Chapter 097 (1/2)

After $14.31 million in the first weekend, the butterfly effect finally took the first place in the box office of North America, reaching $21.69 million.

In the living room of the apartment.

Simon looked at the box office data report, the first idea is the next box office trend.

According to the current media reputation of ”Butterfly Effect”, most people are not optimistic about the box office curve of the film, and Simon himself is not optimistic.

If the box office of ”Butterfly Effect” falls by more than 50% in the second week, the total box office of the film in North America will only reach about $50 million, even though it has a high starting point of $21.69 million in the first week.

50 million dollars. Compared with the production cost of the film and the average data of this era, the box office performance is absolutely excellent.

The production cost of butterfly effect is US $10 million, and the actual publicity budget is usually half of the production cost. In this way, when the box office reaches US $30 million, fox has already started to make profits. What's more, there are also overseas distribution, later video and TV broadcasting revenues. Fox has made a lot of money in this project.

However, this is definitely not a good thing for Simon.

The reason why Fox and Orion approved the sharing contract between ”death is coming” and ”vulgar novel” is that they expect Simon to ”keep up his efforts” after ”Lola Run”.

The box office of the first week of ”Butterfly Effect” largely depends on the popularity of ”Lola Run”.

Now.

”Butterfly Effect” reputation has collapsed, if the next box office can not afford its high starting point in the first week. Then, Hollywood will completely regard ”Lola Run” as an accidental success, and the aura blessing it brings to Simon will be invalid after ”Butterfly Effect”.

Next.

Although the contracts of ”death is coming” and ”vulgar novel” can't be reneged, it's obvious that Hollywood studios will not consider the aura factor of ”Lola Run” in the process of Simon's promotion of other subsequent projects of daenerys film.

Even Simon's age disadvantage of less than 20 will be magnified again.

Without paying attention to the box office of other films, Simon puts aside his report and looks at the big screen opposite him carelessly.

On the screen is the Hollywood classic black and white film Casablanca.

As a high ranking movie on the top-250 of IMDB, Simon has seen it more than once in his memory. When Harry meets Sally, there are many details about the film, so I bought a video to review it.

Looking at Ingrid Bergman's bright eyes on the screen, Simon suddenly thought of what Janet and Neil had said before they left.

After a moment's hesitation, Simon takes the phone and leans on the sofa to dial a series of numbers.

As usual, after a series of beeps, the phone was picked up, and a kitten like hum came from the microphone, with obvious impatience.

Simon listened to the woman's reaction, but bent up the corner of his mouth, whispered: ”baby, it's me.”

In the bedroom of palisade's mansion, Janet huddled vaguely on the big bed of the bedroom, and the telephone line on the bedside table was pulled long enough to reach the bed.

Hearing Simon's voice, Janet picked up some spirit. She fished out a pillow beside her and held it in her arms. She seemed to hold someone, but she didn't forgive: ”who's your baby? It's called Jenny.”

Simon followed suit: ”all right, Jennie.”

Janet was immediately discontented and criticized, ”I really don't have a position.”

Simon smiles and says, ”I just want to call you and say good night.”

”What are you doing?” Janet asked, twisting herself under the covers, tightening her pillow in her arms

”The movie,” Simon said, glancing at the big screen, ”Casablanca.”

”Because when Harry meets Sally?” Janet asked, and before Simon could answer, she said, ”I've seen it before. However, I don't like this story very much. Everyone is very careful and not straightforward at all. ”

Simon unconsciously also fished a pillow from the side, but just put it on his knee and said, ”that must be because you don't understand.”

”Well?”

”Actually, Casablanca is definitely the most obscure love story in Hollywood history, and the ending is perfect.”

”Huh?”