Chapter 436 The Overlord of the Christmas Schedule

A movie theater in Los Angeles.

There are many moviegoers, men and women, old and young, and so on. There are so many movies to choose from, and there are many people who are caught in the tangle of choices.

"What movie are you watching?"

Several young people in their 20s are now debating which movie to choose.

"What's so confusing? Watching a movie, naturally choose the most popular movie at the moment. As far as now, what movie can be more popular than "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"?" A young man with a cockscomb head laughed.

A blond girl nodded in agreement and said, "It's true. Many of my classmates have seen the "Harry Potter" movie and said it was very good."

The voice fell, and several companions who accompanied him nodded in agreement.

The Christmas season can be said to be full of good films, and there is absolutely no shortage of high-quality films, but the leader is naturally "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

"One Hundred Percent of Men", "Becoming a King", "Chocolate" and other movies, one is counted as one, and they are all suppressed by "Harry Potter".

As of today, the "Harry Potter" movie has been released in North America for 10 days and has made $145 million at the box office.

Its North American box office over $300 million is a no-brainer.

but......

On December 22, 2000, the movie "Desert Island Survival" starring two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks was released in North America!

Many movie audiences, film critics, theaters, and film companies all think: "The "Harry Potter" movie, its biggest competitor in the Christmas season has appeared."

20th Century Fox, the producer of "Desert Island Survival", is also full of confidence in the film's box office performance.

Murdoch personally went into battle and said to the media: "'Desert Island Survival' took two years to build, cost 90 million US dollars, and the publicity budget was as high as 70 million US dollars, even compared with 'Harry Potter', it is not much Let."

Shay, the boss of New Line Pictures, also jumped out and said: "The Wilderness Survival will naturally win the recognition of the market. Don't forget, the director of the film is Robert Zemeckis!"

Robert Zemeckis,

A famous Hollywood director.

He has directed the "Back to the Future" trilogy, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Forrest Gump" and other films, which are well-known classic films.

"When I watch a movie, the first thing I see is who the director is? The director is Robert Zemeckis, so that's fine. The quality of the movies he knows is guaranteed."

This is the word of a moviegoer.

Looking at the Hollywood film market in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the director is naturally a behind-the-scenes worker compared to the actors under the camera, and it is difficult to gain fame, but when the director reaches the point of Robert Zemeckis, then he himself is Box office guarantee.

"I also think the box office of 'Desert Island Survival' may surpass that of 'Harry Potter'."

The person who said this was the president of Miramax Films, Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein is a senior producer.

Although his status in Hollywood cannot be compared with Zucker, Redstone, Murdoch, etc., but...his professionalism in movies is beyond doubt.

He said: "Tom Hanks is one of the best actors in the United States and the world today. His movies have never lacked fans and fans, coupled with excellent production and distribution by 20th Century Fox. Well, I Can't think of a chance for it to fail."

For a time, the entire Hollywood peers sang praises to the movie "Desert Island Survival".

really!

With the launch of 20th Century Fox, the number of theaters opened for the movie "Desert Island Survival" has reached 3,500 in one fell swoop.

The number of 3,500 open-painting theaters!

It is much stronger than the "100% Man" movie released by Paramount Pictures not long ago.

However.......

When the three-day box office results of "Desert Island Survival" were released in the first weekend, many people in the same industry were dumbfounded.

$30.12 million!

That's right, the box office results of "Desert Island Survival" in the first three days of the first weekend are just over 30 million US dollars!

"what?!"

"This......."

"No? It's Christmas time!"

"It stands to reason that over $30 million at the box office in the first weekend of three days is already a very good box office result, but it is a work jointly created by Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks! It should not be just that. A little box office?"

"Oh my God!"

"The box office of "Desert Island Survival" is worth 30 million US dollars in the first three days of the first weekend, compared with the box office of "Harry Potter" in the first three days of the first weekend of more than 80 million US dollars, is there such a big difference between the two?"

Many were stunned.

Shay, the boss of New Line Cinema, who has always been jealous of Zucker's achievements, almost squinted his eyes when he heard the news.

"Damn Zucker, this guy's luck is too good. God can't open his eyes!"

Shay was going mad with jealousy.

Murdoch, the media boss, is not in a better mood at the moment.

"I had this concern before, but I didn't expect the gap to be so big?" Murdoch shook his head with a wry smile.

Similarly, two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks said bitterly: "It's impossible to be successful all the time, and I never worry about failure. However, I didn't expect that I would lose to a group of children."

you do not say!

Many characters in the "Harry Potter" movies are just a group of children!

FedEx Corporation.

"It's incredible!"

Fred Smith, the founder and owner of FedEx, a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions, looked at the newspaper and smiled: "We spent 20 million US dollars in sponsorship fees for the movie "Desert Island Survival". The most important thing is to use 1,200 couriers to participate in this movie, and in the end, they still lost to the "Harry Potter" movie?!"

Fred Smith was smiling, but the group of people in front of him couldn't smile.

No less money was spent, and no less people were used. Even the chairman, Fred Smith, made a cameo appearance in the movie, but he still lost.

Come to think of it, man, no one's going to be happy.

"Hahaha~"

Fred Smith let out a hearty laugh and said: "Zuck Wald's movie is well done, then, we can lean towards Wald Pictures in the future when we place advertisements, there is nothing wrong with that. ."

......

As the situation progressed to this moment, the Hollywood film companies, big and small, understood a fact.

The dominant Christmas season in 2000 was "Harry Potter".

In the words of Disney chairman Michael Eisner: "Even Tom Hanks can't win this battle, and who can stop the rise of Harry Potter this Christmas?"

In fact it is.

After Christmas, Hollywood will release many good films one after another.

but!

Whether it is "Drug Network" or "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and other movies, they are all Austrian movies, and they are niche movies, which cannot have an impact on the box office of "Harry Potter". Released, but only on a small scale.

Well, after all, these movies are Chong Austrian movies!

" "The second is sent.

When the author Jun is writing the era, he often confuses "2000" and "2020", shame, thank you for your reminder.