[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 376

[If it is true love, we will be together no matter what. 】--"New York Times"

[An unexpected surprise in the summer file, the film shows the unique beauty of love. ] - "Wall Street Journal"

[If you are a movie lover, this movie must not be missed. ] - "Dallas Observer"

[This is a paradise for romantics, the whole movie is full of sweetness. ] - "Empire Magazine"

[Eve and Bell showed unparalleled acting skills, and the performance was very deep. ] - "Hollywood Reporter"

[According to the adaptation, but it is even more touching than the movie, a romantic movie that you have to watch this summer! 】——Village Voice

Not surprisingly, the film reviews of "Lianlian Notebook" are very good, and the word-of-mouth immediately exploded!

Putting a group of Oscar-level actors in a romantic movie does not violate the harmony at all. Both the youth group and the old group performed very well, allowing film critics to see the superiority of this movie.

The overall plot is actually somewhat traditional and bloody, but it is very interesting to use the notebook as an element to continuously intersperse old age and youth. The scene transitions are extremely smooth, and it will not make the audience feel obscure at all. additional effect.

The publicity personnel of New Line Films finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw these film reviews. Usually, love movies win the audience's reputation and lose professional reputation, but this movie attracts both parties.

The professional score is as high as 81 points, the freshness index of Rotten Tomatoes is also 85%, and the popcorn index is even higher, reaching 91%. The first wave of audience scores on IMDB has reached 8.2 points.

8.2 is just the threshold of the TOP250 movies on the IMDB website. If the number of ratings can increase and remain at this level, it will become Eve's fourth movie to enter the top 250.

This year, her other movie "The Bourne Shadow" is also hovering on the edge of the threshold. I believe that after the DVD and video tapes are released, more netizens will watch the movie, and the ratings will usher in a leap.

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In the CAA office building, after seeing the film reviews compiled by the assistant, Evan Stoff immediately took out his mobile phone and called the film's producer Lynn Harrison.

"Mr. Harrison, congratulations, you have made another successful film!"

As the production director, Lynn Harrison was indeed in a happy mood. He stood in front of the office window, holding a glass of bourbon on the rocks in his hand, "Haha, this is indeed something to celebrate. This film is not only It is the success of our new line, and it is also Eve's victory."

The production company is the boss, even CAA's top partners have to act according to their faces.Only then did Evan ask: "Have you got the rough statistics for the theaters? How high is the box office on the first day?"

It is still the time when the summer holidays are booming, and countless audiences come in and out of the cinema every day, producing more than 50% of the annual box office.

"The rough figure on the first day is 1600 million US dollars, and there is another midnight show of 380 million US dollars. The first weekend is expected to exceed 4200 million US dollars, and it will definitely be no problem to break through [-] million in North America. Overseas depends on Eve's appeal, but unfortunately she can't go Overseas box office promotion, distributors in the United Kingdom, Australia and some European countries strongly invited her to go there."

The film's investment was only more than 2000 million US dollars, which is considered a small cost in a romantic movie, because Eve didn't get real money for the film at all, but turned all the film salary into dividends.

The remaining roles in "The Notebook" are not high-paying actors, and the lead actor Christian Bale's salary is only $100 million.The second actor, James Marsden, was not very famous when he signed the contract to shoot. At that time, although the filming of "X-Men" was finished, it had not yet been released. The role of Cyclops could not have a bonus, so the film salary was only 80 Dollar.

The cost is so low, but the box office is very good. Eve took the film directly to take off. It is really difficult to win the box office champion in the highly competitive summer file!

As Lynn spoke, he still regretted it very much.

If he had known that the box office would be such a success, he would not have given Eve such a high box office dividend, and would rather give her a high salary.

No matter how high the salary is, it can be up to 2000 million US dollars, but according to the current trend of box office dividends, Eve can get more than 3000 million US dollars in box office dividends, or even more.

Because Eve not only enjoys North American box office dividends as a protagonist, she also has the identity of a producer, who can get 5% of the global box office dividends, DVD, video tape sales dividends, and copyright derivative dividends.

Under normal circumstances, it is already the limit for actors to get box office dividends.Only by becoming a producer of a film can one take advantage of one's mouth and get offline and copyright development income from film production companies and distribution companies.

Box office revenue is a one-shot deal, and there is no income after the film is released.Copyright income can be collected for a lifetime, as long as there are people watching this movie, then she can collect a certain amount of income.

Classic movies + full copyright dividends = pension insurance

It may not be a lot of money every year, but the advantage is that the water flows slowly. Every year, tens of millions of dollars are recorded in the account, and it will be a huge income in the long run.The most direct example is the actors of "Friends". After the TV series ends, they earn tens of millions of dollars every year because of the follow-up broadcasts, and they can make money lying down.

In other words, Eve's total income in "Lianlian Notebook" will be about 5000 million US dollars, of which offline income and copyright income will be slightly slower.

During the preparation and shooting of the film, Lynn wished not to give Eve any money.Now that the box office of the film has exploded, he is regretting why he signed the share agreement.

At the same time, there is a bit of resentment towards Eve. The North American market is basically exploding, but the overseas market is so vast that there is no time to promote it.

If you work harder and go to more countries and regions to promote, then the overseas box office of the film will definitely increase a lot.

Eve is the only actor with global fame in the whole movie, and she wants to make her own movie.Therefore, New Line Pictures can only let Christian Bale run the publicity alone. The effect is predictable, and it will definitely not be very good.

Not to mention overseas audiences, even Bell's native English may not necessarily know that there is such an actor.

Evan Stoff knew New Line Films was dissatisfied, so he called to clear up his grievances, so as not to be put in small shoes.

"Mr. Harrison, if New Line has a suitable script, you can continue to consider us. The two films we cooperated with have achieved box office success, and the next one should also be successful."

Hollywood is actually very superstitious. If an actress continues to be successful, then everyone thinks that she is shrouded in luck, and they all want to come over.

The same is true for Lynn Harrison, who is no longer satisfied with his status as head of production at the small New Line Films, but wants to seek greater career development.

The new line is too small to have redundant executive positions.But Time Warner is different. If it makes achievements, it may be seen by the parent company, from New Line Pictures to Warner Bros. Pictures.

Without a strong background, you can only make outstanding performance.

The previous "Death is Coming" and the current "Lian Lian Notebook" are indeed great successes, and they are both models of small and big, so Lynn also wants to continue to cooperate with Eve.

So he said: "Of course, our cooperation is very pleasant. Ms. Campbell is a very professional and professional actor. If there is a suitable script, she must be paid 2000 million U.S. dollars for the next movie, so that she can truly Become the number one actress in Hollywood!"

"It's our honor to cooperate again, and the remuneration can be discussed at will." Evan Stoff agreed, "I won't disturb Mr. Harrison's work, and I wish the movie a good box office."

After a few more pleasantries, Evan hung up the phone, and then gave a disdainful bah.

The other party promised a box office of 2000 million U.S. dollars. From the outside world, it seems that the net worth has risen sharply. After all, the entire Hollywood is promoting the high status of the 2000 million U.S. dollar club.

But a brokerage company like CAA is very clear about the propaganda of the production company, this is actually a disguised salary limit!

Some people may wonder whether such a sky-high salary of 2000 million U.S. dollars is still called salary limit, is there any reason for this?

In fact, the production company is to increase the remuneration of the superstars, thereby depriving them of the right to participate in box office dividends. Jim Carrey was the first subject to be experimented by the production company.

At the beginning, the whole world reported that he became the first superstar to receive a salary of 2000 million U.S. dollars. On the surface, he seemed to have a bright future, but in fact, his heart was probably bleeding.

Because he took the 2000 million U.S. dollars in remuneration, it meant that he would miss tens of millions of dollars in dividends.

Before Jim Carrey, there were actually a lot of superstars who earned more than $2000 million in a movie, such as Tom Hanks, who earned $6000 million in "Forrest Gump". "Saving Private Ryan" earned $4000 million.

At that time, Tom Hanks' pure film salary was not high, and most of his income came from dividends.

However, after the major Hollywood studios started advocating the $2000 million club, his pure film salary immediately rose a lot, and it seems that his net worth has skyrocketed.

But in fact, in "The Electronic Love Letter", "The Green Mile", and "The Rest of the Deserted Island", they only received 2000 million US dollars in salary, without any dividends.

Brokerage firms have a love-hate relationship with the $2000 million club.

If it is announced that a contracted actor of her own will enter the club, then she or he will be an A cafe among the A cafes, a standard top superstar, which will increase the actor's popularity and style, and she will look very good.

What I hate is that the actual income will be reduced, and this reduction is still a huge reduction.

It is a test whether it is for face or face, whether it is pure film salary that guarantees income in droughts and floods, or box office dividends that are extremely risky.

In the early 90s, Arnold Schwarzenegger could not only get box office dividends, but also 35%-40% of video tape revenue dividends.After entering the 21st century, all film and television superstars are restricted by this rule. Unless they also serve as a producer, they will never get video dividends just by being an actor.

Only Tom Cruise has been challenging the industry rules of Hollywood studios, even because he holds most of the income from the "Mission: Impossible" series of movies, and Paramount's behind-the-scenes boss Redstone Face each other.No other actor has been able to go to the level of Tom Cruise, forcing concessions from top studios.

Eve's income in "The Notebook" may be $5000 million, but Lynn Harris wants $2000 million in the next movie to sign Eve. Evan Stoff will not fall into this trap!

After all, when Eve's income is high, their agent's income will increase, and the right to speak will also increase accordingly.

The author has something to say: I strongly call for the nutrient solution of the little angels~~~