The Best Entertainment Era

From the beginning of the summer vacation to the end of May, the North American film market was completely dominated by Relativity Entertainment, but Revenge of the Sith ended all of this.

As the publisher, 20th Century Fox, after experiencing the disastrous failure of Kingdom of Heaven, can be regarded as elated.

Unfortunately, at the premiere, no one from Twentieth Century Fox said anything to Ronando other than a polite greeting.

Over the past year or so, the two sides have confronted each other because of their interests, and there is a lot of fire and water.

But none of this prevents Revenge of the Sith from being a huge success.

Despicable Me ended Bourne Bourne 3's three-peat at the North American box office in its opening weekend, but Revenge of the Sith did not give Despicable Me any hope of a North American box office streak.

The film grossed more than $118 million in its opening weekend in North America.

In this era when it is extremely rare for a North American film to have a box office of over 100 million, it can be said to be a very good box office result.

Relativity Entertainment's two films aren't bad either.

Bourne Shadow 3 was released in North America for five weeks, with a cumulative box office of 212.04 million US dollars.

Including overseas revenue, the global box office is already close to 500 million US dollars.

The film also temporarily sat at the top of the North American and global box office charts in 2005.

Once an animated feature film is popular, its trend is generally very stable, and Despicable Me is no exception, and it received another US$38.92 million in North America the following weekend.

Ten days after its release, the North American box office of this animated film was 135.87 million U.S. dollars.

Overseas screenings will start later. North America does not have the concept of Children's Day, but many overseas countries and regions still have such exclusive festivals.

Despicable Me will also appear in as many overseas cinemas as possible before June 1st.

For Chris Renaud and his team, after more than two years of being kicked out by 20th Century Fox, they finally achieved success in animated features, and there is also a sense of elation.

When Twentieth Century Fox fired us, did they ever think that we would be successful one day?

Inside the Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio,

Chris Leonard took a long breath: We don't do anything else, just to prove ourselves.

Ronan recognized the achievements of these people and said, You have done a very good job.

Chris Leonard shook hands with Ronan heavily: Thank you, Ronan, thank you for your support, without your support, we couldn't do it.

Several other team leaders in the office also looked over, and they all agreed with Chris Leonard's point of view.

Without the full support of Relativity Entertainment and Ronan, the boss, how could the group of people who were kicked out at the beginning make such remarkable achievements.

Ronan smiled slightly and said, You guys are too alien, we are a team.

At least for a relatively long period of time, Sandsea Entertainment Animation Studio will be very motivated to create great value for Relativity Entertainment.

Some people are happy, others are sad, especially 20th Century Fox, which gave up Chris Leonard's team.

In the Fox Building, the young James Murdoch looked at the box office data of Despicable Me and Chris Leonard's resume, his face was not very good.

Of course Jim Pross knew why, and said: Fox Animation Studios, headed by Chris Leonard, originally worked for 20th Century Fox for many years, but in 2000, the group made an acquisition of Blue Sky Studios. Coupled with the failure of the animated feature film produced by Chris Leonard's team, a group of people headed by Tom Rothman suggested and promoted the decision to abolish Fox Animation Studios.

James Murdoch was silent. Brain drain is unavoidable in Hollywood, but the way of voluntary letting go is a bit unacceptable.

Many traditional large companies with a long history not only have strong strength and foundation, but also have relatively fierce internal power struggles, and 20th Century Fox is no exception.

Jim Prowse seizes every opportunity to crush competitors: Tom Rothman's bad decision caused Fox to lose animation studio.

Don't ignore the role of Ronan Anderson. James Murdoch is not too old, but he is also quite shrewd. From the concept of people to the idea of ​​animated features, it all comes from Ronan Anderson.

Thinking of that person who is a few years younger than himself, James Murdoch will have a feeling of admiration. Although the other party is not self-made, but the situation he is facing is much worse than him, but he can To make today's achievements, the ability is beyond words.

Unfortunately, Ronan Anderson was too ambitious to be acquired by Twentieth Century Fox.

Jim Prose did not give up easily, and continued: Ronan Anderson's creativity is the key, but the technology of Chris Leonard's team is the foundation. Without Chris Leonard's team, no matter how good the idea is, it will never be perfect. Just creativity.

He said softly, James, do you know Peppa Pig?

I've seen it a bit. It's very popular in the UK now, and cartoons and peripheral products are selling well. James Murdoch asked, Is this also the work of Sandsea Entertainment Animation Studio?

Jim Prowse said: Yes, the original idea came from Ronan Anderson, and then Chris Leonard's team was responsible for the actual design and production.

James Murdoch was not surprised by this statement, because Relativity Entertainment only owns Sandsea Entertainment Animation Studio.

Jim Pross talked about the most critical part: According to market estimates, Relativity Entertainment relied solely on the Peppa Pig project. In terms of animation copyright and related peripheral income, it was 350 million yuan last year. more than a dollar.

This number cannot be ignored for 20th Century Fox. James Murdoch has also been studying movies and related industries. For many years to come, hundreds of millions of super income will be contributed every year.

Ronan Anderson is such a genius! Just a pink piggy can make so many articles.

Abandoning Fox Animation Studios is nothing at all, after all Fox still has Blue Sky Studios.

James Murdoch couldn't help shaking his head slightly. It was the biggest mistake not to acquire the company before the development of Relativity Entertainment.

I will instruct the board of directors to hold Tom Rothman accountable for this matter. James Murdoch just said one sentence before changing the subject: Kingdom of Heaven has definitely failed?

Jim Pross didn't shy away: There's no way to recoup the investment in the short term.

James Murdoch asked: Since the project failed, why continue to cooperate with Ridley Scott on a similar type of film project? And the investment is higher?

The biggest responsibility for the failure of Kingdom of Heaven does not lie with Ridley Scott, but the problem of producer Bruce Dewan. When it comes to the ability to blame, Jim Prose is no less than any company Executive: The original director's cut audition that Ridley Scott submitted was good, but the producer Bruce Dewan thought that the director's cut had a lot of problems, so he personally called another editing team to review the film. Edited again...

James Murdoch frowned: Is there such a thing?

Jim Pross continued: Bruce Dewan has many years of rich work experience. I... and other management personnel have always believed in his ability, so I agreed with his approach. As a result, the film was released and the response was not very good. ideal.

This kind of thing is common all over the world. If there is credit, it is the leader first. If there is a problem, the subordinate must be responsible.

The position and power of the two are also the key to this phenomenon.

James Murdoch said: I see, don't let Bruce Dewan participate in the big projects later. He asked again: Are you sure Ridley Scott is suitable?

Tens of millions of dollars have been invested in the project in the early stage, and the loss will be even greater if it stops. Jim Prose finally succeeded in throwing the pot away, and it is impossible to deny himself, saying: Ridley Scott is still trustworthy.

James Murdoch himself is not good at film production, and he believes in the judgment of professionals in this regard, but he still said a few more words: When it comes to large production projects, we must be cautious.

Even if the 20th Century Fox family has a great career, it can't afford to have a few more fiascos like Kingdom of Heaven.

Jim Prose said confidently: The current production plan, we focus on the development of X-Men and related derivative series, as well as the projects of Ridley Scott and Roland Emmerich, Roland has worked with us many times and is a guarantee of success.”

James Murdoch said: Hopefully it doesn't happen again with Kingdom of Heaven.

Jim Prowse made psychological expectations in advance: The prospect of Fantastic Four...

James Murdoch is very clear about the recent events between 20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment, waved his hand, and said, Even if the movie fails, we cannot make concessions in this regard.

With the first concession, Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment will be more aggressive, and even demand the withdrawal of the copyright of the X-Men series.

This is 20th Century Fox's ace movie series, and it has formulated related development plans for the next ten years. How can there be half a point of concession?

Jim Prose said: Yes, I will let the copyright department continue to deal with Marvel Entertainment, at worst it will be delayed.

The success and failure of big-budget movies is affecting the companies behind them.

Shortly after Revenge of the Sith, Ronan chartered a commercial jet and, along with Will Smith and Tom Cruise, flew to the famous Istanbul in Turkey.