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If "Thor" fails completely, Kevin Fitch, the CEO and film producer of Marvel Studios, will definitely be the first to be responsible. Everyone knows this kind of thing, but no one will say it casually. After all, everyone knows that the Marvel superhero movies and "Iron Man" can have today's brilliance, and Kevin Fitch is indispensable.

Stan Lee hadn't finished speaking, and pointed to Kevin Fitch and said, "At the beginning, Murphy Stanton wanted to cooperate with Marvel. You rejected him because of some personal grievances. If he can join Marvel..."

"What can he do if he joins Marvel?" Kevin Firth interrupted him directly, "Does the Marvel superhero movie have to go the dark route and become like Superman or Chris Dann? "

"That's good too! It's very marketable!" Stan Lee is old, but his heart is not convinced. "Our Marvel heroes are not without depth!"

Everyone here knows that what Stan Lee said is not unreasonable. Many of Marvel’s superheroes have a black style in the comics, especially the Civil War released a few years ago. If the movie version takes the dark and deep route, It will definitely be charming.

"enough!"

Avi Allard, who had been silent, finally couldn't help but interrupted the dispute between Stan Lee and Kevin Fitch, "We have to solve problems now, not create problems!"

He, the CEO of Marvel's comics, certainly wouldn't watch Marvel's senior executives fall apart because of Murphy Stanton's infighting.

Avi Allard still has some prestige, temporarily suppressing the dispute between Kevin Fitch and Stan Lee.

Then, Avi Allard changed the topic, "Let’s not just stare at North America, the performance of "Thor" in overseas markets is still very good."

Because of the good foundation laid in the front, "Thor" is not only temporarily released in North America like "City of Chaos". Instead, it landed in multiple overseas markets last week and beat "Fast and Furious 5" to get it out of North America. The box office champion in overseas markets.

Avi-Allard's words temporarily diverted most people's attention. Many people turned to the information in front of them and paid attention to the overseas box office situation of Thor.

In the British Isles, after five days of screenings, "Thor" won nearly 9 million U.S. dollars in box office; out of 579 theaters in France, it earned 6.1 million U.S. dollars in box office; 513 theaters in South Korea received 4.7 million U.S. dollars; US$3.5 million; 377 theaters in Spain have a box office of US$4 million.

In addition to important markets such as Europe and the Far East, "Thor" has also refreshed the number one box office in some smaller markets, such as Singapore, the Philippines, etc. For example, "Thor" earned $2.1 million in box office in Taiwan; in Vietnam, 19 theaters gained 308,000 US dollars, setting a box office record for a Marvel superhero movie released in Vietnam on three days.

In addition, Australia, where "Thor" was first released, has entered its second week of screening, and it still has a box office of 2.3 million US dollars in 226 theaters, reaching 42% of the previous week, and the cumulative box office is close to 10 million US dollars. The pass.

So far, "Thor" has won a box office of 63 million U.S. dollars in overseas markets, and the global box office has successfully exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars.

Such a global box office result also made many people in the conference room think that the overall market response of "Thor" is still very good.

However, Kevin Fitch doesn't think so. Now "City of Chaos" has not been released overseas. According to the news from 20th Century Fox, this film will be launched in overseas markets on a large scale this weekend. "Thor" will definitely be impacted. How much will overseas box office accumulate in the future?

He knows very well that, judging from the current situation, the film "Thor" will certainly not recover its costs.

If this is the case, it doesn’t matter. After all, this is a movie that paved the way for "Avengers", and Marvel Studios has made enough money on the two "Iron Man", Kevin Fitch is the biggest The worry is that the reputation and box office of "Thor" are too bad, which will inevitably drag down the "Avengers" that will be released next year.

If the "Avengers" fails to meet expectations, he, the CEO of Marvel Pictures, has only one way to go.

Now I can only hope that "Captain America: Vanguard", which will be released at the end of the year, can restore the reputation of some Marvel superheroes.

Although only a weekend has passed, he has to admit that with the background of Murphy Stanton's "City of Chaos", "Thor" is not only unsuccessful, it can even be said to be a failure.

It was also Monday, but the atmosphere in Twentieth Century Fox was very different.

"It is a wise choice to put Murphy's film at the beginning of the summer file."

Although North America did not have a good start, the first film released in the summer file won the box office chart with more than expected results. Twentieth Century Fox executives were still excited, "Carla, this time it's a good job."

The speaker is James Murdoch, the new co-chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox.

Carla Faith smiled, but didn't say much. The two were once high school classmates.

In fact, she knew that James Murdoch came to Twentieth Century Fox because of troubles in the UK.

James Murdoch is ambitious and is regarded by the outside world as the most suitable successor to Rupert Murdoch. He strongly supports the original high school classmate Carla Fiss and also lays the foundation for his future in Twentieth Century Fox. .

Although he previously served as the chief executive officer of Sky TV, James Murdoch has been staring at Twentieth Century Fox. After graduating from high school, he and Carla Faith chose journalism and business administration differently, and went to study specifically. The film and literature major is to be able to enter the 20th Century Fox.

For the Hollywood film industry, James Murdoch is not a complete layman.

"Carla, you and Murphy are good friends." James Murdoch asked, "When does he plan to shoot the second part of "City of Chaos"?"

In the twentieth century, Fox invested a huge sum of US$300 million in the production and distribution of "City of Chaos". Unless the box office trend of a single film is unusually strong and finally gets a big number, it may be difficult to recover in a short time. Investment, as the company's CEO, James Murdoch must consider the issue of return on investment.

Carla Faith shook his head, "I don't know, he didn't say it."

James Murdoch frowned. "Have you not asked?"

"No." Carla Faith said directly, "Murphy will naturally say what he wants to tell me."

"Oh?" James Franco didn't quite understand the way Carla Faith and Murphy get along.

"According to Murphy's character and work style."

Although he is a good friend, James Murdoch is always a boss, and Carla Firth explained, "After "City of Chaos", he will soon plan the next movie."

She looked at James Murdoch, "However, it should not be the next part of "City of Chaos". I heard Robert Downey Jr. mentioned that he had an agreement with a friend to shoot a biography. Type of gangster movie."

"A gangster-type biographical film?" Although James Murdoch had just taken office, he knew enough and said directly, "Anyway, I only have one request. Twentieth Century Fox is still the producer and producer of this film. Issuer!"

"I don’t guarantee that the lower part of the film is definitely this." Carla Faith actually knew that Gal Gadot was very opposed to Murphy’s filming of Rose’s biopic, and Gal Gadot was arguably the only person in the world that could Murphy changed the person who had already decided, she thought for a moment, and said, "As long as our conditions are not worse than those of other companies, Murphy will definitely be inclined to continue working with Twentieth Century Fox."

James Murdoch nodded slightly. This is not a problem. They have always attached great importance to talents who can create outstanding value.

Thinking of this, James Murdoch asked, “I haven’t been here for a long time, but I have learned some things. Twentieth Century Fox and Murphy’s Stanton Studio have a cooperative relationship on multiple projects. "Game" still continues to cooperate, and there are some cooperative projects, and the copyrights are in the hands of both companies."

Carla Firth looked sideways at James Murdoch, faintly guessing what he was trying to say.

Sure enough, James Murdoch tentatively asked, "If Twentieth Century Fox acquires Stanton Studio, will Murphy be willing to sell it?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Carla Faith told the truth, "Murphy is not short of money."

She has a good understanding of this aspect. Not to mention Murphy’s director’s remuneration and high proportion of dividends. In the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis caused by the lack of money in Hollywood, he invested in several films. Now films such as "Transformers" are released one after another. , Gave him a high return.

If you don't count the inherited property in the future, James Murdoch is probably not as good as Murphy in terms of current personal wealth.

James Murdoch understands that even if you want to acquire, you can't be anxious, and said, "I'll talk about this later."

Carla Feith didn’t say anything, but she knew very well that Murphy’s sale of Stanton’s studio is unlikely. This is still a shell company’s film and television production company, not just with Twentieth Century Fox. The company cooperates in the production of films and TV series, and in fact it is also responsible for Murphy's tax exemption and tax avoidance. If you throw it away and get another one, it will be too much trouble for people like Murphy.

After walking a few steps back and forth in the office, James Murdoch said again, "You give me Murphy's contact information. I will hold a party later, and I personally invite him."

Now that he is in Los Angeles, he must take care of his personal network.

Kara Firth left Murphy’s personal contact information, and then left James Murdoch’s office to continue his busy work on the promotion of "City of Chaos." This film wants to get an excellent box office on weekdays. The slightest relaxation.