"It's definitely not going to work this time. My mother warned me not to bother Simon again... Yes, I will fly to London tomorrow, and my mother will accompany me. I also borrowed a private jet and a penthouse apartment by the Thames in London from Simon. , I can still walk in Burberry’s show, I’m envious... So, Yi Ni, you have to work hard... "
"What happened to "Ghost Chronicles"... Is there any problem with 9.57 million on the first day... Wow, so amazing... It's a pity that I didn't have time to watch it in North America. My mother wanted to take me to talk about a cover during the day, and there was a CK show in the evening. I will be in Europe for the next month, and I can only watch there with my mother... Hum, yes, I am just showing off. I plan to be a professional model. I can make movies and release records in the future, even if After retiring, I can still be a host or producer like my mother. Who allowed me to have two great dads..."
"What's wrong with all the philandering? Let me tell you, there are only two types of men in this world, those who are capable of philanthropy and those who are incapable of philanthropy... Gay, are there any conflicts between gay and philandering? It's just that the object of their philandering is a man... Obviously they are. You said it first... Well, mom told me to have breakfast, hang up now, bye."
Inside a large apartment in Greenwich Village.
Saturday morning.
Elizabeth Jagger hung up Ivanka's phone, took off the towel wrapped around her head, hurriedly changed out of her bathrobe, and ran to open the door.
Jerry Hall happened to be standing at the door, and was about to raise his hand to knock again. When he saw his daughter opening the door, he knocked on her forehead: "Hurry up and have breakfast with me. You can't be late for the 10 o'clock meeting, and you have to help me." You take care of it and leave a good impression on Helen. She has worked at "Cosmopolitan" for 32 years. Although she is about to retire, she has very deep connections in the fashion industry. If she says a few nice words to you at some gatherings in the future, she will be able to Let you gain a foothold in the circle.”
Elizabeth hugged her mother affectionately and walked out. She said a little unconvinced: "We have Simon. Even if we don't have a good impression, those in the fashion circle will treat me like a princess."
Jerry Hall made a gesture and gently knocked on his daughter's forehead: "Simon can't do everything for you. He just builds a ladder. How high you can climb in the future depends on you."
"It sounds so tiring."
"If those little girls with no background heard you complaining like this, they would probably be so jealous that they would strangle you to death."
Elizabeth grinned: "Mom, you are jealous too, right?"
Jerry Hall was that kind of American farm girl with no background, and she got to where she is now step by step.
Seeing his daughter say this, Jerry Hall rolled his eyes at the girl: "Yes, I regret giving birth to you."
The mother and daughter came to the restaurant as they talked.
Elizabeth greeted her brother James, who was one year younger and had started to grow taller. She sat next to her little sister Gloria, who was more than five years old. While waiting for the waitress to help share the meal, she remembered what happened on the phone with Ivanka: " Mom, "The Ghost Story" was a big hit at the box office, and Yi Ni just said, well, there were more than nine million on the first day, which is equivalent to 30 times the cost of US$300,000."
Jerry Hall was eating his fruit salad and nodded when he heard this: "I know, I read the newspaper."
Elizabeth sighed again when she thought about it: "I only get 2,000 US dollars for a show. If I want to earn 9 million, I need, um... walking for a lifetime, which is probably not enough. It seems that I have to try to be a movie star, no, I have to be Producers, invest your own money in making movies.”
Jerry Hall allowed his daughter to ramble without comment.
Being a producer is not that easy.
Before breakfast, she saw the first-day data of "Ghost Chronicles" in the newspaper, and she also found it incredible.
The cost of US$300,000, based on the first-day performance, is conservatively estimated to reach US$150 million at the box office in North America alone, a return of 500 times the box office cost, which is higher than the "Six Pigs" that has been making a lot of noise during this period, Danni Liz Entertainment is simply picking up money.
However, if you think about it a little, you will understand that this achievement is not as easy as most people think.
In today's Hollywood, it is absolutely impossible for the seven major studios, or even the other six major studios except Daenerys, to make a movie a hit in just two weeks at a very low publicity cost. Simple things, for example, the other six most obvious shortcomings are the lack of an online platform.
Furthermore, even if no matter the cost to build up the momentum before the release of "The Ghost Story", everything still has to return to the movie itself.
If the quality of the movie is not high enough, the North American movie market is mature and the audience will not be accustomed to bad movies. As a result, the more investment in the early stage, the more losses will be incurred.
In the final analysis, a certain man miraculously selected "The Ghost Story", just like the other man also selected films such as "Six Pigs" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". This is the biggest success of Daenerys Entertainment. The advantages. But then again, having a good film but lacking resources is just as useless.
Now Daenerys Entertainment has it all.
Elizabeth fantasized about it, but when her mother didn't speak, she said again: "Mom, when we get to London, how about we go and watch that movie?"
Jerry Hall was already curious about "The Ghost Story" and didn't consider whether it would be released in the UK. He nodded casually and said, "Okay."
"Also, Simon's side..."
Before his daughter could finish speaking this time, Jerry Hall had already interrupted, put down his knife and fork and temporarily stopped eating, looking at Elizabeth with a serious expression: "I remind you again, Liz, don't pester Simon too much, he will be disgusted. "
"No, Simon has such a good temper."
"A good-natured person, once you lose your patience, there is absolutely no room for recovery," Jerry Hall said, pointing to the dining table: "When the time comes, Helen and the others will leave. Without the waitress team, you You can only make breakfast by yourself every day, and there will no longer be private jets to take you around. If you want to be a supermodel, you can only fight for the opportunity by yourself, and maybe sleep with some brand owners."
Elizabeth's eyes widened slightly as she listened to her mother describe some horrific scenes: "Mom, we should be quite rich now, right?"
"That's my pension."
"Even without Helen and the others, we can afford to hire ordinary servants, right?"
"Yeah, she's just my servant."
"Well, Mom, you are so heartless."
"What's even more ruthless is that if we lose everything because you piss off Simon, I can only treat you like a cash cow like Brooke Shields' mother and squeeze it hard."
"Mom, let me confirm, this is a joke, right?"
Jerry Hall looked serious: "No, this is a very serious warning."
Elizabeth was really frightened and raised her hands: "Okay, Mom, I was wrong."
When the mother and daughter casually skipped "The Ghost Story" to discuss 'serious' topics, the film and television circles in North America were already exploding again because of this ultra-low-budget movie, which cost only US$300,000 to produce.
Based on the film's momentum in the past two weeks, everyone knew that this new type of film that suddenly appeared would sell well. However, no one expected that "The Ghost Story" would do so well at the box office.
You know, this is the unpopular late-September period of the year, second only to January and February every year!
Not to mention the box office of 9.57 million US dollars in a single day, in a month like this, even if a movie can earn 9.57 million US dollars in a week, it can be considered a very good result.
What's more, "The Ghost Story" is an ultra-low-cost film with a production budget of only US$300,000. Before the film was released, there was a controversy over whether the film should be classified as a movie because the picture quality was too rough.
Now, 9.57 million on the first day means that the film's first-week box office will reach 40 million to 50 million US dollars. The complete North American box office, due to the lack of competitors in September and October, coupled with the phenomenal popularity of this small film, A conservative estimate is that it can reach US$150 million.
The box office return ratio of 500 times is simply shocking.
Looking at the same period, the contrast only becomes stronger.
On the previous Friday, a total of four new films were released in the North American film market. Not to mention the other two fringe films with less than 500 screens, there were only two core films. "The Ghost Story" produced by Daenerys Entertainment's New World Pictures ", and "Doomsday Alert" produced and independently published by DreamWorks.
The production cost of the former is US$300,000, while the budget of the latter is US$50 million.
"Doomsday Alert", produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Hollywood actor George Clooney, is adapted from a best-selling novel and tells a story that has become quite popular in recent years or can be said to be very cliché. The story of a stolen nuclear weapon.
Compared with the excellent media score of 8.3 points for "The Ghost Story" before its release, "Doomsday Alert" has already lost in word-of-mouth, with a comprehensive media score of only 4.3 points.
This is obviously the main reason why DreamWorks did not put the film on the popular summer schedule.
Whether a film is good or not can often be determined through some internal test screenings before it is released, especially for commercial films, so the distribution strategy will also be formulated based on internal word-of-mouth.
However, after all, US$50 million was invested and it was a blockbuster. The number of opening screens for "Doomsday Alert" reached 2,363, which was significantly higher than the 2,045 for "The Ghost Story".
The two films were released at the same time, and in the end, the comparison at the box office on the first day was strong.
"The Ghost Story" earned 9.57 million U.S. dollars in just one day. Not surprisingly, it reached the sales level of over 10,000 U.S. dollars per museum within two days of its opening. Looking at "Doomsday Alert" again, on the first day of its opening, the box office revenue was only 3.05 million US dollars. Less than one-third of "The Ghost Story".
300,000 VS 50 million.
The cost difference is more than 160 times.
The box office result was 9.57 million versus 3.05 million.
Such a strong contrast even gives people a sense of unreality.
Based on the first-day level of "Doomsday Alert", it is expected that the box office in the first week will not exceed US$15 million at most, and the local box office will only be about US$40 million.
The total local box office of 40 million yuan may not be as much as "The Ghost Story" made in one week.
However, if we look at it carefully, the domestic revenue of "Doomsday Alert" of US$40 million may still be within DreamWorks' expectations, otherwise it would not be placed in the unpopular end of September schedule.
The problem is obvious.
Or "Record of Ghosts" is so powerful that everyone was at a loss for a while.
You know, inside and outside Hollywood, not to mention further, not to mention those super blockbusters who are gradually maturing, but since this year, kung fu movies have been a big hit. After a lot of research, everyone thinks they have found a way, and are trying to copy Jett Lee. The movie "Taken" turned out to be a monster like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
Then, a 2 million-pound feature film was an upset at Cannes, and in the blink of an eye it broke the UK box office record of 15+ genres.
Everyone began to pursue and study reality-themed films from the United Kingdom and even the United States.
This time there was no clue, but "Record of Ghosts" came out again.
It was simply dizzying and unprepared.
Moreover, compared to "The Rescue", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and even "The Six Strongest Man", "The Ghost Story" has attracted exponentially more scrutiny.
Because compared to others, this movie is too easy to follow.
As long as you have watched this movie, it is not difficult to find that the cost of 300,000 US dollars is obviously due to the investment of a large studio like Daenerys into the production. The cost is inevitably much higher. In fact, one iRec, two With three actors, and without the burden of a big studio like Daenerys, it’s not impossible to get it done for several thousand dollars.
This means that everyone from major Hollywood studios to the lowest-level newcomers chasing dreams in Hollywood will have the opportunity to try it.
Because only one iRec is needed.
The threshold is unimaginably low.
Moreover, in the future, even if it is far inferior to "Record of Ghosts", even if the results are only one-tenth or even one percent, it will be enough for too many people to try again and again.
If you succeed in following the trend and make a big hit, you will definitely make huge profits, become rich overnight, become famous in one fell swoop, and reach the top of your life in minutes.
So, on Saturday, as countless media reported on the box office of "The Ghost Story", countless people from all over the United States, from all over the country, went into the theater in addition to ordinary audiences, with the attitude of learning and following the trend. At the same time, there were also More media, in order to keep up with hot topics, sent their most capable reporters into theaters to watch the movie again.
Just to explore the secret of the success of this box office dark horse, which cost only US$300,000 to produce and made more than 30 times the cost on the first day at the box office.
The film's popularity increased again compared to before its release, and it also attracted more viewers to buy tickets. As a result, there were rare queues to buy tickets in some areas during the day on Saturday.
The New World Pictures team was not in a hurry to release "The Ghost Story" overseas, including the British market, which is basically open to Hollywood movies and can achieve synchronization if they want to do so. Therefore, the Hall mother and daughter privately discussed watching this film in the UK. You can't actually watch the movie.
Now, when the film's first-day box office in North America is released, distributors and theaters around the world have contacted Daenerys Entertainment.
Everyone is really worried.
For a film like this, with such influence, it is definitely best to strike while the iron is hot.
On the other hand, most overseas countries and regions are currently in the same unpopular schedule. After the summer season, the market will inevitably be weak, and the theater attendance rate can be imagined. At this time, of course, we are looking forward to a phenomenal blockbuster movie to stimulate the audience.
Daenerys Entertainment did not hesitate and began to rapidly promote overseas distribution in accordance with past sharing practices.
Mainly because of the limited schedule.
If it were delayed until the end of the year, the overseas box office of "The Ghost Story" would definitely be much higher, but it would inevitably squeeze out resources for year-end films, and the gain would outweigh the loss.
Making the decision, Daenerys Entertainment’s strong global distribution network and efficient execution were quickly demonstrated.
English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand will quickly finalize this Saturday. "The Ghost Story" is expected to be released in two weeks, while some countries such as Germany and Spain will probably be released in the next month or so. Even in a few conservative overseas markets with implicit protective barriers, such as France and Japan, it will basically not be delayed until the end of the year.