Compared with the opening box office of "Spider-Man", the opening box office of "Source Code" was much lower, only 11 million US dollars.
However, the production cost of "Source Code" was relatively low, only 30 million US dollars. The money was mainly spent on hiring Jennifer Aniston and the explosion scenes in the movie.
As a movie with a cost of only 30 million US dollars, the premiere box office reached 11 million US dollars, which is already quite good. Moreover, the audience's evaluation of the movie is also very good, and the subsequent box office trend should not be bad.
In fact, many people went to the cinema to watch "Source Code" because of the novel. After reading it, readers said that the movie did not disappoint them.
Although the story is still the same, the feeling shown in the movie is still very different from the novel. Many things that cannot be shown in the novel are shown in the movie.
The ending of the novel is open-ended, and it does not tell whether the world of source code has stopped, but the movie gives an ending. The hero and heroine live happily in the world of source code, and it also hints at the end of the source code.
The world is a parallel world. In this parallel world, the train explosion was prevented, and the base's plan was also prevented from being implemented because of the explosion.
In the following week, the box office performance of "Source Code" was still good, and it soon exceeded 30 million U.S. dollars, heading towards the next goal of 50 million U.S. dollars, and I believe this goal will be reached soon.
According to the predictions of relevant organizations, the box office of "Source Code" in North America should eventually be between US$120 million and US$160 million.
This kind of box office performance is very inconspicuous among all Yu Dong's novel adaptations, but it still makes many people in the film industry envious because the production cost of "Source Code" is really low. If the North American box office can reach more than 100 million US dollars,
, that’s a lot of money.
The box office of this movie in other countries will certainly not be low. After all, it is an adaptation of YU's novel, which is inherently famous around the world, and a large number of readers of the novel will go to the cinema to support it.
Especially in Asia, the box office of this movie will not be low.
The cast of "Source Code" is not luxurious. Aniston, who plays the heroine, became a household name in the United States with "Friends", but she has not been successful in movies and has no box office appeal. The male protagonist Louis Koo is
The Chinese have gained a bit of fame in the United States with a few TV dramas, but this fame is still not enough to watch.
But it's different in Asia. In Asia, Louis Koo is now a super male god.
The global box office of "Source Code" is expected to reach 200 million US dollars, and the hope is very high.
With a production cost of 30 million U.S. dollars, a box office of over 200 million U.S. dollars, plus various subsequent copyright fees, the income is tens of millions of U.S. dollars, how can it not be enviable.
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In Kevin Hoeven's office, Aniston is sitting on the sofa, holding coffee in her hand, and she is in a very good mood. The film and television news these days are reporting on "Source Code", saying that the Deep Space Company has created another
It was a miracle at the box office, and many people in the industry praised Aniston's performance in the movie.
In fact, Aniston's performance in the movie is nothing special. This movie does not have high requirements for the heroine, and with the blessing of a good director and screenwriter, Aniston only needs to act step by step.
Doesn't require much play.
However, when audiences evaluate actors, most of the time they refer to works. Because of the success of "Source Code", people certainly do not hesitate to praise all the characters in it.
Kevin Hoving said with a smile, "Annie, you were right in choosing "Source Code". As long as you prove yourself at the box office, more directors will naturally ask you to make movies in the future."
Kevin Hoeven has always been very worried that if Aniston makes a few more movies that are not good at the box office, no director will ask her to make movies in the future. This thing is very weird, between TV drama actors and movie actors
Sometimes there is a wall. No matter how famous the TV series is, some people have no box office appeal after acting in movies. Aniston was like this before. She acted in several movies in a row without making any splash. If things go on like this, directors will think
She is not suitable for acting in movies, so no big director is willing to use her.
But now, Aniston is also the heroine of a movie with a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars, and it is also a small-budget movie. Those directors may not attribute the box office success to Aniston, but at least they know that Aniston
It won't make the box office lower.
"Are there any other recent scripts for Deep Space?" Aniston asked.
Kevin Hoving laughed and said, "I'm also asking about this. If there is a role that suits you, I will help you get it. I heard before that they intend to adapt "Source Code" into a TV series."
Aniston rubbed her hands and said, "I still want to act in movies."
"okay, I get it."
Kevin Hoeven smiled and said that people are so easy to change. Aniston also said before that she did not want to act in movies. Maybe it was because the previous few movies did not perform well, and Aniston also felt a little discouraged.
The success of "Source Code" has had an impact on Aniston in all aspects. A few days ago, they just signed a movie called "Fake God". The male lead is Jim Carrey. Originally, the heroine in this movie had a role.
It's relatively small, but yesterday the film's producer Roger Birnbaum called Kevin Hoving and said he wanted to add some scenes to Aniston's character.
Originally, Aniston was able to take on "Fake God" because the male lead is Jim Carrey. They knew that as long as it was a Jim Carrey comedy, the box office would not be bad. Moreover, the production cost of "Fake God" was quite high, more than 80 million.
US dollars, nearly three times that of "Source Code". Otherwise, they would never accept a heroine with such a small number of roles.
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"Source Code" is being released in full swing here. On the other hand, Guo Ping, chief legal director of Huawei's legal department, has already arrived in the United States. Chen Shi, chief lawyer in charge of international affairs in Huawei's legal department, and lawyers in charge of international market promotion are also arriving one after another.
After arriving in the United States, a "combat group" was formed.
At this time, Cisco's lawsuit against Huawei has spread in the industry, and there are rumors in the industry that Cisco's lowest goal this time is to drive Huawei's products out of the U.S. market, and its highest goal is to drag Huawei into the quagmire of litigation and put Huawei
Go bankrupt.
Before the lawsuit started, Deep Space announced that it had reached an acquisition agreement with Huawei. It also announced that after completing the acquisition, Huawei would acquire the American company Gognigine and establish a joint venture with 3.
This is not over yet. Just one day later, Amazon announced that it has signed a contract with Huawei and will switch to Huawei products next quarter.
In the afternoon of the same day, Paypal and Ticket House issued statements one after another. They also reached an agreement with Huawei. In the future, they will all use Huawei's network equipment.
AOL CEO Steven Case also publicly stated on his personal social account that he is very optimistic about Huawei's products and hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. Although this does not mean that AOL will use Huawei's products, it is also
an attitude.
This combination of punches directly stunned Cisco.
Chambers had known for a long time that this kind of situation would happen, but he didn't expect it to happen so fast and violently, especially the appearance of AOL, which made him feel incredible. It seemed that the previous rumors were true, and AOL was really going to follow Shenzhen.
Empty companies have turned enemies into friends and cooperated.
After that day, Bruce, the CEO of Company 3, came forward. He testified in the Marshall Division of the Federal Court of Texas and presented a report to the court. He testified that he had been to Huawei's headquarters and worked with Huawei.
After eight months of two-way certification, this certification material clearly shows that Huawei is a trustworthy company with its own technology and has not infringed on intellectual property rights. Otherwise, 3 would not have taken huge risks.
Choose to establish a joint venture with Huawei.
Bruce's testimony is certainly beneficial to Huawei, but his testimony can only prove that Huawei does have its own technology and development capabilities, but it cannot prove that Huawei's products do not infringe.
Moreover, 3 is Cisco’s mortal enemy, and Bruce’s testimony is definitely subjective. However, the reason why we chose to cooperate with 3 is because of their relationship with Cisco. After all, the enemy of our enemy is our friend. At this time, Huawei
All forces that can be united need to be united.
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The lawsuit will not end in a day or two. Huawei is already prepared for a protracted war. On the contrary, Cisco is not prepared enough. They did not expect that the lawsuit would be so difficult, and the start was not good for them.
The key issue is that Amazon, Paypal and other companies have successively announced that they will cooperate with Huawei. In this way, Huawei will not be afraid of being dragged into the quagmire. On the contrary, Cisco is now worried about being dragged into the quagmire.
But what Cisco didn't expect was that this was just the beginning, and it would become increasingly difficult for them in this lawsuit.
On July 10th, Chambers had just asked about the status of the lawsuit and was about to handle other matters, when his assistant suddenly knocked on the door and came in.
Seeing the assistant's panicked expression, Chambers asked, "What happened?"
"Boss, AOL-Time Warner and Deep Space just released an announcement at the same time."
"At the same time?" Chambers frowned, "What kind of announcement is it? Does it have anything to do with Huawei's lawsuit?"
The assistant shook his head, "There is no direct relationship, but it will definitely have an impact. The announcement said that Tencent, a subsidiary of Deep Space Corporation, will fully acquire AOL's icq business for US$470 million."
"What did you say?" Chambers couldn't believe it. "Are you sure this is official news and not some gossip?"
The assistant nodded, "It's the news they posted on the Deep Space Tribe. They are all official accounts. You can log in to the Tribe to take a look."
Chambers frowned and used the mouse to log into the Deep Space Tribe. There was no need for him to search for it. On the home page was the news about the joint statement of Deep Space Company America Online. He clicked on it and the first two tribes were Deep Space Company and the United States.
Sent online.
He directly clicked on AOL and read the announcement carefully. He was convinced that the assistant was right. Deep Space Corporation's subsidiary Tencent would fully take over the ICQ business, and the two parties would complete the handover in the near future.
AOL actually posted two tribes today, and one announced that their tribe would be shut down.
Chambers' head was buzzing after seeing this news. AOL's actions have made them very passive. Cisco is likely to lose such a big customer as AOL-Time Warner in the future, at least their icq
The business is gone.
Now Chambers really has a headache. He feels that there is a big network surrounding Cisco, which may swallow them up at any time. Now even if they can really bring Huawei down, it will be difficult for them to do business in the future.
Well, so many network companies no longer use their products, and they and Huawei are not the only two network equipment vendors.
What Chambers hates most now is Deep Space. In his view, if Deep Space had not intervened, their methods against Huawei would have been completely effective.
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Since the joint statement between Deep Space Corporation and AOL came out, netizens' attention has shifted to these two companies, and they are all speculating about what these two companies are going to do and why they suddenly made such a big move.
[Why does Deep Space want to acquire icq? Aren’t they already doing it? 】
[Hey, acquiring competitors is also a business strategy. 】
[Just like icq, even if deep space does not take action, it will cross sooner or later. Now icq is not easy to use.]
[What kind of company is Tengxun and why should I hand over the ICQ business to them?]
[Tengxun has also produced a lot of instant messaging software, some of which are quite interesting. One of them is quite good for use in schools. 】
【Really, why didn’t I know? 】
[That website is called Facebook. At first, it was only available to students from Columbia and other universities, but now it is gradually open to registration. 】
[I also know that website, hehe, I can only say that there are many beauties. 】
[It’s that website for sharing photos, it’s all classmates playing together. 】
[I hope this company can do a good job in icq.]
[What are Deep Space and AOL going to do? Is AOL asking Deep Space for anything? Even ICQ has been sold.]
[Let’s pay attention to their next move, maybe Deep Space Company will sell something to make it pass the mark.]
[The past two years have not been easy for AOL.]
[Have you noticed that AOL’s stocks have gone up today?]
[I noticed it, it must be because of this news. However, if the two companies do not take follow-up actions, the stocks will still fall.]
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In the next two days, AOL and Deep Space did not disappoint netizens, and indeed made further moves.
Chapter completed!