Best Movie Star

Chapter 351: Pre-sale results

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The "Kingdom of Heaven" shown in theaters is not a bad movie, but compared to the production cost of 130 million US dollars, it can only be said that it is too bland. Except for the piled up war scenes, even the most basic narrative logic is not needed. .

Perhaps it was the fiasco of last year's "Alexander the Great" that gave Twentieth Century Fox a sense of crisis. It felt that the slow narrative and long duration of epic films would tire the audience, so they ignored Ridley Scot. Special objection, raised the ruthless scissors.

Of course, if it is replaced by the version edited by Ridley-Scott, it may not be a success at the box office. After all, this type of epic film seems to be really outdated.

"Kingdom of Heaven" received so much bad reviews that Twentieth Century Fox did everything they could to avoid failure, and it turned out that everything they did was counterproductive.

In the first three days in North America, Kingdom of Heaven earned $19.6 million, with an average box office of just over $5,000 per venue.

What's more, many forecasting agencies, including Cinema, are not optimistic about the follow-up box office trend of "Kingdom of Heaven", thinking that the North American box office of this film is unlikely to exceed 50 million US dollars.

For Ridley Scott, this is a waterloo, but he has enough confidence that it will not cause fatal damage.

But Orlando Bloom is different. Now that the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has come to an end, without Legolas' halo bonus, and the two big first-line productions of "Van Helsing" and "Kingdom of Heaven", even if He himself did not want to be forced out of the ranks of first-line production by major film companies in the extremely realistic Hollywood.

It's not that he doesn't have a chance. When Legolas returns to the arena in the future, he will be able to fire again.

The super blockbuster released on the first weekend of the summer season successfully hit the street, and then the attention of the media and fans turned to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", which was released the next weekend.

The promotion of "Mrs. Smith" is in full swing, with various hard, wide and soft announcements emerging one after another. Universal Pictures and Summit Entertainment have never held any test screening activities. There are only a few short trailers, showing Matthew's leading actor and Charlize- Theron's heroines fall in love and kill each other, and the combination of the two people's incomparably high-profile romance in reality creates a sense of mystery and attraction.

"Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron, who are about to be engaged in real life, how will the couple played in the film fight?"

Similar promotional articles can be found everywhere in newspapers, magazines and Internet sites.

The film is about to be released, and Matthew and Charlize Theron, as planned, poured a bucket of oil on the already hot enough attention and exposure.

On Tuesday, before "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith" came out, Matthew and Charlize Theron moved into their newly purchased mansion in Beverly Hills, watched by countless paparazzi and entertainment reporters.

"Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron are officially living together, and their new home is worth $28 million!"

Similar news followed, grabbing another wave of entertainment headlines.

"How about this one?"

In the master bedroom on the second floor, Charlize Theron came out of the dressing room wearing a pale yellow Dior high-tailed evening dress, stood in front of a mirror as high as one person, and turned to ask Matthew, who was sitting on the sofa. , "Looks good, doesn't it?"

"Very beautiful!" Matthew praised in a timely manner, and then said, "Sally, you are a natural clothes rack, and you are very charming in any clothes."

Charlize Theron turned around, looked at himself in the mirror, and said, "You don't have to say that, I've always been sober."

She never thought about getting engaged, let alone getting married, it was a temporary relationship for the future.

Matthew stood up, walked behind Charlize Theron, hugged her from behind, and said, "So am I going to cherish every minute and second of this now?"

Charlize Theron broke free of Matthew's hand, "This is my dress for the premiere, don't wrinkle it." She then rolled her eyes, "Can you put away your evil thoughts?"

Matthew spread his hands, "How can this be called evil? Without these thoughts, human beings would have been extinct long ago."

"You..." Charlize Theron didn't know what to say.

"This is a very sacred sport," Matthew continued, "it concerns the future and destiny of all mankind."

Charlize Theron was too lazy to respond to him, went back to the locker room to change his dress, entered the cloakroom and dragged out two boxes, placed them on the carpet and opened them, revealing the dark fabric.

Matthew tilted his head and glanced at it, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Dior sponsored your men's dress." As Charlize Theron spoke, he opened another box, "and leather shoes."

She stood up and stepped aside to show Matthew a clear view, and said, "Try it, I took your measurements before..."

Speaking of which, Charlize Theron suddenly thought of something exaggerated that he had measured, and quickly shook his head, "Let's try it out. Dior's haute couture is much better than the dress you rented."

"Is it free?" Matthew is now very conscious of the star, "I'm advertising Dior."

Charlize Theron glared at him, "Don't worry, Dior sponsors it for free."

Matthew dragged two suitcases into the locker room, put on his shirt, bow tie, and men's dress, and put on Guanghua's restrained leather shoes.

"It's okay." Charlize Theron came behind him, "It fits perfectly."

Matthew returned to the locker room and changed back to loose home clothes. After coming out, he found Charlize Theron packing his clothes in the cloakroom and hugged her from behind.

"Sally, you measured just right." Matthew pressed her down on a wardrobe. "Now it's my turn to measure you."

The two hid in the master bedroom on the second floor and didn't come down until noon. Since they hadn't hired a chef yet, Matthew personally cooked and made lunch. The two had just eaten Chinese-style tomato and egg noodles, and Liszt directed a truck to drive. into the manor.

On the van is Charlize Theron's stuff, and women have more trouble moving than men.

Charlize Theron directed the workers to unload the truck. Matthew stood in front of the fountain and waved to the truck, "Liszt!"

Once his immediate boss at the Red Penguin Company hurried over and said, "Matthew, is there anything else?"

"You know me." Matthew said without disguising in front of Liszt, "I'm not good at managing such a big house, like gardens, lawns, fountains, and woods that need regular maintenance, all of which are left to you. ."

Liszt nodded immediately, "Okay, no problem!"

He has been holding on to Matthew's line, just to get more business. The daily maintenance expenses of such a luxury manor alone are a lot of money.

Matthew added, "You come up with a plan and show it to me."

It is not the first time that Liszt has dealt with Matthew and said, "I will get it to you as soon as possible."

"And..." Matthew thought for a while, "If there is a suitable servant, please recommend it to me."

He is more cautious in this regard. He has already greeted Helen Herman before, and it will be decided according to the situation.

Liszt responded again. He knew very well that Ma Xiu was on the rise. As long as there were no mistakes on his side, this would be a long-term business.

Besides, Matthew now has a mansion and will need more services in the future.

As for the hostess Charlize Theron, Liszt never saw that as a hindrance, and Hollywood men, girlfriends and wives were never a reason to refuse to party.

Bella Anderson came out of the house at this time and walked directly to Matthew. Liszt winked, glanced at Bella Anderson, and made an excuse to go back to the van.

"Just received an email from Universal Pictures." Bella Anderson knew about Matthew's work habits, and said directly, "As of 24:00 last night, the total North American box office pre-sale of 'Mr & Mrs. Smith' $16.3 million."

Matthew nodded, "It looks like the first weekend box office is not bad."

Bella Anderson asked curiously, "How many are there?"

Matthew laughed and said, "We won't know until next Monday, but from the pre-sale point of view, $50 million shouldn't be a problem."

After the truck was unloaded, Liszt greeted the driver and the workers to leave together, and left Horner Manor. He settled the expenses with the workers, did not return to the company, and drove directly back to his home in West Hollywood.

As soon as he got home, Liszt heard the voice of his son Brian on the phone.

"Hey, Daenerys? It's me~www.wuxiahere.com~ Brian. How's the contact with you?" Brian waved his hand when he saw his father, and continued to call, "I got in touch with thirty One? Very good, you have a lot of influence in our fan organization."

Without going far, Liszt sat on the sofa near Brian's phone call.

Brian continued on the phone and said, "My side is definitely better than your side, don't forget, I'm one of the founders of the Matthew West Hollywood fan club, and I'm sure there are fifty people who will watch the early show together. Two, I will contact the theater later to see if I can pack a theater."

"Well, let's continue to contact and strive for more, not only to support Matthew, but also to reserve the hall alone..."

After saying a few more words, Brian hung up the phone and said to Liszt with a smile, "Dad, you came back very early today."

"Yeah." Liszt nodded and asked, "Is it at the early stage of watching "Mrs. and Mrs. Smith" with the contacts?"

Brian scratched his head embarrassedly, "Yeah, I..."

Liszt waved at him and said, "Brian, I have nothing against you doing this. Remember the Bella I introduced you to last time?"

"Remember!" Brian immediately remembered, "The girl with short red hair."

Liszt said earnestly, "Think about what she said. Being a star fan can be run as a career. If you do it well, it will also have a bright future."

Brian was stunned for a while, then said, "I'll think about it."

Before the official release of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Brian and Daenerys reached out to hundreds of Matthew's fans, booked a theater in West Hollywood to show the film, and waited for it to be released.

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