Hollywood starts with animation

As the Halloween schedule approaches, Hollywood's major, medium, and small film companies have all put forward their methods just to get more benefits.

The first is the competition for the number of films!

Boston.

Emperor Entertainment is one of the three major theaters in the United States.

At this moment, two people are talking in the office of the branch manager Hostak.

"Hostark, we are old friends, you can't die without saving." Frank Gusta.

"It's difficult, buddy." Horstak looked embarrassed.

"You are the general manager of Emperor Entertainment's Boston region and the vice president of Emperor Entertainment's headquarters. Give me more films for Lionsgate to schedule for Halloween. Is it really that difficult for you? I don't believe it! "Gusta frowned.

Frank Gusta, a Canadian banker, has been in the film and television industry since 1997 and created Lionsgate, which will be famous in the future.

He currently serves as the chairman of Lionsgate.

Hostak looked at Gusta, got up, stepped across the desk, closed the open office door completely, and added a lock.

"I'll be honest with you."

Hostak just sat down and whispered: "It's not that I don't give you the face of this old friend. I really can't do anything. Well, let me tell you. Just two days ago, Warner Bros. Pictures The new president, Mr. Barry Meyer, personally approached our boss and had a further conversation about the arrangement of Warner’s new movie "Hunter Mansion". You said, how can the head of my branch resist the above decision?"

Warner?

"This......."

Lionsgate’s owner Gusta said in astonishment: “Barry Meyer actually went to find your boss in person, shouldn’t this be?”

At this moment, he was a little confused.

"Haunted Mansion" is Warner's main movie during the Halloween schedule, but it is not a high-cost blockbuster in itself. As usual, the general verdict of Warner Bros. Pictures cannot be published in person.

"This is a bit of a big deal!" Gusta whispered.

"Ha ha!"

Hostak smiled: "If I tell you again, Mr. Bill McNick, the president of Wald Pictures, also met my boss not long ago, would you wonder why Barry Mayer came out in person? "

Wald Pictures?

"Fuck~ They were also dispatched. As for? Isn't it just a small Halloween schedule, they actually ended up personally as the senior group of the group, isn't this fucking helpless?!"

Gusta was angry.

Whether it is Warner Bros. Pictures, one of the Big Six, or the new giant Wald Pictures, it has a lot of influence in theaters, at least much stronger than Shimen Pictures.

Barry Meyer and Bill McNick, who personally met with the boss of the theater party Emperor Entertainment, are not just exerting influence and wanting to get more films?

"Too shameless~!"

"They have enough film schedules, several times that of Lionsgate."

"But now, they are still not satisfied!"

"What is this going to do?"

"Since we are not in theaters anymore, let them play with Warner and Wald Pictures.

"Humph!"

Gusta was extremely angry, and the anger in his heart turned into a flame soaring to the sky, but at the same time he was angry, he was helpless.

Not as strong as people!

The situation is better than people!

Gusta is not without this kind of network. You must know that he is a good friend of US President Clinton and he knows many political and business people. It can be said that he has extensive contacts.

but......

Does Warner and Wald Pictures have no contacts in this area?

On the contrary, the influence of the two companies in politics and business circles far exceeds that of Gusta!

"Hey~"

"I was expecting Clinton to do me a little favor. However, the zipper door incident is also troublesome and he has to face the impeachment of Congress. So, where does he have free time to help me?"

Gusta was extremely depressed.

"Man, if I tell you again, Ms. Shirley Lansing, the female president of Paramount Pictures, will meet with my boss this afternoon, will you jump in anger~" Hostak suddenly said .

Damn it!

At this moment, Gusta was completely angry.

He just wants to curse!

Wald Pictures;

Warner Bros. Pictures;

Paramount Pictures;

"Fuck god! I can't provoke any of them!" Gusta became hysterical.

Hostak said quietly: "Now you know, I'm not a friend and I don't want to help you, but I really can't control it."

Gustav was suddenly silent.

........

Salt Lake City.

One of the three major theaters in the United States, AMC Cinemas, Salt Lake City Branch.

Lovis, a vice president of New Line Pictures, stared at the man in front of him with a sincere expression and said: "Jonathan, you have to help me!"

Hearing that, Jonathan, the manager of the Salt Lake City branch of AMC Cinemas, shook his head and said, "Man, I told you. Wald Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures are too strong for In the box office competition for the Halloween schedule, not only did I personally meet with the boss of AMC, but also according to the news, the two companies, Emperor Entertainment and Ximanke, both of the three major theaters, have also made arrangements."

"You said, I am a small branch manager, what can I do?"

After a pause, he said again: "It is said that Mr. Gusta of Lionsgate Pictures, he also jumped with anger."

In the cinema market, branches have the right to adjust the film arrangement according to the market change curve, but that is based on the above (the head office) without precise instructions.

Now that the order is issued, it is natural to obey the order.

Well, the irrefutable kind.

"Hehe~"

Lovis, vice president of New Line Pictures, sneered: "I am not a Gusta without a Hollywood background. Don't forget, behind our New Line Pictures is one of the Big Six Disney Group."

Jonathan, manager of AMC's Salt Lake City branch, replied: "As long as Disney comes forward to find our boss in person, then I will also adjust the film arrangement for your new line film industry."

"you!"

Lovis, vice president of New Line Pictures, said angrily: "Well, wait, I will tell my boss, Mr. Shay, and let him invite Disney to come forward."

......

The disturbing Halloween schedules, under the goal of many Hollywood companies pursuing high-volume movies, are fighting over and under and using various methods, turning into a raging battlefield.

For Hollywood studios and theaters, their split box office is a stepped declining box office distribution.

For example, in the first week of the film’s release, the production company accounted for more than 90% of the box office. The theater’s profit this week mainly relied on the sale of snacks and beverages;

In the second week, the box office of the producer dropped to 80%;

In the third week, the box office of the producer dropped to 73%

...

Continue to decrease!

Generally speaking, in the American film market in the late 1990s, the box office data of the producers accounted for 50% to 60%;

The proportion of theaters is 40%~50%.

Of course, this sub-account box office does not have statistics on taxes payable, distribution company commissions, copying and other expenditures, otherwise the interests of the producers will be reduced a lot.

Nowadays, the three major companies, Wald Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures, are constantly squeezing the living space of small and medium-sized film companies in order to compete for the number of films. This makes many people feel very sad and very sad. anger.

To this end, they can only resort to damage!

Lost move?

It's not a trick that hurts others, but it reduces the proportion of box office share.

"In the first week of the film's release, Lao Tzu's film was only 70%, and a large part of the profits were given to the theaters. I don't believe that we can't make more films.

"The theater team is also fancy interest, I will give more profit."

"You big companies such as Wald Pictures and Warner, whose company presidents have personally left the stage, this can be said to be helpless, using their powerful size and influence to squeeze our small company's film schedule, don't we allow us to make a loss. ?!"

I have to say that many small and medium-sized film companies have been pressed into urgency.

They would rather give up some benefits to the theaters, but also strive for more film discharge.

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