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Chapter 449 Joining the Group [The Lord of the Rings-The Legend of Sauron 2]

It grossed US$1.2 million in its first week.

The next week's box office was US$9045.3 million.

In two weeks, the cumulative box office of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has exceeded 4 million US dollars, reaching 2.1 million US dollars.

It directly interrupted the trend of "Iron Man" to break through [-] million U.S. dollars per film in North America, causing great injury to Marvel Studios.

However, Marvel Studios did not expect that [Iron Man] could have such good box office data at the beginning. After all, Marvel's movies have been tepid for so many years.

While Marvel Studios was very hurt, Spielberg was also not feeling very well when the reputation of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" exploded.

If there is no masterpiece, it will be difficult for Spielberg to make another film in a short time.

Not making movies for a short period of time is okay for other people, but it would be particularly uncomfortable for Spielberg, who is 90 or [-] years old and can still direct movies.

Because they are similar to Chenglong, they are both inseparable from the crew.

So Spielberg began to actively negotiate with Universal Pictures for the [Jurassic World 2] project.

Of course.

These have little to do with Zhang Nan.

After attending the premiere of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Zhang Nan directly joined the crew of New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 4".

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【The Lord of the Rings-The Legend of Sauron 2】

This wave of New Line Cinema has prepared a production fee of US$2 million for "The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 1", which seems to be more than US$[-] million more than the previous film "The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron [-]". .

But if we really count, the production cost of "The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron 2" is a little tighter than that of "The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron 1".

Because of the US$1 million in production fees for [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron [-]], Zhang Nan's fixed salary was only US$[-] million, and a full US$[-] million was production fees.

However, in "The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2", Zhang Nan's fixed salary has increased to 3.8 million US dollars, leaving only 1.2 million US dollars for production.

Although it is still a blockbuster with an investment of over 2 million U.S. dollars, [The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron [-]] is promoted as an S-class project with an investment of [-] million U.S. dollars.

Yes.

Unlike in the past, Hollywood only had A-level major projects with over [-] million U.S. dollars of investment. Today, due to the emergence of Zhang Nan, Hollywood has set a new level for A-level major productions with over [-] million U.S. dollars of investment - S-level projects: Invested in projects worth US$[-] million.

The final film images and visual effects of your S-level project are similar to those of an A-level large-scale production, which is somewhat wrong.

However, [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2] cannot do without Zhang Nan as the main star, so during the entire filming process of [Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2], New Line Cinema was extremely money-grubbing and impatient.

This made director Peter Jackson a little uncomfortable, and he complained to Zhang Nan from time to time.

Like now.

Zhang Nan had just finished shooting a scene and was about to sit down and rest for a while when Peter Jackson came over again holding the script.

"Peter, what benefits did New Line Cinema give you? You're working so hard for them, why can't I just take a break? I have to rest while working on the script." Zhang Nan sat down on the chair and said angrily. .

Because it’s not like Peter Jackson didn’t let him rest, after all, the scene still had to be arranged, but he was always working on the script with him while he was resting, which made it impossible for him to recharge his batteries. "Zhang, being idle is nothing but idle. It doesn't take much energy to write the script. Besides, do you blame me for the current situation? Just give me a two-month schedule. If I don't hold on tight, what if the movie goes wrong?" What should I do if I can't finish the filming?" Peter Jackson pulled up a stool and sat next to Zhang Nan, looking at Zhang Nan with a face full of complicated emotions.

In fact, the reason why Peter Jackson was in such a hurry was that he had to work on the script while Zhang Nan was resting.

On the one hand, it is because of the reasons he said verbally, and on the other hand, it is because he has a gambling agreement with New Line Cinema.

If [The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2] is filmed earlier or more economically, then New Line Cinema will give Peter Jackson 2% to 5.00% in [The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron [-]] movie box office dividends.

It stands to reason that as the director of [The Lord of the Rings: Sauron 2], Peter Jackson also has the honor of having produced the [Lord of the Rings] trilogy and [The Lord of the Rings: Sauron 1].

This time, directing and filming [The Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron 2] is not short of the 5.00% to [-]% dividend.

But Zhang Nan couldn't resist Zhang Nan's offer for New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2". The offer was a bit too harsh, and he directly took 50.00% of the box office share.

After excluding the indispensable 30.00% from the theater chain, New Line Cinema can get 20.00% for itself, and then give some to the director. New Line Cinema is really reluctant to part with it.

So when the project started to be prepared, New Line Cinema began to compress Peter Jackson's director's salary.

It only plans to give Peter Jackson a fixed salary of 2000 million US dollars, without any box office dividends.

If it were any other great director, he would just quit.

But not Peter Jackson.

Because the 2005 movie "King Kong" completely ruined the aura Peter Jackson had accumulated through the "Lord of the Rings" series.

It’s not that the movie “King Kong” lost money.

With a cost of US$2.07 million and a global box office of US$5.56 million, the movie still made money.

But compared with the more than 20 billion US dollars in box office revenue of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the revenue is much lower.

Although the global box office of "The Lord of the Rings: Legend of Sauron" has exceeded one billion, under the influence of movies such as "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", "Transformers 2", "The End of Days 1"... everyone has The credit goes to Zhang Nan.

So Peter Jackson was embarrassed.

After "King Kong" in 2005, apart from "Lord of the Rings - The Legend of Sauron 1", there was no other film directed by him.

Peter Jackson desperately needs a masterpiece to boost his reputation.

So in the face of New Line Cinema's conditions, although Peter Jackson was furious, he still continued to talk patiently.

In the end, a fixed salary of 1200 million US dollars was negotiated, but if [The Lord of the Rings - Legend of Sauron 2] can be produced earlier and more cheaply, then an additional 5.00% to [-]% of the box office share can be obtained.

The specific box office share depends on how early it is and how much production fees are saved.

Zhang Nan is very aware of this because Peter Jackson signed a confidentiality agreement with New Line Cinema.

But Peter Jackson's completely different attitude from his previous collaboration [Lord of the Rings - Sauron 1] made Zhang Nan aware of something.

So when Peter Jackson complained that he only gave him two months of time, Zhang Nan retorted: "Then you can't just stare at me!"

(End of this chapter)