Chapter 164 Jennifer Lopez was repeatedly defeated by Chen An!

Three weeks had passed by the time Chen An returned to Hollywood.

After the theaters expanded, "Million Dollar Baby" began to overtake.

In its seventh week, it has already topped the weekly box office with a box office of 2010 million US dollars in 1756 theaters!

It has surpassed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Cast Away".

It also beat Jennifer Lopez's new film "The Wedding Planner" which was released this week, which grossed $1715 million.

It's really a sin. For the eighth week, it continued to be ranked second on the weekly box office list, being pushed aside by Chen An's "Million Dollar Baby" with $1435 million!

Jennifer Lopez's two movies conflicted with Chen An's release dates at both times, and each time she was stepped on by Chen An's movies.

First she was crushed by District 9, and then she was stepped on again by Million Dollar Baby, which had been released for seven weeks but suddenly expanded its screening range, just in time for the release of her new film.

The singer's newly released second album became a sales champion with 27.7 copies sold in the first week and was certified as a quadruple platinum record by the Recording Industry Association of the United States. This is a time of great success for the singer.

The movie happened to be released at the same time, and I thought it would do well while the spring breeze was blowing.

This is what the producer and distributor Sony, the media, Jennifer Lopez and her fans all think.

But Chen An struck out with a powerful blow and beat her to pieces, telling her that music is music and movies are movies, which surprised everyone!

The release of Jennifer Lopez's new film, which has recently dominated the media headlines, was directly overshadowed by Chen An's movie which has been released for seven weeks!

Moreover, Chen An's steady suppression for two consecutive weeks earned him the nickname "Jennifer Lopez's Nemesis!"

Even Jennifer Lopez, who was participating in a media promotion talk show, was asked this question on the show. As for herself, she was helpless and said:
"Maybe he is really my nemesis. I have nothing to say about being defeated by District 9. I have also watched this movie and it is a very good movie. But I never thought about being defeated by Million Dollar Baby, which is in its seventh week."

"Just when my movie was released, his movie expanded its screening range. I think I should avoid him next time. I don't know if there will be a next time. After these two failures, the number of scripts handed to me has decreased a lot."

"Maybe I should develop my music career first, so I can avoid Chen's movies perfectly."

As for what the other party was thinking, at least on the surface it was a big blow to these girls.

As a top Hollywood actress, she has also enjoyed success with her music albums in the past two years. However, in the film industry where she made her debut, she is hit hard every time she meets Chen An!
By the ninth week of the film's release, all of Chen An and Jennifer Lopez's films were pulled.

From the first and second to the second and third.

The second film of the famous "Silence of the Lambs", "Hannibal", was released, and it topped the weekly box office chart with a terrifying performance of 7387 million US dollars in the first week!

Ranked second is still Chen An's "Million Dollar Baby", which still achieved a box office revenue of 1135 million US dollars in the ninth week!
The third place is still occupied by Jennifer Lopez's new film "The Wedding Planner" with 1011 million US dollars, which is basically a flop considering that the other party had a large-scale promotion and release from the beginning!
Chen An's movie, which has been released for a total of nine weeks, has now grossed a total of 5879 million US dollars. The production cost was only million US dollars and it has now begun to make a profit in North America.

Moreover, all five nominations for this year's Oscars are major awards. With the current box office growth trend, if the film wins an Oscar, it will have no problem breaking $100 million in North America. Warner has already started distributing it overseas.

Being nominated for an Oscar can basically serve as a form of publicity even if you don't win. If you win, you must get it released overseas no matter what!
When Jerry saw Chen An again, he gave him a big hug as soon as they met, "Hahaha, Chen, look at the media reports, you are really ungentlemanly, picking on female stars and bullying them. You beat them up so much that they want to just become singers."

Chen An: “?”

Chen An, who just returned to Hollywood, was a little confused. Just speak nicely to me. Who did I bully?

I'm not even in the beautiful country!
It wasn't until Jerry handed him a newspaper with media reports that he understood. "It's just a coincidence. Besides, the release was arranged by Warner. What does it have to do with me?" Chen An thought this was pure bullshit.

Maybe there is some Warner promotion involved.

Jerry put his arm around Chen An's shoulders and continued to joke, "I think you should find a way to contact each other now, and comfort this sexy babe who was hurt by you in one night."

"Oh Jerry, I swear I really want my bodyguard to kick your ass hard with his leather shoes!" Chen An said, "Get away from me."

The two of them have already caused quite a stir in the city, and now people in China are constantly making fun of themselves. I guess the situation in the United States is not much better.

My reputation for integrity has been ruined.

"Hahaha, let's not talk about this anymore. Both of Chen's films have been nominated for Oscars this time. They've already made a profit at the box office. It's time to consider maximizing profits and start public relations for that damn little golden man."

"It's really damn stupid. This damn thing isn't even made of pure gold, but it costs so much green dollars."

"The company has prepared more than US$5 million in PR funds for the overseas market, but mainly for Million Dollar Baby."

Facing Warner's decision, Chen An nodded in affirmation. "District 9" has lost its public relations function and it doesn't matter whether it wins an award or not. Only the public relations of "Million Dollar Baby" can achieve the greatest benefits.

Then Chen An turned around and asked, "By the way, how is Warner Bros. preparing the script for Bruce Wayne?"

"The company is already looking for a screenwriter from DC to write a movie, but it seems to be a movie with Commissioner Gordon as the protagonist. Anyway, I think they are out of their minds. The movie is filled with cakes made by my grandma, and they are already expired."

Jerry told some of the information he knew, which he got from his brother-in-law. At that time, he felt that those old men were definitely out of their minds.

After listening to this, Chen An didn't say anything more. He felt that it was just as he had guessed. This was the script that Warner Bros. had written and rejected in its previous life.

It seems that I should prepare in advance, work on the script first, design and draw some things about the Batmobile, and then talk about it later.

By the way, I read some comics. Although I have watched many Batman movies in my previous life, I have never really read the comics. I have only seen some bragging stuff about some universe or version on short videos.

It's hard to use the vague idea, so you should read the cartoon yourself to understand the image.

"Then Jerry, you have a Batman comic that I want to read." Chen An asked directly without hiding anything.

Jerry said with a look of surprise, "I knew you wouldn't want to miss this project, Chen! This is Batman, one of the biggest and most popular superhero protagonists in the world!"

"Then you have to bring me some comics. I've only seen the movies and know a little about him, but not much."

"No problem. I'll send them to you tomorrow and let you see my collection, those rare editions of comics."

"Well, I'll just take advantage of this public relations period to take a look."

"You must take a good look at this, he is the best hero, and you must create it from Batman's perspective, this is the right way to do it!"

Chen An nodded and smiled, "Of course, I'm not the kind of person whose brain is an expired moldy cake as you said."

(End of this chapter)