MTL - After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood-Chapter 195
This strange magical world has naturally attracted the attention of the audience.
The screening of the movie is fast.
At the end of the movie, Kevin came to the stage to thank some audiences for their support, as well as the support of friends, and then left the cinema.
As for the specific data, the next day, Dawson will give it to him after he has collected it, and he doesn't need to worry about it.
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The time comes to December 11th.
Early in the morning, the news about Harry Potter covered all the channels through which people received information from the outside world.
This kind of propaganda is even more noticeable than the US presidential election.
Of course, this kind of publicity is naturally spent by Chenxi Film Company, but it is not just the credit of the money. Steve Kevin's new movie itself represents a huge amount of traffic.
Even in places where Chenxi Films did not have public relations, the media took the initiative to report relevant news in order to gain popularity.
Inside Warner Bros.
Robinov collected many newspapers early in the morning and read them.
[The latest masterpiece directed by Steve Kevin, a magical world comparable to the Lord of the Rings that has never appeared before, is worth seeing. 】
[Steve Kevin's new work, a good movie that kills all ages, and a good movie for a family to watch together. 】
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All kinds of rainbow farts, like crazy advocating Harry Potter without money.
Robinoff blushed for Steve Kevin, and the media had no room for exaggeration.
Chapter 285 High box office and low reputation
In their mouths, Steve Kevin has become the most powerful director in Hollywood, no one can compare.
But Robinoff knows that there are still two directors who can compare.
One is James Cameron, who was completely anointed after the Titanic, and the other is the boss of DreamWorks Studios, Steven Spielberg.
It is a pity that the relationship between James Cameron and Fox is too close, and it is not possible to dig if you want.
Steven Spielberg is the boss of the film company himself, and the only way to cooperate is to invest money to get a share of the box office, and the follow-up income does not have any share of these investors.
This is clearly not what they want to work with.
Robinoff was heartbroken when he thought that after Steve Kevin parted ways with them, they climbed all the way, and their Warners lost again and again.
Of course, the biggest reason is that if this continues, his position as president will not be guaranteed.
And he was fired because of poor management. I am afraid that no one would dare to accept him as the president of another company, which means that his career is likely to end here.
Thinking of this, Robinov felt extremely anxious.
At the same time, he was also thinking about whether he could find a way to repair the relationship with Steve Kevin, and the two sides continued to cooperate.
Of course, there's also how Warner Bros. will go next.
The DC Cinematic Universe project has been put on hold since the Green Lantern fiasco.
The production cost of 150 million US dollars, plus the announcement, totaled a total cost of 180 million US dollars.
Externally, the total cost of publicity was 200 million US dollars, and in the end, only about 80 million US dollars were earned.
Basically, it can be said that the blood loss of 100 million US dollars, including the Batman and Superman projects, and other scattered movies, these two years, Warner's life can be said to be particularly sad, no wonder he misses and Steve. ·The feeling of making money while lying down when Kevin cooperates.
The morning time passed quickly.
When Kevin did not receive the box office data of Harry Potter, Robinoff had already obtained the box office and word of mouth of Harry Potter.
[The box office on the first day, 78 million US dollars! 】
Robinov's stared boss couldn't believe this data.
Harry Potter's first-day box office even surpassed the Batman Dark Knight series, as well as Spider-Man, creating an unprecedented miracle.
This made him feel extremely regretful.
Of course, if he knew that the original Harry Potter was produced by Warner during his tenure, he would probably not feel remorse, but he would have wanted to directly take out a gun and stab Steve Kevin.
Robinov, who was shocked by the box office, looked numbly at the word-of-mouth below, only to discover that compared with other Steve Kevin's films, the word-of-mouth of Harry Potter was actually a lot worse.
It can even be said that it is the worst movie ever made by Steve Kevin.
The main point of attack is that the audience of this movie is aimed at children, and many adults are actually very unfamiliar with this movie.
They all complained and said that in fact, they were just going through the motions with their children. They didn't like this movie too much, and it was even worse than ordinary commercial movies.
These people even questioned Steve Kevin's directing ability.
This made Robinoff feel a lot better, and at the same time silently wondered whether Harry Potter would be the beginning of Steve Kevin Waterloo.
After all, there has never been a director as prolific as Steve Kevin, and at the same time, they have maintained a high quality, which is not a normal person.
This made Robinoff temporarily hesitant about whether to contact Steve Kevin. In case Steve Kevin failed again and again after that, he would take the initiative to contact Steve Kevin, Losing his face would be worthless.
The word face is actually used all over the world, and there is no one who doesn't want to lose face, especially an upper-class person like him.
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Dawn Film Company.
Inside Kevin's office.
Kevin lay on the sofa and let Dawson report the data. As for the other directors, they were busy with their own affairs and had no time to care about Harry Potter's situation.
By the way, the Russo brothers, put together a small-budget comedy that seems to be called Welcome to Collingwood, a movie that Kevin didn't remember much anyway, after reading the plan, Kevin arranged for them to invest after Christmas , and start shooting immediately.
"Harry Potter, $78 million on its first day!"
Dawson read the data excitedly.
That is to say, Chenxi Film Company is not a listed company. Otherwise, I am afraid that the stock price will go crazy. I have to say that Steve Kevin alone can support a movie with a market valuation of five billion US dollars. giant company.
This is the trust of investors in him, and it is also the value of his reputation that has never failed.
In the face of this result, Kevin was not very happy.
In the original history, Harry Potter, which was released in 2001, made a full $90 million at the box office on the first day. Compared with this result, Kevin's Harry Potter was a failure.
However, from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which started with a first-day box office of 90 million US dollars and ended with a North American box office of 300 million US dollars, it can be seen that Harry Potter, the next decline will be exaggerated, Kevin knew this.
Of course, making money is a sure thing.
I just don't know whether the original Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone's global box office of $978 million can be surpassed by Kevin.
Kevin's indifference made Dawson unable to get excited.
But he has long been used to Kevin's tone.
In the face of his own movies, Kevin is always so confident, as if he has achieved what kind of achievements, it is not surprising, this confidence makes him amazed.
The awe for Kevin is even more hidden in his heart.
After reading the box office, Dawson began to read word-of-mouth surveys and audience ratings.
But the more you read, the more ugly Dawson's face became. At the end of the reading, he was even more worried:
"Kevin, you said Harry Potter, will there be a situation like Green Lantern, and the box office will plummet?"
"It's going to plummet, but it won't be that exaggerated."
Kevin answered lightly.
This calm tone made Dawson unable to panic.
Kevin calmly said:
"On the box office side, I have a good idea, you don't have to worry about it."
The reason for Harry Potter's word of mouth, Kevin is very clear, his movie, the audience is actually children, and children have no right to speak in the film investigation, so the word of mouth will not be good.
However, this does not affect the popularity of Harry Potter. After all, children have to watch, how can adults refuse children's requests.
From this point of view, it is a start of two to three people, and there are even more families with many children.
Therefore, even if it plummets, Harry Potter's box office will not be too bad.
Chapter 286 Hogwarts Theme Park Advance Tickets
And compared to other movies, Harry Potter is more profitable off the set.
From selling books, to peripherals, to theme parks.
and various authorizations.
Unsurprisingly, Harry Potter's other income can even be compared to the box office profits brought by the movie itself.
It's just that this is just the first step for Kevin to build an IP. The steps are not that big. Otherwise, he can even directly build multiple Hogwarts theme parks at one time to earn more money faster. more profit.
Of course, for this, Kevin has other ideas.
If you let him follow the wholly-owned model of Disney, then no matter how much time is given to Kevin, never try to surpass Disney.
So, through the experience of the previous life, Kevin had a whole new idea.
That is to make Hogwarts a big brand, allowing people from any country in the world to join in and participate in the opportunity to build the Hogwarts brand.
To put it in the simplest terms, that is Kevin's IP, other people's land, money, and Kevin's supervision to ensure that there are no things that affect the brand's popularity.
Such conditions are naturally very harsh. Therefore, if he wants others to actively participate, Kevin must ensure that the Hogwarts theme park project can make money.
That's Kevin, the biggest reason why he chose to delay the release of Harry Potter.
He wants to ensure that the popularity of Harry Potter can be directly transformed into this project.
At that time, using this IP, Kevin will build Hogwarts theme parks all over the world at zero cost.
In this regard, Kevin did not appear to be too greedy. After all, the national conditions of each country are different. If these profits are not allowed, I am afraid that many national Hogwarts theme parks cannot be built at all.
This kind of cooperation can minimize troubles and create a big capital for Kevin that surpasses Disney.
Dawson nodded, and Kevin said that he didn't need to worry about the box office, so he naturally didn't need to mention it.
Kevin went on to ask about his favorite Hogwarts theme park.
"Dawson, how's the Hogwarts pre-sale and the sales?"
These two data are the data that can best reflect the influence of Harry Potter, as for word of mouth.
To be honest, the right to speak is not in the mouths of the small audience of this movie. If adults are allowed to comment, it is like a beautiful fairy tale, and the difference is definitely not bad.
But compared to Kevin's previous Matrix, Batman The Dark Knight, the interior is undoubtedly far different.
Of course, internal is internal, and profit is another matter.
From the very beginning, Kevin has positioned himself as profit first.
To put it bluntly, he, like Steven Spielberg, uses movies more as a tool on his life path, rather than the so-called love of art.
At this point, among the big three Hollywood directors, there is only James Cameron, probably because of his love for movies.
Dawson glanced at the data in his hand and reported:
"Before the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the pre-sale data was 36,000."
"After the premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on the day it was released, there was an immediate surge. As of twelve o'clock today, 100,000 tickets have been pre-sold."
"There are so many?"
Only then did Kevin show a hint of joy.
Chapter 287
That's 100,000 tickets, and fifty dollars a piece is five million dollars. Including other income measures in the theme park, after deducting the cost, you can earn about thirty million dollars.
Of course, Kevin knew that this was not the norm.
Under the stimulation of the movie, the purchase desire of these audiences will be greatly enhanced, which is the result of selling 100,000 pre-sale tickets before the theme park opens.
This craze will accompany the popularity of Harry Potter and continue for some time.
