Chapter 392: The intense summer vacation, the new script of the two girls
When Link was filming a movie in New York, he also received a call from Joe Fillem.
Felmer talked about Harvey wanting to co-promote Fight Club.
Link did not object. He asked about the movie and if it went well, he could increase publicity before its release.
Joe Fillem said that the movie is very good, a very interesting dark film, and that if the movie is promoted more, the box office might be better.
Angelina Jolie also called him to talk about the movie "Fight Club", saying that the movie was cool and the non-mainstream role she played was also cool. She also said that she would come to New York to visit the set with Winona Ryder and Liv Tyler at the weekend, and would bring him an interesting script to read.
Link said yes.
"Boss, these are last week's box office data."
Crew, Lewinsky handed over a document and some newspapers.
Link flipped it open and took a look.
By July, the summer vacation is halfway through and competition in the North American film market has become even more intense.
Several blockbusters released in May and June are still performing well at the box office, and newly released movies are starting to gobble up the box office, including "Independence Day," "The Fifth Element," "The Birdcage," "A Time to Kill," and "Different Instinct."
Some media used terms such as "Battle of Verdun" and "Verdun meat grinder" to describe the fierce competition at the box office during this summer's box office season.
In its report, Complete Film magazine analyzed the reasons for the fierce competition in the summer vacation period.
The first is that there are more blockbuster films released during the same period than in previous years.
According to statistics, 22 of the movies released during this summer vacation had production costs of more than 50 million yuan, six more than last year.
There are too many commercial blockbusters and the total North American box office market is relatively fixed.
There are too many wolves and too little meat.
Competition is bound to be fierce.
The second is that the Big Eight Film Studios have continuously increased their publicity and promotion costs and expanded the scale of film distribution when promoting their films. Cinemas that once only released art films have now begun to screen commercial films, resulting in tight scheduling of screenings in major cinema chains.
Total Cinema magazine also holds Guess What Pictures responsible for the current situation.
Before 1993, competition in the North American summer vacation season was average. Starting from 1993, Guess What Pictures' production capabilities gradually improved, releasing many high-quality films every year. Combined with the films originally produced by the seven major studios, there were too many films released in the North American summer vacation season, and box office competition naturally became more intense.
If there is no guessing, this situation will definitely ease.
In addition, Link played a negative role in this matter.
Unlike Bill Gates, Buffett and others, Link is a world-class billionaire who grew up entirely on the profits of the film market. He makes money by investing in movies, and then invests the money he earns in the stock market. His net worth increases year by year.
Seeing how the film industry was making money, other investors followed suit and invested. This also led to an increase in the total amount of capital in the film industry. With capital in hand, film companies became keen on making blockbusters, resulting in this situation.
It can be said that the rise of Link and Guess What Pictures has made the film industry more prosperous, but it has also made the internal competition in the film industry more brutal and accelerated the pace of survival of the fittest.
"Complete Cinema" magazine continued to "sound the alarm" in its reports, telling the seven major film studios and small and medium-sized film companies that time is running out and they need to move forward quickly, otherwise they will be the next to be eliminated.
Link smiled when he saw this, and didn't quite agree with the "Complete Movie" statement.
The main reason for the fierce competition during the summer vacation is the overall environment.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991, the United States became the world's only superpower and the global economic center. Resources and funds from all over the world flowed to the United States, and the U.S. economy also entered a period of rapid development. All industries flourished, including the entertainment industry.
In addition, the new economic policies enacted after Clinton took office led to faster economic development.
From 1992 to 1996, the economy was developing rapidly, and more capital flowed into the film industry from all over the place. This was also the main reason for the rapid increase in actors' pay and the increase in film production costs.
As film companies had large amounts of money, their ambitions and desires grew, and the number of commercial blockbusters in theaters increased rapidly.
This is the fundamental reason why competition in the summer vacation season has become fierce.
Link didn't play a big role in this, and he didn't want to take the blame.
"Monica, remember to ask the PR department to write a press release to refute this article. It's not our responsibility, and we won't take the blame for others."
“Okay boss!”
Monica Lewinsky looked sideways, pulled up her hair that fell by her ears and responded with a smile.
Link then looked at this week's box office data.
This week's box office champion is the science fiction film "Independence Day" released by Fox Film.
The film tells the story of a giant alien mothership entering the Earth's orbit and releasing more than 30 small spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere, which stay above several major cities in the world, causing panic among people. The US President joins leaders of various countries to discuss solutions. The male protagonist Stephen cooperates with scientists to prevent the alien invasion and defend the Earth.
A very old-fashioned story, but with great special effects and grand scenes.
"Independence Day" earned $91.71 million in 3,082 theaters in its first week, breaking the first-week box office record set by "The Sixth Sense."
The film cost about $75 million to produce and is expected to have a total box office performance that is not inferior to "Batman Forever."
The second place was the romantic movie "Unlike Others" produced by Disney, which grossed 34.33 million US dollars in its first week.
The third place is the science fiction film "The Fifth Element" promoted and released by Columbia Pictures.
The film tells the story of the year 2259, when evil alien forces want to rule the earth, and the "fifth element" sent by good alien forces to save humanity and the universe is shot down by the evil forces. In the end, humans restore the "fifth element" and destroy the evil forces.
The film is directed by French director Luc Besson and co-stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich and others.
With a production cost of $85 million, it is also the most expensive film produced by Guess What and Columbia Pictures.
The box office this week was 21.13 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office in two weeks was 55.07 million US dollars, which was lower than expected.
The main reason is that the film style directed by Luc Besson is not very suitable for the taste of American audiences, and some plots are not handled well. In addition, the hot sales of "Independence Day" with a similar theme is also a reason affecting the box office.
However, after the movie was released, Milla Jovovich, the heroine, attracted a lot of attention with her heroic appearance, hot body, and cool fighting moves in the film, and the number of male fans increased sharply.
But after hearing that Mira had been abused by Link, the male fans began to criticize Link again, and the insults were very ugly.
This week, "Net" dropped to fourth place at the box office, earning $17.41 million, and its North American box office totaled $159 million.
"Batman Forever" ranked sixth, with a box office of 10.81 million US dollars this week and a cumulative North American box office of 272 million US dollars.
Due to the huge box office success of "Independence Day", several movies released at the same time all flopped.
Including MGM's "The Desperate Detective", Peter Jackson's "The Ghost Story", Columbia Pictures' "The Copycat", Disney's animated film "Gremlins", Miramax's "The Visitor" and so on.
Some expect to lose tens of millions, while others expect to lose millions.
This time, not only independent film companies suffered heavy losses, but the seven major film studios also suffered considerable losses. It was like a group of people fighting for food. Those who got food ate too much, while those who didn't get food covered their stomachs and cried out in hunger, and if they were not careful, they would be bitten by others.
Link shook his head. Fortunately, there were not many movies released during the summer vacation this year, otherwise he would have been forced to join the "Verdun meat grinder".
After reading the newspaper, continue filming.
Angelina Jolie, Winona Ryder, and Liv Tyler came to visit on the weekend, and Link took them back to his penthouse apartment on Central Park South in Manhattan to spend the night.
After an intense workout, Link leaned back on his pillow and flipped through the new script that Julie and Liv Tyler had brought.
Jolie's script is called "Sex and the City," which is based on the experiences of Gia Carangi, the first generation supermodel in the early 1980s.
Gia grew up under abuse from her parents and had an unhappy childhood. However, at the age of 18, Gia was selected by a model agent and became a professional model.
With the hard work of her agent, Gia gradually grew into a representative of the fashion industry, gaining both fame and fortune. However, after becoming famous, Gia felt extremely empty and had nowhere to vent. She gradually became addicted to drugs, and her career plummeted. Finally, she ended her short life at the age of 26 because she contracted AIDS.
Jia Ya is also a lesbian, and there are several lesbian love stories in the script.
Overall it's pretty good and it's also one of Julie's representative works.
You can invest.
The script that Liv Tyler brought was called "The Water Boy". It was a script written by a friend of Liv, and she asked her to bring it to Link to have a look.
The protagonist of the script is a water delivery boy of a university football team. He is introverted and dull, and is laughed at and ridiculed by everyone but never resists. Later, he is discovered by the coach, becomes a football player, and finally achieves success.
The protagonist's personality is similar to Forrest Gump's, and the plot is also inspirational, like a copycat work.
However, Link had an impression of this movie. It is a representative work of the famous comedy star Adam Sandler, often translated as "Keep Going", and its box office performance is also good.
It is also a movie worth investing in.
After getting his affirmation, Julie and Liv Tyler happily threw themselves into his arms despite their physical discomfort.
Things are stirring again in the penthouse.
(End of this chapter)
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