Wayne led the core creators of "X-Men" to travel between major mainstream cities in North America. As the film screening time increased, the cheers of fans from several major actors were also increasing rapidly.

Every time you arrive, a large number of movie fans will appear at the airport, cheering around several major actors. There is no doubt that the most popular one here is Hugh Jackman, the actor who plays Wolverine. The popularity of "X-Men" has made him a hot superstar in the eyes of movie fans.

Harry Berry and others have also successfully relied on this video to be featured in major entertainment media, and their fame has skyrocketed in a short period of time.

The reason why this happened is closely related to the box office performance of "X-Men". Since its first weekend of release, it has scored more than $70 million in the North American theater market in three days. After the weekdays, the performance of "X-Men" can also be regarded as eye-catching.

Basically, everyone in the circle knows that the reason why the box office of "X-Men" was so high on the first weekend was that there were a large number of Wayne's hard-core movie fans and a large number of superhero movie fans. These groups of fans who were trained by Wayne in a few years have become the first wave of moviegoers to enter the theater to watch.

What people want to watch more is exactly after the first weekend, when these Wayne's basic balances were almost exhausted, did the performance of "X-Men" still be strong.

Because for a commercial film with an investment of over 100 million yuan, relying solely on the support of the fan economy, it is far from being able to recover the cost, let alone make a profit. If a movie wants to succeed in the theater market, it must constantly attract enough passers-by and go to the theater to buy tickets to watch the movie.

The reason is simple. Wayne, or other first-tier superstars in the circle, can always bring protection to film companies. If you want to keep the box office of a movie, you must ensure that more people enter the theater on the basis of ensuring the lower limit.

After Monday, the single-day box office of "X-Men" ushered in a halved plunge, as expected by the outside world. It closed at $9.55 million in the North American theater market that day, down nearly 50% from $18.65 million last Sunday.

But this result did not arouse sarcasm from the media, because everyone knows that the box office that can be closed on weekdays is close to 10 million US dollars, which is enough to prove the popularity of "X-Men". The decline rate will be so high, entirely because the box office in the first weekend was too explosive.

Now, no one can guarantee whether the "X-Men" can build another successful superhero series in addition to the DC series superheroes. But just looking at the release performance of a film, we can already say in advance that this is an extremely successful commercial film. It is also an undeniable fact that "X-Men" has become the hottest film in the theater market at present.

This film has attracted too much attention. Major mainstream film companies in the circle are silently observing. The theater alliance led by the three major theater companies is actually observing the box office potential of the film. However, as first-hand information recipients, their reactions are much faster.

After Monday, major theater companies basically tacitly increased the number of screenings of "X-Men". In addition, the number of more than 2,800 theaters at the time of "X-Men" paintings was pushed to a super-large screening scale of more than 3,000.

For movie fans, the whole of early August is happy. As long as you enter the theater, you will never lack blockbusters that will make people shine. Although the screening scale of "X-Men" is the largest, the strength of other films cannot be underestimated.

Although "X-Men" has almost occupied all mainstream media pages under the 20th Century Fox's large-scale publicity scale, its performance in the theater market still depends on the quality of the video.

There is no doubt that the quality of "X-Men" is excellent, but the quality of other films is not bad. As the leader on Monday, "X-Men" won $9.55 million in box office, followed by $5.09 million in "Save Private Ryan", followed by $3.98 million in "Born a pair", $3.54 million in "Ace vs. Ace", and movies such as "The Peerless Heavenly Tribulation", "Ghost Catching Festival", and "Booming Sky Cannon"...

On Tuesday, similar situations were still happening. "X-Men" reported a box office of $9.78 million, "Save Private Ryan" $5.25 million, and "Born a Couple" $4.07 million. It can be said that in addition to the leader "X-Men", there are also a lot of movies with good box office performances.

However, "X-Men" has been firmly leading the box office trend in North America. In the following working days, it earned $8.58 million on Wednesday and $8.23 million on Thursday. When the release time reached the full week, the total box office in North America had reached $109 million! For a time, the media in North America were shouting that the wolf was coming.

In essence, this is a commercial blockbuster dressed in a superhero robe. Whether it is shooting or special effects arrangements, they tend to behave in a normal manner without making mistakes.

But such a commercial blockbuster coincides with the moment when fans are interested in superhero movies are getting more interested in, but they have drawn a rare and beautiful box office trend chart.

With the arrival of a new weekend, "X-Men" finally ushered in a powerful competitor, the movie "Dream Come True" directed by Vincent Ward and starring Robin Williams, Cuba Godin Jr. and others.

In fact, no one is really optimistic about this film released by Polygon, which can snipe at the already popular "X-Men". The content of "Dream Come True" is not like the name of the movie. It tells the story of the protagonist Chris, who bravely entered hell under the guidance of the hell messenger after his wife Anne died and rescued his wife...

The relatively old-fashioned story and relatively mediocre plot design and special effects, not to mention "X-Men", even "Save Private Ryan", which has been released for three weeks, is probably no match for it.

Twentieth Century Fox and Wayne also thought so, and things did not go beyond everyone's expectations. After entering the rest day again, "Dream Come True" did not cause any trouble for "X-Men" since Friday morning.

Although the box office results of "X-Men" continued to decline, after Friday, it rebounded slightly again, with $12.55 million that day and continued to win the single-day box office championship. The second place in the box office on Friday was $7.67 million for "Save Private Ryan", and the third place was $6.53 million for "Dream Come True".

After three days of the weekend, the box office of "X-Men" in North America closed at $39.04 million, and there was no surprise that it won the weekend box office championship again. So far, the total box office of "X-Men" in North America had reached $149 million, and the film was released in North America for ten days.

In the following week, the box office trend of "X-Men" began to decline rapidly, with each earning $4.52 million, $4.75 million, $4.21 million and $3.95 million in four working days.

However, this is the normal trend of the commercial film market. After the hottest screening time has passed, the subsequent box office will definitely be slowly polished by time.

No one would think that the market performance of "X-Men" is unsuccessful. If you look at it from another perspective, this film can be said to have occupied two weeks in the fiercely competitive summer season. You should know that even Steven Spielberg's "Save Private Ryan" has only dominated this period for more than a week.

With the arrival of a new weekend, the journey of "X-Men" is destined to end. Because the third part of another science fiction movie "The Matrix", worshipped by fans of North America and even the world, will be released on a large scale this Friday.

Twentieth Century Fox's vision began to shift. They knew that it was a rare success to allow "X-Men" to dominate the North American summer vacation for two weeks, so on the same weekend, Twentieth Century Fox sent "X-Men" overseas, and the film would start its overseas screening journey.

In the producer contract signed by Wayne with 20th Century Fox, he did not force him to participate in overseas promotion and promotion journeys. After all, his time is too precious, and it is already very rare to be able to squeeze out more than two weeks to participate in North American promotion and promotion.

At 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, the premiere of "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" officially kicked off at the Beverly Kodak Theater. As a key collaboration between Warner Bros. and Greenberg Studios, the publisher Warner Bros. offered $3 million for the premiere.

The red carpet scene was full of stars. Even if it was included in the history of North American films, this science fiction masterpiece that was definitely ranked first will officially end tonight. Therefore, the fans on both sides of the red carpet were very enthusiastic, and the atmosphere almost broke down.

Especially when major actors such as Charlize Theron walked on the red carpet with a cool movie dress, the security personnel responsible for intercepting movie fans immediately became small boats in the sea. Faced with the group of fans who had fallen into a crazy way, they held hands and struggled to resist the impact of the waves.

Fortunately, the organizer Warner Brothers had expected it and contacted the Los Angeles Police Department early on. After a large number of policemen arrived, they gradually controlled the crazy movie fans.

"f**k, am I not dazzled? In this screening room tonight, there are at least two hundred Neo, shit, and dozens of Trinity!"

Because time was too fast, when Wayne returned to Los Angeles International Airport on a flight departing from Toronto, Canada, the red carpet here had already begun, but fortunately he arrived before the movie was officially screened.

At this time, the audience in the screening hall was about to come to an end, and the main creators of the crew of "The Matrix" had already sat down in the first row of seats.

However, when Wayne showed up with Nina and the tall Sergey, he once again became the focus of attention for most people.

"I thought you couldn't get back."

Without caring about the gaze of others, Zach Schneider was full of joy and enthusiastically opened his arms, giving Wayne a hug. After hearing his teasing, he shrugged and responded. "We were also shocked when we saw the outfits of these fans.

Boss, I suggest you have to ask Warner Brothers for more bonuses and see the movies around those fans. God will know how much money Warner Brothers and you have made!”

"Well, if the ending results of "The Matrix" are excellent, I will give you a vacation travel fee." Wayne patted Zach Schneider on the shoulder, turned around and nodded to the other creators.

Before sitting down, he still whispered to Zhadao mysteriously: "But even if I am willing to pay this bonus, you don't have time to go on vacation. Zach, be prepared for your busy mentality."

After saying that, Zach Schneider, who looked happy, sat directly in the middle of the first row, turned his head and looked at the thousands of enthusiastic movie fans behind him again, shook his head, and muttered in an incredible tone: "Damn it, Los Angeles is only August now, aren't they really hot?"

No one can give him an answer, but this undoubtedly shows how popular the surrounding sales of "The Matrix" are.

Almost 80% of the fans are wearing large dark sunglasses on their faces or chests. Some fans are not only wearing a black windbreaker, but also wearing heavy black leather boots on their feet. In mid-to-late August, the temperature of Los Angeles is full of sweat when wearing T-shirts...

"Wayne."

After the lights in the cinema began to gradually go out, Bruce Rosenblum changed positions with Sergei and sat next to him. "The North American box office of "X-Men" has exceeded $160 million so far! Congratulations, you have once again created a great film series beginning!"

“no,no,no.”

Hearing the compliment from the Warner Bros. distribution director, Wayne smiled and stretched out a hand, patted the other person's arm, and whispered: "Bruce, your tone doesn't seem to be congratulating me..."

That's right, the other party's compliments just now had no sign of joy to him, but instead looked like a resentful woman who was worried about being abandoned or a jealous girl. Unfortunately, the director of Warner Bros. distribution is over fifty years old and a middle-aged old white man with a fat figure. When he thought of this, he unconsciously made him chill.

"Well, damn Townsend Rossman, he's really a good deal this time."

Who knew that after Bruce Rosenblum was exposed, he simply threw the mask aside and said in an angry tone: "Twentieth Century Fox made a big profit this time! I hope it won't become our main competitor in the future."

Wayne agrees with this. The box office of "X-Men" in North America currently has a box office of more than 160 million yuan, and is destined to be one of the top few in the annual box office list. This is not the most important thing, because "X-Men" is not just a single movie, and the subsequent sequel is the project that makes 20th Century Fox make a lot of money.

As for box office, he was actually very surprised to have his current performance, because in his vague memory, although the first song of "X-Men" was considered a great success, the box office was definitely not so high. It was undoubtedly a special time point, which led to the extraordinary performance of "X-Men".

"Don't worry, no matter how smooth the subsequent development of "X-Men" is, it is impossible to compare with the DC universe." Without any hesitation, Wayne gave the other party a reassurance. This sentence came from his mouth, and the persuasiveness was top-notch.

"You started a bad head that made all Hollywood film companies tempted, Wayne."

The movie on the big screen has officially started to be screened, and everyone is watching it attentively, but Bruce Rosenblum showed no concern at all, but pulled Wayne to chat in a low voice. "The overseas performance of "X-Men" is not bad. Now many companies with superhero copyrights are already eyeing you. Look over there..."

While whispering, he raised his hand in secludedly and pointed to a person sitting in the middle of the third row with the light on the big screen.

"Paul? He hasn't given up yet..."

Following Bruce Rosenblum's hand, Wayne squinted his eyes and saw Sony Columbia's new CEO. The first time he found Paul, he sighed in a low voice. "A big man with great persistence, isn't it? Bruce."

"yep." Bruce Rosenblum shrugged, shook his head in the direction behind him, and joked: "Actually, many of us are curious about what conditions Paul has prepared to impress you, a superhero movie master."

There are many film companies in Hollywood that have superhero copyrights, at least much more than ordinary people imagine. With the popularity of the opening of "X-Men", there is no doubt that these film companies with copyright have set their sights on Wayne.

But there is a problem that is ahead of all film companies, that is, what to use to impress him has almost become a problem for a century.

"Hey, man, do you think Sony Columbia will offer you a similar salary contract for the 20th Century Fox for that little spider?"

"That's not enough to impress me."

Faced with the temptation of Bruce Rosenblum, Wayne curled his lips without hesitation and said directly: "If anyone thinks I'm short of money, then he's really wrong."

Nodding thoughtfully, Bruce Rosenblum, in the dark, took advantage of the light on the big screen and glanced at the man beside him.

There is no controversy about not being short of money. At least in terms of income, Wayne's income from directing a DC superhero is no less than that of films from other companies. So why does he have to work hard? So, a producer contract like Twentieth Century Fox is definitely not enough to impress him.

Paul or other executives of film companies did not personally give Wayne the opportunity to enter Hollywood. Everyone knows that the reason why he was willing to take on "X-Men" was on the one hand because of the 20th Century Fox favor, and on the other hand, it was entirely for Townsend Rossman's favor.

Under a social system like North America, money will only accelerate to people like Wayne who is not short of money, and love will only flow to people like him who is not short of love. There is almost no room for debate. As long as he is willing, half a beautiful girl in Hollywood will strip herself into a big Aries and line up to send her to him.

On the contrary, suffering will always flow to those who can endure hardships. The world is so cruel and realistic. Only when you have money can you change this.

“Unless Sony Columbia gives me what I want, I might think about it carefully, otherwise…”

With a smile on his lips, Wayne shook his head. "Otherwise, even if they were pulling money with their cash trucks, they would still not be able to knock on the door of Greenberg Manor."

The two smiled together, and they both knew that Sony Columbia would have an infinite chance of satisfying Wayne's appetite.

Just like Wayne's previous life, a master of desktop cleaning, Crow once said, "When eating is just to fill your stomach, the rice loses its original taste. And when your stomach is not hungry at all, the rice loses its meaning." Coincidentally, his stomach is not very hungry now.

In the darkness, Bruce Rosenblum's eyes turned, turned his head to look at the man beside him, and asked in a low voice: "By the way, Nina should have reported to you, right? About DC's new executive president..."

"Sayed."

Wayne nodded and said without caring: "I believe that you and Jeff can handle this. Also, Bruce!"

As he spoke, he turned his head and stared at the eyes of the Warner Bros. distribution manager, asking with a doubt that seemed true or false in his tone:

"When did DC Comics' executive president be able to show off his personality in the Warner Bros.'s executive office? Has my memory deviated? Isn't the executive president of DC Comics a vocal character? I'm curious, Bruce. If you and Jeff can't solve it, I can just call Kevin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bruce Rosenblum's face changed immediately. The fact is indeed the case. Including Diego Harris, the previous DC meritorious executive president, this character is basically a voice-over when facing Warner Bros., and he can't do it at all, and he has no chance to have his own ideas.

It is obvious that in the opinion of the director of Warner Bros. distribution, this is a distrust of himself and Jeff Robinoff, or a distrust of being big or small. If it is because of the special idea of ​​the executive president of DC Comics, the head of Time Warner needs to take action, then Wayne will not only have this sense of distrust.

"I will discuss with Jeff when I go back and settle this matter as soon as possible. Don't worry, Wayne, the DC movie universe will never be affected by Jim Lee!"

“Ok.”

Unexpectedly, Wayne changed his face quite quickly, and he put away all his sharpness the next second, nodding with a passionate smile. "Look for a while, we have to talk about DC-related matters as soon as possible. Before October, the film must start preparations."

Bruce Rosenblum breathed a sigh of relief. "No problem, I will convey your meaning to Jeff when I go back..."

"Watch movies, watch movies, Zach performed well, didn't he?"

Wayne is now very different from the Wayne seven or eight years ago. Just like his attitude towards the DC executive president, when he is reasonable, he will be more reasonable than anyone else, but if someone will affect his work plan and when he is ignored, he will directly talk about his strength!

The two of them were silent for a long time. Bruce Rosenblum suddenly patted his thigh, turned around again, with a cold smile on his lips, and whispered to Wayne: "By the way, I've prepared a small gift for you."

"What? Gift? What gift?" Wayne asked in surprise.

"The wailing of a young reporter..."
Chapter completed!