Hollywood Hunter

During the time when the Simon family went to Australia to visit relatives on vacation and returned, the attention of countless North American media and the public remained at the box office of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice".

From January 5 to January 11, the first full box office week in 1996, as the festival passed, the North American film market began to cool down significantly.The third week of "Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" finally ushered in the first major box office shrinkage since the opening of the painting.

However, the actual decline was only 43%.

Far below some media's forecast of at least a lucrative decline.

The second week of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" still exceeded the $128 million single-week box office volume of more than 99% of Hollywood's films this week. This time, the box office in the third week of the film is still as high as $73.46 million.Three weeks after its release, the cumulative box office of this DC movie universe super giant reached $379.51 million.

If the cumulative two-week box office in the Christmas period also allows the North American box office of the Super Bat War to impact the $600 million threshold, there is a suspense. When the third-week box office data is released, people’s attention is already this movie. After breaking through 600 million, how far can we go.

Cumulatively close to 380 million in three weeks, only 220 million from the 600 million threshold, the box office volume of more than 70 million US dollars in the third week of the film release, unless there is a special change such as the outbreak of the Third World War, no one will There is no doubt whether the Super Bat War can recover the $220 million box office.

It is not impossible to recover 300 million or more.

In this case, "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" may even continue to be the first local box office movie in North America to exceed $700 million.

This is not impossible.

To calculate inflation, according to the 1996 standard, there are many movies in the history of the United States that are sufficient to reach the local box office level of 700 million US dollars.

Because of the success of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice", from the end of 1995 to the beginning of 1996, all other films in the North American film market were eclipsed. This year's 53rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards will be on January 21 On the day of the event, even if various companies, including Daenerys Entertainment, are working hard to warm up their nominated films and the subsequent Oscars, the media and public attention on related topics is still much lower than last year.

Everyone's attention is simply not here.

Speaking of which, the Golden Globe Awards were still hopeful to attract a lot of attention, but unfortunately, "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" did not apply for nomination.

As for the reason.

It’s not that I’m not able to get nominated, or the producer is not interested in the Golden Globe nomination, mainly for confidentiality.

Absolutely confidential.

The nomination rules of the Golden Globe Awards are different from those of the Oscars. Usually, the nominated Golden Globe Awards are announced before the Christmas file in December. There is no need to declare the film. It must be dared to be released before the nomination announcement. Members of the Journalists Association will be eligible to apply for an internal broadcast.

The nomination of the 53rd Golden Globe Awards was announced on December 11 of last year. The release date of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is December 22. If you screen one for members of the Foreign Journalists Association in advance, at least that one The nominations for the best films in the musical comedy category are firmly set.

However, both Daenerys and Warner Brothers have racked their brains to keep the plot of the film secret. Before the film is released, all media outlets can use various methods to dig up various inside stories related to the plot.Looking at the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association, the morality of this group of people is really dare not to be complimented. If the plot of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is revealed in advance for a nomination, it is not worth the loss.

Simply give up completely.

As a result, in this January, the popularity of the Super Bat War is still in full swing, but the Golden Globe Awards have no way to get rid of it.

Now everyone is more interested in this award season,

With the arrival of the award season, in 1995, Simon was regarded as a small Oscar because of the lack of certain phenomenal popular movies. Whether it is the upcoming Golden Globe or the Oscar in March, the competition is very fierce.

Take Daenerys for example.

Because of personal relationships, Simon's most important new film Catherine "Detroit", this time won nothing on the Golden Globe nomination, it is estimated that the same is true of the Oscar. The large-scale opening of the screen, the box office is only 6.97 million US dollars, the local box office can break through 10 million is good.

According to the investigation of the Xuanfa team, the main reason is that neither the media nor the individuals are interested in this “long-term” theme, or are unwilling to mention it.In this era of increasing political correctness, how should you treat a black riot in the 1960s?

praise?

Forced that this was an awakening of the black people at the bottom, a cry, a resistance?

joke.

criticism?

Who dares to criticize?

Are you racial discrimination, are you racial discrimination, are you racial discrimination?

A little carelessness may provoke protests from the Black People’s Rights Organization and may even cause some media people to lose their jobs.

So simply cold treatment.

For this state, Simon actually has a way to boost it. At least, if he wants, it is no problem to win a nomination for Catherine.

However, Simon did not do so.

It is also a kind of protection.

After all, it is politically correct.

As for the loss of the $30 million project, for Daenerys Entertainment, it is nothing.

Catherine's "Detroit" directly withdrew from the competition of the awards season. On the side of Daenerys Entertainment, the upcoming Golden Globe Awards won two nominations for the best film, nomination for the best film in the plot category, and Li An's new film " Sense and Sensibility, nominated for the best film in the musical comedy category, 3D animated film "Beauty and the Beast".

This is also the result of repeated weighing within Daenerys Entertainment.

You know, even if Detroit, Simon’s manpower, withdrew from the competition, the films produced by Daenerys Entertainment, which were expected to be nominated for the best two types of Golden Ball awards last year, also include "McMullen Brothers" and "This Man" From "Earth", "Jurassic Park 2", "Apollo 13", "Death Walk" and so on.

Among them, "Apollo 13" is the nominee for the best film in the plot category.

This time I chose to give up.

Because "Sentiment and Emotion" happened to be the best film winner in the plot category that year, defeating "Apollo 13", "Brave Heart" and other films.

For other film companies, if according to this year's average nomination level, such as Cannes's black film star Forrest Whitaker's "To Stay Awake", the box office has a double word of mouth, but this nomination has received nothing.There is also Martin Scorsese's "Casino", which only got one nomination for best director this time.

This is just the Golden Globe.

The next Oscar, there are only five nominations for the best film. According to the average of this year’s awards season film, it is just Daenerys Entertainment. The nominees are "This man is from the earth", "Apollo 13", " "Beauty and the Beast", "Intellect and Emotion" and "Death Walk".

This is not a super bat war issued by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Unfortunately, even if Daenerys Entertainment does not pursue the best film award, the Oscar Organizing Committee can only give up to two nominations for balance.Moreover, this time, if the Super Bat Battle can be nominated, it will obviously be counted as half of Daenerys Entertainment, rounded up, which is equivalent to occupying a place.

Only one place left.

Five movies.

to whom?

This choice is not easy to make.

In order to maximize profits, it is obvious that "Beauty and the Beast" is the most suitable. This film is still being released. If you can get a nomination, you can promote the box office rebound.

Simon initially considered this.

However, people are not as good as days.

The release of the Super Bat War directly destroyed the long-term strategy of "Beauty and the Beast".Because "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" is too strong, the survival space of "Beauty and the Beast" is squeezed to the lowest. Once the box office curve is depressed, it is basically impossible to rebound. Therefore, the current "Beauty and the Beast" "It may not even last for February, but I have to draw, not to mention the Oscar dividend which lasts until March.

That being the case, it is of little use to fight for the Oscar nomination for Beauty and the Beast.Unless Simon forces "Beauty and the Beast" to win the best Oscar movie.

Obviously this cannot be done, and the viability is very low.

Then only another strategy can be enabled.

Simon's "This Man Comes From Earth" took the initiative to make way. This movie, released early last year, has been released at home and abroad, including videotape hairstyles.If there are no awards, just nominations will have little effect.

"Apollo 13", which was once nominated for the best Oscar, also gave up.

This is a commercial.

In the original time and space, the reason why this movie was nominated, in addition to being politically correct, is that the dwarf is tall.

This is not the case this year.

Finally, only "Sentiment and Emotion" and "Death Walk".

Simon personally finalized "Sentiment and Emotion".

After the movie adapted from Jane Austen’s novel was released in October last year, relying on excellent word-of-mouth, with a production cost of $16.5 million, the local box office has accumulated more than $43 million at the box office. The box office is very successful, and, word of mouth There is no doubt.

In the past history, "Intellect and Emotion" not only won the Golden Globe Award in the best film category, but also successfully nominated the Oscar for the best film, and finally lost to "Brave Heart". In fact, everyone knows that it is not The strength of the film itself is not good.

on the other hand.

This time Simon chose "Intellect and Emotion", mainly to ease the circle of Hollywood's literary and artistic films.

Daenerys Entertainment has had a situation in the past few years, because there are too many excellent movies under its banner, which leads to the final film that is eligible to shine in the award season can only be brushed off. After all, Daenerys Entertainment is impossible. One family holds all nominations.The result is that some filmmakers who are interested in winning awards simply choose to cooperate with other film companies.

Simon is certainly not unresponsive to this matter.

In the past few years, in addition to the Oscars in the United States, the high-end film industry team is also working hard to operate Cannes, Venice and Berlin and other film festivals, striving for the filmmakers who cooperate with Daenerys Entertainment to be able to achieve results even if they cannot bloom inside the wall. .

This time it will be regarded as a statement.

Choosing "Sentiment and Emotion" tells some filmmakers that Daenerys Entertainment will not be too partial to commercial movies.

Park City, Utah.

Time is soon to be January 20.

The day before the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

This year's Sundance Film Festival opened on January 18 and ended on January 28.

Although Daenerys Entertainment has become more and more powerful in Hollywood in recent years, Simon has not relaxed on many things, but paid more attention to it, such as the Westero Villa Party at the Sundance Film Festival, which has gradually formed a habit.Daenerys Entertainment has tapped a lot of outstanding filmmakers over the years, but for Simon who has regarded Hollywood as his own territory, talent has never been too much.

This year's Sundance Westeros Villa Party was also held on time on Saturday, January 20th.

Simon attended in person.

Speaking of this, this party is more of a symbol. Daenerys Entertainment’s work to recruit newcomers to Sundance is basically outside the party.However, it is precisely this party because of Simon Westero’s fame and the market position of Daenerys Entertainment in Hollywood. Even Sundance itself has a huge impact on talents who are interested in the film industry. Attractive.

Therefore, even if the purpose of the show is to face new filmmakers in the United States, when the news that Simon attaches more and more importance to Sundance comes out, filmmakers all over the world begin to pay more and more attention to this film festival held in the interior of the United States. .

After the original "Rola Run", Sundance finally slumped for a few years because of insufficient foundation.

Now, with close attention around the world, a large number of filmmakers and countless tourists have poured in, plus Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino and other filmmakers have come out from Sundance, And towards success, the popularity of the Sundance Film Festival has begun to increase.

Even Simon himself, who initially saw a series of short film samples from this year's Sundance team and some of the names that made him very familiar and not limited to North America, could not help but feel a little emotional.