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Hollywood What If Chapter 420
July 16, 2004. It had already been 17 days since the release of Spider-Man 2. Despite the scandal that Tobey and Kazir experienced, the box office performance of Spider-Man 2 was healthy.
The movie grossed $284.63 million after 17 days of screening. Only a few movies could achieve this kind of feat, making Spider-Man 2 one of the potential top-grossing movies this year.
A lot of factors contributed to this achievement. First was the movie's predecessor. The prequel to Spider-Man 2 grossed over $1 billion worldwide, giving Spider-Man 2 an amazing reputation.
Another factor was the director. Kazir Grey was a famous director who created unstoppable box office hits every year, being recognized as one of the best in the industry as a filmmaker.
Articles about Kazir never disappeared. People in the industry talked about him no matter what. His artistic sense was lacking, but he knew how to captivate the audience by creating movies that most people loved.
Students in art film courses even had to study his filmography because Kazir's body of work was one of a kind.
On the same day, July 16, Spider-Man 2 was released in the United Kingdom, and its first day grossed $4.18 million at the box office.
This was just some minor news. After all, Spider-Man 2 had already been released in some countries on the same day as its premiere in America.
Some of those countries included Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Oman, U.A.E., Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan. These countries had the same-day premiere as the United States, which was June 30.
Same-day worldwide releases were starting to become common now that digital films were getting popular. No more heavy, bulky film reels to carry around.
As for King Arthur (2004), which was produced by Walt Disney, by July 16, the movie's revenue had increased to $33 million. It was impressive if compared to ordinary movies.
Unfortunately, Walt Disney had spent more than $120 million just to create the movie. And the result was lower than what they expected. King Arthur didn't make a name for itself in the month of July. Another loss for Walt Disney.
In fact, Walt Disney didn't have any strong live-action franchise this decade because Kazir stole Pirates of the Caribbean! This was information that Walt Disney would regret if they had understood how important it would be.
Pirates of the Caribbean was an important franchise that helped Walt Disney maintain its position in the 2010s. This franchise was the reason why Walt Disney could stand toe to toe against Warner Brothers' Harry Potter and The Dark Knight Trilogy.
And now that this billion-dollar franchise was gone, Walt Disney couldn't find any strong IP to use. They realized that their position might be in danger.
Thankfully, Walt Disney was famous for releasing 3D animated movies. Because of this genre, Walt Disney maintained its relevance.
In the original timeline, the approximate worth of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise was more than $4.5 billion, and Walt Disney missed its chance. Well, this IP was owned by Grey Pictures now, and it depended on Grey Pictures if they had the power to reach that potential. To be precise, it depended on Kazir's directorship.
Currently, Walt Disney was trying to acquire a novel series. Harry Potter was a success, so Walt Disney was trying to follow Warner Brothers' steps.
The novel series they were trying to acquire was The Chronicles of Narnia. This series actually had the strength to be successful. But because of many factors, the franchise gradually lost its appeal, and Walt Disney dropped the project.
Perhaps because they had already experienced the tragedy of John Carter, Walt Disney knew when to step back when it came to funding projects.
And because they also experienced the suffrage of John Carter, Walt Disney was cautiously working on their projects, to make sure they wouldn't experience another John Carter disaster.
Too bad, the King Arthur movie they released this year was not working well at the box office.
.........
......
...
"Cheers!"
"Yeah—!"
Two people clicked their wine glasses as they sat on the balcony. A celebration party for the success of The Last Samurai, funded by Warner Brothers.
The movie, starring Tom Cruise, grossed $456 million. Obviously, Warner Brothers prepared a party and invited the cast and crew members to celebrate.
Formal parties were one of the events where people could form connections. Many small-time actors and actresses attended these parties in the hopes of getting lucky.
Particularly, many people had heard that Kazir would attend this party because the director was invited by Warner Brothers and Tom Cruise himself.
The relationship between Warner Brothers and Kazir became better after they signed a trilogy contract.
"Still, I can't believe that you and Angelina broke up. I thought you two were going strong," Tom said.
"Perhaps it's fate. We don't know the future after all. Maybe some people didn't want me to be with Angelina. Haha, maybe a group of higher existence voted in a poll to determine my relationship." Kazir laughed, imagining that his life was like a novel controlled by an author.
"You're not living in a sitcom. This is not The Truman Show. Bruh, you're just drunk."
"I don't think so." Kazir was confident in his alcohol tolerance.
Kazir tasted his drink before saying, "What about you? Why did you break up with Penélope Cruz?"
"Things didn't work." Tom shrugged. He didn't want to explain further. However, he was already tipsy, so his mouth betrayed him.
"She wanted a baby, but I was against it. You know how hard it is if your child abandons you? I have a daughter, and we stopped talking."
"What did she do?"
"Well, she didn't like my religion, so we parted ways."
"..."
It was more like Tom Cruise was the one who abandoned his daughter.
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[Second chapter of the day.]
July 16, 2004. It had already been 17 days since the release of Spider-Man 2. Despite the scandal that Tobey and Kazir experienced, the box office performance of Spider-Man 2 was healthy.
The movie grossed $284.63 million after 17 days of screening. Only a few movies could achieve this kind of feat, making Spider-Man 2 one of the potential top-grossing movies this year.
A lot of factors contributed to this achievement. First was the movie's predecessor. The prequel to Spider-Man 2 grossed over $1 billion worldwide, giving Spider-Man 2 an amazing reputation.
Another factor was the director. Kazir Grey was a famous director who created unstoppable box office hits every year, being recognized as one of the best in the industry as a filmmaker.
Articles about Kazir never disappeared. People in the industry talked about him no matter what. His artistic sense was lacking, but he knew how to captivate the audience by creating movies that most people loved.
Students in art film courses even had to study his filmography because Kazir's body of work was one of a kind.
On the same day, July 16, Spider-Man 2 was released in the United Kingdom, and its first day grossed $4.18 million at the box office.
This was just some minor news. After all, Spider-Man 2 had already been released in some countries on the same day as its premiere in America.
Some of those countries included Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Oman, U.A.E., Central America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan. These countries had the same-day premiere as the United States, which was June 30.
Same-day worldwide releases were starting to become common now that digital films were getting popular. No more heavy, bulky film reels to carry around.
As for King Arthur (2004), which was produced by Walt Disney, by July 16, the movie's revenue had increased to $33 million. It was impressive if compared to ordinary movies.
Unfortunately, Walt Disney had spent more than $120 million just to create the movie. And the result was lower than what they expected. King Arthur didn't make a name for itself in the month of July. Another loss for Walt Disney.
In fact, Walt Disney didn't have any strong live-action franchise this decade because Kazir stole Pirates of the Caribbean! This was information that Walt Disney would regret if they had understood how important it would be.
Pirates of the Caribbean was an important franchise that helped Walt Disney maintain its position in the 2010s. This franchise was the reason why Walt Disney could stand toe to toe against Warner Brothers' Harry Potter and The Dark Knight Trilogy.
And now that this billion-dollar franchise was gone, Walt Disney couldn't find any strong IP to use. They realized that their position might be in danger.
Thankfully, Walt Disney was famous for releasing 3D animated movies. Because of this genre, Walt Disney maintained its relevance.
In the original timeline, the approximate worth of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise was more than $4.5 billion, and Walt Disney missed its chance. Well, this IP was owned by Grey Pictures now, and it depended on Grey Pictures if they had the power to reach that potential. To be precise, it depended on Kazir's directorship.
Currently, Walt Disney was trying to acquire a novel series. Harry Potter was a success, so Walt Disney was trying to follow Warner Brothers' steps.
The novel series they were trying to acquire was The Chronicles of Narnia. This series actually had the strength to be successful. But because of many factors, the franchise gradually lost its appeal, and Walt Disney dropped the project.
Perhaps because they had already experienced the tragedy of John Carter, Walt Disney knew when to step back when it came to funding projects.
And because they also experienced the suffrage of John Carter, Walt Disney was cautiously working on their projects, to make sure they wouldn't experience another John Carter disaster.
Too bad, the King Arthur movie they released this year was not working well at the box office.
.........
......
...
"Cheers!"
"Yeah—!"
Two people clicked their wine glasses as they sat on the balcony. A celebration party for the success of The Last Samurai, funded by Warner Brothers.
The movie, starring Tom Cruise, grossed $456 million. Obviously, Warner Brothers prepared a party and invited the cast and crew members to celebrate.
Formal parties were one of the events where people could form connections. Many small-time actors and actresses attended these parties in the hopes of getting lucky.
Particularly, many people had heard that Kazir would attend this party because the director was invited by Warner Brothers and Tom Cruise himself.
The relationship between Warner Brothers and Kazir became better after they signed a trilogy contract.
"Still, I can't believe that you and Angelina broke up. I thought you two were going strong," Tom said.
"Perhaps it's fate. We don't know the future after all. Maybe some people didn't want me to be with Angelina. Haha, maybe a group of higher existence voted in a poll to determine my relationship." Kazir laughed, imagining that his life was like a novel controlled by an author.
"You're not living in a sitcom. This is not The Truman Show. Bruh, you're just drunk."
"I don't think so." Kazir was confident in his alcohol tolerance.
Kazir tasted his drink before saying, "What about you? Why did you break up with Penélope Cruz?"
"Things didn't work." Tom shrugged. He didn't want to explain further. However, he was already tipsy, so his mouth betrayed him.
"She wanted a baby, but I was against it. You know how hard it is if your child abandons you? I have a daughter, and we stopped talking."
"What did she do?"
"Well, she didn't like my religion, so we parted ways."
"..."
It was more like Tom Cruise was the one who abandoned his daughter.
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[Second chapter of the day.]