Made in Hollywood

"Legolas! Legolas! Legolas..."

No matter how crazy movie fans are, they can't compare to a bunch of obsessive female fans. The crew of the crew was completely surrounded by them, and they couldn't move at all in front of Temple Square. At this time, they could not get out of the car or open the window anyway, otherwise the situation would change. hard to control.

Duke turned his head to look behind him. The car that Orlando Bloom was riding in was so tightly enclosed that it was impossible for him to break through.

Fortunately, the police were always at the scene to maintain order, and the situation did not change to the worst direction, but the cars of the rest of the Fellowship of the Ring expedition were also surrounded one after another.

"Don't want to leave any time soon."

Looking ahead through the windshield, the road was completely blocked by fans.

The only thing fortunate is that the car he and Tina Fey were in didn't pay much attention to.

Compared to the frowning bodyguard on the co-pilot, Duke's mentality was very good, and there would be nothing to do, so he just discussed the work with Tina Fey.

He has already obtained the box office data. The unprecedented number of theaters opened has brought an unprecedented first-week box office. The dazzling data of "The Fellowship of the Ring" also proves that strong marketing can promote the film market prospects. It also proves from the side that Duke's tossing around and back and forth has not been in vain.

For the follow-up box office consideration, he will also lead the entire crew to toss.

After saying a few words about the box office, Duke asked, "Tina, do you have the data on the sales of peripherals in the first weekend?"

"I just got it when you made the announcement." Tina Fey took the briefcase, flipped through it a little, and found a document. "Want to see it now?"

The road outside was almost impassable, Duke looked away, "Just tell me."

"This is just a rough report from Warner Bros." Tina Fey turned a blind eye to the crowd of fans outside the car window. He said directly, "In the past three days, excluding our licensing commissions to McDonald's and Pepsi, the peripheral products of "The Fellowship of the Ring" have sold a total of about 31 million US dollars in North America!"

Duke's eyes lit up immediately and asked, "Which are the top-selling items?"

"The Lord of the Rings pendant sold about $5.4 million. It was the best seller; in second place was the Evening Star pendant with about $3.8 million; then the Legolas guy. Figures and dolls, about $3.5 million, and Arwen's dolls and dolls at the back, about $2.6 million..."

Having said that, she raised her head and glanced at Duke, "You played the troll. The model sales also ranked in the top ten."

"Looks like I'm very popular too." Duke was in a good mood.

What Tina Fei mentioned is only a very small part of the huge peripheral product group of the film. There are too many products that can work in this magical epic, even if it is not the image licensing negotiation between Lord of the Rings Studio and major manufacturers, Only products that are directly linked to the film. There are more than five hundred.

"There is another situation." Tina Fey added, "The supply of the most popular products is a little tight, and Warner Bros. has already made every effort to produce and distribute them."

Just like the box office, no one can guarantee that a film will sell well. The same is true for the surrounding, Hollywood's major companies. If you can't see enough profit prospects, you will never rashly invest a lot of money to operate peripheral products, and no one can predict which peripherals are the most popular.

Therefore, when any film is released. The peripheral products prepared by the production and distributor are actually limited.

With the strength of Warner Bros., as long as the prospect of profitability is seen, the problem of tight supply will soon be resolved.

After being surrounded here for nearly forty minutes, the convoy finally started slowly, left the crowded Temple Square, and returned to the hotel.

But the Fellowship of the Ring did not have time to relax. After a brief rest, they rushed to a studio of NBC Television in Salt Lake City to participate in a program for the United States.

Fortunately, Duke doesn't have to participate, but he is also paying attention to the other side. Fox TV Home Channel will have a special on The Lord of the Rings tonight. According to the prior communication between the two parties, they will break the news to the public again.

After dinner, Duke had a phone call with Ivanka Trump, who was returning to New York. The other party seemed to be very concerned about the situation of the movie. Duke gave a brief introduction. After hanging up the phone, he waited for a while. The Fox Home Channel show kicked off.

In fact, there is nothing too novel in the program, and novel content is not suitable for appearing on the four major TV networks. Most of the broadcasts are some shooting tidbits and interviews with audiences.

In short, I want to tell people in North America and even any country and region that can see this show, how good and popular "The Fellowship of the Ring" is.

"A great movie may not have a dashing and domineering hero, it may not have jaw-dropping investments, and it may not have overwhelming media publicity, but it will never be without a hard-working, innovative and dedicated crew," The Fellowship of the Ring The success of the "team" is the common victory of a team."

In line with the behind-the-scenes videos of various departments of the film, the program uses narration to introduce a series of data, which continues to stimulate the audience's interest in the film.

"Data is the best illustration, let's look at some numbers."

"During the filming of the film, a total of 2.45 million feet of film, 1,600 pairs of hobbit feet, more than 750 specially trained horses, more than 2,900 sets of hand-made armor, and more than 30,000 hand-made daily lives were spent. Equipment, more than 4,800 sets of weapons such as swords, axes, shields, more than 15,000 sets of costumes, more than 26,600 actors, more than 2,400 behind-the-scenes staff, 380 computer stuntmen, 125 characters with lines, 82 tailors and cobblers, more than 400 Filmed on location in New Zealand, 10,000 spectators at a cricket stadium roaring the sound effects of strong orcs, and a record-breaking 1,600 special effects shots were used in the first episode alone!"

Of course, that includes all of the trilogy, and even so, it's the biggest take in cinematic history!

One can imagine how cumbersome the production of a film is.

Without a team that has been established for many years and cooperated with tacit understanding, plus Duke's own dedication, how could it be possible to complete such a giant system as the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Success never comes from luck. To make this moment successful, Duke led the team for nearly five years!

So, when Monday's Memorial Day passed, and the North American box office of "The Fellowship of the Ring" unsurprisingly topped $100 million, no one was surprised.

Even Michael Bay takes it for granted.

He was standing in the office building of the artist management company. Looking down at Los Angeles through the glass window, a long face looked unusually calm, as if he didn't care at all about the numbers that Michael Ovitz said behind him.

$24.26 million, which is the box office figure that "The Fellowship of the Ring" received on Memorial Day.

$3.12 million, the same day his "Pearl Harbor" grossed at the North American box office.

Although there are many reasons for the two sides, such as the release time and the number of theaters, the gap between the two numbers is huge. Big enough to ignore all external factors!

"It's not bad."

Martin Bob's voice came from the sofa, "Pearl Harbor has already surpassed 120 million US dollars, and the cost line of the North American box office exceeding 140 million US dollars should not be a problem. In terms of overseas markets, according to several companies According to the prediction of authoritative institutions. The overseas box office will be around 300 million US dollars, so even if the total investment of 200 million US dollars cannot be recovered through the box office, the subsequent cost pressure will be reduced, and the film can be fully profitable through the surrounding area.”

Michael Ovitz sat there. But he didn't say anything, but his face was not very good-looking.

The situation is very obvious. "Pearl Harbor" is just another "Godzilla". Even if it can make a touchstone film profitable, it simply falls short of expectations. For him, who is ambitious to create another CAA. Not much help either.

Perhaps the only help was to sign the long-faced director standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Today's Hollywood is becoming more and more commercial, and only a giant commercial system that can bring huge profits can make artist management stand out from the fierce competition.

Michael Bay's grasp of commercial elements is really good, but compared with Duke Rosenberg, just like the reputation and box office of the films they make, the gap is really big.

Looking at Michael Bay's back, Michael Ovitz suddenly remembered what someone had said in front of him - a little bang madman will never be as good as a real bang madman!

Ovitz closed his eyes slightly. In fact, as long as Duke Rosenberg was dug in, the artist management company could immediately get out of the quagmire and join companies such as ICM, CAA and William Morris.

The problem is, he can dig up the little bang maniac, but what to dig up Duke Rosenberg? What's the use of the entire artist management company if it's a Duke Rosenberg who won't implement an all-in-one package service?

And what does he need to impress him?

Pretty female star? Not to mention those second- and third-tier actresses who want to go to the sky, even the top actresses in Hollywood, I am afraid they will not reject him.

money? Who doesn't know Duke Rosenberg is billionaire, even richer than the entire artist management company.

that power? He is already the most powerful figure in Hollywood, will he bow his head to a tough guy like him?

Michael? Ovitz couldn't help but have a headache, Duke? Rosenberg seems to be his unsolved problem.

"Martin..." He turned his head and instructed his deputy, "Our new packaging project, don't put it on the same schedule as his work! If his film is released in the summer schedule, our project will be moved to the Christmas schedule! He wants Christmas The release will be postponed to next year's summer season!"

Martin Bob nodded mechanically.

Michael Ovitz isn't going to go head-to-head with that summer maniac until he finds the right project.

Michael Bay turned around, "Let's be here today, I'm going back."

He didn't go home. After leaving the artist management company, he went directly to the nearest theater and planned to watch "The Fellowship of the Ring" again. Now he is really not as good as Duke Rosenberg, so he will continue to work hard. There are days that surpass each other! (To be continued ~^~)

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