Chapter 338 Lei Shidong Gritted His Teeth

November 9.

Paramount Pictures' long-prepared new work "Sleepy Hollow" is finally released today!

The film's leading actor, John Nidepp, has been in the limelight recently under the promotion of Paramount, and his reputation has increased rapidly.

"Oh? You asked me how about Sleeping Hollow?"

In the face of the interview camera that remembered, John Nidepp immediately smiled: "Of course it is very good. The movie "Sleepy Hollow" was made by Paramount after two years, and the production cost alone was as high as more than 60 million US dollars. , the number of people involved is more than 1,000 people, you say, is it not well-made?"

"Also, since August of this year, "Sleepy Hollow" has been screened for up to 32 screenings in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and other places, with as many as 872 audiences giving it an A+ rating. "

The voice fell.

All the media reporters present nodded.

Looking at the previous Halloween schedules in North America, "Sleepy Hollow" with a production cost of $60 million is undoubtedly a high-cost production.

A horror/thriller movie, Paramount dares to invest so much money, it can be seen that it is its ambition!

This year's Halloween schedule, Wald Pictures' "Death Is Coming", its production cost is 22 million US dollars;

Warner Bros. Pictures' Haunted House, which cost $19 million to make;

Looking at the new films released on Halloween by companies such as Artisan Entertainment, Lionsgate, Dimen Pictures, and Searchlight Entertainment, none of the films cost more than $10 million to make.

Although the level of production cost is not a standard to reflect the quality of a movie, it can also reflect the quality of the movie with a high probability.

There is no doubt that Paramount's new film "Sleepy Hollow" is definitely the No. 1 movie in this year's Halloween schedule.

"hateful!"

Lionsgate CEO Gusta said angrily: "I originally pointed out that Warner and Wald would be able to tear their faces apart and fight a battle, but I didn't expect it was just a small fight and restraint. Let my company's new work be completely restrained. There is no room for growth.”

Now, even worse!

The release of Paramount Pictures' new film "Sleepy Hollow" has completely shattered the illusion of box office harvesting by many small and medium-sized film companies.

""Sleepy Hollow" is released today, and it has more than 30% of the film production. In addition to Wald Pictures and Warner, how many films are there for us?"

"Turn over the table, stop playing!"

Gusta was furious.

......

Miramax Films.

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Harvey Weinstein looked at the report in his hand, and said with admiration: "Yes. First, Wald Pictures and Warner Bros. divided the market, occupying the schedule, squeezing a number of small and medium film companies, and now they are sending Ramon is coming, tsk tsk, this year's Halloween schedule, it is estimated that many people will cry~"

The voice just fell.

An executive sitting in his office immediately laughed and said, "Fuck them! Anyway, our company won't lose any money."

Hearing this, Harvey Weinstein laughed immediately.

During this year's Halloween schedule, Harvey had a premonition of the battle between dragons and tigers, so the new "Scream" series, which he decided to start shooting early on, was suspended and replaced with a small horror film that cost only $800,000.

The results of it?

Of course it's making money!

The film has been released for more than ten days and has accumulated a total of 4.5 million US dollars at the North American box office.

"We're making a small profit from the box office alone, and if we add in later DVD and video distribution, we're at least $3 million this year for Halloween.

"The executive laughed.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Harvey said with regret: "If the top three did not join the schedule this year, our profit would be at least $1.5 million more."

......

at the same time.

As Harvey expected, many bosses of small and medium-sized film companies are about to cry~

"Definitely lose money!"

"Me too. In the Halloween period in previous years, in terms of box office alone, I was able to recover the cost, even a small profit. But what about this year? Even with the peripheral income and TV platform income, I will also lose a fortune, um , at least $2 million."

"Hateful!"

"There is no objection to saying this now!"

"All we can do is look forward to it! Look forward to Paramount's new work "Sleepy Hollow" hitting the streets, otherwise our movie will definitely lose out."

The people in charge of the production companies are all resentful, but they dare not speak out.

Wald Pictures and Warner Bros., they can't afford it.

Paramount Pictures, they can't afford it even more.

You know, as one of the six largest Paramount, its parent company is Viacom Group. Among the subsidiaries of Viacom Group, there is a company called Blockbuster.

Blockbuster company!

It is currently the largest DVD and video tape rental service and purchase service chain in North America, with more than 4,000 stores in the United States and a market value of more than 30 billion US dollars.

A number of Hollywood studios are pointing to making money in the DVD and video tape market.

Who dares to mess with Paramount Pictures? !

But... this time, someone dared to provoke it!

Warners and Wald Pictures, in order to ensure the income of their respective movies during the Halloween schedule, have aimed at Paramount's new work "Sleepy Hollow".

Internet forums.

The navy of Wald Pictures is frequently dispatched!

"During the test screening of Sleeping Hollow, as many as 800 people gave A+ ratings, who said that? It's John Nedpp. Tell you guys, he's a liar!"

"I've seen the movie, it's so ugly!"

"Broken head? Broken egg!"

"I don't deny that the $60 million "Sleepy Hollow" is a big-budget film, but looking at Paramount's films in recent years, how many are outstanding?"

"Good movie, think about it more~"

There are as many as tens of thousands of smeared posts and hundreds of thousands of comments, and the producers of "Sleepy Hollow" were instantly swept away!

"Damn Zucker Wald!"

Ms. Shirley Lansing, president of Paramount Pictures, scolded in spite of her image: "How could he discredit our movie so much? The Internet Navy is amazing~"

Jordan, the director of the distribution department, couldn't help complaining: "I reminded you last year that the Internet Navy team was formed, but you refused."

Hearing this, Shirley Lansing's expression froze immediately.

Jordan is shaking the pot!

Wald Pictures has stirred up the storm on the Internet, and Warner has not been idle.

Professionals with the title of "Hollywood Famous Film Critic" have written film review articles in media and newspapers.

"The movie "Sleepy Hollow", I will give a maximum of 5 points, no more! Of course, the full score is 100 points."

That's the headline of Time Warner's entertainment edition of Time Magazine today.

As a "time magazine" with great influence in the United States and even the whole world, it represents "authority" and "credibility".

Although it also broadcasts a lot of fake news, there are so many people who can't stand believing it! So many people are buying it!

Many viewers who were originally interested in the movie "Sleepy Hollow" were unconsciously affected.

"Really ugly?"

With preconceived ideas, even if "Sleepy Hollow" is excellent, the passing of a large number of potential audiences will inevitably greatly affect the box office.

No, the theater party's response is the fastest!

30% of the amount of film, reduce it a bit.

Even if the theater chain is not as strong as the post-21st century, it will consider many things for its own interests, and regulating the film arrangement is an inevitable choice.

As a result, the two films "Death Is Coming" and "Haunted House" became the beneficiaries, and the number of films quietly increased a little.

The boss of Paramount Pictures, the always energetic old man Redstone, was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

"I know that Zucker has always been shameless, but I didn't expect it to be so shameless."

"The front foot wants to co-produce "Tomb Raider" with us, and I have a very good talk with me, but the back foot is smearing my company's new work and selling it very decisively."

"I completely overestimated this bastard's offline!"

Redstone was furious.

Redstone's daughter, Sally, was also stunned.

Of course, the most astonishing thing is the hero of the movie "Sleepy Hollow" - John Nidepp.

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Depp said speechlessly: "We were drinking together a few days ago and celebrating Halloween together, but now? It's not soft at all when people scold me on the Internet!"

Friends Keanu Reeves laughed and scolded: "What kind of person is Zucker Wald, you only know today?"

As Keanu, who has a good relationship with Zucker, when the movie schedule was the same, Zucker's company did not criticize him less!

In fact, the actions of Warner and Wald Pictures have little impact on Paramount. After all, Paramount is not a mess, but... it is disgusting!

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