In the end, the box office of "Saw Horror" failed to break 100 million as expected, and was fixed at $63 million.

is $13 million higher than the $50.3 million box office of "Natural Killer" released in the same period, and the budget of "Natural Killer" is as high as $50 million, which means that the cost cannot be recovered through the box office.

Fortunately, the peripheral income of Hollywood film companies is diverse, and the peripheral copyright of "Natural Born Killer" and overseas box office income, etc., there should be no problem in recovering the cost in the end, which is the advantage of Hollywood.

With a box office of $63 million, it is almost impossible for "Saw to be in the top 10 of the North American box office this year", and it is very difficult to even rank in the top 20.

However, such a result, whether it is for Helen, Sophia and the main actors of the crew, or Fox Searchlight Pictures as the distributor, is still very satisfied.

The cost of $1.2 million is more than 50 times the yield rate compared to the box office of $63 million, and even the meanest investors will be satisfied.

Next, when it is time to share the cake, from investors, distributors to theaters, they will share a cake that is sweet enough.

Generally speaking, the cinema company will issue the first box office share about four weeks after the film is released, and the remaining part will be settled within a week of the film's release.

However, remember that there is another but, as the distributor of the film, it is difficult to say when the producer will settle the bill.

If the producer is relatively strong, the distribution company will naturally not delay too much, and it is expected to be settled within a year.

Well, a delay of half a year or a year is not a delay at all for a Hollywood distribution company.

This is true of all seven major Hollywood studios, and Miramax Films is one of the best.

Generally, as long as it is an overseas film, once it is in the hands of Miramax Films, it does not want to receive the remaining box office share, or the unpaid copyright fees.

So don't overestimate the credibility of Hollywood distribution companies.

Fortunately, this is the first time that Fox Searchlight Pictures has released a film, and it is expected that there will be more cooperation in the future, and it will not be for tens of millions of dollars.

If Fox Searchlight Pictures defaults, I'm afraid Twentieth Century Fox's distribution department will be the first to jump out.

The reason is very simple, Helen has been negotiating with the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox about overseas rights in the past few days.

This time, it's not a split distribution, but a one-time buyout of all overseas copyrights.

So as soon as "Saw Horror" was released, Ryan hired a well-known third-party auditor to check the dense bills with Fox Searchlight Pictures.

The cinema company deducted the tax burden and so on, and finally deducted $25.2 million, which is already very generous, and the remaining $37.8 million was transferred to the Fox Searchlight Pictures account.

Next, according to the film distribution agreement, Fox Searchlight Pictures has 18% of the North American box office, that is, $11.34 million, including publicity expenses, distribution fees and so on.

In the end, the remaining $26.46 million will be credited to Ryan's studio's account, and the $500,000 publicity fee that Ryan paid out of his own pocket will be removed, and about 3,000 copies of "Saw Horror" will be printed, with an average of $650 per copy, or $1.95 million, and this cost will also be removed, and you can finally get about $24.01 million.

But this is not the end, the film is a big box office hit, and all the crew members must be wrapped in a big red envelope, which is expected to be about $1 million, and the remaining $23 million in the end is not Ryan's alone, and he still needs to pay taxes.

The tax in the United States has always been scary, but the tax bureau is the most unprovoked department, so it can only spend the money as soon as possible while avoiding taxes legally.

As for Helen's agent share, there is no one this time.

Last time, the box office share of "Blair the Witch" was counted in the director's share, not an investment, so Helen could get 10% of the proceeds.

This time, "Chainsaw" is the studio's investment share, and it naturally has nothing to do with Helen.

Of course, she also gained a lot, such as signing Monica Bellucci, a very good actor.

What's more, it has a Hollywood director who is hot in Hollywood, which has a non-negligible role in the development of Star Agency.

This cake sharing is just the beginning, and there will be a lot of income from the various copyrights of "Saw Horror".

The first is the offline videotape distribution rights that many Hollywood films rely on for survival, although according to the agreement, Fox Searchlight Pictures only has a 30% share, and the offline videotape distribution rights should be dominated by Ryan Studios.

However, Ryan knows that the studio is an empty shell, and his experience in this area is far inferior to that of Nancy Utley.

Therefore, the negotiation team was still formed mainly by Fox Searchlight Pictures, relying on the videotape distribution channels of Twentieth Century Fox, and began to negotiate in many aspects.

In the end, the North American videotape distribution rights for "Saw Horror" were sold for $3.2 million, and it was only a seven-year distribution right, and the deal needed to be re-signed after the time passed.

Even if Ryan doesn't set foot in Hollywood in the future, he can live a very wealthy life by relying on the offline videotape distribution rights of "Chainsaw".

Don't worry, the first round of broadcast rights and TV rights of the TV station were changed and sold to a TV station owned by News Corporation, and the company received another $2.4 million.

Moreover, it is still not finished, a film company in Nando Valley has bagged the rights to the film adaptation of "Saw Horror" for $800,000, and it is expected that it will not be long before a spin-off blockbuster will appear to attract attention.

After a few operations, it earned a full $6.4 million, Fox Searchlight Pictures could siphon $1.92 million from it, and Ryan Studios had $4.48 million left.

So far, Ryan has received $27.48 million from this investment.

Yes, he knew very well in his heart that this time he could only have such a huge income, relying on Fox Searchlight Pictures had just been established, otherwise it would never have been possible to agree to such superior distribution conditions.

Of course, he has already taken a solid second step in Hollywood, and has enough say to negotiate with any distribution company.

However, the overseas distribution rights of "Saw Horror" have been at an impasse, whether it is Twentieth Century Fox or several other major Hollywood studios, the price is very low, and none of them can exceed $10 million.

The reason is simple, Hollywood has companies with distribution channels in North America, large and small, combined, and there are dozens of them.

However, there are only seven major Hollywood film companies with overseas distribution channels, and only one of them can be selected as the overseas distributor.

In this way, the seven major film companies can naturally lower prices and get more benefits.

Although there is a bit of a monopoly flavor, Ryan knows that this is the rule of Hollywood, which can only be followed, and never become a challenger.

You don't see, the dream factory, which was once glorious in its previous life, was finally acquired by one of the seven major film companies.

Of course, where negotiations should be made, it is necessary to continue to talk, after all, the seven major film companies are not harmonious.

In the office of Twentieth Century Fox's distribution department, Ryan sat across from Camelot Singh, and the two talked so easily that they didn't notice that they had just exchanged words in the conference room.

"I'll admit that Saw is a very good film with a lot of commercial value, but the price your female agent is so outrageous that any Hollywood distribution company will agree to it. "Camelot-Singer is very frank.

"The price of $30 million is actually not expensive at all. Ryan didn't mean to cut the price in the slightest.

"It's too expensive, you must know that the North American box office of "Chainsaw" is only 63 million US dollars, such an outrageous price, no company can accept. Camelot Singh shook her head and said.

"Actually, $30 million isn't outrageous at all. ”

Ryan calculated one by one, saying: "With the popularity of "Chainsaw", the box office alone can easily recover more than 20 million US dollars, plus overseas offline videotape distribution rights, TV adaptation rights, TV station first-round broadcast rights, game adaptation rights, etc. ”

"If Twentieth Century Fox had run it himself, it would have been enough to reap more than $20 million. ”

It may be an exaggeration, but the overseas distribution rights of "Chainsaw" are definitely a big cake for Twentieth Century Fox.

"It can't be calculated like that. ”

Camelot Singer resisted the urge to roll her eyes and said: "In this way, the income of Twentieth Century Fox will become very low, and there is even the possibility of losing money, remember that we are not Fox Searchlight Pictures." ”

"Unless you include all the copyrights to Saw and you have to have the rights to shoot it later. ”

To make it very clear, Twentieth Century Fox is not Fox Searchlight Pictures, and will not give such superior conditions.

Ryan smiled directly, it was naturally impossible for him to agree to such a condition.

"I can take a step back and $20 million, just including the overseas distribution rights to this 'Saw'. ”

However, at the same time, the distribution rights of the next "Chainsaw" can be signed first. ”

The distribution rights of the next "Saw Horror"!

Camelot Singer couldn't help but hesitate, but unfortunately in the end he was still not satisfied, "The right to issue alone is not enough, at least add 70% of the investment ratio." ”

Apparently he is not just satisfied with the issuance, but wants to invest.

"Yes, but only a third of the investment, otherwise I would have to meet Mr. Tom Rothman in person. ”

"He would love to see me work with Fox Searchlight Pictures again. Ryan said without hesitation.

Tom Rothman!

Camelot Singh's face finally changed, he glanced at Ryan deeply, and said, "$18 million, no more, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the board." ”

"As for Mr. Tom Rothman!"

There was a hint of taboo on his face, and he said, "It will never harm the interests of Twentieth Century Fox and thus agree to your conditions." ”

Unfortunately, at present, Tom Rothman, the new CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, is likely to damage the interests of some Twentieth Century Fox and seek development opportunities for the newly established Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Even the board of directors can turn a blind eye.

After all, the next development of Fox Searchlight Pictures is a very important plan for Fox in the twentieth century.

In contrast, the price of the rights of a film's overseas distribution has become insignificant.

Hearing this, Ryan was relieved and said with a smile: "Deal, for our friendship." ”

Camelot Singer raised an eyebrow, hell friendship.

In the afternoon of the same day, the two sides formally reached an agreement to package and sell the overseas distribution rights of "Chainsaw" to Twentieth Century Fox for $18 million, which also includes a third of the investment in the next "Chainsaw" sequel.

Originally, Ryan didn't want to bring in investors, but when he thought of Miramax Films and the Wayne brothers, he always felt that something was wrong.

That's when it came to the idea that with the investment of Twentieth Century Fox, a lot of trouble could be avoided.