Chapter 532 Batman is resurrected
On Saturday, little Gilbert also took Ishihara Satomi to watch a movie alone at an IMAX theater in Los Angeles.
In fact, there are IMAX theaters in Tokyo, but they usually show documentaries and the like, because no one has used IMAX to make movies, and Little Gilbert was the first.
It was Satomi Ishihara's first time to experience a movie in IMAX format. The little girl was stunned and opened her little cherry mouth to express great surprise.
After coming out, Ishihara Satomi chattered about her experience of watching the movie.
"Will this movie be released in the island country?"
"Of course," little Gilbert said, "I know that superhero movies are actually not very popular in island countries, but as a Chinese saying goes, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat."
Satomi Ishihara smiled sweetly: "Don't worry, Sister Shizuka, Sister Noriko and I will help promote it."
Little Gilbert touched Ishihara Satomi's little head: "Thank you so much. Every time the movie is released, you help promote it."
"This is what we should do." Ishihara Satomi said.
"Let's go," little Gilbert nodded and said, "To reward you, I'll treat you to a big meal."
"What kind of dinner?"
"How about instant noodles?"
"Hey," Satomi Ishihara said with a look of disgust, "I don't want to eat instant noodles!"
"Hahaha, I lied to you. I took you to eat sushi. I know you are not used to Western food."
The two were talking and laughing, and went to an island restaurant to eat sushi.
The IMAX mentioned by Gilbert Jr. has become the best viewing experience of "Batman Begins" this time.
The IMAX theater was used for the premiere, and the good viewing experience of IMAX was shared by the audience at the premiere.
After a day of fermentation on Friday, the IMAX format experience has been fully recognized by the audience. Starting from Saturday, all IMAX theaters in the United States are almost full and it is hard to get a ticket.
Under such circumstances, IMAX produced extremely good box office data.
All IMAX theaters received US$920,000 on Friday, and this number rose to US$1.47 million on Saturday, which was a considerable improvement.
IMAX executives are beaming. The success of "Batman Begins" has allowed IMAX to see the opportunity to develop IMAX business.
"Sure enough, it is a very wise decision to cooperate with Director Gilbert Little this time."
"Yes, I also went to the cinema to watch "Beginners". The IMAX effect was simply unparalleled."
"After this movie, our IMAX technology is no longer a documentary technology, and the era of commercialization has arrived."
Little Gilbert didn't know what the IMAX executives said for the time being, but he could probably guess a little bit. For IMAX, the company has indeed ushered in unprecedented development opportunities.
On the Internet, sharing about the IMAX viewing experience is spreading rapidly.
"The IMAX theater I watched in Boston was nothing but excellent. I have never had such a great movie-watching experience."
"Man, me too, there are only two IMAX theaters in Philadelphia, and I managed to get a ticket."
"Fake, I didn't grab it, not a single ticket."
"Is it really that good? I've already seen the movie, can I watch it again?"
"Definitely go, man, trust me, if you haven't seen the IMAX version, you haven't seen this movie."
Under the constant pressure of netizens, not only on Sundays, but also on the following working days, IMAX movie tickets have become hard to get. This is good news for Warner Pictures, IMAX, and the film itself.
Despite the weak performance of its competitors and its good quality, "Batman Begins" earned a box office of US$18.882 million on Sunday, bringing its first weekend box office to US$69.764 million.
As soon as the first-week box office data came out, the headline on the front page of the Los Angeles Times was: The Rebirth of Batman. Indeed, anyone who looks at this first week's box office cannot say that "Batman Begins" is a failure. You must know that this series of movies was ended in 1997, but now it has been revived by Gilbert Jr.'s masterful hands.
"Kingdom of Heaven" was relatively miserable, with a box office of only 15.258 million U.S. dollars in its first week, which was bleak compared to its investment of 130 million U.S. dollars.
Of course, there is still hope for "Kingdom of Heaven". If the overseas box office is good, it may be able to make back its money. If it doesn't take a long time, there is still the possibility of recovering the cost.
"The Shawshank Redemption" lost money when it was released. Although it is hailed as a classic, it cannot stand up to be a loser. But now, after more than ten years, "The Shawshank Redemption" has finally recovered its cost.
But the investment in "Kingdom of Heaven" is much higher than that of "The Shawshank Redemption". It only cost more than 20 million US dollars, and it took more than ten years to make it.
On Monday morning, at Sky Studios, David Ellison took the coffee brought by his assistant and read the newspaper.
David Ellison said he was not surprised when he saw the opening weekend box office of "Batman Begins." After attending the premiere, he felt that "Kingdom of Heaven" was no match.
Not to mention, the quality of "Kingdom of Heaven" is so poor.
"Michael, are you here? Sit down, have you had breakfast?"
"After eating," Michael Ovitz sat down, holding several documents in his hand: "I came here to discuss with you the plans for the "Heroes of Air Combat" and "Transformers" projects.
In addition, McCourt said that we will continue to increase investment in the Napoleon project. "
"Continue to increase investment?" David Ellison expressed doubts: "We have already invested US$150 million, do we still need to invest?"
Michael Ovitz sighed and said: "McCourt said at least another fifty million dollars are needed. As far as I know, there are other people who are approaching this project."
"Where's little Gilbert?" David Ellison asked.
“He didn’t, and once he knew the project was in our hands, he gave up contact.
Recently, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" and "Fast and Furious 3" have entered the preparation period one after another, as well as new projects from Marvel Studios. He may not be able to do all the work. " said Michael Ovitz.
Although what he said made sense, David Ellison still felt bad: "Do you think it's possible that this project is actually a bureau?"
"You mean this is a scam?" Michael Ovitz asked.
David Ellison nodded and said: "It stands to reason that even if little Gilbert won't be watching in person, he will find an assistant to continue to contact this project.
But he went out of his way and stopped even making contact. "
Unlike "Alien" and "Tron Chronicles", which have been tightly controlled by David Ellison, McCourt's project still has room for discussion.
If Gilbert Jr. was really interested in this project, wouldn't he at least send a representative to keep in touch?
But he didn't. Instead, after David Ellison paid, he withdrew from the competition for the project. This abnormal performance made David Ellison feel uneasy and fishy.
He immediately said to Michael Ovitz: "We need to carefully review this project and investigate this French baron, just in case."
Michael Ovitz knew enough to know that David Ellison's concerns were justified.
So he nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I will find someone to investigate."
Although David Ellison was alert, it was already too late. Seeing that his scam could no longer be sustained, the French baron ran away with the money that night.
When David Ellison heard that the French baron had run away, his world suddenly spun and he felt like the sky was falling.
"He knew a long time ago, he knew a long time ago that he deliberately hooked me." These were the last words of David Ellison before he passed out from anger.
As for who he is, it's a matter of opinion.
(End of chapter)