Chapter 334: The Top 2 Divide the Schedule

Friday, October 29.

Wald Pictures' long-planned new work "Death Comes" will be officially released in major theaters in North America from now on.

Once it was released, it swallowed a lot of film production from dozens of film companies, accounting for more than 25% of the film production of major theaters in North America that day.

The heads of many small and medium-sized film companies stomped their feet in anger, but they were helpless.

"Damn Zucker Wald, there is such a high ranking~"

Lionsgate boss Gusta, gritted his teeth alone in his office.

"Humph~"

"This group of theater chains is not a goddamn thing. They are all masters of high and low. Isn't it because Lionsgate Pictures has been established not long ago and its scale is small. Well, in the future, Lionsgate Pictures will definitely grow and grow. To the point that major theater chains dare not ignore it.”

It has to be said that Gusta is indeed quite ambitious.

In the trajectory of the original time and space, Gusta's Lionsgate Pictures did grow rapidly, successively annexing some assets of Summit Entertainment, MGM Pictures, etc., and became the top ten major film companies in North America in one fell swoop, and it has been brewing for ten years. In time, overseas distribution channels second only to the six major distribution forces have been established.

You know, this is something that DreamWorks has not been able to accomplish!

Moreover, in addition to the lack of media power, Lionsgate Pictures founded by Gusta can be said to be quite strong in the field of production, almost not losing much to the Big Six.

However...

Now his strength is still weak, he can only smash his teeth and swallow blood.

I'm so embarrassed~

Of course, the North American theater party is not easy to get along with!

"It's not that Gusta can take revenge when he says revenge!"

In the North American theater market in the late 1990s, although there were many hills and many independent theaters, the theaters were somewhat weak to the production companies. The situation of the little fish is already unstoppable.

The three major theater chain giants have completely integrated the North American theater chain market in just a few years, occupying 92% of the theaters in North America.

The cinema side has become extremely powerful!

At that time, the three major cinema chain giants will have huge confidence in the face of many Hollywood studios.

The Big Six did not dare to hide their brilliance!

Even the three major theater chains, AMC, Emperor Entertainment, and Ximanke, brazenly swallowed more revenue from the production company, increasing the profitability of the theater chain.

The theater party is not easy to provoke now, and it will be even stronger in the future~

......

"Death Is Coming" is out!

Warner Bros. Pictures' new "Haunted House" was also released at the same time as today, accounting for more than 24% of the film's total.

"Everyone, we have to clarify a fact!"

Barry Mayer, the new president of Warner Bros. Pictures, faced a group of executives and said loudly: "No matter how we fight and fight with Wald Pictures, it will be the next thing. Our first thing is to cooperate with Wald Pictures first united to suppress a number of small and medium-sized film companies and divide up the entire Halloween period!"

United Wald, carve up the time slot?

Hearing this, everyone was happy.

An executive said with a smile: "Although I am a little unhappy and unwilling to join forces with Wald Pictures, it is absolutely wishful thinking for those small companies to compete for the fisherman's profit."

Benefit!

Everything is for profit!

As one of the six major Warner Bros. Pictures, backed by the world's largest media Time Warner Group, of course, it is not afraid of Wald Pictures.

But in the current schedule, it is really unwise to start an endless battle with Wald~

What does Warner Bros. Pictures get by beating Wald Pictures?

It's just a fake name!

A big company like Warner always prioritizes interests. Even if it beats Wald Pictures, the cost will be huge, and instead, it will benefit a group of small and medium-sized film companies, which is not in Warner's interests.

"Well, there is a thing called tacit understanding!"

......

at the same time.

Wald Pictures.

"At this juncture, of course, we can't criticize Warner and Warner's new "Haunted House"!"

Zu Ke smiled and said: "I'm not stupid. Naturally, I will kick some of the movies out of the game first, get more film volume, and get the biggest profit. As for the conflict with Warner... In a few days, even if we don't do it, Warners will do it too."

Hearing this, everyone nodded and said yes.

Old Bill laughed: "In Hollywood, the line between friend and foe is blurred or nonexistent."

All contradictions and conflicts, the explosion point will always only be the conflict of interests!

......

With the tacit action of Wald Pictures and Warner, um, that is, the plan of "first jointly sweep away a group of small and medium film companies, and then fight".

As soon as the tacit action came out, the power of the two major media groups unfolded, and the overwhelming propaganda power was not something that a group of small and medium-sized film companies could withstand.

The films released a few days ago have plummeted at the box office!

The heads of major companies are complaining a lot!

"Damn Wald Pictures, goddamn Warner Bros. Pictures~"

Xie Yi, the boss of New Line Pictures, scolded: "These two shameless companies have already accounted for more than 50% of the film production, but they are not satisfied. They are pointing the finger at us poor bastards?!"

He has a hunch... After tomorrow comes, the amount of new films released by Wald and Warner is very likely to exceed 60%, 70%, or even more!

really!

When the second day came, the number of films released by the two film companies Warner and Wald Pictures increased by a lot.

The filming volume of "Death is Coming" reached 31%;

The increase in the volume of "Haunted House" is even more astonishing, surpassing Wald Pictures in one fell swoop, reaching 33.7%.

Even Zucker was speechless.

"Huh~"

Zu Ke looked at the report and had to sigh: "The six majors are only six, and this method is indeed not comparable to what we are now. Look at the North American market on the 29th, our movie "Death is Coming", its box office is obviously better than Warner's "Haunted House" grossed more than $3 million at the box office and was the No. 1 box-office on the day yesterday. However, our growth rate is still not as good as Warner's!"

It stands to reason that "Death is Coming" was the No. 1 box office yesterday, and the improvement of the film should be the biggest;

However, the reality is that Warner's "Haunted House" movie is the biggest beneficiary.

"Boss, relax."

Old Bill smiled and said, "If Warner doesn't have any means, then it will be one of the six in vain!"

Zucker nodded.

Wald Pictures is now able to compete with Warner for a while, but it can only be a short-term battle, a long-term battle, and Wald Pictures will undoubtedly lose.

Talent reserves, funds, heritage, historical factors, political forces behind...

The absence of these factors is the fact that Wald is inferior to the Big Six.

Old Bill laughed again: "Boss, even if Warner is the biggest beneficiary this time, we are not bad, and we can even surpass it later. However, the rest of the small and medium film companies are miserable~"

Small and medium film companies, are they miserable?

awful!

Terrible!

Many film company bosses are so angry that they curse their mothers~

"Shameless!"

"The way the two film companies are eating is really ugly!"

"That's right, they joined forces to carve up the market and divide up the schedule. This is absolutely not giving us a way to live!"

"Look, take a good look. In just one day, the revenue of our major film companies has dropped by either 30% or half, and even some films of film companies have been directly withdrawn by the theater chain. Damn ~”

Is it despicable for Wald Pictures and Warner to join forces to carve up the market and suppress a number of film companies?

Yes!

It's vile!

But this is the reality!

Between countries, between people, it is not the case!

Gusta, the boss of Lionsgate, is undoubtedly a very wise person. While many film companies are struggling, he did not give up resistance and surrender, but chose to increase capital investment.

"Withstand this wave of offensive~"

"Don't look at the fact that Warner and Wald have a tacit understanding and are jointly dividing up the market. However, there is already a lot of filth between them. Look at it, I am sure that in a few days, the two companies will start If we fight, we won't have a chance to rise again."

" "The first more is sent.