The Best Director

Pieces of snowflakes were floating in the sky, falling on the faces of pedestrians on the street, feeling icy and cold. On the 10th day of 2007, New York City finally ushered in the first snow of this winter, the latest in 129 years. A snowfall.

The distributor's North American box office rankings for 2006 have naturally been settled. The 2005 overall champion Flame Movies still performed miraculously, releasing 9 new films, and none of them failed. On the contrary, each of them achieved amazing box office figures. People are envious, FF continues to carry the banner of an independent film company!

Last year, 155 film companies (+18) released a total of 610 films (+59) in theaters. It must be said that last year's good market attracted more investors to enter the film market, although it did not seem as spectacular as last year. The total box office in North America is on an upward trend, reaching 9.72 billion.

Among them, the unrated comedy "The Point" produced by Bullz-Eye received $783 at the box office in one theater, becoming the bottom of the year. The average ticket price in 2006 was $6.55, and an average of 119.54 people watched "The Point" in front of the big screen. "Essentials", no one was satisfied with every show; the movie that became famous in the past few years with "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has released a number of films on a trial basis this year, but unfortunately none of them are treasures. They accounted for a total of 0.1% of the share, among which the box office was the highest is the 3.12 million documentary "Word Game".

Small independent companies are always ups and downs. A blockbuster movie can make them a nouveau riche, and a disastrous movie can make them declare bankruptcy. A year has passed, and mainstream film companies are still the same. A supernova occurs.

Last year, there were 11 companies that received more than 100 million box office, and 4 companies had a market share of more than 10%. They were also the four companies with 1 billion box office: Sony Columbia with 1.560 billion, Flame with 1.426 billion, and 1.412 billion Buena Vista (Disney), 1.079 billion Twentieth Century Fox.

Sony Columbia continues to win the championship in terms of distribution, with 26 new films, ranking first in both categories; followed by 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Buena Vista (Disney), Universal, Paramount, Lionsgate, Weinstein, MGM United Artists, New Line, Fire.

Compared with 2005, the pattern of film companies has certainly changed. Focus, Fox Searchlight, and Warner Independent have no blockbuster films and have fallen out of the billion-dollar club; Miramax, which has undergone huge changes, suddenly fell to 16th place, nine. The new film only had a box office of 45.88 million, which can be said to have achieved nothing; Weinstein gradually "returned" to the top, MGM continued to decline, and New Line became more and more difficult; DreamWorks and Royal Gate both closed due to mergers and acquisitions; On the other hand, gue-tures became a small upstart thanks to four films including "Jet Li's Fearless" and "Lawless", occupying the 12th place with a total box office of 65.44 million...

For the 365 days from January 1st to December 31st last year, Moth, Butterfly and Flame movie tickets were sold every day. In terms of three old films, "Brokeback Mountain" with a North American box office of 86.32 million and a global box office of 85 million was sold in 2006. Annual contribution of 69.77 million,

The 236.97 million "500 Days of Summer" was 93.82 million; and "Firefly", which was released again after sweeping the Oscars, took in another 3.05 million at the North American box office (653.20 million).

The three old films are majestic, and there is no need to say more about the nine new films. In the words of some movie fans, FF is a monster (nster), and Miraculous Yang is a monster!

The fun and entertaining "Ice Age 3" has 203.23 million; the hilarious and crazy "The Hangover 3" has 214.28 million; the dancing and singing "Mamma Mia!" "The final number was 185.02 million; the smashing "Rush 2" was 216.35 million; "The Magician", one of the "Two Treasures of Sundance in 2005", the final number was 95.54 million. The North American box office was not fully released overseas. The market is 68.09 million; the blood-splitting "Saw 4" has a North American box office of 98.75 million and a global box office of 92 million.

There are also three New Year's Eve movies that are still in theaters. "Little Miss Sunshine" contributed 51.8 million; "The Prestige", which was screened for 31 days, brought in an almost certain 91.36 million; "The Dead", which was screened for 10 days, received a huge revenue 103.5 million!

Throughout the year, FF was unstoppable and took in 1.426 billion in North American box office! The maximum for a single movie is 216 million, with an average of 118 million per movie; and an average of 140 million per new movie! The undoubted champion, the champion that FF easily retains. Excluding publicity and distribution costs, the total production cost of Flame's new film in 2006 (including buyout fees for purchased films) was 505 million, and the total North American box office received was 1.26 billion! Over 3.5 billion global box office! A huge profit.

Although the annual championship was lost and became the runner-up, the Flame actually maintained its peak level in 2005 and took the second place with the lowest circulation among mainstream companies. It is definitely not a bad result, and it is an independent company. How can a film company not surprise and envy others! ?

The North American box office in 2006 was p-10. Although the Flame now occupies several positions, it has missed the top three. The specific rankings are as follows: first, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", 423 million; second, "Cars" , 244 million; third place, "X-Men: The Last Stand", 234 million; fourth place, "The Da Vinci Code", 217 million; fifth place, "Rush 2"; sixth place, "The Hangover" 3"; seventh place, "Ice Age 3"; eighth place, "Superman Returns", 200 million; ninth place, "Happy Feet", 186 million; tenth place, "Mamma Mia!" 》.

But when it comes to global box office p-10, the ranking becomes: first, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", 1.066 billion; second, "Ice Age 3"; third, "The Da Vinci Code", 758 million ; Fourth place, "Mamma Mia!" "; fifth place, "Rush 2"; sixth place, "Casino Royale"; seventh place, "The Hangover 3"; eighth place, "Cars"; ninth place, "X-Men: The Last Stand" "; No. 10, "Mission: Impossible 3".

According to the analysis and predictions of the "Wall Street Journal" and other media, of course there is no need to elaborate. Movie fans all know that the Flame Movie will be a huge banner for the American and global film entertainment industry for a long, long time in the future, and as it As it continues to grow, no one knows how long it can maintain this terrifying zero-loss status. Because it is a unique supernatural phenomenon, even authorities such as Forbes find it difficult to give a clear valuation of the Flame Group.

The 2007 release schedule of Fire Movies is already fully booked, and the films that fans have been waiting for will be released one by one. The current 9 new films are: "The Green Hornet", "Iron Man", and "I Am Legend" , "Assassins 2", "Bridesmaids", "The Story of Hachiko", "So You Think You Can Dance 3", "Saw 5", "Marley and Me".

"Ah! W!——!" There was a thin layer of white snow in the garden. Looking at the snowflakes dancing in the sky, Kekele smiled and reached out to take pictures. This was the first time in her life that she had seen snow. Scenery, I also learned a new word.

The first snow lasted only for a short time, but there was a path, and soon there was the second snow and the third snow. There was also some snow in the spacious garden, and Danny fell asleep lazily. Although the temperature dropped sharply, Keke still wore not much clothes, just a small pink jacket and cotton pants, and a pair of black gloves for playing in the snow. She ran around happily and looked curiously at her parents not far away, wondering what they were doing.

"Honey, roll it a little bigger.", "There's not enough snow.", "Can you blow the snow from the front yard?", "It's not much, I think we'll just make a mini version.", "Oh! This damn weather... Oh my god, Keke's first snowman.", "We will go to Park City to play in the snow in a few days. The United States is experiencing a mild winter this year. You know the El Niño phenomenon generated in the Pacific is the main reason. The Northeast is particularly affected.", "Oh——! How did you know?", "Don't you pay attention to the weather forecast program?", "Didn't you pay attention? Haha!"...

While Wang Yang and Jessica were laughing and chatting, they piled the few snowballs scraped back by the shovel into mini snowmen. They must hurry up, otherwise they will melt and disappear. Ke Ke, who was running over, looked at the little snow-white thing in front of her, stretched out her little hand to pat it, and said: "Hit it, beat it!" Wang Yang and Jessica both laughed, and he explained with a smile: "Be gentle. ! It's a snowman, your new friend. Its name is..." Jessica straightened her eyebrows, and Wang Yang immediately had an idea: "Diane! Diane Jackson."

"Diane, Annie." Ke Ke learned the sentence, but there was not much excitement on her face. She didn't understand what this thing made of snow in two layers meant?

"It's not done yet, don't destroy it." Wang Yang smiled and stroked the baby's head, and said a few words to Jessica. He and Keke were responsible for finding some branches of trees to make hands and noses. She Then you are responsible for finding eyes, mouth, scarves and hats. When they split up, Jessica asked with a confused smile: "Who is that? Diane?" Wang Yang replied: "A British director. Her animated short film "The Snowman" was great. I remember winning an Oscar. Nominated for Best Short Film, but it is a pity that she died of cancer more than ten years ago." Jessica suddenly looked regretful, "May she be happy in heaven."

After a while, you're done! There was a small snowman standing on the lawn of the garden. Keke walked around Diane, who was a little shorter than herself. When she saw the snowman curling up his lips and smiling happily, she suddenly laughed: "Hahaha!" She seemed to have discovered something big. Surprised, I looked at them and then back at the snowman.

"Haha!" Seeing Keke as happy as a bird, Wang Yang smiled with his white teeth exposed. This feeling of making a child happy is really great! Jessica leaned against him and smiled like the snowman.

As time goes by, "The Dead" is already in its fourth week of screenings. Previously, it received 44.82 million box office (-45%) during the New Year's Eve week from December 29th to January 4th, and failed to retain the North American weekly championship. Just because "Wonderful Night at the Museum" grossed 61.04 million the next week to start the game (-22.8%).

Regarding the box office trend of "The Dead", the review masterpiece + box office champion actually dropped -45%, which is the largest drop among p-12. Theater owners are also quite helpless. The box office will always be saturated, and obviously fans are gathering here I rushed through it the first week. However, in the third week from January 5th to 11th, the box office of "The Dead" continued to decline by -45%, becoming the smallest drop among the P-12. However, the box office of 24.65 million still could not prevent the 28.55 million "Night at the Museum" from continuing. champion.

Three weeks later, the total North American box office of "The Dead" has reached 150 million. At this momentum, it is fully expected to hit the 200 million box office club, especially if it can gain something at the Golden Globes and Oscars. At the same time, it is also booming in overseas markets, especially in eight places: Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The total overseas box office in three weeks is 184 million, and the total global box office $334 million.

This also means that Pokémon Wang Yang maintains a magical record, with all 12 directed films having 100% global box office exceeding 300 million! The lowest is still 323 million for the debut film "The Ghost Story".

“Ruthless, delicate, funny and richly profane, this is the product of an artist who understands what it takes to work unmistakably.” —A+, Chris Wagoner, The Dallas Morning News; “‘The Dead’ Shows Brutality , deft understanding, Wang Yang draws some sharp lines, and he and his crew know how to deliver those punchlines." --Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post; "'The Dead' Has a Great Adaptation, it became more exciting, more terrifying fun, more nihilistic. This nihilism has a lasting influence." - Mick Russell, "San Francisco Chronicle";

"Young has given the cast a wonderful ensemble, with Heath Ledger and Michael Pitt giving their best performances." - Stephanie Zaschak, M; "What makes a fantastic Young movie?" It's not just a retread, it's the director's direction of actors, positioning and energy; direction of his team and himself; and its underlying themes. As I often like to say, a film isn't about what it does What, it’s about how it does that.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times…

The entrance to the Kingsbridge Armory in New York was overgrown with grass and was decorated by the crew of "I Am Legend." The set was quiet when filming started. The staff were all looking at Will Smith in the performance area. He was holding a Take the M-16 rifle and lead Sam through.

"CUT——!" At this time, Wang Yang, who was holding the director's microphone, shouted. He raised his other fisted hand high, looked around at the people around him, and shouted with a smile: "We are legends! It's done. ! Incredible!" It started in July last year, then August, September, October, November, December, and now it's close to mid-January. It took more than half a year and six months to shoot, and it was finally completed! The 12th wrap!

"Hoo hoo!", "Wow oh oh -" The studio was filled with cheers and laughter. Everyone applauded, or celebrated and hugged each other. It was like winning a war. Blockade shooting + simultaneous shooting, It’s not easy!

Looking at the smiling faces of Valle Pfister, Akiva Gausman and others, and looking at the many crew members, Wang Yang thanked: "Thank you, thank you all -" When everyone quieted down to listen to his speech, he But he spread his hands and laughed out loud: "I'm speechless. I don't know what you think. Anyway, I want to take a long sleep."

"Haha!" There was a burst of chuckles around him, and Will Smith breathed a sigh of relief in sympathy, it was finally over! I can finally escape that state of loneliness. It's really no fun at all, it's very uncomfortable and getting more and more uncomfortable. There is no doubt that this is his most special performance, blocking famous attractions and clearing six blocks for filming... Although he got a lot of middle fingers, he thought it was really cool, but it was cool because when Magic Yang shouted "CUT!" ", he turned around and could see thousands of people looking at them outside the quarantine zone in the distance. It's not the end of the world!

But Will knew that this performance was very, very good, full of texture and emotion. In this regard, Gausman gave him a lot of help, and the more critical person is Magic Young.

"Hey!" The two of them hugged each other hard and patted each other on the shoulders. There was no need to say anything more. Wang Yang smiled and said, "We'll work together next time!" Will also smiled brightly: "That's what I hope. "." Wang Yang continued to laugh and thank each other with many crew members one by one, and shouted: "July! In the summer, everyone will see a movie that is so, so, so unique, yes, us!"

There was another burst of cheers and cheers on the set. Wang Yang smiled and handed the microphone to his assistant, quickly ran to the sidelines, picked up Ke Ke and kissed her heavily on her little face: "MUMA!!!" He put down the phone. Ke Ke kissed Jessica, who was smiling toothily, and everything was said without saying a word.

The footsteps are destined to be unable to stop. Soon, the Wang Yang family has boarded a plane to return to Los Angeles. The post-production of "I Am Legend" will be completed back in Los Angeles, and the 64th Golden Globe Awards Ceremony will be held soon.