Chapter 691： Upright hard power

Early in the morning, Villa 4.

Tang En woke up from the warm and fragrant nephrite, looking at the two lazy beauties beside him, a bit of pride was inevitably born in his heart.

Recalling the wonderful process of the three people's fierce battle last night, I feel more and more happy.

This is the life a man should have!

"So early?"

Miranda Kerr had sleepy eyes. Seeing Dunn get up, she also sat up, revealing her half-length demeanor.

Megan Gale on the other side just glanced casually, then turned over and fell asleep again.

In contrast, Miranda Kerr is a newcomer and needs a solid favorite. She is an old friend, and it was through Nicole Kidman's relationship at first that she got on the line of Dunn, which has a deep foundation.

Dunn got up and dressed, "you sleep a little longer, I have something to do."

"Isn't it the weekend?"

"Today's "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is officially released. I'll go and see the advance screening data last night."

"Oh."

Miranda Kerr didn't say much about work, so she stood up and insisted, serving Dunn virtuously and getting dressed.

Dunn has never worried about the box office of the "Harry Potter" series of films.

He was going to the company, mainly to discuss with several executives of the film and television entertainment department, such as Bill McNick, Shirley Lansing, and Amy Pascal, about the competitor Paramount.

Because of the fire of the "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, children's fantasy films seem to have become the outlet of this era.

As long as you stand on the tuyere, even a cow can fly!

After Paramount fired Shirley Lansing and hired Brad Gray, it began secretly planning a big project, a big project comparable to "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia."

Paramount is adapting Daniel Handler's children's book series "Raymond Snitch" into a movie!

Dunn also got the news that the children's fantasy film called "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch" embodies Paramount's ambition and Brad Gray's attempt to revive Paramount's ambition, card. Division is super powerful.

Including well-known actors such as Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Jude Law, Billy Connolly, etc., they are all supporting roles, of course.

The protagonists are several children, one of whom Dunn is very familiar with, an actress from Australia, Emily Browning, who is still 14 years old at Luoli.

It is said that the investment of the film has reached 140 million US dollars, which is higher than the cost of a single "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia".

"If you want me to say, you are just too careful. Paramount is no longer the same as it used to be, and there is no chance for it to rise again." When Tang En arrived at the company, he saw that several executives were eagerly waiting.

Bill McNick frowned and said: "Be careful, you can't go wrong. Dunn, your fame is too great, which is a good thing and a bad thing! Many industry peers have set you up as a target, which is rubbing against your popularity, and also It's going to be on your shoulders. If Paramount steps on us to turn over this time, it may not be what it will be advertised. The battle between "Batman" and "Daredevil" in the summer, have you forgotten?"

This summer, "Batman" changed its schedule for fear of going head-to-head with "Daredevil".

As a result, Daredevil grossed $380 million worldwide, and Batman grossed $430 million worldwide.

Even if Daredevil's reputation is almost invincible, so what?

In the box office market, Daredevil lost to Batman!

Warners also took this as a breakthrough, praising the superiority of "Batman", and also insinuated that DC is the boss of the comic book movie! Even if there is Dunn behind Marvel, it will not change the powerful heritage of dc comics!

The easiest way to flatter someone is to put down a great person and make another person even greater.

Movies are the same way.

Warner still left a sympathy for Dunn, not too exaggerated.

But not Paramount.

If Paramount's "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch" can beat the big-budget new Universal film of the same period, then Paramount will spare no effort to demote Dunn and take this position in an attempt to revive.

Dunn sneered, "The matter of Daredevil and Batman, let's wait a few years and see it again! Wait for the second movie to be released, and let everyone know, whether Daredevil is good, or is it better? Batman is great!"

Without the Nolan Brothers' DC Films, what in-depth superhero movies can be made?

Dunn has read the first draft script of Daredevil: King of Darkness written by Jonathan Nolan.

Everything tastes familiar!

Bill McNick said solemnly: "In any case, we can't give Paramount any chance in terms of schedule arrangement!"

Tang En nodded, "How will our commercial blockbusters be distributed next year?"

Shirley Lansing said quickly: "February 13, Dumbo; May 7, Ghost Rider; May 28, The Day After Tomorrow; June 18, Mad Mike 4; July 9, Pirates 2; July 23, Public Enemy; November 12, Harry Potter 3; December 17, Spider-Man 3. "

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the office was a little weird.

Especially Amy Pascal, who has just joined New Universal, has a wonderful face.

Throughout 2004, will there be a total of 8 commercial blockbusters under the New Universal Group to be released?

You know, the usual movie giants release 2 commercial blockbusters every year.

Those independent film companies, to make a commercial blockbuster, often have to go bankrupt in loans to prepare so much cash.

I have to say that the wealth of New Universal Group is really too big!

Dunn looked at her expression, and it was a little funny.

8 commercial blockbusters, is that a lot?

is a lot.

But this is still under the premise that he cut off two big projects that were destined to lose money, "Van Helsing" and "Interstellar Legends 2" that Universal Pictures was going to set up to produce.

Just listen to Shirley Lansing: "The above are commercial blockbusters with a production cost of more than 100 million. In addition, we also have "My Father-in-law 2", "The Bourne 3", "Deadly Magic", "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" , "BJ Singles 2" and other 8 medium-budget movies with an investment of between $40 million and $80 million. They are not in the same level as "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch", even if the box office is less. question……"

"Okay!" Dunn waved his hand and interrupted her, "You really think too much, the first "Harry Potter" and the first "The Chronicles of Narnia" both achieved great success. Then the market thinks that this is an outlet for children's fantasy films. If the market trend is so easy to judge, isn't the movie too simple?"

Since his debut, Dunn's predictions at the movie box office can be called unrivaled authority!

Bill McNick still clearly remembers that when Dunn was just a fledgling, he dared to shout in his office that "Titanic" had a global box office guarantee of 1.5 billion US dollars and a target of 1.8 billion US dollars.

Facts have proved that his vision is indeed beyond the times!

"You mean... children's fantasy movies are going downhill?" Bill McNick's face changed slightly.

Dunn said lightly: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is definitely fine, but The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is hard to say. As for Paramount's "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch" "...No matter whether it is summer or Christmas, there is no chance of survival! Don't make a fuss."

Seeing that Dunn was full of confidence, Shirley Lansing glanced at Bill McNick and saw him nodding weakly.

No way, no one can object to what Dunn decides, especially about the movie.

Shirley Lansing said tentatively: "Then this schedule...is this set? No need to make changes based on "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch"?"

Tang En said arrogantly: "No need! Our 8 commercial blockbusters will be placed there dignifiedly! Paramount can choose a soft persimmon at its own discretion. I believe that even our soft persimmon will definitely be Stronger than Paramount's pillars!"

"The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch" If you want to challenge, who can you choose?

"Dumbo"? This is a collaboration between Rose Pictures and Disney, a remake of a classic animation;

"Ghost Rider"? This is a superhero blockbuster developed by Marvel Studios;

"the day after tomorrow"? This is the masterpiece of Hollywood commercial director Roland Emmerich who has sharpened his sword in four years;

"Mad Max 4" and "Enemy Robot," with action stars Mel Gibson and Will Smith, respectively;

Not to mention "Pirates League 2" and "Harry Potter 3" are the sequels to the hit movies.

As for Spider-Man 3...don't even think about it!

"Spider-Man 1" and "Spider-Man 2" are both annual box office champions.

"Spider-Man 3"... is almost also scheduled to be the box office champion next year.

Even if Paramount wants to play tricks, what can it do?

In the face of hard power, all conspiracies and tricks are paper tigers.

"How much was the early box office last night?"

"$4.4 million."

"Oh, it's okay." Dunn nodded, "What about the box office of "Ant-Man"? Has it exceeded 400 million US dollars?"

Shirley Lansing replied: "North American box office hit $140 million, and global box office just hit $400 million."

The word-of-mouth quality of "Ant-Man" is far inferior to that of "Daredevil", which can also be reflected in the North American box office.

Daredevil's North American box office is $210 million, and Ant-Man's North American box office... definitely can't break the $200 million mark.

However, Daredevil is too deep, and the overseas film culture is still relatively rudimentary, especially the Asian market with a big box office, which is more sought after for entertainment and comedy movies.

The reputation of "Ant-Man" is far less than that of "Daredevil", but because of its humorous and funny popcorn, it is even more popular among fans in overseas markets. Because of the surprises in overseas markets, the global box office of "Ant-Man" is estimated to be between 520 million and 550 million US dollars.

Such box office data naturally strengthens the development of Marvel Studios' easy, entertaining and funny line of "Avengers".

At this moment, Tang En's cell phone rang, and after answering the call, he heard a crisp and joyful cheer: "Odu-chan, we got off the plane, where are you?"

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