Chapter Seventy-Four. [Box office, light year gap]

In fact, Mr. Yi was overly concerned about people's comments. After watching the drama "Ghost Shadow", most of them reacted with "scary enough" and "scary enough".

"Oh my God, I can't even look at some of the footage in it, it's so scary!" Said a hot girl.

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"Well, anyway, I'm also a veteran of watching horror movies, but this drama ...... It's scary! A handsome guy said.

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"I highly doubt that the filming method of 'Ghost Record' is taken from 'Blair the Witch'! Yes, absolutely! China Yi is very clever in using this pseudo-recording technique, ready to deceive the audience again! A senior film critic said.

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"It is undeniable that this China is very cunning! Not to mention how terrifying the play "Ghost Shadow" is, just to say that he is still following the old path of "The Witch", which makes us look down on it! A senior executive of a film company said.

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"The filming technique is not very novel, but the story content is thrilling enough, and "Ghost Shadow" is generally very good." A well-known reporter from a newspaper said.

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Although the media has mixed reviews of Yi Feiyang's "Ghost Shadow Record", it cannot be denied that this drama is very interesting and highlighted, at least it has caused people's verbal disputes.

Compared with the excitement of "Ghost", Yi Feiyang served as the producer and producer, and "Horror Cruise" and "Buried Alive" filmed by Rabbit Bill and Fat Jack were much worse, and the number of moviegoers was not high, and it could even be said to be "miserable".

Faced with this situation, Bill the Rabbit and Jack the Fat Man immediately remembered that Yi Feiyang once said that he had a trick to promote the movie, which was enough to "shock the rivers and lakes".

Originally, the two of them didn't believe it, but now they really can't help it, so the two of them urged Yi Feiyang, "Boss, didn't you say that there is still a trick to come out?" Hurry up, or we'll be doomed!" ”

"No hurry, no hurry." Yi Feiyang was indifferent, and said with a smile. "Now is not the time to make a move."

"No, God, we're all going to hang ourselves, what are you waiting for?"

"I'm waiting for a turnaround......"

"Turnaround? What turnaround? ”

Yi Feiyang didn't answer directly, but said: "Let me ask you, if I detonate our company's drama, but the amount of film is still so small, what can we get?" ”

Rabbit Bill looked at Fat Jack, and the two stared at each other, "At least the box office can be a little higher." ”

"You're too short-sighted!" Yi Feiyang sneered, "Either it doesn't explode, or if it explodes, it must kill a large area!" ”

Faced with this sentence, Bill, Jack felt a chill.

What does it mean?

Could it be that the boss wants to carry out a terrorist attack?!

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The movie continues to be released, and the Halloween battle continues to be melee.

In addition to "Ghost Shadow", Yi Feiyang's Dream Pictures has two other dramas that are not popular and continue to decline.

A week later, in downtown Los Angeles, the box office results for the Halloween week were finally released.

The North American box office charts are as follows:

No. 1: Miramax, Inc., "Scream 2", box office this week, $17.3 million.

Second place: BIM Film Company, "Ghost Baby Returns to the Soul 4", box office this week, $11.8 million.

Third place: Lionsgate, "Blair the Witch 2", box office this week, $7.5 million.

Fourth place: Dimen Pictures, "Moonlight Panic 7", box office this week, $4.3 million.

No. 5: New Line Film Company, "Flying Demon in the Night", box office $3.5 million this week.

No. 6: Blue Cavalry Films, "Kid in the Cornfield 5", box office $2.8 million this week.

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As can be seen from this week's rankings, Miramax Company, "Scream 2" came out on top, with a box office revenue of $17.3 million, equivalent to one-third of this week's total box office.

BIM Film Company's "Ghost Baby Returns to the Soul 4" followed closely behind, ranking second with 11.8 million.

Lionsgate's "Blair the Witch 2" really lived up to expectations and ranked third, but judging from the audience's reaction, it is obvious that it still accounts for the light of the first part.

Dimen Pictures' "Moonlight Panic 7" ranked fourth, and this stinky and long Halloween "Immortal Bird" was arrogant again, but this is also thanks to the huge amount of films given by Paramount.

According to a person familiar with the matter, if Paramount cuts the number of films scheduled for this play by half, then this play is estimated to be at the bottom.

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Overall, among the top six, except for the fifth place "Flying Demon in the Night", which is a new story, the rest of the dramas are basically sequels and sequels of sequels, and the series of movies almost dominates the entire market in Halloween!

Besides, the three dramas of Yi Feiyang's Dream Pictures are very sad, including the well-received "Ghost Shadow", which was not shortlisted in the top ten at all this week.

"Buried Alive" box office this week: $380,000.

"Horror Cruise" grossed $430,000 this week.

"Ghost Record" box office this week: $960,000.

"This kind of box office performance, compared with the top ten, is not an ordinary gap, it is a light year distance!" A senior filmmaker said.

"If Dream Pictures wants to turn around, it may have to wait until the day Mars hits Earth!"

"It seems that the prospects for the three films of Dream Pictures are not very good...... No, it's not very wonderful, it's very miserable. ”

Many Hollywood filmmakers have given deep "sympathy" and "pity" to this newly established junior film company.

Of course, more "ridicule" and "ridicule"!

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Lionsgate.

President Gusta bit his cigar and seemed silent.

Next to him, standing is Mike, the head of distribution, and the brothers Dennis and Adjado, who filmed "The Witch 2".

"The statistics have come out, and our company's new drama "Blair the Witch 2" in North America has a total revenue of 7.5 million US dollars in North America, ranking third after "Scream 2" and "Ghost Baby 4". Dwarf melon Mike excitedly reported to Gusta on the box office results of the premiere.

Gusta let out a puff of smoke, "This is not bad, although it is still a little short of my expectations, but it can still be improved...... Well, increase the publicity efforts a little more, New York, Boston, and Chicago, these big cities should pay special attention, and build a good relationship with the theaters over there, try to let them give more films, and then divide the proportional amount, we can even make concessions......"

"Huh? Concession? It's not too good to do that. Director Mike said, "Generally, the company and the theater chain have a good four-six-rate split, and if we make concessions, it will be ruled vicious competition, which will cause counter-attacks from peers." Director Mike said cautiously.

"You're so naïve!" Gusta despised his own men. "When did I say that this thing should be spread out on the table? A lot of things can be done privately. For the box office of "Witch 2", and for the reputation of our Lionsgate, this Halloween file must win! ”

"I see, Mr. Gusta, I will do as you tell me! Yes, I assure you that you will get a good result this time! Director Mike swears.

The two brothers Dennis and Adjado, who were next to them, also laughed together and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Gusta, our play is not so bad; What's more, this time everyone is playing a sequel, what "Ghost Baby 4", "Scream 2", and "Moonlight 7", these are all old gimmicks in the past tense, which is like us, the trend of "Blair the Witch" has not passed, we don't have to worry about the box office of this drama! ”

Gusta took a cigar, glanced at the two guys, and then said, a simple sentence, "You are too underestimated!" ”

"No, we're not underestimating the enemy, we're just despising the enemy! Yes, in contempt for them! Whether it is in terms of publicity or story influence, our "Witch 2" will definitely come out on top! You see, even though we're only in third place now, we'll soon be able to stomp the damn "Scream 2" and "Ghost Baby 4" under our feet. ”

Looking at the two high-spirited guys, Mr. Gusta smiled. Then he said, "Can you really worry about those two damn dramas for me?" No, I'm worried about China's Yi and Yi Feiyang's plays! ”

"Ha, you can rest assured, you look at his three plays, the publicity is very powerful, what kind of 'ghost story' is played...... After a week, the box office did not exceed $1 million, and the box office of the most powerful "Ghost Shadow" was only $960,000. Dwarf Winter Melon Director Mike scoffed.

"Yes, Mr. Gusta, you don't have to worry about him! That damn guy won't have such good luck anymore, and even the newspapers said that the box office gap between him and ours is light years, even if Mars hits the Earth, don't even think about turning over! So, this time he's dead! Dennis and Adjado said triumphantly.

"$960,000?" Gusta smiled, "Would you like to hear my exact data...... Paramount only gave Dream Pictures one-tenth of each theater chain, and the remaining seven-tenths went to "Moonlight" from Emperor Pictures; In other words, Yi Feiyang's "Ghost Shadow" is only one-seventh of the "Moonlight". ”

"Now the box office of "Moonlight" is 4.3 million, if all these theaters are given to "Ghost", do you know what the box office is? Yes, it will be at least 6 million! And our box office of "Witch 2" is 7.5 million US dollars, and if calculated according to the same publicity efforts, the box office of "Ghost Shadow" will at least triple in the first week, which is 18 million US dollars! ”

$18 million?!

Oh God!

This data scared the fat directors Mike and Dennis, and Adejado and the three of them were taken aback.

Yes, if calculated according to the same number of films and publicity efforts, it seems that the results of "Ghost Shadow" are a little better than "Witch 2". After all, the "Ghost Shadow" is more ingenious than "Witch 2" in terms of word-of-mouth and film quality.

"Ahem, Mr. Gusta, you're right, it looks like we're underestimated. But it doesn't matter, then damn China Yi can't turn the sky with that little bit of film scheduling, we will press on our heads for this Halloween file, and we will win! Director Mike said.

"Do you really think so?" Gusta glared at him, "Hey, I really don't know how Lu Dao appointed you as the head of distribution before...... Think about it with your sluggish brain, if we can understand the potential of the play "Ghost Shadows", then what about Paramount, can they all say that they are blind? If it were me, I might have decided to increase the number of films in this drama by now. ”

"No, Paramount's people, they can't be so shrewd, right?"

"It's just you, who always likes to take others for fools; In fact, I think you're the biggest fool! Gusta's merciless evaluation made Director Mike blush.

muttering in your heart, these are your own guesses, everyone knows that Paramount is now in a mess, can they really see the potential of that damn "Ghost Record"?!