Chapter 458： Initiative

On the first day of its release in North America, including the early box office calculations, "Bourage 2" earned US$29.8 million in 3560 theaters, easily surpassing the 11.27 million of "X-Men 2" screened in the second week. The US dollar became the North American box office champion of the day.

This also created the best single-day box office record of all the movies under Relativity Entertainment, which can be called the most open picture.

The revenue ability of the sequel of the big-selling movie can be seen from this.

Moreover, the unanimous praise from the media to the audience to the film critics has also made the industry extremely optimistic about the prospects of "The Bournemouth 2".

Many institutions have published relevant predictions. The most authoritative Cinema released data shows that the average score of "The Bournemouth 2" theater audience survey is "A+", and the North American box office will be more than 200 million US dollars.

Authoritative media comprehensively evaluate MetaCritic, which includes 35 media reviews and scores, and the average score of "The Bourne Shadow 2" is 83.

Even film critics who have never waited to see commercial films have given good reviews this time. On the Rotten Tomatoes website, "The Bourne Shadow 2" not only marks the Rotten Tomatoes Index as fresh, but also has a freshness rate of 88%. The audience popcorn index is as high as 97%.

Almost everything foreshadows "The Bournegro 2" will have an excellent box office success.

The film did not disappoint. After winning $29.8 million on the first day, the box office on Saturday was as high as $30.2 million on the second day of full release.

This also represents the good reputation of the film, and it is changing towards high commercial income.

While "The Bournemouth 2" is selling well, more viewers have seen the "Pirates of the Caribbean" patch advertisement. Many people have already asked the sissy captain on the Internet.

The online publicity department of Embassy Pictures is also launching momentum to build momentum for "Pirates of the Caribbean" online so that more people can pay attention to this film.

Shahai Entertainment and Embassy Pictures also took advantage of the opportunity to release more materials about "Pirates of the Caribbean".

At the same time, Shahai Entertainment specially convened a press conference to announce that "The Bournegro 3" will continue to be filmed and produced, and will be released in 2005, and the actor Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass will all return.

This news also greatly stimulated fans who pay attention to "The Bourne Shadow 2", and even some people who have watched the film have the idea of ​​a second brush.

Some movies that are attractive enough to attract avid fans into the theater once, twice or even three times.

It is said that there was an old lady who furiously brushed "Titanic" twenty or thirty times for Leonardo DiCaprio...

In terms of appearance and charm alone, Meng Meng is still a bit worse than Xiao Li.

Having said that, Leonardo DiCaprio has appeared in films with not very strong commercial attributes since "Titanic", but the results of each film are not bad.

On the one hand, Leonardo and his team have a better vision for film selection.

On the other hand, Leonardo completely got rid of the swelling and overconfidence of the "Titanic" period, completely matured, and the unfamiliar directors did not cooperate.

The works of great directors are often easier to succeed.

The new director can't compare with Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

I have to say that Leonardo and James Cameron's "willful kid" in their mouths have completely become two people.

It was just a short period of time that I was dazzled by fame and fortune, and soon came to my senses. This alone is not easy. There is not much that Hollywood can do at Leonardo's age.

Think of the so-called super genius Ruifan Phoenix. His achievements are much smaller than Leonardo, but he is obsessed with drugs and can't help himself. He uses his own experience to deduce a million ways Hollywood makes death.

If Leonardo is gorgeous, Matt Damon is the representative of the simplicity, or the simplicity of the personality is very successful, and it has been maintained relatively well, even in the era of extremely developed Internet information, except for Harvey- Weinstein's entangled relationship did not reveal too much ill-informed material.

There are relatively few Hollywood stars like Matt Damon.

Of course, from outside the circle, no one can see behind the celebrities. The collapse of the once full-fledged persona has proved this again and again.

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Relativity Entertainment, in Ronan's office.

Robert Lee flipped through the report in his hand and said: "Seeing the box office data of "The Bournemouth 2" in the past two days, I think all the wrangling and negotiations with the copyright owners are worthwhile, and it is worth every effort."

Ronan nodded slightly: "So, your work is the foundation. Without copyright, there would be no such big-selling movies."

"By the way, you asked to collect and coordinate the related copyrights of "Dawn of the Living Dead". I already have news here." Robert Lee said directly: "Someone moves faster than us. The "Living Dead" was integrated in the late 1990s. The copyright of the remake of Dawn."

Ronan frowned slightly and interjected: "Who is it?"

Robert Lee said as soon as possible: "A producer named Eric Newman, the copyright of the remake of "Dawn of the Living Dead" by George Romero is currently in his hands. He has asked the screenwriter to write a new version of the script. Since 1999, I have been seeking to re-shoot this film, but a film that could be made for half a million US dollars that year cannot achieve the desired effect without tens of millions of US dollars."

He spoke quickly: "But few companies are willing to invest tens of millions of dollars in a zombie movie, even after the success of "Resident Evil"."

Ronan understands this. Zombie culture has a profound influence in the Western world, but it is part of CUT culture. Zombie films are almost all cult films of small investment.

And although "Resident Evil" is under the banner of a zombie film, it is actually a science fiction film adapted from a game recognized inside and outside the circle.

Robert Lee continued: "I found Eric Newman and invited him over for an interview."

Ronan asked, "Is it here now?"

"Waiting outside." Robert Lee said, "Should I invite him in."

He mysteriously said: "I didn't tell him that we were interested in "Dawn of the Living Dead". I heard that he was investing everywhere in Hollywood and made a chance encounter to make him believe that there may be opportunities for Relativity Entertainment.

Ronan smiled and said, "Good job."

If the production company proactively contacts the producers, these producers who were originally in the sales position can immediately offer a sky-high price for projects that no one cares about.

Robert Lee stood up and said, "I will invite him in."

Two minutes later, Ronan met Eric Newman, a middle-aged male producer with a bald head. He had almost no qualifications himself. The only thing he could tell was that he had served as an assistant system for "The Fake Spy". Film people.

After Robert Lee introduced the two parties, Ronan shook hands with Eric Newman and showed a formulaic smile: "Hello, Eric, it's nice to meet you."

Eric Newman smiled more sincerely than Ronan: "Hello, Mr. Anderson, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to meet in your busy schedule."

Ronan invited Eric Newman to take a seat, glanced at Robert Lee, and said, "Robert told me that you are planning a movie project."

Eric Newman knows that he is not facing a producer, but an investor and film company owner. As long as he can impress him, a film project that takes several years may be launched. He responded quickly: "Yes, I plan to remake George Romero's "Dawn of the Living Dead", and I have already obtained the copyright to the remake."

"Remake the movie?" Ronan frowned, seemingly not interested: "Frankly speaking, I think George Romero's set is outdated."

Eric Newman sighed in his heart and knew that he wanted to impress these capitalists. It was not that simple. Fortunately, he did a lot of preparatory work after touching Robert Lee.

"The success of "Resident Evil" proves that there is a market for zombie films." Eric Newman still has a sincere smile: "This film was produced and distributed by your company. Its success proves that zombie films have a certain market basis. , Your company has already produced and distributed a successful zombie film, and is fully capable and experienced to operate the second one."

Ronan seemed unmoved: "Resident Evil is actually a soft science fiction movie."

Eric Newman insisted: "But its success is inseparable from the type of zombie. This film has always classified itself as a zombie film when it is promoted."

Ronan did not waver, and deliberately asked: "Eric, do you have a soft spot for zombie movies?"

Eric Newman said without hesitation: "I am a fan of horror films and zombie films. Since I was little, I have always liked this type of film and "Dawn of the Living Dead" in 1978 is My favorite, although similar zombie movies are not uncommon, "Dawn of the Living Dead" is always the most outstanding one. I feel that this type of film is not getting the attention it deserves."

He said seriously and seriously: "I have always wanted to bring zombie movies into the 21st century and present a new look with excellent scripts, actors and productions. Zombie legends have a history of thousands of years, and they are almost like vampires. For me, zombies are the perfect villain. They are fearless, tireless, and ubiquitous. Their only goal is to track, kill and eat you."

Ronan asked again: "How much investment is needed for this project?"

Eric Newman hurriedly opened his briefcase, put the script, plan and other materials on the table in front of Ronan, and said: "Need..."

He suddenly hesitated because the number he said was a bit high compared to the status and qualifications of his producer: "It needs about 20 million US dollars."

Ronan didn't move the information or even glanced at it, as if such a large investment had already made him lose interest.