Chapter 34 36. It was obviously me who came here first (asking for monthly tickets and rewards)
Time flies and it is already mid-October. In the meantime, Eric has been hanging out with Gadot and paying attention to the progress of several major projects.
"Red Dragon" grossed nearly 60 million U.S. dollars in its first weekend. This result also stimulated the actors and director, and everyone worked hard to promote the film.
The box office represents achievements, one's resume, and more importantly, one's box office appeal. Who would dislike a bad resume? In addition, the word of mouth is also good, and suspense movies have more staying power, so the box office of "Red Dragon" in its second week actually only fell by 45%, taking in 31 million US dollars.
At the same time, the first weekend box office in several other countries were also released, including $8.5 million in the UK, $6.9 million in France, $8.8 million in Germany, $6.2 million in Italy, and $6.3 million in Spain.
These five countries are considered to be the big box office bases in Europe. Other countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Belgium, etc., have far less ability to contribute to the box office than these five. The total box office of a general movie can only reach about one-third to one-quarter of these five countries.
Apart from Europe, the big box office in Asia are Japan and South Korea, but the release time in these two countries will be later, and will be delayed by another week.
As for China, it had not yet risen in 2002. Since there was no film rating system, censorship was very strict, the profit sharing ratio was low, and it was very dependent on the type of film, so it was not even considered.
For a thriller or suspense film like "Red Dragon", most of the large-scale scenes will definitely be deleted, and it will not be well received even if it is really released.
Eric remembered that Jiang Wen's "Missing Gun" was released in 2002 and the box office was less than 10 million.
Even the country's own suspense films are not good enough, and "Red Dragon" certainly won't work either. Only action and romance blockbusters like "True Lies" and "Titanic" can make money.
Now the total box office of "Red Dragon" in North America has reached 90 million US dollars, the overseas box office has reached 62 million US dollars, and the total box office has reached 150 million US dollars.
After the film is released in Japan, South Korea, Australia and other countries, analysts predict that the final box office is expected to reach 300 million US dollars.
In "Saw", Ray Whannell finally gave up playing the leading actor and wanted to focus on polishing the script.
Then we contacted the people recommended by Eric, and after reading the script, Ryan Reynolds and Patrick Wilson both expressed interest in starring in the film.
Ryan Reynolds even called Eric specifically to inquire, and after learning some inside information such as publicity and sequels, he became even more determined to get the role.
But it seems that some things are destined, and some people are destined to be together.
Ryan Reynolds had clearly contacted Patrick Wen and Patrick Lei in advance and obtained their approval, but when Patrick flew to Los Angeles from Broadway, everything seemed to change.
On the set of "Sharknado", the sun sets and the day's work comes to an end.
In order to catch up with the progress and meet Eric's requirements, the entire crew has been very nervous recently. Warren and director Anthony Ferrante expressed their gratitude to everyone and encouraged everyone.
Especially for Ryan Reynolds, Ferrante said a lot of good things about him. There's no way around it. Although Reynolds is not very famous, he is already the biggest star in the crew.
Fortunately, Ryan Reynolds has a good personality, doesn't ask for special treatment, and acts very hard.
Many people were gossiping about him in private. Why did he take a movie so seriously when he knew it was a terrible one? He acted like a dead dog.
But perhaps this is what actors with faith are like. They have professional ethics and dreams.
It doesn't matter if the show is bad, as long as I am not bad! As long as Eric Cooper can see it! As long as he doesn't forget his promise! After removing his makeup, washing off the blood plasma on his body, changing into light clothes, and saying goodbye to everyone, Ryan Reynolds took out his mobile phone from the box.
As he walked out of the studio with his head down, he saw a missed call from James Wan, and instantly a bad feeling filled his heart.
He was very familiar with this feeling because he had rich experience. It was the feeling of having his role snatched away and the feeling of being unlucky again.
I quickly called James Wan back.
"Director, this is Ryan Reynolds. I'm sorry I was at work and didn't notice the phone. What can I do for you?"
After a moment, Ryan Reynolds stood there, mumbling mechanically: "I understand, yes, it's all for work, thank you for letting me audition, okay, okay, I understand, bye!"
After hanging up the phone, the old man, who is now 26 years old and has been in the circle for 12 years but still has not made a breakthrough, stood there stupidly.
He screwed up, and screwed up again. He had screwed up countless times in the past 12 years, and he should have been numb to it. But with a good opportunity like this, he still felt confused and heartbroken.
I don't know where I lost. You all clearly had high hopes for me, and we had already agreed on it. How could it change so suddenly?
Obviously I was here first! What made him even more upset was that this opportunity was recommended by Eric Cooper. He didn't know what he would think of him, whether he would think he was an incompetent fool.
"Hey! What's wrong Ryan? You've been standing here for half an hour!"
Suddenly, someone patted him hard on the back. Ryan Reynolds staggered and looked back, only to see Warren standing behind him.
After a long period of contact, the two became very familiar with each other. Although Warren was a producer, he was a very kind person. Although he was not popular with women, he was very popular with men.
Ryan Reynolds also knew that he was Eric's henchman, so he did not hide it and told the truth.
After listening to this, Warren sighed and said, "Ryan, this kind of thing is inevitable. You have been in Hollywood for a long time, and you know it well."
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Ryan Reynolds said in a low voice: "Yes, I'm used to it."
Warren felt a little bit sorry for him when he saw his miserable appearance, and he knew that he was really trying hard and wanted to get a chance.
Patting his shoulder, he said, "Ryan, how about this? I'll contact Eric and maybe I can help you get this opportunity."
Ryan Reynolds' eyes lit up. If Eric Cooper was willing to give the order, even James Wan would have to obey.
But his relationship with Eric was not strong enough, so he definitely couldn't open his mouth. If Warren came forward, maybe it would be possible.
In fact, the Actors Guild strictly prohibits using connections to get roles. If you find that your opponent is competing unfairly, such as bribing the director, you can report it to the union.
But looking back at human society over thousands of years, which circle does not rely on connections? Therefore, this kind of thing always depends on who has the stronger hand, and almost no actors will report it. It is similar to the law that requires civil servants to be paid overtime pay, but it is never enforced.
Ryan Reynolds asked hopefully, "Is it really possible? But isn't this a good idea? Will Eric have an opinion of me?"
Seeing his anxious look, Warren laughed: "It's just a try. Don't hold your hopes too high. If it doesn't work, forget it. Besides, he and I haven't played together for a long time. Let's do it now. Is there a suitable place?"
Gulp...
Ryan Reynolds swallowed, "How about Avalon?"
“Good taste!”
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