In the previous and subsequent "Star Wars Prequels", if you talk about who benefits the most, it must be George? Lucas and his Lucasfilms, as well as distributor Twentieth Century Fox, were able to take 15 percent of the box office as distribution costs, and the main actors who starred in the series were also worth a lot.

For example, Natalie, when she took over the first Star Wars, her salary was only $500,000, and by the time of the third part, her salary had reached $7 million.

Although there are many reasons for Ryan, this series still has a huge role in promoting the value of actors.

Of course, an actress of equal fame can never compare with the salary of a male actor.

And as the most famous and charismatic actor in the last two films, although Ryan offered a friendship price of $20 million plus a 5% box office share - the series is bound to bring him a huge amount of money.

As for the Hollywood 20 Million Club, he was a member of it as early as the late 90s, and this kind of name has no real meaning to him, just like Nicole's first female member of the Hollywood 20 Million Club.

Even if "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith" has not yet been offline, plus the previous "Attack of the Clones", Lucasfilm has paid him as much as 100 million US dollars, and this is income after excluding taxes.

Like George? As Lucas said, it is impossible for the Star Wars prequel series to be profitable at the box office, at most it is to recover costs, and the real money is still in the peripherals.

A series of movies that can sell nearly $26 billion just by merchandising is now only the "Star Wars series", although the peripheral benefits generated by "Harry Potter" are close to $15 billion, but it will take time to surpass the Star Wars series.

Nowadays, the remuneration paid by a film to well-known actors and directors is getting higher and higher, sometimes accounting for more than half of the producer's box office share, and the rising remuneration of big-name stars has become one of the biggest headaches for many producers.

Walt Disney also faces such a problem.

This is also the alliance of the people who make zuò. The contradictions with other Hollywood associations can never be resolved, and the strikes initiated by other associations are often also directed against the Zuò people's alliance.

It is a common rule throughout the world that we should consider issues from our own standpoint on what standpoint we stand on.

In the commercial masterpieces led by Ryan, they are trying to avoid using first-line stars, even if they do, they will give priority to their own people, and most of the successful commercial systems in their previous lives, even if they change to other actors. Actually, it didn't have much of an impact.

Like Thea in "Transformers"? LaBeouf and Meghan? Fox, from the third-tier and even low-level actors in Hollywood, will there be a difference between pulling out two people who are handsome and beautiful enough and have some basic acting skills?

There are also those superheroes who are amazed, and it is entirely the characters that give the actors special meanings.

"Ever since capital came into the world, blood and filth have dripped from head to toe from every pore." Cal? This sentence of Marx must be a wise saying.

Capital is profit-seeking, and the capitalists who are the representatives of capital are of course also profit-seeking, which is also Ryan's starting point in dealing with Disney's affairs.

In addition to a series of big-scale zuò, Disney has also launched several typical youth idol movies this year. Among them, "Mean Girls" was released in April, and when it was released, it exchanged a total investment of more than $20 million from North America to $86.5 million at the box office, and the global box office also exceeded $100 million.

Lindsay? Luo Han instantly became the most popular youth idol.

So, when it came time to negotiate the next movie with Disney. She offered a whopping $8 million in salary, plus a 10 percent cut of the total box office.

You know, her salary in "Mean Girl" is only $1 million.

Disney would certainly not agree, Ryan after learning the news. directly made people cancel the preparation plan for "Mean Girls 2", waiting for Lindsay? After Luo Han's contract expired, he directly gave up this youth idol star who was about to face transformation.

And then. used "The Summer of Jeans", which had already acquired the copyright, to recreate a few young and beautiful actresses.

Disney has never lacked youth idols, and for those young stars who have been drained of oil, they will not hesitate to throw them into the big dye vat of Hollywood and leave them to fend for themselves.

As for how many people will be able to struggle out of it and really get a foothold in Hollywood, it has nothing to do with Disney.

Although Disney's strategy has been implemented for decades, and many people can see it, every time Disney holds a youth selection contest, it always causes a sensation, and the temptation of Hollywood is huge, and the number of people who want to become famous is countless, and how many people can get rid of the attraction of fame and fortune?

And without Disney's support and cover-up, Lindsay? Luo Han's bad side was directly exposed in front of the reporter's paparazzi, and many scandals such as alcoholism, drug abuse, and one-night stands quickly broke out, and began to slide in the direction of his previous life.

The Hollywood industry tacitly understands that this is another idol star who has been abandoned by Disney.

Similarly, Disney's star-making activities won't stop, Miley? Cyrus, Zach? Efron and Vanessa? Huggins is undergoing training for the preparation of Hannah? Montana" and "Youth Musical" in preparation.

The latter is still a TV movie, and it will not enter the theaters, TV movies are very different from real movies, this kind of film that has not accumulated fans and has not been warmed up, and there is only one way to enter the theaters.

The decline of musical and dance films is not just talk.

The box office war in the summer file is still going on, and some Hollywood studios are happy and some are lonely, which are the result of the ups and downs of the box office of their films.

The box office only accounts for 20 to 30 percent of a commercial film's revenue, but if even the most basic box office and audience cannot be guaranteed, then the peripheral sales of the film will definitely not be high.

Can you expect the TV rights and DVD rights to sell for more than $10 million each for a movie that grossed only $30 to 40 million at the North American box office?

That's certainly not realistic.

On July 7th, North American theaters ushered in another super blockbuster, the production cost of up to 200 million US dollars "Spider-Man 2" grand debut, in view of the huge success of the first part, theaters have joined the ranks of screenings, the first week of the film theaters reached the highest this year - 4152!

The film lived up to expectations and did not become the Waterloo that some people had hoped for, taking away $115.81 million from North America in the first four days, once again showing that Peter? Parker and Mary? The immense power of Jane's team.

Hollywood is also lamenting that Disney's big production zuò was released, and then it was a box office hit, and it was a huge commercial success, which has almost become a fixed pattern after Ryan became Disney.

Of course, Disney's films are not without money, such as "The Legend of the Heroes of the Border City" produced by Touchstone Pictures in April and distributed by Bowei International, with a total investment of up to $117 million, but only in exchange for $24.21 million at the North American box office, and no one even cares about overseas screening rights.

However, everyone understands that the film has nothing to do with Ryan, and by the time he took over Disney, the film had already begun to be filmed.

In the second week, the North American box office of "Spider-Man 2" slipped to $78.56 million, and the box office in the third week continued to fall.

That's right, Roland? Emmerich's disaster blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow" was released, and although it brought an icy feeling in the hot summer, the table on the box office was not frozen!

At $85.8 million in the first three days, "The Day After Tomorrow" squeezed "Spider-Man 2" off the top box office list, attracting a lot of dollars with its icy scenes, and the latter has accumulated more than $250 million at the box office.

After the box office of "The Day After Tomorrow" came out, Roland? Emmerich flew back to Los Angeles from New York, where he premiered, and made a special trip to Disney to find Ryan and sell ideas for his next new movie.

"It's an adventure story about a hero......"

Sitting across from the desk, a radiant Roland? Emmerich gushed, "...... Barren deserts, dense forests, mysterious ethnic tribes, herds of prehistoric monsters such as saber-toothed tigers and mammoths, coupled with thrilling hand-to-hand combat between humans and beasts, and shocking audio-visual effects, are sure to bring a fantastic world. ”

"Trust me, Ryan!" The other party's face was full of confidence after success.

"Roland, don't you think you're better suited to a disaster movie?" Ryan tapped lightly on his desk and specifically reminded him, "'Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow' are both sci-fi disaster movies. ”

"No, no, no." Rowland? Emmerich shook his head repeatedly, "I think I should change my subject matter and thinking." ”

Although just now Roland? Emmerich just roughly said the idea, but Ryan had already thought of which movie it was, so it could be said to be Roland? Emmerich's most failed work, and essentially in the hopelessly incorrigible genre.

"Roland, prehistory is too far away from us." Ryan didn't go around in circles either, and directly refused, "Unless it's an animated feature film, Disney won't invest in such a movie." ”

After saying that, Roland? Emmerich was visibly stunned, obviously not expecting such a result to be waited for in the end.

According to Hollywood convention, his last film had just been a big hit, and it should be easy to find an investment next.

"Roland, both of our collaborations have been very pleasant."

In fact, as Ryan said, the cooperation between the two sides is a typical combination of strong forces, "You just ruined North America this time......"

Ryan spread his hands and said, "Why don't we go and destroy the whole world together?" (To be continued......)