Riaan UKeanu Reeves ulingisa ku-“John Wick: Isahluko 4.”
I-Lionsgate
Okwaqala ngoshayasibhamu osewathatha umhlalaphansi ephindisela inja yakhe ebulewe, sekuphenduke ifilimu ebiza izigidigidi zamadola I-Lionsgate.
Kuleli sonto, uchungechunge lukaJohn Wick, olunamafilimu amane adlala uKeanu Reeves endimeni yodumo, lweqe u-$1 billion ehhovisi lebhokisi lomhlaba.
Ifilimu ngayinye ikhiqize i-box office ebuyisela kakhulu kunaleyo eyandulelayo, okuguquguqukayo okuyivelakancane e-Hollywood.
Eyokuqala ethi “John Wick” yanconywa kakhulu abagxeki nezethameli ngokulandelana kwayo kwempi ehlelwe kahle, eyayivame ukudutshulwa ngamathathi amade, okukodwa ukudlulisa isenzo. Ezenzweni eziningi abaqondisi nabahleli basebenzisa ukusikeka okusheshayo nokuvala, okuvamise ukufihla indlela yokulwa.
Kuqhume izibhamu ebhokisini
Nakhu ukuthi imuvi ngayinye ka-John Wick yenze imali engakanani emhlabeni jikelele, ngokusho kweLionsgate:
- “UJohn Wick” (2014): $ 87.7 million; Isabelomali esilinganiselwa ku-$20 million kuya ku-$30 million
- “UJohn Wick: Isahluko 2” (2017): $ 171.5 million; Isabelomali esilinganiselwa ku-$40 million
- “UJohn Wick: Isahluko 3 – Parabellum” (2019): $326.7 million; Isabelomali esilinganiselwa ku-$75 million
- “UJohn Wick: Isahluko 4” (2023): $425 million nokubalwa; isabelomali esilinganiselwa ku-$100 million
I-franchise yefilimu isungule i-miniseries ebizwa ngokuthi “The Continental: From the World of John Wick,” exoxa indaba yokuthi uWinston Scott (odlalwa ngu-Ian McShane kumamuvi) waba ngumnikazi futhi wasebenzisa ihhotela i-Continental ngeminyaka yawo-1970. Ihhotela liyindawo ephephile yababulali. Uhlelo luzosakazwa I-NBCUniversal Isevisi yokusakaza ipigogo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka.
I-Lionsgate nayo izokwethula i-spinoff ehambisana no-Ana de Armas ebizwa ngokuthi “Ballerina.”
Ingqophamlando ye-franchise yayo ye-“John Wick” iza njengoba iLionsgate ibihlola izinketho zayo zezingxenye ezimbili ezibalulekile zebhizinisi layo – isitudiyo sayo sefilimu kanye neyunithi yekhebula le-Starz kanye neyunithi yokusakaza.
Naphezu kokusibekela ontanga emikhulu kuhlanganise Ukutholwa kwe-Warner Bros, I-Disney, I-Amazon futhi I-ComcastI-NBCUniversal, isitokwe sikaLionsgate sikhule kulo nyaka. NgoFebhuwari, inkampani yabika lokho shaya okulindelweyo.
Amasheya e-Lionsgate abelokhu ekhuphuka njalo onyakeni odlule.
I-Lionsgate sekunesikhathi ihlola izinketho zayo ze-Starz. Ngonyaka odlule, ibambe izingxoxo zokuthengisa ingxenye engu-20% ku-Starz, futhi yayihlanganyele ezingxoxweni nabathengi abaningi abangase babe ngabathengi bebhizinisi layo lesitudiyo, i-CNBC ibike ngaphambilini. Ekuqaleni, ngo-2022, inkampani yayithe ilindele ukuthi iqedele ukuthengisa noma i-spinoff ye-Starz ekupheleni kwehlobo.
I-CNBC ibike ngaphambilini ngesikhathi iLionsgate yayikhona ukuncika ibheke ekuhlukaniseni ingxenye yesitudiyo sayo, esinomtapo wolwazi oqinile ohlanganisa ne-franchise ethi “The Hunger Games” nochungechunge lwe-TV olufana ne-“Mad Men,” esikhundleni salokho.
Izikhulu zeLionsgate zathi ngesikhathi sokuhola ngoFebhuwari inkampani isendleleni yokuhlukanisa iLionsgate neStarz ngoSepthemba. “Ukuhlukana kuzonikeza amabhizinisi ethu amabili ayisisekelo ithuba lokuphishekela izindlela zamasu kanye nezezimali ezinengqondo kubo bonke,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu uJon Feltheimer ngoFebhuwari. “Sicubungula inqwaba yamasu ezezimali ukuze sishiye zombili izinkampani zinezibalo eziqinile ngesikhathi sokuhlukana.”
NgoMashi, uFeltheimer wathi engqungqutheleni yabatshalizimali ukuthi inkampani “isabheka inqwaba yezinye izindlela ezihlukile” uma kukhulunywa ngokubheka izindlela zamasu. “Asiyidingi imali, sizidelile thina,” ekhuluma ngesikweletu sabo, engeza.
I-Lionsgate ihlelelwe ukubika imali yayo yekota yesine ngoLwesine.
Ukudalula: I-Comcast yinkampani engumzali ye-NBCUniversal ne-CNBC. I-NBCUniversal isebenzisa i-Peacock.
