After the Oscars, films that have gained some results have expanded their screenings, and the next more than a month will also be the period with the strongest Oscar effect.

Every movie that won important awards has huge investment in public relations promotion. Of course, I want to recover the cost as soon as possible and get enough profits.

This Oscar game, until the final stage, still has to speak with commercial income.

The biggest winner is Miramax. After winning the Best Picture Award, the number of theaters in "Chicago", which was released in early December last year, once again expanded to nearly 2,500 theaters, with box office growth against the trend for six consecutive days, and the Oscars earned more than 12 million US dollars in the weekend.

The North American box office of this nostalgic song and dance film has reached nearly $170 million.

The film "Chicago" also set a North American box office record for the Weinstein brothers' single film since the filming.

From "The Moulin Rouge" to "Chicago", there has also been a brief resurgence in the musical and dance films.

"City of God" released by Lionsgate Pictures has also expanded its screening scale, but the film did not win the Best Foreign Language Film Award. The theaters cannot invest too much resources, and North American screening theaters have only expanded to more than 600.

Subsequently, "City of God" also used the most realistic market data to prove that it did not continue to expand the value of the screening.

The weekend after the Oscars, the film received only $680,000 in 663 theaters.

The box office of a single museum on weekends is only a little over $1,000, and the theater also needs to survive. We must consider the investment return ratio. Even if "City of God" is a recognized good movie, there is no chance of expanding the screening.

To this day, the North American box office of this film is only a little over $3 million.

"City of God" once again proves that there is often no necessary connection between good movies and market returns.

Lionsgate's high investment in "City of God" is very likely to lose all its money.

This also reminded Luo Nan again that some classic movies in my memory may not be projects that can bring high income, or even losses that can lose money.

The screening of "Hero" in North America is gradually approaching its final stage, with the cumulative box office of North America of $68.9 million, and it is easy to exceed $70 million.

In addition, the global box office of the film has been close to 180 million US dollars. Even if the box office in the Eastern market is removed, the profits that "Hero" can bring to the Embassy Film Company are still quite objective.

Since Oriental film companies do not have international distribution capabilities, most of the profits generated by "Hero" fell into the hands of Embassy Films.

The DVD of this video has also arrived in North America from the East. It can only be released after the video is released and the first round of TV broadcasts will be launched.

After Oscar night, Yu Jiaolong took the initiative to contact Ronan and focused on the negotiations between Mr. Zhang and Lionsgate Films at Navas.

Mr. Zhang is preparing to continue shooting martial arts movies.

Luo Nan recalled it, if you remember correctly, it should be the movie "The Ambush on Ten".

If Mr. Zhang and Zhang Baimao were willing to sell the international copyright to Embassy Films for the copyright fee of "Hero", he might take the initiative to contact the new screen.

But it is impossible to think about it. "Hero" has a big box office sales, and even these two people are fools, they know how to wait for a price.

Luo Nan does not intend to interfere with the negotiations between Mr. Zhang and Lionsgate Pictures. If they are willing to cooperate, they will cooperate.

For three oriental martial arts films with international influence after the new millennium, "Hero" is not as good as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and "Ten-Ambushes" is far inferior to "Hero".

Luo Nan has made people notice that Mr. Zhang is indeed in contact with Lionsgate Pictures.

He didn't care about anything else, his own work was more important.

Robert Eiger is responsible for the daily management of Relativity Entertainment, and Ronan focuses on crucial film and television projects.

Shahai Entertainment has negotiated an actor contract with Tobin Bell. This older actor, who is not much better than the extra, signed eight movie contracts with Shahai Entertainment without hesitation in front of money and roles.

With Tobin Bell joining the crew, all the actors in "Saw" were in place, Ronan rushed to Warner Studios and had another talk with Wan Ziren.

"The film will start shooting next week." Wan Ziren stood in the studio, looking at the dark warehouse set, and said: "The funding budget is very sufficient, and I can finish shooting within a month."

Ronan nodded slowly. The production budget of $1.5 million also made this small-cost horror film more fully prepared from the beginning of planning.

"The release date has been set, this August," said Ronan.

Wan Ziren seemed a little anxious: "Actually, I can complete all the productions before May."

Ronan smiled and said, "Embassy Films needs to find a period with relatively weak competition and appropriate time, and also do some preparations for promotion and distribution."

He has also gone through this stage and understood the mentality of expecting success: "James, don't worry, keep a stable mindset so that you can complete a movie that is excellent enough."

Wen Ziren said seriously: "I understand."

After being in Los Angeles for so long, he knew very well that "Saw" was the last and only chance.

If you mess up this movie project, it will be impossible for any other film company to dare to use him in the future.

Ronan encouraged: "I have always believed in your ability and believe that you can bring a masterpiece to the entertainment of relativity!"

Wen Ziren felt a deep sense of recognition: "I will do my best."

It is for both one's own development and for the other party's support and trust.

If you don’t come to Hollywood, you can’t even understand how difficult it is for a Chinese to stand out in this circle.

Like those white directors, as long as they achieve 80% or 90%, they may receive 100% return, and if they want to get 100% return, they must achieve 200%.

Wen Ziren knew that it was his luck to meet such a film company boss who treated Chinese directors equally.

Leaving the crew of "Saw" and Ronan went to the crew of "Mean Girls" next door. The crew has started filming interior scenes. Director Mark Waters has gone to New York with some people to prepare for the shooting of the exterior scenes.

"I've been delayed in Los Angeles."

On the set, Coty Horn, who was still in Los Angeles, said to Ronan: "I will go to New York in two days."

This girl is not particularly beautiful, but mature, smart and well-born, has left an extremely profound influence on Ronan.

Ronan nodded and asked, "How are you staying in the crew?"

Kotie Horn suddenly laughed: "This crew is so interesting."

Ronan was a little puzzled: "Is something happening?"

"There are too many beautiful girls in the crew." Coty-Horne shrugged: "I'm not too beautiful."

Ronan shook his head: "You are too modest. Beautifulness is not just about appearance, but about the fusion of appearance and temperament. Keti, you are no worse than anyone else."

Coty-Hone smiled: "Is this a compliment?"

Ronan shrugged: "I'm just telling the truth."

Kotie Horn returned to the topic and said, "Where there are many beautiful girls, there will always be many inexplicable troubles. It is also very interesting to see them rack their minds and fight."

"You didn't attend?" Ronan asked specifically.

Coty Horn couldn't help laughing: "Do I need it? I'm a bystander. From the perspective of the audience, it's more exciting than the script, and it's also a pleasure."

Hollywood crews are never peaceful. Ronan knows this very well, and knows that the more women the crews, the more trouble they often have, and asks: "Who has the upper hand."

Coty Horn smiled and said, "Your heroine looks petite, but she is very powerful, and with the support of the director and producer, the other girls can't take advantage of it."

Ronan thought for a while and said, "If Amanda is in trouble, you can help me if you can."

Kotie Horn did not refuse and said, "You are the boss, I work for you, I will listen to you."

Ronan is about to leave: "Coty, I'll treat you to dinner when you come back from New York."

The crew of "Mean Girls" has a collection of too many outstanding actresses. In addition to Coty Horn and Amanda Seyfried, there are also Rachel McAdams, Liz Kapan and Tina Fey on the list of actors approved by Ronan.

These women gathered in a crew and fought in secret, which was strange.

Hollywood recognizes that the competition between women is more sinister and cunning than between men.

In the afternoon, Ronan went to Sofia Coppola's studio to watch it again. "Lost Tokyo" had been filmed, and the crew returned to Los Angeles as early as early February and was in intense post-production.

Embassy Films received tickets to the Cannes Film Festival competition unit for "Lost Tokyo" last year, and had to complete all post-production by May to catch up with the Cannes Film Festival.

Sofia Coppola was nervously busy with editing. Ronan did not stay in the studio for too long. He just looked at the sample that could be cut and left quietly.

The sample is almost the same as the beginning of the video, with Scarlett Johnson's curvy buttocks making people stare at it.

Now Scarlett Johnson is a top choice except for being a little short.

He is simply a natural beauty.

Unfortunately, Ronan did not meet Scarlett Johnson in the studio, but she was sure to attend the premiere of "Lost Tokyo" at the Cannes Film Festival.

The film's North American release date was in December.

Embassy Pictures’ release plan this year starts with "Spy Shadows 2" in May. Basically, films will be released every month, and there will even be two films premiered in some months.

While relativity entertainment pursues a high-quality strategy, with the accumulation of company's strength and experience, the number of high-quality videos is also increasing every year.
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