hollywood draw

The sound of Krakka is particularly pleasant in the quiet living room. Even as a Hollywood superstar, when Tom Cruise's main film was released, it was not much different from the normal creators.

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

Nicole Kidman pulled off the fax and did not look at the statistics above immediately. Instead, he sat back on the sofa and handed it to his husband.

"how so?!"

When Tom Cruise got the statistics, he only looked at it for a few seconds and then whispered a sigh of exclamation. The two women around him felt a sank in their hearts at the same time, and they looked at each other and noticed the change in the atmosphere.

With a "bang", the statistics were photographed on the coffee table, and a low roar sounded. "f＊＊k! Wayne Greenberg, that dark madman, if he hadn't been messing around in the summer season like crazy, how could it be like this, like shit..."

Pat Kingsley frowned, ignored the curse of his customers, and picked up the statistics on the coffee table. He found that Nicole Kidman also cast a concerned look, and she whispered to read the data above.

"Mission: Impossible" has opened its paintings at the scale of 3,103 theaters across the United States, with a box office of 13.03 million in advance on the first day. According to statistics from third-party survey companies, the audience's praise rate is 81%, and its reputation is excellent among commercial popcorn."

If you only look at the simple statistics in this line of industry, the results seem to be quite average, and you can even be included in a good range. The box office on the first day exceeded 13 million US dollars, and by Saturday, this number will be more. Pat Kingsley analyzed that if the film performed well, it should be close to 20 million US dollars.

Paramount and their first week of "Mission Impossible" are only between $40 million and $45 million. As long as this number can be reached, with Tom Cruise's invincible popularity, the film will not be a problem in North America.

Don’t watch the movies released by Warner Bros. The box office in North America often exceeds 100 million US dollars and more than 150 million US dollars. But in fact, in this era, there were not many films with a box office of over 100 million US dollars in North America. Each one can be called a big-selling series, which can bring huge benefits to production companies and participants.

Then as he read it down, Pat Kingsley understood the reason why the client cursed.

"The Tornado" has a total of 3,130 theaters across the United States. The box office and early stages on the first day totaled about 18.06 million US dollars. The specific reputation of the audience is unknown, but the main part of the movie fans who appeared in the theater to watch this film is a family fan. There are 2,568 theaters that are still screening "The Matrix", and the box office is about 9.8 million US dollars on Friday..."

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

There is no one who can dominate the theater market this weekend. The two major productions released at the same time, and the three films diverted the audience from "The Matrix", which is still maintaining a strong reputation.

But this situation is equivalent to a pure failure for a proud person like Tom Cruise.

"Our film barely met expectations." Nicole Kidman took the statistics and looked at the numbers on it and organized the language. "If there were no unexpected situations, the first week of Mission: Impossible could have exceeded 40 million US dollars."

The production cost of "Mission: Impossible" is as high as 80 million US dollars, and the early publicity and distribution costs have exceeded 30 million US dollars. In theory, such a first-day box office is still certain to recover all investments from the film.

But Tom Tsang obviously didn't think so. After hearing his wife's words in a comforting tone, his face turned pale.

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

Pat Kingsley smiled bitterly in his heart. Why? Of course she knew most of the reasons. She squeezed into three large-scale productions that fans were looking forward to in one weekend. The audience was inevitably diverted, but she couldn't speak out directly.

Of course she understood that Tom Cruise was angry, not because her film was under "Tornado", but because the movie "The Matrix" released in the third week almost caught up with "Mission: Impossible" on Friday.

The strong reputation of this film and the box office rebounded again caused a series of chain reactions, forcing "Mission: Impossible" to a corner where there was no way out.

"Tom, Hollywood has never lacked average first-day box office performance. Films that have come from behind have appeared more frequently in recent years." Pat Kingsley thought for a while, and spoke up to break the dull atmosphere.

"Our movie is just the first day of its release, and your fans have not had time to enter the theater, right? And most importantly, the fan praise rate of Mission: Impossible is more than 80%, which is rare among summer action popcorn.

As the number of fans who have watched the movie increases, as long as the praise rate drops too quickly, the film's stamina is very guaranteed. As long as we do not have a huge defeat in the audience's reputation like "The Hulk", it is very likely that "Tornado" of the same period will be defeated and won the first weekend box office championship in North America."

She didn't say some things because no one knows what the audience's reputation of "Tornado" is now, unless it's time to wait for tomorrow's media reports. If Warner Bros. wants to expand the influence of the film, it will inevitably release key data in the media.

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

After all, it’s still the good thing that Wayne Greenberg did. Is it good to release big productions in large quantities? If this continues, even if Warner Bros. becomes the big winner in the summer, how much less will it make? Shit."

"no, Tom."

Pat Kingsley saw that Nicole Kidman was going to speak, and interrupted her one step ahead. "Tom, even if "Mission Impossible" and "The Matrix" had a confrontation, you were just a simple competitive relationship. There should be no personal emotions in it, it was just a normal business competition. You cannot have it, nor have you personal grudges!"

She knows the personality of her clients, and even superstars have the emotions of ordinary people. On the contrary, those who come out of this circle are far more sensitive than ordinary people.

To put it bluntly, it is arrogant and cautious. If you don’t remind yourself in advance, it might be that Tom Cruise suddenly said something to the press conference tomorrow.

But as she said with a stern face, they were just a normal business competition, and there was no need to make it out of control. If we really talk about the degree of being petty, the madman named Greenberg's darkness is the real willful and petty mind.

"Okay, I understand." Tom Cruise reached out and rubbed his forehead, glanced at the statistics again. He estimated that a large number of ridicule of him in various entertainment newspapers tomorrow morning.

"It's getting late, let's take a break."

"Wait, Tom."

While Tom Cruise and his wife were about to return to the bedroom, Pat Kingsley's voice sounded again.

Facing the two confused, she hesitated for a moment and said: "Mission: Impossible" will start a promotional campaign immediately. When facing the temptation of the media, don't show dissatisfaction with Wayne Greenberg. Tom, this is just a film, because it is not worth offending him completely."

Although Tom Cruise is a box office guarantee in the circle, a scarce resource, and a hardcore Mr. Twenty plus Twenty, all this is not an advantage at all when putting it in front of the neighbor on the top of Beverly Hills not far away.

That's right, with their status in the circle, they are not afraid of anyone, but simply offending the more petty madman because of a movie is not worth it.

"Okay, I understand." Tom Cruise answered in a stiff tone, and when he turned around and was about to leave, he was stopped again.

"And, Tom."

As long as this superstar reminds people that their minds are still very clear and will not be dominated by pride, so Pat Kingsley finally said: "You shouldn't and there is no need to be enemies between you, Tom, are you neighbors, aren't you? I heard that Wayne Greenberg is preparing a party to celebrate the birth of his daughter. Why can't you, as a neighbor, congratulate me? The benefits..."

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

After putting down the camera, he became a pure Jewish capitalist, which is highly recognized in the circle. Some of the other party’s actions in the past two years also show that when he did not make movies, he spent most of his time as the major shareholder and boss of Warner Bros., which is very important.

Pat Kingsley's meaning is very obvious. If you can maintain a good relationship with the other party, it will be equivalent to having an additional potential partner. Although Paramount is very happy to cooperate with him now, no one can say whether the matter in Hollywood will suddenly turn against each other because of interests.

"Nicole." He knew his wife was not asleep, so he turned to look at the Australian mermaid. "Help me choose a gift, and then say hello to your Australian "best friend" in advance. Let's go back and attend the party of Princess Greenberg together."

"Tom, but..."

“What’s the problem?”

"No, leave it to me."

As soon as she remembered that Wayne Greenberg had rejected her when she came to her door, she felt uncomfortable. The only good news was that after so long, the other party had never mentioned this to anyone.