American fame and fortune

In the Burbank Theater, hundreds of representatives from the media, theater managers and ordinary movie fans enjoyed the screening of "Wanted" on the screen.

It is a trial version, and the opening and closing credits have not been added yet.

In the private room on the second floor, Louise Mayer, who had returned from overseas vacation, was a little nervous.

Pacific Pictures, like Gray Pictures, poured all the proceeds from "The Mountain Has Eyes" into this film.

Louise couldn't afford another tragedy like "Alexander the Great".

Martin sat on the sofa, saw her keep walking back and forth, and said, "Honey, you make me dizzy."

Louise straightened her lady's suit, and then pushed up her black-rimmed glasses: "If this one messes up, I'm going to invest in Korea and Japan."

Martin said casually: "Aren't fattened pigs just for killing and eating?"

As gunshots rang out in the cinema hall, the screen was frozen on the actor Martin, and the trial screening ended.

The audience seats in the seven or eight rows behind were the first to burst into extremely enthusiastic applause.

Many people even shouted: "Cool!"

The best thing about this film is that the action scenes are cool enough.

The theater managers also applauded. This film has a strong commercial flavor and is full of coolness, which meets the taste of the public.

This is the film they like, and there will be no loss in large-scale film scheduling.

In contrast, the reactions of media reporters and film critics were slightly flatter.

Todd McCarthy of "The Hollywood Reporter" frowned slightly: "Martin is obviously very talented, why did he act in another movie that mainly plays cool and handsome?"

"Actually, he played pretty well."

Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" has a different opinion: "The actor's transformation process from a loser to an avenger is performed, and the performance can score 65 points."

Todd McCarthy nodded: "Much better than Angelina Jolie, Jolie... hey, it's hard to be an actor with peace of mind."

Kenneth remembered what Martin said: "Actors always have to make a living, business and art do not completely conflict, Martin's next film is Scorsese's "The Departed", I specifically asked, Scorsese And Nicholson rated him extremely high."

McCarthy said: "It shows that he is still a young actor with artistic pursuits."

At the end of the screening, ordinary audiences returned the questionnaires and left first.

The media reporters and critics then entered the lounge next to it, and the crew had a gift for them.

Martin joined the main creative staff of the crew and sent these people away together.

Various statistics were compiled at the fastest speed, and half an hour later, in the office of the theater, Daniel, Louise, Martin, and director Leterrier gathered together.

Louise urged: "There are no outsiders, let's start."

Daniel, the representative of the publisher, picked up the statistics of the trial audience: "The average audience score is A."

Martin nodded: "A good start."

Daniel picks up a second one: "The theater managers average an A+!"

Louise laughed immediately: "It seems that our film schedule will not be bad, 3,000 theaters is not a problem, is it?"

"Although it is R-rated, based on the word-of-mouth of today's theater managers, I can guarantee that there are 3,300 theaters." Daniel is very confident: "A+ shows that the business managers who are really at the forefront of the movie market are very optimistic about the Wanted Warrant." prospect!"

Louise asked, "What about the film critics and the media?"

Daniel glanced at it: "It's not bad, there are mostly positive and neutral reviews, and less negative reviews."

Martin also holds the title of executive producer and has the right to speak on many matters. He asked, "Can we do word-of-mouth marketing?"

"Of course!" Daniel said, "Start launching today."

The good word-of-mouth of a film is related to the quality of the film, but operation is also the key.

The meme of the best XX movie can be said to be a masterpiece.

Louise breathed a sigh of relief, and when she walked out, she came to Martin: "Will you go to my house at night?"

Martin originally wanted to take a break from work tonight to give himself a vacation, but this is going to be a wheel war again?

He had a headache and said, "Don't go at night, go now."

Louis was unambiguous: "Go, get in the car."

Martin looks to Bruce, who makes a phone call and shakes his head slightly.

The two bodyguards hiding in the dark did not find the paparazzi following them.

Martin took Louise's Mercedes and drove her to the south slopes of Sherman Oaks.

On the way, passing by the Olsen sisters' house, Martin saw the closed door and asked, "They moved?"

"No." Louise said simply, "The whole family went to New York for vacation."

Martin didn't ask any more questions, and drove into Louise's mansion. As soon as he entered the living room, Louise called Kelly.

Kelly Gray got on the line cursing, but didn't hang up.

Just this afternoon, while the crew and Warner Bros. were hyping up the male and female protagonists of "Wanted", they launched a word-of-mouth marketing campaign.

Rotten Tomatoes immediately lifted the ban, and the freshness reached 84%.

MTC also announced the film's comprehensive media score - 75 points!

This is a pretty good media reputation among R-rated action movies.

In fact, judging from the reputation of the media, there is roughly a standard for judging whether a movie is good or bad before the screening.

After the trial screening, the films that open all aspects of ratings early and publish various review data are often not bad.

On the other hand, if you look at some movies that are not released until Rotten Tomatoes and MTC are released, the chances of a bad movie will increase exponentially.

Hollywood is very proficient in methods such as controlling reviews.

As a result, all kinds of positive comments about "Wanted Warrant" flooded into traditional paper media and the Internet.

Entertainment Weekly published a soft article with a large black headline.

"Wanted is definitely one of the best action movies of the year!"

On the Internet, similar articles were published: "Wanted is Martin Davis' best action movie!"

Kenneth Turan praised the film in a column in the Los Angeles Times.

"In my opinion, "Wanted" has set a new benchmark for violent aesthetics. The performance of the leading actor Martin Davis has always been outstanding, successfully interpreting the character's transformation from weakness, depression to explosion..."

At the same time, Jolie appeared on Oprah's talk show. When two hypocritical women hugged each other vigorously, the background was the poster of "Wanted".

Martin has participated in many road shows at the University of California, the University of Chicago, and Las Vegas, and he always took Blake out to go shopping to show his affection and gain attention for the film.

Every point of exposure of the hero and heroine before the screening, every point of attention attracted, may be converted into real box office figures after the release.

The male and female combination of Hero and Madonna is attractive enough, at least in North America.

At the end of October, the North American Theater Alliance announced the number of movie theaters for "Wanted", as high as 3,350!

The theater side is extremely optimistic about the film's box office prospects.

On Martin's blog, all the fan groups joined by Jessica and Emily mobilized, calling on Martin's fans to go to the theater to watch the movie as soon as possible.

Julie has also won the support of a large number of people in the past six months, which also has a bonus effect on the box office.

Even Morgan Freeman has some appeal, especially among middle-aged and elderly audiences.

With Hollywood's mature operating model, the success or failure of a film can basically be determined during the period before its release.

"Wanted" received all positive feedback from the market.

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Grapevine Manor Bar, because the sky is not yet dark, there are very few people at this moment.

As soon as Brad Pitt entered the door, he saw Matt Damon, who had collaborated in the Lohan series of films, sitting at the bar drinking by himself.

He strode over, opened the high stool and sat beside him, and asked, "Why are you alone?"

Damon turned his head and glanced at him, and said, "I suddenly wanted to drink, so I came here, how about you?"

Pete asked for wine and raised his glass to Damon: "I'm a happy bachelor now."

Damon was curious and asked, "Julie really broke up with you?"

Pete pointed to the TV hanging on the wall. The TV was showing Julie being interviewed. She was full of refugees, children and war, and her words were full of humanistic care, as if the Virgin Mary was alive.

Damon looked at it for a while, then suddenly said, "I've heard some bad rumors."

Pete was puzzled: "Huh?"

"About Julie and Martin Davis." Damon briefly described: "They filmed "Wanted" together. Many people said that during the filming, Julie and Martin..."

He shrugged and said nothing further.

But Pete understood what Damon meant: "There have been rumors in the gossip media." He thought of Julie's changes and unfeeling: "It's not just a rumor, it turns out that's the case."

Damon persuaded: "Women, we have no shortage, the next one will be better."

Pete looked up at the TV again: "I gave up Aniston for her, and divorced for her!"

Damon said no more.

Pete subconsciously touched his head, always feeling awkward, just in time to see the wanted poster of Martin and Julie on the TV screen, and said: "This is a couple of dogs!"

Compared with Pete, Damon is much more conservative in the relationship between men and women, and he can't help but slander: "Are you scolding yourself?"

Pitt said softly: "I stepped on the horse and acted as a stepping stone for Julie to make her turn from a loser."

Damon pointed to the TV series: "It seems that she and Martin Davis are about to succeed again."

Pete really hoped that the arrest warrant would make the investor go bankrupt, but judging by the current situation, it was very difficult.

Damon said at this time: "I don't like Martin Davis, I hope their movie is over."

The film is released by Warner Bros., and Pete's biggest partner is Warner. He can't do anything, he can only raise his glass and clink glasses with Damon: "I wish them the end!"

Damon had a drink with Pete, thought for a while, and said: "There will be a party in a few days, Harvey Weinstein initiated it, and Ben Affleck and I will attend. In addition, Quentin Talent Nuo and Robert Rodriguez will also be there, if you are interested, you can come and play."

Hearing the name Quentin, Pete was indeed interested: "I will be there."