Chapter 585： Stubbornly die

In a small building in the Santa Monica business district, Mel Gibson walked into his office and nodded to the long-awaited agent Cameron Sloan.

"Morning, Mel." Cameron Sloan took the initiative to say hello.

Mel Gibson pulled back his chair, sat down in front of the desk, and asked, "Karen, came here so early?"

Cameron Sloan quickly replied: "I communicated with Embassy Pictures two days ago, and Embassy Pictures officially responded this morning."

This is related to the distribution of the huge income of "The Passion of the Christ". Mel Gibson attached great importance to it and asked closely: "Has Embassy Pictures promised our terms?"

As a highly educated agent, Cameron Sloan has a clear-headed mind. Even under the pressure of Mel Gibson, he made a request to the Embassy Pictures, but he still didn't want the relationship between the two parties to be completely broken.

He said more tactfully: "The Embassy Pictures showed respect to you and made concessions on the basis of the contract signed by both parties."

Mel Gibson was impatient to listen to these nonsense that he thought, and waved his arm hard: "Just tell the point!"

Cameron Sloan knew about Mel Gibson and was a little helpless. He had no choice but to say: "The response from Embassy Pictures to me is that they will pay you $2 million in bonuses after the "Passion of the Christ" is released from North America. In addition, the male and female protagonists will each have a $500,000 bonus.

"What about the later division?" Mel Gibson's face was not very good.

"They didn't mention it." Cameron Sloan said quickly: "I specifically asked, and the answer from Embassy Pictures is that the subsequent share is subject to the contract signed by both parties."

Of course Mel Gibson could understand the meaning of this, and frowned and asked, "There is no room for negotiation?"

Cameron Sloan sighed lightly and said: "The attitude of Embassy Pictures is very firm!"

Mel Gibson was directly smirked: "$2 million in bonus? Embassy Pictures is so generous. "Passion of the Christ" has been opened in the UK this weekend, and the box office in three days exceeded 10 million US dollars! This so-called bonus , Are they embarrassed to say it?"

Cameron Sloan did not rush to answer.

Mel Gibson's words obviously haven't finished: "Who do they think I am? Do they think Mel Gibson is a tramp in the slum? You can send it away with just a little money, and be grateful to Dade?"

"Listen to me, Mel." Cameron Sloan still wanted to persuade: "In the contract we signed with Embassy Pictures, there is neither a share clause nor a description of box office bonuses. Embassy Pictures..."

Mel Gibson's voice suddenly increased: "Karen, are you my agent or the manager of Embassy Pictures' owner Ronan Anderson?"

Cameron Sloan could only swallow the rest of the story, and then said: "Meer, I have no other meaning, but I don't want our relationship with Relativity Entertainment Group to deteriorate."

Who is Mel Gibson, directly said: "Our relationship with Relativity Entertainment depends on the attitude of Embassy Pictures."

Speaking of this, Cameron Sloan saw it clearly, and couldn't persuade Mel Gibson at all. He simply stopped trying to persuade him and asked, "What shall we do next?"

Mel Gibson thought of the ever-increasing box office numbers of "The Passion of the Christ", and then thought that he could only earn less than ten million dollars in profit, and he did not hesitate to say: "You contact the lawyer and find a reasonable reason to deny the validity of the contract Sex, if Embassy Pictures refuses to make concessions, they will be sued directly!"

Cameron Sloan knew that Mel Gibson's decision could not be changed, and stood up and said, "I will do it now."

Mel Gibson waved his hand casually.

Out of this office, Cameron Sloan shook his head secretly as he walked. Mel Gibson has offended many people. If this goes on, he will also offend the newly developed powerful forces like Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment. .

Even if Mel Gibson has a few **** friends, won't it make enemies everywhere if things go on like this?

Mel Gibson still has value. Those companies or people who offended may not be accounted for for the value of Mel Gibson for the time being, but when the value fades and trouble again, Mel Gibson What kind of situation will it face?

Cameron Sloan shivered suddenly. As an agent, he knew too much about Mel Gibson's popularity and various grievances. Apart from a few **** friends such as Stallone and the Downey family, I'm afraid that when Mel Gibson falls, others will rush over and kick him a few times and make him fall completely on the street.

This situation is completely predictable, and it may happen in a few years. Cameron Sloan feels that while serving Mel Gibson and gaining his own value, he should also prepare in advance.

At that time, of course, it will not be against the entire Hollywood, but to find a way to ensure its own interests.

Cameron Sloan found out that Mel Gibson was rushing on the road to death and never looked back.

As an agent, I should persuade Mel Gibson to make the best choice, but can someone like Mel Gibson be able to persuade him?

After the Oscars ceremony, "Lost in Tokyo", which had already been removed from the theater, took advantage of the momentum of the two Oscars, and naturally returned to the theater and began its second screening.

However, there are not many theaters showing, only 635.

But being able to return to the theater shows that "Lost in Tokyo" is the winner of the Oscar.

Although Sophia Coppola only won one award for best original screenplay, the first American female director nominated for an Oscar has attracted attention even more than Scarlett Johansson's best supporting actress.

With attention, the film can generate box office.

On the first weekend after its re-release, "Lost in Tokyo" carried the power of the Oscar-winning film and received $3.15 million from the theater.

This achievement is not too high in many Oscar-winning films, it can only be said to be a medium level.

The biggest gain from the Oscar effect was the number one winner, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King". After the first weekend of the Oscars, this movie, which is still being screened, rebounded by 239% at the weekend box office and collected 8.31 million. Dollar.

The film's North American gross box office also exceeded 370 million U.S. dollars, making it the first North American box office champion in 2003.

The hottest candidate for the 2004 box office title is "The Passion of the Christ". Although there is no Oscar effect bonus, this film has a very stable trend. The third weekend fell by less than 40% compared with the previous weekend, and won 32.13 million. Dollar.

Counting the workday’s gains, the total North American box office of the "Passion of the Christ" has reached 285.47 million US dollars.

The North American box office over 300 million is just next weekend.

"The Passion of the Christ" also achieved three consecutive box office titles on the North American box office rankings.

In addition, this film has been shown in theaters in more overseas countries and regions. The controversy caused by North America has spread to the entire Western world. The influence of **** and the Bible is huge, coupled with the effect of the big sales in North America, " "The Passion of the Christ" has caused as much popularity overseas as in North America.

In Australia, he received 5.89 million U.S. dollars in the first weekend, setting a record for the opening of Australian R-rated films.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the city of God, "The Passion of the Christ" caused a sensation as much as that of "Titanic". The Brazilian box office of $7.89 million in the first weekend is also a manifestation of the market's popularity.

In markets like Mexico, Germany, France, and Italy, the box office of the premiere weekend of "Passion of the Christ" all exceeded 4 million U.S. dollars.

"The Passion of the Christ" overseas box office reached 48.21 million US dollars in the first week.

Of course, the film's response in some overseas countries is average, such as the Korean market box office is very average.

Other places, such as Israel, not only publicly protested the film, but also refused to introduce it.

When it comes to psychological sensitivity, Jews even surpass their neighbors.

However, film companies in Arab countries actively contacted Embassy Pictures and introduced "The Passion of the Christ". For example, the UAE will start showing the film from mid-March.

In the eyes of the local tyrants, the money spent on introducing films is not a problem, but the films that old neighbors protested must be brought over to see, not for others, even if it is just a blockage, it is worth it.

The relationship between the two is complicated. In fact, we can also see one or two from the movie side. There are too many degraded movies in Hollywood. After the cooperation between Shahai Entertainment and Abu Dhabi, the positive image of the latter almost completely disappeared from Hollywood movies. .

After 9/11, more and more villains began to appear.

In some ways, this is also a kind of political correctness in Hollywood. Even Ronan would not make films like "Human Removal Project 1" after 9/11.

By mid-March, the second film "Underworld 2" released by Embassy Pictures was officially released because the first weekend of this summer file was Universal Pictures' super giant "Van Helsing", in order to avoid women For the collateral risks that the protagonist may have, Ronan specifically asked Embassy Pictures to release "Underworld 2" in the spring.

In this way, even if "Van Helsing" hits the street as before, Kate Beckinsale incurs a lot of bad reviews, it will not affect the market response of "Underworld 2" too much.

Two years ago, "Underworld" achieved box office success and attracted many fans. The subsequent TV broadcast and video tape DVD market also cultivated a large audience, all of which brought a wider box office to "Underworld 2" basis.

The publicity and distribution capabilities of Embassy Pictures are also better than they were two years ago, winning over 3,300 theaters for this film.

On the first weekend of its release, "Underworld 2" was tight for US$35.67 million in North America, which already exceeded the production cost.

Although limited by the not-so-good reputation, it is very difficult for the North American box office to exceed 100 million, but it is not difficult to rely on the North American box office to recover all the investment.