Chapter 995 An Unexpected Box Office Hit! !

The main body of "Beverly Hills Cop" is actually Eddie Murphy alone.

Lin Qingxia is just a relatively important character. It cannot be said that she is completely a vase. At least she still has a lot of roles, but she is far from as outstanding as Eddie Murphy.

Before going to Hong Kong, Eddie Murphy was just a rotating substitute guest on a variety show. In 2020 terms, he is a variety show star, and he is not a regular guest. Basically, he is the same as on "If You Are the One" There is no difference between those girls.

But when Yin Jun summoned him from the United States to Xiangjiang, and he passed roles in "Police Academy", "Speed", and some TV series, he seemed to have become a very good actor.

Of course, this is also related to his own talent.

Yin Jun first asked Wang Jing to explore his talent in comedy, and then in his own "Speed ​​of Life and Death", Yin Jun cultivated his sense of playing positive roles, which provided him with a good real-life opportunity to hone his acting skills. .

Besides Yin Jun, Tang Shuxuan was actually not the second person to see the script of "Beverly Hills Cop".

The second person I saw was none other than Eddie Murphy.

After the filming of "Speed" was completed, Eddie Murphy went to the TV station to star in a series of black roles, which seemed a bit busy, but Yin Jun also gave him the English script of "Beverly Hills Cop". Let him watch it first and think about the character.

Eddie Murphy is very grateful for Yin Jun's behavior of constantly taking care of himself. After the big-budget "Speed", he actually gave himself another movie to star in, and he was the male lead.

Although the minds of black guys are simpler, they are relatively simple. They will know clearly who treats them well, and they are easy to be emotional.

So in Eddie Murphy's heart, Yin Jun is no longer a simple boss and bole, he is his benefactor.

Therefore, whenever he had free time, he would try to figure out "Beverly Hills Cop" when he returned home. This led to the fact that when Bruckheimer was supervising the production of the movie, he found that Eddie Murphy got into the state very quickly and repeated many scenes. It just passed, and it didn't look like an actor taking the leading role for the first time.

During the final editing, Bruckheimer was not directly involved. As a new producer, he still has self-awareness and he does not yet have that kind of power.

But Yin Jun was also training him, so Bruckheimer was also watching the entire editing process.

He heard it with his own ears from people at United Artists Film Company. The boss specifically said that Eddie Murphy's performance should be highlighted and his performance should be as consistent as possible.

To put it bluntly, with Eddie Murphy as the center point of the entire movie, he is the biggest selling point of "Beverly Hills Cop".

Bruckheimer has some regrets about Yin Jun's decision, because he feels that putting the plot of the story before the actors is the only way to ensure smooth and watchable performance.

Of course, it was impossible for him to question or object. Not only was Yin Jun his boss, but he had also established a super authoritative image by relying on his repeated achievements.

When you meet such a genius and you have different ideas from him, your first reaction should be to review yourself first, rather than doubting his decision.

Sitting not far from Eddie Murphy and Lin Qingxia, Bruckheimer's mental strength is not in the movie itself.

He has watched the finished film several times, and now he is paying attention to the audience's reaction.

"Within 15 minutes, I laughed twice, laughed 5 times, exclaimed 2 times, and cheered once."

"Forty-five minutes, halfway through the movie, there were 5 applauses, 20 laughs, and constant cheers and exclamations."

"After 90 minutes, the movie ended, and almost all the audience walked into the cinema with smiles on their faces."

"Thirty minutes after the movie ended, the survey statistics from 15 theaters in New York were collected... A+ was 22%, A was 45%, A- was 18%, B was 15%, and the overall praise rate was 85%!?"

After getting this result, Bruckheimer couldn't believe his eyes.

New York is the most developed area in the United States, and the people here have the most demanding and picky tastes. It is not surprising that many movies that sell well outside do not perform well here.

The previous movie "Speed" did very well in California and other places, but when it came to New York, the box office here was not as good as "Superman 2" at the beginning. It took several weeks before it slowly picked up. .

The global promotion cost of "Speed" reached 50 million US dollars! Moreover, Mercedes-Benz’s “Great Split” advertisement has an advertising effect equivalent to at least 200 million US dollars!

Under such circumstances, New York State didn't really buy into "Speed ​​of Life and Death", which shows how picky their tastes are.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that "Speed" is a Hong Kong movie. This time "Beverly Hills Cop" takes place in the United States, and the protagonist is also American, which is an advantage.

But the problem is that Eddie Murphy's reputation is really average, he is not as good as Laura!

In order to open up the New York market, United Artists Film Company specially arranged for the crew to hold a small premiere here, which also has profound intentions.

Bruckheimer was a little uneasy. It was not until he got the statistical data that he felt more at ease.

However, he was not completely relieved.

Fans who can watch the movie at the first screening are definitely those who like Eddie Murphy very much, or hope to see Laura appear in the movie, so they will more or less have a lot of subjective opinions and cannot decide. The perception of the entire movie-going crowd.

Regarding this idea, many people on the far west coast and in Hollywood also think the same way.

Among them is Michael Eisner, who has always disliked Yin Jun.

To put it more clearly, Michael Eisner doesn’t dislike Yin Jun. Michael Eisner even thought that a genius like Yin Jun is fully capable of cooperating with Paramount. Let’s work together make money.

But now, he felt that Yin Jun had challenged the authority of Hollywood.

Not only was the previous release of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" a slap in the face to Paramount, but now Yin Jun actually wants to become a Hollywood giant, which is absolutely not allowed for him.

Therefore, he called everyone to a party last time and wanted to target Yin Jun.

As a result, everyone has seen that the arrogant Warner Bros. and the arrogant "Superman 2" were pinned to the ground and rubbed repeatedly by "Speed". Now that the movie has been released, some people use this as a negative example.

"Remember, don't underestimate people! It's because of this that Warner Bros. caused "Superman 2" to fall short of the standard and not get the results it deserved! But they deserve it! They deserve it!"

God knows how much Warner Bros. hated Michael Eisner.

He himself was a little embarrassed, so he decided that the next time he sniped at the Qilin Group, Paramount would do it himself.

But what Michael Eisner wants to snipe is not this small and playful "Beverly Hills Cop", but "The Terminator" which will be released next spring.

"Terminator" is said to be a story about robots.

United Artists Film Company has invested a total of 20 million US dollars in it, but it is only halfway through filming. The former truck driver and animator hopes to invest more.

United Artists Film Company naturally refused. Unexpectedly, this guy actually called Yin Jun directly. What was even more exaggerated was that Yin Jun actually gave him another 10 million US dollars. It was really confusing.

Michael Eisner heard the news, thought about it carefully, and decided to snipe the movie himself.

Because you can tell from Yin Jun's reaction that he has high expectations for this movie.

However, good movies cannot be made all the time, especially movies about robots... In addition to George Lucas's Star Wars, do you think there is another robot movie that has become popular over the years?

What's more, Yin Jun actually found someone who had just directed a movie and was expelled from the crew to shoot the movie. The male protagonist of the movie is the bodybuilding champion who has nothing but muscles. Only when a movie like this can become popular. Strange!

What's more, what Michael Eisner is preparing to compete with this time is not an ordinary movie!

…

Forget about next year.

Michael Eisner got the call. It was said that the reception on the first day was very good, but he didn't think it was anything special.

Even after the box office of 5.7 million on the first day came out, he thought it was normal. After all, you have 3,030 screens showing together. If it was 5 million less, it would be the end of the world on the first day. Yin Jun's script was still It’s not that bad!

But on the third morning, when the Saturday box office results came out, Michael Eisner, who was having breakfast, overturned the table and startled the servant next to him.

"Beverly Hills Cop" grossed $8.5 million at the box office on Saturday, its second day of release! !

Although the Saturday box office of the first weekend is definitely higher than the Friday box office, the 49% box office increase in one breath is absolutely abnormal! !

This shows what?

This shows that the good reputation on the first day has spread quickly, so more people have entered the cinema to watch!

Maybe it’s just a blind obedience effect!

It must be!

Michael Eisner clenched his fists and thought.

However, unfortunately, on the morning of the fourth day, Monday, Michael Eisner received two more bad news.

"Beverly Hills Cop" grossed $8.1 million at the Sunday box office on its third day of release! !

It was only a 4.7% drop from yesterday’s Saturday box office! ! !

In its three-day opening weekend, "Beverly Hills Cop" grossed US$22.3 million, directly breaking the best October opening in North American film history!

If we say that the first day is the fan effect, the second day is the blind obedience effect, what is the third day?

This is almost equivalent to the same box office performance, and it simply meets all the elements of a blockbuster movie!

Michael Eisner was simply speechless.

The second piece of bad news is also related to "Beverly Hills Cop."

Because many movies in the same period did not perform well at the box office, and the box office of "Beverly Hills Cop" was so amazing, starting from today, Monday, more than 300 cinemas and more than 500 screens have joined the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise. Screening camp of "Detective Lishan".

Everyone had speculated that after the first weekend, "Beverly Hills Cop" would suffer from theaters reducing the number of screenings and the number of screening screens due to poor box office performance. Now it has completely reversed!

As long as there are no big surprises, I'm afraid "Beverly Hills Cop" will become this year's movie with a box office of over 100 million US dollars!

I didn’t expect that United Artists Film Company’s first film back in the world would be so dazzling!

As the talented young man behind it, he has once again caused a sensation in Hollywood and is gaining more and more aura! !