The Hollywood Reporter commented: "Saw is undoubtedly the best horror film of the year, enough to be described as a box office dark horse, and it deserves to be watched again and again by all horror movie lovers." ”

The New York Journal emphasized the full cost of the film, "The investment cost of "Chainsaw" is only more than one million dollars, except for the actor Nicolas Cage, who is famous, most of the directors and main actors in the film are newcomers. ”

However, such a combination achieved a box office of $8.9 million in the first three days of the opening weekend, and the cost has been paid for in just three days, which is expected to be enough to make the distribution company Fox Searchlight Pictures a lot of money. ”

"By the way, Fox Searchlight Pictures is a newly formed subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox and a distribution company used to distribute independent films............"

Well, this newspaper is crooked when it is written, and the focus is on Fox Searchlight Pictures.

There are a lot of good reviews, and there are also a lot of bad reviews.

On Monday morning, Ryan bought back a bunch of newspapers, many of which were distributed throughout North America, and the readership was staggering, which was a good indication of the media's attitude towards Saw Horror.

There are a lot of sharp comments among them.

"The plot of the film itself, except for violence, gore, and fear, is almost useless, but such a film full of violence and gore is only a B-grade film?

"The plot of the film itself is very creative, but it's a pity that a rookie director plus some rookie actors, and a pitiful investment, ruined a film that could be a big hit. ”

The director of the film is only a newcomer, but the assistant director in the film, Sofia Coppola, has long been famous, the winner of the Worst Newcomer Award and the Worst Supporting Actress Award at the 11th Golden Raspberry Awards, and the daughter of the famous director Francis Ford Coppola, it is rumored that the two are likely to be dating. ”

Ryan who watched straightened his head, he and Sophia were dating? I really don't know what the reporter thinks, such a ridiculous thing can be reported!

However, some tabloids that like to attract readers' attention like to publish these topics.

"It seems that the North American media is just as fond of gossip news. ”

Fortunately, they are all tabloids, or simply unscrupulous newspapers that specialize in publishing gossip and lace news, and the reports of some large newspapers are still relatively pertinent.

Although there are few scenes of the heroine in the film, Monica Bellucci, who made a stunning appearance in Hollywood, although there are few scenes of the heroine in the film, and she can't even be called the heroine, but Monica Bellucci's beauty is unforgettable. ”

Monica Bellucci is also a small hit, and with the popularity of "Chainsaw", it is enough to gain a foothold in Hollywood.

There are also some newspapers below that have a high evaluation of "Chainsaw", what anti-violence films, insinuations about the social situation in the United States, police inaction and so on.

Needless to say, Ryan understands that Twentieth Century Fox and News Corp. play a very important role in it.

In particular, some film critics, even if they are bad reviews and ridicule, write very implicitly.

In fact, most of the writing is about the topic of the film itself, and the focus on the actors is not very high.

This is also no way, "Chainsaw" has no big stars, and it is a B-grade horror film in itself, and it is difficult for the media to arouse interest in the actors in the film.

Overall, the media received mixed reviews.

In many cases, a good review is not necessarily a good thing.

On the contrary, it is often accompanied by controversy in the media to cause greater heat.

At this time, Sophia opened the door and walked in, hurriedly placing a box office statistics report on the table.

"The $8.9 million box office in the first three days of the opening weekend was a really surprising result, and if I hadn't checked it multiple times, I would have thought Fox Searchlight Pictures had made a mistake. ”

The North American box office statistics in 1994 were far less fast than in the Internet era in the previous life, and there were inevitably some flaws in the figures.

Therefore, Fox Searchlight Pictures checked it several times before faxing it.

"We have a good chance of making a film that grosses over $50 million. Sofia Coppola's tone seemed to have a hint of disbelief.

She has been exposed to Hollywood since she was a child, and she knows very well that a film that grossed $8.9 million in its first weekend is likely to exceed $50 million in the end, as long as the box office stabilizes.

This is not counting the box office outside North America, you must know that there are many English-speaking countries in the world, scattered together, at least tens of millions of dollars again, that is to say, the global box office of "Chainsaw" is likely to hit 100 million US dollars.

made her go from the winner of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Newcomer and Worst Supporting Actress to an executive producer and assistant director of a film that is likely to break 100 million US dollars at the global box office.

No more, the object of ridicule by the media in the past.

$8.9 million!

Ryan had already received a call from Helen just now, and he had already known the box office data of "Saw Horror", and he still couldn't help but be surprised at this time.

"Sophia!" Ryan interrupted the excited Sophia and reminded: "Don't forget, my last film has already exceeded $100 million at the box office. ”

"Now is not the time to be happy, and you need to work with Helen to push Fox Searchlight Pictures to spend as much money as they can on the screen and get them to get on as many screens as possible. ”

The box office for the first three days of the first weekend was very good, but the next month was not the time to relax.

"Good. Sofia Coppola looked straight and said, "I'm going to contact Helen." ”

"By the way, you seem to have been in contact with Harvey Weinstein last night. ”

"I have to remind you that it's best to stay away from Harvey Weinstein, call me or Helen if necessary, and don't have private contact with him alone. ”

The Wayne brothers, undoubtedly one of the upper echelons of Hollywood, are out-and-out big names.

But the Wayne brothers' deeds are also famous.

"Harvey Weinstein, a real Hollywood bigwig, is not so easy to refuse. ”

Ryan mocked himself and said, "At least I don't have the qualifications yet." ”

Harvey Weinstein, or the Wayne brothers, has not yet reached its peak, and is far from being as strong as in previous lives.

But it's still not something Ryan can easily refuse.

"So for your next work, I recommend that you don't continue to invest in the name of the studio. ”

Sofia Coppola had a cautious look on her face and said, "Even if you want to continue investing, find one or two influential film companies and invest with them." ”

Not to mention that Ryan has no connections, even if he was a dreamfactory with unlimited scenery in his previous life, he often had to cooperate with seven major film companies.

"For example!" Ryan asked, hesitantly.

"Fox Searchlight Pictures and Lucasfilm are both very good options. Sofia Coppola didn't even think about it and directly said the names of the two film companies.

Instead of working with the big seven studios, it is better to work with Fox Searchlight Pictures or Lucasfilm.

The former, Fox Searchlight Pictures, has just been established and has not yet been officially listed, and has a good cooperation with Ryan, backed by Twentieth Century Fox, and has perfect distribution channels.

The latter Lucasfilm has the famous George Lucas, and has a film that represents an era in the United States, the "Star Wars" series.

With a veteran network in Hollywood, even any Hollywood studio can't turn down a collaboration with George Lucas.

Moreover, George Lucas has always had a good relationship with Twentieth Century Fox.

"I need to think about it. Ryan had a headache, but he had to sigh, sure enough, no matter what time it is, the issuing company will always be at the top of the food chain.

“OK。 ”

"However, I advise you to plan ahead, or give yourself a vacation, go out and relax with your female companion for a while, and don't rush to prepare for the next film. "Sofia Coppola knows very well that Ryan has written several scripts.

Date!

Ryan shook his head, he had no plans to find a female companion for the time being.