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- weekly box office
December 2-8, 2005
Movie ranking Number of theaters/changes in release weeks Average box office total this week Production cost (millions) Distributor
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" - No. 1 - Week 3 3858 6, 32824, 415, 282-3, 803, 862-150 Warner Bros.
"Warrior" - No. 2 Week 1 - 2,608 - 6,00,315, 656, 669 - 15, 656, 66,962 Paramount
"Walking with the Song" - No. 3, Week 3 - 3160 homes 3, 95112, 486, 706 - 71, 253, 18628 20th Century Fox
"Little Miss Sunshine" - No. 4, 4th week 3005 (-320) - 3,915 - 11,764, 575 - 144, 699, 6176 DreamWorks
Because the movie market will slip into a downturn in the week after the Thanksgiving holiday, people are busy with the end of the year, young people are finishing their semesters, and adults are shopping for Christmas, so the total box office is often around 100 million to 120 million, and there will be no competition. Li's new film is released. This week is often called a press release-lacking week.
This year is also in the early 120 million, and there are not many press releases. HP has won the championship for three consecutive weeks, LMS has exceeded 140 million at the box office, and the performance of "Warrior" is lower than expected.
Originally, the outside world had low expectations for this science fiction film, but it still "swaggered out of low expectations." According to Paramount's survey data, 58% of the audience was male and 55% of the audience was over 25 years old, which means that teenage audiences Basically not interested in it.
¡°We actually expected it to be high-end,¡± Paramount¡¯s head of distribution Wayne Llewellyn told the media.
This is obviously messed up, with 10% freshness and 39% likeability. Even Owen Grabman of "Entertainment Weekly" only gave it a C, commenting that "Theron's Aeon is a far-fetched and meaningless person." , this is the confused Graeberman! Both high and low end audiences didn't like it.
This is Charlize Theron¡¯s first foray into a science fiction film, and her first starring role in a commercial film (a wave-the-title). Last year¡¯s Oscar-winning actress starred in this film with a salary of tens of millions. But the market gave her a heavy blow. It didn't work, it didn't work yet, and the actress' career fell into the bottom.
In fact, I can¡¯t blame her. There have been a lot of dystopian future science fiction films like this in recent years, usually following the "Matrix" series, like this one, "The Rip of Doom", "Escape from Clone Island" the result Film producers have learned lessons time and time again.
"It's certain that "Magic Warrior" will lose all its money, it's just a question of how much it will lose.
Paramount¡¯s performance this year is mediocre, with a lot of money-losing projects, such as "Sahara Troopers" (production fee of 130 million, global box office of 119 million), "Elizabethtown" (production fee of 45 million, global box office of 50 million) )The most profitable one is "War of the Worlds" (132 million production fee, 591 million global box office) in cooperation with DreamWorks and directed by Spielberg.
Paramount is in urgent need of talent, and its acquisition of DreamWorks can solve this immediate problem in one fell swoop. After the acquisition, it not only takes over all DreamWorks projects, but also gets Spielberg's priority to cooperate, as well as a talent who is already a hit. juvenile.
There may be a lack of press releases this week, but there is definitely no shortage of press releases from Ye Wei, which makes people overwhelmed!
Producers rushed to announce invitations to cooperate with Ye Wei, to show their sincerity, and to attract attention for those film projects. It can be said that they were exploiting viy.
"Fantasy Elf Event Book"! This fantasy family film project, funded by Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies, has a budget of up to 100 million, and Ye Wei is being invited to direct it. Producer Mark Canton said eagerly: "The addition of Ye Wei will make the talent of this project even more incredible. I think he is ready to direct a blockbuster movie."
The project is also in contact with 41-year-old Mark S. Waters, the director of "Mean Girls", "Just Like Heaven" and other films. The total North American box office of his five films is 156 million, barely higher than Ye Weiyi Part tet or lms.
The media public was shocked that a 17-year-old boy could have the opportunity to shoot a blockbuster film, but in the view of another producer, Kathleen Kennedy, this was not surprising at all.
This 52-year-old woman is a legend and one of the god-like filmmakers. The producer ranks second in North American box office history, second only to Spielberg.
At the age of 26, he was recognized by Spielberg for his talent as a production assistant on "1941" and became his assistant. Two years later, she and her husband, Frank Marshall, another legendary producer, teamed up with Spielberg to found Amblin Entertainment. Then we made "Alien", "Back to the Future" series, "Jurassic Park" and so on The last movie was "War of the Worlds"
This group of people has never been afraid of appreciating young people, and they have been appreciated in this way. M-Night Shyamalan was discovered by the Kennedy/Marshall couple in "The Sixth Sense."
¡°Viy has proven that he is capable of meeting the challenges of any project.¡± Kaiser??-Kennedy praised, "His understanding of family emotions, grasp of the needs of young audiences, and scheduling of young actors are all needed in "The Legend of Elf". It will be very reassuring to be directed by him."
She seems confident about whether it can be done: "We know how to work with young directors. Although we have just invited them, we have already made considerable progress."
Almost as soon as Paramount finished speaking, Universal also announced that it was in contact with Ye Wei's management team for one of its projects, "My Big Fat Gay Wedding"!
This project has been in development for many years. It was not until Adam Sandler took a fancy to it and joined that there was hope for filming. His production company "Happy Madison" is one of the investors. He and Kevin James, who plays "Kirby" in LMS, will co-star in this comedy story about a fake gay marriage.
"Ye Wei's comedy talent is a treasure. He can make this story reach its ideal state." Producer Tom Shadyac was excited, as if Ye Wei had agreed to join.
According to insiders, comedy king Adam Sandler admires Ye Wei's talent very much and is eager to cooperate with this child prodigy. Sandler's company partner and another producer Jack Gilrapto said: "In fact, after watching "Wedding Day", Adam wanted to cooperate with Ye Wei."
A comedy project involving the popular Sandler will have a budget of no less than 80 million. In addition to Ye Wei, Dennis Dugan, who has collaborated with Sandler many times, and David Dawkin, who became famous this year for "The Wedding Crashers", are also major candidates for director.
And there are many producers who are interested in Ye Wei's comedy talents, Warner Bros.'s project, "Santa Claus Brothers at the North Pole"!
Comedy star Vince Vaughn has joined the cast as both a star and a producer, which means the budget is at least 50 million.
But this is nothing at all. The media's evaluation is "wishful thinking", and the fans and fans are shaking their heads. This is really a high ranking, or in other words, taking advantage of it. Vince Vaughn's competitiveness is obviously not as good as Sandler's, and his budget is even lower. What can he do to impress Ye Wei?
No wonder screenwriter and producer Jesse Nelson sighed: "It would be great if viy is willing to join."
Ye Wei has proven that he is not only good at comedy, but his thriller talent is also valued.
Sony Pictures, which failed miserably in "Exorcism", may now cooperate with "Yonique Culler" because it released "Resident Evil 3: Extinction" produced by Constantine Film Company and invited Ye Wei Directed.
The budget of the last part of this trilogy series is 40-50 million, which is not high, but because it is a science fiction action thriller, it seems to be quite competitive. Movie fans are also not optimistic about this invitation. Let alone the grudges, "Fantasy Elf" is better than it no matter how you look at it.
Paul Anderson, the writer and producer of the series, is sincere: "I know Viy loves post-apocalyptic themes, like the "Mad Max" series. Now almost no one remembers how cool it was to watch armored vehicles destroying everything in the desert. things, but he has a deep understanding.
The third part is different from the first two in that the story background is indoors with limited space. This takes place on the ground in a post-apocalyptic era, and it is broad daylight. This will have bigger action scenes and provide ample room for viy's talents to shine. "
Ye Wei did write a film review article about the "Mad Max" series in the "viy said" column, also titled "Why the Wasteland World is So Cool".
But what is popular nowadays is not the wasteland world, but fantasy and magic, such as "The Golden Compass" and "Dragon Knight". Regardless of success or failure, these large-scale productions will be the focus of the next two years. In this viy battle, 20th Century Fox is not lagging behind, "Darkness Rises"!
"Darkness Rises" is a famous British children's fantasy novel, an adventure story of an 11-year-old boy named Will Stanton, and a war between good and evil, light and darkness.
The book was written in the 1960s and 1970s. The author Susan Cooper is now 70 years old. Taking advantage of this fantasy wave, old friend and producer Mark Platt sold the adaptation rights to Walden Media. Walden then teamed up with Fox to The goal is to create another successful fantasy series.
The budget has not been set yet, but the industry can know that this is a 50 million project. If Ye Wei joins, it is expected to increase to 70-80 million.
"Ye Wei has made several great films." Mark Platt said all the good things. "I have never seen any teenage filmmaker like him. He showed humor, darkness, and sharpness, which are exactly what "Darkness Rises" "He also knows how to make a film suitable for audiences of all ages. If he can bring in the talents of his previous films, it will definitely give the film a great charm."
Movie fans are looking forward to this. Will it be the new "Harry Potter"? A new Lord of the Rings? In terms of story type, "?"Darkness Rises" seems to have more potential in this regard than "Fantasy Elf Incident".
Among the six major studios, Disney's invitation to Ye Wei was unique, inviting him to star in a supporting role in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" and saying that "they are in communication and are close to confirming the franchise."
This news really aroused the excitement of Wei Mi fans, and fans in Asia were even more excited. They couldn't wait to discuss what role it would be and how many scenes it would have The media even photoshopped photos of Ye Wei in pirate style.
Obviously, a battle for Ye Wei is in full swing. The media and the public want to know the attitude of the person involved, especially Ye Wei, who is still competing with Peter Jackson for the right to adapt "The Lovely Bones" and it was announced not long ago. Taken over Soul Surfer.
It is not uncommon for a famous person to be involved in so many projects.
You must know that every major studio has hundreds of projects in preparation all year round, and only a handful of them can be filmed and released in the end. Moreover, the initial crew list may even change the producers in the end. Nothing is certain. Who can say that viy will definitely shoot what he is competing for now? And the time sequence?
Regarding these, Ye Wei himself rarely spoke. His agent Brian Sborer calmly told the media: "We will seriously consider it and make the best decision."
"It is not politically correct to scold Hollywood and MPAA. The evergreen holly tree in Hollywood is money. A small grudge cannot be ignored in the face of profit. Ye Wei's personality will not affect his rise. According to industry insiders, once he accepts a commercial film from a major studio, his salary can reach eight figures and he will enjoy dividends.
Just like the "Hollywood Reporter" said, "The era of viy is coming", people see that young geniuses are transforming into great directors.
People are looking forward to it, what choice will Ye Wei make? Which film project will he start his new future with?
Filmmaker¡¯s film project¡ªbudget type
Paramount - "Fantasy Elf Events" - 100 Million Fantasy Families
Universal¡ª¡°My Big Fat Gay Wedding¡±¡ª80 million comedy
Warner Bros.¡ª"Santa Claus at the North Pole"¡ª50 million¡ªcomedy
Sony/Constantine Films ¨C ¡°Resident Evil 3: Extinction¡± ¨C 50 million ¨C thriller science fiction
20th Century Fox¡ª"Darkness Rises"¡ª50-80 million¡ªFantasy Adventure
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