America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 954 - 880 Kim Money Game
Chapter 954: Chapter 880: Kim Money Game
Chapter 954 -880: Kim Money Game
North America in January, belongs to the traditional off-season for movies, and films released during this period often lack competitiveness or have a smaller investment scale.
“Shark Beach” had its wide release in North America on the last weekend of January.
Compared to the roughly 4,000 theaters that usually premiere Martin’s starring films, this one he directed debuted in only 3,450 theaters.
Nevertheless, compared to traditional horror thrillers, “Shark Beach” had an advantage: the film wasn’t overly bloody and secured a PG-13 rating from the MPAA.
Blake Lively’s social media fans were primarily young boys and girls.
On Friday during the day, the film had a medium-sized audience which, in the absence of strong competition, became the first choice for many moviegoers.
Leonardo and Nicholson, two jerks, even made time to go to the cinema and bought two tickets to support Martin.
Most importantly, they wanted to see what kind of film Martin had made.
The film was concise and potent; after watching it, Leonardo commented, “Much better than I expected, at least it had everything that a thriller should have.”
Nicholson took off his sunglasses and wiped them, saying, “There were hardly any wasted scenes, the right atmosphere was fully rendered.”
Leonardo just shook his head, “That doesn’t sound like the Martin I know.”
Nicholson replied, “I think you’re going to lose.”
“No way!” declared Leonardo, straightening up, “For the film to turn out like this, Martin must have used his money power.”
Yet, Nicholson insisted, “This film is at least above average. I’ve thought it over carefully, and it’s definitely the best shark thriller since ‘Jaws.'”
Leonardo admitted this much, “Mainly because the shark thrillers that came after ‘Jaws’ were too lousy.”
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“Hey, you’re completely missing my point.” Nicholson explained briefly: “Do you know what this means?”
Without waiting for Leonardo’s response, he continued, “It means the film can recoup its investment and might even turn a hefty profit, enabling Martin to freely use his money power for new films next time, thus creating a healthy cycle.”
Leonardo got it, paused for a moment, and thought of more: “Oscars are fundamentally a money game.”
Nicholson added, “Once a healthy cycle is set up, Martin will keep spending money until he wins Oscar approval.” He stated a fact: “In the eyes of the core members of the Academy, Martin is much more popular than you.”
Watching the falling credits on the screen, Leonardo remarked, “The box office for this film, I feel, won’t be bad.”
Nicholson said, “Martin’s directorial debut is at least passable.”
Nothing reflects the commercial success or failure of a cinema film better than its box office.
The day Friday passed, and when the box office numbers for “Shark Beach” came out, it had garnered $10.79 million—not very high, but enough to make it North America’s box office champion for the day.
This number also exceeded the expectations of Davis Studio and Disney Studios, both of which increased the promotional efforts for the film.
Word-of-mouth marketing naturally became the main attraction.
Across major media and the internet, there were plenty of voices praising “Shark Beach.”
“Martin Davis unexpectedly brought a masterpiece, he cleverly combined psychological thrill with visual impact, outshining all shark movies of the past two decades.”
“‘Shark Beach’ received rave reviews, with Martin Davis and Blake Lively teaming up to deliver this nail-biting aquatic adventure to cinema fans.”
“This is the most worthwhile movie to watch in theaters since 2015!”
Aside from word-of-mouth marketing, the crew also pushed in another area.
Since it’s a movie about a heroine overcoming a great white shark, it naturally couldn’t ignore a few special demographics.
As long as they could bring in enough commercial revenue, Hollywood wouldn’t mind lifting these people to the skies.
The famous “Pioneer Woman” magazine published a review column about “Shark Beach.”
“‘Shark Beach’ has a simple plot and setting, almost entirely revolving around a beach, one heroine, and one great shark to tell the story; yet, the movie is not simple at all—it tells us with an ultimate experience that tasks which are typically thought to be done by men can also be done by women, and done better!”
Those who believed in feminism bought tickets and entered cinemas to watch this women’s movie.
Scruples mattered little in the face of commercial profits.
Therefore, a large number of promotional articles of this type appeared online.
“‘Shark Beach’: A Wake-Up and Explosion of Women’s Consciousness of Independence and Strength!”
“The strength of women comes from their fierce hearts, which can let them overcome great white sharks!”
In the relatively calm movie market of January, “Shark Beach” caused some movement.
On Saturday, more people entered theaters to watch this thriller, and the box office saw a significant rise, closing at $13.89 million.
But as more people watched the film, its reputation inevitably declined, and its IMDb score dropped to 7.6.
As the weekend passed, “Shark Beach” achieved the best weekend box office since entering 2015, earning $34.72 million across 3,450 theaters and topping the new round of North American box office charts.
It took just three days for the film’s box office to surpass its production cost.
Undoubtedly, “Shark Beach” was a commercial success.
Following the success of the film, its chasers automatically caught up.
“The Los Angeles Times” featured a special column on Martin in the entertainment section of its latest issue.
