Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion Chapter 476

Chapter 476 New movie released

The sunshine was nice in Los Angeles. Link got up early and ran nearly 20 kilometers along the Santa Monica Bay Road, sweating all over his body.

When she got home, Ivaca just got up, wearing a sports vest and elastic pants, sitting cross-legged on the lawn to practice simple yoga movements.

Link did not disturb her, and made a simple breakfast in the kitchen. After finishing it, he called Ivaca to eat, and Ivaca walked in. Her cheeks were rosy, her forehead was slightly sweaty, and her body curves were fuller and plumper.

"Are you busy today? Honey."

Ivaca asked while eating vegetable rolls at the dining table.

"Nothing, except training."

Link thought for a moment and said.

Now that the competition is over, the new album has been released, and the filming of "Avengers" will not start until next month. During this time, other than shooting the MVs for a few number one singles from the fourth album, there are no other plans.

"The Help is released today. Do you want to watch the movie together?"

"this is a good idea."

Link nodded and agreed. He practiced for four hours in the training room in the morning and took a nap with Ivaca at noon. Ivaca became more sleepy than before after becoming pregnant and slept for more than half an hour at noon every day. She looks very lazy and charming, and Link often hugs her and doesn't want to let go.

After a nap, they woke up at around two o'clock and drove to the shopping mall theater in Santa Monica to watch "The Help" which was released today.

The film is exclusively produced by Palm Beach Pictures, with a production cost of US$25 million. The distribution company is Lionsgate Pictures, with a preliminary publicity cost of US$8 million.

The movie stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and others.

It tells the story of Mississippi, the United States, in the 1960s. Female college student Gist (played by Emma Stone) cannot stand the unfair treatment of black maids in American society, so she plans to write a book to help these maids get out of trouble. In the process of writing the book, I encountered a lot of resistance, but I finally completed the book with the help of black maids. The book caused a great response after it was published.

The plot is in line with the main theme of American society, and it is a very positive and uplifting feature film.

After Link and Iwaka watched it, they felt pretty good.

"Dear, the media said you are good at guessing the box office. Guess how much the box office of this movie is?"

After the movie ended, Ivaca held his arm and asked.

"I only guessed right once, and the time in "Bridesmaids" didn't count. They say I can guess the box office."

Link said helplessly.

“Guess what, I guess the global box office is over 100 million, what's your guess?”

"One hundred million is about the same, so I guess 101 million."

"You are almost as guessed as I am, you are cheating."

Evaka rolled her eyes at him.

Link saw that she seemed to be acting coquettishly and found it very interesting. He smiled and said, "This is called a husband and wife."

Ivaca smiled slightly and held his arms tightly with both hands.

"The Help" opens on Friday, October 21, along with Paramount Pictures' "Paranormal Activity 3," Summit Entertainment's "The Three Musketeers," and Universal Pictures' "Boycott." 2", as well as "Ultimatum" starring Kevin Spacey, the literary film "Martha" starring Elizabeth Olsen, etc.

In addition, last week's sci-fi blockbuster "Iron Man" and the musical "All Over" were released, and Weinstein Pictures' "My Week with Marilyn" is also very competitive at the box office.

"The Help" grossed 27.05 million U.S. dollars in 2,834 theaters in North America during the three-day weekend, ranking second in the weekly box office rankings. The champion was "The Ghost Story 3" with a box office of 47.5 million U.S. dollars in 3,341 theaters.

Last week's box office champion "Iron" ranked third with $20.24 million, "The Three Musketeers" ranked fourth with $8.63 million, and "My Week with Marilyn" ranked tenth with $627,000.

The box office results of other movies were relatively average.

Only three days after the release of "The Help", the box office performance exceeded the production cost. After the data came out, it caused a great sensation in the industry. Many media predicted that the North American box office of this film would be more than 100 million US dollars.

Although a box office of 100 million is nothing in the annual box office rankings, there have been 21 movies with a box office of more than 100 million in North America this year.

But this movie is the third movie produced by Palm Beach Pictures. The revenue of the first one was more than 20 times, the second one had a global box office of 360 million, and the third one made back its money within three days of its release. It looks like a dark horse of the year. This makes many colleagues grit their teeth with envy.

Since the success of "Scandal Project" last year, many colleagues have been looking forward to Palm Beach Pictures' next film to hit the streets. But when the second film was released, they found that the box office performance was better. Everyone waited for the third film and found that the box office performance was better. The results are still very good.

Everyone looked forward to it, but didn't expect anything. It was understandable that they were disappointed.

In addition to the box office, "The Help" also has a good reputation, with a comprehensive media review of 81 points. 22 newspapers including the "Chicago Tribune", "Washington Post" and "New York Times" scored more than 85 points. Other newspapers such as "Los Angeles Times", "Movie Variety" and "Complete" scored 81 points. Movies", "Baltimore Sun" and other 18 newspapers and magazines rated it above 75 points. Rotten Tomatoes has a fresh rating of 78%, with 32 people in favor and 12 against, and Yahoo viewers rated it B+.

The overall evaluation is very good.

"The New York Times" commented that Palm Beach Pictures has produced another high-level movie, "It is not only a classic that exposes the ugliness of the times, but should also be called a stunning, warm and sweet song of hope." There is a reason. Rate it one of the must-see movies of the year.

"The Washington Post" commented that the three female characters in the movie were portrayed as extremely plump. In a sense, these roles made the movie possible. The performances of actors such as Emma Stone were also very exciting and unique, adding a lot to the movie. Highlights: Several leading actors are also strong contenders for this year's Oscar Actor Awards.

Total Film magazine reviews Palm Beach Pictures.

"The Help" is Palm Beach Pictures' third film after "Scandal Project" and "Bridesmaids." Although these three films have different themes, they have one thing in common: they all focus on female characters.

The first film is about the discrimination and prejudice that women encounter in the group, the second film is about the difficulties that women encounter in daily life, and the third film incorporates the discussion of racial issues, and the theme is more profound than the first two films.

"Complete Movies" believes that Palm Beach Pictures has been at the forefront of its peers in exploring female themes and is worth learning from.

In the second week after its release, "The Help" opened in 3,141 theaters. The box office did not fall but rose. It earned US$42.17 million in North America, surpassing "Record 3" and becoming the weekly box office champion.

The production cost of this film was 25 million US dollars, and the publicity and distribution cost was 12 million US dollars. The North American box office in the ten days after its release was 69.22 million US dollars. The media's prediction of the North American box office of the film was raised to more than 150 million US dollars.

Without a doubt, another blockbuster movie.

The success of "The Help" also put Palm Beach Pictures in the limelight again.

More film companies are waving checks in the hope of cooperating with Palm Beach Pictures. Some film companies have even proposed that Palm Beach Pictures be responsible for preparing and producing the film, and they will invest and give Palm Beach Pictures no less than 20 yuan afterwards. % box office share.

Catherine said that she now receives hundreds of phone invitations every day, including from film companies, directors and screenwriters who specialize in female themes, and many actresses who also want to cooperate with Palm Beach Pictures.

Link also received a lot of calls here.

There are colleagues in the industry, such as Leon Cavanaugh of Relativity Pictures, who invited him to a party and said they wanted to talk about film cooperation. There are also actresses, both familiar and unknown, who are trying to show their favor to him in various ways. .

If Link were a casual guy, he could wake up next to a different woman every day.

In comparison, it was Emma Stone who benefited the most from the film's success.

Starting from last year's "Scandal Project", Emma has starred in several subsequent movies that all have a box office of over 100 million. "Bridesmaids" has a global box office of 360 million. "Crazy, Stupid Love" was released in July with a global box office of 140 million. This "The Help" North America The box office forecast is 150 million.

Four consecutive blockbusters have made Emma Stone one of the brightest young actresses.

Although she is not as famous as Kristen Stewart for the time being, her acting skills in the movie have been recognized by many people and she is considered a powerful actress. She is also the first among the new generation of actresses to win an Oscar. .

For this reason, Emma Stone even made a special call to ask if there was a chance to win the Oscar.

Link said yes, and the company would do public relations, but she was still young and shouldn't expect too much.

Emma Stone happily said that she would be satisfied as long as she could get the nomination.

Link smiled softly and asked her to remember this sentence.

In October, director Zhang Damou called and said that the post-production of "The Thirteen Hairpins" was completed and he wanted to discuss the issue of North American distribution with Lionsgate Pictures.

Link arranged for Jamie Jones, the head of the international business department, to take a team to China to see how the movie was and how much commercial value it had, and to try to win the North American distribution rights of the movie at the lowest price possible.

After Jamie Jones led the team to China, he said that the team's evaluation of the film was B-.

The advantage is that this movie has a high artistic level, and Link's participation gives this movie a certain box office guarantee.

The disadvantage is that Chinese anti-Japanese films have little prospect in the North American market, and war films focus on a group of prostitutes. Due to cultural differences, not many North American audiences can understand them.

The overall evaluation is that you can give it a try, but the box office won't be too high.

When acquiring the North American distribution rights of the film, Jamie Jones proposed two options to the producer, one was a copyright fee of US$3 million, and the other was a 25% share of the North American box office.

After careful consideration, the producers of "The Thirteen Hairpins" chose the second one, and they also wanted to give it a try.

But he was worried about being cheated at the box office by the United States. Director Zhang Da called Link many times to reminisce about old times, asking him when he would come to China, and wanted to treat him to a drink. He also mentioned that the movie was expected to be released in China in mid-November. Ask him to go over and do publicity.

Link didn't refuse, he just wanted Director Zhang to rest assured that when cooperating with Lionsgate Pictures, he didn't have to worry about box office sharing. How much box office he got would be how much he would give in the end.

(End of chapter)

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