"Bu~Lun~Te"

David picked up the phone and mouth-shaped to explain the identity of the person who came.

"Hi Brent, I know how much I'm looking forward to your call."

"David, huh? I think I'm right to expect that all 72 major theaters in the Los Angeles area will be showing My Grand Greek Wedding, and we'll have 130 screens ready for the film tomorrow. ”

“…… What shocking good news, yes, no problem, we're ready for a long time. No, no, your news came in a very timely manner. ”

Being stared at by everyone, Davy's face showed a smile that he couldn't hide, "Brent said that regal will be in the 72nd cinema—"

Suzu ~ Suzu ~ Suzu ......

"Answer the phone first."

David had no choice but to stop talking and pick up the phone.

"Haven? …… Okay, thank you so much, of course, we're sure everyone will be winners. ”

This time, David had just hung up the phone when it rang, and there might have been more than one call.

"Caesar,...... You will be proud of today's decision, yes, don't doubt it. ”

Seeing that David hung up the phone again, Daniel leaned back in his chair, "There is no need to rush this time, David can tell us slowly." ”

"Regal, 72 cinemas, 130 screens, AMC also has 70 cinemas, 110 screens, Sunnemark 31 cinemas, gave us 50 screens."

Ferguson used his pitiful math to calculate the number of screens that "Greek Wedding" ended up with.

The three cinema chains gave 290 screens, which is more than a quarter of their total screens. In addition, the final number of independent theaters is 260, although the proportion is a little lower than that of the three major theater chains, but the total number is 550. It also far exceeded DD's original plan.

So far, the pre-publicity has been a big win.

Everyone cheered for a while in the DD office, and then hurriedly began to contact the staff of the three major theater chains to lay out the materials together and prepare for the release at zero o'clock, the time was too short, but fortunately the preparation was sufficient. There is no way to do it if there is a slight shortcoming.

There are not many people from all parties who got the news at the same time as DD, because there are many people who pay attention to them, such as the seven major producers, Dimen, Lionsgate, New Line, Miramax, and other independent studios that have or have nothing to do with the giants. and cable TV networks such as ABC and CBS...... It also includes the Carmichael Cinemas in the Los Angeles area.

Almost in the same amount of time, Daniel's record was obtained.

“550？ Are you crazy? ”

"Boss, this is the final number, the film schedule has been sent to the cinema. You know. At this time, if the plan can't go on, it will be a business accident. "Matthew. Fawkes' assistant bowed his head, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes. He's a young man who loves the internet and has a girlfriend who loves Daniel – something that's standard among young men in Los Angeles. So he knew very well how much attention "The Greek Wedding" was getting, but unfortunately, no one in Carmichael dared to say this to Matthew, this was a stubborn and conceited old man who would like to see him defeated.

Matthew was silent for a moment. "What was the number we gave them earlier?"

Of course, it is impossible for Camel not to give a single screen, this is a ban. It is also commercial discrimination. When other movie theaters have plans, you don't give them at all, which is of course an unfair business practice, and the producer of "Greek Wedding" can sue them, so he gave DD the numbers and specific theaters very early.

The assistant was a little hesitant, but he didn't dare not say anything in Matthew's gloomy eyes.

“…… Uh, sir, it should be 12 blocks, 4 cinemas. ”

"Should?"

"Yes, confirmed, I confirm that it is this number, which I personally conveyed."

The assistant suddenly realizes that Matthew has a plan, and he apparently plans to put the blame on himself if something goes wrong. The young assistant almost wanted to jump up and beat Matthew. But this is a man with some ability, he held back, and did not leak a word.

"Okay, very good." Matthew seemed to suddenly remember something, "Oh, by the way, the one I gave you for next week's film schedule, is the signed one still with you?" I remember the general email notification below. ”

"Huh? Do you need it? But I've already been sent to the shredder? Didn't you ask that the documents you had personally named, if they didn't need to be backed up, had to be sent to shreds as soon as possible? ”

"Really?" Matthew nodded knowingly, "Yes, yes, you're doing well, okay, then you go get busy first." ”

Matthew narrowed his eyes as he watched the assistant turn around and close the door.

"Not necessarily, maybe the popularity of "Greek Wedding" is just an illusion, how can the things on the Internet be accurate, it is all children who have no pocket money playing. By that time, they will have to pay the price for today's sloppiness. ”

Thinking about it, Matthew almost saw himself in front of all the other theater managers.

I have to say that his self-soothing skills are quite powerful.

And very different from him is Tom. The Hanks, in addition to their shock, of course felt excitement. The 550-screen Los Angeles area is the treatment of a luxury blockbuster - the so-called luxury blockbuster is a blockbuster with a box office target of 200 million, of course they don't think that "Greek Wedding" has this potential, but only aiming at 50 million or 80 million, the return on investment is quite high.

Many of the other parties have fallen through the glasses.

It's just that some people have a more long-term vision, especially companies that have considerable popularity blockbusters released this year and next, and this coverage is actually quite extensive.

Among them, there are closely related to Daniel, New Line Pictures' "Two Towers" and next year's "Return of the King", Lord of the Rings fans have grown into a series group that can touch the knees of Star Wars fans, and they definitely belong to the films that can do this kind of operation, and they all belong to the movies starring Daniel. You can also take advantage of Daniel's network influence.

There are also those that have little to do with Daniel, and the second part of "Fast and Furious" and the third part of "American Pie" are not inferior to Universal. This is especially true of Time Warner. "The Matrix" and "Terminator" are both huge hit IPs, and there is quite a lot of room for operation. Fox also has the second installment of the X-Men series.

As for Disney, there are no over-the-top series hits, but the magical adventure style of "Pirates of the Caribbean" can also be considered in this direction.

If you count a little, you will know how strong the "Seven Days" plan has shaken Hollywood.

This is also directly led to zhì on a certain kind of chengdù. There was very little resistance from a powerful peer, throughout the release of Greek Wedding. Everyone seems to want to see how much of an impact this strategy has on the audience.

August 2nd. "Greek Wedding" was released in the Los Angeles area on 550 screens, and fans in other regions were eagerly awaiting.

DD Pictures has hired more temporary staff than it originally had, and there has been a steady stream of contact numbers from major theaters and independent theaters across the United States, all of whom are busy with smoke coming out of their feet. Hoarseness. However, this busyness also means that "Greek Wedding" has received national attention and box office potential. Everybody was happy to do it - because the box office was directly tied to the prize money.

Daniel is still leading the propaganda team to fight on the front line of the network.

The five additional young assistants now have a phone each, two to the email.

There are already specialized companies in the United States that specialize in box office accumulation, and these companies are generally allowed to plug into the ticketing system to get the actual box office figures. However, different cinema chains and different movie theaters may choose very different companies, and there are dozens of companies engaged in this business.

In the early stage, Daniel has already contacted the other party, and on the first day he will pay an additional fee to get the other party to send the box office accumulated every two hours in time to the mailbox.

However, the coverage of these counting companies is not 100 percent. So Daniel also prepared three telephones, and they will try to communicate directly with the movie theater that has not been accumulated. Thankfully, because this time the movie was only released in Los Angeles, and most of the ones that were taken out were in the center theaters, and some of them were too small and in the corners of the box were not in the ranks this time.

Two o'clock in the morning on August 2.

A lot of people are already sleeping, but there are still night owls hanging out on the internet, including some followers of the official Greek Wedding account.

For example, Jenny - the administrator of LAH, a big fan of Daniel, recently worked the night shift on the forum, so she slept late at night. It's actually boring to wander aimlessly online, so she refreshes her watchlist from time to time, but she doesn't really expect to find anything.

At this time, ninety out of five of MB's more than 5 million users were sleeping.

However, after a random refresh, a new record appeared at the very top of her personal interface.

"Wow."

Jenny's spirit was stimulated.

is the official account of "Greek Wedding".

"#票房直播 # "My Grand Greek Wedding" was released from 0:00 and grossed $190,000 within two hours."

A short message, with a picture is a collection of heart-shaped photos made of photos taken by everyone before.

Jenny felt a little touched inside, yes, she also went to take pictures, but unfortunately the posters she found were all photographed by more than three people. But in any case, this is the first time she has participated in a film event with such enthusiasm, and it is an idol.

There are not many people who reply and repost, and there are few people who are active at this time.

Jenny forwarded one to her homepage.

"Come on, big outbreak, Daniel."

Another two hours passed slowly, Jenny reopened MB's website, looked at the time, and it was still more than a minute before four o'clock.

"There shouldn't be any updates, how can anyone watch movies at this time, and the movie theater won't be open."

While thinking about it, he refreshed it without giving up.

Seeing the new record, Jenny cheered softly in her heart, she felt that this update had made this boring night suddenly interesting.

The description and accompanying pictures are the same, but the number has been changed to "200,000"!

Sure enough, it was only 10,000 long, maybe it was just the previous number adjustment. Jenny began to worry about "Greek Wedding", "Maybe I wake up from bed tomorrow and should go to a movie instead of waiting until a few days later." ”

She has been engaged in website management for a long time, and she is keenly aware that the number of comments and reposts on this record has increased compared to the previous one.

Almost all of them are words of worry, prayer, and blessing. (To be continued......)

PS: Third update