Chapter 1385： Brilliant

Relying on his powerful superstar light, Hugo was born, creating the first 20 million dollars in film history. It is conceivable that the next "20 million club" will become the dream goal of everyone, not only those second-tier and third-tier actors, but also top-tier actors, including Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Box office superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Harrison Ford.

The chain reaction caused by a remuneration of 20 million has just begun.

But if it’s just 20 million pieces, this seems not enough to describe Hugo’s unique and powerful appeal in the world today. Many people have noticed a detail in the exclusive report of the Los Angeles Times: Hugo’s. The remuneration will reach an unprecedented 20 million, in addition to Hugo will also enjoy box office dividends!

Before this time "20 million film pay", Hugo relied on "Pulp Fiction" and "Life and Death Speed" to get 30 million film pay. This is also the highest level in Hollywood, but these two films The basic remuneration of the works is very low, and more depends on the dividends brought by the amazing box office of the works.

And now, Hugo's basic salary has risen to an unprecedented 20 million in one fell swoop, but he still enjoys the right to box office dividends, which is really shocking!

This kind of treatment can be said to be incredible. At present, the superstars who have received a basic salary of 15 million in Hollywood, because their basic salary is already dominant, generally speaking, they will not enjoy box office dividends. of. If, like Harrison Ford and Tom Cruise, they are also part-time filmmakers as the leading actor, then they can participate in box office dividends as producers, but as actors, they have no dividend ratio.

Only when the film pay is less than 10 million-even less than 6 million, the producer will pay the actors more of the film with a box office dividend. "Pulp Fiction" and "Life and Death Speed" are just like that.

This is also the inevitability of cost control and profit control for film production companies. No company is a charity. Pursuing more benefits is their essence. Therefore, remuneration and dividends are a trade-off relationship, and it is impossible for a film company to surrender its benefits.

But now, Hugo not only got the first 20 million dollars in Hollywood pay, but also participated in the box office dividend. This can be regarded as the first time, even in the eyes of many professionals, it will also be The actions of no one before and after no one, it is impossible for a film production company to be stupid again. Hugo's situation this time is just a special case-unfortunately, they did not expect that the powerful influence of the actor would have become a decade later. A part of Hollywood's top power.

Leaving aside the completely different new world ten years later, at this moment, the 20 million film pay has already caused an uproar throughout Hollywood. This will be a turning point for the film production industry to bring about huge changes, but two thousand Wan is only the basic salary, Hugo can also participate in box office dividends, the impact of this fact has made all languages ​​pale and weak, making people speechless and dumbfounded.

Such treatment is the most true portrayal of the Hugo superstar halo today, a position that no one can match, not even a competitor worth mentioning. The only member of the 20 million club, and also holding the scepter of box office dividends, today's Hugo stands at the highest pinnacle of Hollywood, alone seeking defeat!

Of course, with the emergence of box office dividends, people are worried about the whole thing: What if, if by any chance, the box office loses disastrously?

First of all, regardless of box office success or failure, in fact, 20th Century Fox has already made money. They have gained enough attention on this topic. For a long time, their every move will become the focus of media attention, and they The planned project will become the object of the audience's curiosity. The added value generated by the hot topic can be regarded as an invaluable publicity opportunity. This is a long-term effect that cannot be produced by spending twice the cost of "20 million pieces of money".

And the next cooperation between 20th Century Fox, Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company and DreamWorks is bound to arouse countless hot spots. Compared with the attention of the Los Angeles Times this time, the brand effect generated by the 20 million pieces of remuneration is the biggest gain. . It can be said that this is the winner of the game!

Secondly, the box office is always unpredictable. Only the market can reflect the true results. The media had predicted countless times that Hugo’s box office would fail miserably, but in the end they were all caught off guard; then this time the reverse is expected-the media expects With the "End of the World" box office exploding, is it possible that the opposite will happen? Of course it is possible.

It is naturally influential for Hugo. With the first 20 million film pay in film history, the result was a complete failure. Then Hugo's position in Hollywood will definitely have an impact-although the success or failure of a work will not really hurt your muscles, However, the 20 million piece pay plus the powerful influence of dividends is bound to bring more reflection arc length. To put it simply, how lively it is now is how badly it will be to fail.

All this is like a "death prisoner's walk". The news in August made people raise their expectations high. Once the finished product falls below the exaggerated expectations by several times, the ending will definitely be repeated. Now that the attention drawn by "End of the World" has reached a culmination, and it still bears the title of "Hugo's first official commercial popcorn movie", will people's expectations really be met by then?

For Twentieth Century Fox, a bonus of 20 million in bonuses is a gamble; for Hugo, why not?

Of course, these are all later words. The reason why so many radiant thoughts are produced is precisely the symbol of Hugo's thriving. People almost hope to analyze every focus and every possibility of Hugo.

After the news of the "Los Angeles Times" came out, Hugo was in the limelight for a while, even compared with Brad Pitt, who showed great power at the end of the year. It can only be said that Hugo and Brad are destined opponents. , The duel between the two is bound to continue.

However, the part about the box office dividend has not been disclosed. There are rumors in the circle that Hugo will receive a 5% box office dividend, provided that the North American box office exceeds 100 million US dollars. However, this rumor has not been confirmed. Kevin and Rick, who are the parties, never talked about it.

In fact, Kevin and Rick fought for a long time on this dividend ratio, and in the end, both sides stepped back and reached an agreement. Hugo can get a 2% box office dividend ratio, which is totally incomparable compared to the ratio of "Life and Death" and "Pulp Fiction" before. After all, Hugo's basic salary this time is 20 million. But it is worth mentioning that the box office that Hugo can pay dividends is the global box office!

Prior to this, Hugo participated in the distribution of dividends at the North American box office, but this time it was at the global box office. These are two completely different levels. For example, the North American box office of "Life and Death Hour" is 239 million, but the global box office is as high as 542 million. If calculated according to this data, Hugo can be divided into more than 18 million. By then, the total pay will be as high as 38 million-pre-tax income.

This is also an important reason why the two parties finally decided on the "two percent" dividend ratio. The reference object is the global box office.

However, the 20th Century Fox is not a vegetarian, and a strict warning line is stipulated in the dividend clause: Only when the North American box office of the project exceeds 200 million US dollars, Hugo can participate in the dividend. In other words, even if the overseas box office is outstanding, even if the total box office is as high as 500 million or 600 million, as long as the North American box office does not exceed 200 million, Hugo has no right to pay dividends.

This requirement is undoubtedly very demanding, and this is the bottom line on which Fox has always been unwilling to compromise in the twentieth century. Although both "Schindler's List" and "Life and Death Hour" North American box office exceeded 200 million, which also earned Hugo the title of "Mr. 400 million", the difficulty of the 200 million threshold is known to everyone. Neither "Pulp Fiction" nor "Seven Deadly Sins" finally passed this threshold, and there are only a handful of works that have reached this level in film history.

In fact, this coincides with the concerns of the media. Under the background of 20 million film remuneration plus box office dividends, can the box office of "Apocalypse" really rise? Or just stop at the topic of hype, and the box office was a complete failure?

Once in history Jin-Kerry, who played the first "Ace Specialist" with US$20 million in film history, suffered a disastrous box office defeat! So this time it’s replaced by Hugo, what will the outcome be? Moreover, the script of "Independence Day" has also been greatly changed. Not only did the black male protagonist Will Smith become white, but one of the branches was simply cancelled. Then such a work can also replicate the history. Was it ever brilliant? When history changes, everything becomes unknown, making tomorrow also full of fun.

A "20 million film pay" caused a sensation throughout North America, not only the audience, not just the media, nor just 20th Century Fox, in fact, the entire industry has been affected. Among them, as Hugo's agent, Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company has once again stood on the cusp of the storm. This brokerage company, which has repeatedly become the focus of discussion in the past year, has undoubtedly ushered in a good opportunity to break out again.

When the waves caused by the first 20 million film pay in film history reached its climax, 20th Century Fox made a second wave of propaganda and officially announced the cast of "Apocalyptic". For outsiders, they are concerned. It is whether the co-actors are big enough and whether they know themselves; but for the insiders, this list has far-reaching significance.

They all realized that Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company became the first brokerage company to complete the package cooperation after the three major brokerage companies in Hollywood! Hollywood, the storm is coming again.