Ace Hollywood

As a housewife, Stephanie has indeed made some publishing friends since Twilight came out. There is no way to obtain a lot of information that Nettur said through public channels. It is impossible for Paramount to publish a report saying that we regret it, and now hope to get back the copyright of Twilight at a high price. Summit Entertainment also DD Films' copyright acquisition trends will not be announced in open sources.

Everything is passed on by word of mouth in private, and outsiders don't know.

Honestly, if they're really interested in buying Twilight, why don't they just contact us?

While waiting for a reply, Mel asked Chris suspiciously.

If they felt the book was worth filming, and they were willing to admire liquidated damages for us, then they should have approached us directly. But obviously, after the news of our agreement with Daniel got out, these people never contacted again We've been, and it's confusing.

Chris has worked for ten years after graduation, so of course he understands the twists and turns. However, he also lacks understanding of Hollywood, but this does not prevent him from making some credible guesses.

It may be a customary rule. Now that we have reached an agreement with Daniel, at least on the public level, everyone will recognize this. Otherwise, once the contract expires, Hollywood may encounter a lot of trouble. And, isn't Tourer theirs? What action? Chris smiled, Do you think Tour may violate his professional ethics without leaving home? Now I don't know who is behind him, Paramount or Summit?

Oh, Susan replied to me.

Mel opened the email.

Dear Stephanie: After understanding, some Hollywood studios have indeed been paying attention to the copyright purchase behavior of DD Films, and there have even been cases of being cut off halfway, and DD Films has not taken much action. But it needs It is additionally emphasized that DD Films has not yet experienced a similar situation with regard to copyrights that have reached a cooperation agreement. Especially since Twilight was promoted by Daniel Sandler himself, it is difficult to guarantee that DD Films will not Make a strong counterattack. And. According to my judgment, although Paramount has intentions, it is not realistic to change the shooting plan for the next year because of Daniel's optimism, and make Twilight a key project. .You need to choose carefully.Daniel Sandler is by no means a simple studio owner, he also has a series of wealth and assets such as F2F, MB, and has a strong and widespread influence-this can mean big trouble .”

Mel and Chris looked at each other after seeing it.

They did forget some things. Daniel, who came to visit, was too gentle and ordinary. So much so that they forgot that this is a big man with influence in all walks of life in the United States-if they are correct, they may not be afraid of Daniel's power,

But if they are the ones who want to break the contract, I am afraid it will not be so easy.

Mom, Mom, can we go to Disneyland tomorrow?

Allie, Seth, and oldest, Gabe, burst into their parents' room, excited and anticipating their upcoming trip to Disneyland.

Will Daniel come with us? Allie asked expectantly.

As the eldest brother, Gaby obviously knows more. How is it possible? Daniel is a big star. If he appears in Disney, everyone will surround him, and there is no way to play.

Really? Allie regretted.

When Mel and Chris saw their three children, they suddenly felt a little ashamed.

Would their kids be so excited about their next trip to Disneyland if they knew what their parents were thinking?

The price of DD is already very good. It is said that it is not much different from what Columbia gave to The Da Vinci Code. What's more, there will be a sequel, isn't it?

Mel suddenly whispered.

The three children don't know the hesitation and choices in their parents' hearts. Still enthusiastically planning to see Mickey and the castle.

...

On August 20, MGM held a joint celebration party for Bad Teacher, High School Musical and Magic Mike.

The three films have basically completed the North American and most of the global box office harvest. Thanks to the simultaneous release of the major box office, the potential of the global box office has been further improved-because if you know that you are much later than American movie fans. This will indeed affect the enthusiasm of moviegoers in other countries, not to mention the existence of ubiquitous pirated copies.

Bad Teacher finally won 160 million in North America and 330 million worldwide. High School Musical has been following Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on the North American box office list, with a cut of 270 million. The global performance and Pirates 2 cannot be imagined. In the end, only 180 million was recorded, which is almost the same as Bad Teacher, and the total box office reached 450 million. Magic Mike was released the latest, and it has been shrouded in strong films such as Pirate 2, and finally stopped at just over 100 million, which is nearly 15 million less than the original box office, but it has achieved better results than the original in the world , won 89 million in markets outside North America, setting the current global box office at 190 million.

The cumulative box office of the three films is 530 million in North America and 970 million worldwide! It is conceivable that the subsequent accumulation will reach 1 billion.

MGM and DD Pictures have a reason to party all night!

The Los Angeles Times trumpeted the success of MGM and DD Films. This is not a soft article. The news itself is very valuable material.

The budget of Bad Teacher, production + publicity, should not exceed 40 million worldwide. If High School Musical does not consider the High School Musical Cup, then the total cost will not exceed 40 million. Compared with the previous Magic Mike Of the two, the box office is slightly lower, but it is notable that its cost is also much lower, and the publicity intensity is far less than that of Magic Mike in High School Musical. The publicity and distribution budget may be less than 20 million, and the total cost will not exceed 30 million—please remember that the cost here is not the production budget announced by DD Films: 18 million, 9 million, 7 million! Behind these hugely successful works are all created by spending money on publicity.

MGM has clearly chosen a good owner, and perhaps no other company understands the propaganda tactics of this era better than DD Pictures. Such as High School Musical, they spent as much as 30 million on publicity, which was three times the production budget. This does not include the investment in the 'High School Musical Cup', because this extremely successful talent show has already generated profits by itself after receiving the advertising share and the expenses paid by the TV station. However, I believe that when this activity was launched, Well, MGM would not have expected this result-so, in fact, the budget they planned to spend on publicity was much higher than 30 million.

Is this crazy? If it was before the release of High School Musical, I am afraid that most people would shout 'Daniel is crazy'. But the results of 270 million in North America and 450 million in the world are enough to make everyone shut up—the winners write the rules and the evaluation they deserve. Now maybe we should say 'Daniel is astoundingly wise and intelligent'.

MGM's plan may raise a new problem.

Do movies still need big stars? Yes, Cameron Diaz means a lot to Bad Teacher, but no one would have thought that the film's box office would have plummeted with a lesser-known personality. We all understand that Cameron can still have an effect on the first day when people watch this movie, but on the second day, what attracts them is basically the story itself. So can it be asserted that Hollywood can further deprive big stars of their privileges? After all, after going through the era of studios and the era of big stars, no matter whether they are big producers or superstars, they no longer have the same status as they used to. On this basis, is it possible to further weaken the status of superstars?

Keiberg of the Screen Actors Union thinks this is not the case, 'These successful works of DD Films cannot declare that Hollywood does not need big stars. The first thing you need to understand is that behind them are the biggest stars in Hollywood at present—— Daniel Sandler, a new Hollywood godfather with a halo on his head! This directly rules out the possibility of other companies learning from DD. Small-budget films without big stars will still exist, and everyone will look forward to the success of High School Musical. But they will not foolishly pin their hopes on these low-budget movies. The Da Vinci Code is a more credible template - a well-known original work, a well-known director, and a well-known starring role. Because apart from DD Films, there is no second Daniel Sandler in Hollywood, and God obviously can't make mistakes often. '

Keiberg's point of view has been agreed by more people. Many industry insiders we interviewed believed that even DD Pictures and MGM would not be able to sustainably produce such a phenomenon as High School Musical. Movies, Hollywood's formula for success still works. It's just that other investors feel a little bit frustrated when they see MGM's success.

The Times report is just a representative of the intensive reports on MGM's triple attack since the summer vacation.

Daniel chose to hold a celebration banquet before the global box office reached 1 billion. The meaning has also been analyzed by many observers. The general view is that, on the premise that Black Swan and 007: The Royal Family have not been released, MGM There is no intention to focus on the 1 billion figure-their goal may be to focus on 1.5 billion, and the North American box office will also target the 1 billion figure.

Obviously, Daniel doesn't intend to show extra attitude towards MGM's return to the box office charts. He may want to tell MGM employees, as well as investors, that MGM's goal is not just to re-enter the top seven or The Big Six, but to become a leader in the Hollywood film industry, or even a leader.

The guests who participated in this celebration party at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles may have the same thoughts in their hearts, so everyone seems to have forgotten that MGM's global box office is nearly 1 billion.

But this does not hinder, this celebration banquet became the most star-studded party after the Oscars.

The big stars don't seem to mind that Daniel didn't use them to achieve such an amazing box office result, and they all enthusiastically joined the MGM celebration party. The female stars are all radiant, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, everyone They are all full of jewels. (To be continued.)