Chapter 604 Hollywood Is Unlucky!
"The harshness of the market economy environment is often the moment when the entertainment industry makes a lot of money!"
This is a saying that spreads in Hollywood.
It is also regarded as the truth by countless filmmakers!
In the 1990s, an unprecedented Great Depression broke out in North America, countless practitioners lost their jobs to survive, and many families broke down; countless companies went bankrupt, and the market environment was simply terrible.
During that time, many people called it the "dark time".
But Hollywood is taking advantage of the situation!
In the 1930s, under the environment of the Great Depression in the United States, countless fine films produced by major Hollywood film companies were born, giving spiritual comfort to countless people who were suffering.
History has proven time and again that "the bad environment of the market economy is often the moment when the entertainment industry makes a lot of money!"
But
Faced with this 9/11 incident, major Hollywood studios were dumbfounded.
Produced and distributed by Paramount, one of the six major Hollywood companies, the movie "Hard Baseball", which is joined by many well-known movie stars, was released in the United States on September 14.
The production cost of the film was $45 million;
Announcement of the film project cost 17 million US dollars;
The number of movie theaters in North America is as high as 2,680;
Everything indicates that the movie "Hard Baseball" will be loved by everyone, but people are not as good as God!
The film was released on the third day after the 9/11 incident. The number of theaters opened in North America was as high as 2,680, and the attendance rate was less than 30%.
Movie blood loss!
As of the beginning of October, the film "Hard Baseball" has only grossed $14.5 million at the North American box office.
That's right, the total investment capital of the film producer Chen Ben + publicity expenses is as high as 62 million US dollars, and the North American film box office is less than 15 million US dollars.
Blood loss!
Um,
The kind that doesn't accept rebuttals.
What?
You said the film will be shown for a long time, for more than 3 months? !
Ha ha!
The film "Hard Baseball" has already been drawn from North American cinemas on October 3, and its cumulative release cycle is less than 20 days!
Paramount, one of Hollywood's six majors, is undoubtedly losing blood this time.
"Is 9/11 so terrible?"
"Will it have a huge impact on the Hollywood film industry?"
"I do not believe!"
"The loss of Paramount's film "Hard Baseball" does not represent the depression of the entire film industry. I think as long as the film is good enough, it can completely pull the disappointed audiences in the 9/11 incident back to the cinema again."
- Harvey Weinstein!
Yep, that's what Miramax Films president Harvey Weinstein said during a recent TV show.
He also said, "On September 19, the movie "Jay and Bob" produced and distributed by Miramax Films will be released in the United States!"
The total production cost of the film is more than $20 million, and the publicity cost is also $8 million. For the Big Six in Hollywood, the film can only be regarded as a small and medium-budget film.
However, for Miramax Films, it is definitely the key project of the year.
Harvey Weinstein is confident.
History has proven time and again that "the bad environment of the market economy is often the moment when the entertainment industry makes a lot of money!"
This gave him sufficient confidence, and he even fantasized that "in such a depressed environment, my film must be able to be a rescue."
But
The first day of box office after the release of the movie "Jay and Bob"? It made his face aching.
$1.4 million!
That's right? The film grossed just $1.4 million on its first day.
Dismal!
In the next time, it was released for more than ten consecutive days? The cumulative box office of the film also failed to exceed 5 million US dollars.
Miramax Pictures has lost a lot this time!
at the same time.
Warner's "Heart of Atlantis", New Market Pictures' buyout and released Hong Kong movie "Juggernaut Ambition", Touchstone Pictures' "Corgi Romano", Sony Columbia Pictures' "Two Players"
a movie is a movie
Which movies are released in September~October? All blood loss, no movie can achieve profit at all.
Right? Not a single profitable movie!
The major Hollywood film companies, looking at the data reports of the blood loss at the box office? They were dumbfounded.
Major theater companies in North America? They were shocked to see the dismal attendance and empty theaters.
Retail stores of movie peripherals, movie channels of TV stations, offline DVDs and videotape markets, as long as they are involved in the Hollywood entertainment industry, will all be in a state of loss in the near future.
Warner Bros. Pictures' Barry Mayer "slapped us hard with the historical experience of the past."
Miramax president Harvey Weinstein "Say what? What else can I say? My company's film "Jay and Bob"? Released so far? It hasn't made more than $5 million at the box office. You say , what do you want us to say about this damn, hopeless, horrible environment?!"
Shirley Lansing, President of Paramount Pictures, "Since the 9/11 incident, the films "Hard Baseball" and "Zurander" released by our company have suffered losses, which is enough to prove the negative impact of the 9/11 incident on the entire film market. ."
The major Hollywood film companies?
No way? They all suffer from it!
Kevin Feige, the president of Wald Pictures under Zucker's name, has also been interviewed by many media recently.
"Mr. Feige? According to sources, after the sudden outbreak of 9/11? What films did your company plan to release? Including "Rage", "Death Come 2", "Fast and Furious" three films? files."
The reporter asked, "I want to ask you, did your company foresee the Great Depression of the movie market after the 9/11 incident?"
The voice fell.
Kevin Feige replied, "It does."
The reporter was immediately shocked and said, "In this way, your company is extremely lucky to exist. After all, the major Hollywood film companies have been suffering from blood loss recently."
Hearing this, Kevin Feige shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The same is true for us at Wald Pictures."
Wouldn't it be a loss if the movie was canceled?
Bullshit!
Before announcing the withdrawal of the three movies "Rage," "Death Comes 2", and "Fast and Furious", Wald Pictures spent a lot of money on pre-release announcements.
The launch cost exceeded $19 million.
The withdrawal of the film means that the $19 million spent in the early stage is completely gone.
The bloody lesson of a movie has made many people understand the fact that Hollywood is not having a good time during this period.
But there are always people who don't believe in evil!
On the day that Zhu Ke returned to Los Angeles from New York, he received a joint invitation letter from Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures.
The movie "Fight the Storm", invested and produced by DreamWorks and distributed by Universal Pictures;
Directed by Israeli director Rod Larry, the film stars Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and others.
It's a crime-themed action movie.
Among them, the actor who plays the leading role is Robert Redford, who is a big name in Hollywood. He is the initiator and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. At the same time, he played the big role in "Captain America 2" The villain - a head of Hydra, a corner of the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The film will have its premiere in Japan and will be released nationwide in Japan.
Zhu Ke shook the invitation letter in his hand, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "Tsk tsk tsk~ I've seen people who don't know how to die, but I've never seen someone who is rushing to die."
The chief assistant Alexander asked, "Boss, are you going?"
"Of course I'm going."
Zu Ke is very happy.
For DreamWorks and Universal Pictures, no matter which of them, and Zucker are a little bit against each other. Of course, everyone is an adult, and the conflict is nothing more than a conflict of interests.
Zhu Ke was very interested to be able to witness their unlucky, and bloody, unlucky.
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