First Day Box Office

There are naturally many people like Keira, a couple, and similarly, there are also a lot of audiences who are influenced by the comments of film critics and choose Chainsaw among many movies.

Of course, in Kevin's base camp, the movie theater near the University of Southern California goes without saying.

The occupancy rate has reached more than 70%. As for other theaters, there are also numbers ranging from 20% to 40%. Before word of mouth is fermented, such an occupancy rate can be achieved, which is enough to show that the new film company is in the The propaganda has really put a lot of effort into it.

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After staying up late to promote until 12 o'clock, Kevin had long lost his mind to watch a movie, and went back to the hotel to rest early.

Fatigued, he has no mind to look at the data.

A day later, whether it is life or death, it will be clearly placed in front of him.

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A day later, at New Line Cinema, Dean was anxiously circling the production department, waiting for the specific first-day box office of Chainsaw.

If it was only a $1.3 million investment at the beginning, it wouldn't hurt to fail.

Then, after 800 copies, plus the cost of publicity, it cost 4 to 5 times the production cost of the film, that is, after the total cost of 5 million US dollars.

Once it fails, even his executive can't bear this kind of loss.

Of course, the odds of him, Shay, and all the filmmakers, including the critics, all missing out are not high.

So Dean was somewhat confident.

It's just that before he heard the specific numbers, there was a little bit of unease in his heart.

Soon, the staff who carried the specific box office information from various theaters returned to the company and calculated the total box office of 800 theaters in front of him.

The bright office was full of tension, and Shay walked in at a steady pace.

Unlike Dean who was nervous, Shay was very stable, and he was obviously more confident in the Chainsaw Horror than Dean.

"How much was the box office on the first day of Chainsaw?"

Shay asked calmly.

At the end of the calculation, the staff said with a slightly shocked expression:

"800 screens, the attendance rate is 30/40%, and the average number of people attending is 16. The number of people in each cinema is different, and the average is 5 to 6 shows..."

Shay interrupted his various data calmly and asked directly:

"How much is the total box office?"

The staff said directly:

"$8.43 million first-day box office!"

The calm or nervous faces on Shay and Dean's faces suddenly turned into surprised smiles.

As a film with only $1.3 million in investment, its $8.43 million first-day box office represents an absolute profit.

You know, the North American box-office champion, which has been pre-booked this year, is the second Terminator, which is the sequel to the blockbuster movie.

Even so, it grossed just $30 million on its first day.

Yes, Shay has a little bit of bloat.

"Call Kevin and I'll take him to a fancy party in a week."

"Also, discuss with him in advance about the investment of his next movie. Such a talented director must not let him fall into the hands of others."

After talking to Dean, Shay said to the secretary next to him:

"I ordered the finance to add another 200... no, 3 million US dollars in publicity funds. I want to make the name of the chainsaw shocking, resounding in the United States."

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"Beep beep beep!"

Kevin, who was drained by Salma Hayek, dragged his slightly weak body and stood up.

Under the sun, his sturdy body was as beautiful as the flesh of the god of war Apollo.

Of course, this is from the point of view of the admirer Salma Haya.

Stretching, Kevin took out his phone from the clothes on the sofa and pressed the answer button.

"Hey, I'm Dean, Kevin, we made it!"

Dean's excited voice came from the other end of the phone, and Kevin breathed a sigh of relief. He put aside the fear of failure in his heart and asked confidently:

"Is the box office coming out on the first day?"

"Yes, that's right, Kevin, you can't imagine how much the first-day box office was! That was 8.43 million in the first-day box office."

"The Chainsaw has succeeded, Kevin, you have succeeded!"

"President Shay has invited you to a party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in a week's time. There will be a lot of big stars at the party."

Kevin nodded.

"I will participate, don't worry."

"Okay, don't forget it when the time comes, and we will continue to promote it in the next few days, and make sure to make more box office."

Hanging up, Kevin called Dawson again.

Salma Hayek on the side was even more excited after listening to Kevin's voice from the other end of the phone.

The box office on the first day was 8.43 million. She knew exactly what it meant for such an investment horror film.

She opened the apparently hardest door to Hollywood.

Excited, she ignored Kevin calling her agent, silently got out of bed, walked to Kevin's side, and knelt down.

"hiss!"

"What's wrong. Kevin?"

Hearing the unusual voice, Dawson asked with concern.

"It's nothing, I'm calling to tell you good news. The box office of Chainsaw Cry came out on the first day, with a box office of 8.43 million."

After Kevin finished speaking, he took the phone away slightly and enjoyed the service of Salma Hayek.

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8.43 million box office?

Kevin made it!

With excitement on Dawson's face, he turned around in his mind, and he immediately thought of a way to make his high-end client more successful.

That is to use the power of CAA to promote the Chainsaw Horror to a greater extent.

And he believed that Michael Ovitz, the de facto president of CAA, would agree with him.

After talking to Kevin again on the phone, Dawson hurried to the top floor of the company, where the offices of the five partners of CAA are located.

There are still a lot of vacancies on it, but at present, except for the five partners, no one is qualified to move to the top floor.

Standing in the aisle, Kevin looked at the four directions from the glass, and his emotions were released.

The happy expression on his face was beyond words.

Michael Ovitz was about to go to the bathroom when he saw Dawson's scene, frowned, and was about to scold.

Seeing Michael Ovitz coming out, Dawson immediately hurriedly said:

"Kevin's first-day box office came out, $8.43 million!"

Michael Ovitz's face changed instantly, and his original plans were also forgotten.

Their CAA-facilitated investments were not many this year, and Steve Kevin's Chainsaw was impressed with the clear layout.