Chapter 534 There are many projects
After entering the working day, the box office of "Beginners" inevitably declined, with a single daily revenue of US$8.929 million on Monday, while "Kingdom of Heaven" only received US$930,000.
Entering Tuesday, because this is the day of half-price movie tickets, the box office of "Beginner Begins" fans rose to 12.112 million US dollars.
"Kingdom of Heaven" also rebounded at the box office, taking in US$1.59 million in a single day.
After that, on Wednesday and Thursday, "Beginners" took in box office of US$8.33 million and US$7.24 million respectively. The film was released in North America for seven days, and the box office reached US$106.375 million.
The box office exceeded 100 million in seven days, which is not unusual in this era.
Today's movie market is no longer the same as in the 1990s, and the box office can maintain a very smooth curve. If you look closely, you will find that the box office curve of the current movies is always the highest in the first week, and then drops off a cliff.
Even for movies that maintain a good reputation, the situation is very different.
So now movies usually dig into the box office very quickly, but they decline equally quickly. Ten years ago, it would have taken "Beginners" two weeks to get more than 100 million at the box office.
Today it only takes seven days, but the decline is rapid and the number of release weeks is shrinking.
"Kingdom of Heaven" was a bit more miserable, with the box office only reaching over 20 million US dollars after seven days of release. 20th Century Fox basically gave up on the film and didn't even bother to promote it.
All originally planned roadshow promotions have been cancelled. We will see how the overseas market responds this week. If it doesn't perform well, 20th Century Fox won't invest any more resources.
This is a wise choice to cut losses in time, but it is not good news for Ridley Scott and star Orlando Bloom.
Especially Orlando Bloom. Since the "Lord of the Rings" series and "Pirates of the Caribbean", his salary was once close to 20 million US dollars, which is the proper threshold for an A-class star.
However, several consecutive films have performed poorly since then, and now "Kingdom of Heaven" has been such a flop that Orlando Bloom's net worth has plummeted.
Therefore, in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" being prepared by Melon Studios, Orlando Bloom's salary was only $6 million.
No way, although it is a series of films, Johnny Depp's role is obviously greater than Orlando Bloom.
In order to balance the expenditure on production costs, Orlando Bloom will have to reduce his salary when Johnny Depp's salary is US$20 million.
Orlando Bloom had to accept this result, after all, he had no choice.
Johnny Depp is much more cheerful, and the salary of 20 million US dollars is the key. More importantly, he has maintained his status as a first-line star, which is rare.
This year Johnny Depp will also have a collaboration with Tim Burton in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", which is invested and distributed by Warner and is scheduled to be released on July 15.
Because of the special nature of Melon Studios, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" is still a joint investment by Warner and Disney, with Gilbert Jr. serving as the producer and Stephen Sommers directing.
Another movie that the studio has put into production is "Fast and Furious 3". The story will continue in the second movie, with Brian returning to being a police officer and parting ways with Don.
But a Canadian criminal group made it very difficult for the police, so Brian found Don in Mexico and asked him to take action.
The main storyline of this type of movie is usually very simple. It mainly involves watching stunt cars and action scenes, plus beautiful women in sexy cars, and it is an entertainment blockbuster.
Series stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Liv Tyler, Jessica Alba and other leading actors are all returning.
In Little Gilbert's plan, the "Fast and Furious" series has undergone great changes from its previous life, and the story of "Tokyo Drift" has disappeared.
After the third part of the series ends, the entire series will be transferred to the fourth part of the previous life, and then return to the familiar appearance of little Gilbert little by little.
Of course, Dwayne Johnson, the bald man, will join the franchise at the right time. Without this muscular man, the "Fast and Furious" series always feels less interesting. In addition, Gilbert Jr. has another idea. He feels that Dwayne Johnson is a good choice to play the villain Bane in the third "Batman" movie.
The original Tom Hardy's acting skills were good, but it was still a bit too difficult for him to play Bane, a powerful and powerful man.
And the height is also a flaw, and the sense of pressure is not enough.
Dwayne Johnson is much better. His big muscles are full of pressure. At first glance, he is an opponent that Batman cannot beat.
But it’s still a little early to talk about this, the second Joker hasn’t even come out yet!
The third project the studio is preparing for this year is Zack Snyder's "The 300". This film has an investment of up to US$70 million. Zack Snyder plans to use a strong color to make the film.
After briefly participating in North American promotions, Gilbert Jr. returned to Fox Studios in Los Angeles to visit the cast of "300."
A group of muscular men were sweating inside, and a muscular woman would probably faint from happiness when she entered this training venue.
Even Ivanka, who has always been relatively calm, couldn't help but take a second look. It was really eye-catching.
Zack Snyder said earlier: "The actors' body shapes must meet the requirements of the crew, otherwise they will not be able to participate in the filming. Muscles will be the biggest selling point of this film."
Little Gilbert looked at the sweating actors, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Very good, well done."
It was the first time he directed a movie with a US$7 million investment. Zack Snyder was also under a lot of pressure. He and Gilbert Jr. confessed: "I have been suffering from insomnia recently. I am afraid that the film will fail, and I have been unable to sleep well."
Little Gilbert expressed his understanding: "This is the price we have to pay, and that's what it's like to be a director. Pressure is also motivation. I believe in you, Zach."
In addition to these three films for which Gilbert Jr. is the producer, another film "The Last of Us" directed by Gilbert Jr. has also begun preparations.
"The Last of Us" has an investment of US$120 million. According to Gilbert Jr.'s request, the film will build a large number of apocalyptic wasteland-style buildings, which should be more dilapidated.
Because of the high labor and land costs in North America, the movie "The Last of Us" was shot in Australia.
Charles Rowan reached an agreement with the local area, and there were two abandoned aircraft warehouses that could be converted into photo studios. Australia and New Zealand also offer a variety of natural landscapes for filming.
Little Gilbert had discussed this project with Tom Cruise early on, so after visiting the team for "The 300", he came to Cruise's estate with the script in hand.
Tom Cruise received him warmly, and little Gilbert also met his godson and goddaughter.
"Godfather..." Su Rui called out sweetly.
Inheriting the genes of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, you can see that Suri has beauty genes.
Little Gilbert took the gift, handed it to Suri, and touched her head.
"Thank you, godfather." After thanking him, Su Rui took the gift and opened it.
Tom Cruise and little Gilbert hugged each other warmly: "Long time no see, how are you doing?"
"Fortunately, I just finished the promotion of "Beginners" and came to see you without taking a break." Little Gilbert said, taking a script from Ivanka and handing it to Tom Cruise .
(End of chapter)