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"Good Will Hunting" is a hot spot in the award season. Stimulated by a series of awards until the Oscars, the box office curve must be very good. It is conservatively estimated that the domestic box office can reach more than 1.5 million US dollars.

No.4 is "Mrs. Peron" starring Madonna.

This biographical film, which was screened on December 12 last year, almost made the producer Paramount regret it so much that it wanted to hit the wall.

In order to avoid the competition for the end-of-year schedule, Paramount has arranged a two-week screening for this film starting from December 12, spanning Christmas and New Year's Day, completely avoiding the fierce competition at the end of the year, and starting the big screen from January 20. As a result, the film's box office trend proved a serious mistake in Paramount's distribution strategy.

Still have to start from the beginning.

In the first week of screening, relying on only 22 opening screens, "Mrs. Peron" won a box office of 102 million US dollars, and the average house reached 4.6 US dollars, which is already a very good result.But then, in the second week of the movie, that is, the New Year’s Day week from December 12th to January 27nd, the same 1 screens, the number of movie theaters not only did not decrease, but jumped to 2 US dollars, and the income in a single week to $22 million.

What this means is self-evident.

Even though the film’s reputation in the media is barely passable, the audience in New York and Los Angeles who started screenings obviously like this movie very much, otherwise there would not be such a super-high theater that is overcrowded in the next week’s screenings all.

It's a pity that Paramount didn't even seize the last chance.

According to the operation idea of ​​the award-winning film, on January 1, "Mrs. Peron" still only won 3 screens. Finally, from January 704 to January 1, in the first week of large-scale production, the film's box office revenue was only 3 million U.S. dollars, in sharp contrast to the museum average as high as 1 U.S. dollars.

And in the past week, Paramount finally reacted and quickly increased the screening scale to 1319 yuan.

Unfortunately, the best opportunities are all missed.

The reason why popular schedules are popular schedules is that enough audiences have the time and motivation to go to the theater to watch movies. The unpopular schedules are just the opposite. A good time to watch movies.

In short, it lacks a sufficient audience base and has to compete with other films that are still in the momentum. After all, "Mrs. Peron" with a screen count of only more than 1300 yuan, in a box office week from January 1th to January 10th, It just managed to achieve a slight reversal, not even a percentage point, and earned $1 million.

In the four weeks since the screening began, the cumulative box office of "Mrs. Peron" finally reached 2547 million US dollars.

It is conceivable that if Paramount can be bolder, start the film on a large scale after only one week of screening, and grab a popular New Year's Day week, the box office and trend of "Madame Peron" will change significantly.

Even if Paramount abandons the screening at the end of the year and directly opens the film on a large scale, or adopts a release idea comparable to "Good Will Hunting", even if it will still be squeezed by a large number of blockbusters, it is after all a film that is not comparable to "Good Will Hunting". Biographical musicals with conflicting themes of other films can still gain considerable living space, and maybe the box office has already exceeded 5000 million US dollars.

It's a pity that there are too many "ifs" in this world, and there will always be only one "result".

Faced with the media's comments, the upright Queen McQueen couldn't hold back for a while and directly rant, saying that when she showed the movie to Simon, her good friends all expressed their optimism, but the conservative Paramount screwed up the matter.Her Lady Queen brought out all her 'good friends', and Paramount, who really made a mistake, could only bear with it and could not refute it.

And then there's Wonder Woman 2.

Although it grabbed the No.5 position on the list, after all, it was impacted by "Game of the Brave", "Charlie's Angels" and even "Good Will Catcher". The weekly box office of "Wonder Woman 2" has only 698 million US dollars left. , although the cumulative box office officially exceeded the 4 million mark, reaching 4 million U.S. dollars, but there is only about 571 million U.S. dollars of box office potential left in the follow-up, and the initial local 1000 million expectations are completely useless.

In addition to the top five, it is worth mentioning No.6 "The English Patient".

Different from "Mrs. Peron" which is actually more suitable for commercial film operation, the same focus of the awards season, this literary film with a niche subject matter is not suitable for large-scale screening. The fifth week of its release is still only 636 screens. It earned $465 million in a week, and the cumulative box office was $1817 million.

With the arrival of the Golden Globe Awards, MGM only increased the number of screening screens to 1103 this week, and will keep it until the Oscars in March. During this period, various media awards and trade union awards will continue to stimulate audiences to enter the venue. The ultimate goal is more than $3 million, which is enough to recover the $5000 million production cost of the film.

If it becomes an Oscar winner in the end, the prospect of overseas distribution will be even brighter.

In the past, "The English Patient" relied on this stable long-term distribution strategy. The domestic box office was close to 8000 million US dollars, and the overseas market was even better, because the Oscars in the 90s had a strong gold content and appeal, and audiences in other countries also bought it. Finally, overseas The box office has exceeded 1.5 million, and the global box office has accumulated a total of 2.3 million US dollars. Both the production and distribution parties have made a lot of money.

Chapter 1089 Two people

"The stock price rose by 43% on the first day, and the market value reached 59 billion U.S. dollars. I experienced it first-hand, and I realized that sometimes it is really so easy to make money."

"It's just that we're just in time for a new round of wealth distribution. However, Mike, I've seen a report on LinkedIn's operations in recent months, and frankly, I feel more and more that you are more suitable to transfer to responsible This company, after all, LinkedIn and CAA are actually the same in some respects, and the core business in the future is to sell talents to customers. As for Eisner, LinkedIn is not a problem when it is small, but with the future user scale Bigger and bigger, his mindset of running a content business will only limit the growth of this company."

"Simon, you know that this matter is very troublesome. Mike and I have been good friends for so many years. He started more of LinkedIn. I'm just a partner and occasionally give some ideas."

"Now the number of registered users of LinkedIn is 2700 million. This is just the beginning. In the future, it may be 27 billion or even more. Mike, compared to CAA, which currently has less than 2000 customers of various types, and represents 10 billion customers, think Which one do you want to give you more space to display?"

"Simon, I don't think we should discuss this issue."

"Well, anyway, the future is still very long."

Park City, Utah.

Simon is located in the villa on the top of the mountain in the south of the city. The time is January 1, Saturday afternoon.

The waiter team in the villa is busy preparing for the annual party in the evening. Simon and Michael Ovitz, who came to visit, hid in a reception room on the west side of the villa overlooking Park City, drinking coffee and chatting. The topic was just listed successfully yesterday. LinkedIn, the online professional networking site.

Two years ago, Michael Eisner resigned after the Disney acquisition. He and his friend Michael Ovitz searched for the idea of ​​a workplace social networking site. He chatted with Simon by chance, and Simon named him LinkedIn based on his memory.

The project was established in February 1995 and went online in June of that year. Until now, about one and a half years, through close cooperation with the Westeros system, under the marketing and drainage of Igret, the cumulative number of registered users has reached 2 million. Unlike Facebook, a mass social networking tool, as a professional workplace social networking site, LinkedIn's user scale is unsurpassed among similar sites.

In the IPO that has just been successfully completed, LinkedIn issued 15% of the new shares, financing 6 million US dollars, and the company's valuation reached 35 billion US dollars. Finally, the stock price rose by 43% on the first day.

Although it can’t be compared with the previous Stagra listing, a website with a cumulative investment of only US$12 billion and an estimated annual revenue of less than US$1000 million has achieved a market value of US$59 billion in one and a half years. The wealth creation miracle of the industry.

After two rounds of financing and this IPO, the shareholdings of the two Michaels who were born in Hollywood have been reduced to about 18 shares. They were listed yesterday. Based on the closing stock price of the day, the personal net worth of both of them directly reached the level of 10 billion US dollars. Becoming a newly promoted 'billionaire', this is also the key reason for Ovitz's tone of emotion just now.

Even if you understand that it is only paper wealth, it is still too easy to earn this money.

Simon is not as emotional as Ovitz. The direct investment at the beginning and the subsequent shares acquired by Igret from LinkedIn are insignificant to Simon's current net worth. What he sees is under the scenery of LinkedIn worry.After the listing, Michael Eisner, who is also the chairman of LinkedIn, sees the CEO position, and Ovitz, as a major shareholder with a considerable shareholding ratio, only has one seat on the board of directors. In Simon's opinion, if LinkedIn wants to be better Development, the two should actually switch.

If Ovitz is willing, Simon can speak up in person. Of course, if the negotiation fails, it will be easy to forcefully replace the management with nearly 30% of the shares held by the Westeros system.Think about the last feathers between the two Michaels in history, and it will probably be the same this time.

Now, since Ovitz is still interested in his friendship with Eisner and does not intend to do so, Simon is not reluctant.

Not urgent.

There is ample time.

It would be even better if Eisner could voluntarily withdraw in the future.

The reception room.

Michael Ovitz took a sip of coffee, looked appreciatively at the small town surrounded by mountains, forests and snow fields, and asked, "By the way, Simon, are there any newcomers you are looking forward to this time?"

"Yes, I have."

"Ah."

Holding the warm coffee cup in his hand, Simon shook his head with a smile, "I won't tell you, so as not to be snatched away by CAA and raise the price."

"Uh, okay."

Knowing that Simon was joking, Michael Ovitz still inevitably smiled wryly.

In today's Hollywood, the rise of blockbusters continues to weaken the status of big directors and big stars, coupled with Daenerys Entertainment's growing control over the entire entertainment industry, where is there any agency that can sit on the ground in front of Simon and raise prices? , are rushing for opportunities.

Thinking of this, Ovitz couldn't help but think of Simon's proposal just now.

Even though Ovitz has worked hard to expand the business scope of CAA in the past few years, it is basically impossible for this company to develop too much. If he can jump out and obtain a wider platform for displaying, Ovitz is actually very happy try.

The problem is that there can only be one leader on LinkedIn.

If he forced his way over, Ovitz was not without emotional intelligence, and he knew very well that the result might be that he and Eisner would never be friends.

Simon only arrived in Park City in the morning, and he hasn't watched a single film yet. He just looked through the information of this year's shortlisted films on the plane. Of course, it is impossible to discover any newcomers under normal circumstances.

Of course the opposite is true.

Among the shortlisted films this year, Daenerys Entertainment's High Gate Films has two projects, Christopher Nolan's first feature film "Follow", and Guy Ricky, who is also from the UK and is also the first feature film. Qi "Two Smoking Barrels".

There is no need to say more about these two films and related creators.

In addition, Simon also saw some other familiar names.

For example, there is a big bald man named Vin Diesel, who wrote, directed and acted in a movie "Lost", which was shortlisted for the main competition.

For another example, there is also a young Asian director named Justin Lin, who brought a work written and directed by himself and his classmates, called "Buying Fangs", which was filmed for $10, but unfortunately he didn't get it. The jury's eyes only entered the non-competition screening unit established by Sundance in recent years.

It's just this pair, Simon's trip is worthwhile, after all, the "Fast and Furious" series can be regarded as direct work.

However, Simon's arrangements for Vin Diesel and Justin Lin are not the same.

Because he does not plan to start the "Fast and Furious" series in the short term, Vin Diesel plans to wait for a few years, and Simon will also slightly control the career line of this big male star to avoid the "Fast and Furious" series before the "Fast and Furious" series starts. Going too high, including "Saving Private Ryan", which is being prepared by Spielberg. This time, for the role of a certain soldier, although Simon promised that Lao Si would not interfere at all, he did not want anyone to get the role , is still a breeze.

Justin Lin directly began to further polish.

The 23-year-old director, who graduated from the film department of the University of California, has already shot two feature films including "Purchasing Fangs". For a newcomer in the circle, this is already a pretty good achievement, and he can be directly sent to New World Pictures to serve as the director of some low-cost small projects.

Simon and Ovitz chatted casually, and the time soon came to the evening.

The days of winter are short, and when twilight begins to fall, the hilltop villa is brightly lit, becoming the most yearning place for everyone in the whole small city at night.

"Simon, I'm so pitiful, "Madame Peron" is such a good film, Paramount screwed it up."

In the lobby of the villa, Madonna, who arrived early, rushed over to Simon who was chatting with Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, complaining while taking advantage.

Seeing this, Robbins and Sarandon raised their glasses with a smile, and walked away voluntarily.

Simon just hugged the woman and pushed it away decisively, but he still said: "There are at least 5000 million in North America, which is not bad. Moreover, Paramount will definitely not make the same mistake overseas. It is no problem to sell well. In short, this The project must be very profitable, and you can continue to toss in Hollywood."

Of course Madonna understood this, so she leaned over and hugged Simon's arm: "In this case, Simon, do you have a suitable role for me?"

Simon was very decisive: "There is really no such thing."

Her Lady Queen opened her mouth in dissatisfaction and bit Simon's shoulder, then winked and said, "Why don't I stay tonight and let's talk alone, you must have something, right?"

"Then there is no more."

Simon refused again mercilessly. Seeing Robert Redford approaching, he took the initiative to greet him a few steps. Redford obviously misunderstood the relationship between Simon and Queen Mai, and looked at the two with ridicule, just casually After chatting for a few words, he motioned to Tommy Lee Jones, who was not far away as a judge of this film festival, and said, "I have something to talk to Tommy, see you later."

Robert Redford said, not forgetting to nod to Madonna, and turned to Tommy Lee Jones.

When Radford left, Simon noticed that Madonna was approaching again, raised his hand and slapped somewhere on the woman: "Okay, sweetheart, even if you love me to the point of breaking your heart, we will never have any results, since If you don’t have a male companion, then go pick and see if there are other interested men.”

Queen McGregor pretended to be in pain and made a coquettish voice, but she gestured to the two tall figures in the crowd: "I'm looking for a woman, do you mind?"

Her Lady Queen is a man and a woman.

Simon glanced at the two daughters, Roberta Chilco and Annelise Thurbert, whom Madonna pointed to, and then deliberately lowered his head to glance at Queen McQueen, who was actually only 1.6 meters tall: "Go and try, as long as you can seduce , I won't stop it."

Queen Mai looked around the crowd in the hall, and said with a poisonous tongue: "There are so many models tonight, Simon, can you bear it?"

Now Sundance is not only a place for movies, but also gradually becoming a gathering place for music and fashion activities, so it will attract a large number of musicians and fashion models.

As for tonight, it is indeed a little more.

Mainly Cindy Crawford, Carla Bruni, Curse Gauff, Fernanda Lima, etc. on the elite side vs. Roberta Chilco and Anne on the Ford side Lise Thurbert also brought a batch of Ford pillars.

The total number is close to 30 people.

If... Simon really couldn't stand it.

However, Simon certainly didn't think about 1v30, which is too cruel, but the villa is full of these big goblins, which is more pleasing to the eye.

Madonna continued to speak a few words, and finally restrained herself a bit, and started talking about business: "Simon, do you think there is hope for "Madame Peron" at the Golden Globe Awards tomorrow night, and my leading actress nomination?"

"You should ask Paramount about that." Simon shrugged, seeing Her Ladyship was staring at her closely, he had no choice but to say: "My focus this year is "The English Patient", and I don't want to compete for anything else, so as long as you don't Too incompetent, the odds are high."

"Oh, that's really good news."

"Mrs. Peron" is applying for the Golden Globe Award for Musical Comedy, and for musical comedy, Daenerys Entertainment's nominated film is "Fargo". In order to make way for "Good Will Hunting" and "The English Patient", but Paramount doesn't necessarily think so, and thinks this is a disguised public relations strategy of Daenerys Entertainment.

Although the Coen Brothers have not been favored during the awards season, if Daenerys Entertainment develops "Fargo", "Mrs. Peron" will be difficult to stop. It will not win the Golden Globe Award, and the follow-up Oscar will be useless. It is inevitable that there will be an extra layer of haze in the overseas release.

So, to put it lightly, it was a boon for Queen McGregor.

Queen Mai sighed excitedly, taking advantage of someone not paying attention, she suddenly hugged Simon and kissed him on the face again, and then finally let this man who was always out of sight and walked away with satisfaction.

Madonna had just left, and before Simon moved, Cindy Crawford and Carla Bruni, who were wearing a low-cut black dress, walked over and greeted: "Good evening, Simon, although it is not the first time, But every time I come here, it feels great.”

"Thank you," Simon said, nodding to Carla Bruni, then turned to Cindy, and asked with a smile, "I heard you're getting married soon?"

"Yeah, you've seen it, Rand Gerber," Cindy said, with a little resentment in her eyes: "I'm an older model, and the transformation failed, and you turned off the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show again." If you lose, you can only get married and retire."

Simon gestured to cover his chest: "Don't do this, I feel guilty."

Cindy took advantage of the situation and chased after him: "Then why aren't you responsible to me?"

"Well, it seems that I can only admit that I am a bad man and have never been responsible."

"..."

Carla Bruni was holding a glass of red wine in her hand, watching the two interact with each other, seeing that Cindy was speechless for a moment, and snatched the words just right: "Simon, I heard that you can stay here?"

"Of course, I'm not sure about safety."

With a smile on the corner of Carla Bruni's mouth, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Why?"

Cindy grabbed the conversation again: "Because there is a bad man here."

Simon nodded regretfully: "That's right."

Carla Bruni laughed lightly and said, "I'm not afraid of bad men, so can I stay here for a few days?"

"You've said that, of course it's okay."

"Actually, this small town gives me a great feeling. I plan to stay here for a while and write songs by the way. I'm preparing my first record. Simon, can you help me?"

Before Simon could answer, Cindy said, "Tomorrow night is the Golden Globe Awards, Simon should go back to Los Angeles."