After consecutive holidays, the working life of the North American public is gradually returning to normal.

For Hollywood, the first full week at the box office in 1990 has passed quietly. During this week, "Batman Begins" is still the focus of everyone's attention.

From January 5th to January 11th, the third week of release, the single-week box office of "Batman Begins" showed a significant drop, with a drop of 33% compared to last week.

However, due to a box office base of more than 80 million US dollars last week, although "Batman Begins" dropped 33% this week, the box office revenue is still as high as 59.51 million US dollars. In three weeks, this groundbreaking superhero movie has accumulated a total box office

It quickly broke through the US$200 million mark, reaching US$230.69 million.

Under the light of "Batman Begins," all other movies of the same period seem unworthy of mention.

Because the film received as much media attention as the box office, during this period, many news related to the film became the focus of media speculation.

The first is naturally the DC superhero universe plan that accompanied the birth of "Batman Begins."

According to various sources, Daenerys Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures will jointly develop multiple DC superhero movie projects such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman in the next few years, and will bring all of them through complete storylines.

The films are connected in series to form a large-scale DC superhero movie universe series.

After the news was officially made public, not only comic fans and movie fans became excited, but a large number of media also began to try their best to dig out more information about the DC movie universe plan. Time Warner and Daenerys' senior executives have been chased by reporters these days.

object.

While paying close attention to the progress of negotiations between the two companies on the implementation details of the DC Cinematic Universe plan, another very topical gossip quickly spread after the "Batman Begins" celebration party last Saturday.

At the beginning of the "Batman Begins" project, Adam Baldwin, Valerie Golino and other leading actors all signed long-term film contracts with Daenerys Entertainment. This matter is not a secret to the outside world.

At the beginning, many people questioned whether Daenerys Entertainment had the need to do this.

As the film's box office exploded, it was rumored that some of the main creators who had signed long-term contracts were dissatisfied with the remuneration they received and hoped to renegotiate the agreement.

In order to express its dissatisfaction with this behavior, Daenerys Entertainment directly canceled the additional cash reward plan that was originally planned to give all cast members of "Batman Begins" totaling tens of millions of dollars.

This rumor was so topical and enough to attract public attention that it quickly became a hype.

The first thing the media talked about was how much revenue Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner can get from the release of "Batman Begins."

In three weeks, the domestic box office quickly reached 230 million U.S. dollars. The total North American box office of "Batman Begins" reached 400 million U.S. dollars without any problem. The next step is overseas.

Batman can be said to be one of the cultural symbols of Americans. Although it is very widely known around the world, overseas audiences do not have the deep feelings that Americans have accumulated over half a century. Before the film was released, some industry media

It is determined that the overseas box office of this movie will definitely not exceed the domestic box office.

However, the development of things was beyond everyone's expectation.

This phenomenal superhero movie created by Simon Westeros is really full of groundbreaking achievements. With a series of breathtaking film technology and action design details, even if Batman is replaced with other characters,

It can definitely be described as 'amazing', which is enough to ensure that overseas audiences will not have cultural acceptance barriers.

Therefore, the media are now generally optimistic that the overseas box office size of "Batman Begins" will be enough to equal that of the domestic box office.

Based on a global box office of 800 million U.S. dollars, the production and distributor can probably recover a box office share of 350 million U.S. dollars. According to the leaked distribution agreement information, the amount attributed to Daenerys Entertainment should be around 250 million U.S. dollars.

Based on the release progress of a movie in recent years, this money can probably be recovered within the next year.

Also able to reap most of the revenue within a year is the sales revenue from film derivatives. According to media predictions of US$2 billion in derivatives sales in the next year, Daenerys Entertainment should be able to earn about US$300 million, excluding the need to pay DC

10% of the comics company, leaving $270 million.

Adding the above two together, Daenerys Entertainment will be able to recover US$500 million in funds from "Batman Begins" within the next year.

Even if the production and promotion costs of the film are directly counted as US$100 million, Daenerys Entertainment's net profit from this project in the next year will reach US$400 million.

Next, one year later, within the five-year income period, the subsequent derivative sales, video tape distribution and TV broadcast income of "Batman Begins" will definitely be higher than the first two incomes.

You know, according to the latest statistics, with the further expansion of the video tape market, the average proportion of global video tape revenue in total revenue of Hollywood movies has exceeded 45%, while the proportion of box office revenue in total revenue has dropped to less than 30%.

Therefore, the revenue of "Batman Begins" in follow-up channels will be at least equal to Daenerys Entertainment's revenue in the first year.

Taken together, Daenerys Entertainment will be able to earn at least US$800 million from the distribution of "Batman Begins" through various channels in the next five years. As a publisher, Time Warner's revenue sharing from all aspects will not be less than US$200 million.

Dollar.

1 billion US dollars, which happens to be the total profit scale of "Batman Begins" generally recognized by most media.

Daenerys and Time Warner can earn $1 billion with "Batman Begins". How much are the male and female protagonists paid?

The media immediately exposed it.

Adam Baldwin, who plays Batman, $300,000. Valerie Golino, who plays Catwoman, $200,000.

The total of the two is only $500,000.

The salaries of other supporting actors in the film are even lower in comparison.

Since the release of "Batman Begins", Adam Baldwin and Valerie Golino have quickly accumulated a group of fans.

Under the embellished reports of the media, which is afraid of chaos, seeing that idols can only get such a small salary, but Daenerys and Time Warner can earn 1 billion U.S. dollars, naturally they began to be dissatisfied. Many fans began to write and call

Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner were asked by phone to renegotiate their contracts and give their idols a salary increase.

The relevant news was originally released by Daenerys Entertainment, so they naturally responded quickly to this situation.

Although it has not yet been acquired by Time Warner, it has always maintained a close relationship with the company. CNN, a channel owned by Turner Broadcasting Company, did a special issue soon after the news broke out, visiting the last few Hollywood finalists who were shortlisted to play Batman last year.

The current situation of male actors.

Compared to Adam Baldwin, who has already become famous, among the last few shortlisted actors last year, the one with the best development just got a permanent role in an ABC TV series. Even more dramatic, some even ended up in the San Fernando Valley.

of some 'movie' sets.

Subsequently, "The Hollywood Reporter" also exposed the details of Adam Baldwin's five-film contract.

In addition to the low salary of US$300,000 for the first film, the total value of Adam Baldwin's remaining four film contracts is actually as high as US$30 million, and the average salary of US$7.5 million is completely at the level of a first-line star. Compared with the year when Christopher Reeve started working in three "Superman" films,

"The remuneration received from Daenerys Entertainment is already very generous.

"The Hollywood Reporter" also pointed out that relying on the popularity brought by participating in the "Batman" series, Adam Baldwin can not only star in other movies with the salary level of an A-list star, but also receive many other well-paid advertising endorsements.

Cumulatively, these are definitely higher than the income of most Hollywood stars.

In addition, the same is true for other actors who have risen to fame in "Batman Begins."

Without the opportunity of "Batman Begins", most of these people would not be known to the public, and would even be reduced to the same situation as those actors who were shortlisted for Batman but ultimately failed.

Because of the importance of the DC movie universe plan to Time Warner, Warner Bros. Pictures CEO Terry Semel directly stated in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" ​​that Warner Bros. Pictures will never make a deal with movies that lack the spirit of contract.

people cooperate.

Hollywood studios usually sign additional option contracts with actors in their key projects, especially newcomers. This matter actually represents the interests of the entire Hollywood studio class.

Therefore, following Terry Semel's statement, Hollywood studio executives such as Fox Film's Joe Ross, MGM-United Artists' Shirley Lansing and other Hollywood studio executives have also spoken out, stating that they will boycott the lack of contracts

Spiritual filmmaker.

Simple words are always unconvincing, but a seemingly unrelated incident that happened next made many Hollywood stars and filmmakers feel shocked.

After completing "Born on the Fourth of July" with Tom Cruise, Oliver Stone, who is preparing for his new film "The Doors", publicly stated that he does not intend to invite Meg Ryan to be the door in his film.

Biopic heroine of band story.

Subsequently, veteran Hollywood director John Slesinger, who directed "Midnight Cowboy", also publicly clarified that his new film "Midnight Terror" has confirmed that Melanie Griffith will be the heroine.

The news that G Ryan might star is complete nonsense.

Immediately afterwards, news came out that the famous Hollywood photographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who had served as the cinematographer for famous films such as "Blood Labyrinth" and "Future", was currently preparing for his first directorial film "The Addams Family", and had a tough attitude.

Di told Paramount executives that he would withdraw from the project if Paramount insists on asking Meg Ryan to serve as the heroine. Other actors who have confirmed opportunities for this famous TV series adaptation project have also publicly stated that they do not want to work with Meg Ryan.

Cooperated with G. Ryan.

Things happen over and over again, and as long as you are not stupid, you can probably see the problem.

Meg Ryan's feud with Daenerys Entertainment is almost completely public. The Hollywood actress who quickly rose to the top with "When Harry Met Sally" quickly broke up with Daenerys Entertainment after becoming famous.

The remaining two movie option contracts were terminated.

Daenerys Entertainment and CAA clashed over the "Rain Man" incident. In the end, seemingly unrelated Meg Ryan and several of the "Rain Man" creators were terminated by CAA.

Unlike Dustin Hoffman, Barry Levinson and Tom Cruise who are already deeply entrenched in Hollywood, Meg Ryan has just become famous and has not yet completely established herself in Hollywood.

Then, the actress first opened her mouth after becoming famous, then terminated her contract with Daenerys Entertainment, and also participated in "The Rocketeer" stolen from Daenerys Entertainment by Paramount Pictures.

Coming deeper and deeper.

Most importantly, "The Rocketeer" also failed at the box office. In Hollywood, if you don't have the box office to rely on, you are nothing.

Coupled with the current public opinion atmosphere.

Most people paying attention to this matter will have a proverb flashing in their minds: Beat the dog before the lion.

Beating a dog in front of a lion.

To use a more appropriate Chinese idiom to describe it, kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

Even a year ago, Daenerys Entertainment wanted to ban an A-list actress, which was simply a wishful thinking.

However, last year's 10 movie plans directly tied most of Hollywood to Daenerys Entertainment. Five of the traditional seven major companies have received projects in these 10 movie plans. The remaining two

, MGM also began to move closer to Daenerys Entertainment due to the involvement of Australian capital.

In the end, Paramount did not get any of the planned 10 films due to the two scripts of "The Rocketeer" and "Firebirds", so it did not need to give Daenerys entertainment face.

Although the "The Rocketeer" project failed, as long as Meg Ryan was willing to significantly reduce her salary, relying on the popularity of "When Harry Met Sally", Paramount management was still happy to take advantage.
To be continued...