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"I don't need to think about anything else, it's just that a production as big as "Kingdom of Heaven" will be released at the same time, are you serious?"

Billy frowned tightly, and his fat face was full of confusion. He was busy in the crew a while ago, so he didn't ask much about the company's affairs, and he rarely even participated in film promotion.

I just occasionally saw the news in the newspaper, saying that the new movie "Dancing Out of My Life" co-invested by Roca and Aniston chose to be released on the same day as "Kingdom of Heaven".

When he saw the news, his face immediately turned pale.

"Kingdom of Heaven" is directed by the famous director Ridley Scott.

This director is best at historical war themes, and has directed classic works such as "Thelma and Louise", "Gladiator", "Black Hawk Down" and "Blade Runner".

This movie is another masterpiece of his, with a total investment of 1.4 million US dollars, starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Edward Norton and other stars.

There has been a lot of hype about this movie in the media recently.

Many newspapers reported the news about the filming of the crew. For example, Orlando Bloom gained 20 pounds of muscle, the script of the film was 260 pages long, and the crew built three siege towers, each weighing 3 tons. Catapult, which tells the story that the crew spent tens of millions on special effects, and there are about 17 special effects shots in the whole film.

The momentum of "Kingdom of Heaven" is too strong, and the movies that were originally planned to be released in May did not dare to hit head-on, and shifted gears one after another.

Only "Dancing Out of My Life" is more popular, choosing to be released at the same time.

"Roca, can you tell me what you think? Did you agree to release it at this time because you were disappointed with "Dancing Out of My Life"?"

Billy asked with a dark face.

"Haha, Billy, don't be angry, listen to me slowly"

Roca smiled. He also went to the meeting to discuss the release period last time, and finally agreed with the distribution company's decision to release it on May 5.

On the one hand, it is because there is a lot of competition in the summer slot every year, and if it is not released at this time, the competition will be more intense in the future.

The second is that the investment of this film is less than 900 million. It is a small production. The distribution company estimates that the best result of the film is about 4000 million. It is almost the same when it is released. Pick up some leaks.

The third is Roca's approval and support. He knows the situation of "Kingdom of Heaven" and agrees with the decision of the publishing company.

"Billy, you know the summer slot, the competition is fierce, "Kingdom of Heaven" will be released on the 2nd, and "Star Wars 19" will be released on the 3th, which is George Lucas's movie, needless to say.

On the 20th, "The Iron Fist Man", which invested 1.1 million yuan, was released, mainly including Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger. Jessica Biel.

Needless to say, in early June, Brad Pitt's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was released, followed by "Escape from Clone Island" with an investment of 1.1 million.

It can be said that the movies released in May and June this year are all big productions of more than 1 million yuan.

If we don’t release it early, we will have no chance later.”

Rocca spread his hands and said.

"Is it so cruel?"

Billy frowned and said, "With so many big productions, we can postpone the release, and we can postpone it for another half a year. It's too risky to release it now."

"Why should it be postponed? How many movies dream of being able to catch up with the summer vacation"

The total annual box office of American movies is between US$80 billion and US$100 billion, and last year the total box office was 92 billion.

There are two good time slots throughout the year, one is summer and the other is Christmas and New Year.

The largest period of the year is the summer period. In the three months from May to July each year, the total box office can account for half of the year, which is about 5 billion.

Therefore, many movies choose this time period to be released, and there are more blockbuster movies released, and the competition is fierce.

Roca didn't know how the box office of the other films was, but he knew that "Kingdom of Heaven" hit the market. With an investment of 1.4 million, the box office in North America was less than 5000 million.

This is a big leak.

It's just that there's no way to tell Billy why.

He patted Billy on the shoulder, "Billy, the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road. Our film is well-made and high-quality, and it is not worse than several big productions. A good grade, isn't it?"

Billy smiled wryly, the more than 80 he invested was probably in vain.

"Billy, don't be so sad, I voted the most for this movie, and it's the one I lost the most"

At first he invested 200 million, but the director changed midway through the film, the filming period was extended, and the crew needed to increase investment, so he invested another 100 million, plus the 200 million invested by Huyou Aniston, the two together accounted for more than half of the investment.

"Then you should be more careful!"

Billy shook his head.

"I know, but this is the issuing company's decision. They notified it just out of respect. Our opinion is not important."

"Hey~ Forget it, now that the schedule is fixed, it's useless to say more."

Billy raised his glass dejectedly.

"Come on, drink!"

"Haha, cheers!"

Roca clinked a few glasses with him and left the bar until he got a little dizzy.

In fact, before the movie was released, he was also under a lot of pressure. "Dancing Out of My Life" was released more than a year earlier, and it was released in the most competitive summer time slot. Can it still get hundreds of millions of box office?

Hope to have a good result.

Now that he has two children, he needs to earn more money to buy milk powder for the children.

Back at the Big Pear Tree Manor, he took out his mobile phone and called Rachel, Ryan, Heath, Amanda, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba and so on.

It's just that this time is the busy season, and many people are still filming outside. After a round of invitations, only a few agreed to attend the premiere ceremony.

Roca sighed softly, it is not easy to earn some milk powder money for the child!

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378、Don't gossip too much, okay?

On the afternoon of May 5, at the AMC Cinemas in Los Angeles, the premiere ceremony of "Dancing Out of My Life" was held here.

The distributor was not very optimistic about the movie, and did not put much energy into the promotion, nor did they invite any stars to help out.

Only the cast and crew of the crew, Roca invited a few star friends, Rachel, Amanda, and Ms. Anne Fletcher invited the stars of the dance world, and Billy also invited three singer friends.

There were not many media reporters at the premiere, because most of the entertainment reporters had already gone to the next street to attend the premiere ceremony of "Kingdom of Heaven".

Today's "Kingdom of Heaven" premiere was huge, with several first-line stars, Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Edward Norton, Russell Crowe, Michael Fassbender, Harry Sen Ford, etc., the scene is comparable to a medium-sized awards ceremony.

Comparing the two sides, the gap is very obvious.