Chapter 800 A Brand New Record

Early Saturday morning, in Burbank, Los Angeles, in the luxury dressing room of abc TV station.

Nicole Kidman, who had finished her makeup, was sitting in a chair, flipping through a newspaper, waiting for the call of the live "Good Morning America" ​​program group.

The live broadcast is still being prepared, so she doesn't need to go there for now.

This is the promotion period of "A Fairy Wife", and it is also the first commercial film after Nicole Kidman won the Oscar for Best Actress.

Nicole Kidman never believed in the Oscar-winning spell, and since leaving Tom Cruise, she's been really popular, taking advantage of the North American public's sympathy.

The several works after the divorce, whether "Small Island", or "Moulin Rouge" and "The Hours", are all excellent in business and word of mouth.

This also gave Nicole Kidman an idea, maybe she can become the new Hollywood sister.

If you want to become the first lady in Hollywood, it is not enough to be an Oscar queen. After all, Oscar will produce a queen every year, and you must have enough commercial appeal.

What best demonstrates commercial appeal? Movie box office!

The door of the dressing room was knocked from outside, Nicole Kidman recovered, put down the newspaper in her hand, and said crisply: "Please come in."

Broker Pat Kingsley opened the door and came in.

Nicole Kidman turned to look at her agent and asked, "Pat, is it time?"

"No." Pat Kingsley said, "You have to wait for about fifteen minutes, and they will come to notify you then."

Nicole Kidman is not dissatisfied, after all, this is ABC TV, and it is the number one morning program in the United States, "Good Morning America".

Pat Kingsley glanced at Nicole Kidman, hesitated a little, and said, "I just asked about the box office situation on the first day of the show."

"A Fairy Wife" is a purely commercial comedy. Of course Nicole Kidman was concerned about the box office and asked, "How much?"

No matter how unsatisfactory the figures are, you must always tell the parties involved. Pat Kingsley said softly: "The box office of "A Fairy Wife" in North America on the first day of its release was... 7.58 million US dollars!"

Nicole Kidman can't quite believe the number: "Pat,

I didn't hear clearly, how much did you say? "

She is an Oscar winner, and her work has been a hit since her divorce.

Pat Kingsley said: "$7.58 million."

Nicole Kidman's already pale face instantly became paler: "This is a big commercial production with a production budget of 90 million US dollars!"

Having worked hard in Hollywood for many years, Nicole Kidman can't understand that such a box office is not unsatisfactory, but very unsatisfactory.

Pat Kingsley didn't say anything to comfort Nicole Kidman. After all, they are all adults, and this psychological endurance must be possessed.

Nicole Kidman froze for a while, then suddenly asked: "What about Ronan Anderson's "Pirates of the Caribbean 2"?"

She is very clear that even if "A Fairy Wife" is adapted from a classic series, it is still not as good as "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". Before, she always felt that she had her own appeal, and the gap was not too big.

Pat Kingsley's voice was not high, but it went straight to the heart: ""Pirates of the Caribbean 2" earned US$58.97 million on its first day in North America."

Nicole Kidman was surprised: "This... this is too exaggerated." She smiled wryly: "The box office of "The Fairy Wife" is even less than a fraction of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". Pat, I didn't If I remember correctly, $58.97 million should be the highest opening-day box office in North America, right?"

Pat Kingsley nodded lightly: ""Pirates of the Caribbean 2" created a new North American single-day box office record."

Nicole Kidman sighed: "Ronan Anderson's movies are getting better and better."

Unfortunately, Ronan Anderson refused to cooperate with her, even if she was ready to give something.

"In terms of business, Ronan Anderson is already at the top level in Hollywood." Pat Kingsley thought of the growing power of Relativity Entertainment, and was glad that he had just let it go and didn't bite Tom Cruise. Don't let it go, or the consequences will be serious: "When it comes to movie profitability, Relativity Entertainment is terrible."

Since Relativity Entertainment is neither a listed company nor a multi-shareholder company, it does not need to disclose financial statements, and the outside world can only make estimates.

Pat Kingsley has read an analysis by Forbes magazine, saying that Relativity Entertainment's online and offline profits in film and television may reach 1 billion US dollars last year.

Originally, she thought this was a bit exaggerated, but looking at the box office of Relativity Entertainment's movies and the more profitable DVD revenue, it seems that this is also normal.

I remember that CAA had an internal discussion, saying that through Netflix's rental and sales platform, the DVD rental and sales of movies under Relativity Entertainment can be called crazy.

Nicole Kidman suddenly said at this moment: "Pat, what about the word-of-mouth of "The Fairy Wife?"

If word-of-mouth is good and the film can maintain a stable trend, it will be difficult to explode like "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", but it can always make the film recover its cost, right?

In that case, it is also equal to success.

Pat Kingsley couldn't open her eyes and tell lies about this kind of thing, she could only tell the truth: "Word of mouth... so-so."

Nicole Kidman, finally disillusioned, asked, "Be specific."

"The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is 25%, and the imdb score is 4.9 points temporarily." Pat Kingsley felt terrible, but he couldn't mislead Nicole Kidman in this regard, so he could only say: "Audience ratings For c, it is predicted that the box office in North America will be around US$50 million."

Nicole Kidman's snow-white skin was already shining white at this time.

Pat Kingsley said a word of consolation: "It's okay, "The Fairy Wife" still has overseas markets. If the publicity is done well, the box office in North America will be more."

Hearing this, Nicole Kidman suddenly thought of something, remained silent for a few seconds, and said, "Pate, go communicate with the program team and see if the set questions can be temporarily changed."

She lowered her voice and said a few words to Pat Kingsley. Pat Kingsley nodded slightly and left the dressing room to communicate with the program team.

Soon, Nicole Kidman entered the live broadcast room. After waiting for a while, the news broadcast ended and the camera switched to this side.

The host had a brief chat with Nicole Kidman before getting straight to the point. The first question was: "Nicole, you have been in the film industry for 20 years. What is the most memorable thing during this period?"

Nicole Kidman said frankly and aboveboard: "Tom Cruise! He is someone I will never forget. Although we had conflicts and divorced, when I faced my heart, I can only admit one thing, Tom Cruise is the one I will never forget, the one I gave the most to and the one I love the most."

The host looked surprised and asked, "Will you guys get back together?"

"I don't know." Nicole Kidman looked very hurt: "I'm afraid I will be hurt again..."

The subject of this interview changed completely, with Nicole Kidman talking about Tom Cruise.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman get the same attention as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

This moment attracted countless media reports, and a large number of fans began to discuss the marriage of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Some fans and gossip newspapers even juxtaposed Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

I have to say that Tom Cruise came out to flog the corpse. This is a very smart choice, and it easily attracted a lot of attention.

Nicole Kidman, on the other hand, used Tom Cruise to score some sympathy points.

Although this kind of sympathy point will be exhausted sooner or later, it still has some effect now.

"The Fairy Wife" rebounded at the box office on Saturday, taking in $8.45 million.

With such a bad reputation from the audience, the box office rebounded. It can only be said that Tom Cruise is still one of the most watched Hollywood stars.

But in front of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", these are not enough to watch. The appeal of the so-called Best Actress Oscar is simply incomparable with real commercial movies.

Because it is a sequel movie, too many audiences flocked to watch it on the premiere day, and the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" fell on the second day of its North American release.

However, the single-day income is still as high as 52.75 million US dollars.

Within two days of its release in North America, the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" broke through the $100 million mark.

This is also the fastest single film in North American film history to break the 100 million record.

Although it has only been screened for two days, everyone who knows the industry knows that "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is bound to create a new weekend box office record in North America.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" also makes the image of Captain Jack Sparrow fuller, with an unstable life, a wild personality, doing whatever he wants, contradictory and chaotic.

Some movie fans also made a summary: Jack Sparrow represents a kind of beautiful and lazy self-confidence. The thick eyeshadow on the eyes and the string of beads on the hair are all signs of "freedom". The heart represents "absolute freedom" and feels like an 18th-century rock star.

Some movie fans think that Captain Jack Sparrow is a shrewd adventurer, with a relaxed, happy, non-stop smooth accent, speaking feminine and cunning rhetoric like a woman, and walking with swaying wind.

Johnny Depp can be described as a big hit. With the success of two "Pirates of the Caribbean", he has become one of the most appealing stars in Hollywood.

A reporter interviewed Ronan specifically about Johnny Depp.

"There is no doubt that Depp is at his peak." Ronan was naturally full of praise for Johnny Depp: "Depp has created a great role that will be famous in film and television. He is the best actor of this era. One, I'm proud of Relativity Entertainment to be working with such an actor."

A reporter also asked about Nicole Kidman's recent talk about Tom Cruise, and Ronan remained silent as he should.

For this kind of thing, the smartest way is to keep your mouth shut and let Tom Cruise handle it by himself.

Having said that, in the film "A Fairy Wife", is the child born between Nicole Kidman's witch and the male protagonist considered a mudblood?