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Magnet attracts 'Red Cliff' Magnolia genre label to distrib Woo pic in U.S. 《赤壁》已经找到北美的买家，将在秋天上映 (Variety) (一般 General)
by Wee
(泰国), Saturday, May 16, 2009, 02:17:47
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118003716.html?categoryid=3628&cs=1
By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK
Magnolia genre label Magnet Releasing has picked up U.S. distribution rights to John Woo's two-part historic epic "Red Cliff," and will release an abridged version in the fall.
"Red Cliff I" and "Red Cliff II," which have grossed more than $100 million in Japan alone, is Woo's first Chinese film since "Hard Boiled" in 1992.
Combined, the two-part film is China's top-grossing pic of all time, but a U.S. distrib has been long in coming.
The running time of the U.S. theatrical version will be 150 minutes. Magnet also is planning to make both films available on VOD and DVD.
E1 will release the film simultaneously in Canada.
Summit Entertainment is handling international sales.
The $80 million "Red Cliff" was produced by Terence Chang, and financed by China film Group, Avex (Japan), CMC (Taiwan) and Showbox (Korea).
Deal was negotiated by Magnet senior VP Tom Quinn and business affairs topper Chris Matson, and on the producers' side, CAA and attorney Howard Frumes.
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118003716.html?categoryid=3628&cs=1
Magnet attracted to 'Red Cliff' (The Hollywood Reporter)
by Wee (泰国), Saturday, May 16, 2009, 02:27:14 @ Wee
Will release two-parter as one film in U.S.
By Steven Zeitchik and Patrick Frater
May 15, 2009, 09:31 AM ET
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3id53e7ac87972131ed58cd54e7fa12bf1
CANNES -- Magnet is climbing the "Red Cliff." The Magnolia genre label has picked up U.S. rights to John Woo's two-part military epic, which it plans to release in the fall theatrically as one 21/2 hour film and on VOD and DVD in its full two parts.
E1 Entertainment has picked up Canadian rights and will release the film simultaneously north of the border.
The deal with Magnolia emerged after a protracted series of negotiations that saw five distributors still in the hunt last month.
"We (myself, the investors and our representatives) weighed all options and decided that Magnet is the best distributor for 'Red Cliff' in the U.S. Not only are we happy with the deal they offered, we have absolute confidence in them to give the film the proper attention that it deserves," said Terence Chang, Woo's producer and partner in Lion Rock Entertainment.
Woo's Chinese-language adventure drama stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Fengyi and tells the sprawling tale of the battle of Red Cliff, which saw the imperial army take on warlords throughout the Chinese empire in the period at the end of the Han Dynasty.
"Cliff" was made on a budget of $80 million and fshioned as a pan-Asian co-production involving Woo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock, China Film Group, Japan's Avex and South Korea's Showbox.
Woo's pic, which is playing in the Cannes Market represented by Summit Entertainment, consists of a pair of two-hour features, with the first becoming one of the highest boxoffice earners in China and in a slightly later release grossing over $50 million in Japan.
Magnet senior vp Tom Quinn noted that Woo's pic is "provocative, jaw-dropping and epic." The deal marks Magnolia's first to be announced in Cannes this year.
The pickup is likely to evoke another action movie set in period China -- Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" -- which was a $128 million U.S. breakout for Sony Pictures Classics eight years ago.
The film, Woo's first Chinese-language pic since the 1992 mob drama "Hard Boiled," was represented in the U.S. by CAA and attorney Howard Frumes repped.
Magnet attracted to 'Red Cliff'
Will release two-parter as one film in U.S.
By Steven Zeitchik and Patrick Frater
May 15, 2009, 09:31 AM ET
More Cannes coverage
CANNES -- Magnet is climbing the "Red Cliff." The Magnolia genre label has picked up U.S. rights to John Woo's two-part military epic, which it plans to release in the fall theatrically as one 21/2 hour film and on VOD and DVD in its full two parts.
E1 Entertainment has picked up Canadian rights and will release the film simultaneously north of the border.
The deal with Magnolia emerged after a protracted series of negotiations that saw five distributors still in the hunt last month.
"We (myself, the investors and our representatives) weighed all options and decided that Magnet is the best distributor for 'Red Cliff' in the U.S. Not only are we happy with the deal they offered, we have absolute confidence in them to give the film the proper attention that it deserves," said Terence Chang, Woo's producer and partner in Lion Rock Entertainment.
Woo's Chinese-language adventure drama stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Fengyi and tells the sprawling tale of the battle of Red Cliff, which saw the imperial army take on warlords throughout the Chinese empire in the period at the end of the Han Dynasty.
"Cliff" was made on a budget of $80 million and fshioned as a pan-Asian co-production involving Woo and Terence Chang's Lion Rock, China Film Group, Japan's Avex and South Korea's Showbox.
Woo's pic, which is playing in the Cannes Market represented by Summit Entertainment, consists of a pair of two-hour features, with the first becoming one of the highest boxoffice earners in China and in a slightly later release grossing over $50 million in Japan.
Magnet senior vp Tom Quinn noted that Woo's pic is "provocative, jaw-dropping and epic." The deal marks Magnolia's first to be announced in Cannes this year.
The pickup is likely to evoke another action movie set in period China -- Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" -- which was a $128 million U.S. breakout for Sony Pictures Classics eight years ago.
The film, Woo's first Chinese-language pic since the 1992 mob drama "Hard Boiled," was represented in the U.S. by CAA and attorney Howard Frumes repped.
Magnet Releasing buys US rights to Red Cliff (Screendaily, Indiewire)
by Wee (泰国), Saturday, May 16, 2009, 02:33:28 @ Wee
Magnolia Pictures’ genre arm Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to John Woos’ period military epic Red Cliff from CAA and Howard Frumes of Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz.
Magnet plans an autumn theatrical release of the combined version and will make both parts available on VOD and DVD. E1 Entertainment will release the film simultaneously in Canada.
Terence Chang produced the Asian box office hit, whose combined two parts have grossed more than $100m in Japan and remain the highest grossing release in mainland China on more than $88m.
The film was financed by China Film Group, Japan’s Avex, Taiwan’s CMC and South Korea’s Showbox.
Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhang Fengyi star in the tale of a military campaign that took place during the end of the Han Dynasty in the early third century.
“Colossal in every regard, Red Cliff is undoubtedly one of the most exciting films to come out of China in a long time,” Magnet’s senior vice-president Tom Quinn said. “John Woo has delivered a provocative, jaw-dropping, andmoving epic. Mainstream audiences and die hard Woo fans alike are in for a big treat.”
Quinn and Magnet’s head of business affairs Chris Matson negotiated the deal with CAA and Howard Frumes of Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz.
http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/asia-pacific/magnet-releasing-buys-us-rights-to-red-cliff/5001173.article
Magnolia’s Magnet Woos “Red Cliff”
iw By Eugene Hernandez, Brian Brooks (Updated 5 hours, 12 minutes ago)
Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, has scored a deal for U.S. rights to John Woo’s two-part “Red Cliff,” a period war film that is the Asian auteur’s first Chinese film since “Hard Boiled” in 1992. Magnet is planning a theatrical release of the combined version of the films in the fall of 2009, according to an announcement from Cannes, while making both complete parts released in Asia available on VOD and DVD. E1 Entertainment will release the film simultaneously in Canada.
Magnet’s Senior Vice President Tom Quinn and Head of Business Affairs Chris Matson negotiated the pact with the producers’ representatives on the deal— CAA and Howard Frumes of Alexander, Nau, Lawrence, Frumes & Labowitz.
“Red Cliff” is described as an “epic tour-de-force” depicting the legendary Battle of Red Cliffs that took place during the end of the Han Dynasty in the early third century. Starring Tony Leung (“Infernal Affairs”), Takeshi Kaneshiro (“Warlords”) and Zhang Fengyi (“Farewell My Concubine”), the film is a story of a military campaign of unprecedented scale that holds mythic status in Chinese culture.
Produced by Terence Chang, the film is the all-time box office record holder in mainland China and will be released theatrically as one film this fall. The two complete parts wil be released on DVD and VOD. The most expensive Asian-financed film to date, it is the current all-time box office record holde
http://www.indiewire.com/article/2009/05/15/magnolias_magnet_woos_red_cliff/
张家振这个北美版权卖得不急不躁很胸有成竹的样子，这头等赤壁下日本票房过50亿日元，那头就报道说卖出了，看来卖的价钱很不错，总共才8000万美金的投资，日本1亿美金中国大陆8800万美金的票房，应该给了这个公司不少信心。
北美前途堪忧，这个发行公司太弱。不过赤壁全球总票房已经突破2.38亿美元，还是希望北美锦上添花吧～
by 帆船 (绵阳/深圳) 
, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 15:07:56 @ 心颖
edited by（编辑者) 帆船, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 18:25:02
赤壁（上）Red Cliff: Part I (2008)
内地票房：3.14亿元（年度第1，影史第2，合$46,698,967美元）
香港票房：24,262,237港元（年度十大卖座华语片第2名，合$3,109,405美元）
马来西亚票房：MYR1,981,478马币（合$645,025美元）
新加坡票房：SGD2,545,523新元（合$1,914,725美元）
韩国票房：$9,950,130美元（全韩国约160万人次，最卖座华语片历史第五）
台湾票房：TWD151,889,372新台币 （年度第4，合$5,522,646美元）
泰国票房：THB31,450,706泰铢（合$944,735美元）
日本票房：50.5亿日元（407万人次，年度第4，最卖座华语片历史第一，合$52,418,016美元）
拉脱维亚票房：$10,110美元（为《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
丹麦票房：$91,016美元（为《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
比利时票房：$287,954美元（为《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
法国票房：$3,963,155美元（49.4万人次，为《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
瑞士票房：$73,749美元（截止4.5，为《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
希腊票房：$173,903美元（为《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
总票房：$128,030,897美元（截止5.10，含《赤壁（国际版）》票房）
赤壁（下）Red Cliff: Part II (2009)
内地票房：2.6亿元（年度第1，影史第6，合$38,043,199美元）
香港票房：23,698,414港元（合$3,058,382美元）
马来西亚票房：$920,257美元
新加坡票房：$2,091,413美元
韩国票房：179亿4124万韩元（首尔74万5721人次，全韩国累计超过273万5433人次，合$12,932,223美元，最卖座华语片历史第一）
台湾票房：$4,512,737美元
泰国票房：$1,177,713美元
日本票房：47-49亿日元（截止5.10，合约$48,082,713美元，最卖座华语片历史第二）
总票房：$110,818,637美元（截止5.10）
更多赵薇票房信息
请见
赵薇电影作品票房总结
http://www.mtime.com/my/john87421/blog/1690279/及
百度赵薇电影票房吧
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kw=%D5%D4%DE%B1%B5%E7%D3%B0%C6%B1%B7%BF
你搞错角度了，一点不忧，这个公司能靠发行赚到的钱比它买片的钱多，有钱赚就行。赤壁是部亚洲电影，在好莱坞怎么可能像本土电影那种发行规模，当然不能和本土大片比了。就算好莱坞自己的电影2000万美金投资的不也仅仅75家上映的小规模？再说，就算卖给一些大公司，你也别开心，大公司特能冷藏中国“大片”，之前就有这先例，买了不上映，反正财大气粗，对财务没什么影响。
我不指望赤壁在北美超过英雄啊 霍元甲啊 功夫啊 之类的有1500万美金以上的票房，但我还是希望能有比较好的成绩。。。
by 帆船 (绵阳/深圳) , Saturday, May 16, 2009, 15:23:13 @ 心颖
是薇迷当然都希望有好成绩，但怎样的成绩才算好，这就是看你用什么做参数。英雄没可比性，因为喝的是头啖汤，自那之后，中国大片在北美的发行就每况愈下。而霍元甲和功夫卖点是个人和功夫，也没可比性，赤壁是战争片，没有标榜功夫，也没有功夫明星。
发行公司赚钱是很重要的事。有得赚才有后续的故事发生，亏的话就没有将来了。
很多年后，人们会依然认为赤壁的成绩非常好，赵薇因此巩固了亚洲市场，并得到北美有分量的影评人关注和赞扬。
