The day after the Victoria's Secret Show is broadcast on TV, November 13th, the Thanksgiving schedule opens.
Columbia Pictures' "400", which cost US$40 million to produce, became the first movie to open on a large scale during the Thanksgiving holiday, with a total of 2,491 screens.
High Gate Pictures' "Scent of a Woman" launched a small-scale screening on the same day.
As the key award-winning film of Gomen Pictures this year, "Scent of a Woman" opened on only 20 screens.
In addition to the two key films, there are also several films released at the same time such as Goldwyn Pictures' "Red Lips" and Orion Pictures' "Before Sunrise". The opening screen size is within 300 square meters. , basically belongs to the cannon fodder level during the Thanksgiving period.
On the other hand, Daenerys Entertainment’s “The Ring,” which was released during the Halloween period, had a good start with US$28.79 million in its first week from October 30 to November 5. As word-of-mouth and popularity continued to ferment, on November 6 The box office dropped only a very weak 13% in the second week from November 12th to 25.03 million US dollars again.
In just two weeks, the cumulative box office of this Japanese horror novel adaptation has reached 53.82 million US dollars.
Considering that the popular Thanksgiving period is coming next, and "The Ring" has no other films of the same type to compete with it during this period, the distribution team of New World Pictures predicts that the total North American box office of this Japanese horror film is expected to be It is expected to reach more than US$150 million.
The North American box office of more than US$150 million was enough to ensure that "The Ring" remained among the top ten in the North American box office list in 1992.
In order to save costs, "The Ring" was shot in Australia, and Nicole Kidman's salary was not high. Coupled with tax rebates, the final production budget of the film was only US$13 million.
With a production cost of US$13 million, the North American box office is expected to exceed US$150 million, and the return on box office cost is more than 10 times, making the entire Hollywood jealous.
Moreover, this is only the box office revenue in North America.
When the film is a big success in North America, subsequent overseas box office, video and TV broadcast revenue will also increase.
The entire project's projected total profits over the next few years will easily exceed all of Hollywood's other blockbusters except for the DC Cinematic Universe projects.
When Simon originally bought the rights to adapt "The Ring," Hollywood began to follow suit and snap up the rights to Japanese horror novels. With the success of "The Ring", Hollywood suddenly has many Japanese horror film projects on the preparation schedule.
Speaking of which, the key to the success of "The Ring" is, after all, a brand-new horror film style, a horror film model that is very different from the traditional Western horror film model of screaming plasma murderers.
This model is based on Eastern gods and ghosts, but it does not necessarily have to use Eastern horror stories as a template.
Haunted events in the West are actually also very rich.
Therefore, while other studios were trying to follow suit with "The Ring," Simon asked New World Pictures president Danny Morris to look for and raise related material that took place in North America.
As of the release of "The Ring," the cumulative box office of "The Crying Game," which opened on September 25, has reached $20.54 million.
In the two weeks from October 30 to November 12, "The Crying Game" continued to earn US$7.22 million and US$5.37 million respectively with more than 500 screening screens, and the cumulative box office continued to climb to US$33.13 million.
The arrival of the Thanksgiving season will also slow down the downward curve of "The Crying Game".
Gomen Pictures predicts that the final North American box office of "The Crying Game" is expected to be between US$60 million and US$70 million.
Moreover, this low-cost literary film with excellent box office and reputation will also become the focus of Gaomen Pictures in the upcoming awards season along with "Scent of a Woman".
In Simon's memory, both films were successfully nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture that year.
This time, as long as the box office performance of "Scent of a Woman" reaches expectations in the next few weeks, Gaomen Pictures will focus more on "Scent of a Woman" in order to avoid diluting votes during next year's awards season.
Of course, in order to maximize its subsequent box office potential, "The Crying Game" will also not lack nominations.
Speaking of which, Daenerys Entertainment has been giving up some of its own films in recent years because there are so many excellent films produced by it.
Take this year as an example, the films produced by Daenerys Entertainment in 1992 include "Howards End" which participated in the Cannes Film Festival in May and was released in August, "The Crying Game" which was released in September and "The Crying Game" which opened during the Thanksgiving holiday. "Scent of a Woman", the three films in Simon's memory are all nominees for best picture at next year's Oscars.
However, there can only be one Best Picture.
In order to avoid the votes being split, Daenerys Entertainment can only apply for nominations for one film, which will inevitably lead to other films being snubbed.
"Howards End", adapted from the British novelist Forster, was released in mid-August and stayed in North American theaters for a total of 9 weeks, with a total domestic box office of US$26.12 million.
For an art film with a production cost of only $6 million, this is already a very impressive result. If released by another studio, it would definitely be the focus of next year's awards season. However, under Daenerys Entertainment, even without "Scent of a Woman", "Howards End" would still fall behind "The Crying Game" whose total box office in North America is expected to exceed $60 million.
Many filmmakers in Hollywood have already realized this.
For example, last year's "Silence of the Lambs" director Jonathan Demme.
Compared with the original time and space of "The Silence of the Lambs" that won the 64th Oscar in 1992, this time and space was also used in Daenerys Entertainment's other two films "The Piano" and "Thelma and Louise" Under the impact, this phenomenal horror movie only received a few marginal nominations.
Daenerys Entertainment has completely given up on the 64th Oscars out of long-term awards strategy considerations.
Hollywood filmmakers tend to pay more attention to their performance at the box office, but they do not ignore honors.
Because of the "Silence of the Lambs" experience, Jonathan Demme's "Philadelphia Story", which was prepared this year, ultimately did not continue to cooperate with Daenerys Entertainment, but chose to be invested by MGM with Simon's personal help.
"Philadelphia Story" is a movie about the rights protection experience of an AIDS patient played by Tom Hanks. Just by looking at the subject matter, people who are familiar with the rules of Hollywood operation will find that the movie is obviously aiming for awards.
In the original timeline, Tom Hank won his first Oscar for Best Actor with "Philadelphia Story", and the following year became the first to win the Oscar for back-to-back Oscars with the phenomenal "Forrest Gump" Oscar winner.
Not only that, "Philadelphia Story" also performed very well at the box office.
After Simon postponed the production plan of "Forrest Gump", Tom Hanks, who had a tight schedule, was able to rejoin "Philadelphia Story". The film will start filming in January next year and is expected to be released at the end of 1993 and hit the 1994 film. Awards season.
It is worth mentioning that, in addition to Tom Hanks who may once again create a miracle of re-election, Jonathan Demme is also destined to miss the Oscar this time.
Because, at the end of 1993, there was also Spielberg's "Schindler's List".
Simon originally chose to postpone "Forrest Gump" not only because the schedule was too crowded at the end of 1993, but also because of the factors of "Schindler's List".
It would be a shame if two films that were both expected to win Oscars met.
Staggered by one year, Daenerys Entertainment can naturally become the biggest Oscar winner for two consecutive years.
Considering the status of the two films in Hollywood film history in the original timeline, who dares to say that "Schindler's List" is not qualified to win the Oscar? Who can question the strength of "Forrest Gump"
After the TV broadcast of the Victoria's Secret Show was completed, there were dedicated personnel to take care of the follow-up matters. Simon and his wife rushed to Melbourne together on the following weekend to attend the upcoming event hosted by David Johnston and Lesley Whickert on November 21. wedding, and plans to stay in Australia until after the New Year.
The top priorities of Daenerys Entertainment's year-end schedule, "Home Alone 2" to be released on November 20 and "Jurassic Park" to be released on December 18, will also be operated by the company's team.
Melbourne, Australia.
The Johnston mansion on the Yarra River in the northern suburbs of the city became increasingly lively as David Johnston's wedding approached.
Anthony Johnston and Norman Johnston both moved in,
Simon and his wife originally wanted to live in their own villa nearby, but due to the old man's mandatory order, they had to move here together.
Veronica also moved the little guy into the mansion at the same time.
Finally, David Johnston and Patrick Johnston were added, and the whole family was gathered together.
Because of her daughter's wedding, Leslie Whitt's family also came with a lot of people.
Arriving in Melbourne on November 15th, they spent a week in a row busy with various activities until the wedding on November 21st. David Johnston and Lesley Whickert left Australia to start their honeymoon trip. , Melbourne is also free.
Simon and Janet continued to stay in Melbourne for a few days, and the couple also left for Tasmania, across the sea from Melbourne.
Over the past few years, Simon has never stopped purchasing land in Tasmania.
Realizing the buying behavior of this young super-rich man, land prices in Tasmania have also risen.
However, after all, it is a piece of land located on the edge of the world. Although there are many original land owners who are waiting for the price and followers with certain intentions, there are not many people who are willing to spend money in Tasmania. .
After continuous expansion, the total land area Simon owned in Tasmania at this time unknowingly reached 13,000 square kilometers, equivalent to 3.2 million acres, which has exceeded one-fifth of the total area of Tasmania. one.
Of course, these are basically barren mountains and woodlands without any output.
Unless Simon plans to harvest the virgin forest in the territory, it will be difficult for him to obtain any economic output.
Of course Simon doesn't intend to do this. He should be considered an environmentalist at heart.
However, because of the pessimistic nature of his character, Simon does not have the intention to change too many things deliberately, but he does not mind doing so for things that can be done casually.
In order to protect the ecology, Simon even bought and closed a copper mine in his own territory, and invested money to restore the forest that was severely damaged due to the opening of the mine.
Having such a large piece of land and doing nothing would be somewhat of a waste.
Janet once proposed that Tasmania could be developed into a film location shooting base. The forests, grasslands, lakes and other pristine natural landscapes here are no worse than those in New Zealand next door. Simon still did not agree.
He only intends to use this land at the end of the world as his own paradise, and does not want too many people to pay attention to it.
In addition, the doomsday shelter that was originally built deep in the Tasmanian mountains and forests has also been completed.
Complete military facility level.
After the project was completed, the construction team evacuated. Even though many people knew that there was such a fortification deep in the dense forest, most people were unable to find it without accurate direction guidance.
For more than a week in late November, Simon and Janet lived in a wooden house near the refuge. They rode horses, climbed mountains, drifted and hunted during the day, and rested in the refuge at night. When they pleased, they had a large amount of supplies brought in to fill the refuge. the internal space.
Simon and his wife live in an isolated world in the Tasmanian jungle, but in North America, the Thanksgiving season continues.
In the week from November 13th to November 19th, Francis Ford Coppola's vampire-themed thriller "400 Years Old" successfully topped the box office in a single week, taking in 38.7 million U.S. dollars in seven days, with an average of more than 1.5 Ten thousand U.S. dollars.
"The Ring," which ranked second, still saw a box office drop of only 17% in its third week of release. It continued to earn US$20.77 million, and its cumulative box office reached US$74.59 million in three weeks.
The new film "Scent of a Woman" released by Daenerys Entertainment's High Gate Pictures has a comprehensive film score of 8.8. It opened on 20 screens in the first week, grossing US$630,000 in seven days, and the average theater average reached US$31,000. .
Whether it's in terms of critical acclaim or box office figures, "Scent of a Woman" has reached the level of popularity a film should have during the awards season.
On November 20, the Thanksgiving blockbuster "Home Alone 2" officially opened on a scale of 2,673 screens.
Due to the astonishing box office accumulation of the first part of "Home Alone", this week, the only competitor with "Home Alone 2" was Warner Bros.'s biographical drama "Dark Tide", which was released at the same time.
"Dark Tide", directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, is still a movie about racial issues.
Compared with "Home Alone 2", "Dark Tide" has only 1,124 opening screens. Coupled with the subject matter, it basically does not pose any competition or threat to "Home Alone 2".
Relying on the popularity of the first film and Daenerys Entertainment's sparing-out promotion, although "Home Alone 2" has many plot overlaps with the first film, which has lowered the film's reputation to a certain extent, Its status as a holiday comedy is very qualified.
From November 20th to November 26th, in the first seven days of filming, "Home Alone 2" grossed US$53.13 million at the box office, easily ranking first in the single-week box office list.
Impacted by "Home Alone 2", "400 Years Old" dropped 45% in a single week and continued to earn US$21.5 million, ranking second, with a cumulative box office of US$60.21 million in two weeks. Although the production cost was as high as 40 million U.S. dollars, the revenue exceeded 60 million in two weeks. Colombia's profit on this project can also be expected.
The market performance of Spike Lee's new film "Dark Tide" clearly exceeded the expectations of the industry, and it can be said that it has achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.
The film not only received a comprehensive media score of 8.8, which is comparable to "Scent of a Woman", but also opened on 1,124 screens. Its box office revenue in the first seven days also reached 18.31 million U.S. dollars, with an average of more than 16,000 U.S. dollars, ranking first in a single week. Number three on the list.
Unfortunately, like Daenerys Entertainment's "The Crying Game" and "Howards End," "Dark Tide" is destined to make way for another Warner Bros. film "Unforgiven" during the upcoming awards season.
Following "Dark Tide", "The Ring" ranked fourth on the list. The film's single-week box office decline also expanded to 24%. In its fourth week of release, it once again earned US$15.79 million, with a cumulative box office of US$90.38 million in four weeks. It is expected to exceed 100 million next week.
The box office figures of "Passenger 57", which ranked fifth on the list, dropped directly to around US$6 million.
After word-of-mouth and popularity continued to ferment, "Scent of a Woman" still maintained its 20-screen size in the second week, but its average theater average increased to US$37,000, earning another US$740,000.
Relying on the excellent film performance for two consecutive weeks, in the new week, the screening scale of "Scent of a Woman" will be officially launched, with the number of screens reaching 1,083.