The failure of "King Kong" forced Peter Jackson to take over the responsibility of the "Hobbit" trilogy.
Before this, he actually had no plans to film "The Hobbit" again. After all, he doesn't want to be restricted to the realm of magic. He hopes to try different themes and stories.
But now that "King Kong" has had a bad start, he can only retreat from his comfort zone temporarily.
Just like the box office failure of Michael Bay's "Escape from Clone Island", he had no choice but to put down his directorial duties and choose to supervise one or two movies to make a comeback.
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The movies released in November are "Rush Hour 3" and "Scream 4."
"Rush Hour 3" stars Jackie Chan, Martin Lawrence and Song Hye Kyo, and tells the story of Lee and Carter working together to detect the Triad, a transnational criminal organization.
The total investment in this movie is only US$75 million, which is basically the same as the investment in "Rush Hour 2". Even the salaries of Jackie Chan and Martin Lawrence have been compressed.
Because Xiang Nan really didn't have any extra funds for them.
In recent years, pure action movies have become increasingly difficult to sell. Jackie Chan filmed "Around the World in Eighty Days" last year with an investment of US$100 million. The North American box office was only US$20 million, and the global box office was only US$70 million. Even the cost was not recovered.
The film's disastrous failure caused him to lose the favor of Hollywood.
The comedy "Secretary" starring Martin Lawrence in 2003 had an investment of US$65 million, and Martin's own salary alone was as high as US$20 million.
As a result, the film only took in US$26 million at the box office in North America, and only US$53 million at the global box office. It was also a box office failure.
Because of the disastrous failure of this movie, Martin Lawrence also became a box office poison, and no one asked him to film for more than a year.
Therefore, both Jackie Chan and Martin urgently need a blockbuster movie to help them recover. Otherwise, they will never be able to turn over.
Because of this, they accepted Universal Pictures’ conditions of lowering prices.
After all, they need "Rush Hour 3" to make a comeback, and Universal Pictures has so many good projects that it doesn't matter whether they make "Rush Hour 3" or not.
After the final release of "Rush Hour 3", the global box office was US$250 million, which was half the box office of the previous "Rush Hour 2".
Fortunately, Xiang Nan reduced the investment amount in time, otherwise, Universal Pictures would have suffered huge losses this time. Now there is no loss or profit, which is something to be thankful for.
Because of this, Universal Pictures subsequently announced that there would no longer be a sequel to the "Rush Hour" series.
This decision made both Jackie Chan and Martin Lawrence depressed. Because the "Rush Hour" series is the masterpiece of their acting career, with a global box office of nearly $500 million.
Once this IP is stopped, they will suffer heavy losses. Not only did he lose this brand, but he also lost tens of millions of dollars in salary.
It's a pity that the arm can't twist the movie. If Universal Pictures doesn't film it, they can't start a new one. After all, the copyright is in Universal's hands.
This also made Jackie Chan have some opinions on Xiang Nan, feeling that he was a bit ruthless and cared too much about his own interests. I don’t even think about it. If he can make so much money, it’s because of the help of people like them.
Now they have to be abandoned as soon as they lose money, which really feels like killing the donkey.
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"Scream 4" performed well at the box office after its release. The North American box office was US$89 million and the global box office was US$170 million.
However, compared to the investment of 60 million US dollars, Universal Pictures cannot be considered a big profit. Therefore, Xiang Nan has not yet made up his mind about whether to open "Scream 5".
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In December, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released.
The previous two movies in the "Harry Potter" series were both box office successes and critical acclaim, which made "Harry Potter" famous and gained countless fans.
Now that the third part of the "Harry Potter" series is released, it naturally attracts much attention. Many book and movie fans queued up overnight to buy tickets to see it.
I have to say, young people are really energetic.
In the end, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" earned US$250 million in North America and nearly US$800 million at the global box office. Compared with the cost of US$150 million, this movie is a real hit.
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Entering January 2006, Xiang Nan began to prepare for a new project.
"Shanghai Noon", "Jurassic Park 4", "The Wolverine 2", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "The Mummy 3", "Spider-Man 2", "Daredevil 3", "Pirates of the Caribbean" 4", "The Pursuit of Happiness", "The Devil Wears Prada", "Casino Royale", "Underworld 2" and "Fast and Furious 3".
"Shanghai Noon" tells the story of the Qing Palace Princess who is kidnapped and brought to North America, and the male protagonist, who is a bodyguard of Ouchi, goes to rescue her.
Xiang Nan canceled the "Rush Hour" series, and in order to ensure Jackie Chan's foothold in Hollywood, he decided to let him star in this movie. Qing Palace Princess is also going to be starred by Huang Shengyi in order to repay her sacrifice.
"Jurassic Park 4" continues to tell the story of how humans and dinosaurs get along; "The Mummy 3" tells the story of the evil priest Immorton, with the support of Horus, the god of vengeance, returning to the world to find O'Connor, Evelyn and A story of revenge for Ansu Nam who betrayed his lover.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 4" tells the story of Captain Jack Sparrow going to sea to find the Fountain of Youth; "Spider-Man 2" tells the story of Peter Parker who no longer wants to take responsibility and decides to give up his identity as Spider-Man. However, when disaster strikes, he has to shoulder the responsibility again and save the people. s story. The villain of this episode is the famous Doctor Octopus.
"Daredevil 3" tells the final battle between Daredevil and the Hand. In the end, Daredevil will become the president of the Hand and lead this ninja organization back to the right path.
"007 Casino Royale" tells the story of 007 when he first debuted; "Underworld 2" continues the battle between vampires and werewolves.
"The Pursuit of Happiness" tells the story of how the male protagonist finally succeeds after going through all kinds of hardships, while "The Devil Wears Prada" tells the story of how newcomers struggle in the workplace.
"Wolverine 2" does not copy the original plot, but tells the story that happened after "X-Men 3".
The story of "Fast and Furious 3" is directly adapted from the story of "Fast and Furious 4", telling the story of Boss Tang returning to Los Angeles to avenge his girlfriend after her death.
This movie is considered a reboot of the "Fast and Furious" series.
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