Three Hundred and Ninety-Eight-Prepare a Gift for Me.

The clicking sound is particularly pleasant in the quiet living room. Even as a Hollywood superstar, when Tom Cruise's main film is released, he is not much different from a normal creator.

If he didn't get the statistics as soon as possible, he would still be worried and unable to sleep. The box office is the basis for his survival in Hollywood and the most powerful reflection of his value. It is also related to his status, income and other aspects.

Nicole Kidman tore down the fax and did not read the statistics immediately. Instead, she sat back on the sofa and handed it to her husband.

"how so?!"

When Tom Cruise got the statistics, he only looked at them for a few seconds before letting out a low exclamation. The two women around him felt their hearts sinking at the same time. They glanced at each other and noticed the change in the atmosphere.

With a "pop" sound, the statistics were photographed on the coffee table, and at the same time there was a low roar. "F***k! That dark lunatic Wayne Greenberg, if he hadn't gone crazy and messed around in the summer, how could it be like this, like shit..."

Pat Kingsley frowned, ignored his client's curses, and picked up the statistics on the coffee table. Noticing that Nicole Kidman was also looking at her with concern, she read out the data above in a low voice.

""Mission: Impossible" opened in 3,103 theaters across the United States, with a first-day box office plus advance ticket sales of US$13.03 million. According to statistics from a third-party survey company, the audience's favorable rating was 81%, and its reputation is the highest among commercial popcorn. Outstanding."

If you only look at this simple statistical data, it seems that the results are quite satisfactory, and can even be classified into a good range. The box office on the first day exceeded 13 million US dollars, and the number will undoubtedly be more on Saturday. Pat Kingsley analyzed that if the film performs well, it should have a box office of close to 20 million US dollars.

Paramount and their expectations for the first week of "Mission: Impossible" are only between US$40 million and US$45 million. As long as this figure can be reached, with the invincible popularity of Tom Cruise, It will not be a problem for the film to break $100 million in North America.

Don't look at the movies released by Warner Bros. The North American box office often exceeds 100 million US dollars or more than 150 million US dollars. But in fact, in this era, there are not many movies with a box office of over 100 million US dollars in North America. Each one can be called a big movie. Selling a series can bring huge profits to the production company and participants.

Then as he read on, Pat Kingsley understood why his client was swearing.

""Tornado" opened in 3,130 theaters in the United States. The first-day box office plus advance screenings totaled about 18.06 million US dollars. The specific audience reputation is unknown, but the fans who showed up to watch this movie in the theater were mainly family fans. Also There were 2,568 theaters showing "The Matrix", and the box office on Friday was about $9.8 million..."

Sure enough, after reading this, Pat Kingsley sighed secretly and his voice stopped.

There is no one dominant player in the theater market this weekend. The two major productions released at the same time and "The Matrix", which still maintains a strong reputation, divided the audience.

But for an arrogant person like Tom Cruise, this situation is equivalent to pure failure.

"Our film barely met expectations." Nicole Kidman took the statistical report and looked at the numbers on it to organize her words. "If there are no unexpected events, the box office of "Mission: Impossible" can exceed US$40 million in its first week."

The production cost of "Mission Impossible" is as high as 80 million U.S. dollars, and the initial publicity and distribution expenses have exceeded 30 million U.S. dollars. It stands to reason that with such a first-day box office, there is still a certain degree of certainty that the film will recoup all investment.

But Tom Cruise obviously didn't think so. After hearing his wife's comforting words, his face turned livid.

"Why? Why did it become like this!" Tom Cruise was silent for a while, then suddenly looked at his agent.

Pat Kingsley smiled bitterly in his heart, why? Of course she knew most of the reasons. With three major productions that fans were looking forward to being squeezed into one weekend, it was inevitable that the moviegoers would be diverted, but she couldn't say it directly.

Of course she understands that Tom Cruise is angry not because his film was suppressed by "Twister", but because of the box office performance of "The Matrix" in its third week of release on Friday. It almost caught up with "Mission: Impossible" which opened on the first day.

The film's strong reputation and rebounding box office caused a series of chain reactions, pushing "Mission: Impossible" into a corner with no way out.

"Tom, there is no shortage of films in Hollywood that perform poorly at the box office on the first day but later become super hits. They have appeared more frequently in recent years." Pat Kingsley thought for a while and broke the dull atmosphere.

"Our film has only been released on the first day, and your fans haven't had time to enter the theater, right? And the most important thing is that the fans' positive rating of "Mission: Impossible" is more than 80%, which is very good for the summer release. Already a rarity among action popcorn.

As the number of fans who have watched the movie increases, as long as the praise rate does not drop too fast, the film's stamina is very guaranteed. As long as we don't have a situation like "The Incredible Hulk" where the audience's reputation was completely defeated, it is completely possible. It is very likely to beat "Tornado" of the same period and win the first weekend box office championship in North America. "

There are some things she didn't say because no one knows how well-received "Tornado" will be among the audience, unless they wait for tomorrow's media reports. If Warner Bros. wants to expand the film's influence, it will inevitably announce key data in the media.

"What a pity." Tom Cruise shook his head. His confidence in his popularity made him not too worried about the final box office of "Mission: Impossible." "It's a pity that the reputation of "The Incredible Hulk" collapsed too quickly, and there was no follow-up on the black material of "The Matrix". Otherwise, it would be impossible for the advertising director's work to rebound at the box office in its third week of release.

After all, it was the good deeds of that lunatic Wayne Greenberg. Isn't it good to have big productions released together? If this continues, even if Warner Bros. becomes the big winner of the summer season, how much less money will it make? Shit. "

"No, Tom."

Pat Kingsley saw that Nicole Kidman was about to speak, so he spoke one step ahead and interrupted her. "Tom, even if there is a confrontation between "Mission: Impossible" and "The Matrix", you are just in a purely competitive relationship. There should be no personal emotions involved. It is just normal business competition. There cannot be and is not between you." Personal matters!"

She knows her clients' personalities well. Even superstars have the emotions of ordinary people. On the contrary, those who have been in this circle are far more sensitive than ordinary people.

To put it bluntly, he is arrogant and petty. If he is not warned in advance, Tom Cruise may suddenly say something to the media tomorrow.

But as she said with a straight face, it was just a normal business competition between them, and there was no need to get out of hand. If we really talk about the degree of pettiness, the dark lunatic named Greenberg is the one. Really willful and petty.

"Okay, I understand." Tom Cruise stretched out his hand to rub his forehead and glanced at the statistics again. He estimated that there would be a lot of ridicule for him in various entertainment newspapers tomorrow morning.

"It's getting late, let's all rest."

"Wait, Tom."

When Tom Cruise and his wife were about to go back to the bedroom, Pat Kingsley's voice rang again.

Facing the confused two people, she hesitated for a moment and then said: "Mission: Impossible is about to start a promotional campaign. When faced with the temptation of the media, don't show your dissatisfaction with Wayne Greenberg, Tom, this It’s just a movie, because it’s not worth offending him completely.”

Even though Tom Cruise is a guaranteed box office, a scarce resource, and a die-hard Mr. Twenty-Twenty in the industry, all of this is nothing compared to his neighbor on the top of Beverly Hills not far away. What advantages.

Yes, considering their status in the industry, they are not afraid of anyone, but it is not worth it to offend that more cautious lunatic simply because of a movie.

"Okay, I get it." Tom Cruise replied stiffly, and when he turned around and was about to leave, he was stopped again.

"And, Tom."

As long as the superstar is reminded from time to time, his mind is still very clear and will not be dominated by pride, so Pat Kingsley finally said: "You should not and do not need to be enemies, Tom, you are Neighbors, right? I heard that Wayne Greenberg is preparing a party to celebrate the birth of his daughter. As a neighbor, why can't you go and congratulate him? The benefits of this..."

Tom Cruise's agent's words were still echoing in his ears long after he lay in bed. Everyone knows the benefits of making friends with a big director in the industry, not to mention that young man is no longer a simple director.

When he puts down the camera, he is a pure Jewish capitalist, which is highly recognized in the industry. And some of the other party's actions in the past two years also show that when he is not making movies, he spends most of his time acting as the majority shareholder and boss of Warner Brothers, which is very important.

Pat Kingsley's meaning is very obvious. If he can maintain a good relationship with the other party, it will be equivalent to having one more potential partner. Although the cooperation between Paramount and himself is very happy now, there are many people in Hollywood. No one can say whether one day they will suddenly fall out due to interests.

"Nicole." Knowing that his wife was not asleep, he turned to look at the Australian mermaid. "Help me choose a gift, then say hello to your Australian "bestie" in advance, and we will attend Princess Greenberg's party together later."

"Tom, but..."

"What is the problem?"

"No, leave it to me."

As soon as she thought about the time when Wayne Greenberg rejected him when he came to her door, she felt uncomfortable. The only good news was that after so long, the other party did not mention this to anyone. thing.