Chapter seven hundred and seventy first qualitative change
Starting from the 2000 "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", after ten years of screening, the little wizard wielding a magic wand will reach the end on the big screen, and Harry Potter will also usher in the final battle with Voldemort.
One weekend before Thanksgiving, London's Trafalgar Square was decorated with oversized LED screens and huge posters as its magic home. The unprecedented premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" attracted more than 30,000 fans around the world to hold the original work and the plaque was collectively "pilgrimage".
Since this premiere event requires a dedicated fan strap to enter the main venue, many fans are waiting overnight to queue up for straps.
After the premiere began, almost all the main creators stepped on the red carpet of the premiere.
Daniel Radcliffe and male stars such as Rupert Green, Ralph Fiennes made a handsome appearance in suits. Emma Watson was very stunning in a sleeveless tulle dress. When he stepped on the red carpet, he also gave a kiss to Harbin fans generously.
Joanna Rowling appeared in a green breast-wrapped dress, playing Helena Bonhan Carter, who plays the role of the counter-star Bellatrix Lesterrange, is still very unique. Not only does it have a big red heart on the handbag, but the pink flower on its head is even more impressive.
Of course, there are many promotional shows at the premiere.
Emma Watson praised Daniel Radcliffe for "Harry Potter is yours", and the latter said that the story tonight is not over, and Harry Potter will run through his life, and the three leading actors hugged each other tightly and shed tears.
Joanna Rowling, who first started this decade-long magic journey, has long been packaged as a media expert by Warner Bros. and Harry Potter Studios. For the unchanging waiting for Harry fans around the world, she not only thanked her but also thanked her. The starring actors seemed very sad. Emma Watson cried with the arms of two companions...
Joanna Rowling's last sentence "Hogwarts always welcomes you home" touched the audience.
Anyway, for Harry fans who have been waiting for ten years, this premiere is an "entangled" experience for everyone, looking forward to its debut, and fearing the final moment of farewell.
"It's finally over!"
While standing in the photo area, Robin Grand finally complained to Duke. "I've sold you a whole decade!"
"Hey, Robin..." Duke and he hugged him in front of the camera and whispered, "It's not over yet."
After thinking about the contracts signed with the actors, Robbie Grande had no choice but to say, "It's really not over yet."
The contract signed with the actors involves a large proportion of box office profit sharing, whether it is Duke or Warner Bros. They do not want to share these cakes with actors like Emma Watson who have no value anymore.
Of course, Joanna Rowling is not among the ranks.
After coming to London yesterday, Duke and Joanna Rowling had an interview. The famous female writer had no intention of stopping, even though she already had a wealth that countless people envied.
The box office of the "Harry Potter" series is surprising, but the box office accounts for only a small part of the revenue generated by the giant industrial chain driven by "Harry Potter".
Previously, several specialized companies on Wall Street have investigated that the scale of the giant industrial chain driven by "Harry Potter" has reached US$200 billion. The original author of "Harry Potter" Joanna Rowling has long become a billionaire, and the three protagonists in the film have also made a fortune.
As an investor and one of the biggest beneficiaries of this series, Duke knows this statement is not an exaggeration at all.
Joanna Rowling, a single mother who was once poor and even considered suicide, must have never expected that one day she would become a super rich woman whose wealth surpassed the Queen of England. Less than five years after the Harry Potter series was released, she has become the first rich man in human history to earn over 100 million US dollars in writing.
According to Duke's estimates, Joanna Rowling has received at least $1 billion from this series.
The three young actors in the film are all worth a fortune. According to the contract they signed, if the box office of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" exceeds $1 billion, the three of them can take away at least $60 million in box office profit share...
In addition to the amount that other young actors can take away, Duke and Warner Bros. do their business entirely according to the contract, and these people all divided the big cake from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Of course, Duke and Warner Bros. will definitely do it according to the box office profit share contract, but it is hard to say how much they can get.
There is no doubt that among all the beneficiaries, Duke and Warner Bros. are the biggest beneficiaries of this series.
In addition to bringing rich income to the original author and several starring actors of the novel, the movie "Harry Potter" also makes Duke and Time Warner make a lot of money.
As of the end of last year, the revenue of DVD distribution and videotape rental of the first six series was about US$4.9 billion, and the revenue of TV broadcasting was US$1.8 billion. The sales of the first six "Harry Potter's" DVDs alone exceeded 80 million sets in North America, making it one of the best-selling series DVDs since the new century.
The video games in the "Harry Potter" series were copyrighted by the famous American company EA, and sold 42 million genuine games worldwide. The game company's revenue on this project reached US$1.9 billion.
In addition, Mattel, Lego and Hasbro bought the production rights for pencil cases and magic hats for more than 100 million US dollars respectively. Companies that obtained trademark registration rights from Warner's regular channels had a cumulative revenue of peripheral products alone reaching US$17 billion.
With just these peripheral authorizations, Duke and Warner can draw huge revenue.
This series has developed to this day and now has thousands of franchise products such as publishing, movies, DVDs, videotapes, beverages, toys, stationery, games, clothing, etc., as well as theme parks and Harry Potter tourism in England. "Harry Potter" has long become a giant industrial chain spanning multiple fields, driving the economic scale to $200 billion.
No matter how people judge it, it cannot be changed. This is the most successful series of books in history, and second only to the Bible and another special work, the sales of the "Harry Potter" novels are firmly ranked third in the world.
"Director Rosenberg..."
"Director Rosenberg..."
After taking a photo together, the three young actors came over to say hello to Duke. In fact, they were not stupid. They knew that the benefits brought by the Harry Potter series were about to end and the negative impact was about to begin. If they could join Duke's crew, perhaps their future transformation would be smoother.
Duke shook hands with the three of them one by one, but said nothing more. Emma Watsons no longer have value to him, and they want to transform, the difficulty is simply epic. At least he can't think of any good idea.
Emma Watson will be a little better. First of all, she has the support of fashion master Carl Lagerfeld; secondly, her acting skills are indeed poor and her talent is extremely limited, but she can always be a vase. With her fans and popularity accumulated over the years, she can always get into a position in Hollywood.
The other two are difficult, especially Harry Potter, who is a super poison for any commercial film. The only suitable way is to go to the independent film industry to slowly endure it. It is impossible to say that in more than ten years, it will be able to wash away Harry Potter's mark.
When he walked into the theater, Duke did not go to the screening room, but went directly to a lounge with Robin Grand, Jamie Johnson and Doug Walter. The four of them exchanged opinions from each other, once again unified the strategies formulated, continued to pay attention to Joanna Rowling, and squeezed out the surplus value of Emma Watsons and others.
"Harry Potter Studios is an independent company that accounts for its own financial and bears its own profits and losses..."
Before leaving the lounge, Doug Walter said, "We are completely legal in accordance with British laws or American laws."
This involves profits of hundreds of millions of dollars, which also involves the stock prices of Warner Bros. and even Time Warner. Duke and others will definitely make the most favorable choice for themselves.
After leaving the lounge, the four of them came to the screening hall. Duke sat in a relatively front position. He was just in time and the film had just begun to be screened.
To be honest, Duke once wanted to replace David Yates. The "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" he produced is definitely the worst work in the series. Fortunately, it has both Joanna Rowling's strong support and Duke has some memories of his past, so he handed over the final chapter of the series to him.
David Yates did a pretty good job, too.
The most successful thing about this final chapter is that it overcomes the limitations and shortcomings of the text. Joanna Rowling's portrayal of the final battle was not very successful. The text and narrative were a bit messy, but David Yates successfully transformed it into a tragic and grand picture.
The finale mainly revolves around the ultimate battle between Horcrux and Harry Potter and Voldemort. The film adds the action scenes, and there is a wonderful fight scene almost every ten minutes in the whole film. In addition, the escape of the Iron Triangle Gringott, the Hogwarts War, the ultimate showdown and other big scenes, which makes the audience dizzy, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the "magic war epic".
Rowling's book describes the ultimate war very chaotic, while the film is made very organized.
In particular, Voldemort led the Death Eaters, giant spiders, and giant monsters to launch a fierce attack on the school. Professor McGonagall and others vowed to defend the school to the death, and used the spell of "Stone Puerto" for the first time to summon the stone warriors who had been guarding the castle for hundreds of years. The scene was magnificent and shocking.
Moreover, in order to create a magnificent war effect, director David Yates specially built scenes such as cliffs and courtyards that were not found in the original work.
This movie has a qualitative change compared to the previous episode of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". (To be continued.)
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