Heads Up Hollywood

"The Girl Who Moved Soul" is a literary film in a pure sense, which is completely different from "A Beautiful Mind", which is a healing film that wears the cloak of a literary film and pursues mainstream values.

It is full of depressive atmosphere and profound connotation. If you are not a serious movie lover, it is difficult to watch it with energy.

Even with the addition of the Palme d'Or, it is difficult to attract widespread attention from movie fans.

So the film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival as early as May, but the official North American release date is in mid-August, and the global release will be after September.

It is to avoid the hot summer vacation, delay the schedule, and take advantage of the spring breeze of the awards season to attract some movie fans to buy tickets.

Unexpectedly, this summer, Tang En's name would be in full swing!

The cross-hype between the pros and cons made Tang En the master of the summer schedule, especially with the rampant trend of "Spider-Man", he seemed to have a personal brand effect!

Produced by Tang En, it must be a high-quality product!

With the blessing of this powerful aura, Tang En's literary film "The Girl Who Moved the Soul" as the producer has also achieved considerable success at the box office.

Although it can't compete with the most mainstream commercial blockbusters, "Soul Shifting Girl" has the strength to crush everything for some messy little shrimps.

The box office in the first week was 15.8 million US dollars, second only to New Line Films' "Invasion of Brain Cells", ranking second.

Entering the second week of release, there will be three competitive new films released by Universal's "Pretty Girl Cheerleader", Warner's "The Art of War" and Disney's "Fox and Dog Party".

The box office trends of "Pretty Girl Cheerleader" and "The Art of War" have nothing to do with Twain.

There's only one movie he's keeping an eye on - Disney's "Fox and Dog Party"!

At this critical moment between Tang En Pictures and Disney, the relatively weak Tang En Pictures must seize every opportunity to boost morale, start from little by little, add up to more, and finally complete the big comeback against Disney.

"Soul Shifting Girl" naturally shouldered a very difficult task, that is to crush "Fox and Dog Party" in the box office market!

"Fox and Dog Party" is a big bad movie, there is no doubt about it. Even though "The Girl Who Moved the Soul" is a literary film, according to the normal box office trend, winning the battle is not a problem at all.

Tang En was most worried about whether Disney would play tricks at this critical moment when the two sides were fighting each other?

Disney's movies have been crushed by Tang En Pictures for a whole summer.

Since June, Disney movies have been living in the shadow of Tang En Pictures.

It didn't matter that Michael Eisner didn't pay attention to it before, but now that Michael Eisner made a move, he personally wrestled Tang En's wrists, the ruthlessness and viciousness of his methods must be extraordinary!

What if Michael Eisner "buys box office" in theaters through his relationship?

At this time, the two sides are fighting for one breath!

Michael Eisner can even do the "banning order", so why is it impossible to "buy the box office"?

Dunn specifically consulted Michael Ovitz for advice.

Michael Ovitz was in Manhattan, New York at the time, negotiating with Merrill Lynch with Dun En's investment of 100 million US dollars, and tricked Wall Street's capital into investing in plattered projects.

After hearing Tang En's confusion, Michael Ovitz laughed loudly, "Tang En, that's Eisner, the big boss of Disney, you really underestimate him!"

Tang En raised his eyebrows slightly, a little puzzled, "What does this have to do with contempt?"

Michael Ovitz said: "Twain, Eisner is the chairman of Disney's board of directors, but this does not mean that he is Disney! If his personal image seriously affects Disney's interests, then the general meeting of shareholders will definitely remove him Position."

Tang En narrowed his eyes slightly, and his heart beat violently.

Michael Ovitz said slowly: "Some time ago, Tom Cruise bought "Mission: Impossible 2" with a box office of 5 million US dollars, and the result was known to everyone and became a laughingstock. With such lessons learned, Michael Eisner would not make such a choice even if his head was flooded, don't ignore the power of the media!"

"The reason why he dared to break the rules of the industry and issue a ban on Tang En Pictures is because he only promoted it in a small area and cleverly and reasonably avoided the media. If he really dares to suppress his competitors by buying box office, then his personal image will be completely ruined."

"Tom Cruise is in a state of desperation now, and you should be aware of it, because the bad influence of the 'buy the box office' incident has affected the entire series of "Mission: Impossible". Don't look at "Mission: Impossible 2" is the only one of this year's "Spider-Man" is a hit blockbuster, but if this series wants to be restarted, it needs to wait at least another 5 years!"

Dunn didn't listen carefully to Michael Ovitz's words, he was still thinking about the thought that had just jumped in his heart.

It is true that Michael Eisner is the chairman and CEO of Disney, but there is also Disney's shareholder meeting behind him!

If Michael Eisner's image is damaged and Disney is involved, then his almost emperor-like power in Disney will be deprived by the shareholders meeting!

A bold and extremely expectant idea suddenly popped up in Tang En's mind——

After the huge loss of Vivendi Group, Tang En will definitely make a move to acquire Universal Pictures, and there is no big problem in terms of funds.

With his current fame and influence, he can easily raise funds from Wall Street to complete the acquisition. He doesn't even need to raise a penny, the funds in his hand alone are enough to acquire Universal Pictures.

The problem before him was that Tang En Pictures did not have enough influence to acquire Universal Pictures!

Now, Hollywood and even the whole of North America can see that the competition between Tang En Pictures and Disney has become public and intense.

If Tang En Pictures wins this competition, and Tang En succeeds in overthrowing Michael Eisner on his own, causing Disney's shareholder meeting to remove him from his position, then who would dare to question Tang En's ability?

Twain did what even the Big Three of DreamWorks couldn't do!

Once Tang En Pictures settles Disney, it will be a nuclear bomb explosion, and the radiation will affect the entire Hollywood. At that time... Will Universal Pictures still have a reason to reject Tang En Pictures' acquisition offer?

I'm afraid that the executives and shareholders of Universal Pictures can't wait for Tang En to make a move to help Universal get through the predicament, right?

Tang En took a deep breath, his eyes firm.

Prior to this, Bill McNick, West Cotton and others had suggested to him one after another, suggesting a way for Tang En Pictures to quickly increase its influence.

But Twain always felt that it was too slow, and even if he really did it, he still didn't fully get the recognition I could get from the core of Hollywood.

However, open competition with Disney is different, this is a consideration of comprehensive strength!

Michael Eisner, as a big man who has been in Hollywood for 20 years, is a Hollywood legend.

If Tang En could kill Michael Eisner in one shot, then he would not only be a famous director, but a real big shot!

Whether it is a director or an actor, they are all pawns on the chessboard of Hollywood.

If Tang En can defeat Michael Eisner, it will be a transition from chess piece to chess player!

This is the portrayal of real power!

Tang En's heart was filled with light, and he seemed to have seen the way forward.

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On Friday, August 25th, Disney's crime comedy "Fox and Dog Party" was officially released. The film opened in 1,510 theaters, and the screening rate accounted for 23.7%. Difference.

In particular, it can be seen that the theaters are not optimistic about this 88-minute film.

On the first day of release, "Pretty Girl Cheer Squad" grossed US$6.23 million, and "The Art of War" also surpassed US$4 million. "Fox and Dog Party" is only $1.03 million, behind "Space Cowboy", "Invasion of Brain Cells", "The King of Comedy", "Scream Scream", "Soul Girl", "The Perfect Man" and other old films , only ranked 9th on the list.

Just on the first release day, this "Fox and Dog Party", with an investment cost of 35 million U.S. dollars and an announcement cost of 8 million U.S. dollars, has already declared a loss!

Seeing this result, Joe Ruth, the chairman of the Disney production department, touched the cold sweat on his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.

It's a good thing he didn't make any guarantees to Michael Eisner, otherwise it would be really miserable.

It's just really strange, Tang En... Does he really have magic power?

"The Girl Who Moved the Soul" is a literary film, but it can also get a lot of money at the box office?

Three days later, the box office results for the week were released.

Universal's new film "Pretty Girl Cheerleader" has a box office income of 17.36 million US dollars, and it has become the champion of the weekly box office list!

The runner-up was Warner Bros.' new film "The Art of War," which grossed $10.4 million.

The third place is "The Girl Who Moved Soul", with a box office income of 9.4 million US dollars. Counting the box office income of 15.8 million US dollars in the first week, the total North American box office has exceeded 24 million US dollars.

The goal of 50 million US dollars at the North American box office does not seem to be difficult to achieve.

In contrast, Disney's movie "Fox and Dog Party" was full of snot and tears, and the box office in the first weekend was only a pitiful 4 million US dollars!

After "Sixty Seconds", "Scream", "Girls Club" and other films were crushed by Dunn Films at the box office, Disney's new film "Fox and Dog Party" did not escape the same fate.

And it's even more miserable. If the first few films were crushed by the commercial giant "Spider-Man", and they were a bit thin-skinned, then "Fox and Dog Party" was sanctioned by a literary film at the box office, which is a real slap in the face.

Disney's movies can be described as desolate, tragic, and sad!