Hollywood What If Chapter 324

  "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" is a 2003 romantiedy film starring Kate Hudson and Matthew Maughey. The plot revolves around a magazine nist who bets that she make a man fall in love with her and then break up with him in 10 days, while the man simultaneously tries to make her fall in love with him to win a bet of his own. It's a hirious awarming story full of edic situations and romantients. (Chat GPT)

  This was the plot of How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days in Kazir's inal timelihe movie did very well at the box office.

  So Kazir reehe script to Angelina instead.

  Kate Hudson lost the role to Angelina because Angelina had a stronger box office appeal. Of course, the produ studio had to pay Angelina a higher sary than Kate Hudson, who was just starting her career i years.

  Paramount Pictures paid Angelina 12 million for her role alone. Her team actually wanted a share of the box office, but Paramount gave them a high sary instead.

  The produ cost of How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days was 50 millio Angelina already took more than 20% of the budget.

  Besides, Matthew Maughey was also a famous actor and his sary was not that small.

  The reason why produ costs kept going up was because of the actors/actresses. Their agents would go to the studio and ask fe saries and the studio couldn't help but say no. After all, the actors and actresses were the faces of the movies. Studios couldn't hire unknown actors off the street, even if they wao, or else their movies wouldn't sell.

  Angelina and Kazir walked into the theater together. Usually, the male and female leads would appear together to promote the movie.

  But Angelina was not fortable with this. She and Matthew were just co-workers and didn't have a retionship. Paramount had no choice but to agree. They didn't want to upset Angelina and Kazir.

  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle Of Life was still being filmed and it would be detrimental to Paramount if Angelina decided to stop cooperating.

  So they decided to let the couple attend the premiere together.

  "o meet you, Directrey."

  "o meet you, too."

  Matthew Maughey greeted them. He was more ied in Kazir than Angelina, to be ho. Rumor had it that Kazir wao make a pirate movie and Matthew was ied.

  All of Kazir's movies since 1995 have been successful. Even though it irate movie, as long as Kazir was direg it, the ces of it being successful were higher.

  The Revenant was already running out of gas and had only sing in a few tries. The film grossed more than 512 million at the worldwide box office.

  While that was less than his st two films, Wanted and Spider-Man, it didn't ge the fact that The Revenant was a success. Making over 500 million at the box office is a success no matter how you look at it.

  So obviously Matthew Maughey was ied in Kazir's project. It didn't have to be 1 billion. As long as Kazir's project made more than 500 million, that would be enough for Matthew to take it seriously.

  Matthew decided to hide the awkwardness as he greeted the direatthew and Angelina had kissing ses in the movie, so of course it would be awkward to meet the real boyfriend.

  Luckily, Kazir rofessional. He knew how to keep work aionships separate.

  "I know it sounds like I'm overstepping my bounds, but I get a copy of the script for your pirate movie, director?"

  The title of the project was still unknown, only a few people knew about it.

  "I'm sorry, Matthew. I'll be ho with you, I have a role suitable for you, but someone else got the part."

  "I see... Is that so?"

  Matthew Maughey excused himself. It seemed that he had beeed. He was a little disappointed.

  "Did you reject him for that reason?"

  Angelina whispered after Matthew was gone.

  "What do you think? I turned him down because I'm jealous?"

  "I didn't even say anything." Angelina ughed.

  "Well... That's one of the reasons."

  He admitted. No matter how professional Kazir was, it was still unfortable to talk to Matthew because he khat Matthew and Angelina had kissing ses... And yes, he was jealous.

  As for other reasons, Kazir preferred Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow. Johnny Depp and Jack Sparrow were meant to be and he didn't want to destroy that if possible.

  Kazir khat Matthew Maughey was a great actor and he could probably do an amazing version of Jack Sparrow, but Kazir didn't need any of that.

  A few mier, the premiere of How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days began as the lights dimmed and the s lit up.

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  The day, the movie's results were tallied. On the first day, the movie grossed 7.96 million. February was not a good month to release movies, so it was amazing to see How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days earn that much.

  On the sed day (February 8, 2003) the movie earned another 10.05 million.

  On Sunday, February 9, the film grossed 5.75 million.

  bining the first weekend box office, How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days grossed 23.77 million. A success for Paramount Pictures and Angelina Jolie.

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  [Yeah, this chapter doesn't have much. I'm just giving a little lee way before the Oscars, because that's the main plot before the shooting of Pirates Of The Caribbean. The chapter would be the annou of the Oscars nominations... Will Kazir be nominated for Best Director? Nah, I'm not heartless enough to deny him that, am I?]