Climbing the Tower Alone, Gazing to the End of the World

After two months in theaters, Some Like It Hot finished its North American run, grossing more than $55 million in total and becoming a huge success. Historically, Some Like It Hot had earned $28 million at the box office, but with Jiang Hao's touch, that figure had doubled.

In the global market, it had been released in seventeen countries and had already grossed more than $30 million, with its run not yet over. Experts predicted that its worldwide box office could very well surpass $100 million, an absolutely delightful achievement.

Not long ago, Marilyn Monroe had once again been named one of America's most watched actresses and one of the world's sexiest female stars. Her fame was skyrocketing.

At the same time, Hall Film Company also received the box office proceeds Warner had sent over for Raccoon Warfare 2: Home Alone. That was only the first batch of North American revenue, totaling $13.7 million, yet it immediately made the company's funds exceptionally abundant.

Jiang Hao now had twenty million in hand and felt like he owned the world. What should he do next? Naturally, keep making movies.

Jiang Hao got another idea.

He decided to launch two films at the same time. One would be Raccoon Warfare 3: Little Devil Strikes Back, essentially a sequel continuing the story of Home Alone, this time centered on adventures in another city, with one gag after another.

As for the other, Jiang Hao set his sights on a fairly famous film in cinema history: The Courtesan.

The Courtesan had been filmed in 1960 and starred the well-known actress Elizabeth Taylor. Its other title was BUtterfield 8.

The reason Jiang Hao had chosen this film was that it had achieved tremendous success at the 1961 Academy Awards, winning Taylor the Best Actress award.

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