Chapter 1098 Gaining something
Compared with the consistent market performance of Hollywood movies, the biggest difference between "Avatar" is its stability, and the box office trend is as stable as a mountain range.
In the second week of the release, even with a first-line commercial production like "Legend of Narnia", "Avatar" still won the North American box office championship again.
Its box office revenue was an astonishing $77.02 million!
Compared with the opening weekend, the box office of "Avatar" only dropped by more than $10 million the following weekend.
Ten days after its release, this gorgeous and messy movie received $262.1 million in North America.
At this moment, everyone realized that this was another "Titanic" movie!
Moreover, with the high ticket prices of 3D and IMAX, will the box office of "Avatar" be higher?
In the international market, with more and more countries and regions where "Avatar" is landing, overseas box offices are running rapidly towards US$400 million.
The response of "Avatar" overseas is far greater than that of North America.
“The overseas market in Hollywood is much larger now than when it was when Titanic.”
In the living room of the Future World Manor, Ronan looked at the newspaper and said to Jessica Felton who was sorting out the shelves: "The overseas box office of Titanic was twice that of North America, and Avatar might be three times that of Avatar."
Jessica Felton placed her and Ronan’s crystal frame on the most conspicuous place in the shelf and said, “The North American trend of “Avatar” is too stable.”
Ronan put down the newspaper and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, such a stable box office trend can last for three to four weeks."
Jessica Felton secretly calculated: "According to your opinion, there is a high probability that Avatar will have a box office that surpasses Titanic."
Ronan shrugged: "It can definitely surpass it." He reminded: "Don't forget that the ticket price is more than $1 more expensive than ten years ago, and there are 3D tickets that are $3 and double the IMAX tickets."
"That's right." Jessica Felton picked up another photo frame and waited for Nikia next to her to take a platinum artwork from her hand. She put the photo frame on it and said: "High ticket prices are a factor that cannot be ignored."
She waved to the back: "Dear, do you think this is OK?"
Ronan glanced and said, "Very good."
Jessica Felton took the wet towel handed by Nikia, wiped his hands, and said: "Will "Avatar stay in its current popularity for a few weeks? Will it have an impact on "Fast and Furious 4"?"
"The impact is not big." Ronan said simply: "Now the market and audience are inspired by "Avatar" to have a desire for 3D movies."
"Fast and Furious 4" and "Avatar" were two weekends apart and would not be too shocked. There is also "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" collaborating with Lucasfilm and Paramount Pictures.
Jessica Felton immediately thought of one thing: "So, did you deliberately put "Alice in Wonderland" filmed and produced in 3D format to release it before Independence Day?"
Ronan said: "Relativity Entertainment has invested so much in Avatar, of course it must maximize its benefits."
Jessica Felton came to Ronan and sat down, picked up the newspaper, opened it and said, "If I had known, I would have converted "Fast and Furious 4" into a 3D movie."
Ronan poured a glass of water for Jessica Felton and said, "The 3D format is not particularly suitable for "Fast and Furious 4". Your film has too many action shots and is too intense. There are many shots shot directly in the car, and the shaking range is very large. If you really want to make it into a 3D format, many viewers may feel dizzy and those with great motion sickness may vomit on the spot."
Finch came in from outside at this time and looked at Ronan.
Ronan stood up and said to Jessica Felton: "I'll go and see, Finch might have something to do."
Jessica Felton's eyes were placed on the newspaper and waved his hand: "Go."
When he arrived at a reception room, Finch closed the door and said, "There is news in London."
Since I came to London more than a year ago, there has always been a group of people there. After a long period of collection, exploration and search, I have also gained something after paying a lot of money.
Ronan sat on the sofa and asked, "When did it happen?"
Finch said quickly: "Just last week, the other party offered a price. After many tests, he was sincere. In the past two days, our people will contact him and may get some crucial information."
Ronan attached great importance to this matter and said, "Let David go there personally and take my private plane over there. If he can get the relevant information, he will escort the information back to Los Angeles as soon as possible."
"Okay." Finch said another thing: "It seems that the activity has been stepped up over the past two days."
Luo Nan nodded slightly: "Control well, let them listen to those irrelevant things."
Finch stood up and prepared to work on the job: "Don't worry, there will be no problem."
He took the lead in leaving the reception room and arranged for people to rush to the UK.
Ronan quickly returned to the living room. When Jessica Felton saw him coming back, put down the newspaper in his hand, and asked with concern: "Is it okay?"
"A little problem." Ronan smiled.
Jessica Felton thought silently for a while and said, "Ronan, I don't feel like a small problem with it." She asked seriously, "Is it convenient to tell me?"
Ronan sat next to Jessica Felton, considering the news from Finch, which had already involved her, and said slowly: "It's not a small matter. Once it breaks out, the involvement will be very wide."
Jessica Felton is a smart woman, otherwise she would not have been able to bear it until today to ask. Moreover, she lives by Ronan and has some speculations through observation. Finally, she couldn't help saying: "Ronan, I'm very worried."
Ronan comforted her long brown hair: "Didn't I tell you last time? Someone is targeting me and Relativity Entertainment, and they are collecting information about me and the people around me... Well, some phone calls in the manor were also monitored."
Ronan mentioned something about it last time. Although this was scary, Jessica Felton was not shocked: "What do they want to do?"
Ronan shrugged: "It's simple, grab my handle and then hit it deadly."
Jessica Felton grabbed Ronan's hand, and because of concern, his hand was unconsciously clenched.
"It's okay, don't worry." Luo Nan patted her hand gently: "I noticed it very early and prepared."
When he first met James Murdoch, Ronan thought of the things that had been impressed by him and focused on his own safety in this regard.
As it turned out, he didn't think too much. Sometimes, people from the Murdoch family really care about things.
With the investigation in the UK over the past year, some things have gradually surfaced, which is very amazing.
In the past six months, Ronan has arranged personnel to start a secret investigation in the United States. Because he has an impression of what happened before, the investigation was very targeted, and some of the preliminary information obtained can only be described as amazing.
A huge media and entertainment group has great courage in order to get enough news and to spy on the secrets of celebrities or news figures.
Ronan thought that the news reports he had read were already amazing enough, but the news he received was even more terrifying than the news.
I'm afraid that what was exposed was only part of it, and the transactions hidden under the table were not something that little people at that time could see.
After all, the News Corp and the Murdoch family once paid an extremely heavy price.
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London, England, North bank of the Thames.
A very ordinary-looking brown-haired bald man came to the open-air cafe and asked for a cup of black coffee. He sat casually in front of an empty seat, looked at the Tower Bridge in the distance, and waited patiently.
Half a cup of coffee fell to his stomach, and someone walked over slowly. After seeing the bald man, he pulled out his chair and sat opposite him.
"You're here." The bald man nodded slightly, saying hello: "Mr. Glenn Muckler, it seems you have made a decision."
Glenn Muckler is a private investigator who has been working in a British media for a long time. He was very cautious and said: "The British police had noticed it last year, but were misled in the end. Is it related to you?"
The bald man said, "Is this important? I said yes, do you believe it? I said no, will you believe it?"
Glenn Muckler was not very at ease: "I want to know how powerful you are."
"You will know then." The bald man said lightly: "It's not too late to decide whether to show up in person."
"I will." Glenn Muckler felt a little relieved.
The bald man turned directly to the topic: "Mr. Glenn Muckler, did you bring something?"
Glen Muckler took a briefcase in his arms: "It's all inside, the information I've found in the past and the information I secretly recorded on the editor's side, including text, video and audio recordings, are all here. I promise that they are worth every penny you pay."
The bald man stretched out his gloved hand, and Glenn Muclair subconsciously stepped back: "Where is the thing I want?"
A most common black canvas bag was placed on the table by a bald man and pushed in front of Glen Muckler.
Glenn Muckler quickly opened the canvas bag, looked carefully, then breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "No fake, right?"
The bald man said lightly: "We will deal with each other in the future. Will I be so stupid?"
Glenn Muckler nodded, took the canvas bag back, and pushed the leather briefcase he had been clamped over. The bald man opened the briefcase, flipped it briefly, and said, "Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation." Glenn Muckler stood up and walked away without even his head.
Chapter completed!