Made in Hollywood

PS: Forgot to post this chapter, sorry, my head has been muddled recently. . . . .

Chapter 551 Negative Influence

(The two chapters have been posted upside down. I’m sorry to everyone. I’ve been in a daze recently, and the state has not recovered, and I haven’t saved the manuscript. The post is all from the current code, and now I feel that the manuscript is really good. It's important, without the manuscript, there is no confidence in the third watch.)

However, Friday's bashing was just the beginning. When the North American first-day box office data of "Air Combat Heroes" came to Larry Ellison, who had been paying attention, even if he was as arrogant as he was, he knew that David Ellison was in Hollywood. The beginning of his career, I am afraid it will really start with failure.

The $4.12 million on the first day was anything but outstanding.

Although a layman for movies, Larry Ellison is well aware that such a box office is impossible to dominate the box office charts.

"Mr Ellison..."

The female secretary standing across from the desk looked at her boss's unpredictable face, and showed a calm expression. The founder of Oracle has never been a reserved person.

Larry Ellison briefly glanced at the box office numbers of "Air Combat Heroes", looked up at the female secretary, and asked, "What about the box office of "Batman: Hour of War"?"

At the New York premiere, he once put down a big talk in front of Duke Rosenberg, although he was used to being cheeky and not feeling ashamed if he lost too much. , but not too pretty.

The female secretary knew her boss's ability to bear, and without any hesitation, she said directly, "Batman: War Hour received $12.13 million yesterday, and was the one-day champion in North America yesterday."

"A difference of eight million dollars?"

Hearing the female secretary's words, Larry Ellison frowned slightly. The gap between the two sides is really big. The next time I see Duke Rosenberg, my face will not look good.

Larry Ellison threw this idea aside after just turning around in his head. People who come to his position will not lose their temper because of one success or failure.

Moreover. The box office figures obtained by the two films will not be placed in his eyes.

The only thing he regrets is that his son, who he always thought was a genius, might suffer a serious blow at the start of his career.

But this is not a bad thing, the experience of failure is also a rare experience.

Of course, no one wants to experience failure, and neither does David Ellison.

Inside the mansion in Beverly Hills. David Ellison sat on the sofa in the living room without saying a word. Megan Ellison looked at the statistical report sent by Walt Disney, and then looked at his brother's expression, cleverly did not open his mouth to mock.

Although I am used to astronomical investment since I was a child, even if the film box office is really a complete failure. It won't hurt him either, but he's not Larry Ellison after all. Thinking of his previous confidence, he sees the first-day box office numbers in front of him. How can you be happy?

Yes, "Air Combat Hero" has a chance to turn over. But David Ellison has studied at the USC Film School and has studied the Hollywood film industry in depth in the past two years.

And... how could Duke Rosenberg sit and watch him roll over?

Rising from his chair, David Ellison took a few steps back and forth in the living room. Can't help but whisper, "Is there really no one who can fight Duke Rosenberg and his works in the summer?"

This sentence fell into Meghan Ellison's ears, she blinked rigorously, recalled a little, and suddenly said with her fingers, "It seems like this is the case, Robert Zemeckis, Michael Bay , Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Anthony Minghella, Ridley Scott..."

She read out a list of famous directors, and finally said, "These guys all lost head-to-head with Duke Rosenberg. So it's normal for your film to fail."

"It's normal?" David Ellison was so angry that his hair almost stood on end. "Why can't I win once?"

Megan Ellison shrugged, as if she wasn't the one who quarreled with Scarlett Johansson some time ago, and said of course, "Because he's Duke Rosenberg, he's a blaster, he He is the king of the summer season, and he is the number one Hollywood commercial filmmaker!"

David Ellison's face instantly turned black, and he glared at his sister fiercely, but he couldn't say anything to refute, because the data was in front of him.

If "Air Combat Heroes" had won, he could run to Duke Rosenberg to mock and show off, but now that he has lost, even with his immature sister, he has no way to refute it...

What does he use to counter that, the $4.12 million first-day box office figure?

According to Michael Ovitz and Walt Disney, as well as his own estimates, the first weekend box office revenue of "Air Combat Heroes" is about 40 million US dollars, which means that the first day box office will be at least more than 10 million US dollars!

However, the real data is less than half of the estimate, and from the current audience word of mouth, it is a question whether the box office can exceed 15 million US dollars in the first weekend.

The film failed at the box office. If the audience's reputation is good enough, it can make profits through various later copyright income, but the audience's reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" is even worse than the box office on the first day.

The CinemaScore audience rating has dropped below 50%, only a measly 43%. The average audience score is C, and the IMDB score is 5.6, which can almost be classified as a bad movie.

You know, the film has only been released for a day. According to normal rules, as the show time increases, various ratings will decline.

Looking at the competitors, "Batman: Hour of War" has been released for more than a week, and the audience's praise rate in theaters has remained above 85%. Although the audience rating has declined, it is still A, and the IMDB rating is even higher. 8.6 points!

Audience word-of-mouth represents not only the numbers, but also the stamina of the film!

Sitting back in his chair, David Ellison squeezed his forehead, trying not to let the depression in his heart show on his face. No matter what, he was worth hundreds of millions, even if it was an inherited wealth. That's the richest group of people in North America, isn't it?

Megan Ellison teased her brother for a few words and then stopped. No matter what that Scarlett Johansson said, she could still tell the difference between the relatives.

David Ellison is still thinking about the movie, after all, this is the beginning of his career.

The box office is not good, and the audience's reputation is poor. It's not the end of the world for a movie. He knows this very well. Many movies that have won the awards season are not good at the box office, and they are not very popular with the market and mainstream audiences. After the awards season is successful, the same is true. Cost recovery and even profitability.

"Can Air Fighter make a difference in awards season?" David Ellison couldn't help asking himself.

No one answered him. But then he shook his head.

The reason is very simple, the audience reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" is also very poor!

Everyone in Hollywood knows that Duke Rosenberg is the object of criticism by professional film critics, and even the film reviews of his films can only be described with vicious abuse, such as this time "Batman: Time for War". The average score of film critics is 6.5 points, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is only 63%. The professional reputation is really average.

But the professional reputation of "Air Combat Heroes" is even worse, and David Ellison's eyes swept over the statistical report again. It has an average rating of 5.1 by professional critics and a 42% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. My own film is really neither pleasing to the critics, nor to the audience.

Even if such a film spends a lot of money on public relations, it is unlikely to make a difference if it is thrown into awards season.

"Generally speaking, David Ellison is your enemy. Professional film critics don't like you either. They should support Air Fighter."

In the villa of the Duke's Manor, Scarlett Johansson fiddled with the tea set in her hand, directed at the black tea with great interest, and kept her mouth open, constantly asking some questions of concern, "But they criticized "Air Combat Heroes" like this Miserable, do those vampires suddenly have professional ethics?"

I rushed back to Los Angeles in the morning, and Scarlett ran over in the afternoon. Although Duke was a little tired, it felt good to have someone to chat with.

Some words are not unreasonable. The higher the position, the fewer real friends. Usually, Duke can still chat with Tina Fei. Now Tina Fei is instructed by him, and Warner. The brothers went to dig a hole for Disney together, and Scarlett is also a rare person who can talk casually without taking precautions.

Duke picked up the black tea Scarlett had prepared, took a slow sip, nodded lightly, and said, "Do professional film critics have professional ethics?"

Scarlett put down the white porcelain pot, pulled the drooping blond curly hair behind her head, and deliberately made a serious expression, "If they had professional ethics, there would be no liars in this world."

"But..." She still asked the previous question, "Why are they on our side this time?"

"The filmmakers are not on our side, they are still on their own side."

Duke explained a few words, held out a finger, and said, "David Ellison, like other Hollywood companies, did not invite any professional film critics to participate in the test and premiere of "Air Fighting Heroes". Guys with hands and hearts a million times taller will remember that."

He stretched out his second finger, "He's a newcomer to Hollywood, and his first investment is not those niche independent films, but big commercial productions. Of course, professional film critics won't like him."

"The same is true." Scarlett Johansson nodded her chin, poured herself a cup of black tea, took a sip from the cup, and said, "But their comments this time are more or less helpful to us."

"There are not many of them," Duke shrugged and said nonchalantly, "There is not much of them."

The audience that professional film critics can influence today is really dispensable compared to the huge volume of the North American summer film market.

However, the failure of the audience and professional word-of-mouth of "Air Combat Heroes" is inevitable, which will bring huge negative effects. (To be continued ~^~)