Chapter 1100 Liquidation
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Simon returned to Los Angeles and resumed his busy work. During this time, one of the most watched events in Hollywood is undoubtedly the re-release of the Star Wars series.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the Star Wars series, and also to warm up the upcoming Star Wars prequel series, on January 30, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace reopened in North America with a scale of 2,104 screens. The status of the Star Wars series in the United States is similar to that of China's Journey to the West, and this re-screening can be described as "a hundred responses".
From January 31st to February 6th, the first seven days of the re-screening, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace easily won the box office of 45.49 million US dollars. The unpopular end of January schedule, the box office momentum is no less than a blockbuster in the popular schedule. , This shows the powerful appeal of Star Wars ip.
Affected by the re-screening of the Star Wars series, a series of old films that were scheduled at the end of last year, except for a few awards season films such as Soul Catcher and the British Patient, which still have spare capacity, all of them have entered the final stage.
In the same week's list, followed by Star Wars, Charlie's Angels, which ranked second at the box office, was released in the 7th week. The single-week box office fell from US$12.49 million last week to within the range of US$10 million, with a revenue of US$7.11 million, accumulative over seven weeks. Box office 232.81 million.
The third place is Soul Catcher.
From the point of view, in the ninth week of the show, Soul Catcher continued to make 6.69 million US dollars with a weekly decline of 25%, and the cumulative box office was 133.78 million US dollars.
It seems that Charlie's Angels' box office is still higher than that of Good Will Hunting in a single week, but pay attention to the decline. It is not difficult to find that Charlie's Angels fell by 43% in the seventh week of release under the impact of Star Wars: The Threat of Phantom, while the decline of Good Will Hunter was only 43%. 25%, the trend is much more stable than Charlie's Angels, and it will not be a problem to support Oscar.
The fourth and fifth-placed Jumanji games were nearly tied with the British patient, taking in $5.03 million and $5.01 million, respectively. However, the state of the two films is similar to Charlie's Angels and Good Will Hunting.
Jumanji, its eighth week in theaters, dropped 39 percent to $194.09 million.
In the same eighth week, the British patient took in $5.01 million with a 19% drop over the same period, and the cumulative box office was $36.37 million.
Outside of the top five, Wonder Woman 2, which was released in the Thanksgiving file last year, came to an end.
Week 11? Wonder Woman 2 made another $1.63 million with a tapering down to 565 screens, bringing the total to $415.09 million. As Daenerys Entertainment further shrinks the Wonder Woman 2 canvas for the launch of a new film on February 7? Will the follow-up box office of the film shrink again? It is expected to make up to $2 million in the follow-up? The total domestic box office will stay at around $417 million.
After the first week of Star Wars re-releases, Daenerys Entertainment also began its 1996 film business.
A new box-office week on Feb. 7? Two Smoking Guns and Followers, which were well-received at the Sundance Film Festival in January, hit theaters at the same time.
Or the UK and the US open simultaneously.
Simon originally hoped that the two Smoking Guns, which had far surpassed North America at the box office in the UK, and another more phenomenal, The Six Heroes of the Light Pig, would open in the UK first? After accumulating popularity, they would transfer to North America. However, when he saw the British film package marketing plan proposed by the company's publicity team in February, Simon decisively approved the new strategy.
Mainly because this strategy does not include the once-phenomenal film The Six Heroes of the Light Pig? As for the two smoking guns? The UK box office in memory is 28 million pounds? The success is unquestionable? But it is far less than breaking British history Box office record £160 million for the Six Heroes of the Light Pig? So even if there is some deviation? It doesn't matter the big picture.
In addition, the package release strategy this time is not just two big smoking guns and two follow-ups, but the bj single diary, which opens on Valentine's Day on February 14, is the top priority.
Although the heroine of the new version of bj's single diary a few years ahead of time is Julia Roberts, a typical American girl? But the film is from the United Kingdom from the background team to the story content? It is not too inconsistent to say that it is a British film.
And two more smoking guns and following.
Continuing the excellent reputation at the Sundance Film Festival? These two low-budget feature films were the first to be drawn? At the same time, they have been widely recognized in the British and American mass media. Moreover, according to Simon's proposal, it is not just Nolan's follower? Guy Ritchie's two big smoking guns are also labeled as 'brain-burning', after all, the multi-line narrative method of this film is far more complicated than Other similar projects over the years are indeed brain-burning.
The general praise of the media and the curiosity of the audience poked by the brain-burning label, the two films successfully grabbed considerable public attention in front of the re-release of Star Wars.
From February 7th to February 13th, the first week of the filming, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace re-screened the second week as high as $26.35 million. The two smoking guns and the follower were worth 763 yuan respectively. And the 712-screen opening screen scale, successfully won the box office of 5.41 million US dollars and 4.65 million US dollars.
The two box office data may seem small, but in just one week, the box office receipts of the two opening paintings directly exceeded their production costs.
Not only that, in terms of museums, two large smoking guns reached US$7,092, and the follower was as high as US$6,530. During the cold schedule in February, there were less than 1,000 screening screens. Such a museum can basically be considered a big sale. At the same time, two films also followed Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Good Will Hunting and Charlie's Angels to squeeze into the top five weekly box office charts, ranking fourth and fifth respectively.
Subsequently, the bj single on February 12
During the premiere of Body Diary at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, two big smoking guns and the main creators of the two films attended the show. With the help of Daenerys Entertainment, the three films were officially bundled together, making the film a success after the start. The popularity of the two films rose again.
With the popularity at this time and the market that lacks a strong competitor in the near future, it is expected that the two films can be easily screened until Easter at the end of March. Nothing is impossible.
Considering that the two films are only a cheap investment of two or three million US dollars, but the North American domestic box office return is ten times, plus overseas income, the profit level of the two projects is no less than that of some blockbusters with mediocre market performance. bomb.
February 14, Valentine's Day.
As Daenerys Entertainment's first hit in 1996, BJ's Singles Diary opened on a large scale in North America with 2,513 screens.
The same good reviews.
After the word-of-mouth ban was lifted on the second day of the premiere, the film's comprehensive media rating quickly reached an excellent score of 8.3.
Variety magazine commented that bj's single diary is another smart, offbeat and delicate love movie after Harry meets Sally and four weddings and a funeral.
Julia Roberts voluntarily gained 30 pounds for her self-destructive performance, which was also recognized by the media.
The New York Times commented that Julia's weight gain not only did not hide the charm of the actress, but made her more attractive. The famous film critic Roger Albert also praised Julia's double breakthrough in image and acting skills in the Chicago Sun-Times.
Although Valentine's Day also includes Warner's Las Vegas holiday starring Chevy Chase and Paramount's Friendship star Matthew Perry and Mexican actress Salma Hayek, the romantic film Silly Love The film was opened at the same time, but under the bombardment of the bundled distribution strategy pushed by the three films of Daenerys Entertainment, even the re-screening of Star Wars: The threat of the ghost was covered up, and the attention of the other two new films was not the same. And language.
On the other hand, after the re-screening of Star Wars and Daenerys Entertainment's package marketing strategy re-stimulated the market, the industry generally predicts that in the Valentine's Day box office week, which starts on February 14, the total box office in North America will once again surge. The 100 million yuan mark, most of which will be divided among the most watched films.
Subsequent facts also proved this.
Julia Roberts' box-office appeal hasn't waned much, even if it's been robbed of its former glory by rapidly rising blockbuster films in recent years, and with a stellar story, the less-than-American sweetheart is better than America's sweetheart The market potential of Hollywood actresses has been stimulated again.
In the first weekend alone, BJ's Singles' Diary successfully won the box office of 26.29 million US dollars, and it easily reached the sales level of over 10,000 in the museum in three days.
Then, in the first week from February 14th to February 20th, the box office of bj's single diary finally reached 37.62 million US dollars, and the seven-day pavilion was close to 15,000 US dollars. For this film, which also took the initiative to get out of a stable long-term before the Easter schedule, this is a very good start.
The second-ranked Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was originally expected to have a reverse decline this week. However, due to the impact of several new films such as BJ's Single Diary, the reverse decline not only failed to materialize, but the box office fell by 22% in a single week and earned 20.61 million. Dollar.
Warner Bros.' Vegas Holiday came in at number three, but its opening week was the next level, with just $11.76 million. With 2,054 opening screens, the equivalent of the average pavilion barely exceeded 5,000 US dollars. It is conceivable that after the Valentine's Day box office week, this film will be quickly eliminated.
The fourth place, Paramount's Silly Love Comes True, was almost in the same situation, with 1,674 screens and only $9.13 million in revenue in the first week.
Under the impact of the three new films, Guy Ritchie's two big smoking guns successfully held the fifth place.
In the second week of release, due to the success of the first week, Daenerys Entertainment has increased the number of screenings for both the two smoking guns and the followers to more than 1,000 yuan. Coupled with the popular schedule of Valentine's Day, the two smoking guns With a scale of 1,076 screens, Zhou earned 7.53 million US dollars against the decline, and the box office fell by as much as 39%.
Although Nolan's follower was squeezed out of the top five, he still managed to hold the sixth place on the list with the increased screen size of 1,029, earning 6.21 million US dollars, and also achieved a 33% reverse decline.
Although this week is special, Daenerys Entertainment has raised the domestic box office expectations of the two big smoking guns and the following to more than 30 million US dollars at the same time.
As for the total box office of the two big smoking guns must be higher than the following, all parties are not surprised. After all, following is really brain-burning. If you don’t watch the movie seriously, you may not understand it. In the end, it lacks some interest. The two big smoking guns are more story and interesting, even if the audience can’t figure out all the clues. , just the wonderful performances of a group of geeks can also get a very rich viewing experience.
After returning from China, it was Valentine's Day on February 14 and Simon's 29th birthday on February 22. For two consecutive weeks, Simon stayed in Los Angeles.
until February 24th.
end of the month.
At the same time, it was the beginning of a new week, and Simon finally left Los Angeles again and set off for the East Coast.
The previous Friday, which was also the day before Simon's birthday, continued to persist for more than half a month. In the face of the Nasdaq index, which rose by more than 5% in three weeks and further rushed to a high of 6,700 points, the Tiger Fund lost nearly 80% of the overall loss. , officially declared liquidation. Tiger Fund, which reached $12 billion more than three months ago, puts all shorts
When all positions are cleared, only $2.8 billion is left.
After releasing a public apology letter to investors, Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Fund, said that after completing the redemption of the last remaining funds, Tiger Fund will be closed, the team will be disbanded, and he will not be involved in the field of hedging in the short term.
Can be described as disheartened.
As a leader in the field of hedge funds that has developed rapidly in recent years, the liquidation of Tiger Fund has shocked the entire industry.
However, in addition to a large number of investors who have suffered direct losses, the field of capital hedging has attracted more and more attention from all parties. After all, this is a zero-sum game. The other side of Tiger Fund's loss of nearly 10 billion is in recent months. Someone made nearly ten billion dollars from it.
Exactly who made the money, although it is not easy to find out, as long as this is determined, it is enough to make too many people flock to it one after another.
Simon has been reducing the size of the hedging department directly under Cersei Capital, betting on funds from Soros, and targeting Southeast Asia. Therefore, Cersei Capital did not make much profit from the feast of dividing up Tiger Fund. The team of Cersei Fund Management Company, which has also been on the opposite side of Tiger Fund since the end of last year's general election, has continued to go long. Because of its conservative position strategy, three In many months, the cumulative profit was only 1.2 billion US dollars.
Therefore, most of Tiger Fund's losses fell into the hands of other hedge capital.
Simon has no regrets about it.
Even Simon himself thought that the Nasdaq’s turn would likely be around December last year or even January this year. The long profits that should have been made had already been made last year. Simon also kept in mind the business principle of not making every last penny. After all, if it continues, perhaps the Nasdaq can only slump for one day and swallow most of the profits accumulated over several months.
Pocketing is safe.
No matter what field of investment it is, the biggest mistake of too many people is that they can’t let go when they need to, and it’s hard to let go when it’s time to let go. Occasionally, they laugh at other people who choose enough to stop and seem to miss out on more benefits.
Ultimately, these people tend to fetch water from a bamboo basket.
In addition to the fiasco of the Tiger Fund, the Mellon family's Richard Mellon Scaife left the field when the principal of $300 million was less than 40 million. On this trip to the West Coast, in addition to visiting pregnant women as usual, what Simon has to do is to make some follow-up arrangements for the Mellon family.
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