Ace Hollywood

? "Bu~ren~te"

David picked up the phone and explained the identity of the person who came to everyone with his mouth.

"Hi Brent, I know how much I look forward to your call."

"David, isn't it? I think I've got your expectations right. All seventy-two major theaters in the regal Los Angeles area will be showing "My Great Greek Wedding" and we'll be preparing for it tomorrow. 130 screens."

"...that's shocking good news, yes, no problem, we're all geared up. No no, your news is very timely."

With everyone staring at him, David's face couldn't hide his joy, "Brent said regal will be in 72 movie theaters—"

bell~bell~bell…

"Answer the phone first."

David had to stop talking and pick up the phone.

"Haven? ... Okay, thank you so much, of course, we're sure everyone will be a winner."

This time, as soon as David hung up, it started ringing, and there might have been more than one call over there.

"Caesar, ... you will be proud of today's decision, yes, no doubt."

Seeing that David hung up the phone again, Daniel leaned back on the chair, "There's no need to rush this time, David can tell us slowly."

"regal, 72 cinemas, 130 screens, also 70 cinemas, 110 screens, Sunnymark 31 cinemas, gave us 50 screens."

On the side, Ferguson used his poor math to calculate how many screens "The Greek Wedding" ended up getting.

The three theaters gave 290 screens, which accounted for almost a quarter of their total number of screens. In addition, the final number negotiated by the ** theater was 260, although the proportion was a little lower than that of the three major theaters. But the total amount of 550 yuan is far more than DD's original plan.

So far, the pre-publicity campaign has been a big success.

Everyone cheered in the DD office for a while, and then hurriedly started to contact the staff of the three major theater chains to lay out materials together and prepare for the zero-point release. The time is too short, but fortunately, we are fully prepared, and there is nothing to do if there is a slight deficiency.

There are not a lot of people who got news at the same time as DD, because there are a lot of people who pay attention to them. The seven major producers, Emperor Gate, Lionsgate, New Frontier, Miramax, etc. have something to do with the giant or not.** Studios, as well as cable networks like CBS...and Carmichael in the Los Angeles area.

Almost in the same time, he got Daniel's record.

"550? Are you crazy?"

"Boss. This is the final data. The film arrangement has been released to the cinema. You know, if the plan doesn't go ahead at this time, it will be a business accident." Matthew Fox's assistant lowered his head and flashed a trace in his eyes. mock. He is a young man who loves the Internet and has a girlfriend who loves Daniel - which is actually a standard among young men in Los Angeles. So he understands how powerful the attention "Greek Wedding" is, but unfortunately, no one inside Carmack dares to tell Matthew this, it's a stubborn old man who can't be tolerated - everyone wants to see him fail.

Matthew was silent for a while. "What was the number we gave them earlier?"

Of course, it is impossible for Carmike to not give a screen. This is a ban and commercial discrimination. When other cinemas have plans, you don't give them at all. Of course, this is an unfair business practice. The "Greek Wedding" filmmakers can sue them, so he gave DD the numbers and specific theaters very early.

The assistant hesitated. But he didn't dare to say no to Matthew's gloomy eyes.

"…Uh, sir, it should be 12 yuan, 4 movie theaters."

"should?"

"Yes, confirm, I confirm it is the number. It was conveyed by me personally."

The assistant suddenly realized Matthew's plan, and he obviously planned to push the blame to himself when something went wrong. The young assistant almost jumped up and punched Matthew. However, this is a person who is still a bit skilled, he held back, and he didn't give a damn.

"Okay, very good." Matthew seemed to suddenly remember something, "Oh. By the way, the one I signed for you next week is still with you? I remember it was usually an email. Notify the following."

"Ah? Do you need it? But I've already sent it to the shredder? Didn't you ask for the document in your name? If you don't need a backup, you must send it to shredding as soon as possible?"

"Really?" Matthew nodded knowingly. "Yes, yes, you did a good job. Okay, then you can go to work first."

Watching the assistant turn and close the door, Matthew narrowed his eyes.

"Not necessarily, maybe the popularity of "Greek Wedding" is just an illusion, how can things on the Internet be accurate, those are children who don't have pocket money playing. At that time, they will regal them for today's sloppiness Paid the price."

Thinking about it, Matthew almost saw his high-spirited look in front of all the other theater managers.

It has to be said that his self-comforting skills are quite powerful.

The one who is completely different from him is Tom Hanks and his wife. While they were shocked, of course they felt excited. The 550-screen screening scale in the Los Angeles area is the treatment of luxury blockbusters—the so-called luxury blockbuster is a blockbuster that aims at 200 million at the box office. Of course, they will not think that "Greek Wedding" has this potential, but it only aims at 50 million or 80 million. Millions, the return on investment is quite high.

Other parties are also more than the glasses.

It's just that some people have a more long-term vision, especially for companies that have hugely popular blockbusters this year and next. This coverage is actually quite extensive.

Among them are New Line Cinema's "The Two Towers" and next year's "Return of the King", which are closely related to Daniel. The Lord of the Rings fans have grown into a series of groups that can touch the knees of Star Wars fans, and they definitely belong to this kind of operation. , and they all belong to the movies starring Daniel, and they can also take advantage of the influence of Daniel's network.

There are also those who have little to do with Daniel. The second part of "Fast and Furious" and the third part of "American Pie" in Universal are not inferior. This is even more the case for Time Warner. "The Matrix" and "Terminator" are huge hit IPs, and there is quite a lot of room for operation. Fox also has a second installment in the X-Men series.

As for Disney, there aren't many hits in the series, but the magical adventure style featured in "Pirates of the Caribbean" can also be considered in this direction.

Count a little. Just know how strong the "Seven Days" planning is to Hollywood this time.

This, in part, also led directly to the fact that there was very little resistance from powerful peers throughout the release process of "Greek Wedding". Everyone seems to want to see how much this strategy affects the audience.

On August 2, "Greek Wedding" opened on 550 screens in the Los Angeles area, and fans elsewhere were eagerly awaiting.

The number of temporary staff recruited by DD Films has exceeded the original number of employees. There were endless phone calls from major theater chains and ** theaters in the United States, and everyone was so busy that their feet were smoking. Hoarseness. However, this busyness also means that "Greek Wedding" has received attention and box office potential in the United States, and everyone is happy with it - because the box office and prize money are directly linked.

Daniel is still leading the propaganda team to fight on the front line of the Internet.

The five additional young assistants now have three phones each, and two have emails.

There are already professional companies specializing in box office accumulation in the United States. These companies are generally allowed to access the ticketing system to obtain actual box office figures. However, different cinema chains and different cinemas may choose different companies. There are dozens of companies engaged in this business.

In the preliminary work, Daniel has already contacted the other party. On the first day, he will pay an extra fee so that the other party can send the box office accumulated every two hours through the mailbox in time.

However, the coverage of these counting companies is not 100%. So Daniel also prepared three telephones. They will try to communicate directly with the cinemas that have not been accumulated in order to obtain information about their box office. Fortunately, this time the movie was only shown in Los Angeles, and most of the money that was taken out was It is the central theater, and some of them are too small and in the corners are not in the ranks this time.

August 2nd at two in the morning.

Many people are already sleeping. But there are still night owls hanging out online, including some followers of the official Greek Wedding account.

For example, Jenny, the administrator of LAH and a loyal fan of Daniel, recently worked the night shift for the forum, so she slept very late at night. Wandering around aimlessly online is boring, so she refreshes her watchlist every now and then. But in fact, there is no hope that anything will come out.

At this time, 95% of MB's more than five million users are sleeping.

However, after a random refresh, a new record appeared at the very top of her personal interface.

"Wow."

Jenny's spirit was stimulated.

is the official account of "Greek Wedding".

"#BoxofficeLive#"My Grand Greek Wedding" was released at 0:00, and the box office was 190,000 US dollars within two hours."

It's a short message, and the accompanying picture is a heart-shaped photo collection made from the photos everyone took before.

Jenny felt a little touched in her heart, yes. She also went to take pictures, but unfortunately the posters she found were all taken by more than three people. But in any case, this is the first time she has participated in a movie with such enthusiasm, and it is an idol.

There are not many people who reply and repost, and there are already very few active people at this time.

Jenny transferred a thread to her homepage.

"Come on, let's have a blast, Daniel."

Another two hours passed slowly. Jenny re-opened MB's website and checked the time. It was just over a minute before four o'clock.

"There shouldn't be any updates. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com No one is watching movies at this time, and the cinema is not open."

While thinking about it, I refreshed it without giving up.

Seeing the new record, Jenny cheered softly in her heart, she felt that this update made this boring night duty suddenly interesting.

The description and pictures are the same, but the number has changed to "200,000"!

Sure enough, it was only 10,000 long, maybe it was just the previous figure adjustment. Jenny began to worry about "Greek Wedding", "Maybe I wake up tomorrow and go to a movie instead of waiting until a few days later."

She has been engaged in website management for a long time, and she is keenly aware that the number of comments and reposts in this record has increased compared to the previous one.

Almost all words of worry, prayer, blessing. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

PS: the third

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