Chapter 877： controversial subject

At the regular meeting held by Fox Searchlight, a theater report made the expressions of the senior executives present subtle.

There is both joy and anger, and it is too complicated to describe.

The joy is that their biographical film Gangster Rap Legend, which was released on January 9, won 21.5 million in the first weekend, which is a good start for the follow-up screening. The single venue received 9,772 US dollars. It is annoyed that the number of venues will increase from 2,200 to 2,200. It has risen to 2450, but the schedule is "marginal", which is really uncomfortable.

You know, in order to shoot this movie, some radical media people directly called the crew "cannibalism", and because of the shootings in many theaters during the screening, the searchlight put a lot of pressure on it.

Why is this so?

Because the film tells about the life of Christopher Wallace, the 24-year-old East Coast rap leader, and the shooting that triggered the East and West Coast battles has been nailed by some fans to this day, plus the film Compared with rap-themed works such as 8 Miles, Money and Death, etc., it is quite a bit less objective. New 81 Chinese website updates the fastest mobile terminal: https:/

Between the self-report like an "inner stage" and the exciting crowd singing scenes, it looks like a splendid effort by a poor boy from the bottom of the society in the torrent of fate, and the tone of the whole film is depressed and heavy. , and even the social environment in which hiho music is rooted is unforgettable. First release https://https://

But the question is, have you thought about the feelings of the fans of Tuac, the sworn enemy on the other side, when you shoot like this? This guy was shot first, and the biggest conflict came from his interests. Within half a year, b.l.g. was also shot and killed, and there is no public opinion so far.

As a result, as soon as the film was released, it was almost provoking the past that nostalgic fans on both sides gradually forgot. Although the momentum started, it was not unreasonable to be scolded.

What's even more embarrassing is that even if it was going for a similar effect, a shark entered the January schedule, which immediately attracted the attention of most moviegoers.

In other words, the searchlight has done so much, and it also follows the trend to get close to the black people, and the benefits may not be as much as imagined...

Looking at the attitudes of the theater dealers, it is even more difficult.

This firefly...

The high-level discussions of Searchlight came and went, but no suitable method could be found.

There is no competition.

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On January 16, 2009, there was a plane crash in the United States just yesterday, but the always lively Hollywood movie market ushered in the release of the second part of the night at the Museum.

In the new film of the same period, Lionsgate also released a **** Valentine's Day, which is considered to be a competition in addition to cooperation, although Lehman does not feel that there is any threat, because Jon Feilermei called and talked about it, not to mention The market targeted by the film is still the horror side, and the museum is a national comedy, and the two sides have little overlap.

However, according to Liam's analysis, in addition to Lionsgate's usual low-cost horror production, the 3D effect used for experimentation may be a more prominent means of market competition.

Of course, even so, the two are no longer in the same order of magnitude. The museum has won 3,300 theaters in the theater chain, with a share of 38%, while the Bloody Valentine's Day has less than 2,100 theaters, a percentage of For the 16th film, it is an extravagant hope to want to exceed the investment of nearly 200 million at a low cost of the hit sequel, including the pre-publicity expenses.

Under such a premise, Liam's goal for Museum 2, who is full of confidence, is of course to win the championship by crushing, and it is best to continue for 2 or 3 weeks.

Last year, Mann Media did not even beat Lionsgate if it only competed in terms of project output. Although the company's profit rate was high, it couldn't stand the overseas channels, and Lionsgate produced it. , released 19 films in 2008, three times as many as Firefly.

From this point of view, Lionsgate has the feeling that the sixth person under the top five is not earning as much as Firefly, but the total performance will increase, and the company's operating costs will definitely drop.

Therefore, although the two are allies, it does not mean that Lehman does not want to surpass Lionsgate. Anyway, Firefly was only 320 million worse project performance than Lionsgate last year.

Estimated, that is, one less Iron Man only counts the box office.

The number of 320 million is not too much to say, it is just three small goals. If Firefly can stabilize its momentum, fight hard, and make it past, it is not impossible, and Museum 2 is one of the ace projects in the beginning of the year. , only to win, not to lose.

Under the lively publicity, while Ben Stiller and the creator were running around the radio station in various states, the media, film critics, movie fans, audience, and guests gathered at the film's premiere.

The director of this work, Jay Roach, is in a good mood. He really never thought that when his directing career was coming to an end, he would encounter two series of audience-favorite series, Meet the Father-in-law and the Museum.

It even gave him a certain understanding of the role of the label's voice of "firefly produced, must be a good product" to the confidence of fans.

If nothing else, having a stable audience is a blessing for the studio, just like "family reunion" is for Disney. If parents want to take their children to watch movies, Disney's works are in most cases the best. The right choice, this is the label culture.

However, whether Firefly's box office appeal is as strong as Disney's in the same period, it's not to that extent. After all, they have been in business for 2 to 30 years before they have deeply imprinted this concept in the hearts of the audience, of course, thanks to Pixar was acquired by them. Otherwise, it will be 20 years after the 1990s that Pixar will become the king of family-oriented themes.

"How about Warners?"

Lyman sat in the corner of the front row, chatting with Nolan and Jonathan next to him.

"I haven't figured it out yet, I want to mix everything in it." Nolan frowned and said, "They want Batman to drive the value of other characters i and realize it calmly, but I don't think there is a suitable background for the entry point. It could be a disaster."

"If you want everything, you can't have everything," Jonathan added.

"Really, that would have to be delayed." Lyman smiled.

In the original time and space, the preparation for the final chapter of the third film was very slow. Warner executives are certainly not stupid, but they saw the driving effect of Bruce Wayne, so they were so entangled in the matching of characters.

Let's put it this way, Marvel's strategy of holding a group is really not the first to implement it. Fan Helsing and Universal have created a hodgepodge of characters.

Werewolves, Frankensteins, Vampires... These are all classic screen images created by Universal in the past Everyone knows the result, because there is no good plot series, it looks messy and direct It made the transformation of the starring Hugh Jackman tortuous.

In other words, orderly giants exert their strength, characters intervene, and slowly form a group, which is the production concept that Marvel is ahead of other studios, but before they get to the point, even Warner, who is sitting on DC, just feels that it is comical. Wei's routine is very common, nothing more than developing enough valuable characters dc has been doing this all the time.

Superman, Batman, Superman, Batman... It seems like a constant cycle.

"Never mind them, we're perfecting another inspiration recently." Nolan looked at Jonathan, "We'll be talking when the script comes out."

This year, Nolan was not completely idle either.

The Dark Knight's ascent to the top, in addition to putting more pressure on him to shoot better works and not disappointing fans who support him, he is also looking for the next subject to shoot. It just so happens that he has a sense of confusion in the memory fragments. better annotations...

Hearing this, Ryman was thoughtful, but soon turned his attention to the big screen.

Nolan is getting along well with Firefly now. With new ideas, of course, the first choice is Firefly, and Lehman is not worried.

After Blue Butterfly Spot's label animation was over, Ben Stiller's ordinary and witty screen temperament began to arouse the hearts of moviegoers again.

Cheers and laughter, the atmosphere here is still good.

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