When Carmen Case heard her boss's request not to let other goblins disturb her anymore, she nodded in agreement and left the restaurant.
A document came in after a while.
Simon was eating breakfast while opening the box office data report for the three-day weekend from November 10th to November 12th.
"Justice League: Invasion," the most blockbuster film at the end of the year, will open this Friday. Compared with "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," which set a box office record of US$700 million in the country just a few years ago, the industry predicts that " "Justice League: Invasion" is the most conservative and has a local volume of 600 million.
This also caused other competitors to avoid it.
One of the most important films is "The Bourne Supremacy".
This completed spy film was originally planned to be released at the end of this year. However, there is "Justice League: Invasion" in the Thanksgiving section, and there are "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and "The Grinch" in the Christmas section. This project is not suitable anywhere.
Of course it can be stuffed in by force.
The problem is that "The Bourne Supremacy" is the beginning of an important branch series of the Agent Cinematic Universe. If it is crushed by two super blockbusters at the end of this year, even if the box office is still considerable, but it fails to have the impact, the follow-up series will It will also be affected.
In the end, all parties agreed and Simon decided to postpone it to next summer.
Don’t be afraid of being late for a good movie.
Although some projects took the initiative to avoid it, last Friday, November 10, the year-end gratitude period was actually officially opened.
Among them is a new sequel film released by Daenerys' New World Pictures, "Scary 2".
The first part of this nonsensical series that spoofs various horror films in 1998, with a production cost of US$20 million, earned US$146 million domestically and US$273 million globally. It was a huge hit.
In theory, this should be considered an important series, not the kind that can be used as cannon fodder. However, there is really no shortage of similar series for Daenerys. As a result of her family being too rich, she can only suffer from internal friction.
The production cost of this sequel was increased to US$40 million, and Madonna was also invited to guest star. After careful consideration, the schedule was still set at November 10th.
Moreover, although there is a cameo from Queen McQueen, the quality of the sequel, at least in Simon's personal opinion, is just average. Even if it does become cannon fodder, it won't be a pity.
Speaking of which, for the "Scary" series, whether it is in the original timeline or this time, just like many movies that are inexplicably popular, no one can say why the audience is so supportive.
Three days into the show, Simon made certain preparations, but his first-weekend revenue still reached $25.13 million.
It is expected to earn 40 million in the first week.
Even if the sequel costs twice as much, that's actually a pretty good result.
It is conceivable that if there is not a box office monster blocking the way, "Scary 2" will not be too difficult to break the 100 million mark in China.
Of course, even if it is bound to be crushed by "Justice League: Invasion", the final local box office of this project is not expected to be less than US$70 million. This has exceeded the total project cost of US$60 million including the US$20 million announced.
Considering that the overseas schedule of the film can be arranged relatively flexibly, there is no need to collide with "Justice League: Invasion", and there is great hope to recover more box office than domestically.
Therefore, this is still a project that can achieve profitability at the theater stage.
I didn't have any expectations, but Simon was a little surprised by this result. Maybe the third part can also be included in New World Pictures' plans. Of course, according to Simon's vision, the sequel should be postponed as much as possible and will not be considered in the next three years.
In addition to "Scream 2", the second place is a new film by Adam Sandler called "Pet", which tells the story of a kind-hearted pet doctor with a dull personality and all kinds of things caused by a pet dog. A heartwarming story about unexpected love.
After Adam Sandler ended his package contract with Daenerys Entertainment, he began to move to other studios because Simon insisted on the company's policy of not paying stars.
This "Pet Adventures" was invested by Disney with a production cost of US$60 million. It is obviously a story template that is very suitable for Adam Sandler's simple and honest image. Therefore, it earned US$23.93 million in three days over the weekend, and is expected to make about US$35 million in the first week.
Or because "Justice League: Invasion" is blocking the way. The local box office is expected to be 60 million US dollars, which is equivalent to the production cost.
Not considered a failure.
The problem is that the budget of this project is too high. Even if the overseas market can perform better, it is unlikely that Disney will recover the cost in the theater stage.
This is also a kind of 'ebb and flow' that Simon is happy to see.
If a large studio does not have enough accumulation, such as IP or long-term series, then it can only accept this kind of cooperation with very low cost performance, and eventually tend to be more and more reluctant to maintain a state.
In the past, the favorite partners of Hollywood gangsters were struggling studios like Sony and Paramount.
This time, the moment is dominated by Disney, controlled by France's Vivendi.
In comparison, even Paramount, which is backed by Westinghouse Electric, in addition to series such as "Mission: Impossible" and "Star Trek", also has cooperation with DreamWorks such as Spielberg.
As for several others, let alone them.
Thinking like this, Simon once again realized that there are only five major studios left in Hollywood.
The ultimate goal is to stand on three pillars.
Let’s talk about the list for the first week of the Thanksgiving season. After two new films, the third place once again returns to “The Conjuring 4: The Dead” produced by Daenerys Entertainment’s New World Pictures.
After a good start in the first week, "The Conjuring 4: The Dead" recorded another US$50.77 million with a good drop of 36% in the week after its release from November 3 to November 9, and the cumulative box office quickly reached US$130.11 million.
This past weekend, "The Conjuring 4: Deathstroke" still managed to control its decline at 39% compared to the previous weekend, and collected another US$20.37 million. Revenue in the full third week is expected to be around US$30 million, thus pushing the project's total box office to over US$160 million.
There is only a difference of 40 million left between the threshold of 200 million US dollars.
Faced with the momentum of "Justice League: Invasion", even if the box office of the film next week drops by half, leaving about 15 million US dollars, considering the next two consecutive popular schedules, the film itself will not have much remaining single-week box office volume. It will encounter a strong impact, and it will rely on long-term accumulation to slowly collect another 40 million and break through the 200 million box office threshold. There is great hope.
Once the goal is achieved, "The Conjuring 4: The Dead" will also become the first movie in the "Conjuring Cinematic Universe" series that has a local box office of over 200 million US dollars, which is difficult to achieve too high due to subject matter restrictions.
Worth celebrating.
Outside of the top three, the three-day weekend box office of some other projects fell directly below 10 million US dollars, which is not worth mentioning.
After breakfast and bidding farewell to the goblins in East Hampton's oceanfront estate, Simon set off for Washington to start his various schedules.
While Simon is busy with his own affairs, two major entertainment news this week are gradually covering the aftermath of the previous election. One is "Justice League: Invasion" that will be released on Friday, and the other is the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show that will be held on Saturday. show.
This is what Simon did deliberately.
Politics is so boring. Wouldn't it be better if everyone paid more attention to entertainment news to make their body and mind happy
Moreover, this is first of all due to the high attention paid to the two major entertainment events. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Simon to attract much attention no matter how much he was behind the scenes.
The current situation is at an absolute national level, and can even be said to be a global level.
This is evident from a certain unifying phenomenon surrounding two things.
Outside the Sacred Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles, which will host the world premiere of "Justice League: Invasion," and outside the New York Armory on Hinton Avenue, which will host the new Victoria's Secret show, there are already fans more than a month in advance. Set up camp.
On the streets of Los Angeles, COSPALY around DC superheroes can be seen everywhere during this period.
On the streets of New York, many of the angel posters posted by Victoria's Secret officials during this period have been stolen. The Manhattan police have recently dealt with six stalking incidents related to Victoria's Secret Angels. This was the kind of stalking incident that resulted in personal threats and had to be reported to the police.
In short, all kinds of craze.
And every craze surrounding the two major entertainment events is an offset to the aftermath of the just past election, and the effect is gratifying.
Time flies to November 15th.
Wednesday.
When Simon held a cocktail reception at his home estate outside Washington that the president and his wife were also invited to attend in a low-key manner, at five o'clock in the afternoon on the West Coast in Los Angeles, the world premiere of "Justice League: Invasion" officially started.
Downtown Los Angeles.
On the street near the Sacred Civic Auditorium, a limousine drove slowly through the traffic jam.
The little maid who came from China was wearing a bright red one-shoulder dress. She was sitting in the concierge car and looked at the bustling crowds on both sides of the road holding various signs and wearing various superhero costumes, and was filled with emotion.
When will I be able to star in such a world-class blockbuster
It’s depressing to think about.
Although she has successfully packaged herself as a superstar with international influence through the "My Fair Princess" series and "Legend of Sword and Fairy", as well as some films she participated in in North America, in fact, her influence Basically it’s limited to domestic use.
In Hollywood, whether it is Li Youhu, who has starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Hero", or Jiang Anqi, who is well-known for her role in "The Rescue", they are much more famous than her.
Next, if the "Chu and Han" series can succeed in the United States, it will definitely become more popular.
She is not among them!
I came here this time not only to participate in an audition, but also to join in the excitement of the world premiere of "Justice League: Invasion." However, it is conceivable that if the domestic operation does not work well, it may be ridiculed.
The little maid believes in the strength of Metropark Media, which she relies on. The problem is that the other fairies competing with her are not fuel-efficient lamps.
If it's an internal fight... well, a palace fight, whether it's Jin Shu or Wei Jing, everyone else can only pretend not to see it.
Now I can only be thankful that the three people who became famous with "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" and the other two left Metropark Media because they left Metropark Media before. At the same time, they also left a certain man. In a super bad move, in just a few years, It can be said that the popularity has dropped visibly.
There is no way, the current competition in the domestic circle is really fierce.
As for Hollywood, there is no follow-up.
The little maid couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the way Big Eyes flattered those Hong Kong filmmakers at a dinner party a few days ago. They had to use all their strength to get the roles she disliked.
I also heard that both Big Eyes and Ziwei Hua want to return to Metropark.
The little maid was nervous about this for several days, and finally couldn't help but ask Ren Jingxi. The answer was that Ren Jingxi had refused because it was difficult to arrange resources.
This is also true.
Although Metropark is growing rapidly, it still has a lot of contracted female stars of all types, and some even have a strong yin and a weak yang. With Big Eyes and Ziweihua back, it is difficult for Ren Jingxi to reasonably determine the treatment of the two of them.
After all, the two of them took the initiative to leave. Although it was a good reunion and separation, it was also a betrayal to a certain extent.
The traitor is back. If there are all kinds of good resources and good projects immediately, what will others think? It must be both morale-destroying and heartbreaking. And if it is 'overkill', it will make the two of them dissatisfied.
In this case, it is better to refuse.
Although she quickly figured this out, the little maid almost couldn't help but hug her sister Ren and give her a kiss.
We are a family after all!
What is the ups and downs of Metropark Media
Outsiders would think so.
If you include a certain huge backer, well, the one written in the company's name, Weijin is definitely full of yang energy. And with such a huge backing company, the two of them thought they were famous and had strong wings, but they were so stupid as to leave and pursue a solo career.
Tsk!
As she was thinking wildly, the limousine had stopped at some point. She was reminded by Mona Elmery, the Wei family maid who had been in contact with her in recent years and was specially called from New York to act as a translator. The little maid quickly put away her thoughts. Dong Lili, an Asian assistant who was responsible for her contact with WMA, and the stylist she brought from China helped her check her clothing and makeup.
After a brief moment of confusion, he stepped out of the car door opened by the driver.
He was immediately drowned out by even more enthusiastic cheers.
Knowing that none of these cheers were for her, and perhaps not many people here knew her, the little maid still raised her head slightly, assumed her best posture, picked up her skirt, and moved forward slowly.
Dong Lili has already arranged a photographer, so the little maid doesn't need to think about these side issues.
Moreover, this time is actually not an unrelated incident. The little maid previously won the dubbing job of the Catwoman character in the Chinese version of "Justice League: Invasion", and will also participate in the promotion of this film in China. , can be regarded as a famous teacher.
Stop and go like this, cooperating with the photographer to take pictures, and trying to get some shots from other flashes. It was not until the staff on the red carpet reminded her that the little maid moved again.
Finally came to the end of the red carpet.
It was still early and many big names did not show up. However, there were already many people here. No one was in a hurry to enter the venue and stayed in the interview area chatting in small groups.
Not to mention other movies, "Justice League: Invasion" is a super blockbuster that attracts global attention. Not only for the majority of movie fans, but also for the upper echelons of the entertainment industry pyramid, the premiere has naturally become a social party that countless people flock to.