Hollywood What If Chapter 69 (Noice)
Juh, 1996. Friday.
Movie panies usually released their movies on Thursday around midnight, so it was basically part of Friday.
When the movies were released and the midnight results were in, the movie panies would start pnning how to tihe publicity. After all, publicity was the biggest part of a successful movie.
Even The Bir Witch Project had very good publicity despite the horrible produ... Erm, Maybe unique? Everyone in the publicity department took the Bir Witch Project as a well-crafted publicity stunt. Almost no one could duplicate it.
But that was not the point. Warner Bros decided to follow Kazir's pn to use his sdal to promote The Hangover.
As a result, many people showed up to see the movie on opening night, and the results were huge.
7.86 million dolrs was a huge amount, especially when it was just the opening night.
Eveher panies heard the news.
In the office of Universal Pictures, Ronald Meyer was waiting for the results of The Nutty Professor.
The Nutty Professor was one of their movies for the year, and it was a huge iment. It had a produ cost of 55 million dolrs.
Of course, being the CEO of Universal Pictures, Ronald Meyer had to uand the importance of the movie.
That's why he didn't hesitate to work with Diso smear Kazir's reputation. It was always about the money.
Just like The Hahe Nutty Professor was released around midnight.
"Sir, this is the result." The secretary appeared.
Ronald Meyer took the papers ahe statistics. He khat these numbers were just the base and that this amount could ge.
"4.23 million."
"gratutions, sir."
He sighed in relief. This amount was already good for the midnight result. To be ho, he had expected less.
"What about The Hangover?"
Of course Ronald Meyer hadn't fotten about the movie he had smeared.
"Sir... This is the result of The Hangover. Please excuse me."
Knowing that Ronald Meyer would scold him, the secretary left the office.
Ronald Meyer picked up the dots. He was stunned when he read the figures.
"Is this even possible? 7.86 million dolrs!?"
He almost stood up out of shock. The plot of The Hangover was ner to him, as Salvatore Barlowe had sent Universal Pictures a copy of the script.
"This kind of vulgar, profanity-ced edy has 7.86 million? Are you kidding me?"
The reality, however, was often disappointing. The truth about The Hangover was just beginning.
Ronald Meyer rubbed his forehead. He felt that everything he had doo destroy Kazir's career was useless.
"I heard he wants to sell his script..."
Ronald Meyer called his secretary.
"Give me the copy of Teddy Bear."
Ronald Meyer was not ied in the script because he knew he had to find a teddy bear pany to solve the patent issues. Unless Universal Pictures was ied in making a teddy bear toy and making their own teddy bear.
"Yes, sir." Although it was te at night, the secretary decided to call the people in the script library.
Ronald Meyer was not ied. But if the profit was much greater than the cost, Ronald Meyer would not hesitate.
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Just like Universal Pictures, the other film panies were shocked when they heard the result of The Hangover.
"Sigh, it will probably csh with Independence Day week."
Tom sighed and leaned ba his chair. As the CEO of 20th tury Fox, he looked at Kazir's situation with the utmost seriousness.
Kazir Grey was the director of Napoleon Dynamite, and Tom Rothman was eager to work with him again. As for the sdal, he was fident that it could be resolved with the help of News Corporation.
"I should have agreed to his terms."
He muttered weakly. This was exactly the feeling he had when he realized that Se7en was successful, he regretted that he didn't cooperate with Kazir. But there was always a sed ce. Especially now that Kazir's name had been cleared.
"If he doesn't like doing sequels, maybe we work together on other projects.
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After the midnight results of The Hangover came in, the day arrived.
June 28, 1996. Friday. The Hangrossed 16.73 million.
June 29, 1996. Saturday. It made another 15.05 million.
June 30, 1996. Sunday. The Hangover made 13.18 million.
bihe movie made 44.97 million in just three days.
This was the power of hyping a subject to gain tra. A lot of people would be ied in seeing the movie. Especially if the movie was funny aertaining.
As for The Nutty Professor, which was released by Universal Pictures, it earned 25.41 million in the first three days. It was a very successful movie. But because of The Hangover, it only got sed pce for the week.
Obviously, the box office champion of the week was The Hangover.
"gratutions, Kazir."
At the Twister party, many actors and actresses greeted Kazir on their own.
In the past few days, almost no one wao talk to him because he was a "wife beater. But the success of The Hangover has erased that stigma.
Now almost all the actors and actresses wao talk to him. Especially the small actresses who wao talk to him to deepen their friendship.
'... Is that Angelina Jolie? Even Julia Roberts is here. Oh, and Halle Berry too.'
Kazir found several famous actresses at the party. Some of them were still unknown, but their careers would blossom over the decade.
"Who are you looking at?"
Reese Witherspoon stood o him and asked.
"Nothing. I'm just w if the special effects on Twister cost a lot of money."
He replied.
He knew when to be ho and when not. He wanted as little trouble as possible.
"By the way... When you help me ay audition?"
"How about ter?"
"Fufu, okay. Let's enjoy the party first."
Reese giggled and squeezed his arm.