Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 993 Haotian Entertainment North America, a true Hollywood giant!
“同时，在2012年全球票房排行榜方面，《复仇者联盟》、《暮光之城4：破晓》和《饥饿游戏》也分列第1、第5和第8！

Plus "3: Skyfall", which is ranked No. 007!
Haotian Entertainment North America occupied four of the top ten global box office rankings in 2012, which is unique and unmatched!
And in the 2012 Hollywood Company's North American annual box office rankings, we ranked second with a total box office of 16.27 billion US dollars, second only to Sony Columbia with 2 billion US dollars!

After we generated the first-ever annual gross of an independent film studio above $10 billion last year, we crossed the $10 billion threshold again this year.

At the same time, compared to the fifth place on the list last year, this year we are directly ranked second on the list!

There is no doubt that Haotian Entertainment North America has become the new giant of Hollywood, and it has reshuffled the ranking of Hollywood giants! "

Smart was very excited when he said this, because joining the ranks of Hollywood giants is an achievement that countless independent film companies have dreamed of for decades, but he did not expect it to be completed in his hands.

You must know that even the DreamWorks formed by the most promising Big Three failed to complete, and was eventually dismembered!
But Haotian Entertainment North America did it.

And after acquiring MGM, and owning Marvel Entertainment and many blockbuster movie series, Haotian Entertainment North America can guarantee that this giant-level performance will not be a flash in the pan.

Instead, a new giant who can truly stand up to the other six Hollywood giants for a long time is completely born!

More importantly, the performance of Haotian Entertainment in North America is too impressive. It is not the seventh place after the top six, but the fifth place last year, and the second place today.

Haotian Entertainment North America, the new Hollywood giant, can definitely be said to be menacing and flourishing!
While listening to Smart's excited tone, Chen Hao looked at Hollywood's 2012 North American top ten distribution companies list!
No. 1, Sony Columbia, with a market share of 15.89%, North American box office revenue of 17.78 billion US dollars, and 19 films released;
No. 2, Haotian Entertainment North America, with a market share of 14.54%, North American box office revenue of 16.27 billion US dollars, and 4 films released;
No. 3, Warner Bros., with a market share of 14.15%, North American box office revenue of 15.83 billion US dollars, and 24 films released;
No. 4, Disney, with a market share of 13.54%, North American box office revenue of 15.15 billion US dollars, and 13 films released;
No. 5, Universal, with a market share of 10.91%, North American box office revenue of 12.21 billion US dollars, and 15 films released;
No. 6, 20th Century Fox, with a market share of 8.77%, North American box office revenue of 9.81 billion US dollars, and 14 films released;
No. 7, Paramount, with a market share of 7.58%, North American box office revenue of 8.48 billion US dollars, and 14 films released;
……

In the past five years, the box office battle for the title and runner-up of the distribution company has always been the rhythm of "Paramount vs. Warner Bros." In 2012, this situation was finally broken by Sony Columbia!

This is also the first time Sony Columbia has won the championship since it won the championship in 2006!
In fact, Sony's ability to win the annual championship this year is somewhat unexpected. The industry originally believed that the final championship will be born between Disney and Warner Bros. holding the "Dark Knight".

Unexpectedly, in the end, it was Sony Columbia who succeeded in reaching the top with multiple blooms.

Of course, the most surprising thing is that Haotian Entertainment North America, which acquired MGM, came to the second place in the first year without complete integration!
In particular, in 2012, Haotian Entertainment North America only released 4 films due to the reconstruction of MGM’s distribution channel, but the average North American box office of each film was as high as 4.06 million US dollars.

This data is 2 times that of No.1.19 Disney's US$3.4 million, ranking first among all Hollywood companies!

Chen Hao seems to have brought his own filmmaking success rate to Haotian Entertainment North America, resulting in this astonishing box office data.

In the overseas box office rankings, Haotian Entertainment North America ranked 25.59th among the top seven in Hollywood with a score of 4 billion US dollars!
Next to 27.4th Century Fox at 20 billion and Sony Columbia and Warner Bros. at 26.7 billion.

After calming down a bit, Smart continued, "Generally speaking, in terms of film investment and production, Liang Tianchi Pictures invested a total of 2012 million US dollars in the production of 7.63 films in 5.

The 3 films released won a North American box office of 16.27 billion US dollars, an overseas box office of 25.59 billion US dollars, and a global box office of 41.86 billion US dollars!
The company's total global box office share was US$14.25 billion, and after deducting the publicity and investment costs of US$8.73 million, the company's 2012 box office net profit was US$5.52 million!
However, the box office results in 2012 were indeed a bit magical. We won 5 of the top 4 box office seats in North America. It may be impossible to achieve such results in the future. "

Benjamin, Kevin Feige, and Thomas Knight all nodded when they heard the words. After all, there are still six big Hollywood films. It is really unthinkable to occupy four films in the top five. Call it a miracle.

Even if they occupy 4 seats in the top ten, that is considered a huge success.

Chen Hao laughed, "That's not necessarily true, the success of "The Avengers" has allowed Marvel superheroes to conquer the world.

As global audiences become more and more familiar with Marvel superheroes and like them more and more, the box office of superhero movies will also increase. There are 2 to 3 Marvel superhero movies in the top ten list Not impossible!

Coupled with the well-known film series and well-known IP of Liang Tianchi and MGM, it may not be impossible for one or two films to be on the list. "

The three of them frowned slightly when they heard the words, and it seemed reasonable to think about it carefully.

After all, in 2012, "The Avengers" was the No. [-] box office in North America, and "The Amazing Spider-Man" was ranked No. [-] on the list.

The previous "Iron Man", "Iron Man 2", and "Thor" all entered the top ten of the annual box office rankings in North America that year, and "Captain America" ​​also ranked 11th, almost squeezed into the list.

Especially after "The Avengers" set off a global box office frenzy, the box office of future Marvel superhero movies may rise.

The "Hunger Games" series, "The Hangover" series and "Fast and Furious" series of Liang Tianchi Films all have the strength of the top ten on the list.

There are also MGM's "The Hobbit" series and the "007" series, so it seems that it is not impossible for Haotian Entertainment North America to once again occupy four of the top ten lists.

Of course, it is too difficult to occupy 4 seats in the top five!
"Go ahead!" Chen Hao said.

"Then there is the income from the company's distribution of films and peripheral copyrights. In 2012, because the company was busy rebuilding MGM's North American and overseas distribution channels, it only released 4 of its own films.

A total profit of 1.3 million US dollars, after excluding taxes, the company made a net profit of 1.17 million US dollars.

Now that MGM’s distribution channels in North America have been completely rebuilt, coupled with the original distribution capacity of Tianchi Pictures, the company’s distribution capacity can reach a maximum of about 4200, comparable to other giant companies.

As for MGM's overseas distribution channels, Europe, South America, West Asia and other regions have almost recovered. The task for the first half of this year is to rebuild the company's distribution channels in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Oceania.

In addition, the company's film library and other copyright income, through the company's own distribution channels, the company's film library has brought a total of 1.8 million US dollars in revenue to the company.

This number is more than four times that of the past, which is the huge benefit of having MGM's distribution channels, and MGM's huge film library is indeed a treasure trove.

After deducting taxes, the company's 2012 copyright revenue net profit was $1.08 million! said Smart.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. Before the acquisition of MGM, the company's distribution and library revenue were all taken by Sony Columbia.

In the distribution of DVDs, video tapes and other copyright peripherals of the film, Sony Columbia also earned much more than Quantianchi Pictures.

In the past, as an independent film company, even for the most popular blockbusters, the largest box office share was only about 55%. On the other hand, what about the Hollywood giants?
Not to mention the popular movies with extremely high box office expectations, the North American box office share can often get more than 65%, or even 70%. Even small-budget films can get 60% of the share.

Outside of North America, relying on global distribution channels, they can also get about 50% of the box office share, while Liang Tianchi Pictures can only get 35% through other channels.

Now after the acquisition of MGM, the huge profits taken by Sony Columbia in the past have been taken back by Haotian Entertainment North America, so the income from distribution and copyright peripherals has increased greatly.

"Let's talk about the company's other expenses in 2012, first of all, the company's loan, 1530 million US dollars.

The second is the company's rent, wages, business development and other expenses of 670 million, which add up to a total of 2200 million US dollars. said Smart.

Chen Hao nodded after hearing this. Now Liangtianchi Pictures no longer has to bear the debt of Marvel Entertainment, but Marvel Entertainment will pay it itself.

However, Liang Tianchi Pictures has to bear MGM's huge debt of 25 billion US dollars, and the pressure is even greater!
After Smart glanced at Chen Hao, he continued, "Next is Liang Tianchi Films' 2013 film investment and production plan, the company will invest in the production of 6 films this year.

They are "Super Body" with an investment of US$4000 million, "Divergent" with an investment of US$8500 million, "The Conjuring" with an investment of US$2000 million, and "Maze Runner" with an investment of US$3400 million.

"Annabelle" for $650 million and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay" for $1.25 million!
The 6 films will have a total investment of 3.105 million US dollars.

In addition, Liang Tianchi Pictures still needs to repay bank loans of US$2013 million in 1530, and other costs are expected to be around US$400 million.

In addition, MGM will need to invest approximately US$5000 million to rebuild its distribution channels in East, South and Southeast Asia, as well as Oceania.

In other words, Tianchi Films' current known expenditure in 2013 will reach 3.798 million US dollars! "

Chen Hao nodded slowly when he heard the words. This year's investment is 3.798 million US dollars, which has dropped by more than half compared to last year's 8.4 million US dollars.

The main reason is that Marvel Entertainment has gone out independently, and MGM has not been counted.

"Okay, Knight, tell me about MGM too!" Chen Hao said.

"Okay." Thomas Knight nodded, "After MGM was acquired by the company, it mainly did two things last year. The first thing was to sell its coffee business and hotels with poor profitability. $10 billion profit.

However, the $10 billion was used to repay the group's debts.

The second thing is to invest in the production of two films "The Hobbit 2" and "1: Skyfall".

其中《007：大破天幕危机》已经于2012年11月2日正式全球首映，而《霍比特人》则将在2013年12月13日上映。

"007: Skyfall" invested 1.5 million U.S. dollars, and finally won a North American box office of 3.04 million U.S. dollars, creating the highest North American box office of the 007 series.

At the same time, this result also ranked No. 2012 in North America's 4 annual box office list.

"007: Skyfall" has a box office of US$8.04 million outside North America, creating the highest box office record for the 007 series outside North America.

"007: Skyfall" has a total global box office of 11.08 billion US dollars, and also created the highest global box office record of the 007 series!

The company received a North American box office share of $1.824 million, and after taxes, the net profit was $1.7328 million.

The company earned $4.02 million in box office revenue outside of North America, and netted $3.417 million after taxes.

In other words, the company received a total of US$5.844 million in box office revenue. After deducting taxes and US$5000 million in publicity expenses, the company earned a net profit of US$4.6498 million.

In addition, MGM's hotel and resort business earned $2012 million in revenue and $3.05 million in net profit in 7213.

That's MGM Resorts' 2012 earnings, which totaled $5.3711 million in net income. "

Chen Hao raised his brows when he heard this, but he didn't expect that MGM's net profit for one year was as high as US$5.3711 million.

However, upon closer inspection, it is the movies that make money, to put it bluntly, "007: Skyfall" and the hotel and resort business.

However, the net profit margin of the hotel and resort business is not high, only 23.56%.

MGM's net profit last year was entirely supported by "007: Skyfall".

I'm afraid no one expected that the North American box office of "007: Skyfall" would exceed 3 million, and the global box office would exceed 11 billion, both of which created the highest records in the series.

In the past, the 007 series had an investment of hundreds of millions, but the box office in North America has never exceeded 2 million, and the global box office has never exceeded 6 million, basically in a state of balance.

Maybe there is still a little loss at the box office, so I can only rely on the copyright income to slowly pay back and make a small profit.

No one would have imagined that "007: Skyfall" would be a hit.

Haotian Entertainment North America is truly blessed!
"Then there's MGM spending, and last year, salaries, maintenance, rebuilding across all companies was $8500 million.

And this year, MGM will continue. In fact, it is already filming. The next two or three parts of "The Hobbit" will have a total investment of 4.75 million US dollars.

The annual salary, maintenance and other expenses are about 2000 million U.S. dollars, and there are debts of 1.2 million U.S. dollars, which means that MGM Group's known expenditure in 2013 is 6.15 million U.S. dollars. said Thomas.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. When "The Hobbit" approached Peter Jackson, the other party asked for a three-episode continuous shooting, but because of the situation of MGM, they only gave the budget for the first part, and part of the funds were used to shoot first. .

Now that MGM's situation has improved, it is natural to make up the budget for the next two films.

These are okay, including other expenses of MGM Group, after all, hotels and resorts are still making money.

The main reason is that the debt pressure of 25 billion US dollars is a bit heavy.

It seems that MGM can't count on it for the time being, and it has to use a measuring stick to pay its debts.

(End of this chapter)