Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 739 Box Office Nail Household

"I'm coming back from Philadelphia, and I receive an average of five to ten calls a day who want to get in touch with you. I can't do much here anymore. The director turned 'Spirited' into a cartoon..."

"Okay, I've given up. Fox can do what it wants. You and I say to executive producer Joseph Farrow, don't put my name in front of the title, just sign a normal producer The location is good."

Nisita couldn't stay in Philadelphia anymore."Crocodile Dundee" recommended by Ronald to Paramount swept America as a big dark horse in the first week.

Everyone is attracted by this kind-hearted and innocent character of an Australian countryman, and they want to watch a drama about an Australian countryman entering New York.

From the perspective of a foreigner, especially Mr. Dundee, who can fight crocodiles with bare hands, was brought up by aborigines, and is full of primitive wild charm, to see New York, a grotesque big city, while making a lot of jokes, It also gives domestic audiences a special sense of superiority.

Hollywood executives suddenly realized that Ronald could not only direct and produce films, but also had a very high vision in selecting films.

Some people recalled his experience as Roger Corman's buyer and bought the Oscar for the best foreign language film "Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears".All of a sudden, everyone wanted to chat with Ronald and see if there was any movie worth recommending in his pocket.

Nisita couldn't, returned from the Philadelphia set, and began to deal with these things for Ronald with all his strength.Except for calls from very important people, everyone else blocked him with the reason that Ronald should concentrate on preparing the film and preparing to join the team.

They had to leave their contact information, hoping that when Ronald was free, he might think of them who were still looking forward to it, and they were interested in letting them call and talk.

Of course, some good friends are not subject to this restriction.Including the two leading actors of "Crocodile Dundee", Paul Hogan, and Linda Linda Kozlowski.

"The ending of the movie, following your suggestion, is very popular with American audiences now. Linda and I went to a lot of movie theaters to secretly watch the audience's reactions. Almost every scene, they were in the last scene of Dundee and Sue hugging the reunion. Time to cheer and applaud."

Linda Kozlowski, with her arm around Paul Hogan, sat on the couch, chatting with Ronald over a glass of champagne.Like the female reporter Sue Charlton in the movie, she fell in love with Paul Hogan, who played Crocodile Dundee.

"Yeah, I loved that ending, especially the scene where Sue takes off her heels and goes after Crocodile Dundee.

At that time, although we knew in our hearts that you would not shoot a tragic ending in a commercial film, our hearts were still suspended. The scene where we took off our high heels to pursue our true feelings really moved the female audience very much. "

It was Gail Hurd who spoke.Ronald brought her along with Jim Cameron.Several good friends were the main creators of blockbuster movies during this period, and held a small informal celebration in the luxurious big house arranged by agent Richard.

"Yes, the grasp of that part is very good, and it is very solid. The emotion of the filming is too high, and the audience will easily feel fake, but the rhythm of the ending is not in place, and the wonderful performance of the actors will be wasted."

Cameron also commented on the ending of the movie.

Jim Cameron's "Alien 2" has already grossed more than $7000 million at the box office, but last weekend's box office was close to $150 million, and it looks like it can last a week or two in theaters.The couple has already started preparations for the next film.

"That was Ronald's idea, hahaha." Linda Kozlowski started laughing.

It was a small-scale gathering without inviting more people, and several of Ronald's friends chatted quietly.

Everyone started talking about the movie box office estimates.

Cameron's "Alien 2" will be offline soon, and it seems difficult to break through the upper limit of 8000 million.

Ronald's "Top Gun" is still very strong, with a box office of more than 300 million per weekend, which has accumulated to 6000 million, and it is very hopeful that it will last in theaters until next year.

And Paul Hogan's "Crocodile Dundee" has a lot of reputation, and it seems to be a masterpiece with at least 8000 to [-] million potential.

"It's actually hard to compare, but I'm still optimistic about Ronald's Top Gun." Paul Hogan, like the character, also has an Australian accent.However, this is an improved accent, which retains the regional characteristics and removes the difficult parts. It is not difficult for American people to understand.

Everyone looked at Ronald, wanting to hear his opinion.

"I don't know, but have you actually found out? A movie with a strong box office is released in a fixed number of theaters and screens every week, for example, in a thousand theaters. Everyone's box office results are similar."

Several righteous masters picked up the newspapers to check.

Sure enough, "Top Gun" and "Walk with Me" both fluctuated steadily around 300 million on weekends.This kind of movie, according to the big metaphor of human age, belongs to the prime of life, and can be output stably for a period of time.

"Longwei Boy 2", "Alien 2", and "A Wicked Husband", the three movies have all fallen below 150 million after about 100 to [-] weeks of release time.These three films have all reached their old age, and in a week or two, after falling below [-] million, they will be offline.

And "Crocodile Dundee", which has just been released for a week, is at the right age and has infinite possibilities.

"The difference between these movies is how many weeks it takes to reach that box office stage, so as long as they enter the club with a weekend box office of more than 500 million, they can basically be considered a success. The total box office is actually not based on weekly average box office, but the number of weeks a film can be released."

"Top Gun" has been in theaters for 25 weeks, and it is estimated that it will take 150 to [-] weeks to reach the current [-] million elderly line.

However, "Longwei Boy 2" and "A Family with an Evil Husband" fell to this line after [-] weeks.

"Alien 2" has just dropped in its early tenth week.

Spielberg is the most able to be a nail in the theater in all of Hollywood.His "Jaws" and "ET Alien" were all released for more than a year before they could accumulate prohibitively high box office.

Cameron, Gale, Paul Hogan, and Ronald himself, are all moving into producer territory.As an actor, you can just act.The director has to care about every aspect of the movie.Producers, on the other hand, have to consider the audience's reaction and the size of the market.

For a while, several people were wondering what factors allowed some movies to stay at the box office for a long time.

"Don't you think, what these movies have in common is that they all have a strong tendency towards feminism? Whether it's Instructor Charlie in Top Gun, Captain Ripley in Alien 2, or Sue Cha, a newspaper reporter in Crocodile Dundee. Dunton, both are different from traditional female characters.

They are not the foil of the hero, but women with their own ideas and will.Even Kumiko, who is most like the traditional "Longwei Boy", showed her love to Daniel-san on her own initiative, and she also took the initiative to point out the inappropriateness of Daniel's character. "

"Hahaha, you're right, let's have a toast. Congratulations on the continued success of our movie."

It was Gail Hurd's best friend, Martha Coolidge, who interrupted just now.

This female director is the director of the original "Valley Girl".She is good at everything, but she is especially enthusiastic about women's career.No matter what the topic is, she can finally lead to women's rights.

She was supposed to replace Howard Deutsch, John Hughes' assistant director, as the director of the new film "Some Kind of Wonderful".

But she also changed the script again and again for the sake of ideals. In the end, the male characters in it became sissies and clowns, and the female characters were placed in the most central position.

The measure angered straight Chicago-born producer and screenwriter John Hughes.After inspecting the crew once, I found that the actor's makeup was covered with black eye shadow and highlighted hair, and I couldn't stand it anymore.

Hughes immediately recalled his assistant director Howard Deutsch for saying his script was not as good as Ronald's idea, and then raided the crew the next day and fired Martha Coolidge on the spot.

Martha, who made a fuss to no avail, had to leave.Gail Hurd brought her here to Ronald, also thinking whether Ronald would give her a chance.

Ronald also couldn't stand Martha who talked about female sex.Originally, the prototype of this story was thought up by Ronald.An ordinary boy pursues a woman who is full of stars, and finally finds that the girl next door who is his buddy is his good match.

In this kind of story, the heroine is turned into a sissy, and there are hints of unknown orientation. Ronald felt that even if he produced the film himself, he would fire her.

Martha, who was cut off by Ronald, continued to speak, and Gail covered her face while listening.

Ronald sent a few friends away, and received Helen Slater, who had just returned from New York after filming "Secret of Success".

Her hair was still kept short, and she hugged Ronald's neck happily as soon as she entered the door.

"What's the matter, so happy?" Ronald looked at Helen's big eyes, as if something very good had happened.

"I used the acting skills you taught me. I listened carefully to Michael J. Fox's lines. Even the always strict director Herbert Ross praised me in the end."

"Really, how did he praise you?"

"Well, he said that I originally acted like a female soldier, but gradually softened and became less rigid. The interaction with Fox is very good, and there is also a chemical reaction."

"Really? A chemical reaction?" Ronald put his hand on Helen's waist and began to tickle it.

"Hahaha, are you jealous?" Helen Slater smiled happily, "The chemical reaction in front of the camera. It's just that there is a big difference in height between the two of us, and when we shoot close-ups with him, we have to make two gaps." a plank."

Ronald laughed out loud.

The two quarreled for a while, and Helen lay in Ronald's arms and asked him what to do next.

Ronald knew that Helen still wanted to have a chance to accept some good scripts, but she was about to join the crew of "Dirty Dancing" soon.

"Are you going to film at the Virginia Mountain Lake Villa? When I was a child, before my parents divorced, I also went to this kind of Jewish resort." Helen fell into memories.

"Or, I'll go visit the class then."

"You contact little Bud, come if you want. But I will be very busy, and I may not be free to accompany you."

"It's okay, I just want to see how you direct."

(End of this chapter)