Chapter 301： The market reaction is very hot

According to the window sales model of Hollywood movies, the ppv on demand of pay channels usually starts two months before the release of videotape and dvd.

As early as October, "Spider-Man" has provided ppv pay-on-demand service.

Pay-per-view ppv, usually not viewed on a home TV.

Of course, home users can also watch on-demand TV, the key is the cost of paid on-demand, sometimes more expensive than movie tickets. In the case that the movie has not yet been released, home users usually choose to go to the cinema to watch it.

Pay-on-demand is usually in high-end places such as VIP lounges in airports, first-class cabins in airplanes, luxury hotels, and high-end office buildings. These audiences are usually busy with work and can use fragmented time to watch movies on demand.

Therefore, in the face of this type of people, the ppv on-demand fee is very high. So far, according to the feedback from the global side, this part of the income has exceeded 23 million US dollars.

A phenomenon-level movie like "Spider-Man" will definitely be a big hit in every sector of the windowed sales model.

On Friday, January 5th, the crime drama "Drug Web", produced by Dunn Pictures and directed by Steven Soderbergh, officially landed in major theaters in North America. Because it is a restricted movie and the plot is sensitive, there are only 1510 movie theaters.

When Twentieth Century Fox abandoned the project, it was because of such concerns.

Tang En was very relaxed. In the short term, the film "Drug Net" is indeed uncompetitive in the box office market.

In fact, this is indeed the case. In the first weekend of its release, the box office fell behind the two old films "The Rest of the Island" and "Eavesdropping on a Woman's Heart", which only received $15.52 million at the box office.

However, the film's performance, plot, and depth will cause a huge sensation in the word-of-mouth and film critic circles when the awards season arrives.

With the frequent visits of the "Drug Net" crew to major awards ceremonies, this free publicity will drive the long-term effect of the movie.

This is a masterpiece that earned Steven Soderbergh an Oscar for Best Director!

Time can be expected.

Dunn is most concerned about the release of "Spider-Man" video tapes and CDs. Of course, the CD release of "Chainsaw" will be launched soon.

...

The crew of "Unsinkable" has not been disbanded. After the film was completed, Cameron gave up his vacation and completed the first editing of the film (the kind without special effects) in only half a month, and then arranged for the actors to dub.

Dunn, as the boss, deserves his condolences.

When I came to the rest room outside the dubbing studio, I found that most of the crew members were disheveled and haggard, their faces were full of fatigue, their eyes were red and their lips were dry. It was obvious that they had not rested for a long time.

Dunn is a little ashamed, even the crew members are like this. Isn't James Cameron more exaggerated? No wonder he always wanted to enjoy Charlize Theron and Liv Tyler, but these two girls had no interest at all.

It's not that I don't want to accompany Tang En, I'm just too tired and have no energy.

But there is no way, Disney's promotion of "Pearl Harbor" is too much, not to mention the carpet bombing, and even repeatedly mentioning the highest-grossing movie "Titanic" in history, it seems that it intends to step on the meaning of "Titanic".

How can Dunn endure this?

In particular, the two main creators of "Pearl Harbor", Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay, are still his big enemies.

In this schedule, Dunn can only come up with two movies to fight with "Pearl Harbor", one is "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" directed by Luc Besson, and the other is Cameron's "Unsinkable".

In contrast, Dunn trusts James Cameron more!

Dunn wanted to greet him, but he didn't expect that the actor Matthew McConaughey first cared about him, came over, and said eagerly, "Mr. Walker, have you been infringed?"

"what?"

Tang En was taken aback for a moment, and his first reaction was to encounter pirated copies, "Pirated DVDs appear? Is it "Spider-Man" or "The Chainsaw"?"

Matthew McConaughey couldn't help laughing, "What piracy?"

"Didn't you say I was infringed?"

"That's right, haven't I been busy making movies, and haven't been with my little niece for Christmas, so I took time out a few days ago and went to the bookstore to buy her a set of Harry Potter. Unexpectedly, there is a big banner hanging in the bookstore with your name written on it!"

Matthew McConaughey looked at him suspiciously.

Tang En understood as soon as he heard it, and said funny: "You are talking about a book, right?"

"Yes, it seems to be called..."Gone Lover", eh? Mr. Walker, this book is not really written by you, is it?" Matthew McConaughey looked shocked.

Dunn shrugged indifferently, "It seems that you really didn't pay attention to that book. The author column is signed with two people's names, Isla Fisher and me. I conceived the outline, and she wrote the details."

"This……"

Matthew McConaughey was speechless in surprise. He looked at Dunn with admiration mixed with admiration.

Bestselling author Dunn?

This is so exaggerated!

"By the way, how about the book sales?"

"There is a big banner hanging in the most eye-catching position in the bookstore, which reads 'The famous director Dunn Walker's masterpiece "Gone Lover"', such a grand recommendation, the sales must be hot." Matthew McConaughey was a little speechless , Dunn's talent is too good.

"That's good, as long as you don't lose my prestige." Dunn joked with him with a smile, and when he saw Heath Ledger coming out of the dubbing studio, he walked over and lowered his voice, "In terms of performance recently, I haven't done much. Did you encounter any problems?"

Heath Ledger expressed his sincere gratitude, "Thank you for your concern, I... I'm fine."

Dunn nodded, "In a few days, I will visit Director Coppola and Mr. Brando. If you are interested, come with me."

"Ah? Really?" Heath Ledger raised his tone excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent.

Tang En said: "Some time ago... I ran into some trouble, they all spoke up for me, no matter what, I want to express my gratitude. Besides... You know, it's awards season, and I need their connections."

Heath Ledger also vaguely heard about Dunn, and said with a face of shame: "Don, I... I'm sorry, I couldn't..."

"Haha, Heath, you're too outlandish!" Dunn smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Everyone is in a different environment, and of course the choices they face will not be the same. When you become like Mel in the future Big star, I'm counting on you to speak up for me too."

Heath Ledger said sternly: "Don, don't worry, I will always be on your side."

With such a guarantee, Dunn unconditionally trusts him. With his relationship with the "Australian Gang", even if he has no friendship, he will definitely stand behind him. What's more, Dunn created an opportunity for Heath Ledger to interview a god-level actor like Marlon Brando?

At this time, Ella Fisher, Dunn's little secretary, came over quietly, with an undisguised joy on his face.

"What? "Gone Lover" sold out?"

"It's not this." Isla Fisher shook her head and said beamingly, "There is a letter from Universal, feedback on the sales of "Spider-Man" in the first week."

"Oh? How's it going?"

"A total of 5.13 million DVDs were sold, 4.3 million for the regular edition, 830,000 for the hardcover, and 380,000 for video tapes. The total sales in the first week reached $124 million!"

Isla Fisher didn't lower her voice, so in the lounge outside the dubbing room, the "Unsinkable" crew could hear it clearly.

First week sales, $124 million!

Such sales figures can be compared with last year's "Star Wars 1: The Ghost Man Menace".

Even if you remove 20% of the distributor's profit and 10% of the distributor's fee, Dunn Pictures can get $87 million!

Of course, the sales in the first week must be the most popular period, and the sales in the following period will decline sharply.

But there's a good chance "Spider-Man" will sell more than 10 million units before it hits cable TV in May.

Dunn Pictures is about to set up two blockbusters, "Spider-Man 2" and "Daredevil", and the book funds are very tight, and the beautiful DVD sales data of "Spider-Man" definitely solves the urgent need.

Coupled with the box office gains of "Soul Shifting Girl", "Memento", and "Drug Net" in the awards season... Dunn Pictures relies on its own hematopoietic ability No loan, no capital injection, and then support The launch of the "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" project is no problem.

The year before last, Dunn borrowed money to shoot "Spider-Man", which put a huge pressure on Dunn Pictures, and also gave competitors an opportunity to make Dunn Pictures almost bankrupt.

Now, the continuous high income of "Spider-Man" once again sets off Dunn's stalwart image to be extremely majestic.

The financial situation of Tang En Pictures has finally embarked on a healthy development track!

In the lounge, there was a thunderous applause!

Everyone looked at Dunn with admiration and admiration, and sincerely celebrated for him.

Dunn was also beaming, so he planned to ask Ella Fisher to bring dozens of copies of "Gone Lover", each of whom would send a copy, and the authors would sign it together.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the door of the dubbing studio was suddenly pushed open, and I saw James Cameron walking out with a beard and red eyes. His muscles were shaking, and he roared: "Get out of here!"

"James..."

Dunn looked embarrassed and a little guilty. It's not really a place to celebrate.

When James Cameron was at work, he was already short-tempered, especially the pressure of schedule, which made him unable to rest at ease, so he directly regarded Dunn as a venting bucket and roared: "This is my site!!! "

"Okay, your territory..."

Dunn wanted to cry but had no tears, and he didn't care about his personal image. He took Ella Fisher's little hand and ran out directly.

Cameron in the crew is just a lion, no one can afford to offend him!

Don't do it either!

(Sanqi Chinese)