Chapter 611 The madness begins
After the serious discussion was over, James Cameron jokingly asked: "Are you interested in starring as the leading actor in "Avatar"?"
"Me?" Little Gilbert was stunned: "My salary is very high."
"It's okay, I can use your investment to treat you."
"Forget it," little Gilbert shook his head and said, "If possible, I will play a guest role as an alien."
"Okay, it's settled." James Cameron agreed.
After James Cameron left, Ivanka came over with some worry and said: "Director Cameron asked for 100 million US dollars from you just for investment. How much investment does he want?"
"It's estimated to be around $300 million," Gilbert Jr. said.
"So much?" Ivanka worried: "Is there any risk? Should we consider it?"
"Don't worry," Gilbert Jr. said: "I know the work of Director Cameron in the past few years. I am sure that this is a movie that will completely change Hollywood, and we will achieve unprecedented success."
After getting the support of Gilbert Jr., James Cameron immediately approached Disney with the script. After seeing the sample, Robert Egger was hooked and immediately decided to invest.
Twentieth Century Fox panicked when they heard about it, and executives immediately evaluated and reviewed the film. After hearing that Gilbert Jr. was willing to spend $100 million to support James Cameron, the senior management no longer hesitated.
With the right of priority to sign the film, 20th Century Fox signed the film and spent US$200 million in real money, plus Gilbert Jr.'s US$100 million. The film officially started preparations in July.
However, when James Cameron communicated with Fox executives, he also said that additional investment would be made in the future, which scared Fox executives to death.
But preparations for the project have already begun, and everyone has already boarded the ship. It is too late to get off the ship at this time, so we can only believe in James Cameron.
Walder, the vice president of Fox Pictures, also called Gilbert Jr. to discuss the project. Gilbert Jr. confidently told Walder, "This is a wise investment. We will change the entire film industry."
Gilbert Jr. plus James Cameron make this statement sound convincing.
On the other hand, Robert Iger expressed implicit dissatisfaction with Gilbert Jr. He felt that Gilbert Jr. should persuade James Cameron to join Disney.
Little Gilbert also had an explanation for this. He had done some persuasion, otherwise James Cameron would not have approached Disney. Besides, in the end, it was because 20th Century Fox had priority to sign the contract that Disney didn’t win.
However, Little Gilbert also knew that Disney was not dissatisfied with this, but that Little Gilbert actually used the name of the fruit company to invest in "Avatar."
When Disney expressed its willingness to invest in "Avatar", 20th Century Fox rejected Disney.
Of course, this is essentially a minor trouble. When the good box office results created by "Iron Man" came out, Disney's dissatisfaction disappeared.
Obviously, Disney is more interested in the Marvel Universe mentioned by little Gilbert than the bottomless pit of James Cameron.
Back at the premiere, after finishing the media interview, Scarlett appeared in front of little Gilbert together with Kate Beckinsale.
Scarlett, like a silly girl with big breasts and no brains, said to little Gilbert: "Honey, Kate wants to go shopping with me. She and I are good sisters."
"Really?" Little Gilbert said with a smile: "That's good. Pay attention to safety when shopping, you also have publicity tasks!"
"I know!" Scarlett pulled Kate Beckinsale away.
Ivanka said from the side: "Would you like to remind Scarlett that Kate's thoughts are not simple."
In fact, it stands to reason that a character like Pepper Potts is a very popular star, but Kate Beckinsale never expected that she would be stolen from the limelight by Scarlett's Black Widow. If it were an ordinary actress, the two of them would have already started fighting each other. But the black widow is Scarlett, so Kate doesn't dare, so she has to take a roundabout route.
Little Gilbert shook his head and said: "No need, Scarlett is not that fragile. Whoever really underestimates her will really suffer."
If David Ellison heard this, he would definitely say that Gilbert Jr. was right. He had been defeated by Scarlett more than once.
This little Hollywood princess looks silly and sweet, but is actually a sinister devil.
During the promotion of "Iron Man" in the following days, Scarlett and Kate Beckinsale pretended to be good sisters and displayed their potential acting skills as Oscar-winning actresses, much to the delight of the sisters in Melon Manor. .
The box office of "Iron Man" also surged, becoming the best-selling commercial blockbuster in June.
The real success of superhero movies started with "X-Men 1" produced by 20th Century Fox, and then reached its peak with "Spider-Man" produced by Sony Columbia Pictures.
With the advancement of technology in the film industry, these superheroes who live in comics have begun to be active on the big screen. Many superheroes have decades of history and have accumulated a large number of fans.
So when a superhero movie is released, there will always be many comic fans to support it, and the "Iron Man" movie is no exception.
"How's the midnight show data?" Kevin Feige didn't go to rest, but waited for the midnight show data to come out.
As soon as he got the data, his assistant reported: "Pretty good, Kevin, the midnight show got 13.35 million US dollars."
Hearing this data, Kevin Feige breathed a sigh of relief. The performance at the midnight show was quite good.
Neither Avi Arad nor Stan Lee took a break, and both of them also heard the midnight box office figures.
Avi Arad clenched his fists and said: "Great, with the success of "Iron Man", our follow-up plans can continue to advance."
Stan Lee signaled to Avi Arad to calm down: "Currently it is only the midnight box office, the first week's box office has not been released yet."
Kevin Feige is not worried about this at all: "I think the box office results in the first week will be quite good. The previous previews and screenings have fully spread the word of mouth.
Now the Internet is full of voices talking about it. Gentlemen, I propose that you can open the champagne. ”
The champagne bottles were not opened, but the continued success of the film still inspired Marvel executives.
Come Friday, "Iron Man" opens in 4,100 theaters in North America, and is released simultaneously in more than 30 countries and regions in Western Europe, Asia, and South America.
On its first day in North America, the film grossed US$38.54 million, proving the box office potential of "Iron Man".
When Friday passed and Saturday came, the film's box office rose again, achieving a box office of 40.84 million U.S. dollars in a single day, shocking all audiences in North America.
After the Marvel Studios headquarters received the two-day box office data, not only did the champagne pop out, Stan Lee even started to tap dance with excitement.
If it weren't for the worry that the old man would die from excessive excitement, Stan Lee would probably be able to dance all day long.
After hearing such box office data, Stan Lee said that his waist and legs no longer hurt. He could eat three large steaks and two Big Mac burgers for meals, which made him feel better.
More importantly, the income of "Iron Man" is closely related to Stan Lee. The higher the box office, the higher his income.
People get old, but Stan Lee's heart is not old.
(End of chapter)