Chapter 488: Breaking through 1.5 billion

Chapter 488: Breaking through 1.5 billion

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In this circle, there are many female stars who have entered the ranks of the first-line because of a movie that became popular, but the later works are not as good as the other, and their careers have shown a state of sharp decline. At the turn of the century, the past fame was removed. In addition, when it comes to their works, people still remember the one from many years ago.

Like Demi Moore and Meg Ryan.

The former became popular because of The Unfinished Love, and this film also became the pinnacle of his career, but it became a box office poison in a few years. .

The situation of the latter is similar. With Sleepless in Seattle, she became the sweetheart of the United States, and then she did not have any commendable works, and the preservation period of the actress is relatively short. After entering the new century, let alone the first-line position, say yes Second-tier actresses are probably very reluctant. In order to make a last-ditch effort, this former sweetheart also chose to take off her clothes, but the Nude. Body Cut released this spring was a complete failure from box office to word of mouth.

It is no exaggeration to say that Meg Ryan is dead, over forty, with a negative box office return, and has been abandoned by the mainstream film industry...

If there is no accident, this former American sweetheart can only use some small supporting roles in some small productions to build a sense of existence.

It was Meg Ryan who was recommended by Nancy Josephson, her newly signed actor, and Duke watched one of her auditions and then settled on her as the mother.

First-tier actresses and even second-tier actresses, if it is not a last resort, no one is willing to play the role of an older mother, otherwise it means that the future will be missed with the role of the popular lover type, which is definitely not worth the loss.

Meg Ryan, however, had no choice. Her salary is only $2 million.

The other party's audition was good, the remuneration was not high, and if the conditions were similar, Duke would definitely give priority to using the actors recommended by his own, just like those projects in the past.

By mid-August, with the exception of a few characters such as Agent Brian's daughter. The other actors have basically been selected, and Liam Neeson has also officially entered the crew, following the action director Jimmy Carter and a firearms expert for training.

Liam, we can use doubles for a lot of action scenes.

In the training hall of the studio, Duke said to the tough uncle who had just finished training, Some scenes still need to be completed by you.

I don't think there is a problem with my weight, because I have always paid attention to maintaining this aspect. Liam Neeson threw the sweaty towel to the assistant. I will increase my exercise and go to strong boxing training. I have always wanted to be a boxing master.

Are you interested in being a villain? Duke asked suddenly.

Villain? Liam Neeson thought, then said, As long as you need it. Duke.

Liam, I really like some of your qualities. Duke is telling the truth, this veteran actor is not very good at acting, but whether it is a gentleman. Or play a thug, can do it vividly. After Hurricane Rescue, I'll have a new project with a delusional thug who wants to save the world with destruction...

Can you know what movie it is? Liam Neeson asked with interest.

The project is temporarily in the confidential stage, don't tell others. Duke warned first. Then he said, I'm going to reboot Batman.

Batman? Liam Neeson hesitated slightly.

He is a well-informed person. Knowing that Batman and Robin almost killed the series, Warner Bros. had to temporarily end it. It would be too difficult to restart Batman, right?

However, he immediately realized that the other party is not an ordinary director. The Lord of the Rings trilogy has become a great movie work. What is Batman?

No problem, Liam Neeson said. Just notify my agent when the project is ready to start.

Liam Neeson was about to go back to the locker room to change clothes, and Duke said to him again, If you have time at night, let's go to the party together.

Okay. He replied without hesitation.

This is a reception party held by The Lord of the Rings Studio. The main objects of the reception are the marketers of Lord of the Rings products. Anyone who has done business will understand the importance of channels. E-commerce has just emerged today, far from it. In the era of rising, traditional marketers are still one of the guarantee conditions for the prosperous sales of movie peripheral products.

The worldwide sales of the peripheral products of the Lord of the Rings trilogy have already exceeded two billion US dollars.

Duke socialized around the banquet hall, and then two people came over.

Director Rosenberg...

Call me Duke.

Duke has always been more polite to those who can create benefits for himself, not to mention the two opposites are the largest marketers of Lord of the Rings products on the West Coast.

Hello, Pete. Hello, Edward.

Duke shook hands with the two wealthy Chinese businessmen one by one, then looked to their side.

Like everywhere in the world, as long as there is money and power, no matter what ethnicity the rich man in North America is, there will never be a shortage of beautiful women around him, but the woman next to these two people, Duke looks familiar no matter what.

Pete Ke winked, and immediately introduced, Duke, this is my girlfriend, Miss Amanda Seyfried.

He turned to Edward Yang again, This is Miss Zhang from China.

Duke nodded politely to them. He wouldn't do something rude in a public setting like this.

Although it was a bit surprising to see this Miss Zhang holding Edward Yang's arm tightly, but thinking about the other party's past events, it is clear that Edward Yang's business is closely connected with Hollywood. With this style, Even if it is not pursued, I am afraid it will be automatically posted.

It had nothing to do with him, though, and Duke then put it aside.

Duke, if you have time, you are welcome to come to San Francisco as a guest. Peter Kirby's Edward Young, who beat Orlando Bloom, was obviously more stable, We have always been grateful for your full support.

You're welcome. Duke smiled, We are a win-win cooperation.

The other party's chain stores have opened to almost all major cities on the West Coast, and The Lord of the Rings Studio will definitely give priority to providing resources to support such large-scale marketers.

After a few words between the two sides, Edward Yang took the Miss Zhang and left first. Pete Ke seemed to have something to do and stayed here.

Anything? Duke asked, looking at him.

Pete Ke hesitated for a moment, but said tentatively, I heard that you are preparing a new movie, and the crew is recruiting actresses...

Duke understood what he meant, and after thinking about it, he asked the waiter for paper and pen, and left Wallace Lee's phone number to Pete Ke.

Duke doesn't care about such trivial matters. It's enough to leave it to the casting director. If Amanda Seyfried meets the requirements, she can compete for certain roles. If it does not meet the requirements, neither does Wallace Lee The green light will be on.

Although he attaches great importance to the traditional sales channels around movies, Duke is very clear that the changes brought about by the Internet have already begun, and the traditional sales channels will continue to be impacted by the Internet. At this reception, he deliberately talked with Amazon representatives. talk.

As early as a few days ago, The Lord of the Rings Studio signed a relevant agreement with Amazon, but compared to traditional theater and store sales, Amazon's shipments of movie peripherals can only be said to be better than nothing for the time being.

However, Duke knows the power of Internet shopping in the future, and has prompted Duke Studios to enter into strategic partnerships with sites such as Amazon.

After the reception, Tina Fey and a Warner Bros. executive flew far across the Pacific.

Although the opposite film market can now be ignored, and Duke has no plans to target that market in a short time, many of the businesses of Duke Studio are still closely related to the opposite.

The most important one, from the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the Harry Potter series, quite a few peripheral products are 'Made-in-China',

Not only Duke and Warner, for example, the peripheral products of companies such as Walt Disney are also from 'Made-in-China'.

People who come to Disneyland and other gift shops to shop here have a high probability of exporting to domestic sales.

Tina Fei, on behalf of Duke, signed new contract processing contracts with several companies.

Duke spent the entire month of August in the preparation and socializing of Hurricane Rescue. When September came, in addition to continuing to prepare for new projects, he also paid attention to the box office situation of The Return of the King in the past month.

After four months of screening, the number of North American theaters of this film has been reduced to less than 1,200, and the filming rate and single-house box office have been declining. In the past month, only 18.2 million US dollars were received from North America, and the screening was close to end paragraph.

However, the total North American box office of the film is as high as 562.45 million US dollars, and it is getting closer and closer to the US$600 million mark. Duke and Warner Bros. have also communicated enough with the North American Cinema Alliance, and the film will continue to show as much as possible. , in addition to launching a shock to $600 million, is also preparing for the upcoming awards season.

In many cases, whether a film is still being shown or not has an impact on the choice of some judges.

Return of the King continues to cool down in North America, and the same is true worldwide. During the same period of time, the film's overseas box office earned 20.21 million US dollars, and the global box office totaled 1.48 billion US dollars!

Although the film is still some distance away from $1.5 billion, it is clear to everyone that the final global box office number is bound to exceed the $1.5 billion mark.

However, 20 million US dollars is not so easy to break through. It was not until mid-November, when Hurricane Rescue was about to start, that the global box office of Return of the King gradually exceeded the 1.5 billion US dollar mark, reaching 1.5 billion. $1.21 million! (To be continued ^)