Hollywood starts with a broker

The following weekend, "Lethal Weapon 3" continued to dominate the box office charts, grossing $27 million, with a cumulative box office of $70 million in 10 days.

"Indecent Proposal" earned $15 million in its second weekend, with a cumulative box office of $47.5 million in 10 days!

However, although his "Indecent Proposal" couldn't compare to Warner Bros.' "Lethal Weapon 3," the latter's production cost was $35 million, making it an action film.

"Indecent Proposal," on the other hand, was just a drama with a production cost of $25 million.

But, "Far and Away," a Western epic starring Tom Cruise and distributed by Universal, opened in 1,590 North American theaters last weekend, but only grossed $10.2 million over the three-day weekend.

This blockbuster, costing $60 million, was even less successful than "Days of Thunder," another Paramount blockbuster starring Tom Cruise!

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Also released at the same time as "Far and Away" was "Alien 3," a sequel blockbuster produced by 20th Century Fox, which opened in 2,227 North American theaters and grossed $19.5 million in its opening weekend.

However, the reviews for "Alien 3" were so bad they were almost unbearable, with almost all negative reviews.

"Action movies are really powerful," Aaron said, leaning back in his chair in the Dawn Films office, looking somewhat lazy.

Coming up, Warner Bros.' "Batman Returns" and "Under Siege," and Paramount's "Patriot Games" are all scheduled for release during the summer.

"Boss, the distribution department reports that the test screening of 'Sleepless in Seattle' was very well received, and we and Sony are confident!"

Assistant Aislinn Beckett said, handing Aaron a survey report.

Aaron nodded. The Cannes Film Festival had ended, and the "Sleepless in Seattle" team was heavily promoting the film in the media.

Nicole Kidman went to Cannes to promote the film, after all, Dawn was the production company and responsible for North American distribution, while the international distributor was Columbia TriStar!

"Doesn't Tom Hanks also have a comedy coming out this summer?"

"That's right, 'A League of Their Own,' a comedy sports film directed by Penny Marshall, starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna Ciccone, and others, will be released by Sony on Independence Day!"

Aaron tapped the table, "How is Quentin Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs' doing?"

"Uh, less than $3 million at the box office. It's received good reviews in the independent film scene, and the British film industry has praised it highly."

"Reservoir Dogs" and "Raise the Red Lantern" both had box office revenues of less than $3 million. Commercially, it was basically a failure.

The main purpose was to enrich Dawn's film library. Art films are a reflection of the film's style!

"However, 'Reservoir Dogs' has been favored by many celebrities, earning Quentin Tarantino many big-name fans."

Aaron stood up, "Let's wait and see how his next film performs."

Speaking of which, Aaron was still keeping an eye on director David Fincher. The failure of "Alien 3" was a big blow to his confidence.

However, David Fincher is still continuing his music video and GG filming business!

In the evening, at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood.

The "Reality Bites" crew, invested by Dawn, held a wrap party. Aaron was somewhat surprised that Ben Stiller had finished filming the movie in less than two months.

Director Ben Stiller, along with the main actors Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Connelly, and others, were all in attendance.

As the party was coming to an end, Aaron also appeared on the scene!

Because Winona Ryder was the producer and the biggest selling point of the film, and even Ethan Hawke was introduced to the crew by her.

So, she specifically asked Aaron for his opinion on the film.

"Jennifer, do you mind if I borrow Aaron for a few minutes?"

Winona Ryder came up to the two of them and joked with a smile.

"Ah, of course," Jennifer Connelly kissed Aaron on the cheek, "Honey, I'm going to the restroom!"

Aaron nodded, looked at Winona Ryder, and the two went to the balcony, "Your current short hairstyle is pretty good."

"Yeah, do you think it looks good?"

"It looks good, but it's a little short!"

Aaron said, reaching out and touching her hair, "Sure enough, you're beautiful, any hairstyle suits you!"

"Okay, aren't you satisfied with the sexy Jennifer Connelly?"

Winona Ryder rubbed her face, "This is my first time as a film producer. The filming process went well, otherwise, your $12 million would have gone down the drain."

Aaron smiled, "Then you'll have to compensate with yourself!"

After joking, Aaron leaned against the wall, took out a pack of cigarettes, and they each lit one, "The movie is pretty good, very artistic, the box office probably won't be very high, but the word of mouth should be good;"

"Dawn should also earn some. According to my guess, 'Reality Bites' is considered a successful work."

"Whew, that's good," Winona Ryder exhaled a puff of smoke, "I've also taken on Martin Scorsese's new film 'The Age of Innocence,' working with Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer;"

"I'm really busy this year!"

"Adapted from the novel of the same name by the American female writer Edith Wharton in the last century, right?"

Aaron shrugged, "CAA recommended Martin Scorsese's project, but I wasn't interested."

Winona Ryder smiled, "You don't think this movie is good?"

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"Probably, Martin Scorsese is not suitable for me to cooperate with. I don't like his style very much, it's not very commercial!"

Well, Aaron felt that Martin Scorsese was an actor whose reputation was greater than his strength, his qualifications were old, and his style was not flexible enough.

"No wonder," Winona Ryder then dropped her cigarette butt, "However, I'm quite looking forward to working with Daniel Day-Lewis;"

"This actor is very good, he is a representative figure of method acting!"

There are three schools of acting, expressive, method, and experiential. Experiential acting is the most immersive, no madness, no life.

Aaron shook his head, "Don't learn that, this way of acting is easy to get too deep into the role, I don't want to see you crying on the side of the road like last time."

"I know," Winona Ryder scratched her hair with both hands, "I broke up with Depp!"

"Uh, this," Aaron's mouth twitched, patting her on the shoulder, "You're still young, focusing on your career first is also an option."

"I've been having insomnia lately, I can only fall asleep with sleeping pills!"

Winona Ryder hugged the man and kissed him.

"Mmm," Aaron responded with a deep kiss and then reminded, "How about you come out to sea with me this weekend?"

"Okay..."