American Fame and Fortune Chapter 880

Chapter 880 Money Game

January in North America is the traditional off-season for movies. Films released during this period are often uncompetitive or have low investment scale.

"Shark Tank" was fully released in North America on the last weekend of January.

Compared with the movies starring Martin that are open in about 4,000 theaters, this film he is the director is open in only 3,450 theaters.

But compared to traditional horror thrillers, "Shark Beach" also has an advantage. The film does not have too **** scenes and received a PG-13 rating from the MPAA.

Blake Lively's fans on social media are mainly boys and girls.

During the day on Friday, the film's attendance rate was medium, making it the first choice for many people to watch movies during this period when there was a lack of powerful films.

Leonardo and Nicholson, two bastards, also took the time to go to the theater and buy two movie tickets to support Martin.

Most importantly, they wanted to see what kind of film Martin would make.

The film is short and concise. After watching it, Leonardo said: "It's much better than I imagined. At least what a thriller should have, Martin has shot it all."

Nicholson took off his sunglasses and wiped them, and said: "There is almost no wasted drama, and the proper atmosphere has been achieved."

“Martin Davis has unexpectedly delivered a masterpiece. He uses clever techniques to present psychological thriller and visual impact with clarity and clarity, surpassing all shark movies in the past two decades.”

“Shark Tank has received rave reviews, and Martin Davis and Blake Lively have teamed up to give fans a nail-biting aquatic adventure.”

Nicholson said: "Martin's directorial debut is at least passable."

"Impossible!" Leonardo straightened his back and said, "The film can be made like this because Martin used his money skills."

The number was also higher than expectations from Davis Studio and Disney Pictures, both of which have stepped up marketing efforts for the film.

Nicholson said: "This movie is at least average. I just thought about it carefully and it is definitely the best shark thriller movie after "Jaws"."

Leonardo shook his head: "This is a bit unlike the Martin I know."

“This is the most worthy movie to watch in theaters since 2015!”

Word-of-mouth marketing is naturally the highlight.

He didn't need Leonardo to answer: “It means that the film can recover its investment and may also generate large profits, allowing Martin to use his money-making ability unscrupulously to shoot new films next time, which will form a virtuous circle. "

Since it is a movie in which the heroine defeats the Great White Shark, of course we cannot ignore several special groups of people.

Leonardo looked at the subtitles falling on the screen and said, "I feel like this movie will not be bad at the box office."

You can see voices applauding "Shark Beach" everywhere in major media and on the Internet.

Nicholson added: "Once a virtuous cycle is formed, Martin will continue to spend money until the Oscar recognizes it." He stated a fact: "In the eyes of the core members of the Academy, Martin is much more popular than you. "

In addition to word-of-mouth marketing, the crew is also working on another aspect.

Leonardo understood, pondered a little, and thought more: "Oscars are essentially a money game."

One day passed on Friday, and the box office statistics of "Shark Tank" were released. The first-day revenue of 10.79 million US dollars was not very high, but it was enough for the film to become the North American box office champion that day.

“Hey, you don't understand me at all.” Nicholson simply explained: “Do you know what this means?”

Leonardo admits this: "The major shark thrillers that have come out since Jaws have been terrible."

There is nothing better than the box office to reflect the commercial success or failure of a theatrical film.

Nicholson said: "I feel like you're going to lose."

As long as they can bring in enough commercial income, Hollywood doesn't mind lifting these people up to the sky.

The famous "Pioneer Woman" magazine published a review column about "Shark Beach".

"The plot and scenes of "Shark Beach" are very simple. It almost tells the story on a beach, a heroine and a big shark; and this movie is not simple. It uses the ultimate experience to tell us that those impressions should be Women can do the tasks done by men and do them better!”

Those who believe in women's rights, many people bought tickets and entered the theater to watch this female film.

Integrity is nothing compared to business gains.

As a result, a large number of promotional soft articles of this type appeared on the Internet.

“Shark Beach”: The awakening and explosion of women's independent and strong consciousness!”

“The strength of women comes from a strong heart, which allows women to defeat great white sharks!”

In January, when the film market was relatively quiet, "Shark Tank" brought some changes.

On Saturday, more people entered the theater to watch this thriller, and the box office rose a lot that day, with a revenue of 13.89 million US dollars.

However, as more people watch the film, word-of-mouth inevitably declines, and the IMDB score dropped to 7.6.

Three days have passed over the weekend, and "Shark Tank" has created the best weekend box office since 2015, with a box office of 34.72 million US dollars in 3,450 theaters, topping the new round of North American box office rankings.

In just three days, the film's box office revenue exceeded the production cost.

There is no doubt that "Shark Tank" was a commercial success.

The film was a success and followers automatically followed.

The "Los Angeles Times" published Martin's reporting column on the front page of the entertainment section of the new issue.

"Martin Davis is a talented actor and one of the few superstars in Hollywood. His influence and commercial appeal are unquestionable. Just last weekend, he changed the direction of the thriller movie "Shark Tank" that he directed midway through. Released in North America."

"Before the film was released, there were endless doubts, thinking that Martin would only bring a bad movie. There have been too many examples of Hollywood stars turning directors and making bad movies in the past. But after the film was released, both the reputation and the commercial response were quite good. , even won the North American box office championship last week.”

"From an actor-turned-director's perspective, the quality of Martin's debut film is acceptable. It doesn't look immature as a new director. On the contrary, it is very calm, proving that Martin has a good grasp of the rhythm and the scene design is also very sensible. "

"It is true that Martin is far, far away from great directors such as Spielberg, Nolan and Cameron. After all, there are only a handful of first-class directors in Hollywood. It requires not only hard work, but also talent. Maybe one day, we can watch To Martin Davis to be a part of it.”

In the office of Warner Pictures, Daniel put down the "Los Angeles Times" in his hand, looked at Hamada opposite, and said: "Have you seen the first week box office data of "Shark Tank"? Martin's directorial ability has already been It proves that he is no worse than the candidate you recommended.”

Hamada's face turned dark. The box office data of “Shark Beach” was beyond his expectations. Previously, he thought it would be good for the film to gross US$18 million at the box office in its first week, but the actual figure was nearly double what he expected.

Although the reality is before us, Hamada is still tough: "This film is opportunistic. Rather than saying that the film is successful, it is better to say that the publicity and marketing are well done."

Daniel smiled and shook his head: "Isn't publicity and marketing part of a movie?" He put away his smile: "What we do is the production and promotion of commodities, and movies are our products. If we can make the movie sell at a high profit, that is success. "

Hamada can't argue because this is the status quo in Hollywood.

He simply changed the track: "Next weekend, your release "Jupiter Ascending" will be released, directly competing with "Shark Beach".

Daniel said: "That film is a project left behind by my predecessor Jon Berg. The internal test screenings and several test screenings were very unsatisfactory. Warner Pictures will not invest too many resources in this film." The only goal for "Jupiter Ascending" to enter theaters is to recover as much as possible the damage caused by my predecessor."

Hamada also thought it was a trap when he heard Jon Berg's name. That guy has been forever engraved on the pillar of shame in Hollywood.

Daniel continued: "I don't understand why the parent company's review board approved "Jupiter Ascending," the Wachowski brothers... no, siblings..."

“We are sisters now.” Hamada reminded.

Daniel nodded: "The Wachowski sisters failed again and again after "The Matrix", causing huge losses to Warner. Why can "Jupiter Ascending", which invested US$185 million, pass the review? I suspect there is malfeasance in it! "

He has long been clearly on the opposite side of Warner Group and directly put pressure on the other party: "I will write a report and hand it directly to the company's board of directors to ask them to thoroughly investigate this project."

Hamada couldn't sit still and found an excuse to go to Kevin Tsujihara to report the relevant situation.

Daniel watched him leave and asked his assistant to prepare a report. He knew that with Kevin Tsujihara serving as CEO and chairman, such a report would be impossible to pass, but it would win him more room to exert power and allow Warner Tian The sound of the group is truly far away from Warner Bros. Pictures.

Only by sitting in this position and carefully examining what Jon Berg has done in the past few years, Daniel can realize that the Warner team is definitely a group of god-like teammates.

He, an ordinary person in this world, cannot stand the torment of his teammates.

Although Jon Berg was removed, he left Daniel a lot of legacy, such as sinkhole projects like "Jupiter Ascending".

Daniel picked up the phone, dialed Martin's number, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Martin, your directorial debut is a box office hit."

Martin still has a few old sayings: "Thank you, it's just good luck and the help of my assistants."

Daniel doesn't care about this, the success of the film is a success. He seemed not to know, and sincerely suggested: "I have never found a suitable director for "Joker". I think you can try it yourself."

Martin was also unambiguous: "I have been thinking about this recently."

Like most people in the industry, Daniel believes that successful people are more likely to succeed. He said: "Don't worry about Warner Pictures, I will fully support you."

“I'll try to plan the shoot,” Martin replied.

Daniel quickly hung up the phone, thinking that maybe Warner Pictures should strengthen its cooperation with Martin in terms of directors.

Having the same idea, there is also Disney Pictures.

In the reception room of Disney Studios, Alan Horn has been chatting with Martin for more than half an hour, mainly talking about director cooperation.

He wants Martin to sign three exclusive directing contracts with Disney Studios.

Martin has never expressed his attitude.

Because of this kind of cooperation, Disney Pictures is completely in control. If a film fails, Disney Pictures can just drag on the contract, which will limit Martin's own choices.

Martin said directly: "Alan, you know something. My next project is the superhero movie "Joker" adapted from DC Comics. This is a Warner Bros. project. In addition to me being the leading actor, the project is up to now. , I still haven't found the right director, and if it continues after the Oscars, I can only try to direct and star myself.”

Alan Horn somewhat understood, saying: "After "Joker", if you want to direct other projects, Disney Pictures can always cooperate with you."

“I don't have an idea for the next project yet. Let's talk about it once we have an idea.” When Martin decided to direct “Shark Beach”, except for Louise's Pacific Pictures, other Hollywood companies basically remained silent.

Now that "Shark Tank" is a hit at the North American box office, those good people have all come together to tell Martin how good they are.

Martin has become accustomed to it over the years.

This week, the crew will leave North America and travel to Europe, East Asia and Southeast Asia to promote "Shark Tank".

However, compared to films with medium and high-scale investment, the promotion budget of "Shark Tank" is a bit small, and the crew only has two main creative staff who traveled overseas for promotion-Martin and Blake Lively.

This solo journey was particularly hard for Blake Lively. As the absolute protagonist and the core figure of publicity and promotion, he had to deal with various problems from the media during the day, and he also had to maintain his best condition to face the fans.

At night, Martin, who was extremely strong and had extremely strong needs, kept her alive.

As soon as she left London and arrived in Paris, the second stop of her European tour, Blake Lively called for support. Taylor Swift, who happened to be holding a fan meeting on the banks of the Seine, and her best friend Cara Delevingne in Europe , joined Martin's game together.

Cara Delevingne also called her sister Poppy Delevingne.

The latter is an actor who is not generally interested in Martin. He successfully passed Martin's test and joined Taylor's best friend group.

At the same time, "Shark Tank" celebrated its second weekend of screenings in North America.

This week is the traditional Super Bowl weekend in North America, and most of the public's attention is focused on the Super Bowl.

The newly released "Jupiter Ascending" is placed in this schedule. At first glance, it looks like it was abandoned by Warner Pictures.

The box office also proved that this film is indeed not very successful.

At the opening weekend in North America, "Jupiter Ascending" only took in a box office of $15.21 million.

The film's disclosed production budget is as high as US$185 million.

Wachowski became a box-office disaster maker.

"Shark Tank" continued to top the North American box office chart with its solid box office performance.

The film took in another US$18.56 million the following weekend, bringing the total North American box office to US$72.88 million.

(End of this chapter)

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