Chapter 476 Charming Moment
"Two tickets to the movie "Wushuang"..."
"A ticket for Van Helsing, thank you."
"Five "Wushuang" tickets, for consecutive seats."
""Wushuang"..."
""Wushuang"..."
""Van Helsing"..."
At 10 o'clock on Friday morning, a movie theater in a central neighborhood of Chicago welcomed a large number of viewers.
Raymond was a staff member at the ticket window. There were quite a few people who came to watch the movie in the morning. He was busy for a while before he could take a breath and drink some water.
At this time, a colleague said to Raymond: "I sold 183 tickets for the three performances of "Warrior" in the three theaters in the morning, but only 32 tickets for "Van Helsing". This is a big gap."
Raymond put down his coffee, also counted, and said the same: "The situation here is similar. "Warriors" sold 112 copies, while "Van Helsing" only sold 29 copies."
"In other words, there are only 62 tickets in the three theaters of "Van Helsing", but a total of 295 tickets were sold in the three theaters of "Warriors"?"
"It seems so."
Raymond nodded: "I want to report this data to the manager..."
This cinema is a cinema affiliated with the Imperial Cinemas. It has twelve cinemas and an IMAX cinema under construction that has not yet been opened.
There is also a VIP cinema with strong privacy, but this VIP cinema has been booked.
According to the film schedule, there are three theaters for "Warriors" and "Van Helsing" from the morning to before 4 p.m.
One large cinema hall and two medium-sized cinema halls constitute the morning screening scale of "Warriors" and "Van Helsing".
The remaining four small theaters will show other movies, and after 4 p.m., two more theaters will be available for "Warriors" and "Van Helsing."
Raymond went to the manager and reported the situation to him.
The manager asked, "What do you suggest?"
Raymond said: "I suggest that all theaters vacated after four o'clock in the afternoon should be used for "Wushuang". Now most of the movie tickets ordered by phone are for "Wushuang"."
The manager thought for a moment and made up his mind: "I'll do as you say..."
After Raymond went out, the manager called the theater manager in the Chicago area: "I suggest compressing the screening space of "Van Helsing". This movie is not a match for "Warrior" at all."
No one would think that "Van Helsing" is the opponent of "Warrior". After the midnight show, even the confident David Ellison was hit by the huge gap.
But he had no way out. After all, it was too late to withdraw now, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
And the fandom attribute of the midnight show is very important. Maybe "Van Helsing" can reverse "Warriors" when it officially premieres later?
However, the situation reported in the morning made David Ellison feel bad. From box office data to word of mouth, the investigation by Sky Studios investigators was not good.
The reputation of film critics, the reputation of test screenings, and the reputation of premieres can all be faked.
However, the possibility of falsification of front-line survey data is low, and it is also survey data after a large number of samples were collected.
Data shows that the average audience score for "Van Helsing" is B-. Most of the audience's comments are that the film is boring, makes people sleepy, and makes them want to go to the toilet.
"What's the situation over there at "Warriors"?" David Ellison asked Michael Ovitz with a sullen face.
Michael Ovitz replied: "The specific data is not known yet, but the average audience rating is A, and most of them praised it.
The most important thing is that this film has a lot of heated discussions on the Internet, and most of them focus on the film itself. There is a lot of enthusiasm for discussing the characters and plot. "
David Ellison is a young man and understands that the popularity of online discussions represents the topicality of a movie.
A movie like "Warriors" allows the audience to keep the focus of attention on the movie itself, rather than on the several major Hollywood stars participating, which is enough to witness the excellence of this movie.
David Ellison sighed, is little Gilbert really invincible in the summer? Can't even touch it?
Actually, that’s not the case. Little Gilbert said: “It’s not that “Wushuang” is too strong, but that the quality of “Van Helsing” is really average.
Audiences are not fools, they can still tell which movie is exciting and good to watch. "
Sheena Boone suggested: "The gap between word-of-mouth and box office has widened. Theaters will definitely reduce the screening scale of "Van Helsing". We must fight for it."
"This is inevitable, it all depends on the box office in the first week." Little Gilbert agreed: "You will contact the director of Disney's distribution department at that time."
"Okay," Sheena Boone said she understood.
This time "Wushuang" will be released on the same weekend in more than 30 countries and regions in North America and overseas, except China, because it still needs to be reviewed by Big Scissors.
It is estimated that there will be a few missing scenes, but this will not affect the final release in the Chinese mainland market.
Compared with the performance of overseas markets, Gilbert Jr. will undoubtedly pay more attention to the North American market, because the North American market is the foundation. If the North American market performs poorly, then the overseas market will probably not be much better either.
Little Gilbert was satisfied with the midnight box office results, but the first week's box office data was not strong enough.
David Ellison, on his side, was discussing it with Michael Ovitz, but Martin Bob gave his opinion.
"Instead of counting on the North American box office, it's better to put our hopes overseas."
"What do you say?" The two looked at Martin Bob. Martin Bob said: “In recent years, the overseas market has grown very fast and has exceeded the proportion of the North American market.
David, this is your first film as a producer. It doesn't matter whether you can win Little Gilbert, what matters is that the film can make money. "
Martin Bob's words reminded David Ellison that he was obsessed and had always regarded defeating Gilbert Jr. as his core goal.
But in fact, this is not realistic, or it is not suitable as a short-term goal.
Little Gilbert has dominated Hollywood for fourteen years since his debut. Obviously, it is not something that just anyone can defeat. If you want to have the capital to compete with Gilbert Jr., you first need to establish a foothold in Hollywood.
And what is the basis for gaining a foothold in Hollywood? It's about making money.
David Ellison is an outsider who is not subject to the traditional influence of Hollywood. Only movies that can make money can allow him to gain a foothold in Hollywood.
Michael Ovitz nodded to Martin Bob, motioning for him to continue.
Martin Bob also said: "Although the movie "Van Helsing" may not perform well at the box office, it will be profitable through peripheral products and long-term revenue."
David Ellison is calming down after being thrown cold water on midnight shows and survey data.
He felt that what Martin Bob said was very reasonable, so he nodded in agreement: "OK, I'll do as you say."
Although David Ellison is crazy, he is not stupid and is wise.
If he continues to fight with Little Gilbert and "Wushuang", he will inevitably attract a fierce siege.
But even so, because it was released on the same schedule, "Warrior" still affected the market performance of "Van Helsing" even though the subject matter was different.
Although Friday falls within the three days of the opening weekend, it is obvious that most of the audience is at work on Friday, and only a small part of the audience watches the movie.
After evening, the number of people in the cinema gradually increased.
Popular movie theaters in major ticket-rich cities in North America are beginning to be overcrowded, and people are using this method to welcome the arrival of the summer season.
There is a very special group of people among them. They gathered in an organized manner, signed and counted one by one, acted as a group, and then waited for the film to start before going in as a group.
Those who don't know him are still surprised: "This is like a religious fanatic. Are you going to church to worship or to watch a movie?"
The person next to me responded: "Although it's not going to church for worship, it's almost the same. In the eyes of these core movie fans, this is as sacred as going to church for worship."
"Whose fans are they?"
"Who else could it be? A fan of Little Gilbert!"
This person suddenly realized that those who hate and oppose Little Gilbert now describe these Little Gilbert fans as locusts, and large-scale gatherings are called locust plagues.
Although it is a mocking nickname, let alone, these movie fans are really exaggerating like locusts passing through the border.
Every summer, when a Little Gilbert movie is released, these ardent fans go to the theater like a religious pilgrimage.
These movie fans are organized, powerful, and united, which is called arrogance.
In the past, if any ordinary movie fans dared to say a bad word about the movie, they would immediately be criticized by these fans. There are many such enthusiastic fans not only in real life but also on the Internet.
Some ordinary movie fans and ordinary viewers were so attacked that they couldn't bear it, and coupled with the instigation of the black army, they finally became opponents of Little Gilbert.
And as the base of ardent fans grows, so does the base of naysayers.
There is really no good solution for this.
Xianggua Studio has been in contact with movie fan organizations very early, and the fan organizations will control the behavior of movie fans to avoid causing bigger public opinion incidents.
That's true, because little Gilbert's outstanding performance year after year has made the fan base continue to expand, and opponents can only silently endure some of the extreme behaviors of these fanatical fan groups.
Fortunately, it is precisely because of the success of Little Gilbert that today's fanatical fan base has set high standards.
There is quite a sense of arrogance that although I know you are slandering our favorite movies and directors, you don't deserve it.
If one day Little Gilbert faces failure and opponents come out to ridicule and attack, then it’s time for the fanatical fans to break their defenses.
When the time comes, the scenes of the two sides fighting together will probably be very nice, enough to keep Hollywood busy for a while.
However, little Gilbert obviously doesn't want to give such a chance, so avid movie fans can still laugh at the world from a high position.
After the first day on Friday, the box office of "Warrior" and "Van Helsing" were quickly calculated, sent to relevant people, and also learned by major media.
Online media reacted very quickly in this regard and quickly updated website updates and pop-ups.
"The first-day box office of "Warrior" was 23.426 million U.S. dollars, and it received good reviews and box office. "Van Helsing" only made 13.504 million U.S. dollars at the box office. It has a poor reputation and may not be able to compete with "Warrior"."
""Warriors" brought together three major Hollywood stars, with many powerful actors joining the cast. It only made US$23.426 million on the first day, and may not perform well in the future.
"Van Helsing" has great potential and is very hopeful to beat "Warriors". "
Two completely different online media news reports highlight the fascinating moment of journalism.
(End of chapter)