Chapter 179: Marrying into a wealthy family

"Four and a half million!"

The whole of Hollywood and the United States has no idea how many computers are repeating this number in front of them.

"Greek Wedding" maintained the growth of the previous hour or two, which is crucial, and it is almost declared that there is no suspense about breaking 10,000, and the next question is, what can it go to? Twelve thousand? Or even fifteen thousand?

After this figure was announced, the team's phone rang more frequently, and the cinemas began to decide to regress more or less: during the screening period, the two sides were divided into 6:4, after the release on August 15, the previous month, 8:2 was divided, and then decreased by 8 percentage points in two weeks, the minimum cannot be less than 3:7, and the proportion of fixed expenses in theaters cannot exceed 7% of the entire box office, and the excess is borne by the theater itself.

Early release, this is the time determined by the team after contacting major theaters and movie theaters.

With the current popularity, and immediately began to release and promote, after the screening lasted for two weeks, it was expanded to the top of the United States.

There are no premieres or film critics' viewing sessions, but offline personnel will go to key cities in various regions of the United States to organize cinema screenings, which must be done, because there are still many cooperation actions that need to be done by the other party.

This update at 6 p.m. really ignited the last enthusiasm of the first day of the Greek Wedding movie.

5.8 million at 20 o'clock, 7.2 million at 22 o'clock, and the last 24 o'clock was fixed at 7.6 million.

7.6 million!

The official MB of "Greek Wedding" changed its own day-long illustration in the last update and replaced it with gorgeous fireworks.

"This is our common miracle!"

7.6 million, the number of corrected screens is 578, and the output of a single screen exceeds 13,000 US dollars.

Everyone was dumbfounded - that's not to say that the number was too outrageous, $13,000 was the standard for a big hit, and it was definitely not groundbreaking. But this film has nothing to do with those A-grade systems that often exceed 100 million, it is an independent film, and independent films are often officially released on hundreds of screens, and generally at the beginning of the release, a single piece can have 5000 even if it is the standard for a celebration banquet.

Now, "Greek Wedding" is 2.6 times as much.

Importantly, this is an on-demand screening - despite its unprecedented scale, it has always been aimed at those who have learned the news and are willing to watch it in advance, and most of the audience who have not yet made it.

Now, no one can guess the final box office of "Greek Wedding".

Whether it's DD or IFC, they're all going to make a lot of money.

The publicity team understands that their plan is still being implemented, and next, Fred will use his old background - a bunch of old accounts, including imdb. These popular accounts, which have been in business for many years, will exert their strength in this promotion.

Next, whether it is the announcement of the "Greek Journey" or the opening of Internet business cooperation, it will further promote the popularity of "Greek Wedding".

They have no reason to worry about the next box office, what they are doing is to create a zĂ o miracle.

……

"Daniel decided to treat us to a seafood dinner today!"

This is a photography set, in Universal Studios, the person who speaks is a cheap-looking person, but looking at everyone's cooperation, it is obvious that he is still quite influential in this crew.

Yes, he is the director of this play.

This is the 10th day of filming of "The Impostor".

It is also the 11th day of the opening of "Greek Wedding", and yesterday the box office in the Los Angeles area and other fragmentary screening areas exceeded 5 million again, and the total box office has exceeded 50 million - however, it is still in theaters, and there are still 2 days to go before the official release.

Over the weekend, the official MB of Greek Wedding announced the first three lucky winners – who will receive checks for a week trip to the Greek island of Crete.

You can imagine how much attention this really caused, not the big lottery, not the lottery, just went to the movie, and then took a picture, and they got the check to Greece, how legendary.

Daniel doesn't know if there have been such cases before, but there has never been a time when he has such influence and expectations, which is a scene created by dozens of days of creation, guidance, and stimulation, which tests the ability of very rigorous marketing planning and execution, plus a unique time.

"Greek Wedding," which was a big win before it was released, has been the focus of most entertainment and film media for days — and even more importantly, DD didn't spend money on it, and this time, they didn't have to stuff the critics with red envelopes, and they didn't have to stuff the media with red envelopes. What they do is enough in itself to be news, the kind of news that the media needs, stimulating news.

Ever since he came to the crew of "The Impostor" and the box office of "Greek Wedding" has been soaring, the director has been announcing this false information every day, and no one believes him anymore.

Seth. McFarlane!

That's right, this is something Daniel would never have imagined, the director, screenwriter, and producer of the Mean Bear series would be invited by Universal Pictures to be the director. You know, this guy just has a comedy animation "Family Guy" on Fox, and other than that, there's nothing else. His comedic talent has certainly been proven, but directing a big comedy movie is a very different thing than producing a season of TV series.

Daniel can only understand that Universal will Kim. After Carrey kicked out, he was already determined to change the audience of "Fake God". Maybe younger, newer, or less desirable students at school could be new targets for The Imposter, which is why they brought in Seth, who made cartoons - young people love these, don't they?

I have to say that Seth is indeed a talented comedy talent.

Daniel's impression of him comes from the "Teddy Bear" franchise and the "infamous" Oscar ceremony, where he counted the big names of actresses in movies showing their upper bodies and sang about them. How hated this kind of thing is, especially Kate. Winslet, she probably won't want to give him a good look for the rest of her life.

However, to be honest, the beautiful Rose in "Titanic" was too inconsiderate of herself in the subsequent struggle.

However, as the cooperation continued, Seth's talent and ability also convinced everyone in the crew, and many of the memes that made people either laugh or joke, Seth came almost casually. Daniel believes that "The Impostor" will be even more undisciplined - but the original core element of the film, the philosophical discussion of the will of the individual, is also an important factor in the film's success. This is not a simple popcorn movie, it has deep thought, Bruno's response to his failed career, his lover, his sudden privileges, and his final choice, all of which contain the screenwriter's thoughts on people themselves, and many scenes can make people cry in addition to laughter.

What can change your life and make you happy is yourself, not God.

That's what the movie wants to say at the end.

If Seth tries to get rid of these and turn "The Impostor" into a brainless comedy, Daniel will definitely oppose it and convince Universal Pictures to change directors.

Thankfully, Seth is not shallow.

His understanding of the script clearly impressed the writers and Universal Pictures, which left Daniel not to worry about what might happen.

The progress of the filming and the occasional trip to DD to guide the team's work have made Daniel feel more comfortable lately.

The only fly in the ointment is that Seth has recently announced that he will be entertaining guests more frequently - and it has even become a synonym for him to announce a leave of absence.

If the shoot is done and you need to have lunch, dinner, a change of scenery, and a rearrangement of props, Seth will shout "Daniel has decided to invite everyone to a big meal." ”

God, it's not that he's stingy, it's just that it's not a good thing to be in the limelight at this time.

And he's already given some desserts, macarons, and cakes as gifts for the staff to take home and share with his family, and Seth has taken three of his own - yet he's persistent in spreading the rumors.

This time, the rumor was published, after today's work was completed.

"Seth, do you understand, I have acquaintances in the Ku Klux Klux Klan, I'm from Brooklyn, don't you know?"

"My grandmother is from Italy."

Italy, the homeland of the mafia.

Gritting his teeth, Daniel decided to make a big move.

"Ahem," he said, drawing everyone's attention, and then said in a seemingly angry voice, "Seth, do you think I'm Steve?" Do you think I'll allow you to come to my room at night? It's unbelievable that you're making such a request to me. ”

Then he left in a huff.

Leaving Seth with a sluggish face. McFarlane, and another actor, Steve Brown. Karell, who often beats the side drum for Seth - so, sorry.

"Oh, Seth, you came to my room at night?" Steve suddenly asked, "What are you here for?" ”

"Oh~ Oh my God, I'm innocent." Seth cupped his forehead, "I didn't say Daniel would invite us to dinner anymore, I'm 'full' now." ”

The day's work ended with everyone's laughter, and this scene is of course the best material for publicity.

……

"How many screens are there on the 16th?"

Daniel, who was having dinner with David, didn't forget to ask about the matter.

"There's a slight decrease in the Los Angeles area, but 3,000 is still no problem."

"OK, are you confident that you will break 100 million on the first day?"

David didn't raise his head, "It's not a question of whether I have confidence or not, it's God's behavior of not giving face." Aren't you playing God? Can you discuss it with him? ”

“…… The whole world had a sense of humor, and I thought I might be a German. ”

Germany claims to be the least humorous country.

At this moment, David stopped his spoon, "So, did you decide to marry into the Porsche family?" It's really enviable, married into a wealthy family. (To be continued.) )