Hollywood Director 1992

In its third week of release, "Ghost Footage" topped the North American box office charts, earning $51.82 million from 1873 theaters.

"Ghost Footage" also broke box office records, becoming the highest-grossing R-rated film in a single week in world cinema history.

A film with a production cost of only $20,000, released during the blockbuster-filled summer season, managed to defeat a host of commercial blockbusters to become the box office champion of the week.

This achievement not only shocked Hollywood but also left the mainstream media in disbelief.

On the day the third-week box office results for "Ghost Footage" were released, media outlets such as "The Los Angeles Times," "The Hollywood Reporter," and "The New York Post" reported the news on their front pages.

"The Los Angeles Times" reported, 'Following "Buried," Link's new film "Ghost Footage" has once again created astonishing box office results and an astonishing box office revenue ratio.

"Buried" had a production cost of $20,000 and grossed over $68 million worldwide in more than five months of release, creating a box office revenue ratio of 3400 times, the highest in film history, and was recorded in the "Guinness World Records."

When many people thought that this record would never be broken, Link released his new film "Ghost Footage" just five months later.

The film's production cost remained at $20,000.

In just 17 days of release, it earned $66.59 million in North America.

The box office revenue ratio reached an astonishing 3330 times.

It is only one step away from breaking the box office revenue ratio record of "Buried."

No.

To be precise, by the time this article goes to press, the highest box office revenue ratio record in film history may have already been broken.

"Ghost Footage" has become the film with the highest revenue ratio in film history.

It's amazing, it's unbelievable.

What's even more incredible is that the two films that created such amazing results came from the same director, Link, a newcomer director who came from the slums, worked as a loader, extra, and waiter, and is only 20 years old.

It's amazing, it's unbelievable.'

"The Los Angeles Times" focused on reporting how remarkable the box office performance of "Ghost Footage" was, how great Link was, and how unbelievable it was.

Entertainment newspapers and magazines such as "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety" not only reported on the achievements of Link's new film but also analyzed the reasons for the film's success from various aspects, inviting well-known industry figures to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Link's new film.

Regarding the advantages.

A common view is that the film's shooting technique is very novel. Compared with the films of the past century, the shooting method of "Ghost Footage" is very trendy and has pioneering significance.

Whether it is from the plot design, to the use of lenses, to the set arrangement, etc., it hardly borrows from the plot of old movies. It is an extremely bold experimental product.

The success of this experimental work also indicates that the current film industry is very inclusive, and audiences can not only accept commercial blockbusters and classic art films but also accept alternative innovative works like "Ghost Footage."

The success of this film also points the way for more filmmakers, telling those who have film dreams that as long as you have ideas in Hollywood, as long as you dare to take action, there is a possibility of success.

Regarding the disadvantages.

Industry insiders generally believe that the film's box office performance is too high, so high that it is a bit outrageous. Although this film is not bad, it has earned more than 60 million US dollars in North America in three weeks of release.

It is higher than the box office performance of many well-produced commercial films, classic art films, and films starring big stars such as Tom Cruise, Batman, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, and Demi Moore.

This result will make many famous producers, famous directors, and big-name actors feel ashamed, and also force the top executives of the seven major Hollywood film companies to rethink the production and investment of movies.

In the past, the Hollywood production model was: good story + good director + big star + veteran actor, and the movies produced would definitely be a hit.

"Buried" and "Ghost Footage" used astonishing box office data to tell them a new model: good story + novel shooting method + clever marketing = high box office.

What good director, big star, or veteran actor are actually useless.

When mentioning marketing methods, many industry insiders criticized Guess Pictures' marketing methods, believing that "Ghost Footage" was suspected of excessive marketing.

Before the film was released, Guess Pictures first created a terrifying atmosphere in the whole society, and at the same time engaged in false propaganda, telling the audience that this was a documentary, a real event that happened in the United States.

This is undoubtedly fooling the audience.

After the film was released, "Ghost Footage" did not play trailers, but instead played movie highlights on multiple TV stations, doing overwhelming publicity.

Using a deceptive method to trick the audience into the cinema.

Industry insiders said this method is not advisable.

I hope Guess Pictures will stop there.

No mistake, one first, one hair, one inside, one content, one in, one look, one look!

Among these media, "The New York Post" and "The Commercial Daily" are more concerned about the profits of the production company Guess Pictures in this film.

During the internal screening of "Ghost Footage," it was rejected by dozens of producers, including Fred Olin, who believed it was a garbage film and its box office performance would not be very good.

Also for this reason, many Hollywood film companies gave up "Ghost Footage" again, just like they gave up distributing "Buried."

The film's distribution work also fell into the hands of the newly established film company Guess Pictures.

According to news obtained by "The Commercial Daily," because "Ghost Footage" had extremely good box office results during the screening period, Guess Pictures invested heavily in publicity, and when discussing box office sharing with several major theater chains, the distributor obtained a relatively strong box office sharing agreement.

In the four weeks before the release of "Ghost Footage," Guess Pictures is expected to receive about 75% of the box office revenue.

That is to say, if "Ghost Footage" breaks 100 million at the box office this month, Link and Guess Pictures will receive approximately $75 million in box office revenue.

The film's production cost and marketing cost are less than 10 million, but it can earn more than 70 million US dollars in profit.

This result is too amazing.

"The New York Post" declared that Link will be the next billionaire, a billionaire who is only 20 years old, a civilian billionaire who started with $20,000, and also the fastest-growing billionaire, taking less than a year!!

Also because the box office performance of "Ghost Footage" was too amazing, even "The Washington Post," which mainly reports political news, came to join in the fun.

It claimed that the Chinese director has made great achievements in the American film industry, once again proving the inclusiveness of Hollywood in the United States, a place where talents can show themselves and realize their dreams.

It also put the label of 'American Dream' on Link's success, making Link really popular and gaining a lot of fans.

Also because of the active reports from mainstream media such as "The Los Angeles Times," "The New York Post," and "The Washington Post," "Ghost Footage" became famous throughout the United States and the world, and more and more people went to the cinema to watch the movie.

Foreign film distributors also re-contacted Guess Pictures, offering very sincere quotations, hoping to obtain the distribution rights of "Ghost Footage" in overseas regions.