Chapter 52: Box office runner-up

Movies released in the North American market don’t take too long at all. Most of the future trends can be estimated after the first day. As long as the first day’s box office, audience structure, and audience reputation are fully collected, a film will lose money or can Profitability is basically clear at a glance.
　　 Of course, there are some exceptions, such as "Titanic", who has seen the box office trend and audience reputation on the first day of the ship, who will predict the future?
　　 But in general, the North American film market is quite mature. Regardless of the target age composition, the distribution of various types of film schedules, word-of-mouth screening promotion, and viral promotional methods, there are mature methods of operation.
　　 Films that show the box office potential, the theater is also willing to invest resources.
　　 In fact, without waiting for Lionsgate to contact, theaters at the forefront of the market have already begun to increase the schedule of "Human Removal Project".
　　 Cinema is a commercial company and will make corresponding adjustments based on the market response of the film.
　　 A film is coming so fiercely that it occupies a very high screen and schedule on the first day. As a result, the box office revenue and audience reputation are not ideal. Naturally, the theater will not invest too much resources on this film.
vice versa.
　　 Besides, the horror films released during Halloween cannot be screened exclusively.
　　 Lionsgate has mobilized resources and actively contacted theater companies. The number of theaters for the "Human Removal Project" has not increased much, but the average film placement rate has risen by nearly six percentage points.
　　With the increase in the number of viewers, it is not surprising that the reputation of "Human Removal Project" is completely polarized.
　　 In the eyes of some viewers, after watching this film, it is better than drinking a bottle of iced Coke in the summer season; but in the eyes of other people, this film is useless at all.
　　 Founded in 1990, IMDB is an online database about movie actors, movies, TV shows, TV stars and movie productions. Even the most ordinary fans, as long as they register, they can rate and comment on a certain movie.
　　 This website has been established for eight years and has accumulated many users. Among the many movie websites, it belongs to the most famous group.
　　 The current IMDB score of "Human Removal Project" is 6.4, which is neither high nor low among horror films.
　　 But there is a very peculiar phenomenon. The ratings of thousands of users are mostly concentrated above 7.5 points and below 4.5 points.
　　 Another point is that the box office of "Human Elimination Project" in some southern states is very unsatisfactory.
　　 The three days of the weekend passed quickly, and the new week arrived on time.
The genius was overwhelmed, and the newsstand on Burbank’s 13th Street opened. The boss took out the latest weekly magazine, put the best-selling books in a prominent position, and pulled up the sling, ready to hang DC and Surprise Superhero cartoons.
　　 Just finished this, several newspaper delivery vehicles came one after another, and dozens of bundles of newspapers were stacked in front of the newsstand.
　　 The boss looked back at the newsstand and shouted, "Lisa! Come out to work!" Seeing no movement, he roared: "Damn it! Come out to work!"
　　 The voice spread all the way, and the fat woman immediately squeezed out from the entrance of the newsstand.
　　 "What do you shout!" The fat woman's voice is not small: "Isn't this coming!"
　　 She came to the newspaper pile, put out casually with both hands, hooked up the binding belt on the newspaper and left, and soon moved all the newspapers into the newsstand.
　　 Then, he assisted the boss in placing the newspaper.
　　 After all this is done, the sun has already climbed out of the horizon.
　　 The fat woman wiped off her sweat, took a newspaper, and sat down on the chair at the entrance of the newsstand as usual, and the chair made a creaking noise again.
　　 People came to buy newspapers one after another, and the boss took the money and delivered the newspaper, so he was very busy.
　　 The fat woman turned to the entertainment version, and there was a huge title on the front page of the project-"Halloween 7" airborne last week's North American box office champion, and the dark horse "Human Removal Project" followed!
　　 "Human Removal Project"? The name is very familiar, where did you hear it? like……
　　 The fat woman remembered at this moment, and her face was instantly panicked. How could this be possible? She couldn't help but look up to the sky. Is the end of the world here? Or are aliens coming?
　　 Have a problem with the newspaper? She picked up another newspaper and magazine, which is the "Hollywood Reporter", a professional reporting entertainment industry, and quickly opened the weekend box office report page.
　　 "The screaming queen Jamie Lee Curtis returned in horror. The starring "Halloween 7" opened last Friday and won $16.1 million in three days over the weekend, airborne the North American box office leaderboard."
"The Human Elimination Project, which ranked second in the box office chart, was the biggest dark horse in the North American film market last week. This horror and thriller film brought a surprising box office result. It took $15.2 million in three days over the weekend and became Runner-up at the box office."
　　 The fat woman jumped over the detailed report on "Halloween 7" and hurriedly read the analysis of "Human Removal Project".
　　 "According to the predictions of Cinema and several market institutions, the final North American box office of the "Human Elimination Project" is expected to hit 40 million US dollars..."
　　 Seeing this, the fat woman's head buzzed, the prodigal who walked in front of her every day, just turned over?
　　 Why? My mother wakes up every morning to help the newspaper, and earns a few thousand dollars at most for a month. Why does this prodigal earn tens of millions of dollars for a movie?
　　 She couldn't help but think of some novels she had read, counterattack or something, the most annoying!
　　 "What do you think?" The roar exploded in front: "Don't you hear the call? Give me a copy of "Fashion"
　　 The fat woman hurriedly recovered, took the magazine to the customer, waited for the other person to leave, tugged at the boss's clothes, and said, "That...that prodigal..."
　　 The boss reminded: "Little Anderson!"
　　 "Yes! Little Anderson." The fat woman swallowed and spit, and the prodigal can no longer talk casually. The rich are not easy to mess with, "It's not the prodigal, it's Little Anderson."
　　 She speeded up her speech and said, "The new film invested by Little Anderson that we mentioned a while ago was released last week."
　　 "You lost again?" The boss's first reaction.
　　 The fat woman shook her head: "No compensation. The newspaper reported today that the box office of Little Anderson's new film was 15.2 million US dollars in the first week, and market experts predict that it may exceed 40 million in the end..."
　　 The boss was quite surprised: "You turned over?"
　　 The fat woman looked up at the office building behind her, and muttered, "I can't see the jump."
　　 The boss opened the newspaper and glanced through the relevant reports, and said: "It took ten years for Mr. Anderson to become a millionaire. I did not expect Mr. Anderson to become a multimillionaire."
　　 was stunned for a while, and suddenly there was a voice: "Give me a copy of the Los Angeles Times."
　　 The boss quickly took the money~EbookFREE.me~ handed over the newspaper, saw the familiar face, and quickly said: "Good morning, Mr. Anderson. Congratulations, the new movie is selling well."
　　 Ronan smiled and said, "Thank you."
　　 With a briefcase in one hand and a newspaper in the other, he walked into the office building and encountered many faces that he could see every day.
　　 Some of them were very enthusiastic today and took the initiative to say hello.
　　 Ronan responded with a polite smile no matter who the other party was.
　　 pushed open the door of the company, and before I completely entered, I heard a few "booms", and countless colored ribbons floated down from above and landed on my head.
"Wow--"
　　 Excited shouts also rang.
　　 Ronan looked at the initiators George and Robert, and said with a smile: "We made it!"
　　 There was another excited shout in the office.
　　 I have never experienced the despair that is near bankruptcy, and I can't realize the sweetness of success at all.
　　 "Ronan!" Robert held Ronan's hand excitedly: "You are the second person I really admire besides your father!"
　　 George also came over, smiling with big folds: "You led us to success!"
　　Mary stretched out her hand and hugged Rona: "Ronan, your father will be pleased."
　　 Only they know that Ronan is the key to this success.
　　 Ronan tore off the ribbon on his head and said loudly, "Everyone, we will definitely continue to succeed!"
(Regarding the issue of movie box office, the number of theaters and screens in 1998 was much smaller than that in 2013, and the ticket price was cheaper. The just-started Lionsgate Films was not as good as Warner Bros. in terms of distribution, and neither was there Famous stars like Ethan Hawke must have a lower total box office than the original.)