Chapter 520

On Monday morning, just after going to work, all kinds of data and statistics about "Batman vs. Superman" were on Bruce Rosenblum's desk. The CEO of Warner Bros. looked at the box office statistics of the first weekend in North America and around the world, and his eyes quickly shifted to some market reactions and predictions.

"The cinema score of" Batman vs Superman "is" B - ", far less than the" a + "of" body of steel "; the popcorn index of the film is 63%, and the audience reputation is average. At the same time, the film has been vilified by most media and critics. Among 263 media included in rotten tomato website, only 24% of the film has been highly praised. The freshness is only 24%, and the average score is only 4.3. The authoritative media review Metacritic included 50 media with an average score of 41 points, far lower than the 85 points of "body of steel."

Seeing this, Bruce Rosenblum scratched his hair hard, because the good mood brought by the good first week Box Office figures disappeared.

Then he saw cinema score's box office forecast for Batman vs Superman.

"The audience of this film has a general reputation, and the box office shows an obvious trend of high opening and low going. The box office in North America will be between us $300 million and US $310 million, and it is difficult for the global box office to exceed US $800 million!"

Bruce Rosenblum's face was suddenly gloomy. According to the expectation of Warner Brothers and DC Comics, even if the box office of Batman vs. Superman won't exceed the box office of "body of steel", which is regarded as a superhero masterpiece by countless people, it should not be difficult to exceed $400 million in North America and $1 billion in the world.

After all, this is the first time Batman and Superman have appeared in the same film, and under the title of "body of steel" sequel, "body of steel" has created such a good situation for the whole series. It's not too much to expect.

But the prediction of Cinescore is much lower than expected

Bruce Rosenblum suddenly felt his heart beat faster and his chest was very uncomfortable. He quickly adjusted his breathing rhythm and hinted that the prediction of the Cinescore might not be accurate

It's just that this suggestion just appeared and was rejected by him. The prediction of cinema score did fail sometimes, but it was a small production with limited audience, and there was no precedent for super large production to predict a difference of $10 million from the final box office.

After adjusting his breathing rhythm, Bruce Rosenblum looked at the negative statistics again.

"Due to Warner Brothers' interruption of cooperation with Murphy Stanton, DC can only choose the important layout work" Batman vs Superman: Dawn of justice ", which is released after" body of steel ", to squeeze Superman and Batman into the two giants at the same time. At the same time, it also leads to the sea king, lightning man and steel bone. So many characters are introduced into the second work of the movie universe, which is very important for the movie In terms of creation, it's very risky, and it's also a helpless move to lose Murphy Stanton. "

"It can be seen that Warner Bros. and DC Comics want to get rid of the influence of Murphy Stanton, so the Superman vs. Batman does not try to dig deep into the social and political problems in the story, focusing on the overall layout and the establishment of a world outlook. However, it is undeniable that the image created by Murphy Stanton's" body of steel "in the hearts of fans has become a kind of image Subconsciously, that is depth. Some ordinary audiences will treat Batman vs Superman: Dawn of justice according to the entertainment standard of Marvel's iron man, and the film is obviously not as entertaining as marvel. This has really become a film that lacks both depth and entertainment. "

"For the sake of the future, Warner Brothers and DC Comics should invite Murphy Stanton back again and continue to carry out the previous plan!"

Would you like Murphy Stanton back? Bruce Rosenblum's just steady breathing rhythm accelerates again. He chooses to interrupt his cooperation with Murphy Stanton because he is unwilling to pay more. Now he is invited back. Isn't that a slap in the face?

The bad word-of-mouth and evaluation, as well as the box office figures that may not be as expected, have embarrassed him. Is it even more embarrassing?

From his own emotional point of view, Bruce Rosenblum said that he didn't want to invite Murphy Stanton back. Besides, DC superhero series may not be without him.

There was a knock on the door. Bruce Rosenblum said please come in. Then Diego Harris, the CEO of DC Comics, came in.

"Sit down."

Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the chair across the desk. Diego Harris sat down and said, "Batman vs Superman is not so good."

"Well." Bruce Rosenblum nodded.

Although the box office performance of the film in the first weekend is good, as long as people who have a little knowledge of the industry can see, there will be a serious lack of box office stamina in the future, and even the box office in North America will plunge in the second weekend.

Diego Harris looked serious. "The marketing department has just made a prediction that the box office in North America will drop by more than 70% next weekend.""What?" Bruce Rosenblum stood up and couldn't believe what Diego Harris said, "more than 70 percent?"

"Yes, over seventy percent!" Diego Harris said with great certainty.

Bruce Rosenblum was silent and sat down slowly, as if he didn't know what to say.

"The box office of this film is to overdraw the brand effect of" body of steel "and the appeal of Superman and Batman." Diego Harris seriously said, "Batman vs Superman not only lost its reputation, but also affected the brand of the whole series. If there is another time..."

He shook his head hard. "The consequences are unimaginable."

Bruce Rosenblum didn't understand what he said. He thought for a moment and asked, "Diego, do you have any idea?"

"That's right." Diego Harrison said directly, "I think we should get Murphy Stanton back!"

Bruce Rosenblum was silent and not very good-looking.

Diego Harris did not seem to see the general, continued, "Zach Schneider can not replace Murphy Stanton, his dark style compared to Murphy Stanton, still stay on the surface."

"Well." Bruce Rosenblum nodded his head slightly, which was obvious in Batman vs Superman, but he didn't want to invite Murphy Stanton back, and said, "Zac's work is OK, comic fans all think highly of him."

"But, Bruce, have you thought about it?" Diego Harris could vaguely guess what Bruce Rosenblum thought and said, "how many comic book fans are there in DC? Are we making comic superhero movies just for fans? If the film can not attract those ordinary audiences, how to recover such a huge investment? We're investing in these films to make fans, not to separate comic fans from the general audience! "

Bruce Rosenblum was silent again. How could he not understand this.

"Zach Schneider is a big fan of DC Comics, which is very good!" Diego Harris did not stop. "His films are completely based on comics. Unlike Murphy Stanton, he does not abandon the original comics, but the wide circulation of Murphy Stanton's films is beyond his reach."

Hearing these words, Bruce Rosenblum was still silent.

Finally, Diego Harrison stood up, supported the table, and said in a low voice, "Bruce, is your face important, or is your position more important now?"

Bruce Rosenblum was shocked, as if he had been woken up: Yes, if the DC superhero series is rotten, he can only step down. This is Warner Bros. with complex share structure, not his family business!

It's just that it's really hard to say what you say to yourself.

"Bruce, what are you thinking?" Diego - Harrison voice with a trace of anxiety, "do you want to wait for DC's superhero series to completely overdraw their credibility?"? What's in it for you and me? We will only be driven out of our present position by Warner Group! "

Bruce Rosenblum slowly stood up and walked back and forth behind his desk. He thought about the pros and cons, and finally figured out one thing. Compared with the benefits of sitting in this position, he could give up his face.

He turned back to his desk, sat down in his chair again, looked at the opposite Diego Harris, and said faintly, "on behalf of me and Warner, you contact Murphy Stanton and his agent bill rosis first. If he can make a slight concession on the payment, we can cooperate with him again."

"Bruce!" "In that case, we'd better not work with Murphy Stanton," warns Diego Harris

"That's good!" Bruce Rosenblum gritted his teeth and said, "the last price Murphy Stanton asked for is our bottom line!"

Diego Harris nodded. "Don't worry, I know what to do."

Bruce Rosenblum waved his hand to Diego Harris. "It's up to you. As long as you can reach an agreement with Murphy Stanton, I will push for cooperation with him again on the board of directors."

Diego Harris stood up. "I'm going to contact CAA and bill rosis now. We have a lot of cooperation with CAA, and they must be happy to see us continue to work with Murphy Stanton."

Bruce Rosenblum waved his hand again, and Diego Harris turned and walked out of the office. Instead of going to DC Comics, he went downstairs and got in the car, asked the driver to leave Burbank for Century City, and then dialed bill rosis to make an appointment for the time and place of the meeting, and went straight there.

Diego Harris knows very well that it's not easy to talk about Murphy Stanton. It needs real money. (to be continued). )