Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

Just started work on Monday morning, all kinds of data and statistics about "Batman v Superman" were placed on Bruce Rosenblum's desk. The Warner Bros. CEO looked at the first weekend box office statistics in North America and the world, and his eyes quickly moved to some market responses and predictions.

"The cinemasore rating of "Batman vs. Superman" is 'b-', far less than the 'a+' of "Boss of Steel"; the film's popcorn index is 63%, and the audience's reputation is average. The film was also criticized by most media and critics. Only 24% of the 263 media included in the Rotten Tomato website gave positive reviews on this film, with a freshness of only 24, and an average score of only 4.3. Authoritative media comments include 50 media outlets with an average score of 41 points, which is far lower than the 85 points of "Boss of Steel".

Seeing this, Bruce Rosenblum grabbed his hair hard because he saw the good mood brought by the box office numbers in the first week that disappeared without a trace.

Later, he saw cinemasore's box office prospects predictions for "Batman vs. Superman".

"This film has a very popular reputation, and the box office shows a clear trend of opening high and closing low. The North American box office will be between US$300 million and US$310 million. It will be difficult for the global box office to exceed US$800 million!"

Bruce Rosenblum's face instantly gloomy. According to the expectations of Warner Bros. and DC Comics, even if the box office of "Batman vs. Superman" will not exceed "Man of Steel", which has been praised by countless people as the masterpiece of superhero films, it should not be difficult for North America to exceed 400 million US dollars and exceed 1 billion US dollars worldwide.

After all, this is the first time that Batman and Superman have appeared in the same film, and under the title of "Man of Steel", "Man of Steel" has created such a good situation for the entire series, and such expectations are not an exaggeration.

But cinemasore's prediction is much lower than expected...

Bruce Rosenblum suddenly felt his heartbeat faster and his chest felt very uncomfortable. He quickly adjusted the rhythm of his breathing and at the same time implied that cinemasore's prediction may not be accurate...

It was just that such a hint was rejected by him as soon as he appeared. Cinemasore's prediction did fail, but it was some small productions with limited audiences, and super large productions never predicted a $10 million difference from the final box office.

After adjusting the breathing rhythm, Bruce Rosenblum took another look at the information about negative statistics.

"As Warner Bros. interrupted its cooperation with Murphy Stanton, DC could only choose to squeeze in the important layout work "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" released after "Boss of Steel", and also introduced the Aquaman, the Flash, and the Cyborg. It introduced so many characters in the second work of the Cinema Universe. It is very risky for the creation of the film and is also a helpless move to lose Murphy Stanton."

"It can be seen that Warner Bros. and DC Comics want to work hard to get rid of Murphy Stanton's influence, so "Superman vs. Batman" does not try to dig deep into the various social and political issues in the story, and focus on comprehensive layout and building a worldview. But it is undeniable that the images caused by Murphy Stanton's "Man of Steel" in the hearts of movie fans have become a kind of subconscious, that is, to be deep, and some ordinary audiences will view "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" based on the entertainment standards of Marvel's "Iron Man", and the film is obviously not as entertaining as Marvel, which really becomes a movie that lacks depth and entertainment at the same time."

"For the sake of future considerations, Warner Bros. and DC Comics should invite Murphy Stanton back again and continue to implement the previous plan!"

Please come back with Murphy Stanton? Bruce Rosenblum's steady breathing rhythm has just accelerated again. It was because he chose to interrupt his cooperation with Murphy Stanton because he was unwilling to pay higher rewards. Now he invited him back. Wouldn't that be slap himself in the face?

This poor reputation and evaluation, as well as the box office figures that are likely to be lower than expected, have already embarrassed him. Is it even more embarrassing?

From his own emotional perspective, Bruce Rosenblum said that he didn't want to invite Murphy Stanton back again. Besides, he may not be indispensable in the DC superhero series.

The knock on the door suddenly rang out. After Bruce Rosenblum said to invite in, Diego Harris, the executive president of DC Comics, walked in.

"Sit as you like."

Bruce Rosenblum pointed to the chair opposite the desk, and Diego Harris sat down and said directly, "The situation in "Batman vs. Superman" is not very good."

"Yes." Bruce Rosenblum nodded.

Although the film's first weekend box office results were pretty good, anyone who has a little knowledge of this industry can see that the future will inevitably be a situation where the box office momentum is seriously insufficient, and even a plunge in the North American box office on the second weekend.

Diego Harris looked serious, "The market department just made a prediction that the box office drop in North America will probably exceed 70% the next weekend!"

"What?" Bruce Rosenblum stood up suddenly, seemingly unable to believe Diego Harris' words, "More than 70%?"

"Yes, more than 70%!" Diego Harris said with great certainty.

Bruce Rosenblum was silent and sat down slowly, not knowing what to say.

"The box office of this film is overdrawing the brand effect established by Man of Steel and the appeal of Superman and Batman." Diego Harris said seriously, "Batman vs. Superman not only loses its reputation, but also affects the entire series' brands. If there is another time..."

He shook his head vigorously, "The consequences are unimaginable."

Bruce Rosenblum didn't understand what he was saying. He thought for a while and asked, "Diego, do you have any ideas?"

"Yes." Diego Harrison said very directly, "I think we should invite Murphy Stanton back!"

Bruce Rosenblum was silent and his face was not very good.

Diego Harris continued, as if he hadn't seen it, "Zach Schneider could not replace Murphy Stanton at all. His dark style is still on the surface compared to Murphy Stanton."

"Well." Bruce Rosenblum nodded slightly. This was obvious in "Batman vs. Superman", but he didn't want to invite Murphy Stanton back, and said, "Zach did it well, and comic fans have high praise for him."

"But, Bruce, have you ever thought about it?" Diego Harris could vaguely guess what Bruce Rosenblum thought and said, "How many comic fans are there in DC? Are we shooting and producing comic superhero movies for comic fans just to show them? If the film cannot attract ordinary audiences, how can such a huge investment be recovered? We invest in these movies to attract fans, not to isolate comic fans from ordinary audiences!"

Bruce Rosenblum was silent again. How could he not understand such a truth?

"Zach Schneider is a loyal DC comic fan, which is very good!" Diego Harris did not stop. "His video is based entirely on comics, and does not abandon the original comics like Murphy Stanton, but the widespread circulation of Murphy Stanton's videos is something he cannot do!"

Upon hearing these words, Bruce Rosenblum remained silent.

Diego Harrison finally couldn't help it, stood up and supported the table, and said in a low voice, "Bruce, is your face important, or is your current position more important?"

Bruce Rosenblum Moran was shocked, as if he was awakened: Yes, if the DC superhero series rotted, he would have to step down. This is Warner Bros., whose shares are complex, and it is not his family business!

However, those words that are slap in the face are really hard to say.

"Bruce, what are you thinking?" Diego Harrison's voice was filled with a hint of anxiety. "Do you have to wait for the DC superhero series to completely overdraw your credibility? What benefits will that be for you and me? We will only be driven out of our current position by Warner Group!"

Bruce Rosenblum slowly stood up and walked back and forth behind the desk a few steps, carefully pondering the pros and cons, and finally figured out one thing that compared to the benefits you can get in this position, you can give up a little bit of your face appropriately.

He turned back to his desk, sat in the chair again, looked at Diego Harris across from him, and said lightly, "You are in contact with Murphy Stanton and his agent Bill Roses on behalf of me and Warner. If he can give in to the compensation, we can work with him again."

"Bruce!" Diego Harris reminded, "If this is the case, we should not cooperate with Murphy Stanton!"

"Okay!" Bruce Rosenblum gritted his teeth and said, "Murphy Stanton's last price tag is our bottom line!"

Diego Harris nodded, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

Bruce Rosenblum waved his hand to Diego Harris, "This is your thing. As long as you can reach an agreement with Murphy Stanton, I will promote working with him again on the company's board of directors."

Diego Harris stood up, "I'll contact Caa and Bill Roses now. We have a lot of cooperation with Caa, and they must be happy to see us continue to work with Murphy Stanton."

Bruce Rosenblum waved his hand again, Diego Harris turned around and walked out of the office. Instead of going to DC Comics, he went downstairs and got up the car and asked the driver to leave Burbank for Century City. Then he called Bill Roses, made an appointment for the time and place of meeting, and rushed over directly.
Chapter completed!