Chapter 804
In fact, there is no need to say much about Verati, Ronan can also guess that Disneyland wants to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment to develop the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of amusement projects, and there must be Michael Eisner's promotion behind it.
Walt Disney is not Disney of the Disney family, nor is it Michael Eisner's Disney.
The dispersion of equity in the entire group company is far beyond the ordinary people's imagination.
Whether it is Michael Eisner or Roy Disney, if you want to win the Disney Civil War, you will eventually win the support of majority shareholders.
The vast majority of shareholders support only one who only sees the same thing - who can bring more benefits to their investment!
Roy Disney has been tapping internal potential, and Disney's classic animated films are constantly releasing new DVD versions, which are from his work.
But in business operations, Michael Eisner is undoubtedly better at it. Just like he has done in the past twenty years of Disney, he is thinking about increasing revenue with new content.
In the past twenty years, Michael Eisner has expanded Disney TV's business based on Disney animated film production, developed live-action film and TV production, acquired ABC and ESPN, etc., all of which are adding new content.
Strictly speaking, Michael Eisner's successor, Robert Eiger, whom Roy Disney once found, also took this path.
At that time, Walt Disney successively ate Pixar Studios, Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm and recycled Hulu's equity, and built Walt Disney into the number one giant company in Hollywood with the continuous superimposed new content.
Ronan understands the current trends of Disney and combines his past memories, it is not difficult to judge Michael Eisner's intentions.
To be honest, such cooperation has more benefits than disadvantages to relativistic entertainment.
Veratti said at this time: "Of course, Disneyland will pay the relevant authorization fees, and it is OK to buy out early or pay dividends later."
Ronan nodded slightly and said, "I can feel Disney's sincerity."
Verati looked at him and said, "I hope we can reach an agreement as soon as possible."
Ronan thought for a while and said, "I hope to have a talk with Michael in person." He paused a little and said, "Next week, I will hold a charity dinner with Tom Cruise on supporting ALS. You tell me that if Michael has time, Tom and I will welcome him to attend."
Veratti said, “I will.”
Ronan pressed the telephone next to him and informed Connie: "I asked someone to prepare two invitations to the charity dinner."
"What happened to Disney and Relativity Entertainment?" Veratti asked.
Ronan smiled and said, "You have to leave me some time to think about it?"
Veratti said quickly: "No problem." He offered his farewell at the right time: "If Mr. Anderson has time, he can visit Disney at any time."
But Ronan said: "If our cooperation can be achieved, Disney may not welcome me."
"It will definitely be." Veratti said: "Disney will not change this."
Ronan didn't say anything more, and waited for Connie to send an invitation, shook hands with Verati, and personally sent him out of the reception room.
In terms of basic etiquette, Ronan has always done impeccable.
Back at the office, Ronan had a phone call with Robert Eiger, who was far away in San Francisco, and exchanged views with each other.
In the past two years, Michael Eisner has actually tended to maintain his status quo, and has become much more conservative than the original reform and radicalism.
But now taking the initiative to seek cooperation is the result of Robert Eiger's team's long-term efforts, and on the other hand, it may not be that they feel tremendous pressure.
This pressure comes from Roy Disney, or to be more precise, from Disney's shareholders.
Within Disney, there must be many shareholders who are dissatisfied with Disney's current situation and are beginning to tend to support Roy Disney.
At the end of last year, at Walt Disney's shareholders' meeting, Roy Disney continued to choose to endure, probably because he wanted to win more shareholder support and do his best to do his best.
According to Robert Iger's understanding and speculation, the Disney shareholders' meeting at the end of this year may become the decisive battlefield for Roy Disney and Michael Eisner.
According to people's perception, the kind and stable Roy Disney and the arrogant and irritable Michael Eisner generally choose to support the former.
But things between companies are far from that simple.
For Relativity Entertainment, how can you get as much profit as possible in this Walt Disney civil strife is the first thing Ronan and Robert Iger consider.
This has nothing to do with justice or human temperament, but is determined by the nature of capital.
After the Independence Day holiday, after ten weeks of screening, the box office in North America exceeded the $350 million mark, with a cumulative amount of $362.57 million, making it the highest box office in the series.
The global box office of the film also exceeded $600 million.
If you look at the box office alone, it seems that it does not match the reputation of the film and the praise you enjoy, but the offline broadcast of "Spy Shadows" is more revenue.
In the first two movies "Spy Shadows", Relativity Entertainment's revenue in DVD rental and sales alone far exceeds the box office share obtained.
These two films have won three annual rental championships in the North American film market.
Another film released by Relativity Entertainment in May, the animated feature film once translated by Oriental as "Despicable" was released for seven weeks, and the box office in North America reached 235.89 million US dollars, and the cumulative global box office also exceeded 400 million US dollars.
Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio, the first animated feature film, has become famous all over the world.
Before, more viewers knew about "Peppa Pig", but they didn't know who the production company behind it was.
Compared with ordinary cartoons, animated movies have stronger publicity for animation studios.
Ronan is also considering whether to split the animation studio from Shahai Entertainment and become a separate company when the time is right in the future.
In this regard, he also needs to communicate and discuss with Robert Iger and George Clint.
Compared to the firmness of these two movies, "Mr. Smith" is like a tornado, surging when it comes and no rebirth when it goes.
The momentum comes quickly and goes quickly.
The film "Mr. Smith" itself is not bad, nor is it very good. It has attracted such attention and sensation, and anyone with a discerning eye can see what the reason is.
The film's box office in North America exceeded 100 million in just one week, and after the Independence Day holiday, the box office in North America exceeded 200 million US dollars.
But as Jennifer Aniston completely fell silent, the craze for the film quickly decreased, and the screening rate in the theater began to decline sharply.
Relativity Entertainment has estimated based on market feedback information that the box office of "Mrs. Smiths" in North America is unlikely to exceed US$250 million, and the global box office is about US$500 million.
Even so, this film is still a commercial success.
As the male and female protagonists of the film, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are so popular that they are so popular. Even if such a scandal is caused, there are still a steady stream of crews and producers who want to find them to make movies, and they are very likely to break through the threshold.
Hollywood is a relatively pure business circle, and the criteria for measuring the value of actors have basically nothing to do with morality.
As long as the producers can make a lot of money, let alone cheating, even if they go to the sow, they can still play the leading role in the first-line production.
Not to mention anything else, the old cowboy Clint Eastwood, a typical representative of the hard right in Hollywood, a Californian who is more like a Texas red-neck, is still stumbling like a fish in Hollywood, the largest left-wing concentration camp in the United States.
Nothing else, the films made by Clint Eastwood can always make a fortune from investors to producers and distribution companies.
With the arrival of a new weekend, "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Soul Coffin" also spent its second release weekend in North American theaters.
But before the weekend, the North American box office of the film was easily over $200 million.
This weekend, North America did not have a film that could compete with "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" released, which also kept the film maintaining a relatively stable trend and continued to attract money in the theaters.
The box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" was only a little over 50% lower than the first weekend. It received another $75.21 million in North America on three days on weekends. Together with the revenue from the previous four working days, the cumulative box office of North America reached $281.2 million.
Just ten days after its release, the North American box office of this film is close to the total cost line of $300 million.
At the same time, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" continues to rage in overseas theaters, from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Australia, there are theaters in more than 80 countries and regions around the world, and the annual super masterpiece has begun to be screened.
The first Pirates of the Caribbean cultivated many fans for the film, and these became the basis for the success of the second film.
Even with the first film being successful, Embassy Films still spent more than 100 million US dollars to promote globally. The popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is also a typical example of successful publicity and marketing.
The total overseas box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is currently as high as $351.27 million.
Conservative predictions from the outside world are that the North American box office is expected to be around US$480 million, and the global box office is expected to hit US$1.1 billion.
Compared to the film itself, Captain Jack Sparrow is more popular.
The video is on an overseas promotion journey. In the promotional notice at the Tokyo Station, Johnny Depp was surrounded by crazy island fans in Ginza. Tens of thousands of people were crowded and trapped for three hours before getting out of trouble.
It is said that Johnny Depp is in a mess, with several private parts that have been swollen by the crazy island girl.
But the next day, Johnny Depp continued to sign autographs for the crazy island fans despite the bodyguard's obstruction.
Chapter completed!