The heat of the summer season has gradually passed, and both the North American and Chinese film markets have entered a relatively cold schedule.In the past North American summer file, "Iron Man 3" undoubtedly became the biggest winner, with a cumulative box office of 409 million in North America, temporarily becoming the annual box office champion in North America.This was followed by "Frozen," an animated film produced by Disney itself, which grossed $400 million at a cost of $150 million and was a huge success at the box office.
(The real world Frozen was released on November 27, change it here, and the situation with the hobbits is the same) The third place is still an animated film, a sequel to the classic movie "Despicable Me" produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, which received a box office of $368 million with an investment of $76 million.Universal finally raised its eyebrows, as one of the six major Hollywood Universal, Universal Pictures has not had a strong sense of existence, and there are no achievements that can be done.If it weren't for the fact that there was also a Sony Columbia Pictures at the bottom, Universal Pictures would probably be removed from the Big Six.However, although Universal Pictures raised its eyebrows, Warner Bros.
Pictures was miserable, and the newly released DC movie "Superman: Man of Steel" received a mediocre response at the North American box office, and this superhero movie, which cost as much as 225 million to produce, only received 290 million box office in North America.If it only relies on the North American market, Warner Pictures will definitely lose money, but fortunately, the film has performed well at the overseas box office, and it can finally make a profit through the periphery.However, seeing that Di Baobao next door made a lot of money with Marvel movies, Warner Pictures' envy and jealousy needless to say, the company's senior management decided to learn from Marvel and create the DC Cinematic Universe, and the first plan to be launched is called "Aquaman v Superman".As for Batman?
I'm sorry, but the creator of the Batman in this world is called Li He, and the cartoonist who is now serializing this comic is Sailor Girl cartoonist Xia Da.In the office of the vice president of Warner Pictures, Hank Holman came to his desk as usual to start his day after enjoying the rich American coffee brewed by the blonde secretary.The first thing to open is an industry report, which is a summary of the movies released in North America in a week, so that you can clearly understand which big-selling films and understand the market trend.The first in line is Warner Bros.'
s own release of "The Hobbit 2: The Battle of Smaug", because this world Warner did not produce and release "Gravity", in order to fill the vacancy in the summer file, the company decided to move "The Hobbit", which was originally scheduled to be released on December 13, to August 23.As a prequel to the classic film series "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit" was released in North America for ten days, and as of September 1, it has achieved a total of $150 million at the box office, with a total of more than $300 million worldwide.The good box office performance comforted Hank Holman, who was hit hard by the failure of "Superman", "Superman" and "The Hobbit" are both projects he led, and in case both projects fail, he will undoubtedly bear the main responsibility, not to mention the competition for the CEO of Warner Pictures, whether the position of vice president can be held depends on two words.Hank Holman escaped, but if he wants to continue to fight for the CEO throne, he will have to show better results.Hank Holman was thinking about the new profit point, while looking at the industry morning newspaper, and suddenly saw a movie that he was slightly impressed by in the fourth place in the box office list, "The Seven Deadly Sins" released by Weinstein Pictures opened on August 28 in 2,200 theaters in North America, and made $11.29 million at the box office in the first four days.If I remember correctly, this film was a project produced and distributed by Penguin Pictures, of which his friend Cheng Zhiwen was president, and he was approached for distribution in North America.The North American market has always been very xenophobic, even if it is a film that is also an English-speaking friend, it still fails in North America, let alone a movie from China.Warner Bros.
Pictures originally advocated buying out the distribution rights of "The Seven Deadly Sins", but the box office share proposed by Penguin Pictures and DreamWorks undoubtedly touched Warner's sensitive nerves, and it is for this reason that even if the quality of the "Seven Deadly Sins" film is good, Hank Holman, who is mainly responsible for distribution, vetoed the project.But unexpectedly, Harvey Weinstein actually won the distribution rights of this film, and Hank Holman was still trading tickets with Doug Wall, the CEO of Warner Bros.
Pictures at the time, and Weinstein Pictures must have lost money when it released this film.Unexpectedly, the film grossed more than $300 million at the box office in Asia and successfully entered the top 20 of the global box office charts.What's more, because of the proper publicity, a significant portion of the audience in North America became interested in The Seven Deadly Sins.Finally, after review, "Seven Deadly Sins" was rated as an R-rated film and was released on August 28.The box office of $11.29 million in the first four days may not seem high, but don't forget that the film only invested more than $10 million, and the North American promotion investment was only $8 million.And judging from the results of this first week, the film can finally achieve more than $50 million at the box office in North America.A project that was vetoed by himself actually has a tendency to sell well, and Hank Holman feels that his vice president's throne is in jeopardy, and he has to think of a countermeasure.Hank Holman picked up the phone on the desk: "Let Jeff come to my office ......"
Jeff Robinson has always been very supportive of Hank Holman, and he is considered a person in his department, and every time there is a difficult problem, Hank Holman will consult him.While Hank Holman was consulting with Jeff Robinson about what to do, Harvey, the helmsman at Weinstein Pictures, had just gotten up from a woman's belly and a playful smile appeared on his lips when he saw the report."
I can't believe that these yellow-skinned monkeys are still a little capable......"
Harvey slapped a spot on the bed where the two blondes were lying, the corners of his mouth overflowing with disdain.As a powerful figure in Hollywood, Harvey has countless third-rate stars who want to climb into his bed, and Harvey is addicted to it and gradually cultivates some special hobbies.Sometimes when interest comes, I will become a director and make films.Harvey is in the limelight, and what he does has long been known in Hollywood, but everyone is not a good bird, and no one can say anyone, so no one has exposed Harvey's ugly behavior.Weinstein Pictures has always wanted to open up the Chinese market, and the money of those yellow-skinned monkeys is still very profitable, this time using the opportunity of "The Seven Deadly Sins", Harvey wanted to take advantage of the situation to insert into the Chinese film market, but it is very strange that Penguin Pictures and Light Media are all in a hurry, and they have stopped Harvey several times.Fortunately, this time "Seven Deadly Sins" has a good income, and it should be able to make a profit, which is very helpful for stabilizing his position, but Harvey never understands who is in the way of it, making these two Huaxia companies perfunctory.Of course, Xavi will not understand that all this is Li He's obstacle.This world is different from the previous life, but basic people and things don't change much.Li He believes that even if he changes the world, Harvey will still be a scumbag, and there will be none