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Paramount Pictures.

"This is really shocking!"

Shirley Lansing, president of Paramount Pictures, put down the newspaper in her hand and said in astonishment: "Without the participation of AOL, the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group alone was able to shake the Warner Group, and the box office was still strong on the first day. Press Warner?!"

Jordan, who was on the side, said, "Look at what the newspaper said?"

"The Matrix" is known as the best sci-fi action film in Hollywood in recent years, and "Spartan 300" is known as the best historical epic in Hollywood in recent years. Undoubtedly, they are all excellent movies !"

For a time, Paramount Pictures was shocked, but also felt a lot of pressure.

Why?

Because in mid-April, which is less than 10 days, the movie "West Point Reveal" produced by Paramount will be released soon.

"Humph!"

At this time, Summer Redstone, chairman of Viacom Group, the parent company of Paramount Pictures, who was sitting on the sofa in the office, let out a cold snort and looked gloomy.

"Shirley, Jordan, please arrange to postpone the release date of "West Point Revealed". Lei Shidong said solemnly.

Suddenly, Shirley Lansing and Jordan were taken aback.

Jordan even looked at Redstone with an expression full of astonishment. After all, who in the whole of America does not know how unyielding and unwilling to admit defeat he Redstone is.

Delaying the release date means giving up and fighting head-to-head with Warner and Wald Pictures;

Means can't beat.

"Boss, the production cost of West Point is as high as 95 million US dollars alone, and the publicity expenses are also spending millions of dollars. Now delaying the release date means that our millions of dollars in publicity expenses are all gone, you Really decide?" Shirley Lansing looked at Redstone with a solemn expression.

So does Jordan.

"Humph!"

Lei Shidong snorted coldly: "Although I don't want to admit it,

But our "West Point Reveal", purely from the excellent degree of the film, really can't do "The Matrix" and "Spartan 300 Warriors", and now I don't want to stop the loss in time and become cannon fodder, it is hard to become a head iron To rush up recklessly? "

"Yes, boss!"

Shirley Lansing and Jordan both took a deep breath.

Paramount is powerful, and can interfere with the movie's schedule by the theater and adjust the release date in time.

But!

Many small and medium-sized film companies in Hollywood are not so lucky.

"Adjust the date?"

"What are we going to do to adjust the release date?"

"We are not Paramount, we are not Columbia, we are just a small film company with less than 100 people, and the theater chain will not compromise."

"What can I do?"

"Fairy gods fight, we are reduced to cannon fodder!"

"April is a low-season schedule in previous years, but this year is so popular, but the audience's attention is on "The Matrix" and "Spartan 300 Warriors", and our movies don't have much attention at all. , This is making a lot of money!"

Every small and medium-sized film company gnashed their teeth in anger when they thought of their own films that were released in April, and the fate of becoming cannon fodder.

There is no way!

......

On April 7, "Sparta" won the Japanese box office champion again;

On April 8, "The Matrix" relied on Warner's efforts, and the box office increased by 5%, but it still failed to win "Sparta";

April 9, entering Monday.

"Spartan 300" grossed $61 million at the North American box office in the first three days of its first weekend;

"The Matrix" earned another $32 million at the box office in three days the following weekend. It was released for a total of 10 days, and the cumulative box office was as high as $102 million.

However......

When the time passed again two weeks later, the North American box office results of the two films actually differed by less than 5 million US dollars.

The film "Spartan 300", with a total North American box office of 143 million US dollars;

The film "The Matrix", with a total North American box office of 148 million US dollars;

"Hey, I can't hold back~"

Steve Ross, chairman of Time Warner Group, sighed: "Go ahead and tell Barry Mayer to drop the attack on Wald Pictures."

"Yes, boss."

When things have developed to this point, as long as your eyes are not blind and your head is not confused, you can be sure that "Spartan 300 Warriors" has become a general trend, and it is no longer something that the media can suppress.

It is helpless to give up attacking Wald Pictures and adjust the publicity strategy!

After all, no one can live with money!

Soon.

Barry Mayer, the vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures, received instructions from his superiors.

"never mind!"

""Spartan 300 Warriors", Wald Pictures, Golden Dawn Entertainment Group? Can't imagine how they have grown to this point in just a few years? Spielberg's DreamWorks is nothing more than that."

Barry Mayer, with a sighed look on his face.

In the North American schedule in April, "Sparta" and "The Matrix" are both R-rated films, the production costs are also the same, the box office data is almost the same, the topic heat is also high, and the reputation of the two is quite high. It can be said that it is in the limelight, and it is the existence that keeps pace with each other.

As for other movies released at the same time, hehe~

Tool is reduced to cannon fodder!

The iron-headed Sony Columbia is still clinging to the face of the Big Six, not withdrawing, but resolutely pushing forward. As a result, they who do not believe in evil, the new film can only be beaten to nothing.

Box office failure!

"Our "Best Lover" cost as much as $67 million to produce and $50 million to promote, but within a week of its release, the North American box office was only $13 million? Big loss!!!"

Sony Columbia is heartbroken.

......

April 20.

"Spartan 300" was released overseas in 12 European countries including the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

The number of countries released overseas this time is much brighter than that of "My Big Greek Wedding" a few months ago, which only had 3 countries.

The overseas distribution channel of Wald Pictures has not been established yet, but who asked Wald Pictures to make movies, it is hot!

Capital is profit-seeking!

There was "My Big Greek Wedding" before, "300 Spartans" today, and "Harry Potter" and "Spider-Man" in the future. Under this circumstance, the film market in overseas countries has one after another or actively Or passively open to Wald Pictures.

In the words of GGL Cinemas, the third largest cinema chain in the UK: "No one will have trouble making money, not to mention that Wald Pictures has taken the initiative to lower the film share, and we have no reason to refuse."

In the next week, Warner's "The Matrix" and Wald Pictures' "Spartan 300 Warriors" swept across Europe with high-quality quality, and this wave of tornadoes appeared in Asia, Australia, etc. It has broken the box office records of R-rated films in some countries.

For a time, the limelight is in full swing!

The overseas distribution power of Wald Pictures is also directly displayed in front of many Hollywood film companies.

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