"If 'Blair the Witch' is a gimmick movie that is still quite innovative, then 'Smart: Ghost Record' obviously inherits all of that and shoots a whole story, which has been on the market since 'Blair the Witch' Pseudo-documentaries are starting to become proliferated, but there are few films that are really successful, and we were puzzled by how many viewers will buy this kind of live horror trick when it is used a second time, but the results tell us that the devil can ring the doorbell twice, and Cho may not be a good director, but he is undoubtedly a successful screenwriter. ”– Roger Albert."
Smart: Ghost Stories is a unique horror movie that uses horror as a selling point and uses a "just talk but don't revue" approach to create suspense.The story is simple, but terrifying: a young couple is frightened by the strange sounds of their house at night and decides to place a video camera in their bedroom to capture potential "weirdness".Such a story combined with a pseudo-documentary format makes it both good and really scary. ”- Rotten Tomatoes freshness 80%."
Smart: Ghost Shadows" chose the midnight scene as the main time slot of the movie, which is obviously a very correct choice.On the Internet, under the word of mouth of a large number of horror movie lovers, the reputation of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" quickly fermented.At the same time, professional film critics have also written their latest reviews of the film.It is worth mentioning that Roger Albert, a veteran film critic who has left the worst reviews for "Blair the Witch" in the past, has left a three-and-a-half-star review for "Smart: Ghost Record".Perhaps it was because of the baptism of various 'pseudo-documentary' movies during this period of time, which made Roger Albert turn his head and find that "Blair the Witch" was not bad.The explosion on the Internet opened up word of mouth, and the second day after the release of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" was successfully reflected on the box office of the movie.In just three days, "Smart: Ghost Record" successfully swept $32 million at the North American box office and successfully topped the North American weekend box office.And when the production work of major Hollywood media went to check the production cost of the filming of "Smart: Ghost Shadow", they all gasped.The production cost of "Smart: Ghost Record" is even more 'cheap' than imagined, and it is such a 'low' production cost that has caused such a huge wave in the box office market, and the huge profits generated by it have made almost every Hollywood production company feel red.Of course, Zhao Yuan, who created all this behind the scenes, which can be called a 'miracle', has once again become the object of discussion among major Hollywood film companies.If you say that the success of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" can also be said to have the credit of Wen Ziren."
Blair the Witch" counterattacked from the box office, which can be said to be a successful marketing promotion in Hollywood, then the performance of "Smart: Ghost Record" clearly proves to Hollywood that Zhao Yuan himself is not bad.As the saying goes, there are only three things, and the box office dark horse once or twice can be called a counterattack.And if it has become a dark horse three times in a row, it is not only a dark horse that can explain clearly, a cash cow.There is no doubt that Zhao Yuan at this moment has become a box office cash cow in the eyes of major Hollywood film production companies.Moreover, the nutrients that this cash cow needs to put in are extremely cheap, but it can grow the Franklin that occupies the entire tree.And just when the whole of Hollywood, crazy for "Smart: Ghost Shadow".The trend of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" at the box office did not stop because of this, and a week after its release, the film successfully swept away $82.5 million, surpassing the previous record of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2".If you look at the box office results purely from the box office results, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" is undoubtedly an excellent movie, and even as a sequel movie, it can get such a high box office, Universal has expressed its satisfaction.However, when these achievements are compared with "Smart: Ghost Shadow", there is a huge gap.After all, no matter how good "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" is, it is completely impossible to compare with "Smart: Ghost Record" in terms of investment ratio.......
"Okay, I'll admit, Cho, I'm starting to regret it a bit......" and Universal's call, Ron Meyer's tone was full of regret."
If you let the executives of Warner, or Paramount, hear your current words, maybe they will give you a punch directly, Ron, Universal has made a lot of money in "Smart: Ghost Record".On the other end of the phone, Zhao Yuan knew very well what the so-called regret was referring to, but he didn't take the topic, but turned around.San Marino, because of the recent "Smart: Ghost Record".Quite a few newspaper reporters have already appeared in the vicinity of the residence.Hollywood's celebrity troubles also began to appear on Zhao Yuan.However, Zhao Yuan didn't care too much about this, on the contrary, the more famous he was, the more he was able to hide his other identity.After all, who would have thought that a celebrity would appear every day under the lens of media reporters.Behind the scenes, he will be the mastermind behind the change of the world."
But, Universalis was able to make a lot more."
Hearing Zhao Yuan's answer, Ron Meyer's tone became even more depressed.At the beginning, because the negotiations focused on the copyright of the sequel to "Blair the Witch", although Universal also invested in "Smart: Ghost Shadow", it did not have a front-end investment, and the other investment object was Zhao Yuan.The cost of the movie "Smart: Ghost Shadow" is originally low, and Zhao Yuan is also a director, screenwriter and producer, accounting for one-third of the film's share.With such a calculation of sharing, if "Smart: Ghost Shadow" did not explode at the box office, Universal might not care too much.However, now seeing that the box office of "Smart: Ghost Shadow" is getting higher and higher, which means that the higher the box office of Ming Zai's movies in the future, the more points will be given to Zhao Yuan, and the less money Universal can share.Such a result is undoubtedly Ron Meyer, but there is nothing to be done.After all, although he had thought that "Smart: Ghost Shadow" would be a success at the box office, he didn't expect this result to be so amazing."
Now, Universal is making a lot of money, and the higher the box office of "Smart: Ghost Shadows", it is a good thing for all of us."