Chapter 181： unbeatable

"I don't think it's worth it!"

Walking into the theater with his companions, Terry is still arguing with one of them, "War is to fight for the greatest victory at the least cost, and save one by dying six people. Let’s not talk about the other, but from the perspective of pure war. , It's not a good deal."

"You can't say that."

When a few people walked to the ticket window, another person named Bridge retorted, "Imagine that today because of this, I feel that eight lives for one life are not worth it, and ruined a mother’s only son, and tomorrow there will be another mother because For the same reason, white-haired people send black-haired people. If things go on like this, strong traditional beliefs will turn into vain promises. Who can rest assured to let their relatives enlist in the army to protect this country?"

Standing not far from the ticket window, the investigator from the app, Huntington, smiled slightly. He has been here for an afternoon. There have been too many similar arguments. This topic has obviously become a hot spot in society. Like those who have watched the movie just now, the controversy often ends with buying tickets into the theater.

Obviously, the announcement of "Saving Private Ryan" has done a great job!

Huntington, who has actual survey data, confirms this. However, compared with yesterday, "Saving Private Ryan" also has some negative changes. Since yesterday, there have been some 10, the media has exploded black people's protests against the film. Today, these news are still not reduced. Although there are some black history experts who have come forward to speak for the film, his observations in this theater show that the proportion of black audiences today has dropped significantly from the first day of the show.

From point to point of view, public opinion obviously affected the choices of some black audiences.

However, compared to its rival "Brave Heart" in the same period, the box office performance of "Saving Private Ryan" in the past two days is more than two levels higher!

Let's just say that he is in this theater now, only one theater is still showing "Brave Heart". Perhaps there is a relationship between competition and suppression by other companies. The inadequate box office performance of the film is the key factor in the decline in the filming rate. From the morning to the current afternoon, according to his observations, the tickets for "Brave Heart" have not sold. Forty!

This is not an independent theater in a remote area, but a famous chain theater located in the bustling Manhattan.

Huntington also contacted colleagues scattered in other theaters in New York. It is not difficult to see from the news that "Brave Heart"'s box office in the first week absolutely fell short of the US$25 million expected by Paramount Pictures! For them, US$25 million is definitely an unattainable figure!

And "Brave Heart" is so bad at the box office today. Except for the quality of the film itself and the huge gap between Mel Gibson and Duke Rosenberg in commercial production, it is a piece of news that is widely hyped by the tabloid today. It's also related.

Many tabloids under News Corporation suddenly broke today that Mel Gibson’s father was a Nazist and once publicly denied the existence of the Holocaust. And Mel Gibson is also a supporter of an extreme political party in Australia...

Although the tabloids did not explicitly say that Mel Gibson was a Nazi supporter, the meaning was implicitly revealed between the lines.

Think about it, this year is the 50th anniversary of victory in World War II, and tomorrow is Memorial Day. The United States is commemorating the previous war in various ways. At this moment, it suddenly broke that Mel Gibson might be a Nazi supporter. The impact on his film is not small.

During the day in the theater, Huntington heard many audiences discussing Mel Gibson's problems. Quite a few of them are determined to give up or even cast aside Mel Gibson's movies because of this.

This is a fiercely competitive day. Both "Brave Heart" and "Saving Private Ryan" continue to discredit each other. The methods are endless, and it can be made into a movie with tortuous plot.

Even Huntington believes that if the winner Duke Rosenberg and the loser Mel Gibson meet here, they might fight directly.

Will the screen tough guy Mel Gibson win? Or is Duke Rosenberg, who was once a quarterback, better? Huntington thinks this is a topic worthy of study.

Perhaps Huntington’s thoughts are somewhat subjective and one-sided, but Mel Gibson at this time does want to beat Duke violently.

His black Lexus car was driving towards Paramount Pictures. Gibson's face in the back seat was darker than the night sky of Los Angeles. Even idiots and fools could see that his mood was extremely bad.

"These **** Jewish pigs!"

Mel Gibson's mind is always echoing this idea, that group of **** suppress his movie. Even using such a method, he turned out all his old days in Australia.

"Mel..."

As soon as the publicist sitting next to him spoke, Mel Gibson opened his eyes, "I said it, my father and I have not said those remarks, they are slander and slander!"

Although he hates Jews, Mel Gibson is not a fool and knows the influence of Jewish people in this circle.

Seeing Mel Gibson calmed down a bit, the publicist said patiently, "Mel, no matter what reporter or paparazzi asks about this, he must firmly deny it!"

"I want to sue them!"

The directed film was not at the box office, and it made such a big hit. Mel Gibson became a little angry, "Sue the media for defamation!"

"Calm down!" The publicist raised his voice slightly, "Those tabloids wish you did this!"

The tabloid would care if someone sued for defamation? They like celebrities to sue them best, so that they can gain attention and attention.

What kind of virtue is the tabloid of News Corporation, Mel Gibson also knows a little bit, and said bitterly, "Send them a lawyer's letter! And..."

Who are behind the tabloids? The face of a young director automatically appeared in his mind, "Think of a way, think of everything that can make Duke Rosenberg unlucky!"

Warner and Fox, who were kidnapped by Duke Rosenberg for profit, could not provoke him, but after all, the young director is still relatively junior and is a **** person who likes beautiful women. There may not be no way to deal with him.

The car stopped at the door of the Paramount office building. While Mel Gibson was waiting for the elevator, the CEO Shirley Lansing, who was sitting in the office, made a solemn call.

"Mandino. It's me, Shirley."

After a few words with the other party on the phone, she went straight to the topic, "Emperor Entertainment can maintain the number of theaters in "Brave Heart", right? We don't want to increase, as long as we can maintain today's filming rate and scale It's okay."

She said this without any confidence. After all, the box office of "Brave Heart" on Friday and Saturday was too miserable.

Sure enough, there was a voice of refusal from the ceo Mandino of Emperor Cinemas on the receiver, "Shirley, I can only say sorry."

"Mandino, do you think about it again, Mr. Redstone..."

"Sorry, Shirley, this is not something that I can decide alone." Not only did the other party decline, but the reasons found were extremely legitimate. "The box office of "Brave Heart" was US$2.75 million on Friday, US$2.33 million on Saturday, and only US$1.56 million today. Both the single-library box office and the attendance rate are seriously below the bottom line of the theater!

Shirley Lansing wanted to say anything else, the other party had already hung up the phone.

There is a contract between the two parties, but the North American Theater Alliance is not stupid, and all signed floating contracts. If a film performs poorly, the theater operator can activate the relevant clauses in the contract. Reduce the scale of film screenings and even force downgrades.

After another call to AMG, Shirley Lansing got a similar response. Cinema companies, like film companies, are commercial companies, and the first thing they must pursue is benefit.

Sitting on the large office chair, Shirley Lansing had a wry smile on her lips. Paramount Pictures ambitiously wanted to use "Brave Heart" to compete with Duke Rosenberg's "Saving Private Ryan", but the result was as miserable as last year's "Shawshank's Redemption".

Thinking of the box office of "Saving Private Ryan" two days ago, Shirley Lansing even felt a sense of powerlessness.

Friday was 20.54 million U.S. dollars and Saturday 21.14 million U.S. dollars. Although the box office declined due to yesterday’s protests on Sunday, as of 7:30 Western time, he still received 15.26 million US dollars, which is a completely phenomenal performance!

Caa and Paramount Pictures, and even Mel Gibson's public relations team, have done so many behind-the-scenes actions and set off a fierce to fierce competition. They are still unable to stop the progress of "Saving Private Ryan", like Duke Luo. Senberg is really the king of summer files!

Without the influence of this series of fierce competition, how much will the box office of "Saving Private Ryan" increase? Shirley Lansing can't give a specific number, but she estimates that it will increase by at least 15%. After all, many blacks and Latinos are boycotting the film.

Even so, Paramount Pictures and "Brave Heart" were still defeated.

"Could it be that Duke Rosenberg and his works are really invincible in the summer file?"

Shirley Lansing had this idea even if he was determined and experienced, and was the CEO of several major Hollywood companies.

The office door was knocked, and the secretary walked in with Mel Gibson, made a cup of coffee for him, and went out again.

"Shirley!" Mel Gibson was anxious, his voice was particularly loud, "I heard that Paramount is going to withdraw the resources invested in "Brave Heart"?"

"Yes."

This is a circle that speaks in terms of commercial performance. Shirley Lansing looked at Mel Gibson with cold eyes, "Not only does the film perform poorly at the box office, but the audience's reputation that reflects the market potential has also fallen to 66%. It’s not worth any more investment from Paramount.”

Mel Gibson opened his mouth, but said nothing. He is not a newcomer to Hollywood, so he naturally understands the rules of the game in this circle.

However, he won’t be reconciled. He was silent for a few seconds, and then said, “The film is still saved, Shirley! Have you seen the performance of "Shawshank’s Redemption" on the video tape market? As long as we can get a few Oscars, we are completely It can reverse the loss."

"What if "Saving Private Ryan" also signed up for the Olympics?"

The producer of that film will miss the Oscars? Shirley Lansing would not believe anything, she said with undisguised sarcasm, "In this special time period this year, do you think "Brave Heart" can beat "Saving Private Ryan"?"

"Caa will fully support us to win the prize!" Mel Gibson seemed extremely confident, "What if the director of "Saving Private Ryan" broke out a scandal?" (To be continued...)

ps: The third one will be delivered, and the fourth one after nine o'clock in the evening, ask for tickets~~~