Hollywood Hunter

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After Peter Sanders rushed back to Los Angeles Saturday night, Simon did not hear from Fox for three days.

This result did not exceed Simon's expectations, and his qualifications in Hollywood are still too shallow after all.

A young man under the age of 20 not only asks a big movie company for a high share clause, but also demands absolute control over the film production, such a thing has never happened in Hollywood.

With the box-office success of "Lola Run," though, Simon is no longer as short of options as he was a few months ago.

While the "Blood Night" crew helped, Simon also made some plans for "Death Comes" in private. This plasma thriller is very suitable for the Halloween schedule at the end of the year. From the end of February to the end of October, the 8-month preparation, production and publicity cycle seems to be just right.

Therefore, Simon does not intend to tie himself to Fox. If Fox does not respond by the weekend, Simon plans to release the news and seek another collaborator.

At the same time, with the continuous fermentation of popularity and word of mouth, the box office of "Lola Run" in the second week of its release not only did not drop, but increased again.

From February 20th to February 22nd, in the three days of the second week, due to the increase in the number of screens, "Lola Run" still achieved a 21% box office increase compared to the four days in the first week, reaching 6.69 million. Dollar.

Then, after the following four working days, the box office of "Lola Run" in the second week finally reached 9.56 million US dollars, second only to the US $ 11.1 million of "Field Platoon", and successfully ranked second in the North American box office rankings for the week. the location of the name.

The two films released by its own company occupied the top two positions in the single-week box office chart at the same time, and the North American box office of both films is expected to exceed 100 million US dollars.

A film such as "Lola Run" has become the focus of the entire federal topic, and there is naturally no obstacle to its subsequent release.

Mike Medova, president of Orion Pictures, had planned to roll out the film as soon as possible, but after a detailed phone call with Simon, he agreed with his concept of "hunger marketing". In the end, Orion still did not rush to significantly increase the screening scale of "Lola Run" in the third week, but increased the number of screens to 536, and the related theaters were still concentrated on the West Coast of the United States.

Many years later, after a movie is released for three weeks, either its popularity has faded, or pirated resources are flying all over the sky, and it makes no sense to continue to increase the scale of screenings.

However, in the mid-1980s, the speed of information dissemination was still far from that of the Internet era, and film and television piracy was not as rampant as it was later. The multi-round projection mechanism that started from large cities to small towns still existed, and many third- and fourth-tier screenings still existed. Smaller towns tend to take a month or two to see some of the big ones.

Therefore, the accumulation of word-of-mouth in three weeks does not seem long for "Lola Run", but it will only increase the audience's expectations.

On the other hand, Simon waited patiently until Friday, and Fox Pictures still did not give any reply, so he called Jonathan Friedman and entrusted the agent to tell him that he was seeking a partner for "Death is Coming". The news came out.

Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

The time is Monday, March 2nd.

Ronald Goldberg, president of Fox Pictures, walked into Morton's restaurant where Hollywood filmmakers often dine in the evening. As soon as he entered the door, he felt that many of the people who had dined were looking at him with different eyes.

Although feeling a little embarrassed for no reason, Ronald Goldberg casually said a few words to the waiting waiter before being taken to a table.

A middle-aged man in his forties was sitting at the dining table at this time. He was a little bald, and his appearance was unremarkable. The same standard Jewish big nose. However, no one in the entire restaurant would despise each other because of their appearance. The middle-aged man was Barry Diller, the current chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox.

Noticing that Ronald Goldberg was coming, Barry Diller, who was reading a newspaper, immediately got up, took two steps forward and shook his hand with a smile, before the two returned to the dining table and sat down.

After chatting casually and ordering dinner, Ronald Goldberg glanced at the newspaper in front of Barry Diller. It was a copy of "The Los Angeles Herald", and there was a striking picture of butterflies on the page. An evening newspaper that is also more inclined to Hollywood industry dynamics, Ronald Goldberg easily judged that this picture should be related to "The Butterfly Effect".

Barry Diller followed Ronald Goldberg's gaze and glanced at the newspaper in front of him, and asked: "I heard that the trial of this movie was not very good?"

Ronald Goldberg said with some hesitation in his tone: "Everyone thinks the story is complete and exciting. However, several film critics who participated in the test screening did not like it very much. They felt that the plot of the film was too scattered. The main line is not clear enough."

Barry Diller frowned slightly when he heard the words. In this era, the most direct impression of ordinary people on a movie is the newspaper movie review. If the movie critic has a poor evaluation, it will undoubtedly hinder the enthusiasm of the audience to enter the movie theater.

After thinking about it, Barry Diller asked, "Then what are you going to do??"

Ronald Goldberg said: "There's going to be an internal audience test on Wednesday, and I'll make some adjustments. Then, I'm going to schedule it for Easter, you know, that 'Lola Run', Maybe you can take advantage of popularity."

Ronald Goldberg said this, but there was a tone in his voice.

obvious bitterness.

Ronald Goldberg was nearly laughing out of anger when Peter Sanders brought back Simon's various demands for the Death Comes project from Arizona a week ago.

That young man is so daring, Ronald Goldberg has worked in the media industry for 30 years, he has never seen a guy who dares to make such an offer to a studio, he thinks he is Spielberg ?

So Ronald Goldberg simply chose to ignore each other.

However, Ronald Goldberg was hesitant as news broke over the weekend that Simon Westeros re-searched for a partner for "Death Is Coming", and this morning's box office data for last weekend's three days came out. Not sure.

Not to mention the news released by Simon Westeros, as long as Fox does not give up voluntarily, it is impossible for the other party to reach cooperation with other film companies.

but.

The box office data of "Lola Run" in the past three days has really caught many people's attention.

In the third week of the filming, the number of screens increased to 536, but the box office of "Lola Run" still reached 20,110 US dollars in the three-day weekend.

According to an inside Hollywood report, due to the recent series of media buzz, "Lola Run" has not only attracted the interest of audiences of all ages, but has also formed a movie-watching trend among teenage audiences. They all think "Lola Run" is a very cool movie, so they generally choose to watch it repeatedly.

The results of the report even show that the scarcity of screening theaters has actually inspired many people to queue up to grab tickets to watch the film.

In the end, in the third weekend, the box office of "Lola Run" reached 10.78 million US dollars, easily suppressing New Line Pictures' "Monster Street 3", which opened with 1,343 screens this week, and strongly won the weekend box office ranking. .

As of now, the total North American box office of "Lola Run" has reached 27.31 million US dollars. Just this box office figure has already made most Hollywood movies unmatched.

Moreover, since it has already topped the weekend box office charts, it is easy for "Lola Run" to maintain its championship position for a long time in this off-season movie.

Number one is always the one that gets the most attention.

"Lola Run" already has a very high topic, and then continue to maintain the position of the weekly box office champion, it will definitely attract more people's interest in this film, and then form a virtuous circle.

The box office of the film has reached 27.31 million in two and a half weeks. Then, if the "loop" continues, the film's final box office is likely to be even better than the media generally expected.

Ronald Goldberg's thoughts came here, and he didn't even want to think about it any longer.

Sorry for the first time.

The waiter brought dinner at this time, but Barry Diller didn't pick up the cutlery and looked at Ronald Goldberg opposite, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

Barry Diller and Ronald Goldberg are two decades old acquaintances.

It was Ronald Goldberg, who was still in the production department of abc, who promoted Barry Diller, and this led to Barry Diller's continuous glory in the abc television network and Paramount Pictures.

Three years ago, Barry Diller was kicked out of the company by Martin Davis, the jealous chairman of Paramount's parent company, and it happened to be Ronald Goldberg's introduction that he was able to serve as the 20th Century Chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation.

Twentieth Century Fox is in charge of the Fox Television Network and Fox Pictures, and Ronald Goldberg has single-handedly promoted his former subordinate to his immediate boss.

This is the grace of two encounters.

So Barry Diller has always been grateful to Ronald Goldberg.

However, as the leader of Fox Pictures, Ronald Goldberg has managed the film company to be unsatisfactory. Fox Pictures has not produced a film with a box office of more than 100 million yuan in North America for three consecutive years.

Barry Diller would never have driven Ronald Goldberg out of the company because of his deep personal connection, and he rarely even interfered with Ronald Goldberg's management of Fox. But both sides are clear that if the situation continues, the company's major shareholder Rupert Murdoch will not tolerate Fox's continued lukewarmness.

After a moment of silence, Barry Diller said, "Ronald, I've heard about that young man, and the news that came out over the weekend."

Ronald Goldberg smiled wryly and said, "Barry, do you think I should agree to him? That's just a young boy in his twenties, but he proposed that even Spielberg would not know what to do with him. Harsh conditions for easy opening."

"Isn't there a premise?" Barry Diller said: "$16 million, although this guarantee is a little lower, but if it only needs $8 million in production costs, Fox will definitely be able to make a profit."

Ronald Goldberg said: "If that's the case, of course it can be talked about. But, he also demands absolute control over the project. The director, the actors, the shooting, the final editing, it's all up to him. How can I be at ease."

"I just watched 'Lola Run' this afternoon," Barry Diller said. "It's a really good movie for an 18-year-old. So, Ronald, if you can be sure "Lola Run" was really done by him himself, maybe, you can agree to it."

Ronald Goldberg was still hesitant. "That's for sure. Just, Barry, you know, it's never happened in Hollywood."

"It just happens to be a publicity point for the future," Barry Diller laughs. "It's like he's 18 years old. It's a really good movie marketing, by the way. If he wasn't 18, this At most, the movie can get a box office of ten or twenty million dollars. But now, it can get one or two hundred million dollars. If the related marketing plan is also planned by the young man, it will be amazing. So, Luo Nader, I suggest you get this young man as close to Fox as you can, and maybe you'll get a second Spielberg."

Ronald Goldberg heard so much from Barry Diller, and naturally understood that the other party was well-intentioned, and he was actually clear about his own situation. If the situation of Fox Pictures cannot be improved as soon as possible, he will not only have to pack up and leave after his contract expires next year, but it will also be difficult to find a comparable position in other studios in the future.

Winning the young man who has just made his mark in Hollywood may feel a little ill and go to the hospital, but Ronald Goldberg really has no better choice.

He really wanted to win over Steven Spielberg. In fact, he did do that, last year's "Space Station" starring Spielberg's fiancee, with the film's box office failure, and then no more.

Thinking so, nodded, Ronald Goldberg said: "Okay, then I will talk to him as soon as possible."

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