Director’s Legend

"The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire" The whole world is burning wildly, and the whole November is full of hunger. The champion for three weeks, the fourth week was ended by "The Muppets", which basically locked the highest-grossing movie of Summit Entertainment this year. Together with the summer release "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2," two movies based on best-selling novels for teens have become Summit Entertainment's top-grossing movie.

Envious of Hollywood film companies, their eyes are straight.

November passed, and December arrived. The animated film "Puss in Boots" produced by DreamWorks began to continue Summit Entertainment's North American box office championship. It took another three weeks, and there was no North American film to stop it. 34.08 million US dollars, 33.04 million US dollars, 24.73 million US dollars. Although the box office of "Puss in Boots" is not high, it still won the championship title.

It wasn't until the release of "Mission: Impossible 4" that the momentum ended.

When January 1, 2012 came, New Year's Day began to be celebrated all over the world. Shao Shuaijun, Li Xiuxiu and their son also played on the streets of Santa Monica for a day. Then at night, Mitchell Bruce came to drink with Shao Shuaijun and brought a report to Li Xiuxiu.

Nominally, Summit Entertainment Group has independent management rights, but it still needs to report to the Dream International Holdings Group for everything.

"Shao, in 2011, we are the North American champion and the world champion again!" Mitchell raised his glass and cheered loudly, "Cheers to money!"

Throughout 2011, among the films released by Summit Entertainment, including all the films after the acquisition of DreamWorks and Lionsgate, a total of 12 films exceeded 100 million US dollars worldwide. Lionsgate released 11 low-budget films. Summit Entertainment released 6 small-budget films, although none of them had a box office of more than 100 million US dollars, they jointly contributed 150 million US dollars to the North American box office and 220 million US dollars to the total box office.

"Weakness" was released in March, with US$256 million in North America, ranking sixth in the year, and US$311 million worldwide, ranking 20th in the year.

In April, "Red Flame Battlefield 2" was released, with US$50 million in North America and US$130 million worldwide.

"Thor" was released in May, with $180 million in North America. 10th of the year. $450 million worldwide, No. 13 of the year.

And "Kung Fu Panda 2" produced by DreamWorks, with US$165 million in North America, ranked 14th in the year. $666 million worldwide. 6th of the year.

"Magic Mike" was released in June. $110 million in North America and $280 million worldwide.

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)" was released in July, earning US$290 million in North America. No. 4 of the year, $830 million worldwide, No. 5 of the year.

"Captain America" ​​was released in August, with $175 million in North America, the 11th of the year, and $361 million worldwide, the 15th of the year.

"The Expendables 2" was released in September, with US$85 million in North America and US$330 million worldwide, ranking 17th in the year.

"The Conjuring" was released in October, with $132 million in North America, the 19th of the year, and $316 million worldwide, the 18th of the year.

And "Nightman: Reflection" directed by Shao Shuaijun, with US$270 million in North America, ranked fifth in the year, and US$462 million worldwide, ranking 12th in the year.

In November, "The Hunger Games 2: Catching Fire" was released, with US$410 million in North America, No. 1 of the year, and US$850 million worldwide, No. 4 of the year.

In December, "Puss in Boots", produced by DreamWorks, was released. As of January 1, 2012, it earned US$130 million in North America, ranking 20th in the year, and US$480 million worldwide, ranking 11th in the year.

North America's US$2.43 billion surpassed the second-placed Paramount's US$1.735 billion, and became the annual champion of the North American box office. What is even more amazing is that, with the acquisition of DreamWorks and Lionsgate, this year Summit Entertainment North America received an unprecedented US$2.43 billion, raising the record of US$1.789 billion set by Summit Entertainment last year by nearly US$700 million.

The global total of 5.686 billion US dollars also surpassed the 5.027 billion US dollars of Summit Entertainment last year, and became the world champion. Originally Summit Entertainment predicted that the total box office for the year would be around 4 billion, but the plan could not keep up with the changes, and the two big-ticket acquisitions made the championship title firmly locked.

With last year's box office summary table and future film schedule, from the schedule, Summit Entertainment's plan has been arranged until 2017.

In January 2012, outsourced films and low-cost production films such as "The Man on the Window Sill" and "A Good Thing" featured by Lionsgate Entertainment were released. In February, Lionsgate Entertainment's main focus is "Number One", "Missing", "Cold Light" and other outsourced films and low-cost production films.

In March, "The New Punisher" produced by Marvel Comics Film Studio will be released. This is an adaptation of the Punisher superhero in Marvel Comics. It is a supernumerary film belonging to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Trio, an independent film, and has the same characteristics as all films. Worldviews, but there is no intersection. Lionsgate Entertainment's horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" will also be released.

In April, "Teddy Bear 2" produced by Summit Entertainment and the low-cost "Guide to Pregnancy" produced by Lionsgate Entertainment will be released.

In May, "The Avengers" produced by Marvel Comics Studio and directed by Shao Shuaijun, and the low-cost "Safety" produced by Lionsgate Entertainment will be released.

In June, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" produced by DreamWorks and the small-budget "Marriage Counselor" produced by Lions Gate Entertainment will be released.

Released in July, Marvel Comics Studio's The Amazing Spider-Man, the superhero movie, will join the second installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio. There will also be a screening of Lionsgate Entertainment's big production "The New Judge". The film is adapted from the British best-selling comic "The Judge". In 1995, Stallone starred in the old version of the movie. This time it is shot in 3D format. This is in Lionsgate The business was planned before it was acquired.

In August, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" produced by Summit Entertainment will be released, which is the sequel to "Rise of the Planet of the Apes".

"The Expendables 3" produced by Peak Entertainment will be released in September.

In October, "007: Skyfall" produced by Summit Entertainment and United Artists (under MGM) will be released. This film is a major production dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the 007 series. It is also Summit Entertainment's first 007 film with the copyright.

DreamWorks' "Rise of the Guardians" and Summit Entertainment's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" will be released in November.

In December, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" produced by Summit Entertainment will be released, which is the first part of the Hobbit trilogy directed by Peter Jackson.

2012 was basically a big production produced by Summit Entertainment. Whether it was Marvel Comics Studio or DreamWorks Films, they were all distributed by Summit Entertainment. Lionsgate Entertainment, still following the old routine, chooses low cost and heavy taste, and releases it under the name of Lionsgate alone.

The schedule for 2013 is also full, and the scripts are all finalized. All that remains is to choose a director and then shoot and produce.

In January, Lionsgate Entertainment's main show "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D" was released. And "Red Flame Battlefield 3". "New Version of Soul Chariot" will be released in February, which is also a supernumerary film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe trio. "Crazy Primitives" produced by DreamWorks was released in March, "Magic Mike 2" was released in April, and "Iron Man 3" was released in May.

In June, the book "Now You See Me" written by Luis Renard will be released. Will be directed by Lewis. Produced by Shao Shuaijun.

In July, "Speed ​​Snail" produced by DreamWorks was released. "Sherlock Holmes 3: Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" was released in August, and "Life of Pi," the highlight of the show directed by Li An and produced by Shao Shuaijun, was released in September. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part 2)" was released in October, "The Hobbit: The Fall of Smaug" was released in November, and "Thor: The Dark World" was released in December.

In 2014, the schedule is basically full. In January, Lionsgate Entertainment's main play "I, Frankenstein" will be released, in February, "The Conjuring 2" will be released, and in March, "Spectacled Dog and Spectacled Boy" produced by DreamWorks will be released. , "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" was released in April, "Dancing Out of My Life 5-" which revisited the plan was released in May, "How to Train Your Dragon 2" produced by DreamWorks was released in June, and "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the Marvel movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" was released in August, and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" was released in September.

In December, "New Daredevil" will be released, which is the second part of the Marvel movie trio to join the new film.

The 2015 schedule has also finalized several films. DreamWorks' "Penguins of Madagascar" will be released in March, "Avengers: Age of Ultron" will be released in May, "Ant-Man" will be released in July, and DreamWorks' "Ant-Man" will be released in October. "Kung Fu Panda 3" and "New Fantastic Four" will be released in November. This is the third part of the Marvel film trio to join the new film, because 20th Century Fox has decided not to start shooting new films, and the copyright will automatically return to Marvel in 2012. Marvel Studios already has the movie planned.

Lucasfilm's big production "Star Wars 7" will be released in December. This is the first work of the new trilogy of the Star Wars series. The script and director have not yet been confirmed, but the schedule has been confirmed.

In 2016, it may be planned to release "The Wasp" in May. This is the third part of the Marvel movie trio to join the new film. The Wasp is the veteran of the Avengers in the comics. The Amazing Spider-Man 3 will be released in June.

"Ms. Marvel" will be released in November. It is also the third part of the Marvel movie trio to join the new film. This movie is just a plan. It has not been decided whether to shoot or not, because Ms. Marvel is a character that connects the Avengers and the X-Men. If that At that time, the copyright of the X-Men was brought back, and the filming of "Ms. Marvel" was planned to start. If 20th Century Fox did not return it, it would be postponed.

In 2017, "Star Wars 8" was finalized, and in 2019, "Star Wars 9" was finalized.

This is Summit Entertainment's complete plan for the next few years. Some series of works, because they don't know the box office of the next movie, they don't make arrangements for sequels. Another thing worth mentioning is that although the "Twilight" series has ended after five movies, Mel Stephanie has written the fifth novel, and there will be a sixth movie "Twilight" City: Midnight Sun.

However, because the manuscript was uploaded to the Internet without consent, which led to exposure, Mel Niu became angry and announced that he would no longer write it. After being persuaded by fans, Mel decided that if she did not hear any news about "Midnight Sun" within two years, she would continue to write and publish it. If she heard it, she would give up the novel.

Although it's a joke, Mel is rich now, and no one can do anything to her, so "The Twilight Saga: Midnight Sun" is not included in the plan for the time being.

In short, in the next few years, Summit Entertainment will be in a blowout period, with countless good movies. (to be continued..)