How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 354: The annual box office champion, I, Zhang Nan, have made a reservation in advance
“Star Wars: Episode III will be released in mid-May, Doug Liman, who directed [The Bourne Supremacy], will be released in early June, Mr. and Mrs. Smith will be released with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, and Warner Bros. will be released at the end of June. The industry has found a British-born director Nolan to make a superhero movie called "Batman" that follows the trend of 3th Century Fox. In August, I will collaborate with Paramount and Tom Cruise on "War of the Worlds" It will be released..."

Spielberg explained the situation of the summer vacation to Zhang Nan, and then suggested: "How about putting [Jurassic World 1] in July, which happens to be the peak period of the summer vacation."

To be honest, Spielberg's suggestion is very good.

In May, there is [Star Wars: Episode III], a movie with a global box office of 3 million US dollars, and George Lucas is a good friend, so it is definitely not an option.

But if it were placed in June, "Jurassic World 1" will face two rivals, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" with a global box office of 4.78 million US dollars, and "Batman 3.73" with a global box office of 1 million US dollars.

Not to mention August.

Spielberg and Tom Cruise's "War of the Worlds", although not well-received, has grossed US$6.05 million at the global box office thanks to the two's years of fame. It is a rival that cannot be underestimated.

But if [Jurassic World 1] is placed in July.

Then [Jurassic World 1] only needs to face [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory], a movie starring Johnny Depp that grossed US$4.74 million worldwide.

So July is really a good time.

But Zhang Nan chose to reject Spielberg's suggestion.

It’s not that it has anything to do with Johnny Depp, and I don’t want to overwhelm my little brother’s new film.

The main reason is that Zhang Nan wants to use the strong performance of [Jurassic World 1] to consolidate the position he has established through [The Lord of the Rings-The Legend of Sauron].

"Steven, I know you have good intentions. You want [Jurassic World 1] to reflect its box office data to the greatest extent possible."

Zhang Nan first approved Spielberg's suggestion, and then said: "But sometimes, good schedules are not selected, but made, especially during the summer vacation, when everyone is staring at this schedule.

Then what we have to do is to use our strength to tell them that I [Jurassic World 1] have taken over and eaten the fattest piece of 'meat' during the summer vacation. If you are not convinced, you can come over and try it. If you are convinced, let me adjust it. schedule. "

Listening to Zhang Nan's domineering speech, which was completely different from his own, Spielberg on the other side of the phone was stunned for a moment. He wanted to say some words of persuasion, but when he opened his mouth, no sound came out. come out.

Because Zhang Nan has the confidence and strength to say such things, there is indeed no film in Hollywood that can star Zhang Nan, and it is necessary to avoid the film schedule.

It was also at this time that Spielberg truly felt his regression and aging.

"So, what is your suggested schedule...?" Spielberg asked with some hesitation and emotion.

Zhang Nan said directly: "Let's talk to Universal Pictures and tell you what I said. The release date of [Jurassic World 1] is... June 6th, which only gives 9 days for [Star Wars Episode 3]." , in fact, if I wasn’t so familiar with George Lucas, I would have wanted to have [Jurassic World 20] and [Star Wars Episode 1] compete to see who is the boss.”

Let’s compete with [Star Wars Episode 3] and see who is the boss?

Spielberg's first reaction was that Zhang Nan was a little too crazy.

But when I turned around and thought about Zhang Nan's achievements over the years, I felt that Zhang Nan's words were not crazy at all, and even felt a little natural.

After all, [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron] only hit a global box office of 12 billion US dollars some time ago, and the highest box office of the [Star Wars] series only exceeded [-] billion.

It's just... Listen to Zhang Nan's tone.

"Zhang, are you so confident in [Jurassic World 1]?" Spielberg asked excitedly.

Because the better the performance of [Jurassic World 1], the more benefits he will naturally receive.

"Confidence?" Zhang Nan wanted to sneer, but held it back.

Although the 1D special effects in today’s [Jurassic World 3] are slightly inferior to those in [Avatar 1].

But compared to other confusing 3D special effects movies of the same era, [Jurassic World 1] is definitely the No. 1 movie.

In addition, it is only 2005, four years ahead of Avatar 2009, which was released in 1.

And compared to [Avatar 1], which focuses on plot, the core of the creation of [Jurassic World 1] is strong visual impact.

Adding all these conditions together, the actual effect of "Jurassic World 1" will not be any worse than that of "Avatar 1" when it was first released. It may even be one level higher.

The only thing limiting the box office of [Jurassic World 1] is that the number of theaters around the world that can watch 3D big screens cannot be compared with that in 2009.

Therefore, the box office of [Jurassic World 1] obviously cannot reach the exaggerated level of [Avatar 1].

But with the support of the [Jurassic Park] trilogy and his superstar reputation, it is not difficult to break one billion US dollars.

What Zhang Nan is struggling with now is whether he should spend some of the box office appeal of "Jurassic World 1" on "Jurassic World 1" to make the box office performance of "Jurassic World [-]" better, so that it can be more convenient for him. Continue to increase your salary.

But there is no rush for these at the moment, and you can still consider them again.

What Zhang Nan needed at this time was a confident answer to Spielberg on the other side of the phone.

"Who dares to stand in front of [Jurassic World 1] during this summer vacation? God will kill God if he blocks it, and Buddha will kill Buddha if he blocks Buddha. Let's put it this way, Steven, this year's box office champion is between me and [Jurassic World 1]." World [-]] Booked in advance.”

The summer holiday season hasn't even started yet, and you're already booking the top spot in the annual box office rankings?

If anyone were to say this, Spielberg would definitely have a look of disdain on his face.

Because he, a top director who has dominated Hollywood for decades, did not dare to say that when he was at his peak.

At most, he can only have this certainty at the end of the year when the dust is about to settle.

But when these words came out of Zhang Nan's mouth, Spielberg wanted to refute but was unable to refute.

Because Zhang Nan has never lost a single game since his debut.

Because so far, Zhang Nan has starred in more than one movie with a box office of over 20 billion US dollars.

Because Zhang Nan... is qualified to say such things.

"Okay, I'll convey your message to Universal Pictures." After Spielberg finished saying this, he hung up the phone, but his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

But after Zhang Nan hung up the phone, his mood was calm and he turned around and forgot about the conversation.

It's not like Zhang Nan turned away and forgot about his big words.

But this is a fact that has already been established, and no one would take it to heart.

(End of this chapter)