Monday, April 13th.

With the close attention of countless people, the three-day box office data for the past weekend has been officially released.

Despite overwhelmingly negative reviews from the media, "The Butterfly Effect" still managed to gross a box office of US$14.31 million in the first three days of its first weekend, unsurprisingly taking the top spot at the North American box office over the three-day weekend.

With the popularity of "Run Lola Run", many people had expected that the first weekend box office of "The Butterfly Effect" would not be too bad. However, bombarded by negative reviews from the media, the film's three-day box office of 14.31 million US dollars in the first weekend was still

Make people look at you.

With a little comparison, it is not difficult to see how amazing this box office figure is.

During the same period, Michael Fox's new film "The Road to Prosperity" was clearly ahead of "The Butterfly Effect" in terms of marketing campaign and film schedule. Although the media evaluation was not high, it was far better than "The Butterfly Effect".

However, the three-day box office of "The Road to Prosperity" in its first weekend was only US$7.76 million, which is only half of that of "The Butterfly Effect".

After "The Road to Prosperity", although the box office decline expanded again due to the influence of two new films, "Run Lola Run", which entered its ninth week of release, still had a box office of 7.19 million over the three-day weekend, and the cumulative box office officially exceeded US$150 million.

Looking at the overwhelming and crazy data of this phenomenal "event movie", many people also instantly understood why the first weekend box office of "The Butterfly Effect" could fully double the second place.

A "Run Lola Run", from the plot to the props, from the dialogue to the shots, countless details are tirelessly instilling the concept of the "Butterfly Effect" into the audience. Even the director Simon Westeros in the original NBC "Late Show"

", he personally admitted that his purpose of filming "Run Lola Run" was to provide commentary and foreshadowing for "The Butterfly Effect".

"Run Lola Run" has achieved an unexpected and huge success. Tens of millions of viewers who have watched this film are naturally more curious about "The Butterfly Effect". Therefore, the first weekend box office of "The Butterfly Effect" is obviously still a good one.

Shrunk data after being affected by strong negative reviews.

But even so, based on the three-day box office trend of the first weekend, Fox still only needs one week to recover all production costs. The question now is how the subsequent box office curve of "The Butterfly Effect" will trend.

You know, the first weekend box office was 14.31 million US dollars. In this era, it is definitely a seed movie with a box office of over 100 million in North America.

If this goal can be achieved, Fox, whose performance has been sluggish for several years, will finally be able to get another movie with a box office of over 100 million in North America. However, with the current media reputation, if the subsequent box office trend drops sharply, it will be difficult to break through 1

billion, naturally there is no possibility.

Therefore, Fox Film President Ronald Goldberg, who was originally worried that "The Butterfly Effect" would flop at the box office due to strong negative reviews, saw the box office data for the first three days of the weekend. Instead of relaxing, he became even more concerned about gains and losses.

The other side.

In the new week, the news that talented Hollywood director Simon Westeros and Janet Johnston, the daughter of an Australian mining tycoon, broke up quickly hit the important pages of major media.

Although Simon's public relations manager Pat Kingsley issued a statement immediately, saying that the two were temporarily separated for a period of time due to some emotional confusion, the media obviously dismissed this 'official rhetoric'.

In just a few days, various speculations flooded the newspapers.

"According to insiders, the reason why Simon Westeros and Janet Johnston broke up was because of the uneven distribution of benefits from "Run Lola Run". Rough statistics, "Run Lola Run" is expected to bring $110 million to the producer

Of the net income, Janet Johnston exclusively enjoys 61.5% of it, which is approximately US$67 million, far exceeding the share received by Simon Westeros."

"Simon Westeros moved out of the Palisades mansion on Monday morning."

"It is rumored that Simon Westeros will transfer the proceeds from "Run Lola Run" to Westeros Corporation, or start a lawsuit with his ex-girlfriend."

“Janet Johnston remains unaffected by breakup and meets with famous Los Angeles art dealer.”

"The untitled new Westeros film is officially in the works, and Daenerys Pictures president Amy Pascal refuses to comment on the breakup."

“‘Brother-in-law’ lovers, Simon Westeros is dating ‘Blade Runner’ actress Sean Young despite being nine years apart.”

“John Travolta confirmed to join new Westeros movie.”

"Janet Johnston and Kathryn Bigelow had lunch, and the two women had a close relationship, dispelling rumors that Katherine had a hand in the affair."

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Compared with those Hollywood couples who make news every day, Simon and Janet were too low-key before.

Therefore, when the rumors of the two breaking up were confirmed, and it may involve an interest dispute worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the entire North American media became excited. For a time, the two were once again surrounded by a large number of paparazzi when they went out and about, and their every move was scrutinized.

It has been subject to various confusing interpretations.

Simon had anticipated this situation in advance and left the rather private cliff mansion in Palisade to Janet. He later moved to the Century Tower next to Fox Studios.

The Century Tower located in Century City is two 28-story high-end apartment buildings standing side by side. It is under closed management. Many celebrities including Michael Douglas live here, so it can also be isolated from the harassment of the media.

The paparazzi in Los Angeles may not be as crazy as those in London, but they are definitely the largest in number. Due to the close anticipation of Simon and Janet's "lawsuit battle", the surroundings of the two people seemed extremely lively for a whole week.

Simon has a completely indifferent attitude towards the paparazzi, and has always trusted Pat Kingsley to handle tasks such as media response and image maintenance. Therefore, no matter how many paparazzi are around him, this matter cannot be dealt with.

What trouble did he cause?

In comparison, the sudden separation from Janet made Simon's life a little chaotic.

For more than half a year, perhaps since the first time she helped Simon rent the villa in Montana, Janet had unknowingly taken over Simon's daily life. The electrical appliances and furniture in the residence were as small as Simon's towels and toothbrushes.

Women will help him take care of it without even realizing it.

Now, suddenly single again, Simon suddenly found that his ability to live had deteriorated a lot.

Scheming.

It must be intentional.

When Simon called Janet to ask what brand of coffee he had been accustomed to for the past six months, he 'questioned' it, and then the woman admitted it very proudly, looking like a little witch who had succeeded in her conspiracy.

Apart from these small details, Simon's work was not affected at all.

The new headquarters of Daenerys Pictures is located on 4th Street not far from the beach in downtown Santa Monica.

Compared with the three simple offices at the beginning, the company now fully rented a two-story white building. It has everyone's offices, screening room, audition room and even the film's post-production studio.

"Death Is Coming" is scheduled to be released on October 23, and the company is currently making every effort to promote casting.

As a teen horror film, "Death Comes to Me" does not have high requirements for roles. In order to save budget, Simon does not intend to use too well-known young actors. In addition, there are many roles in the film. Therefore, these days, Dan

Nelis Pictures Headquarters is definitely full of handsome men and beautiful women.

It is now the penultimate round of auditions.

Although Simon preferred to make the final decision himself, in order to prevent Fox from doubting whether the compensation he paid was worth it, he still participated in the casting process as much as possible.

"Thank you for coming here today, Miss Clark. We will notify you of the audition results as soon as possible."

Audition room.

Another tall girl with short blond hair finished her performance. Linda Vargas, the casting director whom Simon had worked with last time in "Run Lola Run", sent her away in a formulaic manner. She was about to call out the next one who was hired by the company.

The first employee, Susan Landis, who was already Simon's office secretary, opened the door and came in, whispered something into Simon's ear.

"I'll be there right away."

After listening, Simon nodded, said hello to Wes Craven and Ron MacMillan, then stood up and left the audition room.

Wes Craven and others knew that Simon was more focused on his own "Pulp Fiction" and had been looking for roles for this movie in recent days, so they were not surprised by Simon's temporary departure.

Simon left the audition room. The outside lounge extended to the corridor and was waiting for more than ten beautiful girls with absolutely first-class figures and appearance.

Seeing Simon appear, all the girls' eyes lit up instantly, and they all stood up and greeted warmly like 'Simon', 'Mr. Westeros', etc. Some girls boldly came over and secretly stuffed the note into Simon's pocket.

inside.

The girls obviously knew that Simon had recently become single, and this audition was even directed at Simon.

If you can find such a boyfriend, even if you don't talk about the help he can bring to your acting career, Simon Westeros's current net worth will already make him the golden husband-in-law that many girls dream of.

You know, Hollywood's most popular director Steven Spielberg has only accumulated a net worth of more than 200 million US dollars over the years. Simon Westeros only earned his fortune through the movie "Run Lola Run".

He earned more than $40 million.

Multimillionaires under the age of 20 are very rare in the world.

Simon just smiled and walked silently through the crowd. It would be false to say that he did not enjoy the feeling of being chased and surrounded by a group of beautiful women. However, Simon did not feel that he had broken up with Janet at all. As two people, he

There is also no lack of character to resist this simple temptation.

After casually throwing a few cards in his pocket into the trash can in the corridor, Simon came outside his office, where a man and a woman waiting in the secretary's room stood up at the same time.

"Hello, Mr. Lieberman, Miss Ryan," Simon smiled, shook hands with the two of them, and said, "Follow me."

With that said, he asked Susan to make some coffee, and Simon pushed the door open and walked into his office. After moving to the reception area, the three of them sat down together, and then Simon took a serious look at the girl opposite the sofa.

Meg Ryan.

One of the most famous American sweethearts and the original heroine of "When Harry Met Sally".

Now Meg Ryan is just an unknown actress who has appeared in a few movies. Her most famous role is only a small role as a pilot's wife in last year's "Top Gun".
Chapter completed!