Hollywood Director 1992

"Link, Nicole Kidman seems to be interested in you, she keeps staring at you," Sophia said as they left the movie theater and got into the car.

"Maybe it's because I'm too charming," Link joked.

"Yes, you're a heartthrob, but are you going to hook up with Nicole Kidman? If you sleep with her, remember to call me, I'd love to see what she's like in bed," Sophia said with great interest.

"I want to see too," Renée Zellweger laughed, "Nicole Kidman looks very proud, like a white swan. I also want to see what it's like when the white swan gets shot down by you."

"Stop it! She's Tom Cruise's wife, I'm not interested in other people's wives."

"That's a pity, she's very tall and has a big butt, looks like she'd be a good partner," Sophia said.

Link shook his head and looked out the car window, "Are we going straight home?"

"Why don't we go shopping? Christmas is coming soon, we should prepare some things in advance," Jennifer Connelly said.

"Aren't we going to the Hawaiian estate for Christmas? Do we need to decorate here too?"

"Decorating a bit makes it feel more festive."

"Yes, let's just experience the holiday atmosphere."

After the group reached a consensus, they drove to the city center to shop and stroll.

After its release, "Good Will Hunting" grossed $1.686 million in 12 theaters in its first week.

The average per-theater gross reached $28,000, a very impressive result, and the film received very positive reviews.

The Los Angeles Times commented that "Good Will Hunting" is a rare breath of fresh air in Hollywood, a film with intelligence, sincerity, and the right goals.

The famous film critic Roger Ebert gave the film four stars, saying that the film's success was not due to an overall factor, but that each small part was shining with perfect light, a rare film that focuses on the spiritual growth of young people.

Due to the good limited release results, "Good Will Hunting" began a wide release in its second week.

In its second week, the film grossed $24.59 million in 1,787 theaters, winning the box office champion amidst the competition of several blockbuster films in the winter break season.

Second place was "Legends of the Fall" starring Brad Pitt, with a first-week gross of $20.59 million.

Third place was "Little Women," starring Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, and others, with a second-week gross of $14.77 million and a cumulative total of $21.25 million over two weeks.

This week, "The Mask" ranked 7th in the box office, earning $4.49 million, with a cumulative box office of $113 million, making it Guess Who Films' fourth film to break $100 million in North America.

In its third week, "Good Will Hunting" grossed $26.88 million in 2,025 theaters, retaining its box office champion title, with a cumulative North American box office of $53.12 million.

According to predictions by "Total Film" magazine, the film's North American box office will be over $100 million.

And the film's production cost was only $10 million.

If "Total Film" magazine's prediction comes true, "Good Will Hunting's" box office profit ratio will reach more than 10 times.

This is undoubtedly a blockbuster movie.

Castle Rock Entertainment President Rob Reiner almost fainted when he saw the box office data in the newspaper.

"Good Will Hunting" was originally a Castle Rock Entertainment project. He had read the script before and felt it was okay, but he wasn't sure it would be a blockbuster. In order to keep the script under the company's control, he asked Matt Damon to repeatedly revise the script until Matt Damon was willing to give up control of the script.

Later, Matt Damon gave up cooperating with Castle Rock and took the script to Guess Who Films.

But he never expected that this inconspicuous script would become a blockbuster after being made into a movie, with the North American box office having a chance to break $100 million.

Rob Reiner slammed the table angrily.

In the past two years, due to the sudden rise of Guess Who Films, Castle Rock Entertainment's box office revenue has shrunk significantly, and its financial situation is extremely dire, bordering on bankruptcy.

If they encountered a blockbuster movie at this time, the company would make money, and its financial situation would quickly improve, even making a comeback.

Unfortunately, he missed "Good Will Hunting," not only missing the opportunity to improve the company's situation, but also letting Link and Guess Who Films pick up a big bargain, letting the enemy pick up a bargain, which was more painful than killing him.

Rob Reiner cursed angrily a few times and picked up the phone to call Michael Ovitz, asking him why he hadn't taken action to suppress Guess Who Films.

If "Good Will Hunting" breaks $100 million at the North American box office, Guess Who Films will have five films this year that have exceeded $100 million at the North American box office.

The annual total box office revenue exceeds $800 million.

More than $100 million more than Paramount Pictures, which was originally in first place.

More importantly, Guess Who Films only released 9 films this year, more than half less than the seven major film companies, and the cost invested was also less.

Moreover, Guess Who Films' performance this year is better than last year, and last year was better than the year before.

If this trend continues, Guess Who Films will become more and more powerful in the future.

By that time, it will be too late for them to deal with Link and Guess Who Films.

If they want to deal with Link and Guess Who Films, they must do it now, without delay.

What Rob Reiner is even more worried about is that Castle Rock Entertainment may not be able to last until next year if things continue like this.

Michael Ovitz told him to be patient. The seven major film company shareholders are more anxious than him when they see Guess Who Films' movies earning so much box office revenue.

When the time comes, they will actively find ways to deal with Guess Who Films, so there is no need to worry too much.

"Link is too lucky, that bastard. He can make a blockbuster movie just by picking up a script," Tom Cruise said, looking at Link's photo on the magazine cover in the Paramount Pictures president's office, feeling both disgusted and jealous.

Sherry Lansing remained silent with a cold face.

This year, under her leadership, Paramount Pictures has released several blockbuster movies.

Including "Forrest Gump," "Clear and Present Danger," "Star Trek Generations," "Beverly Hills Cop III," "The Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult," and "Sabrina."

Although a few movies had lower-than-expected box office results, the overall box office performance was good. Currently, the cumulative North American box office has reached $720 million, which is higher than Warner Bros. Pictures, which was in first place last year.

Unintentionally, I sent an internal message to everyone!

In November, many media outlets reported that Paramount Pictures had won the annual box office champion, praising her for her leadership and calling her an excellent female CEO.

Unfortunately, starting in November, Guess Who Films successively released two blockbuster movies.

"The Mask" has already broken $100 million at the box office, and "Good Will Hunting" is expected to break $100 million. With the success of these two movies, Guess Who Films' annual total box office revenue directly soared to over $800 million, surpassing Paramount and Disney and taking first place in the industry.

Guess Who Films' reversal in the box office not only snatched away the first place but also made her performance pale in comparison.

"Sherry, we can't let this continue. Guess Who Films has taken away too much of the box office profits that originally belonged to the seven major film companies. We should pay attention to it and find a way to destroy Guess Who Films," Tom Cruise said unhappily.

This matter is not as simple as you think. Guess Who Films has the support of Morgan Investments and Vanguard Capital. If we want to defeat Guess Who Films, Paramount Pictures alone is not enough," Sherry Lansing said.

"We can contact other film companies. The rise of Guess Who Films has damaged the interests of not just Paramount. Other film companies will definitely be willing to take action. By the way, I heard that Michael Ovitz is doing this. We can discuss it with him."

As he was speaking, the phone on the table rang. Sherry Lansing picked up the phone.

"Look! Another movie from Guess Who Films is a blockbuster. They're probably going to be the annual box office champion this year," the head of production Richard Fox said, looking at the newspaper in the Warner Bros. Pictures president's office.

"It's not probably, it's definitely. Paramount, which is in second place, is more than $100 million behind Guess Who Films. There's no chance of catching up by next year," President Miggs Gauss sighed.

In the past decade, Warner Bros. Pictures has become the industry's box office champion five times, making it the most successful film company in Hollywood.

This year, the title of the film industry's overall box office champion is going to be taken by Guess Who Films, which is very bad news for him, the president of Warner Bros. Pictures.

"Link is very capable. Not only can he make blockbuster movies, but he can also manage the company well," Richard Fox said.

"He's too capable, which has led to the board of directors being very dissatisfied with our performance. They want us to find a way to regain the box office market, and even agreed to let the media company take action," Miggs Gauss said.

Richard Fox said, "Link is a box office elixir. We should strengthen our cooperation with him."

Miggs Gauss nodded, "Link is indeed a box office elixir, but Guess Who Films' performance is too outstanding and has become the common enemy of the seven major film companies. We should now look at Link and Guess Who Films in two different ways."

Richard Fox also agreed with this point. Initially, when Guess Who Films rose to prominence, the media compared it to a catfish, to revitalize the North American film market and enhance internal competition within the industry.

But just in the past year, this catfish has suddenly turned into a deep-sea great white shark, devouring the box office and profits that originally belonged to the seven major film companies.

The seven major film companies no longer dare to underestimate it, and taking action against it has become an inevitable choice.

Ding-ling-ling!

The phone on the table rang. Miggs Gauss picked it up and listened.

After putting it down, he told Richard Fox that it was a call from Michael Ovitz, inviting him to attend a meeting of senior executives from the seven major film companies to discuss how to deal with the 'rise of Guess Who Films.'

He also said that senior executives from the seven major film companies have all expressed their willingness to attend.

Miggs Gauss decided to accept the invitation and go see.