Paramount Pictures.
"This is really shocking!"
Sherry Lansing, President of Paramount Pictures, put down her newspaper and said in dismay: "without AOL's participation, with the help of Jin Shuguang entertainment group alone, she was able to shake Warner Group and beat Warner at the box office on the first day?"
One side of Jordan, said: "look at what the newspaper said?"
"The matrix is known as the best science fiction action movie in Hollywood in recent years, and the Spartan 300 is known as the best historical epic movie in Hollywood in recent years. Undoubtedly, they are all excellent movies!"
For a moment, Paramount Pictures was shocked and also felt great pressure.
Why?
Because in the middle of April, less than 10 days, Paramount's movie "the secret of West Point" will be released soon.
"Hum!"
At this time, Sam leishidong, chairman of Viacom group, the parent company of Paramount Pictures, who is sitting on the sofa of the office, gives a cold hum and stings.
"Sherry and Jordan, please arrange to postpone the release date of West Point." Thunder Stone East sink a way.
Suddenly, Shirley Lansing and Jordan were in a daze.
Jordan looked at Lei Shidong with an expression full of amazement. After all, who in the whole United States doesn't know how old he is and how he doesn't admit defeat.
Delaying the release date means giving up the fight with Warner and Wald;
It means you can't fight.
"Boss, the production cost of the movie" Revelation of West Point "is as high as 95 million US dollars, and millions of US dollars have been spent on publicity expenses. Now delaying the release date means that all our millions of US dollars of publicity expenses have been burned. Do you really decide?" Shirley Lansing looks at leishidong solemnly.
Jordan, too.
"Hum!"
Lei Shidong hummed: "although I don't want to admit it, our" West Point secret "is really dry only from the excellent degree of the film. But now we don't want to stop loss in time and become cannon fodder. Can we just rush up and do it recklessly?"
"Yes, boss!"
Shirley Lansing and Jordan took a deep breath.
Paramount has the strength to interfere with the film's filing and adjust the release date in time.
But!
Many small and medium-sized film companies in Hollywood are not so lucky.
"Adjustment date?"
"What can we do to adjust the release date?"
"We're not paramount, we're not Colombia, we're just a small film company with less than 100 people, and the cinema side won't compromise."
"What can we do?"
"Gods fight, we become cannon fodder!"
"The schedule in April is an off-season schedule in previous years, but this year is so hot, but the audience's eyes are on the" matrix "and" Spartan 300 ". Our films don't pay much attention at all, which makes a lot of money!"
Small and medium-sized film companies are gnashing their teeth at the thought of their films scheduled for release in April and the fate of being reduced to cannon fodder.
No way!
.......
On April 7, Sparta won the box office title again;
On April 8, with Warner's efforts, the box office of "the matrix" increased by 5%, but still failed to win Sparta;
April 9, into Monday.
"Sparta 300 warriors" first weekend three days, North America cumulative box office as high as 61 million U.S. dollars;
"The matrix" reaped $32 million at the box office in the next three days over the weekend, with a cumulative box office of $102 million in 10 days.
However
Two weeks later, the difference between the North American box office results of the two films was less than $5 million.
The film "Spartan 300 warriors" grossed 143 million US dollars in North America;
The film "the matrix" grossed 148 million US dollars in North America;
"Ah, I can't hold it down ~"
Steve Ross, chairman of Time Warner Group, sighed: "let's go ahead and tell Barry Meyer to give up his criticism of Wald pictures."
"Yes, boss."
At this point, as long as the eyes are not blind and the head is not confused, we can be sure that the general trend of "300 warriors of Sparta" has become, and it is no longer something that the media can suppress, and it is just useless when it is talking.
It is helpless to give up criticizing Wald film and adjust its publicity strategy!
After all, no one can live with money!
Not long.
Barry Meyer, vice president of Warner Bros., received instructions from his superiors.
"Forget it!"
"Spartan 300 warriors", Wald pictures, Golden Dawn entertainment group? Unexpectedly, in just a few years, they have grown to this point? So is Spielberg's DreamWorks. "
Barry Meyer, a face full of sobs.
In April, Sparta and the matrix are both R-rated films in North America. The production cost and box office data are almost the same. The topic popularity is also high, and the reputation of the two films is quite high. For a time, Sparta and the matrix are in the limelight and keep pace with each other.
As for other films released at the same time, ha ha~
With is reduced to cannon fodder!
Head iron Sony Columbia, still clinging to the face of the six, do not withdraw file, brazenly hard, the results do not believe them, the new film can only be hit by nothing.
Box office failure!
"The production cost of our" best lover "is as high as 67 million US dollars, and the publicity fund is as high as 50 million US dollars. But in one week, the box office in North America is only 13 million US dollars? It's a big loss! "
Sony Columbia, heartache.
.......
April 20.
"Sparta 300" is shown in 12 European countries, including Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
The number of countries showing overseas this time is much more impressive than that of "My grand Greek Wedding" just three months ago.
Wald film's overseas distribution channel has not been completed, but who let Wald film make the film? It's hot!
Capital is for profit!
In the past, there was "My grand Greek Wedding", now there is "300 warriors of Sparta", and in the future there will be "Harry Potter" and "Spider Man". In this case, the film markets of overseas countries are opening up to Wald film either actively or passively.
In the words of GGL, the third largest cinema line in the UK, "no one will be unable to make money. What's more, Wald pictures has taken the initiative to lower the film share. We have no reason to refuse."
In the following week, Warner's matrix and Wald's Sparta 300 swept across Europe with high quality. This wave of tornadoes appeared in Asia, Australia and other places, breaking the box office records of R-rated films in some countries.
For a moment, the spotlight is on!
Wald film's overseas distribution power is also directly displayed in front of many Hollywood film companies.
"The first watch" is presented.