While the Simon family went to Australia for a vacation to visit relatives and returned, the attention of countless media and public in North America was still focused on the box office of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice."
From January 5th to January 11th, the first full box office week in 1996, as the holiday passed, the North American film market began to cool down significantly. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", which was in its third week of release, finally experienced its first major box office decline since its launch.
However, the actual decline was only 43%.
It is far lower than the decline trend predicted by some media to be at least halved.
With "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" still exceeding the US$128 million single-week box office of more than 99% of Hollywood films in the second week, this time it fell, and the film's third week box office was still as high as US$73.46 million. In the three weeks since it was released, the cumulative box office of this DC movie universe super jumbo has reached 379.51 million U.S. dollars.
If the cumulative box office in the two weeks of the Christmas season still leaves some doubts about whether the North American box office of Batman Begins can hit the US$600 million threshold, when the box office data for the third week of release were released, the focus of people's attention was already on this movie After breaking through 600 million, how much further can we go
The cumulative total in the last three weeks is close to 380 million, leaving only 220 million away from the 600 million threshold. With the film’s box office volume still exceeding 70 million US dollars in its third week of release, unless there is a special change such as the outbreak of World War III, no one will There is no doubt that Batman Vs. will still be able to recoup $220 million at the box office.
It is not impossible to recover another 300 million or more.
In this case, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" may even continue to become the first movie in North American film history to exceed $700 million in local box office.
It's not impossible.
Calculating inflation, according to 1996 standards, many films in American history were enough to reach the domestic box office level of US$700 million.
Because of the success of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", from the end of 1995 to the beginning of 1996, all other films in the North American film market were eclipsed. This year's 53rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 21 Even though companies, including Daenerys Entertainment, are working hard to prepare for their nominated films and the subsequent Oscars, the media and public attention on related topics are still far lower than last year.
Everyone's attention is not here at all.
Speaking of which, there was still hope for the Golden Globe Awards to attract a lot of attention, but unfortunately, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" did not apply for nominations.
As for the reason.
It's not that I'm worried that I won't be nominated if I apply, or that the producers aren't interested in Golden Globe nominations, it's mainly to keep it secret.
Absolute confidentiality.
The nomination rules of the Golden Globe Awards are different from those of the Oscars. The nominated Golden Globe Awards are usually announced before the Christmas season in December. There is no need to apply for the film and it must dare to be released before the nominations are announced. It only needs to be in designated theaters in Los Angeles for the Golden Globe Awards. Members of the Journalists Association can qualify for application by conducting an internal broadcast.
The nominations for the 53rd Golden Globe Awards were announced on December 11 last year. The release date of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is December 22. If it is screened in advance for members of the Foreign Correspondents Association, at least that A nomination for Best Picture, Musical or Comedy is a sure bet.
However, both Daenerys and Warner Bros. have gone to great lengths to keep the plot of the film secret, and the media have done whatever they can to dig up various inside stories related to the plot before the film is released. Looking at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the integrity of this group of people is really not worthy of praise. If the plot of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is leaked in advance due to internal screenings just for the sake of a nomination, it will be more than worth the loss.
Just give up completely.
Therefore, in this January, when Superman vs. Batman is still very popular, the Golden Globe Awards are unable to take advantage of it.
What everyone is more interested in this awards season is whether Batman Vs. will be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. After all, "Gone with the Wind," "Jaws" and "The Exorcist" achieved phenomenal results at the box office that year. , "Star Wars" and other films have all received at least one Oscar nomination for best picture. "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is also a phenomenon, there is no reason why it cannot get it.
With the arrival of the awards season, Simon considers 1995 to be a small year for the Oscars due to the lack of some phenomenal and highly anticipated films. Whether it is the upcoming Golden Globe Awards or the Oscars in March, the competition is very fierce.
Take Daenerys for entertaining herself.
Due to personal relationships, "Detroit," the new film about Catherine that Simon values the most, received no Golden Globe nominations this time. It is estimated that the same is true for the Oscars. The first week of screenings, the media evaluation was quite satisfactory, or in other words, tepid, with 1,531 RMB the next week. It opened on a large scale and the box office was only 6.97 million US dollars. It would be good if the local box office could exceed 10 million.
According to the investigation by the publicity team, the main reason is that neither the media nor individuals are interested in this "long-standing" subject, or are unwilling to mention it. In this era of increasingly serious political correctness, how should everyone respond to the black riots that occurred in the 1960s
praise
Do you insist that this is an awakening of the black people at the bottom, a cry, and a resistance
joke.
criticize
Who dares to criticize
Are you racist? Are you racist? Are you racist
Failure to pay attention may lead to protests from black civil rights organizations, and may even cause some media people to lose their jobs.
So just treat it coldly.
Regarding this situation, Simon actually has a way to add fuel to the fire. At least, if he is willing, it is no problem to get a nomination for Catherine.
However, Simon did not do this.
It is also a kind of protection.
After all, it’s still political correctness.
As for the loss of the US$30 million project, it is nothing to Daenerys Entertainment.
Catherine's "Detroit" has directly withdrawn from the competition during the awards season. Daenerys Entertainment still received two Best Picture nominations for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, the Best Picture Drama nomination, and Ang Lee's new film " "Sense and Sensibility", nominated for Best Picture in the Musical Comedy category, and the 3D animated film "Beauty and the Beast".
This is also the result of repeated internal weighing at Daenerys Entertainment.
You know, even if "Detroit", which Simon himself supported, withdraws from the competition, Daenerys Entertainment's films that were released last year and are expected to be nominated for two categories of best picture at the Golden Globe Awards include "The Brothers McMullen" and "This Man" "From Earth", "Jurassic Park 2", "Apollo 13", "Death Row" and a series of others.
Among them, "Apollo 13" was the former nominee for Best Picture in the Drama Series.
This time I chose to give up voluntarily.
Because "Sense and Sensibility" happened to be the winner of the best picture in the drama category that year, beating "Apollo 13", "Braveheart" and other films.
For other film companies, if we go by this year's average nomination level, such as Cannes black film winner Forest Whitaker's "Until I Wake Up," which received both box office and word-of-mouth success, this time it received nothing. And Martin Scorsese's "Casino" only received one nomination for best director this time.
And that's just the Golden Globes.
In the next Oscars, there are only five Best Picture nominations. According to the average level of films during this year's awards season, only Daenerys Entertainment is eligible for nominations, including "The Man from Earth", "Apollo 13", " Beauty and the Beast, Sense and Sensibility and Death Row.
That’s not counting Batman Vs., which is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Unfortunately, even if Daenerys Entertainment does not pursue the best picture award, the Oscar organizing committee can only give out two nominations at most due to the need for balance. Moreover, if Batman Vs. can be nominated this time, it will obviously be counted as half of Daenerys Entertainment. Rounding up, it will be equivalent to occupying one spot.
Only one spot remains.
Five movies.
to whom
This choice is not easy to make.
In order to maximize profits, it is obvious that "Beauty and the Beast" is the most suitable. This movie is still in theaters. If it can get a nomination, it can promote a box office rebound.
That's what Simon thought at first.
However, God's calculation is not as good as man's calculation.
The release of Batman v Superman directly destroyed the long-term strategy of "Beauty and the Beast". Because "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" was too strong, the survival space of "Beauty and the Beast" was squeezed to the lowest level. Once the box office curve is suppressed, it is basically impossible to rebound. Therefore, the current "Beauty and the Beast" "Maybe it won't be able to survive until February, let alone the Oscar bonus in March."
In this case, trying to get an Oscar nomination for "Beauty and the Beast" won't be of much use. Unless Simon forces Beauty and the Beast to win the Best Picture Oscar.
Obviously it cannot be done, and the feasibility is very low.
Then only one other policy can be enabled.
Simon's own "The Man from Earth" took the initiative to make way for the film, which was released early last year and has been distributed domestically and internationally, including the haircut on video. Without awards, just nominations would have little effect.
"Apollo 13," which had been nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, also gave up.
This is a commercial film.
In the original time and space, the reason why this movie was nominated was not only politically correct, but also because it was taller among the short ones.
Not so this year.
In the end, only "Sense and Sensibility" and "Death Row" were left.
Simon hammered out Sense and Sensibility himself.
Since its release in October last year, this film adapted from Jane Austen's novel has relied on excellent word-of-mouth. With a production cost of US$16.5 million, it has grossed more than US$43 million at the local box office alone. It is very successful at the box office and has good reputation. There is no doubt about it.
In the past, "Sense and Sensibility" not only won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture in the Drama category, but was also successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, and finally lost to "Braveheart". In fact, everyone knows that it is not The film itself falls short.
on the other hand.
Simon chose "Sense and Sensibility" this time mainly to ease and win over the Hollywood literary and artistic film circles.
Daenerys Entertainment has been experiencing a situation frequently in the past few years. Because there are so many outstanding movies under its banner, the films that are finally qualified to shine during the awards season can only be brushed off. After all, Daenerys Entertainment cannot One family holds all the nominations. As a result, some filmmakers who are interested in winning awards simply choose to cooperate with other film companies.
Simon certainly didn't deal with this matter.
In the past few years, in addition to the Oscars in the United States, the Gaomen Films team has also been working hard to operate film festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Berlin, striving to allow filmmakers who work with Daenerys Entertainment to achieve results outside the wall even if they cannot blossom inside the wall. .
This time it will be more of a statement.
Choosing "Sense and Sensibility" tells some filmmakers that Daenerys Entertainment will not be too biased towards commercial films.
Park City, Utah.
It will soon be January 20th.
The day before the Golden Globe Awards.
This year’s Sundance Film Festival opens on January 18th and ends on January 28th.
Although Daenerys Entertainment has become more and more powerful in Hollywood in recent years, Simon has not relaxed about many things, but has taken it more seriously, such as the Westeros Villa Party at the Sundance Film Festival, which has gradually become a habit. Daenerys Entertainment has discovered many outstanding filmmakers over the years, but for Simon, who has made Hollywood his territory, there is never too much talent.
This year’s Sundance Westeros House Party will be held on Saturday, January 20th.
Simon was present in person.
Speaking of which, this party is more of a symbol. Daenerys Entertainment’s work in attracting newcomers to Sundance is basically outside the party. However, it happens to be this party that, because of the fame of Simon Westeros and the market position of Daenerys Entertainment in Hollywood, has a huge impact on talents interested in the film industry even more than Sundance itself. attraction.
Therefore, even though the purpose of the event is to cater to new filmmakers in the United States, when the news came out that Simon was paying more and more attention to Sundance, filmmakers around the world began to pay more and more attention to this film festival held in the interior of the United States. .
After the original "Run Lola Run", Sundance was in the doldrums for a few years due to lack of foundation.
Now, with close attention from around the world, a large number of filmmakers and countless tourists have poured in, plus filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino have walked out of Sundance. And it became a success, and the Sundance Film Festival began to become more and more popular.
Even Simon himself couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he first saw a series of samples of this year's shortlisted films sent by the Sundance team, as well as some names that were very familiar to him and were not limited to North America.