Weekly box office

December 2-8, 2005

-- Movies -- Rankings -- Number of Weeks in Play -- Number of Theaters/Change -- Average -- Box Office of the Week -- Total Box Office -- Production Cost (millions) -- Distributor

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 1st place - Week 3 - 3858 - 6,328 - 24,415,282 - 233,803,862 - 150 - Warner Bros

"Magical Warrior Woman" - 2nd place - Week 1 - 2608 - 6,003 - 15,656,669 - 15,656,669 - 62 - Paramount

"Walking with Song" -- No. 3 -- Week 3 -- 3160 -- 3,951 -- 12,486,706 -- 71,253,186 -- 28 -- 20th Century Fox

"Little Sunshine Beauty" - 4th place - 4th week - 3005 (-320) - 3,915 - 11,764,575 - 144,699,617 - 6 - DreamWorks

Because the movie market slips into a slump in the week after the Thanksgiving holiday, people are busy with the arrival of the end of the year, the end of the semester for young people, and Christmas shopping for adults, so the total box office tends to be between 100 million and 1. 200 million or so, there will be no competitive new films released. This week is often referred to as the week of lack of press releases.

This year is also 1. In the early 200 million, there are not many press releases, HP won the championship for three consecutive weeks, and LMS broke through the top 1. With a box office of 400 million, the table of "Magic Woman Warrior" was lower than expected.

Originally, the expectations of this sci-fi film were not high, but it still "swaggered out of low expectations", according to Paramount's survey Jù, 58% of the audience is male, and 55% of the audience is over 25 years old, which means that the young audience is basically not interested in it.

"In fact, what we expect from it is the high-end market. Paramount's head of distribution, Wayne Llewellyn, told the media.

This is obviously messed up, 10% freshness, 39% likability, and even Irving Greyberman of "Entertainment Weekly" only gave a C, commenting that "Theron plays Aeon is a far-fetched and meaningless person", which is a confused Greeberman!

This is Charlize Theron's first foray into sci-fi and her first starring role in a commercial film (Above-The-Title), in which last year's Oscar-winning actress starred in the film for a salary of tens of millions. But the market gave her a heavy blow, it didn't work, it didn't work, and the actress's career fell to the bottom.

In fact, she can't be blamed, there have been many future sci-fi films with a dystopian theme like this in recent years, usually following the "Matrix" series, like this one, like "Torn Doomsday", "Escape from Clone Island", ...... As a result, the filmmakers have learned lessons again and again.

"Magic Warrior" is certain to lose all its money, it's just a matter of how much to lose.

Paramount's performance this year is average, with a lot of money-losing projects, "Sahara Cavalry" (1. 300 million production fees, 1. 1.9 billion global box office), "Elizabethtown" (45 million production fee, 50 million global box office) ...... The most lucrative was "War of the Worlds" (1. 3.2 billion production costs, 5. 9.1 billion global box office).

Paramount is in dire need of talent, and its acquisition of DreamWorks can solve this short-term crisis in one fell swoop, not only taking over all of DreamWorks' projects, but also getting Spielberg's right of first refusal, and a talented teenager who has become popular.

Maybe there is a lack of press releases this week, but there is definitely no shortage of Ye Wei's press releases, which is overwhelming!

The producers are scrambling to announce the invitation to Ye Wei's cooperation, competing to show their sincerity, and also attracting attention for those film projects, which can be said to be exploiting VIY.

This fantasy family film project with a budget of up to 100 million yuan funded by Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies is inviting Ye Wei to direct. Producer Mark Canton said expectantly: "The addition of Ye Wei will make the talent of this project even more incredible, and I think he is ready to direct a blockbuster." ”

The project is also reaching out to 41-year-old Mark S. Waters, the director of "Mean Girls" and "Like Paradise," whose total North American box office of five films is 1. 5.6 billion, barely higher than Ye Wei's TET or LMS.

The media public was shocked that a 17-year-old could have the opportunity to make a blockbuster film, but in the eyes of another producer, Catherine Kennedy, it was not at all surprising.

The 52-year-old woman is a legendary, one of the god-like filmmakers, and the producer ranks second in the history of the North American box office, behind Spielberg.

At the age of 26, he was recognized for his talent as a production assistant for Spielberg's "1941", and then became his assistant. Two years later, she teamed up with her husband, Frank Marshall, another legendary producer, with Spielberg to found Ampering Entertainment. Then they made "Alien ET", "Back to the Future" series, "Jurassic Park" and so on...... The last movie was War of the Worlds......

These people have never been afraid to appreciate young people, and that's how they have been appreciated. M. Knight Shyamalan was dug up by the Kennedy/Marshall couple, "The Sixth Sense."

"VIY has proven that he is up to the challenge of any project. Katherine Kennedy praised, "His awareness of family feelings, his grasp of the needs of young audiences, and his scheduling of young actors are all needed for "Fantasy Elf Incident Book", and it will be very reassuring for him to direct it." ”

She is confident that it will be possible: "We know how to work with young directors, and although we have only just been invited, we have already made considerable progress. ”

Almost as soon as Paramount's voice fell, Universal also announced that one of its projects was in contact with Ye Wei's brokerage team, "My Grand Gay Wedding"!

The project has been tossed around for many years, and it was not until Adam Sandler took a fancy to it and joined in that he had the hope of shooting, and his production company "Happy Madison" was one of the investors. He and Kevin James, who played "Kirby" in the LMS, will co-star in this comedic story of fake gay marriage.

"Ye Wei's comedic talent is a treasure, and he can make this story to the best state. Producer Tom Shadiak was excited, like Ye Wei had agreed to join.

According to people familiar with the matter, comedy king Adam Sandler admires Ye Wei's talent very much and is eager to work with the prodigy. Sandler's company partner and another producer, Jake Gil Lapto, said: "Actually, after watching "The Wedding is Coming", Adam wanted to cooperate with Ye Wei. ”

There are comedy projects of the popular Sandler, and the budget will not be less than 80 million. In addition to Ye Wei, Dennis Dugan, who has worked with Sandler many times, and David Dawkin, who became popular this year for "The Wedding Guest", are also the main candidates for directors.

And there are more producers who fancy Ye Wei's comedy talent, Warner Bros. project, "Santa Claus Brothers at the North Pole"!

Comedy star Vince Vaughn has joined the starring and producer, which means a budget of at least 50 million or more.

But this is nothing at all, the media's evaluation is "wishful thinking", and fans and fans also shook their heads, which is really high, or stained. Vince Vaughn's competitiveness is obviously not as good as Sandler's, and his budget is still one notch lower, so what can he do to impress Ye Wei?

It's no wonder that writer and producer Jesse Nelson lamented, "It would be great if VIY was willing to join." ”

Ye Wei has proven that he is not only a comedy, but also his thriller talent.

Sony Pictures, which failed miserably in "The Exorcism", may also now cooperate with "Yunik Kuler", because it released "Resident Evil 3: Extinction", produced by Constantine Films, and invited Ye Wei to direct.

The budget for the last part of this series trilogy is 40 million-50 million, which is not high, but because it is a sci-fi action thriller, it seems to be competitive. And fans are also not optimistic about this invitation, not to mention grievances, "Fantasy Elf Incident Thin" is better than it no matter how you look at it.

Paul Anderson, the writer and producer of the series, is sincere: "I know VIY loves post-apocalyptic themes, like the Mad Max series. Almost no one remembers how cool it was to watch an armored vehicle destroy a qiē in the desert, but he knew it deeply.

The third installment, unlike the first two, is set in a space-constrained interior, which takes place on a post-apocalyptic style ground and in broad daylight. This will have bigger action sequences and will give VIY's talent plenty of room to play. ”

Ye Wei did write a film review article about the "Mad Max" series in the "VIY Said" column, and it was also called "Why is the wasteland world so cool".

But it is not the wasteland world that is popular now, but fantasy and magic, such as "The Golden Compass" and "Dragon Knight", whether they succeed or fail, these big productions will be the focus of the next two years. In this battle for VIY, 20th Century Fox is not far behind, "Dark Rising"!

"Dark Rising" is a set of famous British children's fantasy novels, the adventures of an 11-year-old boy, Will Stanton, a war between good and evil, light and darkness.

The book was written in the 60s and 70s, the author Susan Cooper is 70 years old, and his old friend and producer Mark Pratt took advantage of this fantasy wave to sell the adaptation rights to Walden Media, and Walden teamed up with FOX to create another successful fantasy series.

The budget has not yet been set, but the industry can know that this is a 50 million project, and if Ye Wei joins, it is expected to increase to 70 million to 80 million.

"Ye Wei has made several great films. Mark Pratt said the good thing, "I've never seen a teen filmmaker like him." His humor, darkness, and sharpness are exactly the elements that Dark Rising needs, and he also knows how to make a film that is suitable for audiences of all ages. If he can bring in the talent of his previous films, it will certainly give the film a huge charm. ”

Fans are looking forward to this, will it be the new "Harry Potter"? the new "Lord of the Rings"? In terms of story genre, "Dark Rising" seems to have more potential in this regard than "Fantasy Elf Incident Thin".

Among the six major studios, Disney's invitation to Ye Wei was different, inviting him to play a supporting role in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and said that "we are in communication and close to joining us".

This news really aroused the excitement of Weimi, and Asian fans and fans were even more excited, and they couldn't wait to discuss what role it would be and how many scenes it would have...... Some media photoshopped Ye Wei's pirate style photos.

Obviously, a battle for Ye Wei is in full swing, and the media and the public want to know what the attitude of the parties is, especially Ye Wei is still competing with Peter Jackson for the adaptation rights of "Lovely Bones", and not long ago announced that he had taken over "Soul Surfer".

It's not uncommon for a big celebrity to approach so many projects.

You must know that every big studio has hundreds of projects in planning all year round, and only a few of them can be filmed and released in the end, and the crew list at the beginning may even change in the end. Nothing is certain, who can say that VIY will definitely be competing now? and the timing?

For these, Ye Wei himself rarely did not speak, and his agent Brian Sberair calmly said to the media: "We will seriously consider it and make the best decision." ”

It is not correct to scold Hollywood and scold the MPAA for not being political, and the holly tree of Hollywood is always evergreen about money. A little grudge is not an acquaintance in the face of dazzling income, Ye Wei's personality does not affect his rise, according to industry analysis, once he takes over the commercial films of large studios, his salary can be as high as eight figures, and enjoy dividends.

Just like the "Hollywood Reporter" said that "the VIY era is coming", people see that the talented teenager is transforming into a big director.

People are very much looking forward to what choice Ye Wei will make, and which film project will he use to develop his new future?

Film Distributor -- Film Project -- Budget -- Genre

Paramount - "Fantasy Elf Event Book" - 100 million - Fantasy Family

Universal-"My Grand Gay Wedding"-80 million-comedy

Warner Bros. - "Santa Claus Brothers at the North Pole" - 50 million - comedy

Sony/Constantine movie - "Resident Evil 3: Extinction" - 50 million - thriller sci-fi

20th Century Fox - "Dark Rising" - 50 million - 80 million - fantasy adventure

Disney, supporting cast, Pirates of the Caribbean 3