American manga: I drew Superman in the Great Depression

Chapter 361 Amazing Box Office

Author: Thief of Hearts on the Moon

"It's begun, it's begun..."

In the theater, after a short fixed opening animation of "Superman" was played, the movie was officially released.

As the screen dimmed, Katharine Hepburn, who was beside Colin, also stopped talking with Howard Hughes and stared at the big screen intently.

Seeing that Katharine Hepburn was no longer interested in talking, Howard Hughes also stopped his attentive behavior at the right time. He looked at Katharine Hepburn's chiseled profile and reached out to touch the pocket where he kept his cigars, but he seemed to think of something.

He somehow stopped what he was doing, and instead grabbed the opponent's slender palm.

Feeling the palm of Howard Hughes's firm grip, Katharine Hepburn tried to pull her hand away. However, she noticed the strength in the other person's hand and immediately gave up the struggle, which was regarded as acquiescence to Hughes' move.

Seeing this, Howard Hughes smiled slightly and turned his attention to the screen in front of him. Although he had watched the plot of the "Titanic" movie countless times as a director and producer, this did not prevent Hughes from continuing to enjoy it in the theater.

This works, especially when you are with the person you like.

Ignoring the small movements of the two people around him, Colin looked at the picture shown on the big screen.

At the beginning of the movie, the first thing that appeared was the opening LOGO of Howard Hughes and Colin Messenger Films.

Different from the concise and clear opening of Howard Hughes Studios, the opening of Courier Films is a short animation of less than a few seconds. Superman cuts through the sky and raises the letters of Courier Films. At the same time, there are also scenes in the cinema.

It was accompanied by an impassioned BGM soundtrack.

This short opening animation is also produced by Disney, and the BGM as the soundtrack was produced by Colin himself. It is also taken from the climax of Superman's classic debut music "Superman Main Theme", which makes people feel full of justice when they hear it.

Feel.

This opening animation has also replaced the original Fox Film Company and has become the standard opening for all movies under the Messenger Film Company.

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"If you dance, I will dance!"

Limited by the times, the viewing experience of "Titanic" shot by Howard Hughes is far less exciting than the later Cameron version. The dye transfer process cementation process is the latest color film to appear.

Technology is not yet mature in many aspects, and this cannot be solved with pure money.

Fortunately, the realism in the movie makes up for this. It comes entirely from the reproduction of the Titanic's interior cabin furnishings, restaurant layout, plates, cups, and even the characters' costumes, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in the plot of the movie.

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The ability to do this obviously has something to do with Howard Hughes himself. After all, the other party actually bought a ship for filming movies.

For a good movie, the scene arrangement is one thing, but what really impresses the audience comes from the core of the movie, which is the plot.

In this regard, as a work that will remain a classic for decades to come, "Titanic" has obviously achieved this.

As the Titanic buzzed in the film, the audience seemed to follow Jack, played by Leslie Howard, as he stepped into this luxury cruise ship and accompanied him on a thrilling but fleeting journey.

"Oh, no..."

"Why, Jack, why Ruth."

"OMG, run away, run away from Rose, run away from Jack."

Everyone knows that the Titanic is destined to sink in the movie, especially after Colin and Howard Hughes promoted it in New York Harbor, this has become the consensus of every moviegoer.

However, when the movie actually reached this scene, many viewers still couldn't help but exclaimed, clenching their hands and feeling worried for the male and female protagonists in the movie.

"Winning the boat ticket... is the luckiest thing in my life. Let me know you. It's an honor to know you. It's an honor. You must help me and promise me to live. Promise me that you will not give up... no matter what happens

Whatever the matter, no matter what the circumstances are...Ruth, promise me you will never forget..."

The movie, which lasted for more than two hours, soon came to an end. When the Titanic, which was said to be unsinkable, hit an iceberg, many viewers in the cinema actually had the illusion of waking up from a dream.

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When they saw Jack giving up his only chance of survival to Rose, faint sobbing could be heard in the cinema.

"You will definitely escape danger. You have to live, have many children, and watch them grow up. You will enjoy your old age and rest in a warm bed, not here tonight, not like this."

When Jack said these words in the movie, some emotional viewers couldn't help but cry out in grief.

Due to the promotional activities of Courier Film Company, nearly half of the audience in the cinema were women, and the everlasting love in the "Titanic" movie naturally affected them even more.

"...I don't even have a photo of him, he only lives in my memory."

At the end of the movie, when old Ruth appeared, the emotions of sadness and regret seemed to completely burst out at this moment. Not only the female viewers in the cinema, Colin noticed that the eyes of many male viewers were also slightly red uncontrollably.

stand up.

The film finally ends in a dream of the elderly Ruth. A long shot passes through the lobby and pans up the stairs. Jack turns around and reaches out to hold Ruth. They kiss amidst cheers. Everything seems like yesterday.

The movie ends.

A scrolling subtitle list begins to appear.

However, the audience in the theater was still immersed in the final scene of the movie and could not calm down for a long time.

Different from the release time of the original "Titanic", "Titanic" directed by Howard Hughes was actually less than 20 years before the actual sinking of the ship. For many people, it even just happened.

It happened not long ago, so the plot in the movie made them feel more immersed, as if there really was such a touching love story that happened on the Titanic.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

The day after the movie "Titanic" was released, the story of Jack and Rose began to spread.

Details of the sinking of the Titanic were reported on radio programs, and some tabloids even claimed to have found the prototype of Ruth in the movie. Some even claimed that they wanted to go to the original sinking site to salvage the movie.

in the heart of the ocean.

These deliberately circulated news also contributed to the box office of "Titanic" to a certain extent, causing the movie theater industry that had been dormant due to the Great Depression to usher in a rare prosperity during this period.

In terms of box office, the trend of "Titanic" is also quite gratifying or violent. It has exceeded 2 million in less than a week after its release, and the box office trend has not shown any sign of decline since then.

A conservative estimate of over five million is a definite fact.

You know, during the Great Depression, a movie with a box office of over 1 million was enough to become the box office champion, and the box office of "Titanic" obviously will not stop at 5 million.

In fact, this is exactly what happened. In the following days, the box office of "Titanic" seemed to be growing without stopping. It broke through the ceiling of tens of millions in the exclamation of Hollywood and became the first ten-million-level movie in the history of Hollywood movies.

movie. And all this was just the box office performance in the United States. With the enthusiastic response of the movie, the craze for Big Ship quickly swept across Europe.

The Titanic, as a world-class disaster event, itself has a huge topic.

And the movie shot with this accident as the background is naturally attractive to the audience.

Through the relationship with "Titanic", Colin's Courier Film Company has also successfully opened up the international film market, mainly in Europe. This is one of the reasons why he actively promoted the release of "Titanic". As the screenwriter of the film

, the success of "Titanic", although it cannot have as substantial influence as director Howard Hughes or starring Katharine Hepburn.

However, through the release of the movie, Colin also successfully established the acquired Messenger Film Company in Hollywood, and at the same time opened up the international film market, which can also save him from unnecessary troubles in his later plans to promote Superman movies.

After all, if you want to collect enough [faith], movies are one of the roads that cannot be avoided no matter what.

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"Keeping you waiting, Ms. Maureen O'Sullivan."

Inside the restaurant No. 21 on West 52nd Street.

Colin took off his hat and greeted Maureen O'Sullivan in the restaurant.

"No, Mr. Colin Looper, I have just arrived."

Facing Colin's greeting, Maureen O'Sullivan stood up and replied with some restraint.

Because of her nod to "Tarzan", Maureen O'Sullivan became famous in Hollywood and became a famous actress. However, she seemed to dare not act like an actress in front of Colin. After all, Hollywood actors and producers during this period

The studios are highly tied together, and the studio Maureen O'Sullivan signed with is precisely Fox Film Company, the predecessor of Courier Films.

In other words, Maureen O'Sullivan is actually one of Colin's actors today.

"No need to be too nervous, Ms. O'Sullivan."

After speaking to appease the actress in front of him, Colin gestured to the waiter in the restaurant, who then opened the menu that had been prepared.

With the lifting of Prohibition, Restaurant No. 21 has also converted from the previous underground wine cellar to a legal restaurant. At the same time, because of the habits left over from the Prohibition period, many diners still retain the habit of dining and meeting here, and the original

The underground wine cellar has also been transformed into a wine cellar dedicated to storing customers' wine.

Colin's kind attitude obviously eased Maureen O'Sullivan's original nervousness a little.

Looking up at Colin in front of her, Maureen O'Sullivan found it difficult to associate him with a powerful newspaper tycoon or a Hollywood tycoon based on his appearance alone.

While Maureen O'Sullivan was observing Colin, Colin was also looking at him.

Judging from appearance alone, Maureen O'Sullivan is obviously more in line with his aesthetic than Katharine Hepburn. Unfortunately, he already has an idea for the heroine of "Superman", otherwise he could have invited her to play the role of Lois.

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In fact, the actor who plays Louise is also closely related to Maureen O'Sullivan.

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[Contact a special twisted time node and collect a large number of time fragments x 300]

[Contact a special twisted time node and collect a large number of time fragments x 200]

【Golden Seal(8450/10000)】

"It's almost..."

In the dark dimension, once again dodging Dormammu's waving arms, Colin couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the [Time Fragments] that appeared in front of him.

As the ruler of the entire dark dimension, Dormammu's power in this world has almost no weaknesses. Even if Colin wanted to compete with him in a battle, it would be impossible. Even if it weren't for [Man of Steel]

】Relationship, he can't even survive in the dark dimension for too long.

Fortunately, the away game was not without gains. After several battles with Dormammu, he also gained key [Time Fragments].

Therefore, when he realized that it was becoming more and more difficult to obtain the number of [Time Shards] from Dormammu, Colin gradually began to plan to leave.

After all, as time goes by, it will become more and more disadvantageous for him, especially considering that Colin's ability to erase the timeline activated through the fragments of the time gem in the purple dimension is not completely unlimited. Once in the dark

Staying in the dimension for too long will cause this timeline to survive completely, and even affect the split selves in other timelines.

Thinking of this, Colin immediately stopped hesitating.

Through the transmission of this idea, Colin in the purple dimension world also decisively activated the ability of the gem fragments.

"It's time to say goodbye, Dormammu."

In the dark dimension, as the gem's ability was activated, Colin immediately stopped his avoidance and said to Dormammu, who was as huge as a planet in front of him.

"If we can meet again next time."

Time is an invisible force, but in the strange dark dimension world, Colin is enveloped in a familiar green light.

"What, no, I won't allow this to happen!"

Seeing the familiar power erupting from Colin, the flames in Dormammu's head began to spurt out uncontrollably. It stretched out its palm in an attempt to prevent the activation of the Time Stone fragments, but before it could grab it,

Colin lived in front of him, and the entire world was erased along with the timeline.

"No……"

As the timeline dissipated, only Dormammu's angry roar echoed throughout the dark dimension.