What kind of report is in Martin? Bob and Sean? Connery's hands tossed and turned, and the living room fell into a cold silence, neither of them wanted to see that number appear, but they knew yesterday that it was inevitable, even if it was mixed with so many competitor snipers.

The single-day box office exceeded $20 million for two consecutive days, although it was far from breaking the single-day box office record of $31.32 million set by "Jurassic Park", but the weekend box office was significantly more sustainable.

$22.54 million on Friday, $24.29 million on Saturday, $16.25 million on Sunday, and $63.08 million over the three days of the weekend!

Sean? Connery's hand holding the statistical report was shaking, what does this number say? It shows that even if his actions affect "Day", in fact, the three million dollars thrown on the film critics are equivalent to a waste! What he did couldn't stop the young director from moving forward!

Lowered eyelids slightly, shielding his unwilling gaze, Martin? Bob was expressionless, originally belonged to "Jurassic Park", belonged to Spielberg, belonged to the CAA's North American weekend box office record, and just gave it to Duke? Rosenberg and the Day?

He doesn't want to admit it, but the $63.08 million in the first weekend of "Day" completely exploded the $47.02 million that Capielberg, the top director of the CAA, set Zào on "Jurassic Park"!

Lovett, this idiot!

Suddenly, Martin? Bob felt angry, CAA lost not only a director, but also a treasure that could stand side by side with Spielberg in the future!

"If I can take control of CAA, the first thing I need to do is find a way to get rid of this idiot's partner!"

Martin? Bob couldn't suppress the idea at all, and he didn't care about Sean on the other side? Connelly's face was ugly, and he left directly and returned to Century City.

"Bang!"

The agent's back had just disappeared in the doorway. A delicate ashtray slammed into the floor, and then the two big hands tugged at each other. Connery's fingers turned into countless fragments......

"Why is this happening? Why is this happening? ”

Sean ringing in the living room? Connery roared like a lion, "Jack, I'm going to kill him!" I'm going to kill that bastard! ”

"Whoa......

The entire coffee table was overturned by him.

Publicist Jack just stood aside. Naturally, he didn't take Connery's angry words seriously, let Connally vent, and waited for him to calm down a little before he spoke.

"Sean, calm down!" He persuaded.

"Prepare more money, Jack, I want you to get through the media." Sean? Connery was overwhelmed by anger and apparently hadn't come to his senses, "I want all the media to attack Duke? Rosenberg and his films! ”

"Wake up. Sean! Jack finally yelled, and then said, "You're rich, but can you buy Time Warner and News Corp's media?" "Day" is a film invested by their subsidiary! Judging from the box office in the first week, the benefits it can bring far exceed your net worth! ”

There is another sentence, Jack couldn't help but say it, compared to Duke, who is soaring in a straight line? Rosenberg, Sean? What's the point of an out-of-fashion character like Connery? In this business country. From the media to the public, from individuals to corporations. They are all chasing the winners, and they are all stepping on the highs and lows!

"What should I do?" Sean? Connery gradually calmed down, "Sue me, Jack, what should I do?" ”

"Sean, we made a mistake." Jack sighed. "We clearly overestimated the impact of film critics on audiences, and they didn't even reach a third of what we expected, three million dollars ......"

With another long sigh, he continued, "Don't continue the fight just yet. Unless you want to retire. ”

"Retirement?" Sean? Connery shook his head.

"Then accept Mel? Gibson's invitation, only by showing your value can you regain the respect of Hollywood and have the capital to make trouble. ”

These words apply to everyone in Hollywood, including Duke, which is an extremely realistic circle, and people who have no value are destined to be eliminated.

On Monday morning, as agreed in advance, Duke walked into the Warner Building to be interviewed by Time Magazine.

"Hi Duke......"

"Rosenberg Director ......"

"Mr. Rosenberg......"

"Congratulations, Duke ......"

From the moment he walked into the building, he was greeted by people he met and didn't know, and their smiles were definitely brighter than the sun on the beaches of Malibu, warmer than the air in July, and all the heartfelt congratulations, at least on the surface.

Duke nodded or beckoned to these people, and if he had to find any difference, it would be the pressure of huge investment, which completely disappeared with the first-week box office.

"Day" has fought a bloody way out of the fierce competition and suppression!

Of course, Duke is not arrogant enough to take this for granted as a personal success, the teamwork is the guarantee of the quality of the film, and Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox are the key to the promotion of the film!

The latter, in particular, have a huge platform that unlocks all the potential of the product if there is enough quality and market-ready content.

Even Duke has to admit that even if it is a standard summer commercial masterpiece like "Day", if it is replaced by a second- or third-tier company to promote it, it will completely hit the street, but if it wants to be so successful, it is only a fantasy.

"Hi Duke......"

As soon as he walked to Warner's press room, Duke saw Jeff? Robinoff, the other party was obviously waiting for him, and without waiting for Duke to say anything, the Warner Bros. executive directly gave him a hug.

"Our record-breaking director is here!" He said this to the people around him.

A crisp laugh rang out all around him, and Duke walked into the press room, during which words of admiration kept coming.

"'Day' helped Warner regain its first-weekend box office record!"

"Jurassic Park's $47.02 million only raised the record of "Batman Returns" by $1.5 million, but Duke pulled the record gap to $16 million!"

"The first film in film history to break 50 million and 60 million at the weekend box office......"

Although it has set a record in film history, Duke is not very happy, and now the number of screens in North America is growing rapidly, and it will not be long before "Day" will be trampled under the feet of latecomers.

Duke here in an interview with Time Magazine, and the professional film critics' columns over there are almost noisy.

Despite the onslaught from critics, large crowds of audiences flocked to the cinemas to see Duke's films, and "Day" also took home a record weekend box office, a fact that critics were extremely angry that their reviews were ignored and ignored by the vast majority of fans.

This ironclad incident proves that professional film critics are far from being as influential as they think they are, and even less as they are clamoring to be a guide to the development of the film industry.

Perhaps these are more terrible than being ignored by the audience, and these will directly affect their future earnings, especially Duke's interview in the Los Angeles Times, which directly exposed the film critics' false appearance......

So, when the first-week box office came out, the critics' attack finally went beyond the scope of the film.

"The worst movie ever, going to the cinema and making you want to curse, Duke? What did Rosenberg shoot! ”

"Take a mirror and look at yourself for two hours, it's better than Duke? Rosenberg's film is good. ”

"Don't have a hint of expectation about the plot, don't put a little bit of brain, don't have any illusions about action direction and set design, so that you have a chance of being in Duke? Stick to it in a garbage movie in Rosenberg format. ”

Film critics seem to be like a bunch of cats whose tails have been trampled by Duke, all of them have blown up, and cynical column reviews are endless, eager to label him the worst director in history.

These comments are flooded with many media outlets, and it's hard to ignore them, but as long as they are used well, it's not a problem to create social hot spots, and both Warner and Fox are leaders in the media industry, and since Warner can see the benefits of detonating topics, Fox won't fail to understand the key.

It is the most basic ability of any business company to take advantage of the conditions that can be used to advertise its products and thus bring more revenue.

"Is the interview smooth?"

As soon as he left the press room, Duke saw Nancy? Josephson, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "Don't bother me." ”

The two refused Warner's offer, and while talking about some of the content of the interview, they walked out of the Warner building, and only when they got into Duke's Bentley did Nancy mention something else.

"Did you read today's newspaper?" She asked.

"I feel like I've become a public enemy of film critics." Duke said nonchalantly.

Hearing Duke's relaxed tone, Nancy relieved herself and said, "Fox also sent an invitation to invite you to participate in the Fox TV evening talk show." ”

"What about your opinion?" Duke looked at the co-pilot.

"Since it is inevitable, then it will be completely intensified, and the stronger this dispute is, the better it will be for us." Nancy thought for a moment, "The critics' irritation has nothing to do with your comments in the Los Angeles Times, they have already involved personal attacks, and fighting back is a must." ”

Duke nodded.

Nancy continued, "Time Magazine interviews won't be available until next month at the earliest, and judging from yesterday's box office drop, critics still have some impact on 'Day', and the sooner we fight back, the better." ”

Yes, Time Warner prepared a cover for Time magazine for Duke, and this kind of interview will not be published that month!

"It's not just Fox's talk show," Nancy handed over the two offers, "Oprah's invitation, I just got it." ”

Duke doesn't know much about talk shows or anything, but he knows that Oprah's talk shows seem to be world-famous.

"I chose Fox and gave up Oprah." Nancy's words were not what he expected.

"Why?" Duke was puzzled. (To be continued......)

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