Hollywood Director 1992

While Link and Monica were enjoying the pleasures of the flesh in the study, the connection between "Paranormal Activity" and the Murrieta murder case was still being hotly debated in media and entertainment circles.

In terms of mainstream public opinion, the media focused on reporting that the Murrieta murder case suspect, Tina Verstton, accused "Paranormal Activity" of infringement in court, and the popular film "Paranormal Activity" was caught in an infringement storm.

In this series of reports, third-rate tabloids were more active and imaginative than mainstream newspapers.

The *World News Weekly* vigorously promoted the existence of ghosts in the world in its reports.

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They believed that Tina Verstton was telling the truth, that she did not kill her husband, Paul Verstton, but that the ghost hiding in the house killed Paul Verstton.

If everything is true, then Link's "Paranormal Activity" is very likely to have been inspired by Tina Verstton's experiences and created such a terrifying film.

Therefore, Link and Guess Who Films should pay Tina Verstton royalties, and Tina Verstton should be acquitted.

Why would *World News Weekly* report this way?

Because it is a newspaper that mainly reports on anecdotes and absurd news, and has fabricated stories such as Bat Boy, Alien P'Lod, giant locusts, and the pregnancy of a thousand-year-old mummy.

And promoting the existence of ghosts in the world can increase the circulation of *World News Weekly*, and *World News Weekly* will definitely not miss this wave of popularity.

Newspapers such as the *San Francisco Chronicle* and the *National Enquirer* also published articles detailing the Murrieta murder case and Link's new film "Paranormal Activity", and the possible relationship between the two.

Under the publicity of these media, "Paranormal Activity" and the Murrieta murder case were closely linked.

Many people began to support the criminal suspect Tina Verstton, believing that she did not kill anyone, and that the ghost hiding in the house killed her husband.

There are media outlets that support this statement, and naturally there are those who oppose it.

Respectable newspapers such as the *Los Angeles Times*, the *New York Post*, and the *Chicago Tribune* denied this statement.

They believed that Tina Verstton's linking the case with "Paranormal Activity" was an attempt to get away with the crime, and that the court should conduct a strict review and not be disturbed by external public opinion.

Some media also criticized Guess Who Films for using unconventional methods to attract public attention when promoting the film, which not only disrupted the film market order but also interfered with judicial justice.

This is a very incorrect practice and should be strictly prohibited.

However, since the media had no evidence, they used relatively euphemistic words when criticizing Guess Who Films to avoid legal disputes.

Under the direct or indirect guidance of the media, the entire American public noticed "Paranormal Activity".

The popularity of "Paranormal Activity" in the North American public opinion circle soared, and the amount of reporting on films such as "A Few Good Men", "Hero", and "Patriot Games" released in the same period could not be compared with "Paranormal Activity".

The soaring popularity of "Paranormal Activity" also drove the box office to soar.

In its sixth week of release, "Paranormal Activity" bucked the trend at the box office, grossing $53.39 million in 2,034 theaters, breaking the single-week box office record for R-rated movies, and also winning the North American weekly box office champion for three consecutive weeks.

Due to the rapid growth of the "Paranormal Activity" box office, the box office of films released in the same period plummeted.

Apart from "Patriot Games", the box office of other films was below 10 million.

"A Few Good Men", which was originally expected to break 100 million at the North American box office this week, grossed $7.41 million this week, a decrease of 63% from last week, with a cumulative box office of $98.19 million.

"Hero", starring Dustin Hoffman and others, grossed only $970,000 this week, with a cumulative box office of $10.62 million, and is expected to lose money.

*The Hollywood Reporter* said that "Paranormal Activity" is not a catfish disrupting the North American film market, but a killer whale that swallows all the box office in the market, leaving its peers hungry.

*Vanity Fair* wrote this week that with the success of "Paranormal Activity", Link has become the most dazzling star in Hollywood at this stage, and his fame is no less than that of movie stars such as Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr.

For a director, Link is undoubtedly very successful, but at the same time, the success of "Paranormal Activity" has also seriously affected the interests of his peers.

In the future, if Link wants to stick to Hollywood, he will face more difficulties and challenges.

The meaning of this article in *Vanity Fair* is very simple. Link made a lot of money with "Paranormal Activity", and at the same time offended many people. It will be more difficult to continue developing in Hollywood.

With the release of the sixth week's box office data, "Paranormal Activity" has accumulated 198 million US dollars at the box office in North America, only one step away from breaking 200 million US dollars.

And last week, media such as *Variety* predicted that "Paranormal Activity" would only gross 180 million US dollars in North America, and there was not much chance of breaking 200 million.

In just one week, the media had to change their tune and predict that "Paranormal Activity" would gross around 280 million US dollars in North America, and with the current popularity, there is a certain chance of breaking 300 million.

"300 million US dollars! God, look what I missed."

Harvey Weinstein couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the numbers in the newspaper.

He imagined that if he hadn't discriminated against Link, a Chinese director, at the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of the year, had been more patient with him, and more patient with "Buried", and had acquired the copyright of "Buried" at a very low price, and signed Link with a very sincere contract.

Then at this time, Miramax Films would not only have the dark horse film "Buried", but also the divine film "Paranormal Activity".

Miramax Films would make three to four hundred million US dollars with these two films.

With these three to four hundred million US dollars, Miramax Films' position in Hollywood would be even higher, becoming the leader in the field of independent film production, and even have the opportunity to become the 'eighth largest in Hollywood'.

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

It's a pity that he didn't discover Link's talent and great potential at the Sundance Film Festival, which caused Miramax Films to lose an opportunity to take off.

Harvey was not the only one who had this idea. Robert Shaye of New Line Cinema felt it even more deeply than him.

When distributing "Buried", Link personally contacted him to discuss cooperation, and went to New Line Cinema many times to check the situation, hoping to cooperate with New Line Cinema.

It's a pity that he underestimated Link, a young man, and rejected the treasure that was within his reach.

In 1990, Shaye made more than 100 million US dollars by distributing "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which no one wanted to distribute, and the production company of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was Jiahe Film Company of Hong Kong Island.

With the great success of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Robert Shaye's vision has also been recognized by many people.

But this time, he also missed the dark horse.

The great success of "Paranormal Activity" at the box office also caused one person to lose his reputation and become a representative of lack of vision.

This person is the famous producer Fred Olen.

Fred Olen is a contracted producer of Castle Rock Entertainment and has participated in the production of films such as "When Harry Met Sally" and "Motherlode", and is a small celebrity in the film industry.

When the filming of "Paranormal Activity" was completed, letters were sent to major film companies inviting them to attend the film screening. Fred Olen was also assigned by the company to come to Guess Who Films to watch the film.

Who knew that just a few minutes after the movie started, without even understanding what the main plot was, Fred Olen stood up and scolded "Paranormal Activity" as a bad movie that was not worth wasting time on, and then left with a group of acquaintances.

After leaving, he also made a lot of ranting to reporters, criticizing "Paranormal Activity" and Link as worthless.

As a result, "Paranormal Activity" has been released for six weeks, with a cumulative box office of 198 million US dollars in North America, and the box office profit ratio is as high as 10,000 times, making it the movie with the highest box office profit ratio in film history.

If this kind of movie is a bad movie, what movie is a good movie?

It is said that after "Paranormal Activity" became a big hit, although Castle Rock Entertainment did not fire Fred Olen, it also gave him a long vacation to go out and relax.

The situation of the dozen or so producers who left with Fred Olen has also become equally embarrassing in the company, and they are often ridiculed by their colleagues.

And all of this is because they underestimated "Paranormal Activity".