Chapter 204： new script

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Starting from the second weekend, the box office of "Terminator 3" rebounded in a small range, earning US$11.02 million on Friday, US$13.52 million on Saturday, and US$10.01 million on Sunday.

So far, the North American box office of the film has reached 152 million US dollars, and the book figures have exceeded the cost of filming.

In contrast, "Independence Day" earned $10.3 million on Friday, $14.72 million on Saturday, and $10.21 million on Sunday, bringing the film's North American box office to $160 million.

The distance between the two has increased slightly.

Released on Friday, the three-day box office results of "The Mentally Retarded and the Lost Mentality" in the first weekend were much more mediocre, only US$17.21 million, which was much lower than the original version. "Terminator 3" hit the box office.

Next, came the most critical moment, the arrival of Christmas Eve and Christmas.

On December 23rd, it was still in the middle of the Christmas holiday, so the box office of "Terminator 3" on Monday only saw a slight decline, with a single-day harvest of 9.78 million US dollars.

On the arrival of Christmas Eve on Tuesday, in the face of the traditional holidays in North America, the box office of "Terminator 3" once again saw a slight increase, earning US$11.25 million in a single day, and US$10.25 million on Christmas Day on Wednesday.

The North American box office of "Terminator 3" reached 184 million U.S. dollars, surpassing "Independence Day" released in the summer for the first time, which earned 173 million U.S. dollars at the box office during the same period.

But here, the hit period of "Terminator 3" has come to an end.

Next, it is impossible for the box office to rebound again, and we can only rely on long-term releases to accumulate box office.

Twentieth Century Fox, Orion Pictures and a number of theater companies have reached a long-term screening agreement. At least until next year's summer holiday, "Terminator 3" will remain in theaters.

This air showdown will become a long process. I am afraid that the final result will be forgotten by the media and the public before it comes out.

Of course, no matter what the final result is, no one can deny that these are two very good films. In less than two weeks after their release, the box office is close to 200 million US dollars, a figure that people look up to.

In contrast, except for "Tornado" which was released in the first half of the year, a disaster film jointly released by Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures had a box office of 241 million US dollars in North America.

Although Christmas has passed, the online promotion department of Orion Films did not relax, and continued to guide related topics on the Internet. Almost every day, fierce debates erupted on major forums.

Sometimes it is even necessary to switch accounts constantly. One second, I was still supporting "Terminator 3", and the next second I turned around to support "Independence Day".

"The appearance of "Terminator 3", whether in terms of modeling, fighting, special effects, visuals, or characterization, far surpasses all Hollywood films at this stage, including "Independence Day" as some people call it."

"The plot of "Terminator 3" is too weak, and there is nothing worth pondering. At least in this regard, it is not as good as "Independence Day."

"The plot of "Independence Day" confuses me a bit. Need the president to fly a plane to fight against aliens? And a civilian to fly a plane to die with aliens!"

On the Internet, the discussion about the two films has not stopped, but as the box office of "Terminator 3" rises, it spreads to every corner of the Internet like a virus.

Faced with this unreasonable way of publicity, some shrewd Hollywood film companies began to set their sights on the Internet.

"The royal family of Brunei has formally issued an acquisition offer to 20th Century Fox."

Sofia Coppola showed a strange look on her face, and said, "It was strongly rejected by 20th Century Fox's executives, the board of directors, and News Corporation that day."

"I heard that the Brunei royal family was not angry, and soon turned their attention to MGM."

MGM!

Ryan held a large cup of wolfberry tea, lowered his head and took a sip, and said lightly: "MGM is a mess, even if it is bought by the Brunei royal family, it will not change the pattern of Hollywood."

It is obviously impossible to say that MGM is worthless. More or less, MGM still has some assets.

But it is obviously wrong to say that MGM has the value of acquisition. Facing MGM, which has been sold long ago in a mess, only some remaining assets are facing losses every day.

The monthly debt and interest payments to the bank alone are enough to bring down a large company.

At least as high as 5 billion US dollars in debt, the interest generated every day is simply an astonishing figure.

"MGM!"

Sofia Coppola glanced at her mouth and said, "If there is a valuable MGM, it will not be the turn of the Brunei royal family."

As one of the seven major Hollywood film companies, if it is a little better, there will definitely be no shortage of buyers like media groups.

Only MGM has been sold back and forth, and now no media group is willing to take over.

"By the way, 20th Century Fox has been inquiring about your new project these days."

Speaking of this, she half-jokingly said: "It's a pity that someone puts all his heart on the stock market."

It's no secret to Sophia that Ryan bought a lot of Yahoo stock.

"First of all, I also need to rest. It is impossible to prepare the next film immediately."

Ryan put down the big cup in his hand, stretched his waist, and said, "Besides, the current upward momentum of technology stocks is very good, and it is very suitable for investment."

"If you have spare money, you can hand it over to Swift, and the rewards are absolutely beyond imagination."

The current price per share of Yahoo stock is only about 20 US dollars. Around 2000, the price per share easily reached 400 US dollars, which is almost 20 times the income.

"Compared to investing in the stock market, I still think investing in art is more reliable." Sofia Coppola has no interest in investing in the stock market, and the risk is too high.

In contrast, investing in art is much safer, and it can avoid inheritance tax in the future.

Ryan is just the opposite. He has always stayed away from investing in art, and he doesn't want to buy back a bunch of bankrupt stocks. Art investment is also unreliable.

Or investing across the Pacific Ocean is simple, and can be summed up in one sentence, house, house, house...

Sofia Coppola quickly changed the subject. She didn't want to discuss investing.

At that moment, she picked up a script from the table and flipped through it a few times, then raised her head and asked, "A new script?"

"I'm still going to continue to get the editorial association record!"

Every once in a while, she would help Ryan file a script with the Editors' Association. Together, there were more than ten scripts.

"It's a new script." Ryan nodded.

For this script, he has not decided whether to shoot now.

Sofia Coppola flipped through it unceremoniously, and soon she frowned, "An action movie similar to "Bourne Shadow"!"

Since the filming of "The Truman Show", Ryan seems to be focusing on action movies, including "Terminator 3", which is currently being released, "Rush Hour", which is about to be approved, and the script in front of him.

"Compared with complex narrative techniques, I prefer to shoot simpler films." Ryan is very clear-headed, regardless of past life or present, complex narratives are not what he is good at.

After reading it for a while, Sofia Coppola put down the script in her hand, "It's a very good story, are the husband and wife fighting each other?"

"It's just that the name is a bit like, once upon a time, a work by Alfred Hitchcock."

Ryan glanced at Sophia speechlessly. He was struggling with this matter, wondering if he should change his name.

In previous lives, many people believed that "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was adapted from "The Spy Network".

In fact, the plots of the two have nothing to do with each other at all.

As for Alfred - Hitchcock, another work is also called Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the two are only the same name.

Speaking of it, this matter is a bit speechless. "Spy Love" is a spy movie, and the two plots have nothing in common.

The other movie has the same name, and it's also called Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It's a comedy movie, not an action movie.

Both of these films are the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

Therefore, many people believe that this film is adapted from the works of Alfred Hitchcock.

In fact, the original author of the screenplay is Simon Kinberg, not an adapted film.

"It's better to change the name."

Sophia Copo pointed at the script that was put down just now, and said, "Otherwise, once the film is released, there will definitely be media who will hold on to this point."

Don't overestimate the virtues of the North American media. In order to attract readers, they don't care whether the news is true or false.

"As long as the box office of the future film meets expectations, I don't care what the media will write." Ryan doesn't care about these, otherwise he would not have written this script, and he has not changed the name.

At most, it's a little tangled.

"Well, I admit you're right." Sofia Coppola had expected, Ryan would say.

Compared with the box office, media reports are obviously irrelevant.

"So who do you want to play?"

"Charlie!" Sofia Coppola felt that the character in the script was very suitable for Charlie.

"I haven't made up my mind yet." Ryan shook his head and said, "Who will play the role will be decided after the film is approved."

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