Chapter 649： Great money

On Monday morning, Charlize Theron, who was newly promoted to the Oscar for Best Actress and praised by countless people as the "South African Diamond", came to the Santa Monica Valley and entered the office of Gail Anne Hurd.

In the first film project after receiving the Oscar for Best Actress, Charlize Theron chose to collaborate with Anne Hurd and Paramount Pictures.

The project has no script yet, only one idea. The idea comes from producer Anne Hurd.

Charlize Theron is not at all dissatisfied with taking over the heroine without seeing the script. This is the conventional creative mode of Hollywood commercial films. The producer or film company first has the idea, and then hires the screenwriter according to the creative and market needs. Write the script under the template.

Since the early 1980s, most typical commercial films have done this.

Among the representatives are the famous Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Under the highly commercialized production system, Hollywood really broke up European films and created a dominance in the world film market.

After entering the new century, another producer carried forward this typical Hollywood film model.

The producer, Charlize Theron not only knew, but also worked with a very successful romantic comedy film.

"Rivals of the People" is also the most successful commercial film since she entered the industry, with a North American box office of 223.84 million US dollars and a global box office of 487.20 million US dollars.

Although the outside world agrees that the biggest factor in the success of the film is the actor Will Smith and the producer Ronan Anderson, but no one can stop her as the heroine from taking advantage of the momentum.

What's more, she won the Oscar for Best Actress a few months later, and was even received by a generation of great man Nelson Mandela. The motherland of South Africa gave her the supreme honor.

What regrets can an actor have when he reaches this point?

It doesn't seem to be there, but Charlize Theron not only has it, it's also very big.

This regret comes from money.

"Rivals of the People" sold at the box office, but her remuneration, including the share and bonus set by the union, was only a mere 3 million US dollars.

The money basically didn't stay in her account, it was thrown into the awards season and Oscar public relations, and it was far from enough.

What others have seen is the praise of her from the media. Roger Albert is praising her vigorously. Who knows the money spent like water?

Even outsiders would never have thought that the best actress in the Oscars with boundless beauty would turn out to be a negative.

Because PR needs to spend money, raising a boyfriend also costs money.

So when Paramount Pictures and Annie Hurd threw an olive branch, Charlize Theron thought about it a little bit and agreed.

Oscar's investment needs to be paid back, and it is better to have a profit.

The $10 million in salary that the agent won during the negotiation also set a record for her since entering the industry, which was several times the salary of the previous commercial film.

And with the Oscar for best actress, Jinren, the agent has won more power, and she is also one of the producers.

The power in the crew is far less than that of Anne Hurd, but he can have a certain say in matters related to himself, avoiding being a pure chess piece in the hands of the producer.

Seeing Anne Hurd, Charlize Theron asked: "I heard that another screenwriter has been confirmed."

Anne Hurd temporarily put aside her work and replied: "It will be officially signed this week, Glenn Morgan."

The name is a bit strange, Charlize Theron wondered: "He is?"

"The screenwriter of the "Reaper Is Coming" series." Anne Hurd said directly.

Charlize Theron nodded: "The "Reaper Is Coming" series where Ronan Anderson is the producer?"

Because of her relationship with women, Anne Hurd was very patient and said: "Yes, the first screenwriter of the "Reaper Is Coming" series. This series is extremely successful. Originally, I had some doubts, so I have been waiting for "Reaper Coming". After 3" was released in North America and signed with Glen Morgan."

She found a newspaper and handed it to Charlize Theron. The newspaper circled a piece with a red pen, which was the North American box office ranking.

Charlize Theron gave a glance, and the first place in the ranking was "Spider-Man 2", which entered the following weekend, with a box office number of $45.18 million.

"Reaper Coming 3" ranked second with a box office of 29.8 million US dollars.

Anne Hurd said: "It is difficult for this film to have a box office of 100 million in North America, but the production cost of three times the US$20 million is not a problem."

Box office numbers are always the most powerful data for commercial films. Charlize Theron has basic approval for this strange screenwriter, but still has doubts.

After all, this "Magic Woman Warrior" is the key to her becoming a rich man from a negligible man and achieving a great wealth.

Charlize Theron again said with some doubts: ""Reaper is Coming 3" is a huge success, but this is a horror film. Our project is a science fiction film..."

Anne Hurd smiled and said: "Glen Morgan has experience in scriptwriting for science fiction films. He served as the signature screenwriter for "Universal Manhunt." Although the box office of that film was not very satisfactory, it has been two years. Realizing profit through the offline market has also allowed Glenn Morgan to accumulate a certain amount of experience, which will definitely help the script creation of "Magic Woman Warrior"."

She further said: "Glen Morgan is only the second signed screenwriter. Matt Manfredy is trustworthy and will do a good job of script quality control."

Charlize Theron nodded slightly.

Anne Hurd suddenly increased her tone: "One more thing, Glenn Morgan is a screenwriter that Ronan Anderson values ​​very much!"

This word fell to the ears and Charlize Theron was instantly persuaded. Ronan Anderson's optimistic screenwriter must be capable.

As an actor who has worked directly with her, she has reason to believe that Ronan Anderson's judgment in the film business is definitely the top level in Hollywood.

The success of the "Reaper Is Coming" series is in front of everyone, and the box office number of "Reaper Is Coming 3" is right in front of her.

Charlize Theron has more confidence in "Magic Woman Warrior", perhaps this movie will become the key to the 20 million club.

As an actress, who doesn't want to be the next Julia Roberts? First-hand business, first-hand awards, all stand in the top position.

Besides, I have to make more money. I have enough money and enough influence. Not only can I provide my boyfriend with a good life, it may also pull him into a muddled acting career.

Charlize Theron is a woman with a rich experience, and she cherishes the love before her.

For love! She is willing to run around on the set, willing to pick up more commercial brand endorsements.

"Reaper is Coming 3" became the only film released by Embassy Pictures in 2004 that has not won the North American box office championship so far, and "Spider-Man 2" is in the front, and there will be no chance to win the box office in the future. champion.

However, the US$29.8 million in the box office for the first weekend in North America has surpassed the sum of production costs and publicity and distribution costs, and it also represents the commercial success of the film.

There are also predictions inside and outside the industry that the North American box office of this film will fall at around US$80 million, and the global box office is expected to hit US$200 million.

Naturally, "Reaper is Coming 4" was put on the agenda by Shahai Entertainment.

Having had the experience of "Universal Hunting Order" not being considered a success, James Huang did not leave his mind on horror films for the time being, and with a sufficiently generous director's remuneration, he soon signed the director of "Death Is Coming 4" with Shahai Entertainment. Make an appointment with the producer.

Ronan only retains the final editing rights, while allowing a third party to do a good job of financial supervision and control. This series of other permissions are all delegated to James Huang.

Continuing the existing successful business model shooting and production, perhaps there will not be any breakthroughs in the sequel to "Death is Here", and the box office and market response will gradually decline, but the continued online and offline market will bring a lot of money Commercial profits are not difficult.

Starting from "Reaper is Coming 2," the offline market, including DVD rental and TV copyright broadcasting, has fully surpassed the film's box office share in North America and overseas.

In other words, this series has a larger market outside of theaters.

There are many movies in Hollywood, and the box office numbers are mediocre, even very average, but the sequels are shot one after another. The reason is very simple. The offline market can continue to profit.

Ronan has seen related reports. After the filming of "Reaper is Here", "Chainsaw Cry" and "Resident Evil" and other series of films, the box office income alone must be a loss, and its profit basically comes from offline DVD rental market.

This is the best era for movie DVD discs. A movie that has a market can often release multiple versions of DVDs, such as luxury outfits, commemorative outfits, director's cut editions, etc., and there are people paying for it.

Moreover, the low manufacturing cost of DVD makes it relatively easy to pay back.

Ronan heard that Walt Disney has recently launched a "platinum" commemorative edition plan, intending to release the classic animation feature films of Disney Animation Studios again on DVD.

In a few years the same Disney animated film will definitely be another version of DVD disc.

Of course, it's not just Walt Disney doing this.

Embassy Pictures and Shahai Entertainment are also making preparations in this regard. They plan to release the high-definition DVD version of "First Blood" acquired from Artisan Entertainment, such as "The Bourne Shadow" and "Pirates of the Caribbean". Before the release of the new film next year, another highlight version will be released.

DVD is popular, if you don't make money at this time, when will you wait?

The time when DVDs once sold really well was just over ten years.

After the start of the new week, there are still more than a dozen days of "Batman: Hour of War", which has been released for more than a dozen days. The publicity of "Batman: Hour of War" has been further increased. Even Ronan has also attended several promotional activities. , It is not easy to resurrect.

Fortunately, Bruce Wayne finally has a certain market foundation.

In addition, there is news about the zombie comics Ronan asked Connie to find.