"Hi dear, it's great to hear you... have you heard? Yes... it's okay, we're all okay, but I'm currently being asked to stay at home and observe... yes, disguised grounding, I can only Talk to them on the phone... Okay, go ahead and say hello to Jesse for me by the way, I'm waiting for you to see me too!"
After turning off the phone, Angela rubbed her ears with a wry smile. Although she knew that Lindsay only cared about herself, she was not used to her exaggerated yelling on the phone.
Putting away her thoughts, the girl returned to the sofa in the living room from the window. Facing Paul Tuckers, who had been promoted to Warner Productions Manager, she smiled and spread her hands: "Sorry, I kept you waiting."
"It doesn't matter, it's just a little while, I can understand." The other party had a clear look, obviously already knowing what happened to her on the set.
"Okay, where did we talk?" Angela didn't care, so she quickly got down to business.
"Increase the theater chain." Sparrow beside him reminded.
"Yes, increase the theater chain." The girl nodded, "I think Warners can now make adjustments in their theater chain and arrange the movie to be released at the best time, isn't it?"
Angela has every reason to have the confidence to make such a request. Although "Blair Witch" was released two weeks ago, there were only 25 theaters playing, and they were all small theaters in remote areas, only slightly better in terms of time slots, It's not scheduled for late night - of course, it's only slightly better than the late night gear.
But the girl did one thing for the first time - released the release information on the theme website of "Blair Witch", and listed the theaters and times of the broadcast one by one! So now, two weeks later, although the number of movie theaters has only increased by 5, the box office has reached 6 million US dollars!
Of course, that number is trivial for a big-budget movie, but think about 30 movie theaters, and think about the cost of production, and calculate the ratio between those numbers. Look at the long line to buy tickets, and listen to the strong voices of add-ons, any businessman with brains should know what to do!
"I have to say I'm sorry, Miss Angela. By the end of this week, the number of theaters can only be increased to about 800." Paul smiled wryly, obviously Warners has problems in this regard.
"Can I know why?" the girl asked quietly.
"A lot. For example, the schedule adjustment of other movies, the playback adjustment of the movie theater, etc." Paul sighed, still smiling bitterly, "The most important thing is... not enough copies!"
Angela frowned imperceptibly, her tone still calm: "I remember that I asked to prepare as many copies as possible before, and I also paid for a batch, is it still not enough?"
"In fact, we didn't expect such a hot scene at all." Paul used his words carefully, with a wry smile on his face, which gave the impression that it was indeed the case.
idiot! Fool! Short-sighted! Angela was naturally not deceived by his expression. Although there was nothing on the surface, a slander started in his stomach. Obviously, they didn't make a single extra copy!
If Warners have been ignorant of the details, it is understandable for them to do so, after all, no one pays attention to a film that cannot see the benefits. But Angela decided to make a deal with them after discussing with Sparrow when the hype was in the late stage. Because no matter how much the girl knows about those advanced tricks, she is still not professional enough. Before she made this decision, the related costs had already spent nearly 2 million US dollars!
Although the girl doesn't care about this amount of money, she must know that it doesn't matter if she spends 2 million more than the final income, but Sparrow advised her to communicate with Warner about this. If you can get their support, not only can Let them share some of the advertising costs. At the same time, "Blair Witch" can be treated better.
Angela finally agreed. After all, even if she did so much, the attention of the website is obvious to all. But out of doubts about the movie itself, even Sparrow, who managed all this, is still not very optimistic about the prospects of "Blair Witch", so she still follows suit.
However, after passing the gas with Warner, the other party did not take the movie to heart, although they were very new to the girl's hype technique, you must know that many ordinary employees have discussed the East Coast of Discovery Channel some time ago. The legend of a certain witch!
Because they are not very optimistic about a certain issue, that is the box office! Even if the hype seems successful, how many people will go to the cinema to see it? Although it has been suggested that Angela's name could be typed out - like the producer, or to find the value of the videotape or something - it would get more attention.
In this regard, Angela does not agree at all. The success of "Blair Witch" lies in the successful packaging of this third-rate film into a documentary, and any factors that may cause unnecessary associations must be completely discarded. If Some people suspect that she is planning behind it, and that would be troublesome.
As a result, in the end, Warners could only operate this as a low-budget movie, prepared 25 theaters, and did not reserve copies.
Even though Angela had a request to reserve a copy, and at the same time paid for a batch, they were still noncommittal and perfunctory, so when "Blair Witch" became popular, the girl proposed to mobilize all Warners In the theater, Paul, who came to discuss it, seemed very embarrassed.
"So, when can you use all your theaters?" Although she was very unhappy with their actions, Angela continued to ask calmly.
"We are already in contact with various film companies, and by Friday next week, the number of theaters that will be released should reach about 2,900." Paul said this with certainty.
"Okay, then I don't have any opinion," Angela also knew that it could only be like this at the moment. Anyway, the movie will be shown for at least two months, and it is not too late to make up for it.
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Over the next two months, "Blair Witch" made a big impact, not only rising at the box office with the addition of theaters, but also being covered by many TV stations. The Discovery Channel even played the original clips again and made a lot of speculation. When some good people went to Maryland to collect relevant information, state officials denied that such a thing had happened, but there were also good things. The author claims that there are many local legends about witches. These remarks are spread through the Internet, and it is even more difficult to argue whether they are true or false.
However, in this way, it is equivalent to promoting the film in disguise and attracting more people's interest. Therefore, 20 days after its release, on the eve of Halloween, the full-scale "Blair Witch" broke through 100 million yuan at the box office. close!
And then, like all movies, after the peak, there is always a decline, and this film, which was technically rotten to a certain extent, was finally released before Thanksgiving after being packaged and released through superb means, and it was in North America. The total box office reached 160 million! This made Angela, an investor, smile from ear to ear.
However, she seemed to be too happy, and her agent Sparrow told her after calculating that the film's income in North America was about 30 million.
"How is that possible?!" Facing such data, the girl jumped up from the garden chair with wide eyes, what a joke! This amount of money is less than 20% of the North American box office!
"I thought I could get at least half of it!" Angela looked at Sparrow aggressively with her hands on her hips. If she didn't give me an explanation, I'll give you an explanation.
The other party smiled and shook his head: "I mean net income, understand, Angie? Net income!"
He thought for a while, and then explained again: "Well, let me start from the beginning, although the box office of the movie reached 160 million, first of all Warners have to take 10% of the distribution fee, because the rental is Their theater chain! Then, the theater chain will have another half of the box office, about 50%, not more than 60%."
"Wait, I remember you said that the general cinema split starts from 40%!"
"Yes, yes, but that was the very beginning, that is to say, 60% of the film's revenue in the first two weeks goes to the producers, and maybe 50% in the second week. After that, the box office revenue is only 40% for the producers. And theaters get 60 percent.”
"Then... Then I should also have 60 million, or nearly 70 million at the box office, right?"
"Yes, of course, but please don't forget, there are also publicity and production costs and... personal income tax!" Sparrow said with a smile, "California's personal income tax is about 50%! You can ask for details. Financial advisors, don't get too far from this data."
Angela's eyes widened, and she was speechless. After a while, she cried out with a sigh: "I finally know why everyone hates the tax officer!"
The girl shook her head dejectedly, then seemed to remember something again, and looked at Sparrow: "I remember hearing from Dad before that there is a reasonable way to avoid taxes!"
"That's right," the other party nodded, "after tax avoidance in a reasonable way, the tax rate is only about 35%, but the avoided part is basically donated to charities or the establishment of charitable funds, etc., and still won't hold it in your hands. , this time, that's what Mr. Mason ordered."
Seeing Angela's stinky face, Sparrow couldn't help laughing: "Okay, Angie, be happy, you know, the overseas box office is almost over 100 million, which is a huge sum. Income! Even the 7 major film companies have a net profit of only 80 to 90 million dollars a year. You only spent about 2 million dollars this time to get such a big return. It is already amazing. I really dare not Believe!"
The agent's words have played a role. The girl's mood has finally improved a lot. It is still being shown overseas. From the current box office over 100 million, there is absolutely no problem, so at least this time I can earn nearly 60 million. If Sparrow doesn't comfort me, the news If it is correct, this movie will have a year's income of a big-name film company, and it is indeed earned. People around you will be more surprised when they know about it, right? What a lot of fun! However, a movie with a box office of hundreds of millions only earns such a small amount of money. I don’t know how much those movies with big investment can make. It seems that the movie industry is not hugely profitable, or is the movie with a small cost and a high box office the king