Regardless of any industry, everyone believes that those who succeed will always succeed.
The same goes for the film history industry. After a movie starring an actor becomes a box office hit, the person's net worth can instantly rise to a higher level.
The most typical ones are Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, and Zou Xun. Ever since "Painted Skin," a movie without a major director, received 200 million in box office, the three of them have reached the pinnacle of their acting careers.
Zhao Wei and Zou Xun's salary has soared to 8 million. Not counting Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li, who have already gone to Hollywood, they are already the only two actresses in the mainland who can earn 8 million.
You must know that a salary of tens of millions is the threshold for a superstar. Over the years, no one has received this figure except Donnie Yen.
The same goes for Chen Kun. When he was filming "Painted Skin", his salary was much lower than that of Zhao Wei and Zou Xun, but after that, he also received a premium salary of 8 million for "Mulan".
However, after "Painted Skin", the three of them have invested in several large-scale productions, and so far their salary is less than 8 million.
Even if Chen Kun took over the filming of "Longling Grottoes", he was only given 9 million, with no profit sharing and no investment in the production.
Major companies still have very strict control over film remuneration. 10 million is a line and will not be given out easily.
Those who make movies now are still filmmakers, unlike later when most of those who made movies were capitalists, and the market was ruined by them.
The only exception is "The Cook, Actor, and the Scoundrel" invested by Guangxian. Liu Ye, Huang Bo, and Zhang Hanyu all invested in the film with a salary of 10 million. Because of the high risk, there is a premium.
However, 10 million is written in black and white on the contract. If the movie is successful, as long as the next movie does not fail, it is natural to get 10 million.
In this era, people can make as much money as they want based on their ability. Li Lianlian got 100 million in "The Letter of Investment", that was his ability.
Before he made "Romeo", "Romeo Dies" cost US$25 million, grossed US$91 million worldwide, and earned nearly US$100 million from video and video tapes.
"The Cradle" grossed US$56 million at the global box office and US$45 million in video and other revenue.
"Danny the Wolf" and "Fearless" were all global hits. The latter was a Chinese-language film that sold over 30 million U.S. dollars overseas. Video tapes and DVDs also earned more than 30 million U.S. dollars.
Each movie brings tens of millions of dollars in profits to the film studio. In terms of profitability, Jet Li is even higher than some Hollywood superstars. At least in Hollywood, Jet Li has almost never lost money.
The same is true in foreign countries. Once an actor has continuous success, his salary will increase every year, and he will not have to worry about film appointments.
The same goes for directors, otherwise the audience and producers wouldn't be obsessed with great directors, and they are not stupid.
With a big director, there is a guarantee. We spent 100 million yuan to hire Li Lianlian for "The Film", but this was a typical Chen Kexin movie and it failed.
"The King of Kung Fu" Li Lianjie and Cheng Long each received 80 million yuan, the North American box office was 52 million U.S. dollars, and the DVD, video, and TV rights added up to 65 million U.S. dollars, making a huge profit.
To put it more closely, no matter how bad Zhang Yimou's "Three Guns" is, it will still be a hit. If the director is changed, the box office will be reduced by 0.
Tang An's past data determines that no matter how bad this "Interstellar" is, no matter how bad it is, it will cost at least 780 million.
As long as the quality is decent, there is hope for at least 1 billion starting and 1.5 billion.
Although he didn't say it, Wang Zhongjun's expectation after the first week was 1.5 billion, which was already the highest estimate.
But now it has exceeded 1.2 billion in 11 days, and it will reach 1.5 billion in another week. The box office is heading towards 1.8 or even 2 billion!
"The brand name Guang Tang'an is worth at least 1 billion." Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but sigh.
Opposite Wang Zhonglei did not refute. The success of nine films in ten consecutive years can even be said to have influenced a generation. Most viewers will walk into the cinema just by seeing Tang An's name written in the director column.
If "1942" had been filmed by Tang An, even if it was exactly the same but with a different director's name, it should have sold a billion dollars at the box office.
Wang Zhonglei even thought this way.
Ten consecutive years of success have created inherent trust in the minds of the audience, not to mention a large number of die-hard fans.
But now there is no time to lament how awesome Tang An is, the most urgent task is how to deal with it.
"Tomb Raiders" was released two weeks later than "Interstellar". It was originally expected that no matter how good the trend was, it would be close to 300 million in a single week in the third week.
Three hundred million for seven days, and about 50 million for rest days. "Tomb Raiders Notes" can definitely exceed this number.
But last week, "Interstellar" actually took in a box office of 692 million. Even if there was a huge drop this week, a 50% drop, it would still be 350 million.
Although the difference is only 50 million, the meaning is completely different.
The outbreak was stronger than they imagined, beyond their expectations, and the problems they faced next were more difficult.
Wang Zhonglei thought for a while and said, "Brother, why not increase the ticket subsidy and lower the share by one to two points?"
Wang Zhongjun asked, "How many pre-sales are there on the first day?"
"7 million, it is estimated that the pre-sales on the first day before the release will be more than 20 million," Wang Zhonglei replied.
The pre-sales of "Interstellar" were 31 million, which was a one-third difference. The first-day box office should be between 60 and 80 million.
The first-day box office of 80 million is acceptable, and there is great hope that it will exceed 1 billion.
Wang Zhongjun said, "The current ticket reimbursement is almost enough. In addition to Taopiaopiao and the 50 million we paid, Weiying Times and Maoyan also have some ticket reimbursements. We will wait and see after the first two weeks."
"What about the share? It will be released in three days."
Wang Zhongjun hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "Wait a minute, let's take a look at the box office of "Interstellar" tonight. If there is a big fluctuation this Monday, it shouldn't have much impact on us."
With a box office of one billion, even if one point costs tens of millions of yuan, who is willing to give it away?
Although ten million is a small amount of money compared to one billion, the production cost of this film is only 200 million, and the ticket subsidy is another 20 million, as well as a large amount of publicity and distribution expenses, so the cost is not low.
Wang Zhongjun decided to wait, just in case "Interstellar" had almost exhausted its box office potential after the explosion in the first two weeks.
After all, 1.2 billion in 11 days is really exciting.
"By the way, Zhonglei, there are two blockbusters coming out next, "Fast and Furious 6" and "Pacific Rim," so pay more attention and don't get into trouble." Wang Zhongjun warned again.
"Don't worry, brother, these two movies will not have any impact." Wang Zhonglei said with a relaxed look.
Most Hollywood blockbusters are now being rubbed against the ground by domestic films. Not only the films of big directors, but also medium-cost movies such as "Tiny Times", "To Youth" and "The Breakup Master" are also inferior to the Hollywood blockbusters of the same period.
Wang Zhonglei said with a smile, "The first installment of "Fast and Furious 5" only cost over 200 million in China. This series has always been tepid, and this sixth installment will be like that."
""Pacific Rim" invested 200 million yuan, which was a complete waste. It was released in North America for ten days, and it only got 68 million US dollars. It is difficult to break 100 million US dollars. The male protagonist is not well-known in China. The domestic estimate is only more than 100 million taels.
It’s just 100 million yuan.”
There was nothing he could do about it, but Wang Zhonglei didn't pay attention to two Hollywood movies that were obviously mediocre.
"It's always good to be careful. They are all released at the same time, so don't make any mistakes."
Wang Zhongjun nodded. Although many Hollywood movies have become popular in the past two years, they are all top-selling movies in the world such as "Iron Man 3", "Mission: Impossible 4", "Transformers" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 4".
Series.
Either it is "Avengers", which brings together many superheroes, or "Kung Fu Panda 2" with Eastern elements
Big IPs like "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "Superman" also have box office of over 300 million, and they can't even surpass it no matter what.
"By the way, the promotion strategy can be changed, mainly targeting "Wolf Warrior" and "Tomb Raiders" to compete head-on with the two major Hollywood blockbusters."
Wang Zhongjun is now somewhat grateful that Tang An did not quarrel with Lu Chuan and directly put "Tomb Robber Notes" on the same level as "Wolf Warrior".
If "Interstellar" and "Tomb Raiders" really collided, given the current situation, it would definitely be detrimental to them.
But the comparison object becomes "Wolf Warrior", which is completely different. "Tomb Raiders Notes" definitely surpasses "Wolf Warrior", which just echoes Tang An's words.
As for being incomparable?
That's impossible!
"Ghost Blowing the Lamp" has already made this genre popular, and "Tomb Raiders" is a comparable IP. No matter what, it will not fail to make a military film.
To make "Tomb Raiders" the vanguard of Chinese-language films against Hollywood films is another gimmick.
When it beats two Hollywood blockbusters, it will mean the victory of domestic films, and the meaning will be different.
Wang Zhongjun is preparing for the upcoming release and will pay attention to the box office data of "Interstellar" every half hour. I am afraid that Tang An himself is not paying attention to his own movie so diligently.
But after the afternoon, the smile on Wang Zhongjun's face became less and less.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, looking at the data on the computer screen, Wang Zhongjun knew that his idea had failed.
The box office trend is still strong and there is not much decline.
Shaking his head, he tidied up and rushed to a private club, where he met Zhang Qiang and Ye Xuan.
After a sip of tea, we chatted for a while and then got straight to the point.
Not only is Wang Zhongjun always paying attention to "Interstellar" and sending many actuaries to analyze it, but so are the other two companies.
Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Now they have enough understanding of "Interstellar", but the results are not good.
After exchanging their respective analysis, no one considered it, and unanimously decided to appropriately reduce the share of the profit and give up part of the profits to the theaters, in order to strive for more film arrangements.
After all, with the current trend of "Interstellar", even if "Tomb Raider" is released, it can still occupy 30% of the film schedule.
"The Fast and the Furious", which was released one day later, will occupy a lot of film schedule even if it has no big-selling potential.
There is also "Shocking" released today. Judging from the current box office, it should have been close to 20 million on the first day, which will undoubtedly account for part of the film schedule.
Now theaters have given "Tomb Raider" 45% of the first-day film schedule on Thursday, "Interstellar" 30%, and "Shocking" 15%. When "The Fast and the Furious" is released on Friday, they will have to share a little more.
Scheduling films is necessary, but not having enough shows is in vain.
Regarding the specific plan, Wang Zhongjun suggested, "My opinion is that starting from the second week, give up two points every week, up to three weeks."
Zhang Qiang and Ye Xuan weighed it up and nodded. It is indeed more cost-effective to use time as a ladder than box office as a ladder. After all, not every commercial movie can be as strong as "Interstellar".
Their original share was two points higher than usual, 45% in the first week. This is also the share that many blockbusters with big-selling potential are eligible to receive. "Interstellar" is also at this rate.
In terms of profit margin, it will be 43% in the second week, 41% in the third week, and 39% in the fourth week and thereafter.
With the reputation of "Tomb Raider" in the first week, coupled with the large number of pre-sales and ticket replenishment, there is definitely no need to worry too much in the first week. Subsequent theater chains will have more benefits, and more films will be arranged.
After talking about the business, it’s time to eat and drink. Now we are stepping up the promotion and waiting for the next box office.