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At the regular meeting held by Fox Searchlight, a theater report made the high-level expressions subtle.

There is both joy and anger, and it is unspeakably complicated.

I am happy that they won 21.5 million in the first weekend of the biographical film "Gangster Rap Legend" released on January 9th, which made a good start for the follow-up screenings. The single hall accounted for 9772 US dollars. 2,200 to 2,450, but the scheduling is "marginalized", which is really uncomfortable.

You know, in order to shoot this movie, some radical media people directly referred to the crew as "cannibalism", and because of shootings in many theaters during the show, the searchlight put a lot of pressure on it.

Why is this happening?

Because the film is about the life of Christopher Wallace (that is, the 24-year-old East Coast rap leader), and the shooting that triggered the battle between the east and west coasts has been nailed by some fans. In addition, the film is somewhat less objective than the rap-themed works such as "8 Miles" and "I Need Money, Not Life".

Between NotoriousB.IG’s "inner stage" self-report and the exciting concert scenes, it looks like a poor boy from the bottom of the society is working like a splendid destiny in the flood of fate. The downturn is heavy, and the social environment in which NotoriousB.IG and even Hip-Hop music is rooted is unforgettable.

But the question is, have you considered the feelings of Tupac fans on the other side of the shooting like this (this product was shot first, and the biggest contradiction stems from profit. Within half a year, BLG was also shot, and there is still no public opinion).

Ever since, when the film was released, it was almost teasing the past that nostalgic fans on both sides had gradually forgotten. Although the momentum started, it was not unreasonable to be scolded.

What is even more embarrassing is that even if it is running for a similar effect, a shark has entered the January schedule and immediately attracted the attention of most movie fans.

In other words, with so many searchlights and the trend of getting close to black people, the benefits may not be as many as imagined...

Looking at the attitude of the theater operators, it is even more suspicious.

This firefly...

The high-level discussions of Searchlight came and discussed, but couldn't find a suitable method.

There is no way to compete.

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On January 16, 2009, there was a plane crash in the United States just yesterday, but the always lively Hollywood movie market ushered in the second part of "Museum Surprise Night".

In the new film at the same time, Lionsgate also released a "Bloody Valentine's Day", which is considered to be a competition in addition to the cooperation, although Lehman doesn't think there is any threat, because Jon Fellermei called specifically to talk about it. However, what's more, the market targeted by the film is still on the horror side. "Museum" is a national comedy, and there is no overlap between the two sides.

However, according to Liam’s analysis, in addition to Lionsgate’s consistent low-cost horror production, the 3D effects used for experiments may be a more prominent means of market competition.

Of course, even so, the two are no longer in the same order of magnitude. "Museum" has won 3,300 open-painting theaters on the theater line, with a share of 38% of the film, while "Bloody Valentine's Day" has less than 2,100. Cinemas, with 16% of the film arrangement, want to surpass the hot sequel with an investment of close to 200 million at a low cost (including pre-publicity expenses), which is simply a luxury.

Under this premise, the confident Liam's goal for "Museum 2" is of course to win the championship in a crushing way, and it is best to continue for two or three weeks.

Last year, if Mann Media only competed with the total performance of the project, it had not even beaten Lionsgate. Although the company's profit rate was high, it couldn't stand it after having overseas channels. Lionsgate produced There were 19 movies released in 2008, three times that of Firefly.

In this respect, Lionsgate has the faint feeling of being the sixth person under the Big Five-not earning as much as Firefly, but the total amount of performance will increase, and the company's operating costs will definitely drop.

So although the two are allies, it does not mean that Lehman does not want to surpass Lionsgate. Anyway, Firefly only lost 320 million in project performance last year.

Estimate, that is, one less "Iron Man"-only the box office.

The figure of 320 million is really not much, it is just three small goals. If the fireflies can stabilize the momentum, fight it, and step over, it will not be impossible, and "Museum 2" is the trump card project of the beginning of the year. One is to win, not to lose.

Under the lively publicity, Ben Stiller took the lead creator to the radio station in various states. At the premiere of the film, the media, film critics, fans, audiences, and guests gathered together.

The director of this work, Jay Roach, is in a good mood. He really never thought that when his director career is nearing the end, he will encounter two series that are beloved by the audience, "Meet Father-in-Law" and "Museum".

It also gave him a certain understanding of the role of the label of "Firefly production, must be a good product" for the confidence of fans.

Apart from other things, it’s a blessing for the studio to have a stable audience. It’s like "family reunion" to Disney. If parents want to bring their children to the movies, Disney’s works are the best in most cases. The right choice, this is the label culture.

However, the box office appeal of Firefly is not as strong as that of Disney at the same time, that is not to that level. At any rate, people have been in business for 2 or 30 years before they have deeply imprinted this concept in the hearts of the audience. Of course, thanks to it. Pixar was acquired by them.Otherwise, Pixar will become the king of family-oriented themes in the 20 years after the 1990s.

"How is Warner's side?"

Lyman sat in the front row by the corner, chatting with Nolan and Jonathan next door.

"I haven't sorted out yet, I want to mix everything in." Nolan frowned and said: "They want Batman to drive the value of other characters' IP and realize it calmly, but I think there is no background as a suitable entry point. It may be a disaster."

"If you want everything, you can't have anything." Jonathan added.

"Really, that would have to be delayed." Lyman smiled.

The preparations for the original space-time, the third ending chapter are very slow. Of course, the Warner executives are not stupid, but they see Bruce Wayne's driving effect that they are so entangled in the combination of roles.

Let's put it this way, Marvel's group strategy is really not the first to implement it. In "Van Helsing", Universal has made a hodgepodge of characters.

Werewolves, Frankensteins, Vampires... These are all classic screen images created by Universal in the past. As everyone knows, because there is no good plot series, it seems messy, so let the starring Hugh Jack directly Mann's road of transformation has become tortuous.

In other words, orderly giant hair, role intervention, and slow huddling are Marvel's production concepts ahead of other studios, but before they click through, even Warner, who owns DC, just feels that Wei's routine is very common, nothing more than the development of sufficiently valuable characters-DC has always done this.

Superman, Batman, Superman, Batman...It seems like a constant cycle.

"Regardless of them, we are currently perfecting another inspiration." Nolan looked at Jonathan, "When the script comes out, we are talking."

This year, Nolan was not completely idle.

The summit of "The Dark Knight", in addition to making him more pressure-refers to shooting better works, not letting the fans who support them disappointed. The sensory confusion presented has a better annotation...

Hearing this, Lyman was thoughtful, but soon turned his attention to the big screen.

Nolan is doing well with Firefly now. With a new idea, of course the first choice is Firefly, Lehman is not worried.

As soon as the blue butterfly light spot's label animation passed, Ben Stiller's humorous and ordinary screen temperament began to arouse the hearts of the audience.

Cheers, laughter, the atmosphere here is good.