Hollywood Starts with Animation

???? After the premiere of "A Bug's Life", Zucker did not leave immediately, but had a small gathering with Katzenberg of DreamWorks Animation in a nearby cafe.

???? "Zuck, just say something." Katzenberg took a sip of coffee indifferently.

???? Katzenberg is a very proud person. If other people invite him, he may be dismissive, but with Zucker's status today, he has to give this face.

???? Zhu Kelang said: "Then I will say it straight, I want the overseas distribution rights of the animated films produced by DreamWorks Animation."

???? "......"

???? Katzenberg was taken aback.

???? "Young man, are you kidding?!" Katzenberg was shocked.

"Jeffrey, we all know that our group is building overseas distribution channels. At present, we have good distribution channels in Mexico, Canada and other countries, and my price and fees are much lower than Paramount." Zhu K said.

???? "Why don't you mention Europe, Asia, Australia?" Katzenberg asked.

???? Hearing the words, Zu Ke immediately waved his hand: "Don't worry. As far as I know, the overseas distribution contract signed by your company and Universal Pictures has less than 2 years left. And I am confident that in the two Within a year, the distribution channels in Europe, Asia, and Australia will be completed. Of course, you may think that I am joking, but if you have one more option, don’t you? This will not hurt you and DreamWorks at all. "

???? Katzenberg nodded.

???? After all, Wald Pictures' commission for film distribution is much lower than that of Paramount and other Hollywood big six.

???? interests, enough to make anyone compromise.

???? Katzenberg didn't think about it for a long time, and smiled: "Well, I'll give you two years, and we'll talk about it later."

???? with Wald Pictures?

????Ha ha!

???? Katzenberg really does not believe that Wald Pictures can improve the layout of overseas distribution channels within two years.

???? You must know that in addition to the Big Six in Hollywood, there is also a once brilliant MGM with a complete global distribution channel.

????other?

???? Oh, there is no one left!

???? Now that he promised Zucker a chance, it was a perfunctory at all.

???? But Zu Ke doesn't care either, facts speak louder than words, no matter how much you say now, without strength is nothing!

???? Two years later, "Shrek 1", when it was released, received a box office of 270 million US dollars in North America alone, becoming the highest-grossing animated film in North America ever.

???? With all the best-selling animations online and offline, how can Zhu Ke, who has vampire attributes, not be envious?

???? A few hours ago, Zhu Ke's "Lengtouqing" character design, ...

The main reason is for this moment, otherwise, according to Katzenberg's arrogant temperament, he will never give Zucker a chance!

???? At the same time, "Shrek 1", which exploded two years later, actually had a coincidence!

???? That's right, it's a coincidence!

???? DreamWorks Animation doesn't take Shrek seriously!

???? An "anti-fairytale" and "spoof" animated film is seen by many people as an alternative and niche, and DreamWorks Animation itself does not care, but it is such an underappreciated film. The movie has achieved an amazing box office performance!

???? One of Zhu Keduo's chicken thieves!

???? "If you really take over the distribution of "Shrek's", then once it is successful, the overseas box office will explode, and you can't help but make a lot of money, and it will definitely make the overseas distribution business of Wald Pictures, on the list. to a new level;"

???? "If it fails, the overseas box office fails, that's fine,

After all, DreamWorks itself doesn't care much, does it? "

???? So, Zhu Ke is a chicken thief, considering both sides.

????

???? A few days later.

???? "A Bug's Life" animation is released!

???? Box office explosion!

???? On the first day of its release, the North American box office received US$33.2 million, ranking first in the North American box office rankings on Thanksgiving Day;

???? Compared with the $29.14 million on the first day of "Toy Story" released three years ago, it is more than $4 million higher,

???? Within a week of its release, it has completed the feat of over 100 million at the North American box office!

???? Pixar animation, shaking Hollywood again!

???? The two directors of "A Bug's Life" animation, John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, are famous in the United States.

????But.......

???? Such an excellent "A Bug's Life" animation, its follow-up performance did not meet the expectations of Pixar and Disney Group.

???? After the Thanksgiving schedule ended, the North American box office performance of "A Bug's Life" showed a rapid downward trend.

???? Performance is much lower than expected!

????"what?"

???? Jobs looked at the people at Pixar in surprise: "You mean that our final box office of "A Bug's Life" will be much lower than that of "Toy Story".

????"Yes, sir."

???? Market analysis expert Russell said solemnly: "Judging from the current performance of the North American market and overseas market, the North American box office of "A Bug's Life" will be less than 170 million US dollars. As for the overseas market, the current data is relatively small, but the overall The trend is not optimistic."

???? Jobs is not happy!

???? John Lasseter et al, also a little discouraged.

???? Toy Story cost $30 million to make, made $190 million at the North American box office, and smashed the box office of a string of animated films...  

record;

However, the production cost of "A Bug's Life" is as high as 70 million, and the cost of publicity and distribution is also much higher than that of "Toy Story", but the current box office performance is far less than expected.

???? You say, can Jobs be in a good mood?

???? "Boss. We don't have to worry too much. At least a few months ago, our peripheral licensing has made a lot of money." Analyst Russell comforted.

???? The voice fell.

???? The faces of the people around me immediately looked a lot better.

???? "Yes, we made a lot of money from the peripheral licensing a few months ago."

???? "That's right."

???? "The average price per state is $2.35 million, and the 50 states alone sell for $117.5 million."

???? "This is just a peripheral license in the United States!"

???? "If I remember correctly, in overseas countries, our "Bug Crisis" peripheral authorization, in addition to the subsequent sales, also received 200 million US dollars in funds."

???? Everyone present counted and found that even though the box office performance of "A Bug's Life" was not as good as expected, Pixar and Disney Group still made a lot of money.

???? Everyone's mood has improved a lot.

???? Lasseter shook his head and said with a wry smile: "But those retail stores and chain stores that have won the license around them are expected to lose a lot."

???? Yes, Lasseter guessed right.

???? In fact, the owners of movie peripheral chain stores across the United States now have the heart to scold Pixar and Disney.

???? Loss of the old miserable!

????

????Utah.

???? Diet surrounding chain stores.

???? Mon Air, who won the Utah license for "A Bug's Life" for $3 million, is about to cry!

???? "Damn Pixar!"

???? "Damn Disney!"

???? "A Bug's Life" like shit!"

"It's been 9 days. It's been 9 days since "A Bug's Life" was released, and my 15 chain stores haven't sold much "A Bug's Life" merchandise, compared to "Toy Story" merchandise. Hot, far too far. No, not an order of magnitude at all."

???? Monair specially invited a statistical company to conduct accounting.

???? Surprisingly found that he could not help but make no money on the licensing project of "A Bug's Life", but lost at least 1.5 million US dollars.

???? At this moment, Meng El has the heart to die!

???? "Oh, I made you crazy, now I know I regret it."

???? Francis, who also runs the surrounding chain stores in Utah, mocked Mon Air.

???? At the auction a few months ago, Francis also licensed the bid for "A Bug's Life"...  

I regret the failure of the fight, but now I can only rejoice.

????at the same time.

???? is also an old friend of Zucker who was eating in Utah - old Billy.

???? He is also very scared at the moment!

???? ""A Bug's Life" is a chicken rib, there is absolutely no need to compete for licensing!"

???? This is what Zucker once said to old Billy.

???? Old Billy sighed at the moment: "It's good to listen to Zucker's words, otherwise this year will be in vain."

????

????at the same time. Chapter 228 The harm is not shallow, many cry

???? California, New Mexico, Pennsylvania

????Sylvania, Washington, New York...... The peripheral dealers who have won the authorization of "A Bug's Life" have been remorseful and cursed.

???? ""A Bug's Life", go to hell!"

???? "It's like shit, it's so bad for me!"

???? "Damn, I have bought millions of dollars of goods, and now I only sold less than 150,000, and I lost a lot!"

???? "Thanks to Steve Jobs swearing that his Pixar is the world's No. 1 animation company, but now? I believe in your evil!"

???? The eighteenth generation of the ancestors of Steve Jobs and Disney have been scolded for being old and miserable recently.

????Many, many dealers and owners of the surrounding chain stores have done nothing this year, and even more, such as Mon Air, the owner of the surrounding chain stores in Dieter, Utah, filed for bankruptcy directly.

???? This big hole in "A Bug's Life" has made many people lose money!

???? When Zu Ke got the news from the media, he couldn't help laughing.

????but!

???? Zucker didn't care too much, after all, he was busy choosing a director for "Spider-Man".

???? "" the second more sent.

???