Chapter 399 Reaching the top in one step, gaining both fame and fortune
Zhou Yutang is busy with movie promotions. The promotion work for another movie "The Conjuring" cooperating with New Line has reached the final stage.
Warner's resources were used and the press release was overwhelming, which caused a lot of discussion there.
"Reality is reality, movies are movies, and they cannot be confused. The kid from the East may have been a little overconfident after the success of "Human Purge Plan". Such crazy publicity, in my opinion, " The box office of "The Conjuring" will never exceed 30 million."
"The promotion model of "The Conjuring" may stimulate some viewers to go to the cinema, but the box office of the movie ultimately depends on the reputation of the movie itself. I’m not optimistic about this work.”
"The Purge is a rare and stunning work. Zhou won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director in Berlin this year. He is the screenwriter of "The Conjuring" and James Wan directs it. I am full of expectations for this movie. . ”
“There is nothing to look forward to. Just wait, reality will tell that Eastern boy that this is Hollywood, the holy temple of the entertainment industry, and it is not a place where he can play.”
< br>Zou Zhongyan gave a detailed report on the publicity work of "The Conjuring".
Over the past half century, the protagonists of the movie, the Warrens, have been considered the most outstanding experts in the field of paranormal phenomena and demonology in the United States and even the world.
They are often called by the church to control evil spirits that break out in local areas.
Over the past few decades, a large amount of text, video, and photo materials have been left behind.
The moving table, the moving doll, the alarm clock with the time changed, the possessed priest.
The Warrens in the real world live in the United States, and their husband died in 2006 , Mrs. Warren lives alone.
The biggest highlight of the movie "The Conjuring" is that every story in the movie has a real prototype.
The trailer even featured Mrs. Warren on stage, making the movie look more real.
Based on this real excitement, many people are very interested in "The Conjuring", but there are also many disparaging and slanderous words.
Although Warner is strong, it cannot cover the sky with one hand, and other competitors are not vegetarians either.
Many people in the industry in North America were disgusted with the crazy marketing promotion of "The Conjuring" and violently criticized and suppressed the movie before it was released.
Zhou Yutang climbed over the wall and read some messages under the trailer with a calm expression.
I am not afraid of being criticized, but I am afraid of not being exposed.
For now, audience expectations are high.
Excellent movie quality, combined with real events as a marketing hit.
He can't wait to see the box office performance of this movie.
Zhou Yutang received the news while sleeping at Gao Yuanyuan's house.
After "Search", Da Meiyuan completely consolidated her position as a top actress and received many top business announcements in one go.
During this period, Zhou Yutang was also very busy, and the two had not seen each other since the road show.
Da Meiyuan had just returned to Beijing, and she called her directly. Her sweet and soft "I miss you" made Zhou Yutang a little unable to resist.
I am not afraid of my sister being ambiguous, but I am afraid that my sister is thirty years old.
Not to mention Gao Yuanyuan, who is in her thirties and at the peak of her beauty.
This time the golden wind and jade dew meet, and it is dry firewood and fierce fire again. The tossing was a bit harsh last night. Da Meiyuan and Begonia did not get up from their spring sleep. Zhou Yutang hung up the phone on purpose, got up and went to the bedroom. Fight back outside.
Because of the time difference between the two sides, it was almost noon here and still midnight there.
“Yu Tang, did you know, the premiere box office is out!”
Zou Zhongyan’s voice was full of uncontrollable excitement: “2983 theaters opened, and “The Conjuring” took out tickets on the first day. It cost 19.5 million US dollars and topped the box office list here."
"Sister Zou, you haven't been sleeping, have you?"
"Hmm. >
Zou Zhongyan said with a smile: "I spent a day reviewing box office data and communicating with people from New Line. I couldn't sleep at all."
"I didn't sleep much either."
Zhou Yutang glanced at the bedroom direction.
It took a lot of effort to deal with Da Meiyuan last night.
After talking about the work arrangements there, Zhou Yutang took a sip of water and said in a leisurely manner: "We have made a good start, let's see what happens next."
The premiere results are certainly gratifying, but the most important thing is to look at the box office during the three-day weekend, which is related to the potential of the movie.
Even Liu Yifei was paying attention to this matter. When the two appeared on a variety show on the cable TV together, Miss Liu asked curiously: "Xiao Zhou, that horror movie you collaborated with New Line The movie "The Conjuring" seems to have done well at the box office."
"It's just average, it just topped the single-day box office list in North America."
"I'm sorry for you. I really want to hit you.”
Liu Yifei, who was stimulated by someone in Versailles, waved her little fist at Zhou Yutang.
However, she deliberately acted fierce, not threatening, but rather charming and cute.
After recording the program, and letting his words flow freely in the car, Zhou Yutang hugged Liu Yifei's plump body and continued the topic of "The Conjuring":
"It's a pity that it can't be seen in the mainland."
“You want to see it?”
“Yeah.”
"Then I will ask the publicity team to arrange a promotional stop in Xiangjiang for "Bouquet"."
Zhou Yutang said with a smile: "We can go there to watch it then."
Only Because, do I want to see it?
Liu Yifei's starry eyes shone with surprise, and the smile on her face became brighter, as sweet as melted honey. "Dear Zhou, we opened for three days over the weekend, and FXXK got $51.35 million!"
The old white man Bob's voice was full of excitement, and he sounded very elegant and easy-going: "Just wait and count the money, we made a lot of money this time!"
This old man is usually very well-educated and is used to it. Fengyun always has a smile on his face.
I really couldn’t control myself at this moment, and I was so excited that I was a little incoherent.
"Bob, your heart is not very good, relax."
Zhou Yutang held the phone slightly further away to avoid being shocked by Bob's roar, and the corners of his mouth also appeared A faint smile appeared:
"Take care of yourself, there will be a lot of US dollars waiting for us to earn in the future."
"Zhou, you are right, I wish us a happy future cooperation!"
Zhou Yutang is also there Looking forward to the performance of "The Conjuring".
The result did not disappoint him.
A few days after the movie was released, Sister Zou didn't sleep for more than three hours for several days in a row and worked hard.
Soon, Zhou Yutang also received a call from Wen Ziren, and Director Wen also expressed sincere emotion: "Zhou, you are such a genius. Congratulations to us, we succeeded."
"Yes, we succeeded."< br>
Zhou Yutang can understand Wen Ziren’s excitement.
First there was Saw, then there was The Conjuring.
He has been promoted to a top horror film director in Hollywood.
Moreover, James Wan's personal studio also received a small share of the film, truly gaining both fame and fortune.
Of course.
Wen Ziren has made a lot of money from this, and Zhou Yutang will definitely not lose money.
Zhou Yutang holds 40% of the share, and it is clearly written in the contract signed with New Line Company.
Whether it is "Purge" or "The Conjuring", he can participate in the investment of the sequel and share a share of the pie.
"I think we can now talk about the follow-up stories, the stories you told me."
"Take your time, the Annabell series, the ghost nun. I don't think there is anyone else besides you." There is no one better suited to direct this series than you, and together we can expand the Conjuring universe.” "One of the most heartfelt and effective thrillers" - "Variety"
""The Conjuring" is an excellent and effective haunted house movie, although there is almost no blood, there is an undercurrent of fear. " ——"The New York Times"
"Entertainment Weekly" commented: "Wen's technique is also very superb, firmly gripping the audience's nerves, and he uses the atmosphere creation method to shock the audience in the film. The use of sound effects is very effective, and it is not cheap at all. What is even more amazing is Zhou. In his last film "The Purge", he has brought many surprises to the audience. After winning the award in Berlin this year, he brought another one. "The Conjuring," this is a talented young screenwriter who will have a place in Hollywood."
In addition to its great box office performance, "The Conjuring" also has a very good reputation. Cinemascore, a well-known film industry survey organization in the United States, gave the film an "A-", which is a very rare evaluation.
The positive rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website is as high as 85%, and thirty-three media gave "The Conjuring" a 68-point overall review.
You know, among the similar horror films that have done well at the box office in recent years, there are basically no horror films that have received more than 60 points from the media.
The 2004 American version of "The Grudge" sold over 100 million in box office in the United States, and received a 49-point overall media review.
The "Ghost Chronicles", which created the blockbuster series, also scored 68 points in overall reviews.
Before the movie was released, there were many so-called industry insiders who predicted that the movie's first-week box office would not exceed US$32 million.
However, reality slapped them hard.
While "The Conjuring" topped the box office list, it also surpassed the US$42.37 million achieved by "The Purge" to become the highest-grossing horror film this year and set the best record for an original horror film. Box office opening!
Professional box office agencies have given accurate predictions. This horror film, with its good reputation, is very likely to earn a total box office revenue of more than 120 million US dollars, or even higher.
Zhou Yutang is from China, but has close ties with the other side of the ocean.
After the painting results came out, he also received a call from the old man Zou Wenhuai.
The follow-up projects of "The Conjuring" have to be put on hold first. New Line is also preparing a sequel to "The Purge".
In Hollywood, making a sequel to a movie means making money.
I thought that this time I was really carrying a sack to hold Dao Le.
Zhou Yutang was rarely excited.
"The Conjuring" was a big hit in North America, and the news quickly spread back to China. Several entertainment portals, including Weibo Toutiao, were all contracted by Zhou Yutang alone.
""The Conjuring" grossed over 50 million US dollars in three days over the weekend. It has a good reputation and is expected to exceed 100 million US dollars!"
"Zhou Yutang is in charge of the project, another miracle for small-budget movies!"
"Revealing the secrets of the surreal supernatural phenomena in "The Conjuring"!"
The film and television companies in this circle have become numb.
If I was a little bit jealous when I heard that Zhou Yutang’s copyright was sold in Cannes, I wasn’t even jealous this time.
He stepped into Hollywood and made two consecutive movies a hit.
That really deserves his fame and fortune.
(End of this chapter)