Ace Hollywood

"Aren't you too early to be complacent, sissies, and don't forget that Revenge of the Sith opens on Thursday, not the traditional Friday - a lot of people need work the next day, so there's no Go to the movies on the first night." - "Han".

"135 million in three days, "Sith" has 159 million in four days, who won't be sure?" - "Star Wars Tom".

"Dirty pirate ship, you've got to at least beat the Star Wars franchise first, right? Listen, The Phantom Menace, 470 million North America, 1.027 billion worldwide. Oh yeah, that's 7 years. Previous work." - "Liam I Love You".

The captain fans were triumphant, and as expected, they soon ushered in a counterattack from the Star Wars fans.

According to the current North American box office rankings, there are two Star Wars in the top ten. In 1999, "Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" had a box office of 470 million, second only to James Cameron's "Titanic". No.", the big ship won 658 million, which is indeed a terrifying number. In addition, 1977's first Star Wars "Star Wars" followed, ranking third, box office 460 million.

Therefore, strictly speaking, it should be in the top three. If it wasn't for Cameron being too defiant, this series is obviously enough to dominate the box office market, and it is also enough to show how much appeal and power the "Star Wars" series has. Fan base.

However, the captain fans seem to be well aware of the fact that the enemy is strong and we are weak. On the one hand, they bluffed that "Pirates 2" has not yet been released, and any records may be broken. On the other hand, it caught some Star Wars fans who directly attacked the actors.

"Daniel, who likes to show off, played a sissy and wanted to compare himself with "Star Wars", which made people laugh and disgust."

Most of the Captain fans are Daniel fans, but Daniel's fans are not just Captain fans.

The Lord of the Rings fans, the Spy Shadow fans, and other popular works, as well as the personal fans of Pure Daniel - can be said to be powerful. Of course, the fans of a series of movies may be extremely large, but when it comes to combat effectiveness. In many cases, they are not comparable to popular superstars. If they are ordinary big stars, Star Wars fans may be able to suppress them through numbers - but this time they are facing Daniel Sandler.

Daniel's fortune history and the rapid development of the Internet public opinion field are almost synchronized - every step of his success is closely related to the Internet, whether it is the first time he is known. The first person to try the taste of red, the first time to invest in the production of a 400 million-level phenomenal box office blockbuster, the first time to become a billionaire - all of these are closely related to the Internet.

In most of the Internet selections he participated in, Daniel was always the first!

Some experts even exaggeratedly called Daniel "the totem of the American Internet in the 21st century". It can be seen what kind of influence he has on the Internet - he has maintained a good personal image for many years, and this huge support force is also closely related.

Therefore, after some of Daniel's fans joined the debate, the controversy subsided faster than expected.

Star Wars fans are timid, Captain fans know interest, Daniel's fans are unwilling to be used as gunmen, and at the same time, they do not want their idols to be attacked - so it is expected that the three parties will strike.

……

"Look, I have a lot of opponents."

Daniel shook his head after listening to Sally reporting to him the recent trend on the Internet. sighed.

"There's nothing wrong with that, the naysayers, the supporters, it's all part of the influence, those naysayers are also contributors to the Captain's box office, and they want to know how bad you are - or they'll be attacking your trend Lost a voice in it.”

"It sounds like I'm great enough to sacrifice my image to help Disney make money."

Sally pouted, the current trend of "Pirates 2", the North American box office alone may get the investment back - the rest of the global box office. As well as other various profit window periods, it is completely net profit - breaking the net profit of 100 million can be expected. In this way, Daniel still has to blame Disney for this little bit of his own efforts, which really makes Sally don't know what to say.

She came to report to Daniel about the release of "Magic Mike". One week later than "Pirates 2", "Magic Mike" was released on July 11, with 2904 screens, which can be said to be the least of several works-in the Yu Wei of many blockbusters, you can get it. This number is already the result of the hard work of MGM's publishers.

Fortunately. The score of 32.29 million in the first weekend did not live up to the lineup. Of course, it is impossible to have a big surprise, but this score is among the best in a number of musicals, which helps "Magic Mike" to keep the lineup. , but "Car Racing", which is basically at the end, is likely to bite down dozens of pieces to reap the final box office.

"Magic Mike" is also the last work released by dd and MGM in the summer. As part of the MGM frenzy, it has completed its mission well.

And, for one thing, Channing Tatum gets a lot more attention than Zach Efron - he's quickly topping the imdb actor list as well. Because in the movie, Tatum, who is stripped and danced, is really charming. A box office muscle is even more coveted-Daniel believes that when "Magic Mike 2" starts, Tatum's worth will have a big leap, and the budget of 7 million will never be available again.

Yes, compared to "High School Musical" and "Bad Teacher", "Magic Mike" has a lower budget, so its box office is slightly lower, which is normal.

Daniel doesn't pay much attention to "Magic Mike". On the one hand, he is indeed too busy. On the other hand, he also needs to selectively support some works. MGM and DD, at this stage, there are 10 works a year, he can't be busy all the time, from casting to production, from publicity to release, from distribution to box office, if he pays attention to everything, sooner or later To collapse, the group of professionals he hired should also be fired.

Nodding his head, "Mike" seems to have a slightly lower box office than the original, but it is almost the same. Under such fierce competition, this result is satisfying.

"Paramount has notified Mel?"

"Yes, after six months, Mel has lost her patience, and there are not many people who come to the door. She doesn't have to give it to Paramount to do it." Sally turned to the next page, Daniel Fancy a new ip. However, similar to "The Da Vinci Code", this well-known novel has many competitors, and even before Melissa had time to start, Mel and Paramount reached a preliminary agreement.

So much so that Daniel has been "worryingly" waiting for the results of Paramount - he didn't even dare to show any intentions in advance. If Paramount knew about dd, especially Daniel himself had high hopes for it, I'm afraid it might change his own mind. Decision - It doesn't cost much to buy the rights.

The final transaction price of "The Da Vinci Code", although Columbia did not talk about it, Daniel learned that it would not exceed 8 million - for Paramount, 8 million is not a number worth hesitating, even if it bought Daniel The vision is also worth a try.

"Contact her immediately, I will go to Phoenix to see her tomorrow, and let Melissa come with me."

"Are you going in person?"

"Yes, the result of the procrastination is "The Da Vinci Code". If I gave Dan Brown 8 million at that time, I believe he would consider transferring it directly to me, even if it was 10 million. It is also better than being shot by Colombia now. It's so good."

If this was heard by others, it would probably cause an uproar.

Directed by Ron Howard, starring Tom Hanks, Columbia cost 130 million US dollars, North American box office 220 million, global breakthrough 700 million - this cast and achievements were dismissed by Daniel.

Daniel's humble image may have changed.

Sally would not use these data to confront Daniel, she just nodded.

"Will it make her look forward to better conditions and opportunities?"

"After Paramount refused to shoot?"

Shrugging her shoulders, Sally must admit that this is a good opportunity.

……

Jason Reitman, sitting behind the famous man opposite Daniel, like Gore Verbinski, was an excellent advertising director before he got involved in movies.

But so far, he has not had a decent mainstream work.

So obviously, even though he was sitting in front of Daniel, he was still a little out of shape.

Daniel confronted the young man in front of him—yes, much younger than most of the directors Daniel dealt with—he was only three years older than Daniel. Also, he's a handsome guy, very handsome.

No one would be surprised if Daniel was picking actors for a new production.

It's a pity that ~www.readwn.com~ turned out not to be the case. The purpose of him recruiting Jason was to let him direct a girl-themed work. Daniel once again showed his unrestrained ability - no one questioned him, just Everyone is very curious, wondering if this director, who has been recognized by many independent film awards, can live up to Daniel's vision.

"What do you think of the script?"

"Uh," Jason said with a big tongue, "great, I mean—"

"Hey buddy, don't be like this, I know you are very talented, and I have also watched your "Thank You for Smoking", do you smoke?"

"Oh no!"

Daniel looked at his stunned look, and suddenly burst out laughing, and then Jason laughed too, and now he feels much more relaxed.

"Yes, I read the script, it's interesting, but you want it to be more interesting in a comedy way, teenage pregnancy, such a subject, very few people think it will be a happy experience, of course, to be able to direct a I am honored for such a work.”

When sending the script, Daniel of course briefly explained why he found him - because he had seen Jason's "Thank You for Smoking" and admired his ability to make bad things comedy, modern , Inadvertently, people stunned.

"I think Juno is happy to have you present her story—if there is one." (To be continued.)

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