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In the blink of an eye, three-quarters of 2015 has passed. For Sisyphus Films and Hollywood, this is undoubtedly a fruitful year, or in other words, it is a shining debut and all-round strength. The year has injected a new vitality into the North American film industry.
At the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of the year, "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" successfully won the Jury Prize; then at the Oscars, "Bangkong" successfully won the best picture. This was the first time in history that the same company The company won the top awards at Sundance and the Oscars in the same year.
At the Cannes Film Festival in May, "The Lobster" won the Jury Prize and the Best Actor Award, and "Carol" won the Best Actress Award, making it the biggest winner..
At the same time, in addition to awards, box office revenue has also initially achieved results..
“"Female Spy" ultimately made a box office of 235 million US dollars worldwide. Although the investment and production cost was as high as 65 million, it still achieved a profit of nearly 20 million - and this is just at the box office level. , after that, subsequent revenue, led by CDs and on-demand video, will be the bulk of the revenue..
The low-key release of "It Behind You" cost only US$2 million to produce, but it ended up grossing US$14 million at the box office in North America. It was an unexpected surprise, easily creating nearly US$300 for Sisyphus Pictures. Ten thousand US dollars in profit, but such data is not the point.
What’s really important is that this low-budget horror film has received unimaginable praise among genre film lovers, from reviews to word-of-mouth, which not only means that the subsequent rental and on-demand business of “It’s Behind You” has created prerequisite; and also won the first batch of die-hard supporters for Sisyphus Films——
Not because of Renly, but because there are really not many companies willing to invest in making excellent horror movies now; and the supporters are not Don Quixote, but senior and fanatical professional horror movie enthusiasts. Supporters of all movies, absolutely loyal enough.
For a small independent film company that just started last year, such achievements are not just impressive, it can be said to be a breakthrough. The huge success has made other small companies look enviously. Reminds me of the DreamWorks back then.
What's more, don't forget that "Breaking Drummer" has a global box office figure of 365 million US dollars, and also successfully earned more than 150 million US dollars in profits for Sisyphus Pictures - the production of this work The cost is only a mere three million US dollars, so can the market continue to expect that the three awards season works "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl", "The Lobster" and "Carol" will also gain at the market level？
In short, in 2015, Sisyphus Pictures has indeed shown a strong momentum of rapid growth, and so far, it still maintains an undefeated aura - just like Renly, the release of every work represents towards success.
When "Female Spy" and "It Follows" were announced to be put into production, the common view among many professionals in Hollywood was that "people are stupid and have too much money." No one thought that Sisyphus Pictures was serious, and no one thought that An Andre Hamilton was serious, but now he looks different.
In addition, Sisyphus Films has "Spotlight" and "The Revenant" waiting for release at the end of the year, aiming for the awards season.
Among them, "The Revenant" is undoubtedly the one that attracts the most attention. It was originally expected to debut at the Venice Film Festival or the Toronto Film Festival, but the post-production has not been completed, and the same is true for Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu. I had a headache and kept putting it off. It was already October in the blink of an eye, but the post-production was still not completed. This made the whole of Hollywood sweat for Sisyphus Pictures..
According to industry insiders, the production cost of "The Revenant" is as high as 135 million US dollars. This is equivalent to Sisyphus Pictures betting all their money on this work. If it fails, then the previous production of "The Revenant" All the gains will be wiped out, not to mention the little gains from "Female Spy" and "It's Behind You" - just like DreamWorks, the ups and downs of gains and losses will make people have a heart attack..
Now the post-production of "The Revenant" has not been completed, which has also caused many doubts：
Is the quality of the work unsatisfactory? Is the finished product far less effective than expected? Was there a disagreement between the producer and the director? Does that mean the work might be... screwed up?？
Sisyphus Pictures is not in a hurry. After the Toronto Film Festival, it officially announced that "The Revenant" is scheduled to be released on Christmas Day, just in time for the Oscar registration deadline. This also means that they are still preparing to compete. This year’s awards season, and ready to rock the boat.
But...who knows? Perhaps, "The Revenant" is just a piece of cake. Whether it is good or bad can only be revealed by waiting for the movie to be released..
However, Attack of Sisyphus Films still did not stop, at least, Renly was not ready to stop.
"Jurassic World", the biggest box office hit of this summer's summer season, has broken the record of North American film history and entered the US$800 million threshold for the first time as it enters October. The whole of North America is waiting for the moment when the historical record is born. It also means that Renly will write history again.
Does anyone still remember the news when Renly signed with Universal Pictures to officially star in "Jurassic World"? That was also a moment when history was made..
At that time, Andy Rogers secured a contract for Renly that surpassed Disney's "Rogue One": $20 million, plus an 8% bonus.
From a purely numerical perspective, Renly still has not been able to surpass Johnny Depp or Robert Downey Jr. and create a new high. The final salary figure still needs to be determined based on actual box office figures, which is far less reassuring than directly pocketing the money. , but on top of the 20 million ***, there are also dividends, which has indeed created a new era, and the salary ratios of all actors in Hollywood have also been adjusted accordingly..
And now, people finally understand what "eight percent box office dividend" means to Renly.
According to analysis by industry professionals, Renly's box office dividends from just one movie "Jurassic World" have exceeded 65 million. In addition to the guaranteed salary, this has also earned Renly 85,000 in one fell swoop. One million US dollars, easily exceeding the 65 million that Robert Downey Jr. received when he took over the filming of "Avengers 2", creating the highest salary for a single movie in the history of the film industry, and rewriting the history of the industry.
Eighty- five million U.S. dollars is a staggering figure. More than half of Hollywood's film projects may not be able to get such a budget..
But everyone knows that this should be the most cost-effective expenditure ever made by Universal Pictures：
“"Jurassic World" earned $550 million at the box office alone - $85 million of which was used to pay Renly's salary. It is still the highest-grossing film for Universal Pictures in the millennium. What's more, this is just the box office revenue, there will be peripheral revenue in the future, all of which will belong to Universal Pictures, which is the big one.
The bigger problem now is：
Does Universal regret not signing up for the trilogy in one fell swoop? After the success of "Jurassic World", what price should be paid to keep Renly in the sequel? It must be noted that Renly has never appeared in a sequel before, so what should we do now?？
Putting aside Universal Pictures for the time being, our attention is still focused on Sisyphus Pictures.
“The biggest success of "Jurassic World" for Sisyphus Films is not Renly's salary check, but that Renly has once again confirmed his box office appeal and market pulling power, which also makes Hall Ventures has once again won a lot of favor, as evidenced by Andre and Arthur flying around the world. This also allows Sisyphus Films to once again have more working capital and can fully invest in it..
Following "Stranger Things" and "Night Runner", "Mindhunter" is officially put into production. In addition, four series including "Fleabag", "Big Little Lies", "The World of Fuck" and "The Crown" It has passed the review and is entering the preparatory stage. It will be officially launched as early as November and as late as January next year..
At the same time, there are as many as ten film projects officially approved. Although the discussion progress is slightly different, and the progress of production is even more so, it can still be seen that Sisyphus Pictures is ambitious and has a plan to fully launch Completely different from a year ago, showing strong momentum.
Now it can be officially confirmed that the blueprint expected by Sisyphus Pictures is far more ambitious than imagined, at least not inferior to DreamWorks.
Among them, "La La Land" has undoubtedly attracted much attention. As Damien Chazelle's new work, many people in the industry are paying close attention to the development of the project - it was once rumored that 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate Pictures, Many companies such as Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. have tried to take over Damien's projects, but all have been rejected. Damien is still patiently waiting for Renly to join..
“This is what I created for Renly”.
These are Damien's exact words. He is waiting for the production cycle of "Mindhunter" to end, and then Renly will start the project. A piece of loyalty will shine through history..
But after the New York Film Festival, the situation of "La La Land" changed subtly. A few top agents were notified by the production team that Damien needed to find a series of suitable actors, including two important men. role, and even contacted Ryan Gosling’s agent.
What's going on?？
Could it be that Renly hopes to cooperate with Ryan and the two male heroes will finally be reunited? Indeed, it's a pity that these two best friends have never collaborated together yet, and since neither Renly nor Wren mind playing supporting roles, they can definitely play supporting roles for each other, which will definitely be very interesting..
As time goes by, the preparations for "La La Land" have attracted more and more attention. The titles of Damien and Renly are attractive enough, and no one wants to miss it..
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