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On April 1, three other new films joined the competition for the Easter schedule.

With the exception of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, neither of the other two new films poses any threat to When Harry Met Sally.

Simon is very aware of the box office potential of "Beatle Juice". In the original time and space, it was because of the success of "Beatle Juice" that Tim Burton got the job of director of "Batman".

However, now Warner apparently doesn't have much expectations for "Beetle Juice". Although it has given an Easter schedule, it only provided the film with 1,000 screens for the opening screen, which is much lower than the previous two weeks. 1700 yuan for the "Gold Medal Police Academy 5".

So, in the week of Easter, "When Harry Met Sally" took in another $15.49 million with only a slight 13% box office drop, bringing the total box office to $37.05 million. "Beetlejuice," which followed "When Harry Met Sally," grossed $13.24 million in its first week, nearly double that of "Golden Police Academy 5" in its first week.

Immediately, Warner's deep heritage as one of the seven major Hollywood studios was immediately revealed.

Due to the success of the box office in the first week, the screen size of "Beetle Juice" was directly expanded to 1523 in the second week.

In comparison, entering the third week of its large-scale release, the number of screens for "When Harry Met Sally" is still 1,077. Although Disney did not refuse to add more films to the film, it said that the process would take at least four weeks. .

Paying a little attention to the movie data being released in North America, it is not difficult to find that Disney would rather give Guanjun more than 1,500 screens of "Good Morning Vietnam", which only has more than 2,000 dollars left in a single week, rather than free up more canvases for Guanjun. Over $13,000 for When Harry Met Sally.

this is the truth.

If it wasn't for the guaranteed minimum 1,000 screen clauses in the original contract, "When Harry Met Sally" may have faced a worse situation.

April 11.

Today is the day of the 60th Academy Awards, and the Hollywood writers' strike continues. The Oscars, which were supposed to be held at the end of March, have been postponed until now.

Although he will be attending the awards ceremony in the evening, Simon is still busy all day.

The fifth week of the release, the third week of the large-scale opening, and the end of the Easter holiday.

During the three-day weekend from April 8th to April 10th, the box office of "When Harry Met Sally" inevitably expanded to 25% compared to the same period before, and received another 8.11 million US dollars in three days, with a cumulative box office of 4516 Ten thousand U.S. dollars.

Starting this week, Disney will then receive 18% of the North American box office for "When Harry Met Sally" as a commission.

Burbank.

The time is already afternoon.

Simon and Amy left the Disney headquarters together. After getting in the car, Amy looked at Simon, who was leaning on the back of the chair and closed his eyes in deep thought. We should consider Eisner's advice."

Since the release of "When Harry Met Sally", the box office and word of mouth have been settled, and Simon has also begun to consider the follow-up release. This had to be agreed with Disney because of the priority clause in the original contract.

Simon and Amy came to Burbank to discuss this with Michael Eisner.

According to the box office curve of "When Harry Met Sally", according to the domestic box office of 100 million US dollars in North America, the contract signed by Disney and the theater chain is divided into 50 to 50. There is natural moisture in it, and Daenerys Pictures only acceptable.

Then, in the future, from the $50 million split between production and distribution, minus Disney’s 18% commission and the $10 million publicity fee that is destined to be mixed with water, Daenerys Pictures will probably be able to recover $22 million. dollars, which has ensured that Daenerys Pictures has recouped its production costs and generated some profits.

There are not many Hollywood movies that can recover their full cost at the stage of local theatrical release. Of course, for a movie with a North American box office expected to exceed 100 million, it will be a joke if the cost cannot be recovered.

As for other distribution channels, Daenerys Pictures managed to retain the local video and television distribution rights after bargaining with Michael Eisner. Overseas theatrical, videotape and TV rights, Daenerys Pictures sold to Disney for a package price of $30 million.

The $30 million is basically the same as the $35 million sale price of the corresponding overseas distribution rights of "Lola Run" last year.

Simon's roots in Hollywood were too shallow at the time. In order to raise funds for the operation of the stock index futures market as soon as possible, the follow-up distribution rights of "Lola Run" were completely sold at a low price. It was only a $200 million overseas box office. Warner, who owns the overseas omni-channel distribution rights of "Lola Run", made a lot of money.

Although the box office performance of "When Harry Met Sally" was not as good as that of "Lola Run," Simon was no longer the bottomless young man he was last year, and naturally it was impossible to give in blindly.

However, the sale price of $30 million is still the result of Simon's compromise.

As long as Harry Met Sally's overseas box office is comparable to that of its North American counterparts, Disney will basically be able to generate a profit, not to mention a lucrative video and television distribution.

Daenerys Pictures sells overseas distribution rights for $30 million, allowing Simon to retain local video and TV distribution of "When Harry Met Sally"

exercise.

After negotiating the follow-up distribution of "When Harry Met Sally", Michael Eisner also proposed to continue to represent several other films in the hands of Daenerys Pictures, which is also something Amy just thought worth considering .

When Simon heard Amy's words, he came back to his senses, glanced at his female executive beside him, and shook his head: "Amy, I have made too many compromises during this time, enough. So, I want to make You know, this negotiation just now is my last concession to Hollywood. After this time, no one can take advantage of Simon Westeros at will."

Amy felt some emotions in Simon's tone, and said: "These two things are not in conflict, Simon, Daenerys Pictures is still very small, we must establish our own distribution channels as much as possible, But considering the company's situation, we must maintain a certain degree of cooperation with the Big Seven."

Simon didn't deny it either, nodded and said: "Of course, Amy. However, in the next films of Daenerys Pictures, the distribution rights of "Pulp Fiction", "Instinct" and "Rain Man" are already in other films I can't give any more in the company's hands. Eisner offered a 10% commission, which seems very generous. But if you look at "When Harry Met Sally", "Beetle Juice" can be the first It’s easy to expand the size of the show by 50% in two weeks, and we can only passively wait for Disney to give away more screens. I don’t want other films under Daenerys Pictures to experience this situation again.”

Amy said: "Simon, if we release it separately, the number of screens we get from the theater may not be as much as Disney gives."

"Theatrical chains also have to make money, and I don't believe that after the series of hit movies like "Lola Run", "Butterfly Effect", "Death Is Coming" and "When Harry Met Sally", North American theater chains will still be able to make money. Reject films produced by Daenerys Pictures. What's more, the writers' strike has been going on for more than a month. If it lasts for another month or two, the summer schedule may not be affected, but in the second half of the year, the seven major studios will definitely It is impossible to provide sufficient film sources for theaters, and that is our opportunity.”

Amy thought of several so-called reality shows that the company was preparing, and she felt a little more worried, saying: "The Writers Guild has restarted negotiations with the Producers Union, and a settlement may be reached before the end of the month. Next month But in the new TV show promotion season, neither side should want to screw this up, it will only hurt both sides."

Simon just shook his head slightly and said, "Amy, if you feel that you are too busy, you can continue to recruit people. We have to do a lot of things ourselves, and this is not negotiable."

"Okay," Amy had to nod, glanced at her watch, and said, "It's half past two, and it's the Oscars tonight, aren't you going to prepare?"

Simon said casually: "I can wear this suit, and there are still things to deal with later."

Amy hesitated and said, "The Macmillan thing?"

Simon nodded helplessly.

Returning to the headquarters of Daenerys Pictures in Santa Monica, and seeing the busy scene in the office building after expanding the scale again, Simon planned to choose a more spacious office space for the company, and soon came to the second floor own office.

Ron McMillan, the producer who assisted Simon in completing "Lola Run" with him, is already waiting in the office.

With the partnership established by "Lola Run", after Simon established Daenerys Pictures, Ron Macmillan became the company's first contracted producer.

Ron McMillan is also working on Scream with Wes Craven after finishing "Death Is Coming" with Wes Craven last year.

Simon was going to talk to Ron McMillan about something that happened to be related to Scream.

Seeing Simon come in, Ron McMillan, who was obviously a lot richer than Luotuo two years ago, got up and shook hands with him enthusiastically, and said, "Simon, how are you talking with Disney?"

"It's done," Simon and Macmillan shook hands, turned to his desk, sat down, pulled out a folder, and said, "Ron, we must have a good talk."

Ron Macmillan sat down opposite Simon, and when he saw his face became serious, he felt a little uneasy: "Is there any problem?"

Simon handed over the folder in his hand and said, "About "Scream", I remember I said at the first production meeting that the character of Cathy, who was killed at the beginning, played a role in shaping the horror of the whole film. The tone is critical. To increase the impact on the audience, we need to select an actress who is relatively well-known."

Ron McMillan opened the folder and saw a profile of an actress inside, and a guilty expression flashed on his face.

However, under Simon's gaze, he still said in a relaxed tone: "Simon, doesn't Amanda Wise meet your requirements? She made her debut ten years ago and has played roles in many movies."

"It's all small characters. If I hadn't seen her profile, I wouldn't even know who she was," Simon shook his head, staring at Macmillan, and said, "Ron, this isn't the most important thing. During the casting process, I picked Phoebe Cates, asked you to contact her, and you told me that Phoebe Cates declined, and then bypassed all the other candidates and put the actress's profile in your hand. Sent it over. But, Ron, you missed the point, I'm not one of those outsiders who get rich and want to invest in a movie or two in Hollywood to get some fame. Phoebe Cates is a wma artist and it's just a phone call Then, Jonathan told me that Phoebe Cates and his agent had never had any Scream-related offers at all.”

Revealed by Simon

, Ron Macmillan's expression was a little embarrassed, he hesitated, he still defended: "Simon, this is just a small role."

Simon frowned and said, "Ron, I don't dislike that you use your positions to have some fun in private, the whole of Hollywood is like this. However, the premise of all this is that you must be responsible for the projects in your hands. " Scream cost $10 million to make, do you know what that means? In any city, just $1,000 is basically enough to find a woman of very good quality, and for $10 million, you can find 10,000 100,000 for that money if you lower the bar, 100,000 you can't sleep in your whole life. So, no woman is worth risking a $10 million project, and I wouldn't allow anyone else Risk my $10 million, you understand?"

Ron MacMillan's face changed for a while, and finally he whispered: "I'm sorry, Simon."

Simon continued to look at the middle-aged man on the opposite side for a moment, and said in a slow tone: "Ron, I cherish our experience of completing "Lola Run" together, and I also hope that we can continue to cooperate. So, put Phoebe again. Cates talk. As for this woman, you can give her another small role, and I don't want any mess to come out. Remember, this is only once, not next time."

After sending Ron Macmillan away, Simon leaned back in the leather chair a little tired.

These days, as Daenerys Pictures' booth is getting bigger and bigger, all kinds of problems are starting to come up.

At the beginning of the month, Simon visited the "Rain Man" crew in Palm Springs, eastern California, and found that the entire crew was in a state of 'freeing themselves'. Simon could clearly feel Tom Cruise and Dustin The main creators such as Hoffman have already thought that the film will screw up, so they are shooting with a vacation and fun attitude.

In order to prevent the already very loose budget from being overrun again, Simonga sent an accountant to stay with the "Rain Man" crew at all times. He still insists on checking the "Rain Man" shooting samples twice a week, and made up his mind to personally participate in the film. Post-production to make sure the film doesn't have any surprises.

For several other films that are in preparation, many filmmakers who have received invitations have a mentality of not slaughtering the fat sheep before they are not slaughtering the white sheep, and the remuneration prices offered are generally higher than the industry standard.

Simon also began to understand why Carlock Films in the original time and space frequently produced movies that broke budget records, and even produced the first "Terminator 2" in Hollywood history with a production cost of over 100 million yuan. This company relies on Germany to avoid tax. The capital's film company is obviously also regarded as a fat sheep.

What Simon said to Amy on the way back from Disney was the result of all the emotions he had accumulated during this time.

Because of the indifference deep in his bones, Simon has no resentment towards those who take him as a foe. However, Daenerys Pictures will naturally not cooperate with them easily in the future.

Mastered a large number of copyrights of Tolkien Middle-earth series, "Superman" and "Batman", "Fast and Furious", "Forrest Gump", "Dances with Wolves", "Pretty Woman", etc. Combined with many other blockbuster screenplays in memory, Simon has now accumulated enough chips. He could even make a North American box office hit every year if he wanted to. Therefore, Simon has no intention of giving Hollywood another illusion of being a fat sheep.

If you want to eat big, no problem, first try to see if your teeth are hard enough.

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