Vol 2 Chapter 488: Break through 1.5 billion

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In this circle, some girl stars have entered the ranks of the first line because of the popularity of one film, but the later works are not as good as one, and their careers are in a state of rapid decline. By the turn of the century, they have removed their past reputations. Besides, when it comes to their works, people still remember the one from many years ago.
Such as Demi Moore and Meg Ryan.
The former became popular because of "Human and Ghosts", and this film has become the culmination of its career, but it has become a box office poison in a few years, even if it is completely stripped in "Striptease", this situation cannot be changed. .
The latter situation is similar. It became an American sweetheart with "Night Sleep in Seattle", and there were no commendable works afterwards, and the actress's shelf life was relatively short. After entering the new century, let alone the first-line position, say yes. The second-tier actresses are probably very reluctant. For the last try, this former sweetheart also chose to take off her clothes, but the "Nude Body Cut" released this spring was a complete failure from box office to word of mouth.
It is no exaggeration to say that Meg Ryan is dead. He is over forty and has a negative box office return. He was abandoned by the mainstream film circle...
If there are no surprises, this former American sweetheart can only], in some small productions, use some small supporting role characters to brush up the sense of existence.
Nancy Josephson recommended Meg Ryan, who was her newly signed actor. Duke watched her audition and then finalized her as a mother actor.
First-tier and even second-tier actresses, if they are not a last resort, no one is willing to play the role of older mothers, otherwise it means that the future will not have a relationship with the role of the popular lover, which is definitely not worth the loss.
However, Meg Ryan has no choice. Her salary is only 2 million US dollars.
The other party's audition is good, the pay is not high, and the conditions are similar, as in previous projects, Duke will definitely give priority to using the actors recommended by his own.
By mid-August, except for a few roles such as the daughter of Agent Brian. The candidates for other actors have basically been determined, and Liam Neeson has also officially entered the crew, following the action guide Jimmy Carter and a gun expert for training.
"Liam, we can use doubles in many action scenes."
In the training hall of the studio, Duke said to the tough guy who just finished training, "Some scenes still need to be completed by yourself."
"I don't think there is any problem with my weight, because I have always paid great attention to maintaining this aspect." Liam Neeson threw the sweaty towel to the assistant, "I will increase my exercise and accept strong fights. Training. I always wanted to be a master fighter."
"Are you interested in being a villain?" Duke asked suddenly.
"Villain?" Liam Neeson thought for a while and said, "As long as you need it, Duke."
"Liam, I really like some of the qualities in you." Duke is telling the truth. This old drama is not very good at acting, but whether it's a gentleman or a thug. Can do it vividly, "After "Hurricane Rescue". I will have a new project in which there is a thug who deliberately wants to save the world by destruction..."
"Do you know what movie it is?" Liam Neeson asked with interest.
"The project is in a confidential stage for the time being, don't tell anyone else." Duke exclaimed, and then said, "I am going to restart "Batman."
"Batman?" Liam Neeson hesitated slightly.
He was already a well-informed person, knowing that "Batman and Robin" almost killed the series. Warner Bros. has to end temporarily. It is too difficult to restart Batman, right?
However, he immediately realized that the other party was not an ordinary director. The Lord of the Rings trilogy has become a great film. What does Batman count?
"No problem," Liam Neeson said. "When the project is ready to start, just notify my agent directly."
Liam Neeson was about to go back to the locker room to change clothes. Duke said to him again, "If you have time in the evening, go to the party together."
"Okay." He answered without hesitation.
This is a reception party held by the Lord of the Rings studio. The main objects of the reception are the marketers of the products of the Lord of the Rings. Anyone who has done business will understand the importance of channels. Nowadays, e-commerce has just appeared, far from In the age of rising, traditional marketers are still one of the guarantee conditions for the booming sales of movie peripheral products.
The sales of peripheral products of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy have already exceeded US$2 billion worldwide. Of course, the biggest beneficiary is the Lord of the Rings Studio, and the marketers are equally profitable.
Duke had a socializing in the banquet hall, and then two people came over.
"Director Rosenberg..."
"Call me Duke."
Duke has always been more polite to those who can create income for themselves, not to mention that the two opposite sides are the biggest marketers of Lord of the Rings products on the West Coast.
"Hello, Pete. Hello, Edward."
Duke shook hands with the two wealthy Chinese businessmen, and then looked at their side.
Like all places in the world, as long as there is money and power, no matter which ethnicity the rich in North America is, there will never be a shortage of beautiful women around, but the women next to these two people, Duke knows every way.
Pete Ke winced and immediately introduced, "Duke, this is my female companion, Miss Amanda Seyfried."
He turned to Edward Yang again, "This is Miss Zhang from China."
Duke nodded to them politely. In such public places, he would not do anything rude.
Although it was a bit surprised to see this Miss Zhang holding Edward Yang's arm tightly, it was clear to think of the other party’s past. Edward Yang’s business is closely connected with Hollywood. In this style, Even if it is not pursued, I am afraid it will be posted automatically.
However, this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, and Duke then put it aside.
"Duke, if you have time, you are welcome to visit San Francisco." Pete Kirby is obviously more stable than the Edward Young who beat Orlando Bloom. "We have always been grateful for your full support."
"You're welcome." Duke smiled, "We are a win-win cooperation."
The other side's chain stores have opened in almost all major cities on the west coast, and the Lord of the Rings studio will definitely give priority to resources to support such large marketers.
The two sides said nothing, Edward Yang took the Miss Zhang and left first, and Peter Ke seemed to have something to do and stayed here.
"Something?" Duke looked at him and asked.
Pete Ke hesitated for a moment, or tentatively said, "I heard that you are preparing a new movie, and the crew is hiring actresses..."
Duke understood what he meant, and after thinking about it, he asked the waiter for paper and pens, and left Wallace Lee's phone number to Pete Co.
Duke doesn’t care about this trivial matter. It’s enough to leave it to the casting director. If Amanda Seyfried meets the requirements, she can compete for certain roles. If it does not meet the requirements, neither will Wallace Lee. The green light will be on.
Although attaching great importance to the traditional sales channels surrounding movies, Duke is very clear that the changes brought about by the Internet have already begun, and traditional sales channels will continue to be impacted by the Internet. At this reception, he specially talked with representatives of Amazon. Talked.
As early as a few days ago, the Lord of the Rings Studios signed a related agreement with Amazon, but compared to traditional theater and store sales, Amazon's shipments in movie peripherals can only be said to be better than nothing for the time being.
However, Duke knows that the power of Internet shopping in the future has prompted Duke Studios to reach strategic partnerships with Amazon and other websites.
After this reception, Tina Fei and an executive from Warner Bros. flew to the far side of the Pacific Ocean.
Although the film market on the opposite side is now negligible, and Duke has no plans to target the market there in a short time, many businesses of the Duke Studio still have close ties with the opposite side.
The most important item, from the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the Harry Potter series, quite a few peripheral products are ‘a’,
It's not just Duke and Warner's side. For example, Walt Disney and other companies' peripheral products also come from ‘a’.
People who come to Disneyland and other gift shops here to shop, actually have a high chance of exporting to domestic sales.
On behalf of Duke, Tina Fei signed new contract processing with several companies.
Throughout August, Duke spent the preparation and social entertainment of "Hurricane Rescue". When September came, apart from continuing to prepare for new projects, he also paid attention to the box office of "The Return of the King" in the past month.
After four months of screening, the number of North American theaters of this film has been reduced to less than 1,200, and the film placement rate and single-library box office have been declining. In the past month, only US$18.2 million has been received from North America, which is close to the screening. The tail section.
However, the film’s North American box office totaled up to 562.45 million U.S. dollars, which is getting closer and closer to the 600 million U.S. dollar mark. Duke and Warner Bros. have also communicated enough with the North American Theater Alliance to maintain the film as much as possible. In addition to launching an impact on 600 million US dollars, it is also preparing for the upcoming awards season.
In many cases, whether a film is still being screened or not has an impact on the selection of certain judges.
"The Return of the King" continues to cool in North America, and the same is true around the world. In the same period of time, the overseas box office of the film received 20.21 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office totaled 1,480.59 million U.S. dollars!
Although the film is still some distance away from 1.5 billion US dollars, everyone can see clearly that the final global box office figure will inevitably exceed the 1.5 billion US dollar mark.
However, the 20 million US dollars is not so easy to break through. It was not until mid-November, when "Hurricane Rescue" was ready to start, the global box office of "The Return of the King" gradually broke through the 1.5 billion US dollar mark, reaching 1.5 billion. $1.21 million! (To be continued...)