Baz Luhrmann's latest offering, the 4th interpretation of
The Great Gatsby may have been receiving less than stellar reviews but it's a runaway box office success.
Gatsby opened in 3535 cinemas across the USA on Friday and raked in over
$51M just behind
Iron Man 3's $71M for the weekend ( Iron Man has made almost $1B to date). This is a major success for Baz and the estimated $180M Gatsby budget should be re-couped in no time once the movie receives it's world-wide release. And various government mandarins both State and Federal who put money into the film will be breathing a huge sigh of relief.
The
Shuttle's spies disguised as Aussie tourists in New York say the film seems to be particularly popular with young females- no doubt because of
Leo Di Caprio but there is a real buzz about
Joel Edgerton's performance. And the
Gum Leaf Mafia are having fun playing spot-the-Sydney location posing as Connecticut.
Gatsby opens in Sydney on the 22nd of this month with all the film's stars on hand and an after party for 1000 guests at
Fox Studios.
