~： Six hundred and fifty-seven - Once the suspicion arises, the charge has been established.

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Don't look at the entertainment tabloids full of talk about "The Clash of Heaven and Earth", in fact, in the mainstream media, the box office prospects of this film have always been relatively optimistic. In any case, this is also a sci-fi masterpiece with a box office of more than 50 million US dollars in the first weekend. No matter how the box office trend is later, the North American box office should be guaranteed to exceed 100 million US dollars.

However, the actual situation has hit countless people in the face. After a full week has passed, the box office of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" has exceeded 70 million US dollars. After the second weekend, what happened is beyond everyone's expectations.

"The box office in the next three days is less than 15 million US dollars, and the single-day box office in the next weekday falls below one million US dollars. The North American box office is still less than 100 million US dollars in the two weeks after the release of "Heaven and Earth"... "

Despite these numbers, Naomi Watts has watched it many times today, but she still enjoys it with relish. Paramount and Sony Columbia's joint siege and suppression one after another can be said to have put a squib at the beginning, and it is hard not to surprise people.

A sci-fi film that has raked in more than 90 million US dollars at the box office in North America within two weeks of its release, can be called a hit in any schedule, there is no doubt.

However, for "The Great Clash of Heaven and Earth", it is precisely the beginning of the summer season that is the time for Paramount to fall into trouble, because with tonight's "The Flash" and "Godzilla" two The premiere of a much-anticipated major project, no one believes that there are still a large number of fans who will choose to watch this film.

"Get ready for the fun, Wayne."

Bruce Rosenblum, who was in a hurry, walked into the awning with his secretary. Both of them had beads of sweat on their heads. It could be seen that the breeze at night in Los Angeles did not blow away the heat of the day.

Warner Bros. distribution director, nodded with Naomi Watts, sat down beside Wayne, took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat, and said quickly: "I just got on the phone with the theater company, starting tomorrow morning. "The Flash" will add about 300 more theaters on top of the 3,250 theaters in North America."

"what?"

An out-and-out good news, the moment Wayne heard it, a smile also rose on his face. "The Clash of Heaven and Earth?"

"That's right."

Bruce Rosenblum took the cigar handed by the secretary and threw it to the man beside him, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

"With the Warner Bros. family alone, it should be difficult for the theater companies to agree to a large-scale reduction in the screening scale of "The Clash of Heaven and Earth" in advance. I can guarantee that the old fox Paul, the distribution department of Sony Columbia, is also behind the theater chain alliance. A lot of pressure!"

It is obvious that "The Clash of Heaven and Earth" has nearly 3,000 screenings in North America, and can only produce more than one million US dollars at the box office every day, which is definitely not in the interests of the theater company.

It is understandable if the screen showing "The Clash of Heaven" is given to films with more market potential in advance. Everything is a commercial act, but the scale of the "Crash of Heaven and Earth" will be reduced by more than half all at once, Bruce Rosenblum Self-confessed that he is not so capable, he concluded that there must be other companies behind it.

In Hollywood, everyone has always had a tacit understanding. There is no need to wait for the so-called evidence and investigation. Just look at who the beneficiaries are, 90% of them are the ones who do it. This time is obviously the same.

The reduced screen of "Clash of the Earth" was almost divided into sixty-four Billy, and was given to "The Flash" and "Godzilla" by the cinema alliance. There is no doubt that Sony Columbia is also behind it. Pushed.

The two men tilted their heads to light their cigars, and after looking at each other, Wayne shrugged and joked, "Well, that woman, Shirley Lansing, will definitely hate Sony Columbia... "

"The Big Six has always been like this."

Bruce Rosenblum nodded, the smile on his face slowly faded, looked around, and continued in a serious low voice: "But let's not relax, even if Sony Columbia gives Paramount a knife, When they should unite to attack, they will never be affected by this incident."

Now that Paramount has been pushed to the edge of the cliff, the screening scale of "Clash of Heaven and Earth" has been greatly reduced. With the release of "Godzilla" and "The Flash", the frequency of film scheduling in theaters will definitely decrease sharply. , No one can say whether Shirley Lansing will give up directly, or choose to join forces with Sony Columbia to win another game.

"Let's ignore them first and do our own thing first."

Although the director of Warner Bros. distribution was right, Wayne shook his head slightly. He believed that as long as there was no big opportunity on his side, even if the two companies joined forces, they might not be able to compete with The Flash. arm wrestling,

What's more, the so-called front and rear encirclement and suppression, the one in front has already fallen to the ground, it is still unknown whether he has the strength to stand up, there is no need to be overly defensive, "Godzilla" is their main target.

"I'm ready here." Speaking of this, Bruce Rosenblum looked confident. "Tomorrow morning, I can guarantee that with the large-scale release of "Godzilla", at the same time, Sony Columbia will be in a hurry. At that time, they will not be able to take care of themselves, and the rest will be even harder to say!"

"Ok."

Nodding, Wayne chuckled in a low voice.

The scene of two men holding cigars and whispering head to head, Naomi Watts watched with a chill, in her eyes, the two big men looked like two people who were ready to steal. The old fox of the chicken is full of wretchedness.

Not to mention them, Australian actresses all know the next tricks of Warner Bros. They killed the so-called "black" president a few days ago, and the results were unexpectedly good. Even if Paramount turned around in time and launched large-scale publicity in minority communities, it would still not save the loss of mainstream audiences.

If nothing else happens this time, Bruce Rosenblum is still doing the same trick. Dozens of media and newspapers under Warner Bros. have probably already prepared their press releases. There is only one theme in all of them, that is, Godzilla is a book monster, which has nothing to do with North America and the West, and it is not its own culture at all.

With the world's No. 1 xenophobia for North American audiences, she believes that the effect will not be too bad. The entire PR department and the Internet Navy Department under the Warner Bros. distribution department are ready to bite this topic to death. No matter what happens, it's just killing this crazy hype.

This is Hollywood, which is the place that best summarizes the success factors. Since this trick worked well for Paramount some time ago, Bruce Rosenblum simply overturned the original plan and was ready to continue to play this trick.

Wayne is also very much in agreement with this approach, just as he agreed to kill the "black" president some time ago. Hua Qiang-Liu, a famous botanist in the East once said that when you doubt whether a melon is raw or not, the melon is not ripe in your heart, no matter whether you split it or not. , in fact, it has no meaning. Once the suspicion arises, the crime has already been established!

Of course, all of this must be based on the fact that "The Flash" can be accepted by the public. No matter how complicated the means of competition, the box office results will ultimately depend on the quality of the film.

"The other guests will be here soon, Nami and I will go in first, and we'll talk later."

Raising his wrist to check the time, Wayne put the cigar in the ashtray, raised his hand and patted Bruce Rosenblum on the arm.

"Ok."

As the host of the evening, the reason why many platform guests came to support was entirely out of Wayne's face, so he must be the first to go in and welcome all the big fans. Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the passage behind the Chinese Theater, motioned for him to go in and wait for him, and took the lead with his secretary to get up and walk out of the awning.

"Come on, dear Ms. Watts, let's be baptized by the media."

Shrugging, Wayne stretched out his left arm pretending to be a gentleman, motioning for Naomi Watts to carry him on his shoulders, and walk on the much-anticipated red carpet together.

The Australian actress rolled her eyes, handed her personal belongings to Nina, stepped on the man's arm, and the two walked to the waiting car together.

The media had actually gotten used to the rhythm of Wayne walking the red carpet, and no matter how loud they shouted, the two had no intention of slowing down at all, completely ignoring their request for a photo. The same is true for the fans on the red carpet, holding up posters, but also did not receive autographs and greetings.

Just when they walked into the media interview area, another group ushered in at the end of the red carpet. Tim Burton, in a baggy suit, joined Johnny Depp from a Bentley car. On the red carpet together.

The combination of the front and rear couples on the red carpet is simply worlds apart in their attitudes towards the media and fans. Especially in the face of enthusiastic movie fans, Johnny Depp strode into the center of movie fans and kept signing autographs for those enthusiastic people.

In terms of dealing with fans, this guy is simply an example of idols. He constantly shakes hands and signs with fans. Even the four on-site security guards almost didn't stop him from going to the chaotic center of fans. Walking the red carpet myself.

"Look, this is what the real big star does."

The confusion behind him also attracted the attention of the two in front, Naomi Watts raised her arm and stabbed the man beside her, and said in a low voice: "Depp is liked by fans, there may be a reason for this. "

"People are complicated, aren't they?"

Wayne also saw the scene where Depp was blocked by security, and the fans at the scene almost lost control. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is really hard not to have a good impression of Depp.

It's a pity that people are always complicated. How sincere this guy is to fans, how difficult it is to deal with at ordinary times. If it hadn't been reported by a lot of media, it would be hard for people to believe that the same person's behavior in the crew can be called The most troublesome troublemaker in Hollywood.

Also, the thought of this guy's wife **** on the bed made Wayne feel sick. A very big old man was raped by a woman and made baba on the bed. Although the lawsuit was finally won after many years, it has undoubtedly become a joy in the eyes of audiences all over the world.