American Entertainment: Starting with playing the role of Little Beaver

Chapter 129: A career total of 3 million!

Chapter 129: A career total of three billion!
[Azkaban Makes History! Becomes the World's First Film to Gross Globally on Opening Day!]

[Azkaban raked in a whopping $5149 million on its opening day in North America, setting a new single-day box office record! It then added another $5826 million the following day, further breaking the North American single-day box office record!]

[Azkaban becomes the first film in North American film history to continuously break single-day box office records!]

[Azkaban Aims for $10 Billion! It may become the second film in the world to surpass $10 billion at the box office after Titanic! Isabella Heywood may become the highest-grossing actress of the new century with Azkaban!]

[Azkaban has become the best film adaptation of the Harry Potter series! Chris Columbus has given us endless surprises! He has successfully brought a children's book into the adult world!]

Warmth shines through the darkness! Love blossoms amidst despair! *Azkaban* is already the best film of the year! But *Azkaban* will definitely not be the best film in the *Harry Potter* series! Because I'm always looking forward to the next one!

[Azkaban is one of the greatest fantasy films of all time!]

After Azkaban broke records and shattered North America, only praise remained in its world.

This is not only because the film industry is a winner-takes-all industry, where the winners can take everything.

It’s even more because…

To be honest, nowadays, no media outlet dares to say anything bad about Warner.

Warner Bros. beat Fox so badly they were practically spitting blood.

When Barry Mayer dares to roll up his sleeves and take down Rupert Murdoch, how can other media outlets dare to oppose such a true butcher? At this time, Barry Mayer may not be aware of everyone praising "Azkaban," but he will definitely know who criticizes "Azkaban."

then……

They all have to die if Barry Mayer has any thoughts of revenge.

How could their small frames withstand a counterattack?
This world is very realistic!
He who knows the current affairs is a hero!
Since the media doesn't dare to criticize Azkaban at all, there's no value in reporting on it.

Uh……

It still has value.

It's about emotional value.

As a result, genuine feedback related to Azkaban could only appear on emerging online communities.

And over here...

Because so many people rate the movie, IMDb released the rating on the first day.

On its opening day, June 4, Azkaban received a 9.1 rating on IMDb with 49,000 ratings.

This number is clearly contributed by fans.

On June 5, the day after its release, Azkaban had a rating of 8.9 on IMDb with 95,000 ratings.

Although it has dropped, it doesn't matter, because the "excellent" rating for blockbuster films on rating websites like IMDb is actually 7.

Any movie that's over 7 is a good movie.

Then, the nearly 10 ratings in two days is terrifying.

Because many films, from their creation to their oblivion, never garner this much attention.

Rotten Tomatoes has also released scores on the first day.

Film critics rate it as 95% fresh.

As the saying goes, life is only once, and those with dignity dare not speak ill of others now.

Popcorn, representing audience favorability, received a score of 96%.

This number will definitely drop, but this is already a fantastic start.

However, cold numbers cannot express true emotions. What is even more exaggerated than numbers are the film reviews that spread on websites such as IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Yahoo Movies, and MSN Entertainment.

For example——

"This is the best Harry Potter movie I've ever seen! The special effects are absolutely amazing! Especially the opening scene with the Knight Bus, that scene was the epitome of tension and excitement!"

For example—

"This is the darkest Harry Potter film to date! Chris Columbus's technique amazes me! I really didn't expect a director who likes to make heartwarming films could so perfectly handle a somber and dark style!"

"The Dementors were absolutely fantastic! The dark corridors of Hogwarts were incredibly exciting! And the scene at the end of the movie, where Harry was surrounded by Dementors and fiercely protected his godfather, was truly moving!"

"Of course, what brought tears to my eyes the most was when Harry saved himself after the time was reshaped!"

"The logic of the entire movie is surprisingly coherent!"

"Chris Columbus may be Steven Spielberg's best student!"

For example—

"Oh my god! I have to recommend this movie to all my friends! This movie is such a pleasant surprise!"

"I only officially learned about Harry Potter about two weeks ago, because I had always read the comics before, and yes, I'm a Marvel fan. I always thought Harry Potter was just a children's book, and I thought so when I read the first two books, but when I saw Azkaban... OMG!"

"I can only describe my feelings right now with 'OMG'!"

"Because when I was reading Azkaban, I felt like I was seeing Peter Parker in the book!"

"Harry Potter and Peter Parker have many similarities. Both of them lost their parents at a young age, both of them had missing childhoods, and both of them gained abilities by accident, which led to an adventure."

"But the difference is that Peter had a loving uncle and aunt from the beginning, while Harry's aunt and uncle didn't like Harry at all. Peter only became a superhero because of his uncle's death, while Harry... to be honest, just reading 'The Philosopher's Stone' and 'The Chamber of Secrets', I didn't think Harry was a superhero. But 'Azkaban' changed all my thoughts. After learning that there were people in this world who loved him, Harry had a real motivation to live."

“In my opinion, Harry in ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ and ‘The Chamber of Secrets’ is very confused. He doesn’t know why he lives. But starting with ‘Azkaban’, he suddenly discovers that living is a wonderful thing.”

"Oh, to be honest, I'm wondering now, why is Harry Potter considered children's literature?"

"Harry's story clearly has a curve! Harry's growth clearly has an arc!"

"..."

That's right.

Harry Potter's upbringing is actually quite similar to that of Peter Parker.

This is why Isabella dared to try and gain fans after learning that Marvel fans had suddenly started paying attention to Harry Potter.

Starting with Azkaban, Harry's story officially entered the adult world.

Before this, Harry only knew that he had to fight Voldemort; as for the rest...

A big question mark hangs on the little head.

To put it bluntly, Harry at that time didn't even know why he was fighting Voldemort. The so-called revenge for his parents, the so-called fight against evil, from his perspective, were all responsibilities that the world had given him, and he had no choice.

All he knew was that Voldemort wanted to kill him.

But ever since his godfather Sirius Black appeared, his world has undergone a dramatic change.

He knew that he was surrounded by many kind people who had been watching over him. This realization made him truly examine his life, and wanting to protect the good things around him, he began to breathe for himself.

When the story of Harry Potter matured and could indeed resonate with Marvel fans of the right age, or even Spider-Man fans, its box office performance, which carried Harry's life, became extremely exaggerated.

October 6th, Sunday.

On its third day of release, "Azkaban" grossed $4427 million at the North American box office.

Compared to yesterday, it has fallen by 24%, but...

This figure still ranks fourth on the North American daily box office chart.

Second only to Shrek 2's 4479 million.

After just three days in theaters, Azkaban has completely replaced the top five spots on the North American daily box office charts!

This achievement completely crushed all its competitors!

After waiting for June 7th...

The introduction of weekdays caused a precipitous drop in the box office revenue of "Azkaban".

On its fourth day of release, the film grossed $1554 million in North America, a 65.3% drop from the previous day.

Tuesday, October 6th.

On its fifth day of release, the film grossed $1336 million in North America, a further 14% drop from the previous day.

October 6, Wednesday.

On its sixth day of release, the film grossed $1115 million in North America, a further drop of 16.5%.

October 6th, Thursday.

On its seventh day of release, the film grossed $1001 million in North America, a further drop of 10.2% in daily box office revenue.

On the surface, it seems that Azkaban's box office performance peaked at the beginning and then declined.

But actually...

First of all, no other movie in North America had ever grossed over ten million dollars every day for the first seven days of its release.

Azkaban has set a new historical record!
Secondly, after Azkaban grossed over ten million dollars a day for seven days, its total North American box office exceeded two hundred million dollars.

With the box office closing on June 10, "Azkaban" grossed $2.0408 million in North America!
This is also a new record.

The new one is amazing.

tremble!

"Luckily, we withdrew our application."

"Otherwise, we'll be smashed to pieces by Azkaban."

"It grossed over 200 million in North America in just seven days, and worldwide it has reached 450 million. These figures..."

"Warner has already recouped its costs; every penny they earn from now on is pure profit for them."

Paramount headquarters.

Over the past month, executives have held countless additional meetings for Harry Potter.

The atmosphere in the previous meetings may have been somewhat somber and conflicted, but now?
Everyone felt a sense of relief and ease.

Because the success of Harry Potter has become ridiculously exaggerated.

When the film history record set by "Azkaban" can be compared with that of "The Big Ship," this kind of film has no impact on those of them in the industry. Although miracles happen every day, miracles cannot be replicated.

Since Azkaban has become a miracle, they no longer need to explain to the boss why Warner Bros. can create miracles while they can't. They will only have a real headache when Azkaban's performance is mediocre.

However, not needing to explain doesn't mean we shouldn't pay attention, because most miracles are traceable, and the trajectory of the benefits brought by all miracles can be investigated and analyzed. As for the creators and beneficiaries of the current miracles...

"I feel there's no need to analyze this problem, because the answer is already obvious."

The Paramount vice president in charge of data management raised the report in his hand and said, "According to data collected by third parties, 91% of people like Hermione Granger in Azkaban. Her intelligent character is amazing."

"Especially the dramatic scene before the final battle."

"Her lengthy rebuttal of Lupin makes her character very three-dimensional."

“The statistics related to attendance intentions are even more alarming. Of the 200 million box office of Azkaban, only 73% of the people had seen the previous film in theaters, but 86% of them had done at least one of the following: watched the movie of The Voice, bought the Isabella mini-disc, or watched The Voice variety show.”

"Then, 100% of people have seen Isabella's cartoon beaver and posted cartoon beaver emojis on the internet."

"Among those who have seen Azkaban, 33% have seen Spider-Man."

"And none of the respondents spoke of Isabella with any ill intent."

"This data..."

"Invincible."

"Hahahaha—" A burst of laughter echoed in Paramount's conference room.

Because the conclusion that they were 'invincible' made them...

We're out of ideas.

Isabella is shining like the sun right now...

Oh no!
When she created "The Voice of China", she was already the sun.

"Okay, since analyzing the data is meaningless, what should we do next?"

Shirley Lansing tapped the table with her right hand and said, "Isabella won't cooperate with us right now, so forget about trying to win her over. But there are other things we can do, like..."

"Take over DreamWorks?"

In the past, whenever a superstar comparable to the sun appeared, Hollywood film studios could and would only do one thing: try every means to win him over.

Because small fires rely on support, while large fires rely on fate.

You can't create a superstar just by promoting them.

And Isabella at present...

Describing her as a "superstar" is already an insult to her.

Which superstar is capable of dominating any field they're in?

Isabella and the superstars are not even in the same dimension!
Given this, courting them is inevitable. However, Isabella is currently unable to take on any external projects other than those related to Harry Potter.

Firstly, there's no time;

Secondly, someone of her stature can get anything done with just a word. As long as she has an idea, others will provide her with resources. Giants in the eyes of the world are nothing more than laborers in front of her.

Since she can turn all external affairs into her own projects, other giants can no longer embrace her.

Because of her relationship with Barry Mayer, Robert Iger, and others, no one else is even worthy of providing her with resources.

However, just because other giants can't get Isabella's projects doesn't mean that other giants in her company can't embrace them.

Uh……

Ok.

This is actually referring to Margot Robbie.

Paramount has already heard that a major project in DreamWorks' hands has been reserved by a mysterious player.

Even though no one revealed the players' identities, but...

There are only a handful of people in Hollywood who can book projects directly from Steven Spielberg.

And what Spielberg could keep secret...

What's the difference between this and playing with open cards?

At this point, it's clear that Isabella has no intention of making a Transformers movie.

So far, her agency has only signed one actor; the rest are singers.

So……

That's all.

When this information was presented to Paramount with crystal clarity, their biggest desire was to partner with DreamWorks, sign a long-term distribution agreement, participate in DreamWorks' project production, and then indirectly embrace the afterglow of the sun.

Yes, this idea is actually the same as when they asked Margot Robbie to direct "The Queen Bee".

The only difference is that Universal Pictures, or rather their parent company General Electric, also wants to continue embracing DreamWorks.

Since there is competition, cooperation is not easy to achieve. At present, everyone understands what Shirley Lansing means: if all else fails, just raise the price. When Isabella is so powerful, any premium is worth paying.

As long as Isabella is willing to participate in the production of "Transformers", even if it's just as a producer.

And this...

"That's fine with me."

"I think it's worth a try."

“Uh… I don’t think we need to rush… We can wait a bit, since ‘Queen Bee’ will be released next month. We can see how things go and then decide. Besides… I personally think that Universal won’t be able to take over DreamWorks in a short time.”

"Hmm, I think this suggestion is quite reasonable. If we wait another month, we can see how much 'Azkaban' will ultimately gross at the box office. If it can break 10... although I think it will definitely break 10, what if?"

"Hiss—that makes sense—"

"I support this plan—"

Me too—

Since everyone felt it was worth waiting, Paramount calmed down.

Meanwhile, Universal also had the same plan.

They never wanted to let DreamWorks go in the first place, now?
If they don't want to sit down and eat after Isabella gains infinite magical powers, then they're idiots!
Then, wait a bit, just for a better all-in.

Universal and Paramount are incredibly busy, as are the other studios in Hollywood...

Fox, which will no longer have any cooperation with Isabella, is silent;

Sony, eager to seize the year's box office crown but knowing it was futile, has already resorted to cursing.
And MGM...

Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore.

MGM no longer has any say in Hollywood today.

Under the public's watchful eye, time passed day by day.

Then, after Azkaban broke $200 million at the North American box office in seven days, its growth officially slowed down.

Because what you want to see has already been seen.

Those who entered next were mostly casual viewers, or people who were watching the show for the second, third, or fourth time.

As a result, in its second week of release, Azkaban grossed a total of $6216 million at the North American box office.

An average of 888 million per day.

This number alone is already quite large.

But if we compare it side-by-side with other films...

In its second week of release, "The Sorcerer's Stone" grossed $6653 million in North America.

Spider-Man grossed $8891 million in North America in its second week of release.

Therefore, if we had to give an evaluation, Azkaban's two-week performance in North America was actually not ideal.

His grades were the same as Abin's.

Or, to put it another way, the box office ceiling for "Harry Potter" in North America should be between $3.5 million and $3.8 million. It is unlikely to reach $4 million like "Spider-Man".

But that doesn't matter.

Because Spider-Man is a national IP in North America.

When even a national IP in North America can barely break 4 in its home turf, it is already a great success that a new generation of foreign IP like Harry Potter can even touch the edge of 4.

Then, Harry Potter is a world-class IP. While Azkaban quietly climbed to $2.66 million in North America, it also earned $4.18 million in other regions outside of North America.

That's right!

The North American box office and the global box office of Harry Potter are more exaggerated than those of other movies!
Spider-Man was only popular in North America, so its North American box office was roughly equal to its global box office.

A normal movie is split 40/60.

And Harry Potter...

That's a 30/70 split.

If North America is cracked, it means that other places are cracked even more severely!
The fact that it grossed 6.84 million in two weeks means that "Azkaban" will definitely break 1 billion!

Because in this day and age, people are still using film prints, and the film hasn't been shown in many places yet!
The fact that it is bound to break 10 has made "Azkaban" lose its significance in attracting the attention of professionals.

But after three weeks of Azkaban's release, the North American box office results still surprised many people.

This is not only because Azkaban has officially broken the '3' mark.

Furthermore, this applies from June 4th to June 24th.

"Azkaban" held the top spot at the North American daily box office for 21 days.

All the newly released movies have flopped!

Fox's "Garfield" flopped.

It only grossed $4877 million at the box office after 14 days in theaters!

DreamWorks' "The Terminal" also flopped.

It only grossed $2790 million at the box office after 7 days of release!

This harsh reality has rendered both those within and outside the industry speechless!
Everyone wants to know when the magic at Hogwarts will decline.

And this...

On June 25, 2004, Fahrenheit 911, which had been showing in North America for three days and was also the first day of its wide release, grossed $856 million at the box office, officially ending the wildness of Azkaban.

After waiting for June 30th, 2004...

The Failed Man 2 was released and grossed $4044 million on its opening day.

Although Spider-Man 2 did not replicate the magic of Spider-Man.

But its appearance signaled the end of Azkaban.

However, the fact that it's been popular for a whole month is already incredibly impressive!

And what's even more impressive is...

2004 7 Month 1 Day.

On the 31st day of Azkaban's global release.

Its North American box office officially surpassed 3.5 million, and its global box office reached 10 million.

Azkaban became the second film worldwide to surpass $10 billion, after Titanic!

Furthermore, Azkaban reached 10 million views 42 days earlier than Titanic took 73 days!
Although this 'lightning speed' is traceable.

Azkaban is the third film in the Harry Potter series. The first two films together grossed nearly 18 billion dollars, which proves that Azkaban has an incredibly strong box office foundation.

After all, Isabella created the most popular variety show of the new millennium.

However, even though it took twice as long, it still shocked the world into silence!

What amazes the world even more is—

"Miss Beaver's career box office total has exceeded 30 billion!"

"She's the youngest actress in the global film industry to have grossed 30 billion yuan!"

This result prompted Paramount and Universal to take decisive action!
They want to acquire DreamWorks and Transformers so they can embrace the top star at Groundhog Entertainment!
Meanwhile...

Someone was faster than them.

That person is Robert Iger.

2004 7 Month 4 Day.

When "Azkaban" was released in North America in January, Robert Iger flew to Leavesdon, London.

Currently, the HP crew is filming the Quidditch World Cup segment of "The Goblet of Fire Part 1" in Evanhoe.

Robert Iger's appearance surprised everyone, not only because he is Disney's Chief Operating Officer, but also because he did not come empty-handed; he was followed by five trucks and a bunch of cars.

One of the trucks had no roof, and its tall, conspicuous wooden packaging stood out. When it stopped, a number of people rushed out from the side. After everyone unloaded the goods, the HP crew realized that the truck was carrying a giant cake that was eight feet tall.

The cake's theme is Hogwarts, sculpted from hard chocolate.

The other four trucks were also fully loaded with alcoholic beverages, drinks, and food.

When Robert Iger had his entourage lay out all his belongings, everyone immediately understood his purpose.

"So this is a billion-dollar celebration?" Chris Columbus asked with a laugh. "Azkaban?"

“Yeah~ A billion-dollar celebration party~” Robert Iger clapped his hands and said to the crew, “Although I’m Disney’s COO, it’s a little strange to throw you a billion-dollar celebration party, but it doesn’t matter, right?”

“I believe you don’t care about these things, and Barry Meyer is a miser.”

So, let's start by being happy?

"it is good--"

Robert Iger's words turned Leavesden into a sea of joy.

"Thank you, Bob—"

"You've gone to so much trouble, Bob—"

"I love you, Bob—"

Come visit often when you have time!

Isn't it a good thing when someone offers to treat you?

Refusing someone at this time would be foolish.

As Robert Iger smiled and embraced everyone with heartfelt gratitude, he also spotted the little girl in the crowd.

Isabella, who was standing next to Bonnie, was smiling at him.