Chapter 1991 1993 [Big sale against the sky]

  After the Oscars, Xiang Nan began to prepare for "The Matrix 3".

  Scarlett Johansson also accompanied him to prepare together, and by the way, see if there is a suitable role for him.

  Although it is a pity, the main roles of "The Matrix 3" have been confirmed, and it is impossible for her to play a soy sauce role, so this cooperation can only be in vain.

  However, during this period of contact, the relationship between her and Xiang Nan has heated up rapidly.

  …

  In April, the last part of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy "The Return of the King of the Rings" was officially released.

   On the day of the release, countless movie fans lined up all night, waiting in front of the theater, waiting for the release of this movie. It can be said that they are very obsessed.

  The media also reported on this one after another, which made the popularity of this movie so high that it exploded when it was released. The box office after its release was also very impressive, with the box office close to 100 million US dollars on the first day.

   Such achievements are also the envy of the industry.

  The final North American box office was 470 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was as high as 1.1 billion U.S. dollars.

   This is also the second movie with a box office of more than one billion dollars in the world after "Titanic", which shocked Hollywood.

  As for Harvey Weinstein and Saul Zaentz, it is even more depressed.

  The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy alone has more than a billion dollars in box office revenue. They lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds in a daze. They gave away such a good project for a mere 10 million US dollars, which is really annoying.

   But Hollywood has never been sympathetic to the weak. Unfortunately, they not only failed to get everyone's pity, but became a big joke in Hollywood.

  …

  In June, the movie released by Universal Pictures is "Tomb Raider" starring Scarlett Johansson.

Because of the scandal with Xiang Nan, Scarlett Johansson, who was not well-known at first, has greatly increased in popularity in the past few months and has become a hot star in Hollywood. This has brought a lot of excitement to "Tomb Raider" heat.

  In addition, this movie is a blockbuster fantasy action movie. Not only the story is exciting and exciting, the climaxes are repeated, but the visual effects are also amazing. It is a commercial blockbuster with a high degree of completion.

   And Scarlett Johansson did a lot of homework when filming this film.

  Because Laura Crawford is not only smart and beautiful, but also very athletic, proficient in fighting, marksmanship, rock climbing, running, bow and arrow and other skills, she can be called a decathlon.

   Therefore, Scarlett Johansson spent three months learning fighting skills in order to better shape the characters. Therefore, her fighting in the film is particularly real and powerful.

   This is naturally more enjoyable for fans of action movies.

   It is worth mentioning that the cost of "Tomb Raider" is only 60 million US dollars. Because Scarlett Johansson is not a big-name star, when she starred in this film, her salary was only 300,000 US dollars, so most of the 60 million US dollars of investment was invested in film production.

  So a movie with a cost of 60 million dollars is no worse than a star-studded blockbuster with a cost of 100 million dollars in terms of quality.

   Therefore, after the release of "Tomb Raider", the box office performed well. In the end, the North American box office was 130 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was close to 300 million U.S. dollars.

   Compared with the investment of 60 million US dollars, it is naturally quite successful.

  Scarlett Johansson also became a popular star in Hollywood because of this film.

  This kind of popularity is not fueled by gossip, but by real box office results.

   This also made Scarlett very happy. After debuting for nearly ten years, she finally got her wish and tasted the taste of popularity.

   Because of this, she is very grateful to Xiang Nan, and treats him even better.

  …

  In July, "The Fast and the Furious" starring Xiang Nan and Paul Walker was officially released.

   Racing movies have always been very popular in the United States.

  Because the United States is a country on wheels, the number of cars is as high as 280 million, while the population of the United States is only 350 million. Excluding children who don't need to drive, almost everyone owns a car.

   It is also because of this that people are very familiar with cars and love them very much.

   "Fast and Furious" has a wonderful story, fast rhythm, climaxes, and characters. The action scenes and chase scenes are well shot.

   In addition, most of them are a combination of handsome men and beautiful women, so after the release, the box office is naturally good.

  In the end, the North American box office was 180 million US dollars, and the global box office was nearly 400 million US dollars. Not bad for a movie that cost only $80 million.

  …

  In August, Universal Pictures released the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" starring Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Keira Knightley.

   Actually the original version starred Orlando Bloom, but he was busy filming "The Lord of the Rings" at the time, so he had to be replaced by Jude Law.

   Fortunately, Jude Law looks good, not worse than Orlando Bloom. In terms of acting skills, he beat Orlando even more, so he completed the role of Will Turner very well.

  After "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, it quickly won the love of all audiences with its fantastic imagination, amazing picture effects, interesting and wonderful stories, and the theme of longing for freedom.

  In the end, the box office in North America alone was 320 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 650 million U.S. dollars.

   Seeing this result, people in the industry couldn't believe their eyes.

  Because there have been two major taboos in film history. One is water and the other is animals.

  The previous water-related movies, such as "Future Water World" and "Cutthroat Island", all hit the market, and they were a mess, which also led to no one daring to touch pirate-themed movies for several years.

   But I didn't expect that this "Pirates of the Caribbean" did the opposite, but won such a high box office.

   This can't help but make people think of Xiang Nan's title of "God of Movies". Is it true that as long as a movie of any theme is produced by him, it will be a hit against the sky?

   It's really confusing!

  …

  From September to November, "Daredevil 2", "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun", and "Signs of the Sky" were launched one after another. These movies are also commercial blockbusters, and they are also big sellers. The worst one, "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun", has a global box office of more than 300 million.

  Such good results have made other companies envious. Half of the movies they put out don't make money. The movies produced by Xiang Nan are all big sellers, which makes people jealous.

  In November, Xiang Nan finished filming The Matrix 3, and then asked Kate Beckinsale for coffee.

   Kate Beckinsale became a rising star in Hollywood with "Pearl Harbor".

   "Mr. Charles, it's an honor to meet you." She smiled and said to Xiang Nan.

   "Thank you, me too." Xiang Nan nodded, "I asked you to come over today. There is a movie and I want you to act in it."

   "Oh?!" Kate was very interested when she heard it.

  Xiang Nan's movies are guaranteed box office and word of mouth. For her, a newcomer who has just become popular and urgently needs to consolidate her position, it is very important.

  (end of this chapter)