Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 705 First Weekend Box Office Does Not Represent Total Box Office

"congratulations……"

After the show ended, Ronald held the hands of several main creators in the theater hall to congratulate each of them.

The staff of CinemaScore is also here to sample the reactions of the audience and pull them to fill out the scoring form.

Ronald stood by and peeked at a few photos, and most of them scored B+ or higher, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

The audience response to this movie was okay, and there were still many audiences discussing funny plots in the bathroom.It seems that the box office will not be completely overturned. If you are lucky, you can still get back the money.

"Congratulations, Betty," lead actor Danny paled, never having so few laughs in his comedy.

"Happy together, happy together", Bette Midler is also an actress who has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Seeing comedy veteran Danny DeWitto say this, she believed it. "Looking at Ronald's complexion, what do you think?"

"Really?" Danny DeWitto stroked his short hair and clenched his girlfriend's hand. "What you said is true? It seems that we did a good job, huh?"

He leaned over to Ronald, wanting to have a chat with the popular Hollywood director, and see what he thinks of his first big-budget comedy movie.

Ronald is discussing with Disney's publicity staff, "This is not a traditional Zach-style comedy, and I am still very satisfied with the audience's feelings."

"But the number of laughs seems to be failing. We strictly counted it. Even if it is a traditional nervous comedy, the number of laughs is a little less." The other party told the truth, and the two began to discuss the next announcement plan.

"I feel that the next marketing plan needs to be adjusted..." Ronald said about the on-site ratings seen by CinemaScore, "It seems to be a little better than we expected. If Touchstone can invest more, maybe the box office in the first week Can it be improved?"

"It's over, it's over, we're over." DeWitto only heard the first part of the sentence "The marketing plan needs to be adjusted", his face suddenly turned pale, and he pulled his girlfriend back, his palms were sweaty.

"What, what are you talking about?" Betty Midler heard DeWitto's mumbling, and hurried up to ask.

"Producer Ronald said that the number and intensity of laughter were not as expected, and we are discussing with Xuanfa whether it is an adjusted marketing budget."

"Ah..." Bette Midler exclaimed, "It's over, I'm going to be over. Our acting careers are about to end. We're not as good-looking as Helen, we can only rely on acting skills and making people laugh in this industry mix.

If this movie fails at the box office, the two of us will only be able to play supporting roles in small productions in the future. "

"Ah... so bad?" DeWitto's face turned pale again, "It's over, you still have a singing career to rely on, I can only act in Roger Corman's low-budget exploitation film."

Unbeknownst to Ronald, the two protagonists are already freaking out.

After he and Helen were done, he drove to the Beverly Hills Hilton, just a few blocks from the Prett Theatre.

Little Bud helped him book a big suite.

Ronald took a quick shower and came out in his bathrobe.

Helen didn't change the sleeveless red top, but just took off the high-heeled sandals. She saw Ronald comb his hair back into an aviator hairstyle, and strangely brought a pair of Ray-Ban aviator sunglasses in the room .

"I heard that you like men who are taller than you, beauty." Ronald took off his bathrobe, revealing his muscular upper body.

"Hee hee hee... Now I feel that playing volleyball on the beach topless is also very artistic..." Helen's hair was combed high, her blue eyes were full of admiration, and she put her arms around Ronald's neck , I kissed him.

"A tall man is more suitable for me, and I don't need to borrow a seat for the kissing scene."

"How was my kiss scene?" Ronald kissed for more than ten seconds, and then joked with Helen.

He found that Helen's eyes were still closed, her face was intoxicated, and she pursed her lips a little nervously.

How could Ronald hold back, and kissed again.

"Well... you acted very well."

……

"Ding dong..."

Early the next morning, it was the agent Richard who knocked on his door again.

"Come on," Ronald looked at Helen who was sleeping beside Haitang Chun, put on his clothes, closed the bedroom door, opened the door and welcomed Richard in.

"The box office came out last night?"

"Yes, this is your first production work, and it is also Touchstone's first film. Mr. Eisner has taken care of it, and the data will be sent to you as soon as it comes out."

"How many?"

"Less than 200 million. To be precise, it is 170 million, with an error of [-]."

"Tsk... hey..."

Ronald sighed, this result is not very good.The first weekend is about 500 million at the box office.

Coupled with a CinemaScore score of around B+, the multiplier for the first weekend will be about [-], and the multiplication of the two is the estimated total box office.

If it can be screened for about ten weeks, the box office of the first weekend will be multiplied by five, and the total box office of the whole movie will be 500 million to 3000 million.

My first film production work may be at a tepid level.While it didn't embarrass Eisner, it certainly wasn't as strong as his expected outcome in supporting him.

"What does the touchstone say?" Ronald asked Richard, frowning.

"Touchstone said that it will invest in publicity and distribution resources according to the original plan. The original newspaper interviews and TV interviews will not be missing. This is what Katzenberg personally ordered. But no more resources will be invested in printing copies and increasing the release The number of theaters is also very difficult.”

"I see. I'll call Mr. Eisner."

"I'm going to make an appointment with his secretary."

Ronald was a little depressed. After all, he was not a producer with any unique secrets, and he could see through whether a movie would be a hit or not.

This comedy is not a failure, but it is by no means a success.Fortunately, with a production budget of less than 1000 million and a box office of 500 million, it is already profitable. In this way, it can also explain the touchstone of the first investment work of Screen Fund and the live-action movie.

For Eisner's power struggle within Disney, this achievement is far from being a useful weight.

"It seems that my level of being a producer is not as good as being a director. After all, it is based on dreams, and the movies that can be dreamed, probably in the previous life, had been a big hit at the box office before they could be made into videotapes. be seen by oneself."

"His secretary said he was in the office and Mr. Eisner wanted to speak to you."

"Mr. Eisner, the box office figures are not satisfactory." Ronald answered the phone and told Eisner his thoughts.

"Don't get too discouraged, Ronald. This is just your production. Jerry Zucker wants to change his directing style. This is his problem. There is a successful formula there."

"Will this achievement help you in Disney?" Ronald asked. At that time, Eisner invested in this film, on the one hand, to give an explanation to the eldest son of the deputy commander, and on the other hand, for the night show to be in Disney. Internally, use the results to attack the veterans who are obsessed with cartoons, headed by the founder's nephew Roy Disney.

"If the box office is less than 3000 million, I'm afraid it's not good news for live-action movies. How about putting your next movie on the touchstone? I'll give you the best treatment."

"I'm still waiting to hear from Paramount, Mr. Eisner. Can you add a little more to your budget?"

"People from the Screen Fund are very stubborn and insist on filming with a budget of less than 1000 million yuan. This time, the family has a box office record. I'm afraid they have something to say and will further reduce the budget of each film."

"Hey, these people really don't understand the business and art of filmmaking."

"Actually, based on your box office performance, it's not difficult to get investment. I can pay 800 to 500 million here. If you find [-] million investment, it's almost the same."

Michael Eisner is short of breath. He has been in charge of Paramount for ten years, and he can't ask for movies under 500 million. Now he has to worry about the investment of only a few million live-action movies.

"Okay, according to the contract, I have to wait for news from other studios first, and then I will visit you again."

Ronald hung up the phone.

"Moonlight Alluring" is not the kind of high-concept film that I am best at. If I and Douglas Jr. jointly invest as much as 500 million, I am afraid that there is a lot of risk to take.

"The Evil Husband" gave me a wake-up call. Many factors in this kind of movie that need to drive out the audience of "The Sound of Music" are beyond my control.Who knows why those audiences who seldom watch a movie a year will go to the movie theater for what?

If you want to make money from investing, then high-concept movies like "Top Gun" are more sure.It’s also easy to recommend movies among friends, the movie that took down the Soviet Union MiG in the air battle.

"You make an appointment with Ned Tanin of Paramount, and we will meet him and listen to his decision." Ronald asked his agent Richard to contact the producer of "Moonlight Sultry".

I have Paramount, Disney, and Weintraub's recent acquisition of MGM/United Artists, and the three companies have expressed interest.

The best is of course Paramount. It is not a big deal for them to invest in this kind of movie, and they have the strongest distribution ability.Disney has budget constraints, and Weintraub's powers at MGM are unclear, and they have the most variable terms.

"Ronnie, ah...you're here, Richard." Helen woke up and came out in her pajamas. She greeted Richard.

"I'll contact the studio first, and you will go with screenwriter John Patrick Shanley." Richard nodded and got up to leave.

"The box office results are out?" Helen packed herself up and went out to eat the breakfast delivered with Ronald.

"Yes, about 500 million in the first weekend. [-] theaters are not bad, and can enter the top five box office rankings." Ronald handed her a glass of orange juice, and then pushed the bread basket over .

"That's it? It's not as high as the weekend box office of 'Supergirl'?" Helen took the bread basket, took the vegetable salad, and was about to eat.Hearing the box office figures, he stared at Ronald with wide eyes.

"Is it because of my acting problems that dragged down the box office?"

The memory of the failure of the previous two movies came back to mind, Helen stopped reaching for the bread, only ate salad and drank orange juice.She touched her face, did she gain weight again?

Ronald cut a piece of fresh baguette and handed it to Helen, "Don't be nervous, the first weekend box office does not represent the total box office. Our CinemaScore score is good, and the estimated box office multiplier is five, so the total box office will not be less than two thousand Five hundred to thirty million."

"Really?" Helen returned to her smile. She picked up the baguette and put it in her mouth.The fresh bread made a crisp sound and tasted very good.

"Hee hee, this is still a movie I acted in, and it's the first time the box office has exceeded 2000 million."

"It will be better in the future." Ronald wiped the bread crumbs from Helen's mouth.It is true that her star luck is not very good. The two movies she starred in failed at the box office, and now the third movie, playing the second female lead, is not a big hit.

(End of this chapter)