Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 495 Annual Box Office Ranking

After more than three hours of judging, the winners of the 71st Academy Awards were announced.

Ultimately, "American Beauty" won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

After being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director five times, Link won the Oscar for Best Director for the first time. He also became the youngest Best Director in Oscar history, the first Best Director born in the 70s, and the only filmmaker to have won four Oscars in the categories of Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing.

"As Good As It Gets" won Best Actor and Best Actress.

Julianne Moore won the Oscar for Best Actress, becoming the fourth member of Link's group of girlfriends to win the award.

"Peerless Tribulation" received the best sound effects.

"A Bug's Life" won Best Animated Feature. The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was established this year, and "A Bug's Life" is the first film to win the award.

After the Oscars, the media's assessment of this year's awards was both expected and unexpected.

As expected, before the awards ceremony, the media predicted that "American Beauty" would be the biggest winner of this year's Oscars, compared to other films released last year that were inferior in quality and influence.

Unexpectedly, given what happened to Link last year, including his assassination attempt, the fact that his girlfriends had given birth to more than 30 children for him, and the recent rumors linking him to Harvey's death, the situation has become even more complicated.

Media outlets speculate that Oscar voters might not cast their votes for him.

As a result, Link won the award, becoming the youngest director in Oscar history at the age of 27.

After Link won the Academy Award for Best Director, more film companies approached him to make movies, and his salary was higher than before.

Link did not refuse. He asked Aishwarya and his assistants to continue collecting scripts and to watch them after filming "A Beautiful Mind". He would accept any big-budget film with good quality.

“Darling, don’t forget about our movie, ‘The King and Anna’. The crew is all set and just waiting for you to have time to start filming.”

Jodie Foster said, holding the little one.

"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."

Link hugs the little one, bids farewell to his girlfriends, and takes his co-star Jennifer Connelly back to the New York set to continue filming "A Beautiful Mind."

In March, The Hollywood Reporter published the North American box office rankings and Hollywood film company box office revenue rankings for the previous year.

According to the newspaper's statistics, a total of 371 films were released in the North American film market last year, 27 more than in 1997, representing a year-on-year increase of 8%.

Last year, the North American film market grossed $66.9 billion, an increase of more than $6 million from the previous year.

其中有16部电影北美票房超过1亿美元，比去年多出3部，有42部电影北美票房达到5000万美元，比去年多出4部。

Last year's North American box office champion was Disney's science fiction film "Armageddon".

It grossed $3.25 million in North America and $6.83 million worldwide.

The second place goes to "Tomorrow Never Dies," which grossed $3.19 million in North America and $8.06 million worldwide.

The third place went to "American Beauty," which grossed $2.65 million in North America. During the awards season, the film's box office increased by 20%, and its subsequent North American box office is expected to be around $3 million.

Fourth place goes to "Rush Hour 2", which grossed $2.37 million in North America and $4.53 million worldwide.

Fifth place: There's Something About Mary, $1.85 million in North America and $3.96 million worldwide.

The sixth to sixteenth places are: A Bug's Life, Dumbbell, Dolittle, Deep Impact, Godzilla, As Good As It Gets, Lethal Weapon 4, You've Got Mail, Mulan, Enemies of the State, and Kill Bill.

Of these, 7 films were produced and distributed by Guess Guess MGM, and 10 films were co-produced and distributed by Guess Guess MGM.

Based on these data, guess what? MGM films almost monopolize the mainstream North American film market, and the combined box office share of films produced by other film companies is slightly lower.

However, other film companies also have a chance to catch up. If they are willing to follow the example of Disney, Columbia Pictures, and New Line Cinema and strengthen their cooperation with Guessing Movies, they may also have the opportunity to release blockbuster movies such as "Armageddon," "Godzilla," and "As Good As It Gets."

On the list of Hollywood film studios by total box office revenue, guess what? MGM released 21 films last year, grossing a total of $20.6 billion, $4 million more than the previous year. This accounted for 31% of the total box office revenue in North America last year.

The global box office reached $35.13 billion, more than $5 million more than last year, accounting for 24% of the global box office market.

Disney Studios ranked second, earning $7.33 million in North America and $15.2 billion worldwide last year with 16 films including "Armageddon," "Mulan," and "Enemy of the State."

However, since Guessing Game Studios was involved in two of Disney's biggest box office hits, Disney had to share the profits with them after the films grossed at the box office, meaning Disney earned less than it appeared on paper.

Columbia Pictures ranked third, earning $5.16 million from films such as "Godzilla," "As Good as It Is," and "Urban Legends," with a global box office of approximately $11.2 billion.

Like Disney, it will also share revenue with Guess the Movies.

The box office revenue of the other film companies was relatively poor, with a significant drop compared to previous years.

Even more unfortunately, this downward trend has been continuous, starting in 1994 and continuing unabated to this day, and none of the companies have found a way to reverse it.

As a result, Barry Diller was forced to resign from 20th Century Fox, and News Corp. appointed Bill McNick as the new president of Fox.

In addition, there are rumors of leadership changes at companies such as Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros. The investors behind these companies are very dissatisfied with the performance of the presidents and hope to improve the company's situation and make more money by appointing new management.

"Boss, all the film companies are bringing us scripts to collaborate with. Recently, we've received 12 big projects with production costs exceeding 1 million and 36 projects exceeding 5000 million. We need you to make the decision on what to do."

While filming on set, Link receives calls from Daniel DeVito and James Schamus, who tell him that the steps in front of MGM Studios are almost worn out from all the footsteps, as Warner Bros., Disney, Columbia, Paramount, and others are all coming to him with scripts and projects seeking collaboration.

Because these projects have such high production budgets, they are unsure of what to do and need him to make the final decision.

Lin Ke, feeling helpless, told them to first review film projects with production budgets between 1 million and 5000 million, and then find projects with unique features and market potential to collaborate on.

He personally reviews big projects with production costs exceeding $1 million only after filming is completed.

"Boss, eight projects are too many. They will hinder the production and distribution of our company's films. Should we reduce our collaborations with other film companies and gradually increase them later?"

Daniel DeVito asked with some hesitation.

Based on Link's previous decision, starting in 1999, guess what? MGM would produce and distribute about 20 films a year, with the remaining 8 film projects being collaborations with other film companies.

Guess what? MGM's board of directors and management are not happy about this decision, as it will allow other companies to make more money while MGM makes less.

They would prefer Link to be more autocratic and take over all the box office share in North America.

In the end, Link persuaded them.

Link believes that one tree does not make a spring. Whether in the North American film market or the world film market, having only MGM films is not enough. A monopoly will lead to a shrinking film market, a reduction in film types, monotonous content, and a lack of competitiveness in film works.

In the short term, the company's profits will increase, but in the long term, it will hinder the healthy development of the film industry.

Collaborating with other film companies can not only boost the film market but also increase the variety of films available, leading to a more diverse range of productions. In the long run, this will bring greater benefits to the company.

Link persuaded everyone to get the resolution passed at the company.

After other film company executives learned of his attitude, they became more proactive in collaborating with him.

"Eight projects are not many. We can take it slow. If the production department is too busy, we can reduce the number of films produced independently by the company and concentrate our efforts on making high-quality films."

Link said.

Daniel DeVito said he understood and would strengthen coordination within the production department to ensure the smooth progress of all tasks.

Link put down his phone and continued filming.

(End of this chapter)