Chapter 544: The Box Office Difference Dramatically
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The night was getting deeper, the light in the study was always on, and the early hours of Saturday morning were coming to an end. Scott snuffed out his cigarette butt and looked east through the left window in the smoke, the sky was already white, the sun would soon climb the horizon, and a new day would come. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Retract your gaze, Ridley? Scott sighed heavily, frowned together, picked up the phone and dialed a number, asked a few questions, and then put it down.
Although the results have not yet come out, the old British man knows very well that he is afraid that he will have to plant a big heel this time, which may be even worse than "Black Hawk Down".
Actually, from the premiere to see the audience exit...... No, was Twentieth Century Fox vetoing his edited version and re-editing it out of a new version when Ridley? Scott had a premonition of failure.
Yesterday's midnight box office also proved this, and the $1.98 million midnight box office was not a success at all.
A wrong version, in the wrong schedule, and the wrong opponent, how can "Heavenly Dynasty" have a good result.
In recent years, Ridley? Scott has always been on fire, and the film industry all over North America, Hollywood, and even the world has attributed the resurgence of epic films to Duke? Rosenberg and his Lord of the Rings trilogy completely ignore his role and his role in it, and even "Gladiator" is constantly being compared with the Lord of the Rings trilogy by some media as a stepping stone to the success of the other party.
So he's tempted to talk to Duke? Rosenberg went head-to-head, and when Twentieth Century Fox did not change the schedule of "Heavenly Dynasty" and collided head-on with "Batman: Time to War", he did not think in his heart that with this well-prepared work. Have a good fight with the reboot of a failed series against the other side.
Yes, Ridley? Scott admits that it's not fair, and he's directing a well-prepared big production, Duke? Rosenberg was made by Joe? Schumacher's films have ruined his character and reputation.
But he knows very well how powerful that young director is, and I am afraid that only this kind of opportunity can he defeat the other party.
It's just that all of this has come to naught in front of Twentieth Century Fox. Fox didn't pay enough attention to the film that was financed through pre-sales, and invested relatively limited resources in publicity and, most importantly, rejected his edited version......
What makes Ridley? Scott was very unwilling, but there was nothing he could do, after all, even James? Cameron and Duke? Taken together, Rosenberg is no match for the entire Hollywood system.
The sun was rising, and when the first rays of sunlight shone into the study, the phone rang suddenly. Ridley? Scott picked up the microphone, listened to a few words, and slowly put the microphone back on the landline, the old face with heavy bags under his eyes flashed unwillingly, and then showed a few hints of relief.
The box office on the first day was released, and all the ambitions were disappointed, so there was no need to think about it so much. With his reputation and qualifications, it is not difficult to find a chance to come back.
"Am I not with Duke after all? Rosenberg is a director of the same level. β
Ridley? Scott slowly stood up. Even if Twentieth Century Fox were to adopt his edited version, how would it be able to defeat Duke? Rosenberg and Batman: Time to Go to War?
It's simply not possible!
On the first day of the North American release of "Heavenly Dynasty", it received $5.32 million in 3,216 theaters.
"Batman: Time to Go to War" on the first day of North America, with 3,925 theaters. Received $22.21 million.
The two films are not at all the same level of performance.
With the first-day box office, Twentieth Century Fox gradually slowed down the promotion of "Heavenly Dynasty", most of the cost of this film is pre-sales, even if it loses money Twentieth Century Fox itself will not suffer much loss in production costs, and the expenses invested in publicity come from Fox itself. Knowing that the film was bound to fail, it was impossible for them to maintain a large amount of publicity.
Because "Heavenly Dynasty" is not like those films that came later, it failed not only at the first-day box office, but also with a very poor audience reputation.
After the box office was released on the first day, it was not only the film companies that made changes, but also the major commercial chain theater chains, and the theater companies led by Emperor Entertainment and AMG quietly reduced the scheduling rate of "Heavenly Dynasty" by five percentage points from Saturday, and these reduced screens were naturally added to "Batman: Time to Go to War".
By Saturday night, in the major commercial theaters in North America, every 15 to 20 minutes, there will be a new "Batman: Time to War" screening, enough theaters and high scheduling rate, all ensure that the audience can enjoy the film at any time, which is also the basic guarantee for the film to get a high box office.
"Batman: Time to Go to War" has a good audience reputation as a guarantee, and the competitors at the same time have little competitiveness at all, and the single-day box office on Saturday naturally jumped up, getting $24.26 million.
On the same day, the box office of "Heavenly Dynasty" showed a downward trend, earning only $4.67 million.
With the competition between the two films completely divided, and it was a huge margin of victory and defeat, a lot of the offensive rhetoric around "Batman: Time to Go to War" was instantly reduced a lot, especially Annie? Hathaway's fraud scandal.
Before and after the film's release, the media of Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney kept holding on to Annie? Hathaway's affair with her Italian ex-boyfriend has not been put down, and now that it is unprofitable, Twentieth Century Fox has naturally withdrawn from the attack, which also makes Anne, who is under pressure from public opinion? Hathaway instantly relaxed a lot.
Rachel she starred in? Although Dawes does not have many scenes, his performance is not bad, and he has left a deep impact on many viewers who have watched "Batman: Time to War".
"Duke, I really don't know how to thank you."
In the office of the Duke's studio, Anne? Hathaway looked at Duke sitting behind his desk with a grateful face, "Without you, I wouldn't have made it through." β
She looked straight at Duke with a pair of eyes, and she could do anything as long as he spoke.
But Duke has been through so much, he is no longer the same as he was at the beginning, he just shook his head slowly, and said lightly, "Don't do stupid things until the second film is completed." β
Annie? Hathaway couldn't help but be slightly stunned, she didn't expect Duke, who had the name of a playboy on her back, to say such a thing, she didn't think about it, completely get rid of that Italian and find a more prominent man, the director opposite is undoubtedly the most suitable person, with enough wealth to support her gorgeous and luxurious life, and at the same time bring a huge boost to her career......
Duke didn't bother to care about Annie on the other side at all? What does Hathaway think, give it directly to Tina next to her? Fei made a look, and the female assistant walked over without hesitation and whispered, Anne? Hathaway reluctantly left his office.
Annie? The meaning of Hathaway's words, how could Duke not hear it, but the reason why he and Warner Bros. helped her and fished her out of the FBI was just for the market prospects of "Batman: Time to War", and it had nothing to do with personal likes and dislikes at all.
The relationship between the other party and him is only a commercial cooperation, and the starting point of everything is commercial gains.
However, this actress does work hard, and her performance in the film is also many times better than the former sister-in-law Tom, and Duke has decided to continue to use Annie in the second "The Dark Knight"? Hathaway, of course, provided that she doesn't make any mess like a fraud, otherwise she will definitely be replaced.
In Duke's eyes, even if it's a sequel to a superhero movie, no actor is indispensable.
Although Batman: Time to War was strong for two days in a row, Duke and Warner Bros. were not going to let that put their heads on, and all kinds of publicity efforts were going according to plan.
On Sunday night, on the NBC TV show, George ? Lucas, the superstar director, in addition to promoting his "Star Wars Prequel: Revenge of the Sith", also highly praised "Batman: Time to War".
Of course, this was all negotiated in advance, and Duke also stood on many stages for the promotion of the Star Wars prequel series.
"George, as we all know, Duke was brought into Hollywood by you, what do you think of his new film "Batman: Time to War"?"
Faced with the host's question, George? That's how Lucas replied.
"There were four Batman works before this Batman, and when Tim first started? Burton created a fantasy Gotham City, and then Batman punished rape and evil in this city, but the further he filmed, the more Batman fell into clichΓ©s, and began to rely too much on big stars and big special effects production, while ignoring the story itself, resulting in the Batman movie entering a dead end and never coming out again, the failure of box office and word-of-mouth is natural, and the whole series gives people the feeling that there are more and more characters, and the quality is getting worse and worse. β
"After many years of silence, Duke decided to take over Batman, which was a huge challenge to be honest because it was a mess, like a very tall building that was not in line with the times. The first way is to repair the original foundation, so as not to damage the original foundation, and save a lot of money, but the consequence of this treatment is that you do not know the quality of the original foundation, and whether it will continue to support the building; The second method is also very simple, that is, to demolish and rebuild, so that the whole building can be completely implemented in its own context from foundation to style, but its cost is too high, and it will be subject to pressure from all sides. β
"The Batman that Duke took over obviously adopted the second treatment, he wanted to completely subvert the image that the original Batman had, so the pressure on his body can be imagined, but he succeeded, and Batman was resurrected ......" (to be continued......)