However, Friday's criticism was just the beginning. When the first-day box office data of "Air War Hero" in North America reached Larry Ellison, who had been paying attention to it, even if he was as arrogant as he knew that David Ellison's career in Hollywood would really start with failure.

The first day's score of 4.12 million US dollars is not outstanding.

Although he is an amateur in movies, Larry Ellison knows that such a box office cannot dominate the box office rankings.

"Mr. Ellison..."

The female secretary standing opposite the desk, looking at her boss's unpredictable face, was calm. The founder of Oracle has never been an implicit person.

Larry Ellison simply browsed the box office numbers of "Air War Heroes", looked up at the female secretary, and asked, "Where is the box office numbers of "Batman: The Moment of War"?"

During the New York premiere, he once put down his big talk in front of Duke Rosenberg. Although he was used to being a shameless person after the firecracker failed, he would not feel shy and would not feel shy. If he lost too much, it would not be too good.

The female secretary knew her boss’ ability to bear it, and without any hesitation, she said directly, “Batman: The War Moment” won $12.13 million yesterday, and was yesterday’s single-day champion in North America.”

"The difference is eight million dollars?"

When Larry Ellison heard the female secretary's words, his brows frowned slightly. The gap between the two sides was really big. The next time he saw Duke Rosenberg, his face was not very good.

This idea was just a circle in his head and was thrown aside by Larry Ellison. People who walk to his position will not lose their composure because of success or failure.

Besides, the box office numbers obtained by the two movies will not be in his eyes.

The only regret that he felt was that his son, who had always thought he was very talented, would probably suffer a serious blow to his career.

But this is not a bad thing, and the experience of failure is also a rare experience.

Of course. No one wants to experience the taste of failure, neither David Ellison.

In the mansion in Beverly Hills, David Ellison sat on the sofa in the living room without saying a word. Megan Ellison looked at the statistical reports sent by Walt Disney, and then looked at the brother's expression. He was so smart that he didn't mock him.

Although he has been used to astronomical investment since childhood, even if the box office of the film really fails completely, it will not hurt him, but he is not Larry after all. What kind of experience-Ellison has a rich experience? Thinking of his previous confidence, he saw the first-day box office numbers placed in front of him. How could he be happy?

Yes, "Air War Heroes" has a chance to turn things around, but David Ellison has studied the USC Film Academy and has also studied the Hollywood film industry in depth in the past two years. He understands that there are very few possible turns around.

And...How could Duke Rosenberg sit down and watch him turn over?

Standing up from the chair, David Ellison walked back and forth in the living room a few steps, and couldn't help but whisper, "Is it really no one who can fight Duke Rosenberg and his works in the summer?"

This sentence fell into Megan Ellison's ears. She blinked her eyes, recalled a little, and suddenly said with her fingers. "It seems that's true, Robert Zemekis, Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Anthony Mingla, Ridley Scott..."

She pronounced a string of famous directors and finally said, "These people were defeated in a head-on confrontation with Duke Rosenberg. So, it's normal for your video to fail."

"It's normal?" David Ellison was so angry that his hair almost stood up. "Why can't I win once?"

Megan Ellison shrugged. It seemed that the person who quarreled with Scarlett Johnson some time ago was not her, so he said for granted. "Because he is Duke Rosenberg, he is the explosion maniac. He is the king of the summer season, and he is the number one person in Hollywood commercial movies!"

David Ellison's face turned black in an instant. He glared at his sister fiercely, but could not say anything to refute because the data was placed in front of him.

If "Air War Hero" wins, he can run to Duke Rosenberg to mock and show off, but now he loses. Even if he is facing a younger sister who is not yet an adult, he cannot refute it...

What did he use to refute, is the first-day box office figure of $4.12 million?

According to Michael Orwitz and Walt Disney, as well as his own estimates, the first weekend of "Air War Heroes" had a box office revenue of about $40 million, which means that the first day's box office would be at least more than $10 million!

However, the real data is less than half the estimate, and judging from the current audience's reputation, it is a question whether the box office in the first weekend can exceed $15 million.

The film failed in box office. If the audience's reputation is good enough, it can make a profit through various post-production copyright revenues. However, the audience's reputation of "Air War Hero" is even worse than the first-day box office.

The positive review rate of audiences in the theater has dropped to less than 50%, only a pitiful 43%. The average score of the audience is 5.6, and it can almost be classified as a bad movie.

You know, the film has only been released for one day. According to normal rules, as the screening time increases, various ratings will decline.

Let’s look at the competitors. "Batman: The Moment of War" has been released for more than a week, and the positive review rate of theater audiences remains above 85%. Although the audience score has declined, it is also a. Imdb score is as high as 8.6!

The audience's reputation represents not only the numbers, but also the potential of the film!

Sitting back on his chair, David Ellison pinched his forehead hard, trying not to show his inner depression on his face. No matter what, he has a net worth of billions. Even if this is the inherited wealth, it is one of the richest people in North America, right?

Megan Ellison teased his brother a few words and stopped. No matter what Scarlett Johnson said, she could still distinguish between closeness and alienation.

David Ellison is still thinking about the movies, after all, this is the beginning of his career.

The box office is bad and the audience has a bad reputation. It is not the end of the world for a movie. He is very clear about this. Many movies that win the awards season have bad box office, and they do not attract much attention from the market and mainstream audiences. After the awards are successful, they can also recover costs and even make profits.

"Can "Air War Hero" make a difference in awards season?" David Ellison couldn't help asking himself.

No one answered him, and he shook his head.

The reason is very simple, "Air War Hero" has a very bad professional reputation!

Everyone in Hollywood knows that Duke Rosenberg is the target of being criticized by professional film critics, and even the reviews of his films can only be described as vicious insults. For example, in this time in "Batman: The Moment of War", the average score of the critics was 6.5 points, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was only 63%. The professional reputation was really average.

But "Air War Hero" has a worse professional reputation. David Ellison's eyes swept through the statistical report again. Professional film critics scored an average of 5.1, and Rotten Tomatoes were 42%. His own films are neither liked by film critics nor favored by the audience.

Even if such a video costs a lot of money for public relations, it is impossible to make a difference when thrown into the awards season.

"According to general principles, David Ellison is your opponent, and professional critics don't like you either. They should support "Air War Heroes".

In the villa of Duke Manor, Scarlett Johnson fiddled with the tea set in his hand, and was excited to watch the black tea. He was not idle, and kept asking some questions of concern, "But they criticized "Air War Heroes" so miserably, did those vampires suddenly have professional ethics?"

I rushed back to Los Angeles in the morning, and Scarlett ran over in the afternoon. Although Duke was a little tired, it felt good to have someone to chat with him.

Some words are not unreasonable. The higher the position you stand, the fewer real friends you have. In the past, Duke could chat with Tina Fei for a few words. Now, Tina Fei, under his instructions, went to dig a hole for Disney with Warner Brothers. Scarlett is also a person who can speak casually without any precautions.

Duke picked up the black tea made by Scarlett, sipped it slowly, nodded slightly, and said, "Do you have professional ethics for professional film critics?"

Scarlett put down the white porcelain pot, tied the hanging golden curly hair behind his head, and deliberately made a serious expression, "If they had professional ethics, there would be no scammers in this world."

"But..." she still asked the previous question, "Why are they on our side this time?"

"The videos are not on our side, they are still on their own."

Duke explained a few words, stretched out a finger and said, "David Ellison, like other Hollywood companies, did not invite any professional critics to participate in the preview and premiere of "Air War Heroes". Those guys who are countless times taller than their hands and hearts will definitely remember this."

He stretched out his second finger, "He is a newcomer to Hollywood. First of all, he is not investing in those niche independent films, but rather big productions with a lot of commercial flavor. Of course, professional film critics will not like him."

"That's the reason." Scarlett Johnson lit his chin, poured himself a cup of black tea, picked up the cup and took a sip, and said, "But their comments this time are more or less helpful to us."

"There are not more," Duke shrugged and said indifferently, "There are not less,"

The audience that professional film critics can influence today is really optional compared to the huge volume of the North American summer film market.

However, it is inevitable that the audience and professional reputation of "Air War Heroes" will fail, which will bring huge negative impacts. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!