Hollywood Starts with Animation

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Wald Pictures.

Zhu Ke arrived at the headquarters of Wald Pictures in the evening of the same day after inspecting the water world animation.

After taking several months off, Zucker, of course, wanted to take a look at the state of the property under his name.

The recent July turmoil once again raised a reminder that never overestimate the conduct of a professional manager.

"Boss, this is the earnings report of Wald Pictures for the first half of the year."

President Kevin Feige submitted the data.

Zucker took it and watched it carefully in the office.

To be honest, Zucker is reluctant to read these things, because the process is quite boring; various data analysis and comparison are very cumbersome and almost dazzling.

[Wald Pictures, shooting plan for the first half of 2001. 】

1. "Dance out of my life" movie;

2. "Rage" movie;

3. "The Fast and the Furious" movie;

......

8. "Death is Coming 2" movie;

In the first half of 2001 alone, the new shooting plan opened by Wald Pictures included 8 new works in one fell swoop.

If you add the two films of "The Ninth District" and "The Devil Wears Prada", in the first half of 2001, Wald Pictures will shoot 10 films at the same time.

Now, the first half of 2001 has passed completely.

Of the 10 films planned, only one, District 9, was released.

The other nine films are either in production or awaiting release.

Filmmaking can't be rushed!

"Boss, from January to the end of June 2001, the overall profit of Wald Pictures in the first half of the year was as high as 390 million US dollars, ranking fifth among the major Hollywood film companies."

Kevin Feige said.

"what?"

Zhu Ke asked in surprise: "With the existence of the Big Six in Hollywood, our revenue in the first half of the year ranked fifth. Who is behind the Big Six?"

"Warner is No. 6, Sony Columbia No. 7." Kevin Feige pulled out a few data lists from a pile of reports.

Zucker took a look and was immediately happy.

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

Zhu Keyang said with a smile: "Before 2000, before AOL acquired Time Warner, the performance of Warner Bros. Pictures was ranked first, even Disney and Paramount couldn't keep up with it. Big brother in the industry."

"But what about the first half of this year?"

"Warner is so miserable, and it has been surpassed by our rising star."

In his speech, Zu Ke was full of sighs.

Although Sony Columbia, Universal, Paramount and other film companies are called Hollywood's six, but only two are really dominant.

- Warner!

- Disney!

However, in the first half of this year, several films invested and produced by Warner Bros. suffered blood loss.

If it weren't for the support of its distribution business, let alone making money, the net profit would be in a state of negative equity.

Kevin Feige raised his lips slightly: "Boss, you know. After AOL acquired Time Warner, it was affected by the Internet bubble in early 2000, and the previously boasted declaration that the two major media groups, the old and the new, became the industry hegemons has been completely aborted. ."

"The effect of 1+1 greater than 2 did not appear, but instead became 1+1 less than 2."

"In the first half of this year, within Warner Bros. Pictures, the old and the new forces were fighting fiercely. Where did they have time to pay attention to the production of movies, and the sharp drop in revenue was entirely their own reasons."

gloat?

Not just Kevin Feige, who in Hollywood would not be happy to see this happen? !

A dead wife and a dead companion are two great blessings in life!

As for Sony Columbia Pictures, Zucker and Kevin Feige both subconsciously skipped it.

Sony Columbia,

Ranked 7th in the first half of the year.

A very reasonable statistic.

It is always at the bottom of the Big Six.

"Colombia really has nothing to say. Just in the market value competition, we at Wald Pictures are not losing much to it. In a few years, we will surpass it. It is a sure thing."

In a word, Zucker despised it.

......

"We Wald Pictures, what is the focus of the second half of the year?" Zucker asked.

Kevin Feige said solemnly: "The focus of the second half is only 3 movies, namely "Spider-Man 2", "Harry Potter 2", "Pirates of the Caribbean"."

Among them, "Spider-Man 2" has been approved and entered the preparatory period of the crew, and the actors have all been in place. It is expected to start shooting at the end of September 2001 at the latest;

Harry Potter 2 isn't slow either.

Daniel, Hermione, and Ron's three small actors' contract renewals were all signed very smoothly.

markup?

The lion opened his mouth?

Ask for a movie box office share?

Not at all!

At least not in the second installment of the Harry Potter series.

No one is a fool!

Don't you see Tobey Maguire, who plays Peter Parker in Spider-Man, isn't that a prime example? How arrogant and arrogant he used to be, after being rectified, isn't he honest.

Say the harshest words, and get the worst beatings.

"I have to say, boss, your policy of killing chickens and warning monkeys turned out to be quite good. No one from outside agencies and actors would dare to treat us like soft persimmons."

Kevin Feige came out proudly: "The "Harry Potter 2" movie is expected to start shooting at the end of October at the latest, and strive to be released on the Christmas schedule next year."

......

"Has Depp been confirmed for the role of Captain Jack in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'?" Zucker asked.

The cheap, orchid-fingered Captain Jack with smoky makeup is undoubtedly the soul of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of movies. John Nydepp played Captain Jack, which is completely mutual achievement with the film, leaving a deep impression on the entire world film history.

Zucker really couldn't think of what the movie would look like if it were someone else.

Kevin Feige: "Depp would like to play Captain Jack, but now the problem is his salary, and he is not willing to sign a trilogy contract."

Zucker said: "He is the most suitable candidate, but the issue of salary, we must control it, even if I have a good personal relationship with him."

Kevin Feige: "I see."

There are not a few movies in Hollywood series, but most of them are just trilogy, and there are movies with more than trilogy, but there are not many.

Don't studios want to make money?

Not really!

It is because of the actors' remuneration that each film in the series is higher than the other, making the production company's profit pressure even greater.

for example:

Tobey Maguire, who starred in the "Spider-Man" films;

The widow sister and Downey who starred in the "Avengers" series of films;

There are also the "Back to the Future" trilogy, the "Matrix" trilogy, the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the "Batman Dark Knight" trilogy...

The repeated accumulation and increase of actor remuneration has really made the production company as big as a cow.

In the original time and space, Depp was paid $10 million, $18 million, and $20 million for the films 1, 2, and 3 of "Pirates of the Caribbean", respectively.

But what about Pirates of the Caribbean 4?

$38 million salary!

Moreover, the salary of 38 million US dollars is only the basic salary for the role of Captain Jack, and he also wants to have a high box office share.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 4" single film, Depp's income alone exceeded 57 million US dollars, becoming the highest paid actor at the time.

So...what about the Pirates of the Caribbean 5 movie?

Hehe, in this single film in the series, Depp alone took the $95 million in proceeds.

Simply appalling!

On the other hand, as the producer of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of films, Disney Group, due to the sluggish box office, its "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" revenue can be worth more than 90 million US dollars.

When the Disney Group saw it, it was immediately shocked!

Good guy, my production company's revenue is not as good as that of a crew member, so I'm still playing ball!

So, Disney flipped the table!

Zhu Ke said solemnly: "No matter what Depp's attitude is, the trilogy contract must be signed, and there is no room for negotiation."

Signing a trilogy contract does not mean that the actor's salary will not increase, but it can control costs to the greatest extent.

Zhu Ke is a capitalist, not a philanthropist!

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