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Chapter 425 Transcript of Phantom Entertainment

Lao Mouzi has reason to be happy!

"Red Sorghum" has been shortlisted for this year's Berlin Film Festival's official competition unit. As Lao Mouzi's first film, he can achieve such an achievement, and he is naturally happy.

"When are you going to leave for Berlin?" Wu Jianye asked.

"In two days, the opening day of this Berlin Film Festival will be on February 2th. I discussed with Brother Wu Tianming and plan to go there a week earlier!" Lao Mouzi laughed.

The Berlin Film Festival actually opened in June at the earliest, but in 6, in order to compete with the Cannes Film Festival, it was held in February every year earlier.

"Then I wish you the best of luck in winning the Golden Bear!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.

Why do you say that Zhang Yimou's debut is the peak, because Zhang Yimou's first film "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, which is almost the same as Wu Jianye.

Lao Mouzi smiled reservedly: "How can it be so easy!"

Wu Jianye: "It's better to put away your hypocritical smile and go to the film festival, that's not for winning prizes."

Others may be deceived by Lao Mouzi's dull temper, but as an old classmate for many years, Wu Jianye clearly knows how proud Lao Mouzi is.

Even though he never said it, but Lao Mouzi must have secretly competed in his mind. Wu Jianye won the Golden Lion Award in Venice, Chen Kaige won the Silver Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival, Zhang Yimou naturally It's in my heart.

Participating in the Berlin Film Festival this time, he naturally hopes to achieve something!
The two chatted for a while, Wu Jianye told Zhang Yimou that he would see Zhang Yimou off when he left, and Zhang Yimou got up and said goodbye.

Then Xia Xiaohong came to Wu Jianye's office, and what she sent was the report of Phantom Entertainment last year.

In 87, Phantom Entertainment handed over an answer sheet to Hollywood that made all production companies envious.

The first is Phantom Entertainment's ace movie series "Home Alone 4", which made a box office of 1.46 million US dollars in North America, and a global box office of 2.13 million!
This movie is still jointly invested by Phantom Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Universal Entertainment invested 1050 million US dollars, while Phantom Entertainment invested 2450 million US dollars. According to the investment and production side of the film, they will share 45% of the box office return rate. , Phantom Entertainment will get North American box office revenue of 4599 million U.S. dollars, after deducting production costs of 2450 million U.S. dollars, Phantom Entertainment will make a profit of 2190 million U.S. dollars!
Combined with the $3195 million in worldwide earnings, Phantom Entertainment made a $5385 million box office profit!
At the same time, videotapes also need to be added to videotapes, TV broadcasting rights, and income from peripheral products. This kind of income has not declined because the fourth part of the "Home Alone" series has been filmed, and it still remains at 8500 million. The most important thing is that there is no share of Universal in it!
A combined profit of $1.3885 million!
The money-absorbing ability of "Home Alone" once again attracted the attention of all production companies, which directly led to Linda's final decision to continue to develop the value of this play. Wu Jianye was also a little bit reluctant to not earn profits.

So last year, "Home Alone 5" had already started filming, and it was also broadcast on last year's Christmas file, which means that last year, the "Home Alone" series launched two films directly.

However, it is precisely because of this reason, plus the screenwriters of the "Home Alone" series have lost their creative enthusiasm, and are just using the previous stalks repeatedly, which directly led to the box office of the fifth "Home Alone" in North America being only 1.03 million. U.S. dollars, just exceeded the passing line of [-] million U.S. dollars!
Going out to the box office in North America, the global box office has also shrunk significantly, to only 1.15 million US dollars, and the revenue from peripherals has also shrunk significantly, to only 5000 million US dollars.

The income was 8634 million US dollars, falling out of the ranks of [-] million yuan income for the first time!
Last year, Phantom Entertainment earned US$2.2519 million from the series "Home Alone", which is enough to make Hollywood's top seven envious, but this is just the beginning of Phantom Entertainment.

Because Phantom Entertainment also launched Arnold Schwarzenegger's new film "Predator" last year. The investment of this film was only 1800 million US dollars, but it hit a box office of 5975 million US dollars in North America.

Excluding the North American market, the box office harvested was 4325 million US dollars.

However, because Arnold Schwarzenegger has already established a reputation in North America, when the filming of this movie started, he was no longer unrecognized by other film companies as before. able to work with it.

In order to meet the needs of development, Phantom Entertainment did not choose to cooperate with Universal Pictures this time, but chose 21st Century Fox, with an investment of 1800 million, and 21st Century Fox took 540 million of the investment share!

So in terms of box office revenue, Phantom Entertainment got $2619 million.

Compared to the box office revenue, Arnold Schwarzenegger's movies have always been very popular in the video tape market, so the revenue of the entire peripheral has exceeded the box office revenue, reaching 3300 million US dollars.

"Predator" grossed $5919 million!
These two benefits were actually expected by the top seven in Hollywood. The other three projects that really surprised the seven were "Three Dads and One Baby" filmed by Phantom Investment!
This film with an investment of only 3500 million US dollars has a box office of 1.67 million US dollars in North America, and a global box office of 1.38 million US dollars. Such a small-cost investment movie has brought 9861 million US dollars in box office revenue for Phantom Entertainment , and around $7200 million in revenue!

The total revenue reached a terrifying US$1.7061 million, surpassing the US$4 million of Phantom Entertainment's flagship movie "Home Alone 1.3885"!
The second project is the new star Bruce Willis signed by Phantom Entertainment. Last year, Phantom Entertainment launched the first movie "Die Hard" starring Bruce Willis!
The film invested 2800 million U.S. dollars, with a box office hit of 8300 million in North America and 5775 million U.S. dollars overseas, bringing the Phantom a box office revenue of 1900 million U.S. dollars. Although it may not seem like much, it is the most popular movie in North America and around the world in this era. In the market, the income of video tapes is particularly important, and the income of video tapes and peripherals of this film reached 4700 million US dollars.

In other words, the movie brought Phantom Entertainment $6600 million in revenue!

What really surprised Hollywood production companies was that Phantom Entertainment had announced that it would be a franchise.

Although the "Die Hard" series of films seem to be incomparable with "Home Alone", the fact that a film can earn more than 6000 million US dollars is enough to make all production companies envious.

If the above projects are all cruise missiles that Phantom Entertainment has dropped on the North American and even global markets, then the animated movie "The Lion King" produced by Phantom Entertainment's Athena Animation during the New Year's Day this year is a nuclear bomb!
After several years in the making, The Lion King is finally out in North America!The release date is January 1988, 1, North American time!
As soon as this cartoon was released, it immediately detonated the entire North American box office market.

As of today, "The Lion King" is still on the shelves, but the North American box office has exceeded 3 million US dollars, and the overseas box office has also exceeded 6 million box office at this time!
Now the most popular movie in North America and even in the world is "The Lion King". Although in North America, only one month has passed since 1988, some media have already asserted that "The Lion King" will win the box office in North America this year. The highest, highest-grossing movie in the world!

How much did the movie cost?

4500 million dollars!
At the same time, this movie is also wholly invested and produced by Athena Animation under Phantom Entertainment!
A film has stirred up the global film market!
As for the income, since the movie has not been officially released, it has not been officially counted. All of this will not be officially counted until the movie is released.

It is precisely because of the appearance of "The Lion King" that Phantom Entertainment officially became the eighth largest production company in Hollywood this year!

No one doubts the strength of Phantom Entertainment anymore!
It is precisely because of this that Linda has officially started negotiating with North American theaters and European theaters to form their own distribution network. At this time, the development of Phantom Entertainment is no longer something anyone can stop. up.

Leaving aside "The Lion King", Phantom Entertainment's revenue last year exceeded 5 million US dollars, reaching 5.5 million US dollars!
Among them are the profits from the films that Phantom Entertainment collaborated with other film companies and the films that Linda made her own investment.

After reading Phantom Entertainment's report, Wu Jianye called Linda himself to encourage and affirm Linda's work achievements this year.

"Old Wu, the work on "Longing" is finished, and now it's waiting to be broadcast on CCTV!"

On this day, Zhao Baogang and Zheng Xiaolong came to Tangting Culture.

Wu Jianye asked, "How did CCTV arrange it?"

Zheng Xiaolong said with a smile: "It's behind "Journey to the West"."

"Journey to the West" has been scheduled to be broadcast during the New Year. Because of the simulcast of several episodes in 86, "Journey to the West" has already had a strong audience base in China. The five episodes of "Journey to the West" came out to satisfy the audience.

It can be said that it has aroused the curiosity of the audience.

In fact, in another time and space, "Journey to the West" was officially broadcast in 88. The reason why it was later called the 86 version of "Journey to the West" was actually because in 86, several episodes were simulcast, so that there will be future generations. statement.

Especially this time when "Journey to the West" was officially broadcast, Tangting Culture began to promote it early in major domestic media and newspapers. If he dared to do this, the ban would have come down long ago.

"What's the next work arrangement?" Wu Jianye asked.

Zhao Baogang said with a smile: "I'm going to take a break for a while. During this period of time, I feel a little exhausted in order to catch up with the filming of "Desire."

"Physically overdrawn?" Wu Jianye looked at Zhao Baogang teasingly.

At this time, Wu Jianye really wanted to recommend Hui REN Kidney Treasure to Zhao Baogang.
Zhao Baogang's face turned red: "I'm talking about being physically tired."

"Yes, we know!" Wu Jianye's smile became more meaningful.

Seeing this, Zhao Baogang simply refused to explain.

This year is also an important year for Tangting Culture.

During the New Year period, the two major dramas "Journey to the West" and "Longing" will be broadcast. At the same time, two TV dramas "Feng Shen Bang" and "Legend of the New White Snake" will be filmed this year.

After entering 88, the domestic film market will enter an era of rapid shrinkage, and the rise of TV dramas is already irresistible.

(End of this chapter)