Chapter 964 The Least Profitable Movie

It's not an exaggeration to say that everyone in Hollywood is in danger because of Charlie Sheen.

Not to mention anything else, inside the Theory of Relativity Building, many executives with good personal relationships, when discussing in private, often talk about a topic - have you gone for an inspection? Didn't hit the trick?

Yes, this turmoil inevitably spread to Relativity Entertainment as well.

Probably the circle of Theory of Relativity Entertainment is far away from the circle of Charlie Sheen, who has never cooperated before, and no one has been recruited yet.

Relativity Entertainment is one of the few large companies in Hollywood, and it is inevitable that it will be affected by the atmosphere in the circle.

Ronan would not be so stupid as to stipulate that company executives should not associate with Hollywood actors. This is obviously impossible.

In this circle, there are some common phenomena that cannot be overly concerned.

Besides, he couldn't do it himself.

Just like the affirmative action movement, it is impossible for an individual or a company to fight against general social phenomena. Even if you want to fight, you have to figure it out slowly, instead of denying everything when you come up.

That would just be counterproductive.

But Ronan has emphasized more than once in the company's internal meetings that anything anyone does must not harm the company's interests, and everything must be done on the basis of conforming to the company's interests.

For example, Robert Pattinson went to the home of the female director Catherine Hardwick to audition. In the end, Robert Pattinson got the decisive elements of the role, or he himself performed very well in the audition and met the requirements of the role. One of several actors.

It's no use for Robert Pattinson to report to Katherine Hardwick's every night if the auditions don't go well.

The last step for casting candidates for the leading roles in the entertainment production crew is to have Ronan to approve, and Ronan has a veto right.

It's just that most of the small and medium-scale investment crews, Ronan doesn't care much about the specific actors.

Because these films, even if they are said to be art films that desperately need acting skills, the roles determine the actors, and Hollywood has never lacked actors.

As long as it wasn't for the fact that Natalie Portman was so wrong with Jane Foster, Ronan basically wouldn't interfere with the crew's casting.

Charlie Sheen completely ruined his career.

But the various carnivals in Hollywood have not diminished.

However, Ronan did pay attention to a lot. For example, Jaina proposed to invite the former two actresses Li and Song to come to Los Angeles together, but he politely refused.

As for Will Smith's carnival party celebrating the safety of the blood test, Ronan will naturally not go to it.

Haven't been to a rave like this before, nor will I ever.

In fact, with the further growth of mental age and financial status, Ronan is also undergoing some changes unknowingly, but some changes are often difficult to detect by himself.

Fortunately, these are mostly positive changes.

Especially with the increase of mental age, Ronan inevitably began to think about a problem, a problem that it is impossible for any oriental person not to think about.

In the future, who will inherit his super assets of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of dollars?

Can't come to a charity fundraiser?

Ronan never denied that he was quite selfish and not great at all.

Ronan couldn't do things that were said to be done by a saint.

Many questions, with the further growth of age and experience, will inevitably appear in people's minds.

Ronan is a very normal person, unavoidable.

However, Ronan will not lose his mind because of this. After all, as Ronan Anderson, he is only 28 years old, and he still has enough time to plan.

What happened to Charlie Sheen inevitably had a series of effects on him.

In the past, Ronan had heard of many celebrities suffering from AIDS, but that was just hearsay, and the distance was quite far away.

But Will Smith, as a good friend, and Charlie Sheen because Dennis Richards became a fellow, and the example of being only one step away from AIDS is in front of him, and Ronan cannot turn a blind eye.

The terrified Will Smith touched Ronan a lot at the time.

Will Smith, who held a party to celebrate after safety, touched Ronan even more.

This is Will Smith's way of life, and Ronan can't change it.

The point that Ronan was most impressed by Charlie Sheen is actually not much different from what Heath Ledger and others brought him, and they are all interlinked-you can't die without doing it.

October 2006 was a special time that people in the Hollywood circle could never forget. The big and small stars or bigwigs in the circle spent their time in self-defense and dedicated their lives to those private hospitals with high confidentiality. Pen inspection fee.

It is estimated that what these high-end private hospitals located in various places in Los Angeles hope to see most is that Hollywood produces a few Charlie Sheen every year.

This is more effective than the best advertisements and the strictest confidentiality measures to drive their business.

Also this month, "The Prestige" directed by Christopher Nolan was pushed into North American theaters by Embassy Pictures and officially released.

The production cost of this small-to-medium-scale production is 40 million US dollars, and the premiere is not too big. Basically, the stars or celebrities who have worked with Christopher Nolan in the past come to join in the show.

Magic-themed movies are not considered popular themes. Even if the director is Christopher Nolan, and the actors include Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Scarlett Johansson, the embassy film company does not particularly predict the prospects of the movie. Optimistic, deliberately avoided the summer and year-end holiday files that compete for records, and chose to release it in October.

The scale of the premiere is not large. Since "The Dark Knight" has not yet been released, Christopher Nolan is still far behind the first-line directors. Although he has a large number of fans through "Beginning of War", his influence is incomparable to the future. .

It is impossible for Embassy Pictures to invest too much publicity and distribution resources in magic-themed movies.

For this type of film, if you want to make a profit, you must plan carefully.

Fortunately, the quality of the film is indeed guaranteed. Although it is not outstanding among all Christopher Nolan's works, it is above the average.

Christopher Nolan has already proved his talent for creativity in movies. His works are known for creating a sense of mystery and confusion.

However, as long as anyone who follows Hollywood combs through the industry's film history, it turns out that most directors and producers, in fact, go out of their way to avoid all references to magic in their work.

Because they believe that the audience will have a preconceived notion that it is so easy to fake in a movie, even if it is really magic, others will not think so...

Are movies and magic inseparable? Even today, this is an unconventional idea.

Christopher Nolan used "The Prestige" to perfectly combine movies and magic.

Perhaps, the opinion of "Entertainment Weekly" after the screening can best reflect the characteristics of this film.

"It's not a mainstream movie, but it still brings a lot of fun to the audience."

The audience of "Fatal Prestige" has an excellent reputation. After the first day of release, the average audience score of IMDB is as high as 8.e, and the live audience score of the movie is also "A".

These data show that the audience who entered the theater to watch the film generally recognized "The Prestige".

But sometimes, not only the overwhelming reputation of film critics has nothing to do with market response, but also a good audience reputation cannot determine the market trend of a film.

The film "Fatal Prestige" not only possesses many characteristics of commercial films, but also is a thought-provoking video work. It presents various visual spectacle, twists and turns and bizarre plot settings to the audience, and the sudden ending makes the audience feel in awe. During the whole process of watching the movie, a strong enthusiasm for watching was maintained.

However, the inherent defects of the film's relatively niche subject matter cannot be compensated by a good audience reputation at all.

The audience range of the subject matter of this film may not be comparable to that of "Juno".

It is not extremely rare for Hollywood magic-themed movies to explode at the box office, but never.

If the director of "The Prestige" is not Christopher Nolan, if it is not for Christopher Nolan's great value in the future, it is impossible for Ronan to invest in such a magic film.

The most fortunate point is that the lower limit of Christopher Nolan's films has enough guarantees, not only word of mouth, but also box office.

In the first weekend of its release in North America, "The Prestige" was limited to a niche subject matter, so it didn't break out at the box office. It only got a box office of 23.89 million US dollars in 3,215 theaters.

The average single-house box office is less than $10,000.

This result can only be ranked second in the North American box office charts that weekend.

The top box office was held by Warner Bros.' animated film "Happy Feet," which was released the previous weekend.

This animated feature film produced by Warner Bros. Animation Studios, following the North American box office of US$45.68 million in the first week, earned another US$29.87 million in North America in the second weekend, surpassing the newly released "Prestige" and achieving the North American box office. Two consecutive championships.

Even if the director is Christopher Nolan, it is impossible to make a film with a very niche subject matter a hit at the box office.

Fortunately, the audience of "The Prestige" is well-received. Even after three days of the first weekend, the audience score on IMDB is still as high as 8.6 points. This also ensures that the film can have a relatively stable box office trend to a certain extent.

In the second weekend, the three-day box office of "Fatal Prestige" only dropped 35% from the first weekend, and won 15.53 million US dollars.

Coupled with the income from the previous four working days, the cumulative North American revenue of this film has reached 42.37 million US dollars, successfully crossing the production cost line.

However, Embassy Pictures predicted based on market data collected from various sources that the North American box office of "Fatal Prestige" cannot exceed 80 million US dollars, and there is no possibility of recovering the cost through the North American box office.

The business goal of this project is very clear, to recover the cost as much as possible through the global box office, and use multiple offline channels to generate profits.

"The Prestige" may be one of Relativity Entertainment's least profitable films of the year.

Because the purpose of investing is in the future.