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Chapter 719 Hollywood, a Serious Follower
After "Fast & Furious 4", there is another masterpiece from Pixar Studios, "Wall-E", the translation of which Chinese audiences are more familiar with is "WALL-E".

However, this film was critically acclaimed but not commercially successful, although it earned $6305 million in the first week and also had a good professional reputation.

But in terms of the most important peripherals of animated films, "WALL-E" is far inferior to "Kung Fu Panda".

"Kung Fu Panda" grossed $1 million in North America and $8357 million worldwide.

In terms of peripheral revenue, North America generated sales of US$6540 million, and global sales reached US$1 million.

As for "Wall-E", its peripheral sales in the first week were only 350 million US dollars, which is lower than the peripheral sales of most live-action commercial movies.

Disney is certainly not satisfied with such results, especially since the production cost of "WALL-E" was as high as 1.2 million US dollars, but it only had such box office and peripheral results.

However, Disney and Pixar Animation Studios had an agreement in advance not to interfere with the creative freedom of Pixar Animation Studios, so there was nothing they could do.

Fortunately, Pixar Animation Studios also knew that if it did not make a profit, it might make Disney unhappy, so it still produced animated films that were more commercial in nature.

This year's "Kung Fu Panda" has already been considered as Pixar Animation Studios completing its KPI. As long as "Wall-E" does not lose money, Disney can do nothing about it.

Just this week, "The Dark Knight" grossed $4 million in North America. Considering that there is still a long period of screening, the film's North American box office is expected to exceed $6631 million.

More importantly, the film's global box office has exceeded $10 billion, reaching $7793 billion this week, reaching the highest box office in the history of superhero movies.

And it seems that the film still has a lot of room for growth and may continue to exceed $12 billion.

For a superhero movie that's so dark, painful, and depressing with such a heavy theme, this is a pretty remarkable achievement.

And Heath Ledger is not dead, he is still alive and well, so the movie does not use any death marketing.

It is also because of the stimulation of "The Dark Knight" that film companies that have superhero movie copyrights or are investing in new film production are thinking about making movies in this direction.

Hollywood is a circle that follows trends. Film companies focus on producing whatever is popular in the market. In the 1990s, action movies were popular, and the market was crowded with action movies.

Later, when "The Lord of the Rings" series became a big hit, the market was flooded with epic blockbusters.

Now that "The Dark Knight" is a big hit, everyone is thinking of following suit and making serious, realistic movies with heavy and dark themes.

Sony Columbia Pictures said that "Spider-Man 4" will delve into Peter Parker's painful past and tell the story of how he overcame the pain and grew up.

20th Century Fox also stated that "Wolverine" tells the origin story of Wolverine and is produced in a darker and more gloomy style.

There is no doubt that this is moving towards the style of "The Dark Knight".

However, faced with a flood of copycat productions, some people remain sober.

Well-known producer David Robbie stood up and said: "Although "The Dark Knight" looks like a serious, realistic and heavy film, in fact, this is just an appearance.

Gilbert Jr. made good use of these labels to give "The Dark Knight" a quality that surpassed all previous superhero movies.

But in reality, "The Dark Knight" is a lively, interesting, high-quality, well-structured and fast-paced big-screen entertainment.

I don't have to go to great lengths to tell you all the interesting lines and content in the film. Anyone who has watched the movie carefully will know that "The Dark Knight" is an interesting work.

Seriousness and entertainment are often antonyms, but The Dark Knight is entertaining enough that its PG-13 rating proves it.”

David Roby said frankly: "Instead of following the trend and making movies of the same type and subject matter, Hollywood film studios and directors might as well think about why Gilbert Jr. can make these films.

Have we imposed too many restrictions on creators, constraining their creative freedom, causing Hollywood to become increasingly homogenized. If this continues, Hollywood will gradually lose its originality, and this is the crisis facing Hollywood.”

Gilbert Jr. read David Roby's article and was very impressed. He said to Naomi Watts, Cameron Diaz and others: "It's rare to have such understanding people in Hollywood."

Cameron Diaz asked: "Can we really make good movies by giving creators the greatest creative freedom?"

"It depends a lot on luck," Gilbert said. "Many film directors and screenwriters have wild ideas that may not resonate with the audience.

If the audience likes it, it's a good movie and a good script.

But if the audience doesn't like it, then it's incomprehensible and too highbrow.

In essence, Hollywood movies are commodities, and the most important thing about commodities is that buyers like them. Only when buyers like them will they willingly take out their wallets to buy tickets.”

"So the audience's taste is the most important." Naomi Watts pondered.

She has rarely made movies recently, occasionally taking on one or two. The rest of the time, she manages Cantaloupe Studios with Cameron Diaz and is also responsible for contacting Disney.

Currently, Naomi Watts is the producer and has invested in several independent films. Although Gilbert Jr. does not like independent films, he did not object to Naomi Watts' investment plan.

Winning awards for independent films also adds some honor to the studio.

"By the way, what is Jacqueline busy with lately?" Little Gilbert asked Naomi Watts after breakfast.

"Working with Johnny Depp on Alice in Wonderland," said Naomi Watts.

"By the way, she asked me to remind you not to forget to campaign for her during award season. Her new film, Rachel Getting Married, is going to win an Oscar."

"Is it the one you invested in? I see. I'll call Tom and Sophia."

Among the women of Cantaloupe Manor, Naomi Watts won the Oscar for Best Actress for "Chicago", and Charlize Theron won the Oscar for Best Actress for "Monster".

As for Cameron Diaz, she is very happy working as a white-collar worker now and will only make movies when she is interested.

Jennifer Connelly won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "A Beautiful Mind". She is now trying to diversify her challenges and has taken on quite a few films.

In terms of business, Jennifer Connelly has proved herself by starring in the "Batman" film series.

Ivanka is Gilbert Jr.'s right-hand man in business. She is responsible for many things in the fruit company. She is very capable and can make things happen in the business world.

Avril Lavigne, needless to say, although she has also made cameo appearances in a few movies, her focus is still on pop music. She is now making a breakthrough from rock diva to pop diva, and is currently giving a concert.

The only ones left who have a chance to win an Oscar are Anne Hathaway and Scarlett Johansson.

Gilbert thought for a moment and said, "I'll call her and ask her to make a film that will compete for an Oscar.

Most of the film is a one-woman show, so I think it would be very suitable for her to play this role. ”

"What movie is it?" the two girls asked curiously.

"Gravity is probably the space version of Robinson Crusoe," said Gilbert Jr.

Since "Gravity" won an Oscar for Best Director, then winning an Oscar for Best Actress should not be a problem.

(End of this chapter)