In the summer, especially every weekend in May and June, almost every weekend in May and June, there are large-scale commercial films released. Some competition is unavoidable. After Memorial Day, the fight in May came to an end temporarily, but the enthusiasm continued to be pushed up. The market will not stop competing at this point, and there are no shortage of big productions every weekend in June.

Before the arrival of the first weekend in June, Duke put down his screenwriting and other work and once again stepped onto the red carpet for the premiere. "Mission: Impossible", which he and Tom Cruise accounted for the main investment share, was officially released.

"Congratulations, Duke."

As soon as he walked into the VIP lounge of the theater, Tom Cruise greeted him with enthusiasm on his face, "Another three consecutive summer box office charts! I regret it now, regret not playing Neo."

Facing Cruise's smiling face, Duke will not be stingy with his smile, "I think Ian Hunter will also become a classic on the screen."

"Thank you."

Tom Cruise let go of Nicole Kidman's hand, walked over and hugged him strongly, "Thank you for supporting me with all your strength."

With the character of Tom Cruise, it is impossible not to conflict with Paramount Pictures during filming. Duke put his agent in the crew on the side of Tom Cruise most of the time. .

Again, Tom Cruise wanted Mission: Impossible more than anyone else, and the guy didn't have a bad eye for movies at the turn of the century, let alone Pat King Si Li kept reminding him by her side.

"Hello, Mary."

"Hi, Duke."

After embracing Tom Cruise, Duke shook hands with Nicole Kidman again. The couple seemed to have finished their socializing and stood by the side to chat with him.

"I think we could totally work together again."

Stand across from Duke.Tom Cruise's eyes were full of complexity, "I haven't had a single film with a box office of over 2 million US dollars in North America, and you..."

He sighed softly, "It hasn't been a month since "The Matrix" was released, and the North American box office has surpassed 3 million US dollars."

"Hey, Tom. You're exaggerating."

Such enthusiastic Tom Cruise made Duke a little uncomfortable, so he had to smile and said, "The figure calculated yesterday was only more than 2 million US dollars, which is still far from 3000 million US dollars."

It is impossible for "The Matrix" to violate the normal rules of commercial films like "Titanic". With the increase of the show time, the popularity has begun to decline significantly. It is still quite difficult to get more than 3 million US dollars at the North American box office.

This is a highly competitive summer slot.As long as the popularity of the film drops, the scale of the theater chain will inevitably be greatly reduced. In a few weekends in June, there will be "Mission Impossible", "Mulan", "Dr. Dudley" and other once strong films in memory. "The Matrix" The box office in June is bound to take a huge hit.

"I have confidence in you!" Tom Cruise seemed more confident than Duke.Turning to look at Nicole Kidman, "I have discussed it with Mary many times, and this year's annual box office champion may be in your pocket again."

Nicole Kidman smiled cooperatively, "I really think so."

Look at Tom Cruise.Looking at Nicole Kidman again, Duke suddenly felt that the two were much more harmonious than when they met last time.

but.It had nothing to do with him. Duke then put the idea aside and continued the movie topic with the Cruise couple, but they haven't said a few words yet.Shelley Lansing, CEO of Paramount Pictures, came over.

"Congratulations on another movie that is a hit." She offered to extend her hand, and Duke shook it lightly, "Thank you."

Despite the "Matrix" ratings and the shooting hype, Paramount Pictures did not do less, and Duke also touched the interests of Paramount Pictures in "Braveheart" and "Titanic". , but on this occasion, both he and Shelley Lansing smiled brightly, as if those competitions in the past never existed.

In fact, this is also the norm in Hollywood. This year's partners may become competitors next year because of the collision of movie schedules. If they are angry with every competitor, then there is no need to mix in this circle.

"It can be seen that "The Matrix" is a series."

While joking, Shelley Lansing suddenly probed, "Duke, are you interested in handing over the sequel to Paramount Pictures? Our conditions..."

Yes, she really wants to get the sequel copyright of the "Matrix" series, and there are definitely not a few people in Hollywood who have the same idea.

Movies that hit the box office appear every year, but movies that can sell super in the surrounding area are quite rare.

In recent years, with the continuous increase in publicity and distribution costs, even if commercial films are successful at the box office, the profits that can be obtained from the box office have been shrinking, and peripheral copyrights and sales of various peripheral products account for an increasing proportion of revenue. Heavy.

In "Jurassic Park" in 1993, Spielberg alone took away 2 million US dollars in revenue. Even so, Universal Pictures still made a lot of money because its surroundings are so popular!

Her eyes are fixed on "The Matrix", not because of the box office, but because of the continued hot peripheral products.

At present, there are no specific statistics on overseas sales, but those at the top of Hollywood have already obtained the North American sales of peripheral products of "The Matrix". Waiting for peripheral products, sales have reached 1 million US dollars!

Duke Studios can get 30.00% of it, 6000 million US dollars plus the 2000 million US dollars of advertising sponsorship received in the early stage, even if the North American box office has not been divided, "The Matrix" has recovered the production cost!

Say no to envy, is that possible?

What's more, Warner Bros. and Duke Studios are still negotiating with various distributors. In the future, the North American TV broadcasting rights, disc and videotape copyrights of "The Matrix" will inevitably be sold at a sky-high price!

This is only North America, and there are also overseas markets whose revenue has long surpassed North America...

Just thinking about the expected income figures made Shelley Lansing feel a little dizzy. In her eyes, Duke was not a director at all, but a super gold-making machine!

Although Shelley Lansing said a lot of attractive conditions, Duke expressed a tactful refusal with the excuse of "need time to consider". How much can be achieved?

"Let me introduce you to the cast members."

With the resolution of conflicts and two successive cooperations, the relationship between Duke and Tom Cruise is becoming normalized. Facing Liang Tang's invitation, he has no intention of refusing. After entering the theater, he walked to the front row Shake hands with the main members of the crew one by one, anyway, he is one of the bosses of the film.

"Hello, Jean."

Looking at the Frenchman with a big nose, Duke greeted him with a normal expression, "Your performance in "Leon" is very impressive."

Even a few weeks ago, Duke Studios was one of the most active companies among the black Jean Renault forces, but both Duke and Jean Renault shook hands calmly.

This kind of fierce competition behind the scenes, without any abnormalities on the surface, is really too common in Hollywood.

Under the introduction of Tom Cruise, Duke shook hands with many actors, and finally walked in front of an actor who was about his age. The actor had a rock-like face with sharp edges and a tall figure almost as tall as him. , but under the well-fitting suit, the looming explosive muscles appear even stronger.

"This is Gerald Butler."

Hearing Cruise's introduction, after shaking hands, Duke looked at him with interest, turned around and walked to his seat, and after sitting down, he specifically told the female assistant who had been following behind him, "Tee Na, go back and find the contact information of Gerard Butler's agent."

"Hmm!" Tina Fey nodded and asked softly, "New project?"

"I need an actor who is strong enough, has certain acting skills, and has a relatively fierce appearance to play the two robbers. His appearance is good."

Speaking of this, Duke raised his head and gestured to the big screen, "If the acting in the film is not bad, you can send him an audition invitation later."

The leader of the Red Pants Army, Leonidas, is very suitable for such a fierce role. The only thing Duke worries about is his acting skills. However, after the film started, I saw a few scenes where Gerard Butler appeared. I gradually felt relieved that the other party's acting skills were far from outstanding, but they could fully meet his low baseline requirements.

Besides, according to his plan, for a considerable amount of time in the film, the two thugs are wearing hoods, and they don't need great acting skills, and based on the requirements of mainstream values, he will not overemphasize this Two gangsters.

After briefly thinking about the actors in the new project, Duke turned his energy to the big screen. "Mission: Impossible" came out two years late, and the scenes and plots in it have changed a bit. What remains unchanged is the overall film Style and Ethan Hunt's various shows of face and skill, Tom Cruise's appeal in this era is amazing. From the exclamation of boys and girls in the back row, we can also see the film's Popularity.

As an investor, Duke, like Tom Cruise, wants to see this film succeed, and judging from his experience and experience accumulated in the past few years, the film's reputation may not be very high, and the box office may not be very high. Yes, maybe it won't be a huge hit, but it shouldn't be hard to hit the $1 million to $1 million mark.

The genre of "Mission: Impossible," with Tom Cruise in the lead, is enough to put pressure on a movie coming out at the same time or next week, which also needs to move forward with the competition. (to be continued~^~)

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