How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 454 [The Mummy 3] The box office exploded
"This is not included in the contract we negotiated!"

Regarding David Morris's idea of ​​letting him run for two more days, Zhang Nan indirectly expressed his rejection, and then continued: "And... we have signed a billion-dollar box office betting agreement, and the box office and other things are big." Wei, what are you still worrying about?"

What else should I worry about?
There is a billion dollar betting agreement.

But the hell you collected 6.5 million U.S. dollars in salary alone. If you include more than 1 million in production fees and the share distributed to theaters, how much will end up in my hands?

If Warner Pictures wants to make money from [Harry Potter-Voldemort], it must also rely on [Harry Potter-Voldemort] to boost Warner Pictures' stock price.

Then there is the movie promotion momentum, the bigger the better.

But after listening to Zhang Nan's words and looking at Zhang Nan's expression, David Morris knew that Zhang Nan was going to increase the price again. He just wanted to be cruel, but then he remembered that the same was true for "Batman 2" which was currently in theaters. Their Warner project, David Morris held back.

……

The premiere of [Harry Potter-Voldemort] went well.

The media is also paying close attention to the [Harry Potter-Voldemort] project and giving it a lot of space.

The reason why it has attracted so much media attention is not because Warner Pictures has spent enough publicity and public relations expenses, nor is it the reason why [Harry Potter] is famous.

But because of Zhang Nan.

no way.

"The End of Days 2", released in February, grossed US$32 billion at the global box office. Everyone is very concerned about Zhang Nan's another new work.

Of course.

Except Zhang Nan.

And since attending the premiere, Zhang Nan directly joined the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" without showing up.

Without it.

In [Harry Potter - Voldemort], Zhang Nan received a full fixed salary, but the box office of [Harry Potter - Voldemort] has nothing to do with him.

Therefore, Zhang Nan did not invest too much in the box office appeal of "Harry Potter-Voldemort".

I just estimated that [Harry Potter - Voldemort] would be similar to [Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them], so I only invested $3 million in Golden Finger's box office appeal, which was barely enough for [Harry Potter - Voldemort] to break through. With a threshold of one billion US dollars, just let him complete the gambling agreement with Warner Pictures, and his reputation will not be ruined.

……

The box office grossed US$8000 million on the first day.

The box office grossed $6500 million the next day.

The box office grossed $5500 million on the third day.

In its first three days, [Harry Potter and Voldemort] grossed US$2 million at the box office in North America.

Everyone can see that the momentum of this wave of [Harry Potter-Voldemort] is worse than that of [Rebirth 2].

It's impossible not to see it.

The box office gap between the two is too big.

[The Last Day 2] grossed US$1.58 million at the box office on its first day, and the next day its cumulative box office exceeded US$[-] million.

Of course.

Although there seems to be a big gap between [Harry Potter - Voldemort] and [Armageddon 2], this is also a comparison.

Everyone also knows that with the current momentum and situation of [Harry Potter - Voldemort], it is not difficult for the total box office to exceed one billion US dollars.

Warner Pictures' stock price had already started to soar due to the excellent box office performance of "Batman 2", and now it has surged even further.

……

Warner Pictures Headquarters.

David Morris looked at the box office data of [Harry Potter-Voldemort] in his hand, and then looked at the box office data of [Batman 2].

Needless to say, the box office data of [Harry Potter - Voldemort] is quite impressive.

The box office data of [Batman 2] was quite good on the working days before [Harry Potter and Voldemort] was released, but during the three days of the weekend when [Harry Potter and Voldemort] was released, it was even worse. Huge decline.This downward curve is somewhat abnormal. David Morris also understands data. After a little calculation, he knows that [Batman 2] was at least $[-] million in box office sales by [Harry Potter and Voldemort].

So David Morris sighed slightly and kept thinking in his heart.

"If I had known earlier, I would have given it a try with Will Smith's [full name: Superman Hancock], rather than fighting Zhang Nan!"

"But... fortunately, we have found a successor for the upcoming [Harry Potter] series."

With this thought, David Morris looked at [Batman 2] again, and an idea came to his mind, that is, try to talk to Nolan about whether he can make another [Batman] trilogy.

Because he experienced a wave of "arrogance" from the creative team of the main series of "Harry Potter", he had no choice but to ask Zhang Nan to work on the "Harry Potter-Voldemort" spin-off to check and balance.

But if the main series of [Harry Potter] ends and Zhang Nan starts to take credit for himself, what will he do?
David Morris had this idea in his mind and immediately started taking action.

As for the result~
That's not easy to say.

……

If it is said that Warner Pictures is a little uncomfortable because the box office of [Batman 2] was affected by [Harry Potter and Voldemort].

So Universal Pictures, which released and produced [The Mummy 3], just wants to die.

Without it.

[Batman 2] was still in theaters for [-] days, and it made a lot of money at the box office, and its trend has slowed down.

But [The Mummy 3] was released on the same day as [Harry Potter and Voldemort], so it was a bit embarrassing.

The first-day box office in North America did not even reach tens of millions of US dollars - in fact, the first-day box office of The Mummy 3 was only US$1522.8 million.

Universal is going crazy over here.

Without it.

With a production fee of 1.45 million U.S. dollars, the box office on the first day did not even reach [-] million U.S. dollars. Anyone else would be crazy.

In fact, Universal Pictures has also thought about this outcome, but the release time of "The Mummy 3" was really difficult to adjust.

Because "The Mummy 3" has been confirmed to be released in early September in mainland China, the only choice in North America is whether to release it in September or before September.

Otherwise, it will be released in North America after it is released in the Mainland. With the Mainland's ability and speed in copying film and television works, the damage to the box office in North America will not be small - don't think that people in North America are of high quality and do not watch pirated copies. It's just here. Just punish piracy severely, otherwise there will be no zero-dollar purchases in the streets in the future.

However, the simultaneous release in September has already passed the summer vacation period, so it has no choice but to be scheduled for August.

But now this situation...

Let's say that.

The current tragic situation of Universal Pictures has further consolidated the deterrent power of Zhang Nan's starring movies in North America, and all Hollywood film and television companies are now more clear about it.

That is, as long as there is a release date for the movie starring Zhang Nan, everyone should wait a little later, or it can be earlier.

In a real collision, the feeling of being crushed is really uncomfortable.

On the Universal Pictures side, after calming down, they directly called Spielberg, who had come to discuss the [Jurassic World 2] project before but failed to reach an agreement in the end.

"Steven, we at Universal Pictures agreed to Zhang Nan's salary in [Jurassic World 2], but the income from the project is only so much. If we give Zhang Nan so much, you won't have that much." Universal Pictures. studio president Tosh Kramer said into the phone.

The reason why Tosh Kramer dared to be so tough on Spielberg is simple.

[Raiders of the Lost Ark 4]'s reputation collapsed.

No one in Hollywood is stupid. They all saw that Spielberg was in urgent need of a masterpiece to restore his reputation, so Universal Pictures took advantage of it.

Spielberg is also a veteran who has been around for many years, so he naturally understands that people have to bow their heads under the roof.

After all, [Jurassic World 2] doesn’t have to be directed by him, but if he directs it, it will be easier to promote.

If Universal Pictures were to be cruel and change the director, it would not have any impact on the one-billion-dollar box office betting agreement.

"Not that much, how much exactly?" Spielberg said softly.

(End of this chapter)