hollywood melon man

Chapter 27 Rising to Fame
  In Hollywood, what happens when your first career film grosses close to 10 million in its first week?
  The answer is, you will be on fire.

That's right, after "Shark Tank" grossed 985.4 million at the box office in its first week of large-scale opening, its director Gilbert Landrini Jr.'s name became resounding in Hollywood.

In fact, from the beginning, Gilbert Jr.'s name was widely circulated in Hollywood. The son of Gilbert Landrini Sr. obtained the opportunity to direct through the back door.

Arrogance, arrogance, and ignorance of the sky and the earth were the labels that Hollywood affixed to little Gilbert at the time.

Some people even doubt whether little Gilbert is Spielberg's illegitimate son. Otherwise, there is no way to explain why Spielberg would support him so much!
  However, as the total box office of "Shark Tank" exceeded 10 million, all the previous doubts, ridicules, and abuses disappeared.

Instead, there was overwhelming praise and praise.

For a time, little Gilbert became a genius director, synonymous with talent.

Gilbert Sr.'s foolish son became an outstanding young man who inherited Gilbert Sr.'s film talent, and Spielberg became a model of discerning talents.

As for Universal Pictures, which invested and distributed "Shark Tank", the media praised it for having a precise vision and that it will be brilliant for many years.

For many years, this will depend on whether little Gilbert can do the job.

Although the film has not yet achieved profitability, everyone knows that this is not the end of the film. For a time, little Gilbert became the most popular person in Hollywood.

As for Gwyneth Paltrow, because of her outstanding performance in "Shark Tank", she has become a new generation of sweetheart, has countless fans, and is completely famous.

Not only the Hollywood circle, but also ordinary movie fans, due to media reports, knew that the director of "Shark Beach" was a 21-year-old young man.

He made such a movie at such a young age, which immediately attracted the attention of many movie fans.

It's a pity that there are no hot search terms on the Internet today, otherwise little Gilbert's name would definitely be among the top.

After the film became popular across the United States, many front-line newspapers and media published relevant comments. This situation has become very different from when it was first announced.

"Chicago Sun-Times" Roger Ebert seems to be very optimistic about Gilbert Jr., and he took the initiative to write a review of the film without Universal Pictures' public relations.

“Shark Tank is not a classic horror movie that will last long, but it is definitely a good popcorn movie.

Director Gilbert Jr. and starring Gwyneth Paltrow and the shark bring the tension of a long-lost B-movie.

Little Gilbert knows how to create the tension of this type of subject and present the suspenseful and suffocating atmosphere on multiple levels, while also bringing many stunning ocean shots.

After watching "Shark Beach", I am very much looking forward to his future films. "

At the end of the review, Roger Ebert gave his unique two-thumbs-up sign to express his high recommendation for the film.

Roger Ebert is one of the most well-known film critics in the United States. He and Gene Siskel host the program "Watching Movies with Siskel and Ebert", which is the most commercialized film critic in the United States. programme.

When it comes to commercialization, you can imagine that Roger Ebert is not a simple film critic.

It is impossible to get him to cheer for the film without any benefit.

But such a highly commercial film critic publicly supported "Shark Tank" without any public relations.

This scene made little Gilbert himself begin to suspect that he was Roger Ebert's illegitimate son.

But when he went home to see the old man, the old man solved his doubts.

"I asked Roger Ebert to write that review," Gilbert Sr. said.

Looking at the old man dressed as flashy as a rock star, little Gilbert still couldn't believe it.

Seemingly seeing the doubt in little Gilbert's eyes, old Gilbert explained: "Roger Ebert owes me a favor, which is just in exchange."

"Wow! Uncle Steven also owes you a favor. What did you do in your early years?" Little Gilbert even doubted that old Gilbert was a hidden big shot in Hollywood.

"Humph," old Gilbert looked very proud: "When I was young, I was a producer who was fawned over by all of Hollywood and a guest of the top executives of the film company. Isn't it normal to have these connections?"

Little Gilbert gave a thumbs up and said: "I now believe that you really dated Audrey Hepburn and had a one-night stand with Marilyn Monroe."

"That's right, I never brag, I tell the truth." Old Gilbert said proudly. In fact, film critics have historically made a limited contribution to the box office. Their most important role is during the awards season, when they are competing for the Oscars. Film critics are very useful.

However, being recommended by Roger Ebert will help "Shark Tank" expand its movie-watching group to a certain extent.

As a new week approaches, it may be that there is indeed a lack of competitive works in the film market. The screening scale of "Shark Beach" continues to expand, reaching 1800 screens in 3700 theaters.

Under such circumstances, the box office trend of "Shark Tank" on weekdays remained stable, and it continued to take in a box office of US$223.6 million in a single day on Monday.

This is not over yet. From Tuesday to Thursday, it earned US$289.3 million, US$203.5 million, and US$189.7 million respectively.

With the advent of Halloween, the market for such thrillers and horror films has once again expanded. In the new three-day weekend, "Shark Tank" scored a box office of 782.6 million US dollars.

Including the box office received during the previous four working days, "Shark Tank" became the North American box office champion for that week with a box office of US$1465.1 million in a single week.

This is the weekly box office champion in North America. Although it is not a summer movie, it is still the champion. Little Gilbert's name is once again resounding in Hollywood.

Now, not only media reporters, but also major Hollywood film companies and brokerage companies can't sit still.

After returning to Los Angeles after completing his North American promotional tour, little Gilbert has been writing new movie scripts in addition to paying attention to the box office performance.

In fact, he has filed more than ten scripts with the Screenwriters Guild, all of which are planned for future films.

However, in the past few days, major film companies and agents have been coming to our door.

Because the security of the apartment he lived in was not good, little Gilbert was disturbed so much that he temporarily moved back to live with old Gilbert.

His son has made great achievements, and the elder Gilbert has no objection to the younger Gilbert moving back home.

He also gave him the keys to his family's house for safekeeping, saying that he was going to Europe for a vacation and would meet his old lover by the way.

He couldn't even afford to eat before, but now he can go to Europe for vacation, which makes little Gilbert wonder if the old man has taken advantage of it.

You know, since he made achievements, even his aunt in San Francisco has been disturbed.

Agents kept coming to her, trying to get little Gilbert's agency contract through roundabout routes.

My aunt was very troubled, but old Gilbert probably took the benefit and went on vacation directly, leaving the trouble to himself.

This unscrupulous old man...

"Shark Tank" was a box office hit. The film took in $2484.5 million in the ten days it was released, making it a huge success.

The key is that this is not the end. Both "Hollywood Reporter" and "Los Angeles Times" believe that the final North American box office of "Shark Tank" will reach between US$4000 million and US$4500 million.

However, this is not the end yet.

In view of the good performance of the film in the North American market, Universal Pictures decided to distribute the film overseas
  So it can be said that "Shark Beach" still has great potential overseas.

You know, with the collapse of a certain big country, Hollywood's global film market has further expanded and has become the center of the global film industry.

Hollywood films that are generally popular in North America usually do well overseas.

As for the popular director Gilbert Jr., Universal Pictures will naturally not give up.

The previous salary of US$100,000 was indeed too small. President Akio Tanii and Vice President Lou Vasseur discussed and decided to give Gilbert Jr. a bonus of US$200,000.

It would be a dereliction of duty on the part of Universal Pictures if it did not establish a good relationship with little Gilbert at this time.

Although the film is still being released in major theaters in North America, Universal Pictures decided to hold a grand celebration party for the film.

Little Gilbert and starring Gwyneth Paltrow were naturally the protagonists of the celebration party.

(End of this chapter)