In November, during the Halloween period, Fox Films released the third part of the long-lost horror film "Moonlight and Panic".

In 1982, this series of films released its second sequel. Although the box office results and reputation are not as good as the previous one, it still brings Fox Pictures a box office revenue of more than 40 million US dollars and a videotape revenue of more than 20 million US dollars.

This type of horror film can earn more than 100 million US dollars on the big screen. This record was created by "The Exorcist" in 1973.

However, in the video rental market, horror films have a broader market. Many viewers dare not go to the theater to enjoy them, but are willing to rent videos with their friends and watch them at home.

Moreover, horror movie enthusiasts are much more obsessed with than ordinary commercial entertainment movie audiences. Their purchases and rentals are often three to four times that of ordinary audiences.

Therefore, horror films are very popular in the video tape market, and even create higher value than ordinary commercial entertainment films.

There is a saying in Xiangjiang that the nose is delicious and the nostrils are dug through. It is precisely because horror films have such high value that Fox Pictures has launched "Moonlight and Panic 3".

The film is no longer written and directed by John Carpenter.

First of all, he is now a well-known director in Hollywood. His own director and screenwriter fees add up to one million dollars.

The total production cost of "Moonlight and Panic 3" is only 8 million US dollars, which is a small-cost production. If the director and screenwriter pay too much money, the production will be reduced, which will not be worth the cost.

Therefore, John Carpenter was eliminated and replaced by David Cronenberg, who filmed "Video Murder" and "The Fateful Spirit".

In his previous life, he also filmed "Butterfly Lord", "Nei Kuang", "Fly Man", "Spiritual Infant", etc. Because of his outstanding achievements in the film festival, he was also invited to serve as the chairman of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival.

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After the release of "Moonlight and Panic 3", it achieved quite good results.

The first round of release in North America took place in one month and ten days, and it won 25 million US dollars in box office, which is a good result.

With the second round of release and overseas box office, it should not be difficult for this movie to win $60 million. Fox Pictures can get at least one-third, that is, $20 million. Excluding the cost, you can make about $10 million.

Including the sales of videotapes and TV broadcasting authorization, it is easy for "Moonlight Panic 3" to make Fox Pictures 3 to earn 30 to 40 million US dollars.

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With the arrival of December, "Home Imperial" directed by Chris Columbus is officially released.

Chris Columbus graduated from the New York University film department and entered the industry in the 1970s. He was fortunate to follow Spielberg in the 1980s. He collaborated on "The Seven Treasures", "et" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2".

In fact, Fox Films is preparing to direct the drama "Home Imperial" by Spielberg. However, after Spielberg directed entertainment films such as "The Seven Treasures", "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2", "Back to the Future", and "et", his interest in directing entertainment films has been greatly reduced.

Because he is no match for commercial films, even George Lucas, who created the Star Wars series, is overshadowed in front of him.

Therefore, he has been seeking artistic breakthroughs since the beginning of the year. As far as Ye Jin knows, he is now busy adapting the long-lettered novel "Purple" published by Alice Walker in 1982.

It tells the story of the black sisters who wake up and gain happiness after being violent, enslaved, betrayed.

After the book was released in 1982, it immediately caused a sensation in America. Not only did it sell very high, it also won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the Book Critics Association Award.

Spielberg hopes to use this movie to achieve his artistic breakthrough.

The film has also been confirmed to be invested by Fox Pictures and is expected to be released in October next year.

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"Home Imperial" released in Christmas quickly captured the hearts of countless audiences with its novel and interesting plot and the innocent and cute performance of the male protagonist.

It is worth mentioning that the male protagonist of this drama is Leonardo DiCaprio, who is not yet famous. When the actor audition was held in "Home Imperial", the handsome and cute little Little Little Li suddenly captured the heart of the casting director.

Although he is a little older, he is over nine years old when the series starts filming, which is a little older than the movie requires, the casting director is still highly recommended.

Finally, Chris Columbus thought about it repeatedly and finally decided to adopt the suggestion of the casting director and let Little Little star. Sure enough, he was innocent and childlike, and he was handsome and cute, and immediately became popular as soon as he appeared on the screen.

"Home Imperial" won a box office of 30 million US dollars in its first week of release, ranking first in the weekly box office rankings. The total cost of this movie is only 15 million US dollars.

It can be said that the first week of its release had already recovered the cost for Fox Pictures.

In the following weeks, the box office of "Home Imperial" continued to rise sharply, and soon exceeded 100 million US dollars to 200 million US dollars.

According to external predictions, the global box office of the film is likely to end up exceeding $400 million.

However, Ye Jin knew that they underestimated the movie. "Home Imperial" won a box office of 530 million US dollars worldwide in his previous life, and is the most popular comedy.

The hit screening of "Home Imperial" also made Fox Pictures a good start.

In addition to the release of masterpieces such as "Conan the Destroyer", "Deadly Weapons 2", "Gem Romance", "Day of the Groundhog", and "Extreme Suspect" this year, Fox Pictures' single box office revenue reached 1.965 million US dollars.

Including the revenue from videotape release, peripheral product development and copyright licensing, Fox Pictures' net profit reached 2 billion US dollars in 1984.

This number was very terrifying at that time. You should know that other giants in Hollywood were still living a life of stagnation. Warner's profit this year was only 180 million US dollars, while Columbia lost 75 million US dollars.

It is a miracle that Fox Pictures can make so much money.

Therefore, in 1984, Fox's stock price rose by nearly 30%, which caused Ye Jin's net worth to rise by another 700 to 800 million US dollars.

In addition to the appreciation of cus computers, Tongxin Real Estate, Changjiang Industrial, Hutchison Whampoa, Huidefeng and other companies, Ye Jin's net worth increased by nearly 1.5 billion US dollars in 1984. The dividends given to him by each listing centimeter have reached hundreds of millions of dollars. It can be said that he has a huge income.
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