Hollywood Road

In this era, the information is smooth enough. With the exception of a few areas such as **** which are almost separated from the earth, the news that a Hollywood film has exploded in North America will soon spread across the world.

The global film market has developed to the present, and only Hollywood movies can be circulated universally worldwide. This is something that even those who least want to see Hollywood movies can’t deny that, especially the big hits in North America, except for a few individual genres. , In most overseas markets, it is often extremely popular.

"Deadpool" is no exception.

In the three days of its first weekend in the UK, "Deadpool" scored $15.2 million, which also set the record for the best R-rated film in the UK film market in April.

Also this weekend, "Deadpool" also landed in many overseas countries and regions, especially places that are deeply influenced by Western culture.

In Germany, the film cut $8.65 million in the first week of the film; in sunny Spain, $3.9 million was earned in three days; $9.1 million from France; $10.15 million in Australia; $5.37 million in Brazil; over $6.1 million in Mexico; and 7.5 million in South Korea U.S. dollar...

Looking at the global film market, this is a weekend of "Deadpool". Even if the box office numbers in North America are not counted, the film's opening in 37 countries and regions around the world also burst into $112.5 million!

This is also the overseas box office where a single film has won the most since Murphy entered Hollywood.

At the same time, Murphy also left Britain and came to Paris, the capital of art, to continue his propaganda journey in Europe.

The question of Fleet Street reporters is very simple, but British and American cultures have many things in common, and the film industry is no exception. Therefore, although the reporter who interviewed Murphy had a sharp question, they did not question or deliberately made trouble for Murphy in the film.

But France is different. This is the birthplace of film. Many film workers have a special sense of superiority. Fortunately, people with clear minds like Luc Besson, those film workers who are immersed in their own literary world, Often dismissive of Hollywood commercial films. Whenever Hollywood blockbusters are released, they always face each other with nostrils.

This ethos has naturally spread to French film and television critics and related media practitioners, who have never watched Hollywood commercial films with a straight eye.

But Murphy doesn't care about the opinions of these people. There is a saying on the other side of the Pacific that is quite right. Different ways are not conspiring. Since the most basic film concepts are inconsistent, there is no need to contact.

Except for the two routine publicity activities, he did not continue to stay in France at all, let alone the interest in communicating with his French counterparts.

Indeed, French cinema has almost become the standard bearer of continental European cinema, but what about it? Hollywood movies are developing towards a wider audience, while continental European movies are just the opposite. The style of filming and production is becoming more and more niche.

Looking at the world, the decline of European cinema is an indisputable fact.

Speaking of a mature and complete film industry, the first reaction of normal people should be Hollywood. From the overseas box office explosion of "Deadpool", it is not difficult to see that only Hollywood has the ability to produce such a massive film industry. The technical support of action films and special effects films and the ability of global distribution.

"Why can Hollywood occupy so much overseas market share?"

On the plane, Jessica Alba, who was sitting across from Murphy, asked curiously, "Murphy, what do you think is the key factor?"

Murphy took his gaze back from the window. Because "Deadpool" had a big box office, Twentieth Century Fox was also lavish once, renting a business jet specifically for the crew for a promotional trip in Europe.

Jessica Alba saw Murphy not speaking, and then asked, "Is it the advantage of industrialization?"

"This is one aspect." Murphy raised the water glass in front of him and took a sip without hesitation, and then said, "I think it is Hollywood's ability to distribute globally. This is the purpose and the core motivation."

"Uh..." Jessica Alba's eyes showed enough curiosity, "Can you tell me?"

It takes a while to fly from Paris to Rome. Murphy thought for a while and nodded.

"This is my personal view. The outstanding global distribution capability determines that it is Hollywood, not films from other countries, that can form such a complete industrialization system."

His words also represent the current mainstream view, "and it is this factor that has allowed the Hollywood film industry to continue to occupy the global market for so many years after World War II. Although there are twists and turns in the middle, the overall situation has never changed."

Murphy reminded him, "Think about the current six major Hollywood companies. In the film industry of any country in the world, can you find a distribution company of the size of the six major companies?"

"Uh..." Jessica Alba thought about it seriously, then shook her head, "No."

She grabbed her long brown hair, "Such an ability does not seem to be difficult for the current Big Six, right?"

"This seems very simple," Murphy also shook his head, "It's actually very difficult to do."

"It's quite difficult." Robert Downey Jr.'s voice suddenly sounded, and he walked over from behind with the cup in his hand, "Otherwise there would not be only one Hollywood in the world."

He sat next to Murphy, took Jessica Alba’s question, and said, “Because if you want to maintain a truly global distribution capability, you need to have the same high level of understanding in all markets around the world and be able to work in the same movie. In order to balance the understanding bias caused by different cultural differences."

Murphy nodded, fully agreeing with Robert Downey Jr.'s words, "Yes."

Jessica Alba was more like a beautiful listener, blinking curious eyes, and continued to look at Murphy.

Seeing her expression, Robert Downey Jr. spoke again, "But like "Deadpool", global audiences can get the same laughter, global audiences can agree with the same concept, and global audiences will love it. The same person. Such a thing that requires talent or master-level artists to happen by accident has become a standardized production and operation mechanism in Hollywood, so it is not surprising that Hollywood can have its current scale."

"You know so much, Downey." Murphy patted Robert Downey Jr. on the shoulder, stood up and said, "I'll talk to Seth."

Leaving the seat, Murphy went to the back row, Seth Rogen was sitting in the seat, reading seriously.

He sat across from Seth Rogen, tilted his head and looked, "The Elements of Movie?"

Seth Rogen noticed Murphy, put down the book, scratched the back of his head and smiled honestly, "I bought it before getting on the plane."

"You go ahead." Murphy felt it better not to disturb him.

From the beginning of filming "Deadpool", he noticed that apart from acting, Seth Rogen is also learning about directors. This is a very self-motivated guy.

There is no doubt that Seth Logan and Jonah Hill are both good funny guys. It is really wasteful not to develop into comedy movies. Forget about Jonah Hill. This fat guy likes to play too much, too. There are no ideas other than actors, and I have already co-produced a new film with James Franco and Luck Boy Gang.

The relationship between them is very good, so Murphy also knows these people very well. Seth Rogen has the ability and does not lack perseverance. The future achievements of actors may not be as good as Robert Downey and James Jr. Franco, but it is possible to become a good comedy director.

The current Seth Rogen has just served him as an assistant director, and his abilities in this area are far from enough. If he does improve in the direction of directors in a few years, maybe he can push him.

Looking at Seth Logan who picked up the book again, Murphy naturally flashed this idea. He is not good at comedy, but he has studied a few comedies, and the investment is not large, and the risk is relatively small. It can also attract external capital investment. If it succeeds, the return will not only help Seth Logan, but also a large profit.

At that time, you can still put all your own small group in...

Thinking of these messy things, Murphy closed his eyes, and a flight attendant brought a towel and covered him.

"Thank you." Murphy opened his eyes, nodded to the other person, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In his sleep, James Franco, Seth Logan, Jonah Hill, Robert Downey Jr., plus himself, suddenly appeared in the mansion that Robert Downey Jr. just bought from Beverly Hills. Here, they drank wildly and reveled, dancing and messing with the countless female stars who came, until the sky fell apart and the flames were blazing...

When the plane was about to land, Murphy was awakened by Seth Logan on the opposite side. The business jet landed smoothly at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, and waited for the crew to leave the airport, from a crowd of fans and reporters. After getting the car, Murphy got the latest North American box office statistics just passed by 20th Century Fox.

In the past weekend, "Deadpool" not only hit the overseas box office, but also has no rivals in the North American market, which has been released for four weeks. The trend is unusually stable. The North American box office for these three days has only fallen by percent compared to last weekend. Forty, while receiving 27.6 million US dollars, it also achieved three consecutive championships in the North American box office rankings!

This is the first time Murphy has won three consecutive box office titles. "Deadpool" is also the first North American film to win three consecutive box office titles this year.

Previously, the film had received US$186.3 million in the North American box office. This weekend’s US$27.6 million, plus the US$19.88 million for four working days, brought the North American box office of "Deadpool" to US$233.78 million.

Counting the US$112.5 million earned overseas this weekend, the film’s global box office easily exceeded US$300 million, reaching US$346.28 million.

By the time Murphy and others had finished their Rome trip, "Deadpool" broke through the $350 million mark without any suspense.

But this is not the end, the storm that this film has set off has not yet come to an end.