Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 789 - 570 Link’s Scandal_2

"Media promoting me voluntarily?"

Link shook his head, feeling that the media couldn't be that benevolent; there was probably some scheme involved.

"Dear, is there a possibility that you're just a good man and the media is only providing factual reporting?"

Ivanka said with her bright and luscious lips curled into a smile.

"Good man? Am I? I think men like Tom Hanks are the real good men."

"Honey, you certainly are. You're hard-working and have a healthy lifestyle. You're good to me and the kids and take care of your friends well. In my heart, you are the best man in the world."

Ivanka said, holding his hand with an indulgent smile.

Link softly smiled and kissed the back of her hand, "Wife, you're the best woman in my heart too."

Ding-a-ling!

Just as they were about to kiss, the phone on the table rang—it was Leonardo's call.

"Something up?"

"Hehe, Link, I heard you've become the entertainment industry's top good man, congrats! How does it feel to switch from top playboy to top good man?"

"Stop beating around the bush, spit it out straight."

"Hmph, while you're hyping up the 'good man' thing, could you not use me as a negative example? I may be flirtatious, but I don't date several women at the same time. Compared to you, I'm the real good man,"

Leonardo said discontentedly.

"What do you mean I'm hyping up a good man? Do you think I arranged those news pieces?"

"Isn't that the case?"

"I'm not that idle. With my status, what's the point of adding a 'good man' label? I have a wife and kids now, not like you, a bachelor who needs to fabricate a good man image to trick young girls."

"Cheater! Fooling young girls? Who are you talking about?"

"How's the movie shooting going?"

Link changed the subject, unwilling to argue further.

Leonardo is currently shooting "The Revenant" in the film crew. Before this movie, Little Leo had also invested in producing a documentary about poachers. The documentary tells the story of a group of poachers in Africa's oldest national park, Virunga, competing fiercely with park rangers while hunting endangered mountain gorillas for survival.

This documentary was co-produced by Archaia Entertainment and Netflix, with Leonardo as the producer. The story has some similarities with "The Revenant," and Leonardo wanted to use the documentary to learn more about the hunters' stories to inspire and enrich his character's portrayal in "The Revenant."

After finishing the documentary, Little Leo joined the cast of "The Revenant," which is being filmed in forests across Canada and the United States, and it's expected to finish shooting early next year.

Listening to Link's question about the film, Leonardo complained about the harsh filming environment—he could hear wolves howling from the Calgary Dinosaur Valley when he slept in the trailer at night, and in the morning when he got out of the trailer, he once accidentally stepped on a frozen snake. Originally a vegetarian, he was forced to eat raw beef for the film, which almost made him throw up afterward.

Link remarked that wasn't enough; if he wanted to win the Oscars for Best Actor, he needed to suffer more, like being chased by a pack of wolves in the forest or having a snake crawl into his sleeping bag.

Leonardo cursed, saying he made films out of passion, not for the awards.

Link reminded him to remember this statement and not to complain the next time he doesn't receive an Oscar.

After chatting for a bit, Link hung up the phone and continued to read other news in the newspaper.

In September, Lionsgate Films released two movies, "Whiplash" and "The Conjuring 2".

"Whiplash" premiered on Friday, September 5th, telling the story of a young drummer opposing a devil-like music coach in PUA, with filming completed at the end of last year. It won the Grand Jury Prize at the 30th Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year and received the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

By June, the film had been released in more than twenty countries and regions overseas, gradually garnering a box office of 43.89 million US dollars.

On September 5th, it was screened in six theaters in North America, earning 370,000 US dollars in the first week, with an average daily box office of 8,085 US dollars per theater, performing above average.

The reception was also very positive; lead actor Miles Teller was highly praised, and J.K. Simmons, who played the devil coach, was labeled as 'the most thrilling character in a non-thriller film of the year' and 'the film character with the most oppressive presence' by media outlets like the New York Post and Variety.

The media overall scored it 87, with 18 outlets giving it a score above 95, a Rotten Tomatoes fresh rating of 76%, and an IMDb movie score of 8.7.

With good reviews, mainstream media promotion helped it expand to 1,028 theaters in the second week, taking in 6.67 million US dollars.

After four weeks, it had earned 29.89 million US dollars in North America, adding overseas box office, the first-phase total earnings reached over 74 million US dollars.

The production cost for "Whiplash" was 4 million US dollars, with approximately 3 million in marketing and distribution costs.

A profit ratio of over 10 times, making it a blockbuster film.

However, Lionsgate had many blockbuster films this year, each with a profit ratio exceeding ten times, causing media and peers to become somewhat numb. They rather found it abnormal for Lionsgate to have loss-making films like "Ender's Game".

"The Conjuring 2" premiered on September 26th; the first of the series premiered in October 2012. With a production budget of 20 million US dollars, it earned a global box office of 350 million US dollars, setting the record for the best opening for an original horror film and the highest box office for a horror film that year. It also won the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film in 2013 and was ranked first among the top ten horror films of 2012.

"The Conjuring 2", still directed by James Wan, starred Patrick Wilson, Dadalio, Vera Farmiga, Madison Wolfe, and others, telling the story of supernatural researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren helping a single mother and her four children in an exorcism amid various crises.

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In its first week, it raked in 56.17 million US dollars at 3,343 theaters, and in its first month, it grossed 112 million US dollars in the North American region.

It became the fifth film of Lionsgate to break the 100 million US dollar mark in the North American box office.

This film performed even better overseas, continuously entering theaters in over 70 countries and regions from September, earning 233 million US dollars at the box office within the year.

The total box office revenue for "The Conjuring 2" reached 345 million US dollars.

Compared to a production cost of 35 million US dollars, the profit ratio is close to 10:1

Lionsgate profited over 100 million US dollars on this project.

Despite peers becoming numb to hearing about Lionsgate's blockbuster films, Lionsgate's continued release of two movies in September both exceeding a profit ratio of 10:1 made peers feel helpless. Lionsgate's films seem to have a special place in moviegoers' hearts, and audiences always show up to support any film from Lionsgate.

At this rate, in a few years, Lionsgate might become another Universal Pictures or Warner Bros. Pictures.