The Best Entertainment Era

On Thursday night, 2,500 advance shows of The Bourne Movie started to be screened in North America. Due to time zone differences, the screening time ended early and late. It was not until about 12:30 p.m. Western time that Ronan got the relevant box office. statistics.

In fact, he has done so much before. For him, the owner of a film company, the most direct criterion for judging success or failure is the box office.

As a businessman and investor, it is impossible to ignore actual benefits because of illusory art and word-of-mouth.

People determine the investment choices of capital, but capital in turn affects those who direct it.

Even for someone with a strong will like Ronan, if he is not affected at all, it is impossible.

In front of the computer desk in the master bedroom on the top floor of the future world, Ronan opened the mailbox, and there was an email just sent by Thomas, the director of the theatrical distribution department of the embassy film industry.

The Bourne Shadow received an early box office of 5.66 million US dollars in 2,500 early screenings.

That's not a particularly high number, not even comparable to Pearl Harbor, which was released last month.

But Ronan is well aware that Bourne is a medium-sized movie that isn't a sequel.

Counting the announcement, the total budget of this film is less than half of that of Pearl Harbor.

The investment is low, and the pressure to pay back is of course low.

Since Friday, the number of viewers watching The Bourne Movie in theaters has increased significantly. Among the theaters sampled by the Embassy Pictures, the attendance rate and the number of tickets sold are far higher than Tomb Raider which opened the previous weekend.

Angelina Jolie's action-adventure film for women made $47.73 million at the North American box office in its opening weekend.

It can be said that this is the best box office result since the game was adapted into a movie.

Tomb Raider also surpassed the famous dance action film Charlie's Angels and created the record for the best opening of a female film in North America.

Ronan also met Angelina Jolie when he went to the gym on Friday.

In addition to the fiery fitness, the two also chatted together for a while during the break as before.

Congratulations, Julie. Ronan handed her a glass of energy drink and said, After the success of Tomb Raider, you are firmly in the front line.

Angelina Jolie was obviously in a good mood, and said: Thank you. She unscrewed the energy drink and took a sip: Your new film is also good, this week's box office champion will belong to you.

Ronan pulled out a chair and sat opposite Angelina Jolie, not humble: I'm content with the box office of Tomb Raider in the first week of The Bourne.

Angelina Jolie laughed, looking very hearty: Ronan, you are very confident.

Ronan shrugged: I am the producer and boss of the film. If I don't even have this confidence, the film will really end.

That's right. Angelina Jolie tilted her head and looked at Ronan: By the way, didn't you say you wanted to cooperate with me before? Why is there no news recently?

Ronan sighed: Tomb Raider is too successful, and then Julie, your salary for the next movie will definitely double, I can't afford you.

It can be said that what the high box office of Tomb Raider brings to the heroine is completely different from what the high box office of Pearl Harbor brings to the heroine.

The former is almost supported by Angelina Jolie alone, and the latter's heroine is not mentioned.

Even without the role of Kate Beckinsale, it has no effect on the plot of Pearl Harbor.

Ronan asked curiously: I heard that Sony Columbia Pictures is preparing to shoot Tomb Raider 2. How much will they pay you for the film? He smiled: It's not convenient...

Angelina Jolie seemed straightforward: I'm going to ask them for $15 million.

Ronan nodded: Julie, your appeal is worth the price.

In the past few years, Angelina Jolie's salary has risen sharply. The Girl Who Moved Soul was only 200,000 US dollars, but now it is easy to ask for tens of millions of dollars.

Hollywood companies are not fools. They dare to use Angelina Jolie because she has the corresponding market appeal.

If it is a popular action movie like The Bourne, Ronan is also willing to use Angelina Jolie as the heroine, but for the cut style and relatively small Underworld, Angelina- Julie is indeed too expensive.

Angelina Jolie added: Actually, I went to see your Bourne Shadow yesterday.

Oh? Ronan asked, What do you think?

Angelina Jolie thought for a while and said: The action design is very good. The hero's sharp movements are impressive, but the camera shakes a bit.

She suddenly said: I think, the action design of Tomb Raider 2 can refer to The Bourne Shadow.

Ronan smiled and said, Thanks for your love. He said truthfully, Julie, from the producer's point of view, if you want to get involved in the action design of Tomb Raider 2, you must strive for greater authority from the crew. Power, and the position of a producer is a must.”

Angelina Jolie has been developing on the right track in the past few years. After gradually getting rid of the decadence in the past, her thoughts are clearer than before. She nodded slowly and said: What you said makes sense. If you want to have a say, you must have corresponding powers.

Ronan didn't say much in this regard, but instead said: Julie, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you.

Angelina Jolie said with a smile: There must be a chance.

Ronan thought, when Tomb Raider 2 and Alexander the Great fail, maybe there is a chance to cooperate.

The two chatted for a while before going back to their respective locker rooms.

Before leaving, Angelina Jolie said suddenly: A while ago you held a moving party, I thought you would invite me, but I never got invited.

Ronan's face was full of apology: I was negligent. Julie, when I finish my work, I will invite you alone.

Angelina Jolie obviously intends to get closer to Ronan. This is almost a natural chemical reaction between the actor and the producer. She said with a smile: Then I will wait.

Ronan said, It won't be too long.

After returning to the dressing room and changing clothes, Ronan got into the Cadillac and asked David, who was driving, to return directly to the manor in Beverly Hills. All the plans that should be made in Bourne Shadow have been completed, and the remaining specific tasks will naturally have the following people do it.

In the past year, Luo Nan has increasingly focused on the general direction of the company's development and the operation of large projects.

He actually knew very well that Relativity Entertainment needed a real CEO.

But the candidate is not easy to find. He has a good choice, but he needs to find the right opportunity.

Jeff Katzenberg, who has become increasingly close to him, has said he will keep an eye on him.

Given what happened to Jeff Katzenberg, it would be nice to see him do that.

However, Ronan is also very clear that in order to really attract talents, Relativity Entertainment itself must be strong enough, even if the other party has not yet reached the stage of real prosperity.

But whether it will be successful or not, no one can say for sure, after all, the scale of Theory of Relativity Entertainment is not large enough.

Returning home early, Ronan had just entered the future world when the butler, Nikia, greeted him, took Ronan's coat and hung it on the hanger, and asked, When will it start?

Ronan glanced at the time: Start now, I just had a lot of fitness training, and I also need to supplement food properly.

Nikia said, I'll go to the kitchen to inform.

Ronan nodded, and went to the bathroom next to the living room to wash up briefly.

I came back early today just to interview the chef.

Nikia went through interviews and found two chefs. I interviewed one a few days ago. The other's Western food was good, but the Chinese food was completely Westernized.

Can you imagine Kung Pao Chicken with cream?

Ronan just took a sip without even seeing the chef, so he asked Nikia to ask them to leave.

I went upstairs and looked at the latest statistics of The Bourne. Currently, Rotten Tomatoes has a freshness rating of 94%, the overall score of film critics is 83 points, and the audience wants to see popcorn index as high as 9%. eighteen.

There are more than 7,000 imdb scoring users, with an average score of 88 points.

The comprehensive score of metacritic media is 80 points.

No matter how you look at it, the reputation of The Bourne Movie is enough to ensure that the film will have a relatively stable and healthy box office trend in the future.

The North American box office is excellent, which can drive overseas box office, and then drive offline distribution, thus forming a virtuous circle.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Nikia called from below. Ronan left the study and came to the restaurant on the first floor. As soon as he sat at the dining table, a young assistant chef brought up the dishes.

Four courses in total.

The Chinese style is roasted oxtail with tomatoes and potatoes, and the hometown dish of his previous life, fried sea cucumber with scallions.

The western ones are French baked snails and ordinary-looking fried veal steaks.

Like the gourmet judges of food shows in his previous life, Ronan ate a little of everything and rinsed his mouth every time he changed.

The western food is pretty good, quite up to standard.

As far as Chinese food is concerned, although it is not as good as the best taste I have eaten in my memory, considering that this is Los Angeles, it is very authentic.

Ronan put down his water glass and said to Nikia, It's them, let them come over.

The housekeeper, Nikia, went to the kitchen, and soon brought two people into the dining room. The person wearing a standard chef's hat in front of her was a Chinese, who should be less than 30 years old, and the other white assistant was very young.

Ronan simply asked about the situation. The chef's surname was Li, and he was a second-generation immigrant. Counting him, he has been a chef for three generations.

This is also the reason why his Chinese food is more authentic.

Ronan just asked briefly, and didn't say much about the specifics. Let Nikia discuss with the other party about salary and the like.

When recruiting before, the annual salary before tax was 100,000 US dollars, regardless of the number of people.

That night, Ronan signed a formal private employment contract with this small team of chefs, and they became Ronan's personal chefs.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Ronan feels that he will never go back to the simple life in the past.