After being blocked by the crowd of fans for nearly an hour, the convoy of the "Madoka Magica" crew was finally able to move slowly.
After leaving the road at a pace slower than a turtle, everyone finally returned to the hotel where they were staying.
But the crew members had no time to relax, as their work was not over yet.
After a brief rest, he rushed to an ABC TV studio in Los Angeles to participate in a TV program broadcast nationwide.
Fortunately, director Nanaya did not have to attend this time, which allowed him to avoid the embarrassment of being stuck in traffic for the second time in a row.
So that night, Nanaya could lie on the bed in the hotel and rest while watching the TV promotional program of "Madoka Magica".
Tonight, NBC will air a special on Madoka Magica.
According to the prior communication between the two parties, they will once again reveal some content related to "Madoka Magica" to the public.
After dinner, Nanaya first called Lily, who had returned to the "Inception" crew.
The girl with blonde hair and a ponytail seemed to be extremely concerned about the situation of this movie and always hoped to get first-hand information from Nanaya.
Nanaya was pestered and had no choice but to report the information he learned to Lily on time every night.
Lily was very satisfied with this and tried to make this call a regular occurrence every day.
"Why do I have the illusion that I have to punch in at a certain time every day?"
After hanging up the phone, Nanaya discovered a rather sad fact.
Fortunately, the NBC TV program was about to start, so Nanaya didn't go into it any further.
In fact, there is nothing particularly novel in this program, and the revelations are not too surprising.
After all, as one of the best TV stations in the United States, NBC will not allow any content that is too outrageous to appear.
Most of the footage shown in the program are behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the audience.
In short, we want to tell people in North America and any other country or region where this show can be seen how excellent and popular Madoka Magica is.
Those of you who haven't seen Madoka Magica are so out of date.
To some extent, there is really not much difference between movie propaganda and brainwashing and missionary work.
"It's a great movie."
At the beginning, the host gave a definition of the movie "Madoka Magica".
"It was made by a crew that was bold and innovative, but also hard-working. The success of Madoka Magica is definitely a collective victory for the whole team."
"That may not make sense, so let's look at some specific numbers. After all, data speaks for itself."
Accompanied by behind-the-scenes footage of various departments of the film, the program introduced a series of data in the form of narration.
These data are definitely information that can stimulate the audience's viewing experience.
"During the filming, a total of more than 600 professional electronic storage cassettes were consumed, equivalent to 1.42 million feet of traditional film."
"1,500 motion capture suits, 650 sets of actor costumes, and more than 400 magical girl weapons of various models."
"372 actors, 60 motion capture stunt performers, more than 1,400 behind-the-scenes staff, and 560 computer stunt performers."
"The scenes with CG special effects in the movie occupy 80% of the entire film, and the scenes with full CG effects account for as much as 60%."
From any perspective, Nanaya feels that "Madoka Magica" is probably the largest and most expensive single film to date.
Although in terms of the number of actors, Madoka Magica may not be comparable to war epics such as The Lord of the Rings or Kingdom of Heaven.
After all, "Madoka Magica", which lacks huge war scenes, does not need so many extras.
However, in terms of post-production and the use of large-scale special effects, "Madoka Magica" is undoubtedly better than any other movie.
You can imagine how complicated it is to make such a film.
Without a team that has been established for many years and has good cooperation, plus Nanaya's own full commitment, how could a masterpiece like "Madoka Magica" be completed?
So, when the North American box office of "Madoka Magica" surpassed $100 million without any suspense on Monday, no one was surprised.
Even James Cameron took it for granted.
As a director who witnessed the creation of "Madoka Magica", Cameron would find it strange if the film failed to break the $100 million North American box office.
He stood in a conference room at the Fox Building, looking out the glass window at Century City in Beverly Hills.
The face, which was no longer young, looked unusually calm, as if the number Jim Ganopoulos said behind him had nothing to do with him at all.
$12.4 million, this is the number that "Madoka Magica" received on Monday.
Breaking 10 million on weekdays.
Anyone who knows anything about North American films would know what this result represents.
The 3D version of the movie is definitely the biggest contributor to this achievement.
In order to experience the 3D version of "Madoka Magica", many viewers took leave on weekdays to watch the movie.
But even so, most 3D theaters across the United States are still sold out.
Stimulated by such a favorable market, all cinema chains have put aside their reserve and started upgrading and renovating their theaters.
Fortunately, upgrading ordinary 3D theaters does not need to be as complicated as upgrading IMAX theaters.
Just update the playback equipment and buy a batch of 3D glasses and everything will be fine.
The rising box office performance of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" put a lot of pressure on Fox.
"James, the situation is not favorable for us." Jim said worriedly.
"In fact, the current situation is not that bad for us."
Cameron comforted Jim Ganopoulos who was sitting on the sofa: "The better the 3D version of Madoka Magica sells, the faster theaters will install 3D equipment."
"In this way, when our movie Avatar is released, there will be more 3D theaters."
Jim sat there, he didn't say anything, but his face looked unhappy.
Cameron's relief didn't have much effect on Jim.
After all, the two people look at the problem from completely different perspectives.
After all, Cameron is also a co-producer of Madoka Magica.
And he is the kind of producer who gets a small dividend.
The more "Puella Magi" earns, the more Cameron will get a considerable amount of money.
Although this amount of money is far less than what Washimine and Nanaya earn, it is still a huge sum of money for a director.
Therefore, Cameron himself does not care about which movie has higher box office between "Avatar" and "Madoka Magica".
It's all about making money anyway, which movie doesn't make money?
As long as the movies I make can achieve the effects I want, and as long as 3D technology can bring new changes to the film market.
Cameron doesn't care which movie will become the highest-grossing movie in history.
After all, the data is there, isn't it there for people to break?
But this box office victory is completely different for Fox.
This year, Fox has been at a disadvantage in the competition with Washimine Entertainment.
First, "Dragon Ball" lost so much money that even his mother couldn't recognize him, and then "Wolverine" also ended in failure.
If it weren't for the support of Blue Sky Studios, the box office and peripheral products of "Ice Age 3" would have been very successful.
Fox's big productions this year are expected to be even worse.
Now everyone at Fox is pinning their hopes on the movie "Avatar".
Under the current circumstances, it would not be enough for "Avatar" to be just an ordinary box office hit like "True Lies".
Even if Fox can achieve profitability, it will not meet everyone's expectations.
For the ambitious Murdoch Jr. and Jim, who hoped to consolidate his position, such results were simply not enough.
Although they didn't tell each other, Jim and Murdoch Jr. both hoped that "Avatar" could become the next "Titanic".
But can James Cameron, who is already 55 years old, still create a miracle?
You know, Spielberg and George Lucas, his contemporaries, were clearly on the decline in film creation.
In today's Hollywood, business trends are changing at an increasingly rapid pace, and market competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
Only commercial blockbusters that can bring huge profits can make Fox stand out from the fierce competition.
James Cameron once had an excellent grasp of commercial elements, but his productivity was really too low.
Can the production model that takes ten years to sharpen a sword adapt to such a fast-paced modern society?
Jim simply couldn't be sure until the film came out.
Looking at Cameron's back, Jim thought of Nanaya Kiryu, who has been mentioned crazily by the media recently and has often been compared with Cameron.
Jim closed his eyes slightly.
In fact, Fox has another way to go, which is to recruit Nanaya Kiryu, the super director of the new era.
Even if the other party does not have the copyright of Fate, his genius creativity and keen grasp of the market can still help Fox out of the predicament.
The success of "Madoka Magica" is the best example, a movie that seemed to have no potential to be a big hit.
Nanaya Kiryu made it a hit with its excellent plot and the concept of being the first 3D movie.
But the question is, what can Fox, where Jim works, use to poach Nanaya Kiryu?
Or does Fox have any conditions that can impress Nanaya Kiryu?
Beautiful female star?
Let's not talk about the incredibly beautiful noble daughter who is next to Kiryu.
Which female star in Hollywood today doesn't want to work with Nanaya Kiryu?
There are many directors in Hollywood who are able to make blockbuster movies.
But the only director who could make such a successful film with a female protagonist is Nanaya Kiryu!
money?
Who doesn't know that Nanaya Kiryu is now a major shareholder of Washimine Entertainment? Worth tens of billions of dollars?
If he wasn't so rich, he wouldn't have financed the filming of "Madoka Magica" on his own.
that power?
Nanaya Kiryu is able to have the final say in Washimine Entertainment, so could Fox give him the same power?
Fox can only be the Fox of the Murdoch family. That powerful rich second generation will definitely not allow another person to be on equal footing with him.
Jim couldn't help but feel a headache. Nanaya Kiryu had become an unsolvable problem for him.
"James." Jim looked up and said to Cameron, "The company will fully support your new movie. I hope you can achieve good results."
It won't work if it's not supported.
We've already spent so much money, we should at least wait and see, right?
And what Cameron said makes sense.
With 3D movies selling so well, theater chains will definitely increase the number of 3D screens.
There is also the audience's interest in watching 3D movies.
These can greatly help promote "Avatar".
Cameron nodded noncommittally: "That's all for today. I'm going back now."
After saying that, Cameron left Fox's office without giving Jim any face.
However, Cameron did not return to the hotel prepared for him by Fox, but went directly to the nearest cinema.
He plans to watch "Madoka Magica" again, after all, there are too many things in this movie that can arouse his interest.
Whether it is the storytelling technique, the camera movement of female characters, or the way special effects are presented.
For ordinary viewers, these are just exclamations.
For a director of Cameron's level, it is an excellent reference.
It's always good to look more and do more research.
As for being accused of aiding the enemy...
Cameron said that there are so many people watching "Madoka Magica" all over the world now, so the money he spends on movie tickets is not a big deal.