Bob. Shay's surprises are not too many, after all, this is the beginning, "Killer Tragedy" only has four theaters, it is not surprising that it can set a single-museum record, if it can break the record after expanding the theater, that is when he cheers. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Bob. Shay grabbed the information and first skimmed through the box office charts for the 47th week of 1990.

First place: "Home Alone", released for six weeks, with a weekend box office of 22.49 million, a total of 190 million, and 1,943 theaters.

second place: "Dances with Wolves", five weeks after its release, the weekend box office was 20.24 million, with a total of 140 million and 2,155 theaters.

third place: "Ten Days of Crisis", two weeks after its release, the weekend box office was 14.79 million, with a total of 36 million and 2,475 theaters.

Fourth place: "Edward Scissorhands", released for a week, with a weekend box office of 12.67 million, a cumulative total of 12.67 million, and 1,847 theaters.

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After reading Bob. Shay was under a lot of pressure, only to feel a pain in his head, the top two on the list are rare masterpieces in North American film history, "Home Alone" specializes in the box office, and will definitely enter the $200 million club in film history, "Dances with Wolves" is good at art, I am afraid it will sweep the Oscars next year, and the long-term screening of the two films is inevitable, even if it is Christmas, it can be listed in the top ten of the list.

"Ten Days of Danger" and "Edward Scissorhands" are new works, but they are the works of famous directors and celebrities, and they will also bite the list, and in the next few weeks, the box office of both films will not fall too quickly.

And today is already December 11th, North American colleges and universities have begun to have holidays one after another, plus the Christmas holiday, the peak of movie-watching is coming soon, and there will be a number of big cast productions, which must be a bloody situation of fierce films gathering and strangling each other.

The North American film market at the end of 1990 is not destined to be calm, so who can fight a bloody way to make a full house?

During the Christmas holiday, the Americans like to watch the movie, in fact, publicity is not very important, as long as the film advertising is put on step by step, it is easy to attract a large number of audiences, the key is to see whether it can last, in this situation, the quality of the film will play a decisive role.

Bob. Shay put his finger on the "Killer Tragedy" column.

No. 17: "Killer Tragedy", released for a week, with a weekend box office of 504,750 yuan, a total box office of $504,750, and 4 theaters.

Glancing back again.

No. 18: "The Love of People and Ghosts", released for 22 weeks, with a weekend box office of 458,820 yuan, a total box office of 216.87 million US dollars, and 27 theaters.

Well, it's a good thing that he overturned "People and Ghosts", a member who had just squeezed into the 200 million club.

Bob. Shay flipped over the list and continued to browse the single-theater box office statistics for the opening weekend.

The first place: "Killer Tragedy", the box office of a single theater is 126,180 yuan, which is the box office amount created by a single theater in a week.

The second place is less than $60,000, and the second to fifth places are all cartoons, and there are no live-action movies at all.

When animated films in North America are released, they all like to be screened on a small scale, so the single museum list is basically monopolized by cartoons, that is to say, the record created by "Killer Tragedy" is unprecedented, even if it is another ten years, it is estimated that no independent film will be able to break this record, Bob. Shay was very sure of this.

The existence of this record undoubtedly proves the commercial value of "Killer Tragedy", and the expansion of the theater chain is imminent, but how many lines to expand, this is a very technical job.

Bob. Shay thought for a moment and began to ask his assistant Michael. Lynn gave an order: "Immediately develop the copy, I want to increase the number of theaters to 200 within this week, "The Killer Tragedy" must cover all the first-tier cities in the United States, and the publicity must also be launched at the same time, and the advertising will be placed on TV networks, newspapers, and magazines in major cities, and the budget is tentatively set at 1 million!" Also, contact Ms. Jacob today and I'll personally negotiate the full rights to Killer Tragedy! ”

Tracy picks up Michael. Lynn was on the phone as she had just finished a meeting in the WMA conference room, and the topic of the meeting was only one name. Gibson.

As Hollywood's hottest superstar at the moment, the New York-born Irish descendant can cause a storm throughout the United States.

Mel. Gibson is only 34 years old, but he has already appeared in two blockbuster series, three "Mad Max" and two "Boom", and he is one of the three most profitable humanoid machines in Hollywood at the moment, the other two being Sylvester the Tramp. Stallone and Tom the Handsome King. Cruise.

Mel. Gibson is also a leading customer of the WMA, and his new super-masterpiece "Hamlet" will be released on December 19, and the WMA has mobilized all over the world to help "Hamlet" do publicity, which shows the importance he attaches to him.

Tracy was so angry that her client Li Wei was simply ignored, and the WMA didn't even hold a seminar on "Killer Tragedy" and didn't provide even a single network of resources, as if they didn't even know that the film was released.

Tracy returned to his desk depressed, and the phone began to ring non-stop, starting with Michael of the new line. Lynn, followed by the old classmates of Castle Stone, and third by Jon of Miramax. Gordon, she answered a full twenty-seven calls, but there was only one content, that is, the copyright price of "Killer Tragedy", in addition to the family video rights that have been sold, overseas distribution, original soundtracks, and TV broadcasts are all the targets of these film companies' inquiries.

Tracy's mood immediately improved, she seemed to have taken a stimulant, grabbed her briefcase and rushed out of the office building, all the way to Li Wei's rented room, and said impatiently: "Will, this week, the new line will add at least 200 theater lines to us, and bid 3 million to buy the remaining copyright of "Killer Tragedy". ”

Li Wei is reading the newspaper, he has learned that the weekend box office of "Killer Tragedy", 500,000 US dollars is not much, but there are few hospital lines, and four theater lines can make half a million, this is definitely big news, haven't you seen that the entertainment pages of these newspapers have been marked out in eye-catching bold black fonts,

"Dark horse? No, "The Killer's Tragedy" is a golden horse! The Hollywood Reporter

"The cost of 50,000 US dollars, in exchange for a box office of 500,000 in only three days, "Killer Tragedy" must be the most cost-effective movie this year, and when it is painted, it may be the highest in film history!" San Francisco Chronicle

"If you're Bruce. Admirers of Lee, don't miss Killer Tragedy, the pinnacle of the kung fu genre! Chicago News

"Will. Who is Lee? Remember, he's a Texan, our little cowboy! He is also a producer, director, actor, photographer, soundtrack...... As long as the positions in the movie are all he can do, of course, female actors are an exception! The Las Vegas Times

The appearance of a single box office record has attracted the attention of the media in four cities in Los Angeles, of course, they only pay attention to the film "Killer Tragedy", as a newcomer, Li Wei is not qualified enough to attract their attention, because Las Vegas is Li Wei's hometown, and the local newspaper just poured a little ink on him.

Li Wei put down the newspaper and asked, "Tracy, what is your opinion, can the copyright be sold now!" ”

"Will, I want to delay it a little longer, and talk about it after the box office is released next week, the fire of "Killer Tragedy" is unstoppable, as long as we can squeeze into the top ten on the list next week, the copyright will immediately increase in value several times!" Tracy is going to wait for the price to sell.

Li Wei thought about it, agreed with Tracy's point of view, and said: "Then wait another week, but don't interrupt the negotiations, let them continue to grab, and raise the price of copyright!" ”

A few days later, with the box office explosion of "Killer Tragedy", the remaining copyrights began to multiply, and the five bosses of Castle Stone were about to fight with Tracy in order to get the copyright, and the price had reached 10 million.

But Li Wei still hasn't sold it, and he will wait until next week's box office data comes out.

On December 17, 1990, the 49th week, Li Wei, accompanied by Tracy, went to the headquarters of New Line to continue a new round of negotiations on the copyright of "Killer Tragedy", and a professional lawyer accompanied them.

Just walked into the office of the new line, the big boss Bob. Shay greeted him enthusiastically, and in addition to the boss, all the employees of the new line also went out to surround Li Wei.

"Mr. Shay, are you putting pressure on me?" Li Wei made a joke.

"Of course not!" Bob. Shay said with a little excitement: "My dear Will, I want to tell you a piece of news that shook the history of North American films......

Bob. Shay opened the document in his hand and put it in front of Li Wei, "Congratulations to your movie "Killer Tragedy" for breaking the single-museum record that it only held for ten days, last week, "Killer Tragedy" earned a box office of $29.18 million in 217 theaters, and a single-hall box office of $134,470, it topped the box office list in one fell swoop, it surpassed "Home Alone", surpassed "Dances with Wolves", God, it is like an uncontrolled wild horse, surrounded by horses! ”

Li Wei smacked his lips, Nima This is the rhythm of breaking 100 million, the new line will definitely continue to expand the theater line next week, it is estimated that there will be at least 1,000, and it is not difficult to bombard tens of millions!

"I can conclude that "Killer Tragedy" will enter the 100 million club, and it will become the second "Rocky"! My dearest Will, I can also assure you that the people of this country have set their sights on you, and that you are a sensational North American miracle! "Bob. Shay stood up and was the first to applaud, and the employees of the new line immediately chimed in, and the enthusiastic applause continued for ten minutes.

They are sincere, whether they are envious or jealous, they must admit that this is a miracle, the cost of 50,000 US dollars, the publicity budget of 1 million US dollars, and the box office of 30 million in ten days, in the past Hollywood, no movie has ever done it!