Hollywood Starts with Animation

As the Halloween season is approaching, Hollywood's major, medium and small film companies have come up with all means to gain more benefits.

The first is the competition for the number of platoons!

Boston.

A branch of Emperor Entertainment, one of the three major theater chains in the United States.

At this moment, there are two people talking in the office of the branch manager Hostak.

"Hostark, we're old friends, you can't just die." Frank Gusta.

"It's hard to do, man." Hostak looked embarrassed.

"You are the general manager of Emperor Entertainment's Boston area, and you are the vice president of Emperor Entertainment's headquarters. Give me more Lionsgate Pictures during the Halloween schedule. Is it really that difficult for you? I don't believe it! "Gusta frowned.

Frank Gusta, a Canadian banker, has entered the film and television industry since 1997, and single-handedly created Lionsgate, which will enjoy a great reputation in the future.

He currently serves as the chairman of Lionsgate Pictures.

Hostak looked at Gusta, got up, stepped over the desk, completely closed the office door that was not closed, and added a lock.

"I'll be honest with you."

Hostak sat down and said in a low voice: "It's not that I don't give you face for this old friend, I really can't do anything. Well, let me tell you this. Just two days ago, Warner Bros. Pictures' The new president, Mr. Barry Mayer, personally approached our boss and had a further conversation on the filming of Warner's new "Haunted House". You said, how can I, the head of the branch, resist the above decision?"

Warner?

"This......."

Gusta, the boss of Lionsgate Pictures, said in astonishment: "Barry Mayer is actually looking for your boss in person, shouldn't that be right?"

At this moment, he was a little puzzled.

"Haunted House" is Warner's main movie in the Halloween schedule, but it is not a high-cost blockbuster itself. According to convention, it is impossible for the president of Warner Bros. Pictures to appear in person.

"It's a bit of a fuss!" Gusta murmured.

"Ha ha!"

Hostak smiled and said: "If I told you again that Mr. Bill McNick, the president of Wald Pictures, also met my boss not long ago, would you still wonder why Barry Mayer came out in person? "

Wald Pictures?

"Fuck~ They even dispatched. As for it? Isn't it just a small Halloween period, they actually ended up in person as the group's senior management. Isn't this fucking helpless?!"

Gusta was furious.

Whether it is Warner Bros. Pictures, one of the big six, or the newly-promoted giant Wald Pictures, Gu has a lot of influence in the theater chain, at least it is much stronger than Shimen Pictures.

Barry Mayer and Bill McNick, meeting the bosses of the theater line Fangdiwang Entertainment in person, aren't they just exerting influence and wanting to get more films?

"Too shameless~!"

"They have enough films themselves, several times that of my Lionsgate."

"But now, they are still not satisfied!"

"What is this for?"

"Let's just let them go to Warner and Wald Pictures to play, come on!"

"Humph!"

Gusta's anger was unparalleled, and the anger in his heart turned into a flame that soared into the sky, but at the same time as he was angry, he was helpless.

Strength is not as good as people!

The situation is stronger than people!

He Gusta is not without connections in this area. You must know that he is a good friend of President Clinton of the United States. He knows many political and business people, and he is well-connected.

But......

Warner and Wald Pictures, don't they have connections in this area?

On the contrary, the influence of the two companies in the political and business circles is far more than his Gusta!

"Hey~"

"I was expecting Clinton to help me with this little favor, but he is also in trouble with the zipper incident. He has to face the impeachment of Congress. So, where does he have time to help me?"

Gusta was extremely depressed.

"Dude, if I tell you again, Ms. Shirley Lansing, the female president of Paramount Pictures, will meet my boss this afternoon, will you be so angry~" Hostak said suddenly. .

What the hell!

At this moment, Gusta was completely angry.

He just wants to curse!

Wald Pictures;

Warner Bros. Pictures;

Paramount Pictures;

"God damn it! I can't afford any of them!" Gusta became hysterical.

Hostak said faintly: "Now you know, I'm not a friend and I don't want to help you, but I really have no way to control it."

Gusta was suddenly silent.

........

Salt Lake City.

AMC Cinemas, one of the three major cinema chains in the United States, has a branch in Salt Lake City.

Lovis, a vice president of New Line Pictures, stared at the man in front of him with a sincere expression and said, "Jonathan, you have to help me!"

Hearing this, Jonathan, the manager of the Salt Lake City branch of AMC Cinemas, shook his head and said, "Dude, didn't I tell you. Wald Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures are too strong. Competing for the box office of the Halloween schedule, not only did I personally meet the boss of AMC, but according to the news, the two companies, Emperor Entertainment and Ximanke, which are also the three major theater chains, have also arranged it properly."

"You said, I am a small branch manager, what can I do?"

After a pause, he said again: "It is said that Mr. Gusta of Lionsgate is also jumping with anger for this."

In the cinema market in various places, the branch has the right to adjust the film arrangement according to the market change curve, but that is based on the above (the head office) without exact instructions.

Now that the order is issued, it is natural to obey the order.

Well, the irrefutable kind.

"Hehe~"

Lovis, the vice president of New Line Pictures, sneered: "I'm not Gusta without a Hollywood background. Don't forget, behind our New Line Pictures is the Disney Group, one of the six."

Jonathan, the manager of AMC's Salt Lake City branch, replied: "As long as Disney personally comes forward to find our boss, then I will also adjust the film arrangement for you New Line Cinema."

"you!"

Lovis, the vice president of New Line Pictures, said angrily: "Okay, you wait, I will tell my boss, Mr. Shea, and ask him to invite Disney to come forward."

......

In the turbulent Halloween schedule, under the purpose of a number of Hollywood companies pursuing high-ranking films, they are fighting openly and secretly and using various means, which has turned into a battlefield in full swing.

For Hollywood film companies and theaters, their box office distribution is a step-by-step, decreasing box office distribution.

For example: in the first week of the film's release, the production company accounted for more than 90% of the box office, and the theater chain's profit this week mainly depended on the sale of snacks and drinks;

In the second week, the producer's split box office dropped to 80%;

In Week 3, Producer's Split Box Office Dropped to 73%

...

Keep decreasing!

In general, in the American film market in the late 1990s, the box-office data of the producers accounted for 50% to 60%;

The ratio of the cinema side is 40% to 50%.

Of course, there is no data on the tax payable, the distribution company's commission, and the cost of copying at the box office. Otherwise, the interests of the producers will be greatly reduced.

Nowadays, three major companies, Wald Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Paramount Pictures, are constantly squeezing the living space of small and medium-sized film companies in order to compete for film production, which makes many people feel very sad and very sad. anger.

For this, they can only resort to bad moves!

Lost move?

It's not a trick that does harm to others, but to reduce the proportion of one's own box office share.

"In the first week of the film's release, only 70% of Lao Tzu's films will be released, and a large part of the profits will be given to the theater chain. I don't believe that we can't make more films."

"The theater party also takes advantage of the interests, so I will make more profits."

"You big companies like Wald Pictures and Warner Bros., the company's presidents will come off in person. This can be said to be helpless. Using your powerful size and influence to squeeze the filming of our small company, shouldn't we be allowed to make a bad move? ?!"

It has to be said that many small and medium-sized film companies are being pressed.

They would rather give more benefits to the theater party, and also strive for more film production.

" "The first more is sent.

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