Chapter 275： Jairus must be reported

Movie theaters in North America can adjust the film schedule and seating rate every working day, but the size of the film’s release requires a unified arrangement every working week.

Therefore, if the release scale of "Chainsaw" wants to be adjusted, it must produce enough results in the week of Halloween to gain the approval of the theater.

On Wednesday, November 1st, there were 78 theaters, with an average attendance of 34 people, and a single-day box office of $121,000;

On Thursday, November 2, the average attendance was 21, and the single-day box office was $83,000;

On Friday, November 3, taking advantage of the weekend, "Chainsaw" ushered in a wave of movie viewing, with an average attendance of 29 people, an average of 12 screenings in a single hall, and a single-day box office of 147,000 US dollars!

Especially the professional horror movie theaters, the filming rate of "Chainsaw" has reached as high as 67.4%!

You know, this is a small Halloween season, and there are as many as a dozen horror movies released in the same period!

"The grades are okay..."

On Saturday, the "Beautiful Mind" crew took a rest as usual, Dunn flew back to Los Angeles early in the morning and saw the box office data of "Chainsaw".

Although the box office of 350,000 US dollars is very inconspicuous compared with commercial blockbusters, it is already a good start for "Chainsaw", which started on the spot.

At least, it can kill all horror movies in the same period!

When I returned to Dunn Pictures, I found that West Cotton, the vice president in charge of distribution, Glenn Morgan, the president of Furious Pictures, and Zach Snyder, the director, were already waiting for him in the office.

"Zach, first of all congratulations!"

Dunn said half-jokingly.

Zach Snyder was a little flattered, "Mr. Walker, I am especially grateful for your appreciation and cultivation! "The Chainsaw" is just a small achievement, not worth mentioning."

Tang En waved his hand, half-smiling, "Isn't it worth mentioning? This is not good, I also pointed to "The Chainsaw" and destroyed Disney's "Undead"!"

Zach Snyder's face changed slightly. He vaguely heard this kind of rumor in the company and didn't believe it at all.

Unexpectedly, Tang En actually said such words!

"What? Not confident?"

"me……"

West Cotton smiled, "Zach, this is the company's strategy, and it has nothing to do with you. As a director, you just need to focus on the content of the movie."

Dunn agreed: "Yes, Zach, do you understand the game of Resident Evil? The next movie is "Resident Evil", and this time it is not a low-cost B-level movie."

Glenn Morgan's face was a little unnatural. Furious Pictures' requirement is to make low-cost movies below $5 million, and "Resident Evil" is a big-scene action horror film. According to the production department's calculations, the investment will not be less than $30 million. !

It is very likely that the production department of Dunn Films is directly responsible for the production of such a medium-budget film, and the level of attention can be imagined.

Zach Snyder was also a little flustered, "Mr. Walker, I already understand that game, it's just "Resident Evil"... The investment is not small, should we wait?"

"No need!" Dunn waved his hand, "Zach, this is my training line for you. No matter whether "Chainsaw" is a big hit, the project "Resident Evil" will belong to you. As I said, in the future You will belong to the mainstream commercial blockbuster, and I hope you can take up the heavy responsibility and carry the future of Dunn Pictures!"

Zach Snyder was incoherent, "Sir, this..."

"Okay, Zach, don't you know the boss? If you see it, you will persevere! And you don't have to be flattered. Sam Mendes and Christopher Nolan, two Englishmen, have been favored. The same will not be less." West Cotton patted his shoulder with a smile.

As a strategic executive of the company, West Cotton basically recognized Dunn's network layout.

Including a group of potential young and middle-aged directors, such as Christopher Nolan, Sam Mendes, Zach Snyder, Tim Burton, Luc Besson, Ann Lee, and even Including Nate Shyamalan, who is still under contract at Disney;

Outside, Dunn has actively won the support of the "Australian Gang", and has become one with the British film circle. Recently... He has also hooked up with the French and Spanish film circles, showing a gesture of winning over the whole of Europe.

Tang En Films lacks a background in Hollywood, but through these two methods, they can quickly manage a huge network of people and establish their own sphere of influence.

"Okay, let's talk about the size of the release next week. According to the current box office trend, next week... How many more theaters can "The Chainsaw" be shown?"

"Although horror movies are relatively small, they have high fan loyalty and their influence spreads quickly, which can quickly arouse the curiosity of movie fans. Now the attendance rate and filming rate of "Chainsaw" are good. As long as the box office does not dive this weekend, the next One week... no problem adding 1,500 theaters!"

"Oh?" Tang En frowned and stared at him, "Can it be done?"

West Cotton hesitated slightly.

"Um?"

"That's right, adding 1,500 theaters is a logical arrangement. But the specific situation depends on the internal assessment of the theater chain and the relationship between people. If it is a commercial blockbuster, the theater line will definitely not take into account the relationship and adjust the film arrangement. "

Tang En seemed to understand, "If it's a small horror movie like "The Saw", is it likely that the theater side will sell the publisher's face?"

West Cotton nodded heavily, "Yes! In the final analysis, the strength of Focus Pictures is too weak, and I don't have enough time to make arrangements."

Tang En waved his hand, "It's not your responsibility. Focus Pictures has only acquired it for two months. It's not bad that you can make this achievement."

Zach Snyder vaguely heard a bit of meaning, "Could it be that... someone would target "The Chainsaw"?"

West Cotton glanced at him, and Zach Snyder quickly shut up consciously.

Dunn grinned.

against?

Who else could dare to target Tang En so blatantly these days?

...

On Saturday, the word-of-mouth of "Chainsaw" fermented, with an average box office of more than 3,000 US dollars in a single venue, and a total box office of 257,000 US dollars in a single day!

On Sunday, the popularity of "Chainsaw" continued to rise, and even in some movie theaters, there were many fanatical fans, swarming in groups, chanting the classic lines in the movie: "Too many people are not grateful for survival, but you Will never be."

On this day, "Chainsaw" received another $215,000 at the box office from 78 movie theaters.

The numbers may not be conspicuous, however, the fact that "Chainsaw" accounted for 71.8% of the total box office in North American horror theaters throughout the weekend is enough to explain the problem.

"Chainsaw" is the best horror movie at this stage!

Then... the accident really happened.

As West Cotton predicted.

The theater chain has sent a notice The new week of "Chainsaw" will expand the screening scale, from 78 theaters to 867, requiring Focus Pictures to send the copy immediately.

There is a big gap from the envisaged scale of 1,500 theaters.

The specific reasons can be imagined.

"The Chainsaw" did not receive its due expansion treatment as scheduled, while the old Hong Kong film "Drunken Fist" released by Miramax increased the scale of screening.

Miramax... Although independently operated, it is a subsidiary of Disney and is under the jurisdiction of the Disney Production Department!

After Dunn heard the news, he was very calm.

"Chainsaw" is an independent film. Disney mainly targets mainstream commercial films, so there are not many distributors in independent films, but Miramax is the king of the independent film industry!

Dunn did not sell the copyright of "Chicago" to Miramax. It is conceivable that Harvey Weinstein must have made small moves behind his back. Screening scale adjustment.

Fortunately, the screening scale of "Chainsaw" has increased to 867, which is not too low.

However, it was impossible for Dunn to swallow this breath.

"Harvey Weinstein? Miramax?" There was a sneer at the corner of Dunn's mouth.

With Harvey Weinstein's status in the industry, it is too difficult for Dunn to move him, unless the scandal of his "auditing sofa" and coercion of actresses is exposed through the media, but this will seriously affect the image of Hollywood.

Dunn is old enough now that he won't do anything decent in Hollywood.

If you want to take care of him, you can take your time, and if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself!

As for now...

"My favorite thing is to hurt others and not myself!"

That's right, Tang En is the one who must be reported!

(Sanqi Chinese)