Box office numbers continued to be strong on Tuesday night, as Atlantic threw a celebration party for "Night of the Comet."
Atlantic spent a lot of money and booked a large room at the Hilton Hotel. There was a buffet party with champagne, oysters, and various snacks and delicacies. Everyone related to the movie came to congratulate him. Ronald was wearing a dress, bow tie, and
Say hello to people you know and don't know.
There is no doubt that the box office in the first week will exceed 5 million. The investment will be recovered in the first week of release. The leaders of Atlantic Pictures are very arrogant and ambitious.
"Ronald, why don't you sign a long-term film contract with us, and we will invest in all your scripts, so you don't have to worry about financing anymore, and we can focus on developing distribution channels. It's a win-win situation."
President Tom Coleman personally brought Ronald a glass of champagne and persuaded him to sign at least three film contracts with them.
"What type of movie do you want to make? How much can you invest?" Ronald certainly knew that Atlantic couldn't invest in every script, and there were still conditions.
"Certainly with movies like 'Night of the Comet,' we predicted that teen-related movies would be the next direction, and you and Martha Coolidge's movies both proved that, and we just followed the proven formula
If you move forward, you will gain more success.”
"Proven formula?"
"Yes, the teenage audience, plus various genre films. In other words, we can make genre films youthful, teen horror films, teen romance, teen science fiction, teen family relationships. We can make as many successful genre films as there are.
The teenage version of success.”
"This is a very good idea, I will discuss it with my agent." Ronald clinked his glass lightly, unwilling to talk about the matter immediately. Atlantic seems to have tasted the sweetness, and wants to continue to exploit teenagers at a low cost
In the film, small things can lead to big things.
However, Ronald still has doubts about Atlantic Pictures. Atlantic did not show very strong performance in this film release. The release schedule was stuck before the release of several blockbusters in the summer, and they did not have much financial strength to do it.
In terms of marketing, connections and experience, they are all starting from scratch. Rather than saying that their distribution business is booming, it is better to say that they have found two good movies.
It’s better to wait and see their next distribution performance and their ability to collect money from theaters.
"That's a good idea. I'll let my agent continue talking to you." Ronald pushed toward his agent, smiled and toasted with Tom Coleman.
"Very good. If anything like this happens in the future, just leave it to me." Niceta in the corner quickly came closer after Tom left. He kept looking at Ronald not far away, like
Just like wild animals watching their own territory, they watch every move of the person who wants to trap Ronald. This will not hinder Ronald's social interaction, but he can also keep an eye on the people who come to poach him at any time.
Basically all the stars and crew of "Night of the Comet" came to the party, except for Kelly Maroney, who plays sister Samantha. After the movie was released, Maroney got the coveted TV series recurring role, and has returned
Went to New York for filming.
The TV series that Katherine Mary Stewart was originally filming also called her to come back and continue filming. The screenwriter made her character come back to life, and she came back to continue making noises with other protagonists in the daytime soap opera.
This is one of the reasons why Ronald likes to shoot his own movies. Those high-ranking executive producers in Hollywood actually have no ability to distinguish between good and bad actors. The set of theories they talk about are nothing more than actors and directors.
Hindsight after success.
If the movie is successful, all the actors will go to heaven. At least when other crews are looking for them, they will remember their success in "Night of the Comet" and will offer higher prices.
The same is true for the staff. Art director John Muto has a wide range of interests. He has already been asked to be the visual director of an animated film, and several live-action films have asked him to continue to be the art director.
Director of photography Arthur Albert is even more in demand. Many TV series, music videos, and commercials are queuing up to hire him to take the shot.
After all, the film's shabby budget produced such a good apocalyptic effect, and both of them became treasures. The industry generally believes that the success of "Night of the Comet" must be attributed to the two of them.
Special effects director James Cameron convinced Orion and Heimdale, the two investors of "Terminator", to completely trust him. Gale said that the producers sent by the studio also had a good attitude towards them.
A lot.
The two of them wanted to leave early and then go home and dare to write the scripts for "First Blood" and the sequel to "Alien". After the two producers saw "Night of the Comet", they happily gave the advance check to Guy
Er. With such special effects skills, they were very confident when writing a script that required various alien and explosive special effects. They all believed that they had taken advantage of signing the contract with Cameron in advance before the movie was released.
Ed Limato, the Italian agent of William Morris, also came forward and said, "Ronald, you are a good guy. My two clients have stepped up after this. Cheers!"
"Don't be like this. I'm just thanking Ronald on behalf of my client. Who else can snatch him away from you?" Limato saw Niceta, who had been beside him ever since he came here, having a fight with the fellow countryman.
joke.
After Kevin Costner made this movie, he had a little money, and other commercials came to him to shoot. He could have more time to take acting classes instead of working as a carpenter on the Paramount set to earn money to make ends meet.
Already.
Nicolas Cage is even happier. He has successfully sold two low-budget films, one starring role and one guest appearance. His film appointments have gone smoothly under the auspices of Limato. If he hadn't preferred to hone his acting skills
His works and some commercial productions also came to his door waiting for his selection.
Ronald is very happy that his movie has increased the value of those who participated and increased their opportunities. This is how Hollywood is, you can increase the value of others, and others will be willing to cooperate with you. With such a good reputation, it will not be a problem in the future.
I worry that there are no famous actors to star in my own movies.
"Hey Mary, thank you for your kind words in Interview magazine."
Ronald saw Mary Woronov coming and went up to hug him and congratulate him.
"That bastard Andy Warhol actually hired a young man who graduated from college to write film reviews." Mary was still straight-faced and said whatever she wanted.
"But the result is still very good. Your performance and the whole movie are praised to the sky."
"That guy can indeed write well." Mary drank the champagne in one gulp.
"Do you have any new film engagements?" Ronald asked. Ever since Roger Corman sold The New World, Mary Woronoff's film appearances have been inconsistent.
"I have received many offers from TV and movies. I am not greedy."
"Actually, your acting skills are still wasted." Ronald knew that TV movies are shot on film, but the purpose is to be played on TV, not to be released in theaters.
This kind of movie usually has a narrow screen, and the lens design and lighting also have strong traces of television. For Mary Woronov, participating in a TV movie is as easy as drinking water and eating.
"You have to be careful, Ronald. Having a stable income is the most important thing. Even the best-selling movies now have to be released on video tapes. In the future, those exquisite acting skills will be no different on the small TV screen.
It’s better to take more pictures and earn more money.”
"Hey, that's right."
Ronald also heard the news. Paramount's "Flashdance" has just been released for six weeks. The weekly box office has been stable above five million US dollars for the first five weeks, but this week it dropped to 480 US dollars.
Thousands.
With such box office results, in previous years everyone had to celebrate and increase investment in marketing, but this year, Paramount has already started recording and releasing the video of "Flashdance".
The Supreme Court's decision has been issued, and the number of stores selling and renting various video tapes is increasing day by day on the streets of Los Angeles.
Paramount seems to be very unfavorable about the theatrical box office. As soon as there is a downward trend, it will immediately start selling video tapes. It is afraid that the phenomenon of "et Alien" last year's pirated copies selling everywhere will happen again. The capital's idea is very simple and very practical.
Anyway, the verdict has been issued, and it is not illegal to rip video tapes. Instead of giving the money to pirates or the viewers who rip it at home, it is better for me to make it myself.
At this time, Richard hurriedly walked in, "Ronald, this is the record of sending flowers. Will it still be once a week from now on?"
It was the receipt that Ronald ordered Richard to send flowers to Helen Slater in London. He took out his checkbook and wrote another one to Richard.
"Yes, let's continue sending flowers at this frequency." Since Ronald came back, he was a little concerned about Helen being alone in the crew and not being able to visit the crew often. So he often sent flowers to remind Helen and other people on the crew.
, to show one’s presence.
"In addition, there is news about the Darryl Vidal you asked me to find. He is currently learning Wing Chun at the Zhen Fan Martial Arts School in San Francisco. I heard that after he becomes a martial artist, he wants to open a karate dojo of his own and teach Bruce Lee
A martial art that integrates martial arts philosophy."
"San Francisco? How is he now?"
"He has no money. He has actually learned Wing Chun almost to the point, and also learned many martial arts from other countries and schools. But he has no money to open a martial arts gym, so he can only work in Zhenfan martial arts gym to earn money."
"Then invite him to come to Los Angeles. I'll pay for it. I want to talk with him about karate-related things in the script of the new movie."
"No problem, he can come over at any time and I will rent a motel for him." Richard agreed.