Chapter 879： Key Information

879 Key Information

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The distribution rights were purchased for $3.5 million, and the Weinstein Company took 65 percent of the box office dividends.

This is the condition in the contract proposed by the Weinstein brothers. This condition is not only good, but also very good, a lot higher than the other four companies.

The production cost of "Mysterious Skin" is only 300,000 US dollars. Even if the publicity cost of going to the Venice Film Festival is definitely more than 500,000 US dollars, of course, this does not include the various expenses of the big name Evan Bell. . However, for a film that was made to less than half a million dollars to sell for $3.5 million, it was definitely a good deal. Of the other four companies, the highest price tag was just $3 million for Fox Searchlight.

In addition, the Weinstein Company took 65% of the box office dividends, and Eleven Studios took 35% of the box office dividends, which is a reasonable ratio. At present, according to the current Hollywood practice, the dividend distribution of the production company fluctuates between 20% and 35%. Of course, it is normal for the strength of the negotiating parties and the mutual testing of the negotiation process to occasionally exceed this range. The main reason that distributors take the big bucks is that they have to pay for the promotion and copying of the film, as well as shipping and other expenses, and they also share dividends with the exhibitors, which eliminates the need for studios to engage with theater chains.

Sixty-five percent of the box-office dividends taken by the Weinstein Brothers, about thirty-five to forty percent, were taken by exhibitors. The real profit of The Weinstein Company was two percent. Fifteen to thirty box office profits.

It is worth mentioning here that Pixar and Disney are the cooperation method of box office dividends. After deducting 30% of the profits of the theater, the remaining box office dividends, Disney has always divided more than half of the box office dividends, which led to Steve. - Jobs' dissatisfaction, because it was way above the Hollywood average. Therefore, Steve Jobs put forward a request to renegotiate the contract. Disney can only take 10% of the remaining profits after deducting the theater dividends, which is far lower than the average level of Hollywood. This kind of lion The act of speaking out has also directly angered Michael Inas, who "never compromises". The relationship between the two was not good at first, and now it has just broken up.

The reason why Disney was able to let Pixar suffer this big loss is mainly because Michael Inas saw the potential of Steve Jobs and Pixar early on, and negotiated a contract as early as 1994, "exploiting" Pixar Naturally very heavy. Now that Pixar has developed, naturally it can no longer continue to live in peace.

"Wow, this is a very lucrative contract." Teddy Bell raised his head and did not hide his surprise, because if he was not surprised at this time, he would be trying to hide it. For a movie like "Mysterious Skin" The work, even if it won the Silver Lion Award, this contract is definitely beyond expectations. So, it's normal for Teddy Bell to be surprised. "The abundance was unexpected, and it was a real surprise."

If you can buy a tea cup for ten yuan, and someone buys it for eight yuan, that is his bargaining power; but someone insists on paying fifteen yuan to buy it, which is somewhat incomprehensible.

Harvey Weinstein, who seemed to have anticipated Teddy Bell's reaction, explained with a smile, "I think 'Mystery Skin' should be very suitable for this year's awards season, and we think Evan can take the Silver Lion Award. The honor, and impact the awards in the United States, such as the Golden Globes, and the Oscars.”

Sure enough, they are frequent guests of the Oscars. The Weinstein brothers have always liked to dig out works that can shine at awards ceremonies. This time they took a fancy to "mysterious skin", not just Evan Bell and the works themselves, but also the works themselves. It is time to prepare for the start of the awards season at the end of the year. No wonder they were willing to pay slightly more for the distribution rights to Mystery Skin than other companies.

"Hehe, I didn't expect your vision to be so long-term. At this time, there is still half a year before Oscar, and you have already considered these issues. I never considered this issue." Evan Bell said with a smile, but his eyes were on The Weinstein brothers' faces swirled.

The relationship between Evan Bell and Disney is actually a bit delicate. On the one hand, the two sides have had a pleasant experience because of their cooperation with "Pirates of the Caribbean", but on the other hand, the two sides are also not very happy because of "Pirates of the Caribbean". Nas wasn't impressed with Captain Jack Sparrow, and the script for the sequel left Evan Bell and Jerry Bruckheimer unhappy. Therefore, this is a relationship that cannot be described in precise words. The two parties are not friends, but they are definitely not enemies.

Now, Disney's Miramax company hopes to release "Mystery Skin", which is bound to detonate the sensitive relationship between Evan Bell and Michael Inas, who is bent on maintaining Disney's image, Michael Inas, How could it be possible to agree to Miramax to release a **** movie! At the same time, consider the sensitive relationship between the Weinstein brothers and Michael Inas. Now that Harvey Weinstein says they want to send "mystery skin" to the Oscars, the issues involved are getting more complicated.

"'Mysterious Skin' will definitely be a dark horse for this year's awards season, and we have that confidence." Harvey Weinstein said firmly, trying to calm the doubts in Evan Bell's tone, "No, it's practical. The word dark horse is not appropriate, because you have won the Silver Lion Award, which is the best proof of the quality of the work." Harvey Weinstein began to talk at this point, and he held the initiative of the conversation, Carefully observe the expressions of the two Bell brothers, and then use their three-inch incorrupt tongue to achieve their goals.

"I know that if 'Mystery Skin' was released by Miramax, there would be a lot of opinions on Michael Inas, and when it comes to awards season in the future, Michael Inas is definitely not a person who can Neglected roles." Harvey Weinstein, of course, knew these corners all too well.

It would be disastrous if Michael Enas obstructed the public relations activities of "Mysterious Skin" during the awards season, or even deliberately sabotaged it. After all, as the head of Disney, even if the staff inside Disney doesn't like him anymore, His influence still exists in this circle. Of course, as the head of Disney, preventing his own works from being brilliant is incredible to others, but for Michael Inas, it is definitely not impossible.

"But you don't have to worry. Inas is in danger now." Harvey Weinstein said confidently. As the head of Miramax, his sources within Disney are naturally much sharper. , "At present, the board of directors is already in turmoil, and there are several candidates below, hoping to replace Inas. Therefore, Inas must now focus on the company's profitability. Although he has announced He will not continue in this position after the end of his term in 2006. However, there is not much time left in 2004, and 2005 is a fresh start, and if Inas does not work hard, he will be embarrassed He stepped down from that position ahead of schedule. Therefore, he does not have much energy to manage Miramax, unless we have more than 100 million US dollars in capital movements. Even if he does interfere, Miramax's initiative is still in In our hands, they want to dictate our actions until Miramax is no longer named Weinstein. So, the future direction of 'Mysterious Skin' will not be affected in any way."

Evan Bell knew very little about Disney's internal affairs, but from Harvey Weinstein's words, Evan Bell got several important messages.

First, Michael Inas’s coaching position is unstable. This Evan Bell knows that because in 2005, Robert Eagle, who appeared to be harmless to livestock, secretly succeeded in seizing power, pulling Michael Inas off his horse, and then It was Robert Iger who completed the acquisition of Pixar; second, the Weinstein brothers have completely decided to leave Disney and leave Miramax, which is bound to have an impact on Disney's ** movies; third , The turbulent fluctuations within Disney will not affect the preparation of "Pirates of the Caribbean", but it may affect the future direction of Pixar. Evan Bell hopes to pull Pixar into his own camp, so this information is very important; fourth , it seems that the Weinstein brothers' plan for "Mysterious Skin" is really not just talking about it After careful consideration, they made this decision, maybe, "Mysterious Skin" will really be in the awards season. developed.

"Hehe, we don't care about the internal affairs of Disney. Evan just said that his relationship with the Academy is not very good, and he is not optimistic about the prospects of 'Mysterious Skin' in the awards season." Teddy Bell did not pick it up. V. Weinstein's words, as an outsider, he should not get involved in the internal affairs of the company. Moreover, the Weinstein brothers said that they are leaving Disney, but this is what they said, who knows what else is involved. What's the inside story. Therefore, Teddy Bell instead interpreted Evan Bell's words differently.

Harvey Weinstein didn't mind either, still smiling, "It's not absolute whether a relationship is good or not. In the future, everything is possible, isn't it?"

Teddy Bell glanced at Evan Bell from the corner of his eye. After confirming that he had nothing to say, he just weighed it a little in his heart and stretched out his right hand, "Of course, everything is possible in the future. Then, I'm looking forward to our first collaboration."

"Happy cooperation!" Harvey Weinstein held Teddy Bell's right hand with a bright smile on his face.

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