novelraw Chapter 289 Timely Rain
Chapter 289 Timely Rain
Inside Beverly Hills, Keanu and his girlfriend were lying on the sofa in the living room, looking at the scattered stars above their heads, and said, "Now you can rest assured, everyone likes this movie very much."
The weather is very cold outside, but the walls of this room are made of glass, and they are basically used for lighting and entertainment. Now Eve is so excited that he can't sleep, so the two of them simply look at the stars here.
I used to live in the Melrose community, although the neighbors were 30 meters away, but there was a lot of fireworks. After moving here, I couldn’t see where the neighbors were at all. I could only hear the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops, and occasionally A few dogs barking could be heard in the distance.
Living alone is indeed a bit scary, and it may not be a good thing to be too open and quiet.
So Eve didn't seal up Melrose's house, but kept it as it was. If Keanu wasn't there, she would live there and feel more secure.
"Watching the premiere applauding is a customary behavior, even if it is a bad movie, the audience will give face."
When she didn't see the box office figures and the audience's word of mouth, she didn't dare to expect too much.
What a disappointment it would be if it was not as expected.
Keanu got up suddenly, picked up the bulky laptop beside him, and opened the official website of IMDB.
On this audience rating website, the most popular movie is "Almost Famous", which has been released for almost a month. The audience who have watched the movie have rated the movie and wrote their own thoughts.
At this time, more than 3 people have scored, and the score is stable at 8.5. If it takes a while, it will jump directly to Top250.
Eve already had a "Mulholland Drive" in it before, and now there is another one, which feels very amazing.
Thanks to the explosion of movies, both Keanu and Eve broke into the top ten in the ranking of the most popular filmmakers, and even Eve's popularity in the awards season put her in the top three.
During the awards season, she won't win the world with one movie, but three movies together. Of course, she has a higher exposure rate than other actresses.
Even Julia Roberts can only be ranked fifth on this list, because "Never Compromise" has already been released in the first half of the year. Although it has a high exposure rate in the Olympics, it has lost the influence of the work Or not.
The popularity of actors does not come out of thin air. In the final analysis, it depends on the work.
Keanu is not interested in the evaluation of "Almost Famous", he just wants his girlfriend to rest and sleep at ease.
I'm flying to Alaska tomorrow night. How can I watch the aurora in the snow-capped polar world if I don't adjust my physical condition?
Eve leaned on her boyfriend and watched him open the page of "Legally Blonde", only to be attracted by the ratings in front of her.
The movie has only been released for one day, and it has been rated by more than 1000 people, and the score is as high as 7.8!
For a romantic comedy movie with a less rigorous plot, this score is really beyond imagination, and it is completely unexpected.
As a commercial film, it is obviously impossible to compare with "Almost Famous" and "Mulholland Drive". Although more people have not rated it yet, Eve already feels that it is enough.
Keanu clicked on the details of the score, and he could see the reasons for the audience to score. Two heads together looked at the audience's evaluation.
Tom Little gave the movie a super high rating of 9 points: "Excellent movie. Eve Campbell should be one of the best young actors of our time. She makes this movie look very interesting."
And another user named "Amazing Super Spy" scored 7 points, "This is a movie suitable for all ages. Eve contributed a very wonderful performance, but it seems too easy to get into Harvard University." .”
A user named Elsa gave a perfect score of 10. She wrote: "Actually, I didn't look forward to this movie too much. In fact, I am very good at renting videos or DVDs, and rarely go to the cinema. But here I am The film has seen progress, and it avoids the stereotypes and deep-seated prejudices of past feminist comedy films. If there were to be a list of 10 films for girls to watch, this would be the one I would definitely recommend."
Eve glanced at her boyfriend and said in surprise: "It seems that the audience really likes this movie, so I'm relieved."
"Just don't worry, as an ordinary audience, I like it very much. There are too few such inspirational and funny movies."
But Eve also knows that with so many good reviews, there must be some bad reviews, otherwise the score would have exceeded 8 points.
Sure enough, the next few comments were going to be lower.
Netizen John only gave the film a score of 6, "This story can only happen in Hollywood, it cannot appear in reality."
Another netizen named James gave a 4-point rating, thinking that the movie is too superficial and not deep enough in exploring society's perception of blondes.
There is a big gap between the ratings of male and female audiences. Eve said helplessly: "I am just a commercial film, and many art films can't discuss it very clearly. It is already very good that the film can point out this phenomenon. How to solve it?" Needless to say, don't judge a person by their appearance."
Eve is really mad, and if the audience pays attention, it's not a problem.
If a movie can give the most standard answer, it is obviously too much.
Keanu comforted and said: "It's normal to have different opinions, as long as some audiences like it, we can't satisfy every audience. Now let's go to rest and focus on other things tomorrow."
Professional comments are not open yet, some are just audience comments.
The Internet is becoming more and more developed, giving the audience a channel to express their voices, and a website where they can express their ideas, so audiences who have just finished watching movies will rate on IMDB.
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In MGM's office, several high-level executives were all grinning from ear to ear.
The former Hollywood hegemony is now in decline. Last year (1999) it only produced one movie, and it made a profit on the books.
Although there are three films released this year, the global box office of "Life is Green" is only a few million dollars, and the other "Love Is Back" is barely paying off.
If this continues, the company's bankruptcy is really imminent.
The salaries of hundreds of employees need to be paid, and the distribution channels need to be maintained. They can almost only rely on the sale and rental of past films to make money.
Eve's Legally Blonde is their only hope right now.
If this one is also rushed, then next year it can prepare for bankruptcy and liquidation.
If they were lucky enough to make a small profit, MGM Pictures could linger on for a few more days and continue to do so.
So "Legal Blonde" is far more important than other movies. Eve's movie "Almost Famous" released last month has brought a glimmer of hope to everyone. If my movie can have three points of that movie One box office, completely satisfied!
"I don't know what will happen to the box office. I hope Eve's appeal can be stronger." Gary Barber said. As the CEO and chairman of MGM, he naturally does not want the company to go bankrupt in his own hands. .
You can't count on the rest of the movies, so you can only watch Eve's movie.
He is full of confidence in the film, otherwise it would be impossible to contact [-] theaters for screening.
You must know that the lineup of Tom Hanks and Helen Hunter, the Oscar winner and actress, is only shown in [-] theaters.
It's all gamble.
Fail or fail!
Corey Snyder, as the chief operating officer, naturally has the same concern, "The production cost is 2400 million U.S. dollars, and there are 1000 million U.S. dollars in publicity costs. It is best for Eve to win the Golden Globes and Oscars, so that we can be overseas. Regional sales will be much higher as well."
The box office share in North America is higher, although it is lower in overseas regions, but no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, so we should not dislike those.
Atif Rafiq is relatively calm. Unlike the other two, he usually deals with data. Judging from the current data of Eve and the movie, it is basically impossible for the movie to lose money. The point is how much it can make. .
"What we should be concerned about now is, if we make a sequel, what conditions should we offer to invite her."
"Her movie is paid 500 million US dollars and 5% of the North American box office dividends. The next film will rise to 1000 million US dollars at most. That is already the limit."
"Maybe this figure can no longer meet the requirements of CAA. Her previous quotation for the film was 1000 million US dollars. After the explosion of "Almost Famous" and "Legal Blonde", if she still won the Oscar, then maybe That’s about $1500 million at the top level.”
At this time, the highest price of an actress is 1500 million US dollars, and there are no members of the 2000 million US dollar club yet.
There are too few actresses who can stand alone at the box office, and if there is one, it will be the object of looting by Hollywood manufacturers.
The executives at MGM were lucky to be able to sign Eve to star in this romantic comedy when she was not particularly famous.
Now it seems that it is definitely worth the money, and the benefits she brought to MGM are by no means negligible for a mere $500 million in salary.
Just as everyone was nervously waiting for the news, there was a knock on the door.
Producer Mark Pratt walked in with a look of ecstasy. He ignored any etiquette issues and announced loudly: "Friday's box office figures are out! "Legally Blonde" got 1098 million on its first day. Dollar box office!"
Gary, Corey, and Atif stood up at the same time as if electrocuted, and smiles emerged immediately.
Sure enough, the movie blew up!
The crumbling edifice of MGM could last a while longer.
"Mark, this is the best news I've heard in the last year. We have to celebrate!" Gary Barber took a bottle of whiskey from the bar in the office and poured it into four glasses.
The success of "Legal Blonde" came at just the right time, saving their nearly 80-year-old movie brand!