"If the time is right, I will accept your invitation."

Duke didn't make any promises, just gave a vague answer.

The other party's market is indeed very attractive, but that is ten years later, and now the value is better than nothing, even if it can sell 100 million US dollars at the box office, but more than 10% of the share is completely negligible for his films.

Unlike traditional Hollywood directors, he knows exactly where the psychological bottom line of the public on the other side is, and although he has made films of standard political correctness over the years, he will not touch places that should not be touched, and he will certainly not touch them in the future.

Of course, after 911, the relationship between China and the United States has improved dramatically, and if there is an official film cultural exchange event between the two sides and a formal invitation is issued to him, Duke is also happy to come and see it.

However, it's just a matter of looking, Duke knows very well that even if he is a ghost, even if he is a Chinese-American, if he really wants to make any moves, he will still be an outsider.

It was just a small episode of a trip to Europe, after spending the weekend in Cannes, Duke and the others flew to London, and the latest weekend box office numbers were passed to him by The Lord of the Rings.

In its first weekend overseas, the UK remained the highest-grossing market, with "The Two Towers" earning $27.85 million in its first three days, setting a record for the highest weekend box office in the history of British cinema.

In the entire European region, "The Two Towers" almost without exception has topped the box office charts of various countries, and France, where Duke led the crew, is second only to the United Kingdom and Germany, with a score of $18.52 million, which is eye-catching enough.

In Germany, the traditional second-largest box office market in Europe, "The Two Towers" also topped the box office list of the week without any suspense, with a box office figure of $24.55 million!

Although the film will not be available until next weekend in other regions such as Asia and Latin America. But in Europe alone, "The Two Towers" earned $124.57 million at the overseas box office!

At the same time, the film continues to soar in North America.

Among the new films released in North America this week, only Universal's "Single Parent Transfer Student" opened with a scale of more than 1,500 theaters, but this small-budget film was affected by "The Two Towers" and the scheduling rate was not ideal. Even if it is gathered to Hugh? Grant and Rachel? Vichy and other popular movie stars helped, but it was difficult to pose a threat to "The Two Towers".

Universal Pictures is also very low-key in the promotion of this film, obviously lacking enough confidence, otherwise it would not have been scheduled to be released the weekend after "The Two Towers", and the table of "Single Parent Transfer Student" also met the market's expectations, with only $7.8 million in the first weekend.

On the one hand, the quality of the film is really not up to par, and on the other hand, it has been impacted by "Twin Towers".

The second weekend of "Two Towers" in North America was very strong, with a drop of only 38 percent compared to the box office of the first weekend. Cut down a whopping $63.87 million tempting number of people!

Even now in 2000, there are many commercial blockbusters that can break the $50 million mark at the box office in the first week, but $63.87 million can not only crush the first-week box office of most films, but also set the highest second-weekend box office record in North American film history!

"In ten days of release, the North American box office totaled $249.62 million, and the global box office was $374.19 million."

In Warner's office, Doug? Walter vs. Jamie? Johnson smiled unusually brightly. The latter continued,". Do you dare to imagine such an achievement? ”

"I dare!" Doug? Walter said seriously, "Because it's directed by Duke?" Rosenberg! ”

Jamie? Johnson rolled his eyes, "Doug, how about we make a bet?" ”

"Bet on what?" Doug? Walter asked curiously.

"Just block the right to use your new villa for a week." Jamie? Johnson directly threw out how to bet, "If the North American box office of "The Two Towers" is less than $500 million, count me as losing; If more than half a billion dollars. How about you lose? ”

Doug? Walter pointed to his head and said in a joking tone, "Do you think I have a problem here?" Will make such a bet with you, if reversed. I would definitely agree. ”

"Swapped? No, no...... "Jamie?" Johnson shook his finger, "Then you might as well say that "The Two Towers" can't exceed a billion dollars in the world!" ”

"You know what, Jamie." Doug? Walter changed his tone to a stern tone, "A billion dollars is just my lowest global expectation for 'The Two Towers.'" ”

"Duke never disappoints, does he?"

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

The laughter has stopped, Jamie? Johnson asked, "How's the merchandise sales?" ”

"Very good!" Doug? Walter directly found a piece of information and handed it to him, "In ten days, the sales of North America are as high as 187 million US dollars, which is still a conservative statistic!" ”

Jamie? Johnson sighed, "Warner Bros. can't afford to lose Duke. ”

"He is the largest individual shareholder in Warner Bros." Doug? "Warner's interests are often his personal interests," Walter said. ”

Nodding, Jamie? Johnson asked in a low voice, "Is there an eyebrow on your business?" ”

"Don't mention it to anyone else."

First of all, Doug? Walter added, "Last year, I was in charge of the two projects of "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which accounted for 37% of Warner Bros.'s total annual revenue, and the group company has basically decided that I will take Jeff's place from July." ”

"Congratulations on becoming the new CEO."

Speaking of which, Jamie? Johnson reminded, "Doug, I think it's important to inform Duke in advance. ”

"Without his support, I couldn't have gotten this position." Doug? Walter gave him a reassuring look, "I had Duke informed yesterday." ”

In fact, in this CEO battle without gunpowder, Doug? Walter felt that he had won easily, and his biggest strategy was to choose the thickest thigh in Warner Bros. in addition to mobilizing his connections, and then hugged it without hesitation.

To outsiders, this is simply too untechnical.

There is even a rumor circulating in Hollywood - the person who can really decide the CEO of Warner Bros. is called Duke? Rosenberg!

Duke had heard about these rumors, but he didn't care much about them, Doug? Walter became the new CEO of Warner Bros. and it was a good fit for him to work together for many years and understand each other's habits and patterns, which also helped him and Warner Bros. to continue working together.

After spending nearly a week in Europe, Duke led the crew to the Far East, starting in Tokyo, Japan, passing through Seoul in South Korea, Hong Kong and Taipei in China, Manila in the Philippines, and finally arriving in Sydney, Australia, to promote the release of "The Two Towers" in the Far East.

Even if Australia is excluded, this trip has been far from the Western world where the Lord of the Rings novels are popular, but every time Duke and his party go, they will set off a wave of craze, and even when they are promoting in Tokyo, Orlando? After Bloom was recognized, he was surrounded by thousands of young Japanese men and women, and even if it alarmed the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, it took quite a long time to rescue this Legolas.

Of the two most popular vases in the Lord of the Rings two-part series, Duke has always carried Orlando? Bloom, not Alessandra? Ambrosio, which is also his precaution.

Since promised Ivanka? Trump is officially dating, Duke plans to seriously manage this relationship, if it is still like before, even if Ivanka can forgive him generously once, it is impossible to endure it indefinitely, and no woman will have unlimited tolerance in this regard.

When he was single, he could do as much as he could, and now that he has a girlfriend, Duke has decided to take care of himself.

He knew that his restraint was sometimes a little lower, and it was undoubtedly a good way to get along with him less.

Duke's trip to the Far East was a great success, with strong repercussions everywhere he went, with "The Two Towers" inevitably declining in popularity after the first week in Europe, while the Far East and Latin America took over the task of holding up overseas markets, and the performance was extremely good.

In the second weekend of its overseas release, "The Two Towers" earned $189.23 million, with a total of $372.57 million at the overseas box office!

There is no suspense in North America, on the third weekend of the release of "The Two Towers", the number of theaters screened not only did not decrease, but also increased again, reaching an unprecedented 3977 in North America, and the average theater scheduling rate is still close to 80%, which ensures that the box office will continue to maintain a strong trend this weekend, and the decline is controlled at 40%, getting 38.32 million US dollars.

Counting the $32.11 million earned in the previous four working days, the North American box office of "Two Towers" successfully exceeded the $300 million mark, reaching a high of $320.05 million.

In less than 20 days, the global box office of "The Two Towers" has reached $692.62 million!

At this point, even outsiders can understand that the global billion dollars are just a threshold for "The Two Towers", and it is definitely not the end!

Duke is well aware that there are many reasons why the film can achieve such results, reaping wealth at the box office and around the periphery at a faster rate than "The Fellowship of the Ring".

First of all, although "The Two Towers" is not a sequel in the traditional sense, it enjoys the same treatment as all sequels to blockbuster movies.

Secondly, the quality, publicity and cinema of the film are equally powerful, and he, the director, has established his own well-known signature in ten years.

In the end, in May, which should have been hot, "The Two Towers" did not have enough competitors, and easily achieved three consecutive box office titles.

But that advantage is about to disappear, and next weekend, George? Lucas's masterpiece "Star Wars Prequel: Attack of the Clones" will come strongly. (To be continued......)