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Simon sat down in the middle without hesitation, and Adam Baldwin, Valerie Golino, Willem Dafoe, Tommy Lee Jones, and Anthony Hopkins were on the left and right.

Billy Crystal, who was in charge of hosting the media interaction session, waited for everyone to sit down, pressed his hand towards the audience, and the hall gradually fell silent.

"Everyone wait a moment, I'll settle some personal matters first." Billy Crystal waited for the surroundings to be quiet, winked at the audience with a microphone, then looked at Simon, and said, "Mr. Director, the movie just now is really amazing. Now, since you still want to make a sequel, can you give me a small role even if it's just a walk-on?"

After Billy Crystal finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter in the hall.

Of course everyone knew that this was a disguised compliment to the movie just now.

However, Billy Crystal's remarks also expressed the aspirations of many filmmakers in the hall.

Look at those people around Simon Westeros.

Except for Valerie Golino who participated in "Rain Man", who knows who these are.

If time can be turned back, they will not let Adam Baldwin, these second- and third-tier small roles, get the chance to participate in "Batman".

Now, everyone is almost certain that with the release of the film, these small characters who are generally not well-known in Hollywood will definitely increase their positions, and then snatch the resources that should belong to them.

On the stage, Simon naturally agreed.

To make a few jokes, when Billy Crystal indicated that the audience in the audience could ask questions freely, with a bang, almost everyone in the hall raised their hands.

In order to avoid unexpected problems that would catch the creators off guard, some things were arranged in advance.

Billy Crystal skilfully landed on one of Simon's acquaintances, Los Angeles Times reporter and film critic Peter Butler.

Peter Butler got up and took the microphone from the staff, and said: "Simon, first of all, congratulations on creating another excellent film. I'm curious, how do you conceive the details in the film that we have never seen before? For example Batmobile, this is really cool, and Batman retrieves the identity of Catwoman based on hand-drawn portraits, Deadshot's bullet slow-motion motion, and most importantly, those motion designs that are more exciting than Bruce Lee's kung fu?"

Peter Butler's question is probably also the doubt in the hearts of many people at the scene.

The development of the film model is traceable, because it involves an investment of tens of millions of dollars, and the producers usually dare not make large-scale innovations.

However, Simon's new film almost completely got rid of the muscular men carrying guns and sweeping action movies led by Stallone, Schwarzenegger and other stars in recent years. Bringing Hollywood action movies into another generation.

Batmobiles, portrait retrieval, touch screen operations, video calls, etc. can be described as sci-fi details in this era, which also refreshed the audience.

Simon waited for Peter Butler to finish speaking, raised the microphone and said with a smile: "Perhaps, maybe there are really a group of ghosts advising me."

The audience in the audience were taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing.

The release of the summer file "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" accidentally sparked the discussion that Simon is a psychic. This matter is still often mentioned by the media, and of course everyone has not forgotten it.

After making a joke, Simon quickly became serious and said, "Actually, it's mainly because the preparation time is sufficient. Since two years ago, I have been conceiving this movie, in order to be able to perfect the Batman in my imagination." To show it on the big screen, I consulted a lot of information and conceived countless ideas. Therefore, what you see is only a part of my many ideas, and I believe that future sequels will bring you more surprises.”

Such an explanation does not satisfy many people, but it is also the usual practice in the circle.

After all, Peter Butler's question seemed too general.

Another female reporter wearing glasses quickly got the opportunity to ask questions, stood up and said: "Mr. Westeros, I am Jane Trevor, a reporter from "Variety Show". The premiere of "Run" and then "Pulp Fiction", this is the third time I have attended the premiere of your new film. Also, I will watch most of your screenwriter films first."

Simon couldn't remember the other party, so he said politely: "Thank you for your support, Jane."

Jane Trevor didn't expect the brighter young man on the stage to remember herself, so she adjusted her glasses habitually and turned to the topic and asked, "Mr. Westeros, your budget for this movie is really only 5000 yuan. $5000? In my opinion, Batman Begins is far, far better than some of the $[-] million-or-so action blockbusters of recent years."

"That's right, it's only $5000 million," Simon nodded, and said, "I'm a person who pays great attention to cost control. Once I set a budget limit, I try to control myself not to overspend."

Simon's answer obviously did not explain Jane Trevor's doubts clearly.

It's just that this matter can't be said in too much detail.

There are still many high-paying celebrities sitting in the hall, so it would be a bit offensive to directly mention it.Simon doesn't like to create conflicts in a moment of speech, he prefers to just do it without talking.

However, although Simon did not make it clear, many people in the hall actually understood the reason.

It is also a movie with a budget of 5000 million US dollars. The expenditure structure of "Batman: Beginning of War" and other films of the same budget are definitely different.

For example, last Friday Sylvester Stallone's new movie "Furious Tiger and Dragon", which was released one week ahead of "Batman", has a budget of 5500 million US dollars. The first-line supporting actor Kurt Russell and the veteran Hollywood director Andrei Konchalovsky will not be paid too low, and there are other supporting actors, but the main creative expenditure will account for 1500% of the film budget above.

By comparison, "Batman Begins" doesn't have a star worth more than $100 million at all.

As for Simon himself, the base salary of $1 plus 10% North American box office share and 5% video tape sales share will continue.

In addition, because Simon is the first producer who has the absolute right to speak in the film, the salary of the second producer Joe Silver, who only plays an auxiliary role, is also not high, only 200 million US dollars, and there is no sharing clause. An offer from Simon himself.

Simon is well aware of the potential benefits of this project, so he will not make the mistake of Warner's promise of a layered plan to Nicholson in the original time and space.

Although after "Lethal Weapon" and "Die Hard", they have been promoted to first-line gold medal producers, but the salary of Hollywood producers is actually not high, far below the level of first-line directors and first-line stars.

A group of gold medal producers in Hollywood at this time, such as Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced "Top Gun" a few years ago and has a higher rank than Joe Silver, has a fixed salary of only 100 million US dollars. However, the gold medal producer often have a profit sharing scheme

Simon paid Joe Silver $200 million in one lump sum, which was equivalent to prepaying the other party's profit share.

Because it is only an auxiliary second producer, although there is no sharing clause, Joe Silver's remuneration is already considered generous.

The final result is that because Simon, the core creator of the project, only received a basic salary of $1, Adam Baldwin and other leading actors were only paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the highest paid Joe Silver only took $200 million. The total expenditure for producing, directing, and starring in "At War Begins" is less than $500 million.

As a result, Simon spent more than 90% of the budget on the production of the film.In comparison, the quality of the film is naturally far superior to other blockbusters of the same budget.

After Simon answered the question, Billy Crystal didn't give Jane Trevor a chance to ask, and pointed to others.

Then there were all kinds of questions about the sequel, Easter eggs, box office, etc. The lively premiere and subsequent after-party continued until late at night.

The next day, Simon took Janet to Australia early in the morning.

At the same time, the media popularity and film critics of "Batman: Beginning of War" quickly exploded.

Chapter 322 Exploding Word of Mouth (2) (Repair)

"With a smooth story structure, perfect action design, imaginative hero props, and a large number of groundbreaking technical applications, "Batman: Beginning of War" has created an unprecedented big-screen visual feast." - "Variety Show"

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"Simon Westeros once again proves his cinematic genius." - San Francisco Chronicle

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"A can't-miss superhero movie you won't regret getting into theaters for." - Los Angeles Times

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"Or, 'Great' is the only word I can think of to describe Simon Westeros' new film." - The Washington Post

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"Simon Westeros brings my superhero image to the big screen, and it's more than I could have imagined." - The Hollywood Reporter

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"For comic fans, this Christmas will be a "Batman: Begins" carnival, and for non-comic fans, "Batman: Begins" is still a movie not to be missed." —— Chicago Tribune

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"After watching Batman Begins, I'm already strongly anticipating the sequel and...well, no spoilers." - New York Post

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The next day, the film reviews of "Batman: Begins" on the major North American mainstream paper media platforms were almost overwhelmingly praised, and the few comments that expressed different views did not cause any waves at all.According to various media feedback, the overall score of this superhero movie has reached an amazing 9.6 points on a [-]-point scale.

At the same time, other media platforms such as TV and radio have also emerged a lot of discussions about "Batman: Begins".

Because the word-of-mouth of the film has been strongly affirmed by the media, a large number of comic book fans across North America have organized various carnival activities to welcome the release of "Batman: Beginning of War". It seems that Christmas has come early.

On Friday, December 12, "Batman: Beginning of War" finally opened on a large scale with 22 screens.

At the same time, the North American box office data for the past week was officially released.

In the week from December 12th to December 15st, ahead of "Batman: Beginning of War", a total of six new films were released in North America, and three of them had an opening scale of more than 12 yuan. Sylvester Stallone's action blockbuster "Furious Dragon", Sean Connery's crime comedy "Family Business" and Universal Pictures' family comedy "Little Wizard".

Stallone's "Furious Dragon" cost $5500 million, a bigger budget than "Batman Begins," which was originally a promotional point for the film.

However, the reputation of this most important movie on December 12th immediately collapsed after it started painting, with a comprehensive media score of only 15 points. The omni-directional waste'.

"Furious Tiger and Dragon" was originally hatched by Cooper Peters Production Company under Warner Bros. Pictures. Warner gave up the project in order to make room for "Batman: Beginning of War", and finally fell on Samsung, a subsidiary of Columbia. In the hands of the film industry.

Due to the overwhelming negative reviews, the North American box office of "Furious Tiger and Mad Dragon" in the first week of its opening was only US$1220 million. Compared with the 1409 opening screens, the average box office in the first week was less than US$10000. I am completely sorry for the huge performance of this film. Budget and premium schedule.

With a box office of US$1220 million in the first week, and the sniping of "Batman: Beginning of War", the total North American box office of "Furious Tiger and Dragon" may only be expected to be around US$5000 million.Sony was full of expectations for this project. With the box office of "Furious Tiger and Mad Dragon" released in the first week, the Japanese electronics giant's first project in Hollywood ended in failure.

Although it only grossed $1220 million in its first week, the market performance of "Furious Tiger and Mad Dragon" is not the worst.

Among the other two films that opened over 1000 screens in the same period, Sean Connery's "Family Business" opened with 1201 screens, with a box office of 319 million US dollars in the first week.Universal Pictures' "Little Magician" had an opening screen of 1155 yuan, and its box office in the first week was only 297 million US dollars.

Because several new films were all misfired, the box office list for the week from December 12th to December 15st was still dominated by old films.

Daenerys Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures jointly produced "Flying Childhood", which once again maintained its single-week box office champion position with a box office of 1396 million U.S. dollars. The total North American box office of the film reached 1 million U.S. dollars.

The box office of "Gucci Mark" fell by 23% this week, and it received another US$493 million, ranking No.5 on the list.This fashion documentary for the purpose of brand promotion has accumulated a box office of 2879 million US dollars in the four weeks since its release, which is very profitable relative to the cost.

"Scream 2" independently produced by Daenerys Entertainment, in the eighth week of its release, received another US$398 million, ranking No.8 on the weekly box office list.At the same time, the cumulative box office of "Scream 2" reached 1 million US dollars, also successfully breaking through the 215 million yuan mark.

Just like many new films in the previous Thanksgiving schedule have avoided "Back to the Future 2", in the week starting on December 12, "Batman: Beginning of War" also showed a dominant state, and the other two new films released at the same time started drawing. The number of screens is less than 22 yuan, not even a foil.

At the same time, because Daenerys Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures arranged midnight shows across North America in the early hours of Thursday, on the day of the large-scale opening of the film on Friday, the media enthusiasm for "Batman: Beginning of War" further exploded.

Inside a mountainside mansion in the Bel Air community.

It is already December 12rd, Saturday, and he has been busy for days. Warner Bros. Pictures CEO Terry Semel failed to make it to the first day of the box office after midnight. However, because of the excitement, he just took a break. By five hours, Semel woke up at four o'clock in the morning.

Not wanting to wake up his wife, Semel got out of bed lightly, and came to the study in his pajamas.

Turn on the light, and a page of reports has already appeared in the fax machine.

Pulling out the report, Terry Semel skipped to the end without looking at the subdivision data of each theater chain.

$1537 million? !

For a split second, Terry Semel thought he was wrong.

The box office of "Furious Tiger and Mad Dragon" was only 1220 million US dollars in the first seven days. Terry Semel was still glad yesterday that he did not take this project.How could "Batman: Beginning of War" get $1537 million more than "Furious Tiger and Dragon" in a week only on the first day of painting?

Ok.

This figure seems to be counted in the midnight market.

However, that doesn't make sense either.

The box office of the midnight show came out yesterday, because only a small number of shows were arranged in core cities for media promotion purposes, and the box office was actually only 120 million US dollars.

Now, $1537 million on the first day.

What's going on here?

Not to mention the first day, in this era, Hollywood's first-week box office can exceed 1537 million US dollars, which is not too much.

Or, $153 million...

This is even more impossible.

Forcibly suppressing some kind of excitement in his heart, Terry Semel picked up the phone and directly dialed the number of Daenerys Entertainment CEO Amy Pascal. Although it was very early, the answer was answered quickly. Li didn't feel the tiredness when he first woke up.

Hearing that it was Terry Semel, Amy in the Palisades residence said directly: "Terry, have you seen the box office figures on the first day?"

"$1537 million," Terry Semel repeated the figures on the report, still suppressing his excitement, and asked, "Amy, is this true?"

Amy on the other side of the phone couldn't help laughing, and said: "Terry, you guys did the release, you shouldn't ask me about this. However, I have already called Jim to ask, yes, it is $1537 million."

Confirming the news, Terry Semel clenched his fist with his free hand and said, "Amy, maybe, we should call a meeting immediately."

When Terry Semel and Amy Pascal spoke on the phone, it was already past seven in the morning on the East Coast of the United States.

People who got up early opened the newspaper, and what they saw was basically the box office figures on the first day of "Batman: Beginnings" in black and white. The first-day box office score was 1537 million US dollars, which shocked countless eyeballs.

You know, "Raiders of the Lost Ark 3" created a box office record of US$4601 million for the first full week in the summer file, which was already heavily hyped by the media at that time.Now, the box office of "Batman: Beginning of War" reached 1537 million US dollars on the first day, so how much will the box office have in the first week?

While the entire Hollywood was immersed in excitement and confusion, the fan base of "Batman: Beginning of War" was even more jubilant after the film's first box office was released.In addition, many audiences who were not interested in "Batman: Beginning of War" also began to enter the movie theater after being bombarded by the dense surrounding information, which further pushed up the film's box office.

A phenomenon-level movie-watching trend is rapidly forming.

Therefore, following the box office of 1537 million US dollars on the first day, "Batman: Beginning of War" received another 1823 million US dollars on Saturday. On December 12th, Sunday, because it was Christmas Eve for family reunion, the single-day box office of "Batman: Beginning of War" showed a significant drop, but it was still as high as 24 million US dollars.

Because Monday is Christmas Day, December 12th, a national statutory holiday, this is equivalent to counting four days at the weekend box office this week.

Moreover, compared to Christmas Eve the previous day, the box office of "Batman: Beginning of War" rebounded again, reaching 1453 million US dollars.

In the four days since the filming started, the total North American box office of "Batman: Beginning of War" has quickly accumulated a terrifying 6009 million US dollars, but this is far beyond the highest single-week box office record created by the summer file "Raiders of the Lost Ark 3".

In the following three working days, the single-day box office of "Batman: Beginning of War" remained between 700 million and 800 million US dollars.

In the end, the early box office of "Batman: Beginning of War" reached a shocking $8239 million in the first week.

Looking back, with the box office of 8239 million US dollars in the first week, "Batman: Beginning of War" left a series of box office records.

Highest opening day record: $1537 million