v2 Chapter 551： Negative impact

However, Friday’s attack was only the beginning. When the box office data for the first day of "Air Combat Heroes" in North America was passed to Larry Ellison, who had been following him, even if he was arrogant, he understood that David Ellison was in Hollywood. I am afraid that the beginning of his career will really start with failure.

The result of $4.12 million on the first day is nothing good.

Although he is a layman for movies, Larry Ellison knows very well that such a box office simply cannot dominate the box office charts.

"Mr. Ellison..."

The female secretary standing across from the desk, looking at her boss's unpredictable expression, seemed calm. The founder of Oracle has never been an implicit person.

Larry Ellison briefly browsed the box office numbers of "Air Combat Heroes", looked up at the female secretary, and asked, "What about the box office numbers of "Batman: Hour of War"?"

At the premiere in New York, he used to put down the big talk in front of Duke Rosenberg, although he was used to responding with a cheeky after the shot failed, and he would not feel ashamed. If he loses too much , But it is not too good-looking.

The female secretary knew her boss’s ability to bear it, without any hesitation, she said directly, “Batman: Hour of War received $12.13 million yesterday, which is yesterday's North American single-day champion.”

"A difference of eight million dollars?"

Hearing what the secretary said, Larry Ellison's brows frowned slightly, the gap between the two sides was really wide, and the next time I saw Duke Rosenberg, his face would not look pretty.

This idea just circulated in his head, and was thrown aside by Larry Ellison. People who walked to his position would not lose control because of a success or failure.

Besides, the box office numbers obtained by the two films will not be in his eyes.

The only regret. It is the son he has always thought to be a genius, and he might be hit hard when he starts his career.

But this is not a bad thing, and the experience of failure is also a rare experience.

Of course, no one wants to experience the taste of failure, nor does David Ellison.

In the mansion of Beverly Hills, David Ellison sat on the sofa in the living room without saying a word. Megan Ellison looked at the statistical report sent by Walt Disney, and then looked at his brother's expression. He was smart and didn't make a mockery.

Although he has been accustomed to astronomical investments since he was a child, even if the box office of the film really fails, it will not hurt him, but after all, he is not Larry Ellison, a person with rich experience, thinking of his previous confidence It's full, how can you be happy when you see the first-day box office numbers in front of you?

Yes. "The Heroes of Air Combat" may not have the opportunity to stand up, but David Ellison has studied at the USC Film School and has studied the Hollywood film industry in depth in the past two years.

And... why would Duke Rosenberg sit and watch him turn over?

Standing up from the chair, David Ellison walked a few steps back and forth in the living room, and couldn't help but whisper, "Is there really no one who can fight Duke Rosenberg and his works in the summer?"

This sentence fell into Megan Ellison's ear, and she blinked. After a little recollection, he suddenly said with a finger. "It seems to be the case, Robert Zemeckis, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Anthony Minghella, Ridley Scott..."

She read out the names of famous directors, and finally said, "These people are all defeated in the head-to-head confrontation with Duke Rosenberg. So, it is normal for your film to fail."

"It's normal?" David Ellison was so angry that his hair almost stood up. "Why can't I win once?"

Megan Ellison shrugged. It seems that the person who quarreled with Scarlett Johansson some time ago was not like her, and she said naturally, "Because he is Duke Rosenberg, he is the blaster, he is the king of summer files. He is a Hollywood commercial movie. First person!"

David Ellison's face instantly turned black, and he glared at his sister fiercely, but couldn't say anything to refute, because the data was right in front of him.

If "Air Combat Heroes" wins, he can run to Duke Rosenberg to mock and show off, but now he loses, even if he is facing his younger sister, he can't refute...

What did he use to refute, the first-day box office figure of $4.12 million?

According to Michael Ovitz and Walt Disney, as well as his own estimates, the box office of the first weekend of "Air Combat Heroes" is about 40 million US dollars, which means that the box office on the first day will at least exceed 10 million US dollars!

But the real data is less than half of the estimate, and judging from the current audience's reputation, it is a question of whether the box office can exceed 15 million US dollars in the first weekend.

The film failed at the box office. If the audience’s reputation is good enough, it can be profitable through various late-stage copyright income, but the audience’s reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" is simply worse than the first day's box office.

The audience rating of cinemascore has fallen below 50%, and only a poor 43%. The audience's average score is c and the imdb score is 5.6, which can almost be classified as bad movies.

You know, the film has only been released for one day. According to normal rules, as the screening time increases, various ratings will decline.

Looking at the competitors, "Batman: Hour of War" has been in theaters for more than a week, and the audience rating of the theater has remained above 85%. Although the audience rating has declined, it is still a, and the imdb score is even higher. 8.6 points!

The audience's word of mouth represents not only the simple numbers, but also the stamina of the film!

Sitting back in his chair, David Ellison squeezed his forehead hard, trying not to let the depression in his face show up on his face. No matter what, he has billions of wealth, even if it is inherited wealth. Isn’t it the richest group of people in North America?

Megan Ellison teased his brother a few words, then stopped, no matter what Scarlett Johansson said, she could still distinguish the close relationship.

David Ellison is still thinking about the movie, after all, this is the beginning of his career.

The box office is not good, the audience’s reputation is poor, and it is not the end of the world for a movie. He knows this very well. Many films that won the award season have a bad box office and do not attract the market and mainstream audiences. , After the award is successful, it can also recover costs and even achieve profitability.

"Can "Air Combat Heroes" make a difference during the awards season?" David Ellison couldn't help asking himself.

No one answered him, and he shook his head afterwards.

The reason is simple, the professional reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" is also very poor!

Everyone in Hollywood knows that Duke Rosenberg has been criticized by professional film critics, and even the critics of his films can sometimes only be described by vicious abuse, such as this time "Batman: Hour of War", film critics scored an average of 6.5 points, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes was only 63%. The professional reputation is really average.

But the professional reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" is even worse. David Ellison's eyes are scanned from the statistical report again. Professional film critics score an average of 5.1, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is 42%. His own film It's really neither appealing to film critics, nor to the audience.

Even if such a film costs a lot of public relations, it is impossible to make a difference in the awards season.

"According to the general truth, David Ellison is your adversary, and professional film critics don't like you either. They should support "Air Combat Heroes"."

In the villa of the Duke’s Manor, Scarlett Johansson fiddled with the tea set in her hand, eagerly directed at the black tea, and did not idle her mouth, constantly asking some questions of concern, "But they criticized "The Hero of the Air" like this It's miserable, did that group of vampires suddenly have professional ethics?"

I rushed back to Los Angeles in the morning, and Scarlett ran over in the afternoon. Although Duke was a little tired, it felt good to have someone chatting with him.

Some words are not unreasonable. The higher the position, the fewer true friends. In the past, Duke can still chat with Tina Fei a few words, and now Tina Fei is under his command and Warner The brothers went to dig pits for Disney together, and Scarlett could be regarded as a person who could talk casually without guard.

Duke picked up Scarlett’s brewed black tea, took a sip, nodded gently, and said, “Do professional film critics have professional ethics?”

Scarlett put down the white porcelain pot, pulled the dangling golden curly hair back, deliberately made an expression of serious consideration, "If they have professional ethics, there will be no liars in this world."

"But..." She still asked the previous question, "Why are they on our side this time?"

"The filmmakers are not on our side, they still stand on their own."

Duke explained a few words, stretched out a finger, and said, "David Ellison, like other Hollywood companies, did not invite any professional film critics to participate in the preview and premiere of "Air Combat Heroes". Guys with hands and hearts countless times higher will surely remember this."

He stretched out his second finger, "He is a newcomer in Hollywood. The first investment is not those niche independent films, but commercial productions. Of course, professional film critics will not like him."

"That's the truth." Scarlett Johansson clicked his chin, poured a cup of black tea for herself, took the cup and took a sip, and said, "But their comments this time are more or less helpful to us."

"More than they are," Duke shrugged and said nonchalantly, "less of them is also a lot."

Nowadays, the audience that professional film critics can influence is really unnecessary compared to the huge volume of the North American summer film market.

However, it is inevitable that the audience and professional reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" will have a huge negative impact. (To be continued...)

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