After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood

Chapter 52:

You must know that although the original Pirates of the Caribbean cost 120 million US dollars, the film was damaged due to an accident in the middle.

At least $30 million to $40 million more wasted in production costs.

As for Kevin, not only did this not happen, but also cooperated with the Tourism Bureau to build a Caribbean town, which saved a lot of costs.

After coming and going, the investment in the film is not only not less, but more.

With anticipation on his face, Leiter forced himself to calm down and said slowly:

“Don’t worry, Kevin, the box office data is being compiled and it will come out in a while.”

“But although it’s not all out yet, according to the initial reaction, the box office on the first day has already exploded.”

Looking at Leite’s expectant face, Kevin just smiled calmly.

“Let, I’m not nervous. Pirates of the Caribbean will definitely succeed in my hands.”

“Don’t look at the fact that no pirate film has been successful in the last ten years, I will be the exception.”

Kevin said confidently.

When Disney filmed Pirates of the Caribbean in the previous life, there was no pirate film for 20 years, and there was no blockbuster that made money. Disney’s filming was actually a large-scale promotional film for the Pirates of the Caribbean project in their amusement park at that time.

In other words, Disney just wants to spend a lot of money to advertise its own amusement park projects.

I didn’t expect that the box office of Pirates of the Caribbean would explode like this, making Disney a huge profit.

How can a film that can reverse the 20-year decline of pirate films and lead the trend, just because it is ten years ahead of schedule.

This is a movie that sets the trend of the times.

Kevin is very confident about this.

Kevin’s self-confidence can’t help but make Leiter look sideways.

Kevin’s background, MGM, Warner, Paramount and many Hollywood companies have investigated.

The orphan, relying on his own efforts, was admitted to the University of Southern California all the way, and he made a short film, which won the title of genius director in the University of Southern California.

Then, relying on the contacts of CAA, he officially debuted and obtained the investment of the first movie Chainsaw.

When he got here, Kevin directly chose not to get paid, but to get a little bit of the box office share. In fact, the film companies were not surprised by this choice, and they were happy to accept it.

The reason is very simple. In fact, many budding directors have their dreams of making their first movie a big hit, but in fact, not even 1% of them can really explode at the box office.

Putting this part of the director’s remuneration into the film will only make the film better. There is no reason for the film companies not to accept this condition.

The only thing I didn’t expect was that Kevin actually laid a foreshadowing in the play, and the film company didn’t think much about this kind of rookie director, just wanted to make a small profit.

Unexpectedly, the remuneration plus the follow-up copyright made Kevin rich directly.

Then it got out of hand, Chainsaw Horror, Escape from Dead Town, Mission Impossible…

Kevin’s continuous success has made his status in Hollywood continue to rise.

In one fell swoop he became a big man in Hollywood.

It grew up like a legend.

Leiter looked at the confident Kevin with complicated eyes.

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A staff member in a suit walked in with a stack of documents in his hand.

The staff looked excited and said quickly:

“President, Pirates of the Caribbean’s first-day box office came out and exploded.”

Chapter 85 The Charm of Jack Sparrow

Leiter and Kevin looked at each other and asked at the same time:

“How much is the box office on the first day?”

Seeing two MGM bigwigs asking questions at the same time, the staff did not dare to delay, and directly reported the data from the data.

“Pirates of the Caribbean’s first-day box office, $28.86 million.”

Reiter immediately estimated the North American box office of Pirates of the Caribbean based on his own experience and his internal rating of Pirates of the Caribbean.

Finally came to a conclusion.

“In this way, Pirates of the Caribbean, the North American box office, will not be less than $200 million, or at least $200 million.”

Leiter muttered to himself.

Obviously shocked by this.

Because Pirates of the Caribbean will set a North American box office record surpassing Mission: Impossible.

More importantly, this is a family-friendly commercial masterpiece.

This kind of film will also not be bad at the overseas box office.

In this way, the global box office exceeds 500 million US dollars, which is also not much of a problem.

Then they MGM and Warner can get the direct triple income of the investment, and at the same time there is no less than this amount of follow-up copyright share.

Leiter raised his head and said happily to Kevin:

“As expected of Director Kevin, another commercial blockbuster, it was a success.”

Facing Leiter’s compliment, Kevin was very calm and responded lightly:

“It’s long been expected, and no one knows the future of the Caribbean better than I do.”

“Also, Pirates of the Caribbean II can be prepared in advance, but I will only participate as a screenwriter and producer. For the specific shooting, we need to find other directors.”

Leiter’s face suddenly became a little ugly.

While the sequel failed at the box office, the odds were low.

But if you can continue to shoot by the original director, it is definitely best to use the original director.

But Kevin is unwilling, and no one can force him.

Leiter nodded, put this matter in his mind temporarily, turned his head and said suddenly:

“Kevin, then, when will the Pirates of the Caribbean celebration be held?”

“Um…a month later.”

Kevin thought for a moment and set the time.

For the new project, Kevin has no inspiration yet and will not be shooting for the time being.

During this time, he will clean up the company’s business and take a look at the current situation of Marvel.

There is only one more year left before Marvel falls apart and sells copyrights, and at most no more than two years.

There are still many gaps in the funds Kevin currently has. Kevin has to figure out how to win Marvel Entertainment worth 600 to 700 million US dollars.

…

After learning about the box office on the first day, Kevin did not rest too much, but continued to lead Captain Jack Sparrow to publicize in major movie theaters in the United States.

After a day of fermentation, Captain Jack Sparrow, with that special charm, was instantly welcomed by Americans.

Wherever he went, fans of Captain Jack Sparrow flocked to him.

Kevin had to contact Warner Brothers urgently, and a number of security guards were dispatched to protect the safety of Captain Jack Sparrow.

Inside the Earth Theater, Texas.

“Captain Jack Sparrow, we love you!”

“Depp, sign me, my son wants yours.”

“Hey, Captain Sparrow, you’re the Pirate King of the Caribbean, come on!”

“…”

On the stage, Depp, under the protection of security guards, took the things handed over by fans from time to time and signed them one by one.

From the smile on his face, it is clear that Johnny Depp is very happy in front of his fans.

From ten o’clock in the morning to six o’clock in the evening, Depp didn’t even have a meal. He signed autographs for fans and accompanied them to chat and take photos of Pirates of the Caribbean.

And Depp’s hard work pays off.

There are countless group photos of children, but parents are not always willing to come empty-handed, and most of them have purchased some peripherals.

As a Jack Sparrow actor, Depp is able to receive a portion of the commission from Jack Sparrow’s personal image in return for using his image rights.

At the same time, because of his enthusiasm for fans, countless fans have a lot of affection for him.

Many more fans took the initiative to walk into the cinema again to watch Captain Jack Sparrow’s movies.

Under this craze, the second day and the third day the box office surged again.

On the second day, it got a box office of 32.12 million, of course, this also includes the holiday bonus.

So far, the first weekend, which is often referred to in the industry as the first weekend, totaled $59.94 million at the box office, which completely shocked all film companies.

At the same time, it also created the third-highest premiere box office of the year.

Yes, only the third highest.

Ranked at the top of the Caribbean are The Lion King and the Stone Family Paradise.

However, according to the evaluation of professionals, the trend of the Caribbean is abnormally stable, and the follow-up potential is much higher than theirs.

Then, the fourth day, the fifth day, until the weekend of the second week.

After a total of nine days, the box office began to decline sharply. At this point, the Pirates of the Caribbean propaganda team led by Kevin began to have a holiday.

Of course, this is referring to Kevin.

The most popular Captain Jack Sparrow, at the request of Kevin, brought the heroine Salma Hayek directly to the media program controlled by Warner to brush his face.

At the same time, it further exposed the popularity of Pirates of the Caribbean.

And Salma Hayek, who was photographed by Kevin through special lens filters and the power of makeup in the Pirates of the Caribbean, became a recognized **** beauty in Hollywood.

He was directly promoted to a first-line actress, and he was envied, envied and hated by many other actresses behind his back.

Many people secretly said behind their backs that she got this role by climbing on Steve Kevin’s bed.

However, this topic is only vaguely circulating.

No one dared to criticize her by name, as well as criticize Steve Kevin.

With Steve Kevin’s current status, even a superstar can’t directly offend him.

A first-line actor, offend him, life will not be easy.

Belong to the kind of person who may not benefit you, but it is easy to destroy your good things.

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Taking advantage of this rare time, Kevin returned to the villa that he hadn’t been at home for a long time, and had someone clean the villa first.

By the way, I went to Chinatown with Chen Zhiwen and bought a bunch of secret kidney-nourishing Chinese medicines that are said to be handed down by old Chinese medicine practitioners.

Take it home, and take good care of your body.

The past two years have been a bit too indulgent. Until now, Kevin realized that he needed to take good care of his body, otherwise he would be completely overwhelmed.

During the rest time, Kevin is also looking for his next theme through TV, media, Internet and other channels.

The time for Marvel to sell the copyright is getting closer and closer. According to the time, he still has about two movies left. He needs to make enough money to buy Marvel within this time.

Chapter 86 Summary Funding

After resting quietly at home for several days, Kevin didn’t go anywhere. He just used various channels every day to let himself know more about what happened in this era.

Movies have always been something that moves with the world.

Some movies can shine in any era, such as Pirates of the Caribbean.

For some movies, it is necessary to decide whether to shoot according to the situation at that time.

For example, the movie Black Panther is a deformed product after the development of the affirmative action movement to its peak. Its audience is only black and some white leftists.