Chapter 440： Box office champion from the East

There are a lot of hidden homosexuality/sexual relationships in Hollywood. Whether Tom Cruise is one of them or not, Pat Kingsley is not sure, or even has any evidence.

With this idea, I just thought of one thing. In the mid-nineties, Tom Cruise had a close relationship with a male friend. Nicole Kidman had counted on Tom Cruise because of this. There was a fierce argument, and the two even reached the point of getting involved.

Later Tom Cruise made a concession and took the initiative to alienate the male friend.

Although there is no real hammer, what kind of evidence is needed for this revelation? Then treat Tom Cruise's orientation as having problems.

Pat Kinsley pondered another question. Who should Tom Cruise's gay/loved partner choose?

The previous one is definitely not appropriate, and it can only be appropriate to mention, after all, it is too far away to bring practical harm to Tom Cruise.

Then find the right person among Tom Cruise's current friends.

Thinking of this, the name of a person appeared in Pat Kingsley's mind-Ronan Anderson!

This is Tom Cruise's friend, tall and handsome, with extraordinary temperament, undoubtedly an excellent candidate.

"Ronan Anderson..."

Pat Kinsley said the name again and shook his head quickly. Ronan Anderson looked very suitable, but in fact it was not suitable at all.

Ronan Anderson is not an actor, not a celebrity, let alone an ordinary person! He is a famous Hollywood producer, boss of Relativity Entertainment Group, and a veritable billionaire!

Such a person, is she an agent who can afford?

Even in the heyday of CAA founder Michael Ovitz, he did not dare to offend a character like Ronan Anderson easily.

Although Tom Cruise is also a billionaire, a star billionaire like him is incomparable to a physical billionaire like Ronan Anderson.

It's not terrible to fight a billionaire like Tom Cruise. After all, he holds too much black material from his opponent, but it would be unwise to provoke Ronan Anderson at the same time.

There is another candidate, another close friend of Tom Cruise-Will Smith.

Pat Kingsley also vetoed it on the initiative. Blacks in Hollywood will get rid of them. The social trend in the past two years is very clear. It is better to avoid black celebrities.

Just look for one of Tom Cruise's male assistants.

Anyway, the news on many small and medium-sized media nowadays is a picture of the beginning, and the content is entirely edited.

Pat-Kinsley determines the content, makes plans based on the content, and contacts the media later, all of which will take time.

Anyway, we can't cooperate anymore, so we can handle Tom Cruise's brokerage business as soon as possible.

In the morning, Pat Kinsley completed a simple plan. Next, he started looking for the media and corresponding contacts to meet with them in person, and then formulate a more detailed plan based on the results of the discussions.

She needs a period of planning to find a suitable opportunity to break out.

Pat Kingsley has worked in Hollywood for more than 20 years. She has only served as the agent of two popular stars, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and has accumulated a lot of media resources for more than ten years.

Some of them may not work with her, but more media are still happy to report on a superstar scandal.

Isn’t the media’s favorite routine to create stars and then destroy them?

Time soon came to the weekend, and after the Embassy Pictures fully prepared, "Hero" successfully expanded to 2,420 theaters in North America.

Because many films that are interested in hitting the Oscars are still under control of the screening scale to continue word-of-mouth marketing. Among the many films on the Oscar nomination list, the famous ones are still maintaining the scale of dozens of theaters and want to expand their screenings. The promulgation strength of the film is not as good as the Embassy Pictures.

For a time, "Hero" became the largest film screened that week.

Although 2,420 theaters are distributed with Chinese communities and Asian communities as the core distribution, there are also a large number of Western audiences entering the theaters.

On the first day of the expanded screening, "Hero" won US$8.95 million in North America, and won the North American box office chart on the day of airborne!

At the same time, this film also won a lot of media praise in North America.

"This is the power of Kung Fu! "Hero" topped Friday's box office chart in one fell swoop, proving that every point invested by Relativity Entertainment in it is worth the money!"

--"New York Times"

"Obviously, this is a powerful blow from the East. It is not easy for a foreign language film to get to the top of the list. Oriental Kungfu has a well-deserved reputation."

-"The Hollywood Reporter"

Some North American media even compared "Hero" with "Dream of Red Mansions".

Just like in the East, "Hero" has a lot of negative reputation.

The famous film critic Todd McCarthy gave such a formula after watching "Hero": well-made war scenes + beautiful Chinese swordsmanship + Jet Li-low-end storyline-improper moral code-slow film rhythm.

But overall, the reputation of "Hero" in North America, especially the audience's reputation, is still more positive.

Since "City of God" and "Chicago" have not been expanded yet, "The Pianist", which has been expanded, lacks competitiveness, and "Hero" has the strongest commercial attribute among the rest of the Chong Austrian films, and the rest have expanded. The film screened did not pose much threat to "Hero".

In order to maintain its reputation, even if the scale of "The Pianist" is expanded, there are fewer than 500 theaters.

On Saturday, "Hero"'s single-day box office rose again, earning 9.14 million US dollars.

When Ronan saw the box office data for two consecutive days, he was completely sure that Embassy Pictures only relied on North American box office revenue. Not only could it reap the copyright fees and publicity fees invested in "Hero", it was not difficult to achieve a larger amount of profit.

There is no doubt that with the expansion of "Hero", the film has already achieved great success in North America.

Ronan briefly analyzed that this film can sell well. In fact, the first thing to thank is Li An and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" set off a wave of martial arts all over the world, and Director Zhang spotted this opportunity and decisively followed the trend and filmed "Hero". The success of "Hero" was also borrowed from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Director Zhang's production is of course also very important. "Hero" has stunning colors and pictures.

The color of the movie is well controlled. The oriental colors in the movie give people a strong visual impact, and the picture feels even more beautiful.

The martial arts fighting scene with oriental characteristics and the interweaving and impact of colors form a strong sense of artistic presentation.

Among ordinary North American audiences, the film’s reputation is actually very good. Two days after its release, the IMDB score is still as high as 8.5 points.

""Hero" is the most surprising movie I have seen so far, whether it is directing, shooting, screenwriting, special effects or film technology. The colors used in the film are breathtakingly beautiful, and the martial arts scenes are exquisite and flawless. The actors perform well, the special effects are realistic, the lighting and the effects are all exquisite, this movie is great."

Most ordinary fans praised the film, and the facts have proved that the magical propaganda of Embassy Pictures is also extremely effective and successful.

"I like movies in this style, because they go beyond the control of gravity, break through the limits of the human body, and also subvert the stylized camera position. Some people may think this kind of martial arts scene hanging in the air is a bit silly or uncut. Actually, but for me it is really creative beauty. Compared with the action scenes of the movies I watched before, this movie is like a breath of fresh air, full of new ideas."

Some fans also pointed out the flaws of the film.

"Unfortunately, this movie is a bit too much. There are too many exquisite actions made by computers, making the audience have to watch the actors flying around in the sky with steel ropes over and over again. Although in the movie The action requires technical support, but film production should not be overwhelming."

This is actually a profile portrayal of "Hero" in North American audiences. According to the data obtained by CinemaScore theater audience survey, those who applaud are given an A+ score, while critics are almost always low scores of D or F. There are even very few B or C fencers.

It is not difficult for Ronan to find that the effect of "Hero" being released in North America is surprisingly similar to the scene when the box office whirlwind in the Eastern market last month.

The successful propaganda strategy attracted a large number of Americans to enter the theater, and the excellent picture effect satisfied them. However, the thin plot, the "syllogism" narrative method, and the "sacrifice of the individual" political feelings still aroused a lot of attention among mainstream American audiences. Big controversy.

But one thing is certain, even the most demanding American audiences are unanimously applauded for color pictures and Zhang Guoshi's photographic skills.

This is also a major reason why "Hero" has a good box office after the expanded screening.

Some film critics even called "Hero" for not being nominated for an Oscar for Best Photography.

After the first weekend of expanded North American screenings When the statistics were released, "Hero" unsurprisingly stood on the top of the North American box office rankings, winning $25.88 million in 2,420 theaters. .

As soon as the box office data was released, Ronan asked Embassy Pictures to report the good news to the Oriental New Picture Company as agreed.

In any case, this should be reported to the producer.

They have no way to profit, they can always get fame.

At the same time, Ronan also accepted an interview from the Eastern media that won the box office champion for "Hero".

"The success of "Hero" does provide some reference for Eastern films to enter the North American market."

Facing the Eastern media, Ronan still reminded very honestly: "This film can be accepted by North American audiences. I think it is very important to highlight the picture and downplay the plot and meaning."

"Don't imagine how tall the American audience is. Most people watch movies without paying attention to the story, but to be lively and beautiful. For them, watching a movie is just playing, so they pay more attention to visual impact."