hollywood melon man

Chapter 26 Unstoppable Box Office

Outside the theater, theater staff had already handed over questionnaires.

Undoubtedly, almost all viewers gave it an A+ rating.

Salati Merton also said: "Would anyone be stupid enough not to give a film like this an A+?"

"I think should not be?"

Hearing this sentence, a movie fan next to him who had watched "Shark Tank" silently added a + sign after the A. He didn't want to be that stupid person...

After sending his aunt and family away, little Gilbert anxiously waited for news from Universal Pictures.

Old Gilbert came back in style, looked at the nervous little Gilbert, and comforted him: "Don't be nervous, little Gilbert, if this movie doesn't succeed, you can continue to be the assistant director behind Steven.

What's more, you may not fail. "

"I hope so!" Little Gilbert could only pray and hold out hope.

The pressure in the directing industry is particularly high, and not ordinary. Just "Shark Beach", a film with a US$3.5 million investment, almost caused little Gilbert to suffer from insomnia.

It’s hard to imagine how much pressure those directors who invest fifty to sixty million or even hundreds of millions of dollars in movies must feel.

Therefore, many times, going to bed is a very effective way to relax. Some directors with abnormal psychology have reached the point where even women cannot satisfy him.

But little Gilbert only likes women and is not interested in living things other than women.

If you had a gunship or a plastic bag, he wouldn't know where to start...

Today's North America is not as magical as it was thirty years ago, and there are still many normal people.

It's just a pity that Gwyneth Paltrow is not here, and Verona Ryder hasn't come to see him in a few weeks.

Little Gilbert didn't want to go to the bar to have an affair, so he could only hold it in.

But fortunately, Universal Pictures didn't keep little Gilbert waiting long, and soon the first day's screening data was sent.

There are only 105 screens in movie theaters in the United States. A single movie theater schedules nine shows a day, with an average attendance of people per show and an average box office of US dollars per show.

Therefore, the total box office on the first day of screening was about 28350 US dollars, which is a disgraceful figure.

But fortunately, while the box office performance at the screening was not good, there was also another piece of good news.

Universal Pictures received a total of 2362 questionnaires, of which 1736 gave the film an A+, 425 gave it an A, and less than gave it a C or below.

This shows that the film is very popular among fans who have watched the screenings and has a high reputation among the audience.

In addition, more than half of the movie fans said they would definitely recommend the movie "Shark Tank" to people around them.

Such a high reputation has once again given Universal Pictures a certain degree of confidence.

Perhaps the October schedule was too deserted and Universal Pictures had no other films to release, so it decided to continue to expand the screening scale.

By the second day, there were 50 cinemas showing the movie, and on the third day the number was 100.

On the fourth day, as word-of-mouth spread, the theaters, which were seriously short of tickets, could no longer satisfy movie fans.

Movie fans are calling on Universal Pictures to quickly expand the scale of screenings. They want to see the movie "Shark Tank".

By this time, Universal Pictures executives finally believed that the movie "Shark Tank" had great potential.

So, finally on Friday, October 25th, the weekend before Halloween, "Shark Beach" hit theaters on a large scale.

Levit Gore, head of Universal Pictures' distribution department, kept calling theater companies, using ironclad data to convince theater companies to increase the film schedule of "Shark Tank."

"Man, why are you hesitating now? Is there anything hotter than the movie "Shark Tank" on the market?"

"I know you want to make room for Captain Hook, but that movie comes out in November, is the gap in between going to mold?"

"Okay, okay, let's discuss and make a decision as soon as possible. Neither you nor I want to lose a lot of money at the box office."

When he hung up the phone, Levitt Gore said to Vice President Lou Wasser: "I have never been so shocked by a young director. Little Gilbert is really a genius."

Lew Vassell laughed: "We at Universal Pictures experienced a similar talent once in 1975.

Now that genius is making Jurassic Park for us. "Cheers to Universal for having two geniuses..."

"cheers……"

ASAP is not allowed to drink while working, but good things are worth celebrating, so Lou Vasseur opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

In the face of huge interests, even little Gilbert's face seemed much more pleasing to Lou Vasseur.

The communication with the theaters went very smoothly. On the new weekend, October 1200th, the number of theaters opening "Shark Beach" quickly increased to , covering all major cities in the United States.

This scale is still not comparable to the screening scale of those A-level large-scale productions, but for a movie with an investment of only 3.5 million US dollars, it is already quite remarkable.

In view of the film's excellent screening performance, Universal Pictures once again increased investment in publicity and allocated two million US dollars in publicity funds for publicity.

In Hollywood in the early 1990s, the publicity and distribution funds for an A-level major production generally did not exceed tens of millions.

So far, Universal Pictures' investment in publicity and distribution has only slightly exceeded the production cost of "Shark Tank".

Because it was about to be released on a large scale, Gwyneth Paltrow finally joined forces with Gilbert Jr. in accordance with Universal Pictures' requirements to start a nationwide roadshow promotion.

When it was announced before, it was advertised that the two were in a relationship. Now it's good, little Gilbert and Gwyneth Paltrow have formed a couple team and show off their affection in various public places.

The return of Gwyneth Paltrow also temporarily solved the problem of little Gilbert having no bed partner.

When the two were traveling across the United States for promotions, they often did yoga together.

There was even a road show in a hurry, and the two exercised in the car.

With the release of the movie, Gwyneth Paltrow has gradually gained a fan base. When going to road shows, you can still see many fans holding her signs.

Gwyneth Paltrow is excited to finally enjoy the feeling of fame.

Perhaps because he knew that his daughter had finally entered the Hollywood circle, or perhaps because of little Gilbert's achievements, Mr. Paltrow relaxed his control over his daughter.

Gwyneth Paltrow simply moved into Gilbert's apartment and lived with him, and the two became a seemingly passionate couple.

At the same time, Universal Pictures continues to exert its promotional efforts, and the name of the movie "Shark Tank" finally no longer needs to be circulated in second- and third-rate tabloids.
  The Hollywood Reporter, Variety magazine and other media also began to mention the movie, and even the Los Angeles Times, one of the three largest newspapers in North America, gave it a page.

All these prove that "Shark Beach" has finally become popular after a long period of fermentation.

Of course, no matter how good the reputation is or how it is fermented, it is not as important as the actual box office.

No matter what the movie company says about the so-called sake of art, it's all bullshit.

No film company invests in movies for the so-called art, but for the money in the audience's pockets.

If it cannot make money, even if the movie has the best reputation in film history, it will still be a bad movie for the film company.

However, the movie "Shark Tank" did it, and it made a fortune.

The film began its large-scale opening on October 241.3, and it grossed US$ million at the box office that day.

This result is nothing for an A-level production, but for "Shark Beach", it is an excellent result.

Don’t forget, this is October, not the hot summer season.

"Shark Beach" also bears the title of Spielberg's producer, and its reputation has been accumulated through screenings. This achievement is very good.

October 442.7th is Saturday. On this day, "Shark Tank" once again achieved great results, taking in a box office of US$ million in a single day, which surprised Universal Pictures.

This is not over yet. On October 321.4, which is Sunday, the film once again made a box office of million US dollars in a single day.

In its first week of large-scale release, "Shark Tank" has already grossed US$985.4 million at the box office.

Including the box office from on-demand screenings, the total box office of "Shark Tank" exceeded 1019.4 million, reaching a box office of million US dollars.

Up until this point, Shark Tank was unstoppable.

　Recommended to test the waters, order a small barbecue to celebrate

(End of this chapter)