Chapter 429 Disney's Regret
Disney Group.
As one of the executives of the Disney Group, Robert Eiger will defeat Michael Eisner, the current chairman of Disney, known as the "Disney Tyrant", in the future, and become the highest throne of Disney's power, status and honor.
However, at this moment, he was in the office, frowning.
"Robert, I mistakenly underestimated Wald Pictures. Your judgment is correct, and it cannot be underestimated in the future. No! It has grown to a point that cannot be ignored!" Roy Disney said in a deep voice.
"yes."
Robert said with a serious expression: "It's developing so fast and so fast that everything caught us off guard."
The rapid development of Wald Pictures is much more terrifying than Hollywood's six dream factories that regard it as a big enemy.
This is not...
During this Christmas period, the other four Hollywood companies, except for Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox Pictures, all put huge pressure on Wald Pictures.
The number of movies "Harry Potter" released in the United States shows everything.
Roy Disney, a member of the Disney family, is also the first person to oppose Chairman Michael Eisner within the Disney Group.
The battle between the two sides is incompatible!
Roy Disney believes that the Disney Group was founded by the Disney family. Even in the current commercialization and shareholding, the Disney family members cannot be deprived of their status within the group.
Eisner sneered very much.
He said: I am grateful to the Disney family for inviting me to work in the group. As it turns out, I led Disney to a more glorious today. So it is natural that I should gain more benefits.
The conflict between the two sides is completely incoordinated.
Robert Eiger, the future chairman of Disney CEO, is precisely from Roy's camp. For this reason, he had suffered several years of suppression and was exiled to the Japanese branch for many years.
"As a result, we still failed."
When Roy thought of the box office results of the Harry Potter movie in the UK, he couldn't help but sigh.
"One of the rules of survival in Hollywood: if you can't suppress it, then try your best to win over it!"
Robert laughed at himself: "Once upon a time, we almost became a partnership with Wald Pictures, but, that shitty Eisner, he actually pushed Wald Pictures away~"
“……”
Roy Disney is silent.
Once upon a time, at the suggestion of Old Bill, Zucker took the initiative to contact Disney Group and wanted to jointly develop the Pirates of the Caribbean project.
This is undoubtedly a useful existence for both parties.
But!
What has Disney done?
"If you want to cooperate, there is no problem, but the premise is... Disney Group wants to obtain the full copyright of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
This is the original words of Disney Chairman Michael Eisner.
What a domineering and domineering commander!
Zhuke's face was covered with cold butt. So Zhuke got angry and slapped it and left. I won't play with you anymore.
At that time, Robert Eiger, one of the executives, worked hard to get involved in the cooperation, and for this purpose, he also sought help from Roy Disney.
However, Roy Disney didn't pay much attention to Wald Pictures.
Well, to be precise, he looked down on Zhuke, thinking that Zhuke was a lucky person who didn't have much ability from beginning to end, and was a person who would never last long and would lose sooner or later.
"Oh~"
"Man, stop talking about this!"
"I admit that I made mistakes, made arrogance, rampant, and arrogant mistakes."
"After all, even though Wald Pictures has released many great films before, it has never proved its strength during the Thanksgiving and Christmas periods. But... this time, the Harry Potter movie slapped me with a loud slap."
Roy Disney is very regretful and upset.
At this time, Robert's words stabbed him hard in the heart.
"If, I said, if, if the Pirates of the Caribbean project produced by Wald Pictures in the future were also very exciting, would you regret it even more?"
Suddenly, Roy's old face froze.
The movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" will also explode in the future?
It won't really explode, right?
Thinking of this, Roy couldn't help but regret it even more.
At the beginning, if he had participated, the Pirates of the Caribbean project might have been jointly developed by Wald Pictures and Disney.
"Where are so many good things?"
Roy said stubbornly: "They developed Spider-Man first and the popularity of Harry Potter is already very rare. I don't believe that "Pirates of the Caribbean" will be so successful in the future!"
Saying a thousand words, Disney Group missed the opportunity to win over Wald Pictures.
Both sides cannot be said to be enemies, but they are definitely not friends.
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20th Century Fox.
"The rise of Wald Pictures is already unstoppable!"
Rupert Murdoch said in a deep voice: "In just a few days, the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie has achieved a box office of nearly £30 million in the British market. If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely be the champion of the British box office rankings this year, and even... the box office champion of British film history, it also has the strength to compete."
Annual box office champion?
British film history box office champion?
"No way?"
At this moment, Murdoch's third wife Wendy Deng said in shock: "Over the years, many Hollywood blockbusters have failed in the British market. Will "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" be able to compete for the box office championship in the British film history?"
Wendi Deng couldn't believe Murdoch's statement.
Murdoch smiled and then spoke a set of data - the UK box office rankings.
As of December 2020:
1. "The Lion King" was released in the UK in 1996, with a cumulative box office of £76.5 million;
2. "Titanic" was released in the UK in 1998, with a cumulative box office of £69.8 million;
3. "The Six Heroes of Light Pigs" was released in 1997, with a cumulative box office of 52.23 million pounds;
4. "Star Wars Prequel 1" was released in 1999, with a cumulative box office of 51.6 million pounds;
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As Wendi Deng said, many movies that achieved high box office results in the United States failed to achieve amazing box office results after being released in the UK, and were even very mediocre.
"The Matrix" movie, is it awesome?
The American local area alone achieved a super high box office record of US$171 million, with a global box office of US$460 million.
However, it only reaped 17.28 million pounds in the British market.
And this is the result achieved after opening more than 900 painting cinemas. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk
However, the achievements of "Harry Potter" in the UK and its future development trend have completely exceeded everyone's expectations!
£50 million is definitely not its end!
There is a great possibility that 60 million, 70 million, or even 80 million pounds!
In the history of time and space, the final result of the British market in "Harry Potter 1" was 66 million pounds, but the box office of this version of Zucker will definitely exceed 66 million pounds.
As for how many box office results will be in the end, who knows?
Similarly, the final global box office results of "Harry Potter 1" are also a big unknown.
Because soon, to be precise, in three days, "Harry Potter 1" will be released in the United States.
More than 1,900 painting theaters are available?
no!
There are now more than 2,700 cinemas!
The three major American theater chains, which take interests as the standard, saw that "Harry Potter" was a hit in the UK, so they naturally quickly increased the number of screenings and screenings.
Chapter completed!