Hollywood What If Chapter 491
The audience sobbed as their gazes remained fixed on the screen, where Bryan Mills was piloting a plane up into the sky.
"I'm sorry, Kim... I can't attend your birthday." Bryan Mills weakly smiled as the plane flew further away from the city.
"Dad! Dad, please don't do this to me." Kim cried out loud. It was futile. A powerful shockwave struck the city, and the glasses and windows cracked. However, the city was not destroyed, and only a few people were hurt by the explosion.
Kim Mills looked up at the sky and saw a giant red fiery ball slowly disintegrating. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she realized what had happened. She dropped the phone and kneeled. She cried as the people around her panicked because of the explosion.
The other protagonists witnessed the explosion, and they had mixed emotions.
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"That kind of scene is so overused! I've watched so many movies where the good guy always sacrifices himself to save the others. Armageddon, Deep Impact, The Iron Giant, Titanic, Saving Private Ryan. I'll tell you this: that trope is so fucking overused!"
"Then why are you crying?"
"Because it hurts! So you're telling me that Bryan Mills died because he saved a city from destruction!? He is a hero, but God damn, it hurts!"
People were happy yet sad as they left the theater one by one. The workers from CinemaScore asked them to rate the movie, and almost all of them rated it A+. Most of them said the same thing: "The movie was amazing."
Despite the sad part of the movie, the audience liked the overall film. It resonated with them.
The first 24 hours of Kingsman: The Secret Service were so hectic because every theater that screened the movie was full.
The first-day box office hit of Kingsman: The Secret Service was $75 million... This was currently the highest first-day box office hit in history.
The second was Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which grossed $55 million on its first day.
See the similarities?
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Kingsman: The Secret Service were released in the same year.
The two movies were also released by the same production studio. Grey Pictures!
This fact would make some people go crazy.
The second day of Kingsman: The Secret Service was undoubtedly great. It made $44 million.
On Sunday, which was the third day of screening, Kingsman: The Secret Service made $40 million.
The first-weekend box office hit of the movie grossed $160 million.
Stella Willow was receiving so much praise from people. The management of 20th Century Fox also expressed their congratulations to the woman. She had been one of the key reasons why the performance of Grey Pictures was getting better every year.
As for Kazir, Hollywood couldn't find the director, so the only person they could praise was Stella.
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In the first week of November, Borat, Flushed Away, and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause were the big movies that were released.
In the second week, only Kingsman: The Secret Service was the big movie that was released. No one was stupid enough to release movies in the same week as Kingsman: The Secret Service's release. They made the right choice because Kingsman: The Secret Service dominated the month with no hassle.
In the third week, 007: Casino Royale, Happy Feet, and Déjà Vu were released.
In the fourth week... Nothing much happened except for the fact that Grey Pictures prepared a theater that could house only 100 people to screen a movie.
This small screening was not extravagant, but the audience who attended the movie were all important.
Ronald Meyer from Universal Pictures.
Robert Iger from Walt Disney.
Barry Meyer from Warner Brothers.
Tom Rothman from 20th Century Fox.
Brad Grey from Paramount Pictures.
Frank Price from Sony-Columbia.
Jon Feltheimer, the CEO of Lionsgate.
Harry E. Sloan, the CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Even Director Steven Spielberg, the representative of DreamWorks, showed up.
The CEOs looked around and greeted each other. They were all here to watch a movie, and also for business. Despite their amiable smiles, they were ready to tear each other's faces off just to win the copyrights.
These were just some of the people who showed up. Together with them were their entourages and the higher-ups of their respective companies.
"First of all, I want to thank all of you. I'm honored that almost every decision-maker in Hollywood showed up for this small presentation of mine. Now, I will not waste more time. The movie shall begin… For those who have heart problems, I recommend you be prepared."
Kazir announced the start of the screening.
It was a 90-minute-long movie. There were scary and disgusting scenes, but the audience could stomach them. Overall, it was an entertaining movie. The plot twist was also unexpected.
Still… It wasn't that great. Or, to be precise, they had watched better horror movies than this. It was above average but not enough for people to fall in love with it.
Suddenly, most people in the audience felt like they had been scammed.
Kazir kept his smile... Actually, he didn't expect that the CEOs from the Big Six would show up today. He had the intention of selling his movie, but not like this.
He was actually nervous.
One thing was sure, despite the average reception, the movie would still make money. After all, this was Kazir's horror movie.