Ace Hollywood - Chapter 394

Since “Twilight” came out, Stephanie, a housewife, has indeed made some friends in the publishing industry. There is no way to obtain a lot of information that Nettour said in public channels. It is impossible for Paramount to publish a report saying that we regret it and now hope to get back the copyright of “Twilight” at a high price. Summit Entertainment also The copyright acquisition trends of DD Pictures will not be announced in open sources.

Everything was passed on privately or by word of mouth, unknown to outsiders.

“Honestly, if they really wanted to buy Twilight, why didn’t they contact us directly?”

Mel asked Chris suspiciously while waiting for a reply.

“If they think the book is worth filming and are willing to admire the liquidated damages for us, then they should go straight to us. But obviously after the news of our deal with Daniel got out, these people never got in touch again. We did, which is really confusing.”

Chris has worked for ten years after graduation, and of course he understands the twists and turns here, but he also lacks understanding of Hollywood, but it does not prevent him from making some credible guesses.

“It may be a conventional rule. Now that we have reached an agreement with Daniel, at least at the public level, everyone will recognize this. Otherwise, once the contract expires, Hollywood may encounter a lot of trouble. Moreover, Tour is not them. Chris smiled, “Do you think it’s possible for Tour to violate his professional ethics without leaving the house? Now I don’t know who is behind him, Paramount or Summit?”

“Oh, Susan got back to me.”

Mel opens the mail.

“Dear Stephanie: After understanding, some Hollywood studios have indeed been paying attention to the copyright purchase behavior of DD Pictures, and even in the case of being cut off halfway, DD Pictures has not done much. However, it is necessary to It is additionally emphasized that DD Pictures has not experienced a similar situation with regard to the copyrights that have reached a cooperation agreement. Especially “Twilight” was personally promoted by Daniel Sandler, it is difficult to guarantee that DD Pictures will not Make a strong counterattack. And. According to my judgment, although Paramount has some intentions, it is not realistic to change the shooting plan for the next year because of Daniel’s optimism, and it is not realistic to make “Twilight” a key project. .You need to choose carefully. Daniel **** is by no means a simple studio owner, he also has a range of wealth and assets such as F2F, MB, and has a strong and widespread influence – which can mean big trouble .”

Mel and Chris looked at each other after seeing it.

They did forget something, and Daniel, who came to visit, was too mild and ordinary. So much so that they forget that this is a big man who has influence in all walks of life in the United States – if they are correct, they may not be afraid of Daniel’s power, but if they want to default, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

“Mom, mom, can we go to Disney tomorrow?”

Airy, Seth, and the biggest, Gaby, burst into their parents’ room, excited and looking forward to their next trip to Disney.

“Will Daniel come with us?” Airy asked expectantly.

As the eldest brother, Gaby obviously knows more. “How is it possible, Daniel is a big star. If he appears in Disney, everyone will surround him, and he can’t play at all.”

“Really?” Allie was very sorry.

Mel and Chris suddenly felt a little ashamed when they saw their three children.

If their kids knew what their parents were thinking, would they still be so excited about the next Disney trip?

“The price of DD is already very good. It is said that it is not much different from what Columbia gave to “The Da Vinci Code”, not to mention the next sequel, isn’t it?”

Mel suddenly whispered.

The three children are unaware of the hesitations and choices in their parents’ hearts. Still happily planning to see Mickey and the Castle.

…

On August 20, MGM held a joint celebration party for “Bad Teacher”, “High School Musical” and “Magic Mike”.

The three films have basically completed the harvest of North American and most of the global box office. Thanks to the simultaneous release in major box offices, the potential of the global box office has been further improved-because if you know that you will see it much later than American fans. This will indeed affect the enthusiasm of moviegoers in other countries, not to mention the ubiquitous existence of piracy.

“Bad Teacher” finally won 160 million in North America and 330 million in the world. “High School Musical” has been following “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” in the North American box office chart, with 270 million, and the global performance and “Pirates 2” are unpredictable. In the end, only 180 million was recorded, which is almost the same as “Bad Teacher”, and the total box office reached 450 million. “Magic Mike” was released the latest, and has been shrouded in strong films such as “Pirates 2”, and finally stopped at the early 100 million yuan, nearly 15 million less than the original box office, but it has a better global performance than the original. , won 89 million in markets other than North America, and fixed the current global box office at 190 million.

The three films have a cumulative North American box office of 530 million and a global total of 970 million! The subsequent accumulation to 1 billion is conceivable.

“MGM and DD Pictures have a reason to party all night!”

The “Los Angeles Times” hyped up the success of MGM and DD Films. This is not a soft article. The news itself is very valuable material.

“The budget, production and promotion of “Bad Teacher” should not exceed 40 million worldwide. If “High School Musical” does not consider the “High School Musical Cup”, the total cost will not exceed 40 million. Compared with the previous “Magic Mike” Both, the box office is slightly lower, but it is remarkable that its cost is also much lower, the publicity intensity is far less than “High School Musical”‘s “Magic Mike”, the publicity and distribution budget may be less than 20 million, and the total cost will not exceed 30 million – remember, the cost here is not the production budget announced by DD Pictures: 18 million, 9 million, 7 million! Behind these hugely successful works, all of them are created by spending money.

MGM has clearly chosen a good boss, and perhaps no other company understands the propaganda of this era better than DD Pictures. For example, “High School Musical”, they spent as much as 30 million on publicity, three times as much as the production budget. This does not include the investment in the ‘High School Musical Cup’, because this exceptionally successful draft competition has already generated profits on its own after getting the advertising share and the fees paid by the TV station, but I believe that when this activity was launched at the beginning , MGM would not have expected this result – so, in fact, the budget they were going to spend on publicity was much higher than 30 million.

Is this crazy? If it was before the release of “High School Musical”, I am afraid most of the people would shout “Daniel is crazy”. However, 270 million in North America and 450 million in the world are enough to shut everyone up – successful people write the rules and the evaluation they deserve. Now perhaps we should say ‘Daniel’s wisdom and wisdom are astounding’.

MGM’s plan could raise a new problem.

Do movies still need big stars? Yes, Cameron Diaz means a lot to “Bad Teacher”, but no one would think that the box office of the movie would drop significantly with a lesser-known person. We all understand that on the first day everyone went to see this movie, Cameron can still be effective, but on the second day, it is basically the story itself that attracts them. So can it be asserted that Hollywood can further deprive big stars of their privileges? After all, after going through the era of studios and superstars, now both big producers and superstars no longer have the status they used to have. On this basis, is it possible to further weaken the status of superstars?

Kayberg of the Screen Actors Guild thinks this is not the case, ‘These successful works of DD Films cannot declare that Hollywood does not need big stars. The first thing you need to understand is that behind them are the biggest stars in Hollywood right now—— Daniel Sandler, a new Hollywood godfather with a halo on his head! This directly ruled out the possibility of other companies learning DD. There will still be films with low cost and no big stars, and everyone will look forward to the success of “High School Musical”. But they wouldn’t foolishly pin their hopes on these low-budget films. “The Da Vinci Code” is a more credible model – a well-known original book, a well-known director, and a well-known starring role. Since there’s never been a second Daniel **** in Hollywood other than DD Pictures, God obviously doesn’t go wrong too often. ’

Kayberg’s point of view has been agreed by more people. Many industry insiders we interviewed believe that even DD Films and MGM cannot continue to produce “High School Musical”. Movies, the Hollywood model of success still works. It’s just that other investors will be somewhat heartbroken when they see the success of MGM. “

The “Times” report is just a representative of the concentrated reports on MGM’s three-hit combo since the summer season~www.mtlnovel.com~ Daniel chose to hold a celebration banquet before the global box office reached 1 billion, and the meaning has also been widely observed by many observers. After analyzing it again, the general view is that MGM has no intention to devote energy to the number of 1 billion on the premise that “Black Swan” and “Royal ** of 007” have not been released-their goal may be concentrated on 1.5 billion. , the North American box office will also target the 1 billion figure.

“Obviously, Daniel is not planning to take an extra stance on MGM’s return to the box office, and he may want to tell MGM staff, as well as investors, that MGM’s goal is not just to re-enter the Big 7 or Six, but to become a leader in the Hollywood film industry, or even a leader.”

The guests who attended the celebration party at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles probably thought the same thing, so everyone seemed to have forgotten about MGM’s global box office of nearly 1 billion.

But this does not prevent, this celebration party has become the brightest party after the Oscars.

“The big stars didn’t seem to mind that Daniel did not use them to achieve such amazing box office results, and they all cheered for the MGM celebration party. The female stars were all radiant, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, everyone. The body is full of jewels.” (To be continued.)