the release date so quickly, otherwise with Harvey's current energy, it would not have been possible in any case.
Is it easy to send money?
Under the huge influence of Time Warner, Harvey is not even a fart, and if it weren't for the fact that people took the initiative to postpone the screening, it would be useless for him to send more money.
Originally, Tang Feng thought that "Dances with Wolves" would be released at Christmas, but he didn't expect that this movie would change its plan and be released suddenly a month later!
He has always thought that "The Killer's Tragedy" will be released in about two months, but now it seems that he is still too optimistic.
With the full release of "Dances with Wolves", there is really not much time left for "Killer Tragedy".
But what can he say?
Those old giants have such influence, they will postpone it when they say it's postponed, and they will be released immediately when they say it's released!
After a little pondering, Tang Feng understood their general idea, "The choice to release at this time is to occupy the resources of the theater chain first, for a large company like them, as long as the theater gives the film schedule, it will not be easily withdrawn, so that there can be a long screening cycle." ”
"It seems that Time Warner's plan is not small, so that September, which has a good box office, was released at this time, and it must have been aimed at the Oscars of the next year, right?"
"It's really domineering to have a high box office and win a big prize......"
In fact, just like he thought, Time Warner, which had just changed its door, was ambitious for the entire company under the new owner.
It's just that what Tang Feng doesn't know is that the reason why "Dances with Wolves" was released at this time is not only for the above reasons, but also for its own difficulties.
Originally, Time Warner wanted to make a big profit in the Christmas file, but when they postponed the release, they got bad news.
Twentieth Century Fox will release two big productions "Home Alone" and "Edward Scissorhands" around Christmas, and other companies will also release good films at the same time.
In terms of subject matter, although Westerns like "Dances with Wolves" have a wide mass base, they are not confident that they can break through from many blockbusters, so they have no choice but to advance the release time.
This also led to the short life of "Killer Tragedy", which could have been screened for another month, or even longer, and greatly shortened the release time.
In the fifth week, "Killer Tragedy" continued to lead with a box office of 29 million, but on the Monday of the sixth week, it was told by the three major theaters that there was only the last week of release.
And several other theaters also said hello to Tang Feng and Harvey on this day, and they will also start next week to fully release Time Warner's blockbuster "Dances with Wolves"!
In other words, after the end of the sixth week of screenings, "Killer Tragedy" will be fully offline!
It can be said: "Success also dances, defeat also dances"!
Although he was very unwilling, Tang Feng did not scold on the phone like Harvey, and said that he would expose their shady scenes, and finally he was so angry that he even dropped the newly bought big brother.
He just said calmly to Harvey: "Dude, hurry up and contact overseas screenings, don't drag those studios anymore, and sign the contract while the film is not off the production line." ”
In all fairness, Tang Feng is very satisfied with the box office of 125 million, even Harvey did not expect such a high box office.
It's just that he can accept such a result calmly, but Harvey feels that he has been hacked and feels very aggrieved.
In fact, even if there are only these box offices, Tang Feng can get a box office share of nearly 45 million, and Harvey can also earn about 23 million, so from this point of view, it is still very good.
This is just a stratification of the North American box office, and in the future, there will be overseas box office sharing, as well as royalty profits from the rental and sale of video tapes, as for the broadcast royalties of TV stations, it is more distant.
What's more, with the popularity of this movie, Tang Feng successfully entered Hollywood and became a veritable first-line director.
Whether others admit it or not, and he doesn't need anyone's recognition, he has become a member of Hollywood!
Harvey and his Miramax, while making a lot of money, shocked Hollywood with their unique vision, and became the first choice for independent film directors to release films.
And the wonderful action scenes in the movie not only made parkour the sport widely known, but also earned him the title of "Godfather of Parkour", and was affectionately called "Parkour Kid" and "Kung Fu Tang" by fans who loved him.
During this period, Tang Feng had his own film company and agency, had a good foundation, and became the most famous and highest-known celebrity in East Los Angeles!
Moreover, he not only got the custody of Angela, but also accidentally learned the true cause of Alan's death, which put the shameless wicked pair in prison, which can be regarded as revenge for Eren and his ex.
What else is there that he can't accept?
Thinking of this, Tang Feng shook his head and said to himself: "Be content and happy, that's it, money is not earned all at once, and life is not over in a day, take your time." ”
Although it is a bit of a Q, it is also a true portrayal of his heart at this time.
Although the release time of "Killer Tragedy" has entered the countdown under the impact of "Dances with Wolves", Tang Feng quickly got rid of the impact of the movie being offline.
Started to get busy with the next movie, "Melissa, where did you put my business card book?"
After a while, the stupid Melissa walked in with her hips twisted, "Boss, I just tidied up your office yesterday, and of course something as important as a business card book should be placed in the safe." ”
"By the way, I forgot to tell you that I changed the password of the safe, and the password you set before was too simple. ”
"Six 8's can be thought of by a fool, it's too unsafe. ”
"Also, when you were on the phone just now, Quentin came to you, this is the latest script he sent, saying that he wanted to ask you to pass the purpose. ”
Tang Feng took the script she handed over, then glanced at her carrot-like fingers, and asked, "Melissa, haven't you thought about losing weight?"
Melissa gave him a blank look, "I just like this, if I can't get used to it, go find those little goblins, why do you want to sign me?"
In a word, he almost choked Tang Feng to death, there was no way, he had to wave his hand to Melissa, "What should you do, go ahead, I'm fine." ”
Seeing Melissa twist her bloated waist and turn away, Tang Feng sighed with a wry smile: "Alas, if I had known that William was unreliable, I wouldn't have pushed her over......"
On the day Melissa reported to duty, he was sent to William by Tang Feng, but he asked William to come back within half an hour, and he had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit himself.
Feeling embarrassed in front of the whole company, Melissa began to hate her boss, always making trouble for Tang Feng with a small temperament, and became the only person in the company who dared to count him down.
Although he was often angry enough, Tang Feng didn't care too much, he just extended the time of Melissa's debut indefinitely.
When she left the office, Tang Feng found the business card book, took out a business card from it, and dialed it according to the phone number on it.
"Hello, are you Mr. Logan?"
"I'm Sean from Hurricane Pictures, and I'm taking the liberty of calling you to ask about a business loan. ”
"Okay, at half past one in the afternoon, I'll be in your office on time. ”