Hollywood Drawing

The event in New York's Times Square ended in a hurry. Naomi Watts and the others got into the car under the protection of the police and quickly returned to the hotel without taking off their makeup.

The film has attracted a lot of attention from African Americans, which is certainly a good thing, but the fact that these people come to the event in droves is a huge hidden danger.

No one knows if they have any special thoughts in their minds. If there is a whole zero-dollar shopping activity in groups, Wayne feels that his sin will be great!

This is not impossible, just look at the police officers who are facing the enemy.

Warner Bros. reserved the seventh floor of the hotel for the group. Wayne was in an inner and outer room. It was not the standard of a presidential suite, and the standards were not low either.

In addition to a master bedroom, the room also has two smaller bedrooms, each with its own bathroom. The three bedrooms are connected by a living room.

After returning from Times Square, Wayne changed into loose clothes and sat on the sofa in the living room watching TV.

His attention did not stay on the TV show, he was always thinking about work. Now it seems that his second film will basically not fail. As long as there are no problems with subsequent promotion, the box office should be guaranteed.

Nina and Sergey also sat on one side, the two of them were the ones focusing on the TV show.

Halle Berry was curled up on the single sofa, holding a nail clipper and trimming her nails carefully.

"Dang, Dang."

There was a knock on the door, and Nina reluctantly looked away from the TV series, quickly walked to the door and opened the door.

Following Nina in was Naomi Watts, who was now in high spirits and her whole body was showing joy from the inside out.

Naomi Watts held a large stack of newspapers and magazines in her hands, and without even looking at Halle Berry, she playfully sat down next to Wayne with a smile.

"Look at these, Wayne." Naomi Watts put everything on the coffee table, picked up the top newspaper, and pointed to the entertainment headlines above. "Our film has been reported by many media. The newspapers I bought are just what I saw with my own eyes. There should be more that I haven't seen!"

Wayne took the newspaper handed over and looked at the entertainment section.

'The summer season is coming soon, and the North American film market has started fighting early. Currently occupying the first place on the North American box office list is Disney's dark horse "Home Alone", which was released in April. The film's box office performance has been unparalleled, and it has basically been scheduled to be the annual box office champion in 1992!

On the second weekend of May, that is, yesterday, there were only two movies that opened on a large scale. One was the film "Earth" directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Cruise and his wife in 2,538 theaters. The other is the thriller "Get Out" directed by Wayne Greenberg and starring Naomi Watts and Will Smith in 2,088 theaters.

According to the news we received from the North American Theater Alliance, the first day attendance of "Pulse Earth" was not high, with a box office of only about 9.9 million US dollars. Most of the audiences entering the theater were all Tom Cruise fans.

"Get Out", a low-budget thriller, has the potential to become a dark horse at the box office. After dark yesterday, the attendance rate increased significantly, with the box office taking in about US$9.7 million on its first day.

This is another low-budget film with dark horse potential after Disney's "Home Alone"...'

Wayne threw the newspaper aside. The moment he saw the box office numbers, he let go of his worries. Since "Get Out" can achieve similar box office figures to "The Big Brother" with hundreds of fewer theaters than "The Big Brother", it seems that this weekend, there is hope that it will overturn "The Big Brother" and go directly to the theaters. top!

"Did you see that? We almost won the single-day box office championship. It's such a shame, just by a little bit."

Naomi Watts took the newspaper back and put it aside.

"It's already good, Nami." Wayne also felt happy from the inside out and lit a cigarette happily. "What did those newspapers say?"

"There are a lot of film reviews and media reports." Naomi Watts picked up another newspaper and waved it in front of his eyes. "I'll read it to you!"

"This is from the New York Post. After its premiere in January, "Get Out" received ratings of A and above from the audience, accounting for more than 95% of the total ratings. After its release yesterday, the overall rating dropped slightly to A. The above score still remains at around 90%..."

"Get another one, Nami." Wayne interrupted her.

"Okay, this is the Los Angeles Times. "Get Out" is a surprise both in concept and production. The scares never come when you think they are coming, and the secrets hidden behind them are bigger than you can imagine. What you imagine is bolder. -Kenneth Turan"

"With an especially effective combination of racist satire and horror, Wayne Greenberg's second feature is a hard-hitting social commentary that showcases a positive fearlessness that, of course, That doesn’t mean it’s not scary. —Todd McCarthy”

"Wait, there's the Chicago Sun News..." Naomi Watts put the newspaper on her hand aside and picked up another one to continue reading.

"That's enough, Nami," Wayne interrupted, pointing to the stacked newspapers. "Those who say good things about the film don't need to read it. Is there anything else?"

Naomi Watts was stunned after hearing this. "Isn't it bad for the media to praise us? I see that almost all mainstream media have said good things about our film."

"Nami, don't take the integrity of the media too seriously." Wayne shook his head and continued: I can only say that Warner's public relations have done a good job. They can shamelessly praise us today. If the film's results are not good tomorrow, If we are ideal, they will trample us into the mud just like praising us. "

In fact, Wayne was very relieved to hear these reports, but he understood the ethics of these media and just forced himself to calm down.

Just as Wayne and the crew were starting their promotional activities, Jeff Robinoff and Kevin Tsuhara were also reading newspapers in the president's office of the Warner Building.

Suddenly CEO Kevin Tetsuhara said: "This movie is a bit beyond our expectations. We need the investigators to send back information. Not only are ordinary theaters good at attendance, but even theaters around the African-American community, starting early in the morning There was a queue to watch the movie.”

"Yeah!" Jeff sighed. "I originally thought that this film would not reach the box office we expected in the first week when it collided with "Earth Ambition". Unexpectedly, more than half of it was completed in one day on Friday."

"Today is a rest day, and the box office will continue to rise. You need to coordinate the publicity department and increase publicity efforts." Kevin Tetsuhara said.

"No problem!" Jeff pointed to the newspaper. "I will let all the media have news about "Get Out" tomorrow. It is surprising that the African Americans can burst out with such enthusiasm. It seems that Halle Berry's plan is very success!"

"It's the director, Jeff!"

Kevin Tetsuhara sighed sincerely. No one expected that Ron Howard and Tom Cruise would lose the box office title on the first day together.

That’s right, there are no secrets in this industry. Kevin got the news this morning about Tom Cruise’s box office purchase. In normal times, this is a good way to stimulate the box office, provided that it does not encounter strong competitors.

And on the newspaper in front of him, it was written in bold font: Wayne Greenberg, Hollywood’s rising talented director!

Kevin was not surprised by anyone else. What struck him most was that the director was only 22 years old, which was really too young! He has not yet reached the creative peak period that a director should have. It can be seen from his first two films that he is still exploring and growing.

The beginning stage of a director is always full of uncertainty, and even Spielberg has had his share of flops. But this young man has done a very good job. He has grown up step by step with one film, and his path as a director has been particularly steady.

Kevin Tetsuhara believes that as long as he doesn't make mistakes, in a few years, when his production concepts and personal style become more mature, he will at least develop into a genre film master like Francis Coppola. .

The most rare thing is that Wayne's films also take into account the feelings of popular movie fans and are not just about the director's self-pleasure, which makes his commercial achievements indispensable.

"Jeff." Kevin Tetsuhara tapped the director's photo on the newspaper with his hand. "Keeping him, the success of this film is foreseeable, it's just a matter of the final box office number. Even if the film only stays in theaters for a weekend, it can generate a lot of revenue.

The investment in this film is simply insignificant compared to the huge revenue that will be achieved! Keep him, I want his future films to be produced and distributed by Warner Bros.! "

Jeff Robinoff is also thinking about this issue. Wayne Greenberg's next project will definitely become a hot commodity in Hollywood, and there will be countless wolves fighting for it.

The only good news now is that he has signed a priority investment contract with Warner, which can ensure that Warner Bros. will get new project plans as soon as possible.

"When he finishes his promotional activities, I will make a date with him as soon as possible!"

CEO Kevin Tetsuhara nodded after hearing this, stood up and walked to the window, looking down at the City of Angels.

"Jeff, you should know that I am seeking the position of CEO of the group. It should take less than two years for old Karen to retire. It means a lot to tie up this young director."

Kevin Tetsuhara said that Jeff understands that if Kevin can really achieve the position of president of Time Warner, then he will have a great chance of becoming the CEO of Warner Brothers.

If the business you are responsible for can also generate a large amount of revenue, your competitors will have basically no chance.