Chapter 52 Box Office Runner Up
Movies released in the North American market do not take too long. Most of them can calculate the general trend in the future after the first day. As long as you fully collect data such as box office, audience structure and audience reputation on the first day, it is basically clear whether a film will lose money or make a profit.
Of course, there are some exceptions, such as "Titanic". Who would have predicted the future if anyone has seen the box office trend and audience reputation on the first day of the ship?
But in general, the North American film market is quite mature. Whether it is the target age composition, distribution of film schedules, word-of-mouth trial and promotion, viral publicity methods, etc., there are mature operating methods.
Films that reveal box office potential are also happy to invest resources.
In fact, the theaters located on the forefront of the market have begun to increase the screening of "Human Clearance Plan".
Cinemas are commercial companies and will make corresponding adjustments based on the market response of the film.
A film is coming in full force, occupying a very high screen and screen schedule on the first day. As a result, the box office revenue and audience reputation are not ideal, so the theater will naturally not invest too much resources in this film.
vice versa.
Moreover, horror movies released during Halloween cannot be exclusively screened.
Lionsgate Film has mobilized resources and actively contacted theater companies. The screening of "Human Clearance Plan" has not increased much, but the average screening rate has increased by nearly six percentage points.
As the number of viewers increases, it is no surprise that the reputation of "Human Purge Plan" has been completely polarized.
In the eyes of some viewers, after watching this movie, it is more enjoyable than drinking a bottle of iced Coke in midsummer; but in the eyes of other people, this movie is useless at all.
Founded in 1990, IMDB is an online database of film actors, movies, TV shows, TV stars and movie production. Even the most ordinary movie fans can rate and comment on a certain film as long as they complete the registration.
This website has been established for eight years and has accumulated many users. Among the many movie websites, it is one of the most famous ones.
Currently, the IMDB scores on "Human Purge Plan" average 6.4 points, which is not high or low in horror movies.
But there is a very strange phenomenon. Most of the ratings of thousands of users are concentrated above 7.5 points and below 4.5 points.
Another point is that the box office of "Human Purge" in some southern states is very unsatisfactory.
The three days of the weekend passed quickly and the new week arrived on time.
The genius was so bright that the newspaper booth on Thirteenth Street in Burbank opened the door. The boss took out the latest weekly magazines, placed the best-selling books in a prominent position, and then pulled up the ropes to prepare to hang DC and surprise superhero comics.
Just after finishing these, several cars that delivered newspapers came one after another, and more than a dozen bundles of newspapers were piled up in front of the newsstand.
The boss looked back at the newspaper booth and shouted loudly: "Lisa! Come out to work!" Seeing that there was no movement, he roared: "Damn it! Come out to work!"
The voice spread far away, and the fat woman immediately squeezed out from the door of the newspaper booth.
"What are you shouting!" The fat woman was also very loud: "Isn't this here?"
She came to the pile of newspapers, stretched out her two fingers with her hands, hooked up the straps on the newspaper and left, and soon moved all the newspapers into the newsstand.
Then, he assisted the boss in placing newspapers.
After all this, the sun has climbed out of the horizon.
The fat woman wiped her sweat and took a newspaper casually. As usual, she sat on the chair at the door of the newsstand. The chair made a squeaking sound again.
Some people came to buy newspapers one after another, and the boss received money and submitted them, and he was very busy.
The fat woman flipped through the entertainment version, and there was a huge title of the project on the front page - "Halloween 7" airborne the North American box office champion last week, with the dark horse "Human Purge Plan" following closely behind!
"Human Purge Plan"? This name is very familiar, where have you heard it? It seems...
The fat woman thought about it at this time, and her face was filled with horror. How could this be possible? She couldn't help but look up at the sky. Is the end of the world here? Or is it that aliens have arrived?
Is there something wrong with the newspaper? She brought up another newspaper. This is the Hollywood Reporter, a professional who covers the entertainment industry. She quickly opened and found the weekend box office report page.
"Screaming Queen Jamie Lee Curtis returns from horror. The starring Halloween 7 starts painting last Friday, winning $16.1 million in three days on weekends, and landing in the North American box office championship."
"The Human Purge Program, ranked second in the box office list, was the biggest dark horse in the North American film market last week. This horror thriller brought a surprising box office result, winning $15.2 million in three days over the weekend and becoming the second in the box office list."
The fat woman crossed the detailed report on Halloween 7 and hurried to read the analysis of the Human Purge Plan.
“According to Cinema Score and several market institutions, the final North American box office of the Human Purge Program is expected to hit $40 million…”
Seeing this, the fat woman's head buzzed. The prodigal son who walked past her every day turned over?
Why? I get up early every day to help newspapers, and I can earn at most a few thousand dollars a month. Why does this prodigal son earn tens of millions of dollars in a movie?
She couldn't help but think of some novels she had read, counterattacks, and the most annoying!
"What do you think?" The roar exploded in front of it: "Didn't you hear it? Give me a copy of "Fashion""
The fat woman quickly came to her senses, took the magazine to the customer, waited for the other party to leave, pulled the boss's clothes, and said, "That...that prodigal son..."
The boss reminded: "Little Anderson!"
"Yes! Little Anderson." The fat woman swallowed and spitted. The prodigal son could not say anything casually. It was not easy for rich people to mess with. "It was not a prodigal son, it was Little Anderson."
She quickly said, "Just as the new film we mentioned that Little Anderson invested in was released last week," she said.
"Is it a compensation again?" The boss's first reaction.
The fat woman shook her head: "No compensation. Newspaper reports today that Anderson's new film had a box office of $15.2 million in the first week, and market experts predicted that it might exceed 40 million in the end..."
The boss was quite surprised: "Have you turned over?"
The fat woman looked up at the office building behind her and muttered, "I can't see jumping off the building."
The boss opened the newspaper and read the relevant reports roughly, saying: "It took Mr. Anderson, an old man to become a millionaire for ten years. Unexpectedly, Mr. Anderson, a young man, would become a millionaire."
After posting it, I was stunned, and suddenly a voice sounded: "Give me a copy of the Los Angeles Times."
The boss quickly took the money, handed it over to the newspaper, saw the familiar face, and hurriedly said, "Good morning, Mr. Anderson, little. Congratulations, the new movie is sold."
Ronan smiled and said, "Thank you."
With a briefcase in one hand and a newspaper in the other, he walked into the office building and encountered many faces that he could see every day.
Some of them were very enthusiastic today and took the initiative to say hello.
No matter who the other party was, Ronan responded politely with a smile.
I pushed open the company's door and before I could go in, I heard a few "bangs", and countless ribbons floated down from above and fell on my head.
"Wow--"
The excited shouts also rang.
Ronan looked at the initiators George and Robert, and smiled and said, "We succeeded!"
Another burst of excited shouts rang out in the office.
I have never experienced the despair of almost bankruptcy and cannot experience the sweetness of success.
"Ronan!" Robert grabbed Ronan's hand excitedly: "You are the second person besides your father who really admires!"
George also came over, laughing with big pleats on his face: "You have led us to success!"
Mary stretched out her hand and hugged Rona: "Ronan, your father will definitely be relieved."
Only they know that Ronan is the key to the success this time.
Ronan pulled off the ribbon on his head and said loudly: "Everyone, we will continue to succeed!"
Chapter completed!