After Daenerys Entertainment held the premiere of "Sleepy Hollow," the only blockbuster movie produced entirely independently this summer, on June 26, another box office week for the North American summer ended quickly.
From June 21st to June 27th, the three major new films released last Friday did not pose any threat to the release of "Spectre" the following week. This veteran spy series blockbuster maintained a very good box office decline of 37 in the second week. %, with a revenue of US$56.22 million.
After two weeks of release, the cumulative domestic box office of "Spectre" quickly reached 145.39 million US dollars.
We are about to enter July, starting nearly two months of summer vacation. The only one that can keep up with the pace of "Spectre" is "Mission: Impossible 2". In its fourth week of release, "Mission: Impossible 2"'s single-week box office dropped by 43%, collecting another US$15.94 million, ranking second on the weekly box office list, and its cumulative box office reached US$177.18 million.
The third place is "Police Empire" starring Sylvester Stallone.
This crime thriller, in which all the leading actors only receive minimum union wages, grossed US$12.76 million at the box office in its first week. If measured with a production cost of only US$10 million, "Police Empire" is definitely the most cost-effective film starring Stallone in recent years. Movie.
With a first-week revenue of US$12.76 million and a pretty good reputation, the local box office is expected to be around US$25 million, which is enough for Daenerys Entertainment to make a small fortune.
Fourth place goes to Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
This old-school 2D animated film adapted from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" grossed more than $9,300 in its first week, close to the $10,000 sales level, which is higher than the $7,500 of "Police Empire". However, because Disney's emphasis on 2D animation The film has lost confidence and only gave "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1,297 opening screens. The film's final opening weekend box office was only 12.03 US dollars, lagging behind "Police Empire".
The fifth place is Spielberg's new film "Unchained".
This movie about a slave rebellion only had a box office of US$7.36 million in its first week, which is considered the worst result among Spielberg's directorial works in recent years. Considering that it is not the end of the year when you can take advantage of the awards season to boost your long-term success, the film has a mediocre start, and it is basically impossible to turn around in the future.
As a result, there have been rumors in the circle that Paramount is at odds with DreamWorks, the company founded by Spielberg.
Simon naturally knows the details.
Paramount was dissatisfied with Spielberg's filming of such unpopular movies, and urged the director to make some movies similar to "Jurassic Park", even restarting "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Although Spielberg, who has long been successful, has established DreamWorks, he is now more inclined to his own preferences. To put it bluntly, he only shoots subjects that interest him.
In fact, many commercial film directors have this problem. After becoming famous, it is inevitable to make some literary or profound films.
This caused discord between the two sides.
Moreover, DreamWorks also accused Paramount of making serious mistakes in its release strategy for "Broken Tide", believing that the film is more suitable for the awards season at the end of the year rather than the summer release. All in all, unlike the honeymoon period in the original time and space, cracks have already appeared within a few years of the cooperation between the two parties this time.
Looking deeper, in the final analysis, it is because of the emergence of Daenerys Entertainment.
In the past, after experiencing the peak of the "Jurassic Park" series, Spielberg seemed to have stopped directing any phenomenal box office blockbusters and seemed to have begun to decline. In fact, this was not the case, because the Hollywood legend More directors are starting to live behind the scenes, and those who are interested can find that whether it is the globally popular "Men in Black" series in the 1990s or the "Transformers" series after the new century, whether it is the science fiction blockbuster "Collision" or the Thunderbolt Derry Scott's war epic "Gladiator" has Steven Spielberg's name on the producer list.
Now, this kind of ubiquity that should have belonged to Spielberg has not only been replaced by Simon. Relying on the increasingly powerful Daenerys Entertainment, Simon has also pushed this ubiquity to another level. Gradually take control of the entire Hollywood heights.
Malibu, Daenerys Studios.
Kate Beckinsale, who had been touring the studio all afternoon, watched the busy scene in this large film and television base. Although she indirectly but clearly felt some kind of ubiquitous control, she couldn't help but feel sorry for a certain person in her heart. A young man who was only a few years older than her felt a little in awe.
As it was getting closer to get off work, Kate took her maid and escort to the post-production center on the second floor of the studio again, and entered an editing room with extra guards. Unexpectedly, she discovered that there was another girl here, Natasha Hennessy. Stritch.
Considered acquaintance.
They were not familiar with each other, so they looked at each other with more sparks, and Kate regretted that she couldn't bear the boredom and went to hang out.
"Good Will Hunting," which started filming in April, has recently wrapped up, and Kate has also returned to Los Angeles.
Knowing that the man would watch the samples and discuss post-production plans with Gus Van Sant, the director of "Good Will Hunting" today, he called to contact him, and Kate also joined in. However, from two o'clock in the afternoon, Kate only After staying with her in the editing room for less than half an hour, she lost her patience. The man thoughtfully sent her to have fun, and ran out.
Because of a certain special status, Kate can travel unimpeded in the movie theater.
So I saw the film team that was packed into every studio in the first-floor studio area, I saw the dreamlike Pixar Studio on the second floor and a large number of people working on various Daenerys special effects in the later stages of the movie, and I saw the three The office building was bustling with people coming and going.
It's a completely different feel than other movie theaters in Los Angeles.
Vibrant isn't even enough to describe it. To be more accurate, Kate even felt a strong aggression from it.
This is just one of the many film and television bases of Daenerys Entertainment.
After so many years of rapid development, not only is there a Universal Studios in Burbank that can serve as a studio, Daenerys Entertainment already has film and television studios of varying sizes on the east coast of the United States, Melbourne, Australia, and even Toronto, Canada. base.
Moreover, according to the news from Rachel, who officially went to Australia to join the crew of "Titanic" last week, it is only the 20 hectares circled by "Titanic" on the Gold Coast, a famous tourist resort south of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia. The filming base is no less than a film and television base. It is conceivable that after the filming of "Titanic" is completed, it is likely to develop into another Daenerys studio.
This kind of grand occasion is probably only comparable to MGM in its heyday during the Golden Age.
At that time, Louis Meyer's MGM dynasty had as many as six filming bases throughout Los Angeles, which was called a city within a city. Now, Daenerys Entertainment has spread its filming bases around the world.
With less than ten minutes left before 5 p.m., Kate entered the editing room. A man was still watching the dailies with Gus Van Sant, and he saw Natasha Henstridge quietly holding a magazine. Sitting on the sofa in the lounge area and waiting patiently, Kate, who was actually a bit delicate in character, was very smart and did not come forward to disturb her. She also found a magazine and sat down directly next to Natasha.
After a slight hesitation, Kate still tried to take the initiative as usual, found a topic and asked: "What are you doing here?"
Natasha Henstridge originally thought that Kate would not talk to her, but when she saw her taking the initiative to speak, she raised her head, glanced at Simon and the others who were busy at the workbench not far away, and whispered: "I'm here to participate in a production. film meeting.”
Not much explanation.
But Kate immediately said: "Is it that "Deep Chill"?"
Natasha was obviously surprised: "How do you know?"
Kate not only knows, but has also read the script. After all, Stephen Sommers, the screenwriter of "Deep Chill", is the director of "The Mummy". The heroine of "The Mummy" is Rachel Weisz, and Rachel is her best friend. , Hollywood filmmakers who have collaborated with each other usually maintain good relations with each other.
Therefore, Rachel knew about "Extreme Cold" first, and Kate also knew about it.
Kate was not a reserved and modest person, so she quickly asked her agent to find the script and get some additional information.
Thinking of this, Kate curled her lips and raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I have read the script, but unfortunately the heroine is just a vase, so I have no interest in it."
The implication seems to be that I am not interested, so it is your turn.
Beautiful women are often proud, but Natasha has a somewhat soft temper. Sensing the slight provocation in Kate's words, she subconsciously glanced at the man in front of the workbench not far away who was repeatedly playing back a scene and discussing something with the director. , then withdrew his gaze, lowered his head and looked at the magazine in his hand, intending to ignore it.
Of course I felt a little aggrieved.
The women around Simon always pay attention to each other. Natasha also knows something about Kate, so she understands that she is really just a vase, and there is no way to compare with the heroine of "Charlie's Angels" next to her. In fact, it was not that she had no right at the beginning. "Charlie's Angels" tried its best, but to no avail.
Simon is very generous to them, but never excessive. They can get what they can afford.
Kate waited for a moment and saw that Natasha didn't accept the move or act aggressively, but she couldn't help but glance at the chest of the girl next to her shirt that was held up high.
Somewhat envious.
Natasha was keenly aware of Kate's gaze, and felt a little more proud for some reason. She looked at it in kind, but didn't feel it, so she glanced at it again, but still didn't feel it, and then looked again.
Kate wore a very casual white T-shirt today. It was tight-fitting and exposed her navel, showing off her fair and toned slender waist. But on the other hand, she was completely incomparable to the girl next to her. See Natasha take a look. Aim, aim, aim, and soon explode: "You have gone too far."
Natasha slowly withdrew her gaze, seeming to take things easy.
Kate became even more angry and mocked: "That's why you can only play the vase."
Natasha didn't seem to hear anything, but she sat up straighter without any trace, and pushed the light blue women's shirt higher.
The two girls went back and forth for more than 20 minutes, and finally the work at the workbench was finished.
After Simon finally chatted with Gus Van Sant, he turned around and the two women walked over to meet him.
Simon hugged Natasha and kissed the girl on the lips. Seeing Kate glance over, he didn't favor one over the other. He opened his arms to greet the girl again, and then led the two girls out together. While asking Natasha: "And How was their chat with Stephen?"
"Not bad. I also tried out some shots. Director Sommers thinks I'm quite suitable for the role of Cui Lian."
"What about your own feelings?"
Natasha blinked a few times and then said: "Great script, like "Alien"."
Simon smiled and said more bluntly: "I mean, if you're not interested, you can tell me."
"Of course not. Well, I mean, I quite like the script."
Although Natasha said this, in fact, just by reading the script, you can feel that shooting this movie will be very hard and may be dirty. After all, it is a monster movie, with the sea, water monsters and all kinds of fights, but , she also knew very well that she had no choice. Although her role was still a vase, it was much better than the vase in "Alien". It was obviously a step-by-step arrangement arranged by the man for her.
Many actresses couldn't even beg for help despite crying and shouting.
In fact, if you just want to be a vase to the men around you, it is perfectly fine to do nothing else and just enjoy life. However, Natasha does not intend to do this. Due to various considerations, she still hopes to have a career of her own.
Seeing what Natasha said, Simon stopped talking and looked at Kate, who had come to the studio to hang out all afternoon: "The filming of "The End of Disco" won't start until next year. You can have a good rest in the second half of the year."
From last year's "Charlie's Angels" to the just-finished production of "Good Will Hunting," Kate has been busy for more than half a year. Simon can probably guess the girl's thoughts when she came here today, but he doesn't want her to continue to work. The more the better. If it appears too frequently on the big screen, it will inevitably cause aesthetic fatigue in the audience.
"I plan to go to Australia for a visit soon, and take a vacation on the side," Kate said proactively. Seeing that Simon easily hugged Natasha's waist without touching her, and took the initiative to wrap his arm around the man's side, she said again : "Simon, those two projects that Disney announced last week, "Terminator 3" and "The Fifth Element," do you think I can give them a try?"
News about the female Terminator in "Terminator 3" has spread.
As for "The Fifth Element", this is also a movie with a heavy female protagonist, and it is also a super blockbuster. Simon is not surprised at all that the two projects have attracted Kate's interest.
However, Simon shook his head directly and said: "The relationship between Vivendi and I is not very good, and I don't want you to participate in Disney films."
Kate was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Even though her character is not as docile as Natasha, Simon said so bluntly that Kate would not be stupid enough to get into trouble with a man.
The three of them chatted like this and walked out of the post-production center. Kate looked at the flow of people gradually gathering towards the parking lot during off-duty hours. She still didn’t let go of Simon’s arm. She even wrapped her arms around him a little more and said a little coquettishly: “Simon, Will you be free tonight?"
Simon shook his head again and said: "I have to go home tonight, and I also have to go to Pixar to watch the samples of another animated movie. I won't get off work until about seven o'clock."
"But, what about today, Friday?"
"Yeah, tomorrow is only Saturday," Simon said, patted Natasha next to him, released her waist, and said to Kate: "You two go back first. If you are bored, you can go shopping together. Remember Don't fight, or fight, as long as you don't scratch your face, I don't care about anything else."