Six Hundred and Fifty-Seven - Once Suspicion Arises, the Crime Has Been Established.

Don't look at the discussion about "Collision" that is flooding the entertainment tabloids. In fact, the mainstream media has always been relatively optimistic about the box office prospects of this film. In any case, this is a science fiction masterpiece with a box office of over 50 million U.S. dollars in its first weekend. No matter how the box office performance fluctuates later, the North American box office should still be guaranteed to exceed 100 million U.S. dollars.

However, the actual situation slapped countless people in the face. After a full week, the box office of "Collision" has exceeded 70 million US dollars. After the second weekend, what happened was beyond everyone's expectation.

“The three-day box office of the next weekend was less than 15 million US dollars, and the single-day box office of the next weekday fell below one million US dollars. Two weeks after the release of "Collision", the North American box office was still less than 100 million US dollars... "

Even though Naomi Watts has watched these numbers many times today, she still enjoys them with gusto. Paramount and Sony Columbia jointly launched a joint campaign. It can be said that it was a squib at the beginning, and it is difficult not to surprise people.

A science fiction film that grossed more than 90 million U.S. dollars at the box office in North America within two weeks of its release is undoubtedly a hit at any time of the year.

However, for "Collision", it is precisely the beginning of the summer season that makes Paramount stumble, because tonight, with the two "The Flash" and "Godzilla" This is the premiere of a much-anticipated major project, and no one believes that a large number of movie fans will choose to watch this film.

"Get ready for some fun, Wayne."

Bruce Rosenblum walked hurriedly into the awning with his secretary. There were beads of sweat on both of their heads, which showed that the night breeze in Los Angeles did not blow away the heat of the day.

The distribution director of Warner Bros. nodded with Naomi Watts, sat down next to Wayne, took out a handkerchief and wiped his sweat, and said quickly: "I just had a phone call with the theater company, and we will start from tomorrow morning. , "The Flash" will open in 3,250 theaters across North America, and will add about 300 more theaters."

"ha?"

It was an out-and-out good news. The moment Wayne heard it, a smile also appeared on his face. "From "The Great Collision"?"

"That's right."

Bruce Rosenblum took the cigar from the secretary and threw one to the man next to him, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

"Warner Bros. alone will have a hard time getting the theater companies to agree to drastically reduce the screening scale of "Crash" early. I can guarantee that the old fox Paul from Sony's Columbia distribution department is also exerting pressure on the theater alliance behind the scenes. It’s a lot of pressure!”

It is obvious that "Collision" is screened in nearly 3,000 theaters across North America and can only generate more than one million US dollars in box office every day. It is definitely not in the interests of the theater companies.

It would be understandable if the screen showing "Collision" is provided with a film with greater market potential in advance. Everything is a commercial behavior, but the scale of the screening of "Collision" will be reduced by more than half, Bruce Rosenblum Since he didn't think he was that capable, he concluded that there must be other companies behind it to add fuel to the fire.

There has always been a tacit understanding in Hollywood that there is no need to wait for the so-called evidence and investigation. Just look at who the beneficiary is, and 90% of it is who did it. It is obviously the same this time.

The reduced screening screen of "Collision" was almost divided into 60 and 40, and was given to "The Flash" and "Godzilla" by the theater alliance. There is no doubt that Sony Columbia is also behind it. Give it a push.

The two men tilted their heads and lit their cigars. After looking at each other, Wayne shrugged and joked: "Well, now that woman Shirley Lansing will definitely hate Sony Columbia as well..." "

"The Big Six has always been like this."

Bruce Rosenblum nodded, the smile on his face slowly faded, he looked around, and then continued in a serious voice: "But let's not relax, even if Sony Columbia gives Paramount a blow. When they should unite to launch an attack, they will definitely not be affected by this incident at all."

Now that Paramount has been pushed to the edge of the cliff, the screening scale of "Collision" has been greatly reduced. With the release of "Godzilla" and "The Flash", the frequency of film scheduling in theaters will definitely decrease sharply. , no one can tell whether Shirley Lansing will give up directly, or choose to join forces with Sony Columbia in a tacit understanding to make another profit.

"Let's ignore them and do our own thing first."

Although Warner Bros.'s distribution director was right, Wayne still shook his head slightly. He believed that as long as there were no big opportunities on his side, even if the two companies joined forces, they might not be able to compete with "The Flash" arm wrestling,

What's more, in the so-called front and rear encirclement and suppression, the one in front has already fallen to the ground. It is still unknown whether he has the strength to stand up. There is no need to be overly defensive. "Godzilla" is their main target.

"I'm all ready." Speaking of this, Bruce Rosenblum seemed confident. "Tomorrow morning, I can guarantee that along with the large-scale release of "Godzilla", Sony Columbia will also be in a hurry. By then, they themselves will not be able to take care of it, and it will be even harder to say anything else!"

"ok."

Nodding, Wayne chuckled softly.

Naomi Watts looked at the scene of two men holding cigars, discussing in a low voice with their heads touching each other. The two grown men looked like two men ready to steal in her eyes. The chicken and the old fox are all full of wretchedness.

Not to mention them, Australian actresses all know what Warner Bros. is going to do next. They killed the so-called "black" president a few days ago, and the results were unexpected. Even if Paramount makes a U-turn in time and launches large-scale promotion in minority communities, it still cannot save the loss of mainstream audiences.

If nothing unexpected happens this time, Bruce Rosenblum will use the same trick. Dozens of media and newspapers owned by Warner Bros. may have prepared press releases. There is only one theme in all of them, and that is that Godzilla is a fictional monster that has nothing to do with North America or the West. It is not its own culture at all.

With the exclusive nature of North America, which has the largest audience in the world, she believes that the effect will not be any worse. The entire public relations department and online troll department under Warner Bros.'s distribution department are already ready to kill this topic. No matter what happens, just kill this crazy hype.

This is Hollywood, the place that is best at summarizing the factors for success. Since this trick worked well for Paramount some time ago, Bruce Rosenblum simply overturned the original plan and prepared to continue to play this trick.

Wayne also agreed very much with this approach, just like he agreed with biting the "black" president to death some time ago. Hua Qiang-Liu, a famous botanist in the East, once said that when you doubt whether a melon is raw or not, the melon is no longer ripe in your mind, regardless of whether you split it or not. , in fact, it has no meaning anymore. Once suspicion arises, the crime has been established!

Of course, all this must be based on "The Flash" being accepted by the public. No matter how complicated the competition is, the box office performance ultimately depends on the quality of the film.

"The other guests will be arriving soon. Nami and I will go in first. We will talk later."

Raising his wrist to check the time, Wayne put the cigar in the ashtray, raised his hand and patted Bruce Rosenblum's arm and said.

"ok."

As the host tonight, the reason why many guests on the platform came to support was entirely for Wayne's sake, so he must be the first to go in and greet all the big fans. Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the passage behind the Chinese Theater, motioned for him to go in and wait for him, and took the lead in getting up and walking out of the awning with his secretary.

“Come on, dear Ms. Watts, let’s get baptized by the media lens.”

Shrugging his shoulders, Wayne stretched out his left arm pretending to be a gentleman, indicating to Naomi Watts to carry him on her arm and walk together on the red carpet that attracted much attention.

The Australian actress rolled her eyes, handed her personal belongings to Nina, stepped onto the man's arm, and they walked to the waiting car together.

The media has actually become accustomed to the pace of Wayne walking the red carpet. No matter how loud they shout, the two have no intention of slowing down and completely ignore their requests for photos. The same was true for the movie fans on one side of the red carpet, who held up posters and received no signatures or greetings.

Just when they entered the media interview area, another group was welcomed at the end of the red carpet. Tim Burton, wearing a loose suit, and Johnny Depp walked onto the red carpet from the Bentley together. .

The two couples who walked on the red carpet were completely different in their attitude towards the media and fans. Especially in the face of enthusiastic fans, Johnny Depp strode into the center of the fans and kept signing autographs for those enthusiastic people.

In terms of treating movie fans, this guy is simply an idol. He constantly shakes hands and signs with movie fans. Even the four on-site security personnel almost didn't stop him from walking towards the chaotic center of the fans. If the security personnel hadn't tried their best to stop him, he seemed to have forgotten Walking on the red carpet by myself.

"Look, this is what a real big star does."

The chaos caused behind her also attracted the attention of the two people in front of her. Naomi Watts raised her arm and poked the man next to her, and joked in a low voice: "Depp is so popular among movie fans. This may be the reason why. "

"People are complicated, aren't they?"

Wayne also saw the scene of Depp being blocked by security, and the fans at the scene almost lost control. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is indeed difficult not to have a good impression of Depp.

It's a pity that people are always complicated. How sincere this guy is to his fans, he is always so difficult to deal with. If it hadn't been reported by a large number of media, it would be difficult for people to believe that the same person's behavior in the crew can be called The most trouble-making machine for producers in Hollywood.

Also, this guy's wife was pooping on the bed, and thinking about that made Wayne feel sick. A very old man was domestically abused by a woman and had sex with her in bed. Although the lawsuit was finally won after many years, he undoubtedly became a source of entertainment in the eyes of audiences around the world.