Elvis
theatre are presently packed with excellent option for summertime movie view , and holding its own against the likes ofJurassic World DominionandTop Gun : Maverickis Australian managing director Baz Luhrmann’sElvis , starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks . The well - reviewed musical biopic filmhas cracked $ 100 million at the domesticated box seat office , make it one of his highest - grossing in the United States .
However , it ’s not quite number one , and while it has a way to go , it always proved unwise to underestimate the potential of Elvis Presley . Luhrmann has direct some beautiful motion-picture show , andElvisranks high-pitched among them , but it ’s not his only motion picture to soar upwards both with critics and slate buyers likewise .
Strictly Ballroom (1992) — $11.7 Million
Luhrmann ’s introduction celluloid , rigorously Ballroom , announced him as an auteur who knows that film can be a canvass , make it unsurprising that he ’s gone on to maneuver some of the most visually sensational films of the past several decades .
The budget for Luhrmann ’s debut film is not readily available on itsBox Office Mojopage , but a quick Google search puts it at only $ 3 million . With a domestic gross of $ 11.7 million , Strictly Ballroomwas a sizeable indie smasher .
Romeo + Juliet (1996) — $147.6 Million
Luhrmann ’s modernised take on the Bard , William Shakespeare ’s Romeo + Juliet , featured many of the nineties ' biggest stars . In the title roles are Leonardo DiCaprio ( one twelvemonth shy ofTitanic ) and Claire Danes , whoseshort - lived serial , My So - call up Life , only endure from 1994 to 1995 .
The NumbersputsRomeo + Juliet ’s budget at a moderate $ 14.5 million ( assuredly a much higher form were it released only several years afterwards ) . So , the film’sBox Office Mojo reporteda $ 46.3 million domestic haulage more than triple what it cost to make the moving picture , and yet , the international reckoning of just over $ 100 million is doubly impressive . Of course , that is probable due to the then - rear stars DiCaprio and Danes , whose intriguing take on the romantic tragedy stole many spectator ' hearts .
Elvis (2022) — $170.4 Million (As Of July 17th)
Even with the bigger - budgeted competition stomping and soar upwards through theaters , Elvismanaged to open over the $ 30 million bar , which was enough to secure first position for the three - day period . Since then the biopic has contain audience stake thanks to its hearty entertainment note value , calling - skilful direction from Luhrmann , and an impeccable star - make functioning from Austin Butler .
Luhrmann ’s $ 85 million film has surpassed its product budget in the U.S. alone , but the American picture biopic has also done middling well overseas , with a total of $ 64.2 million from external territories , perBox Office Mojo . It probably wo n’t end up as the director ’s top grosser , but it has perform respectably both as counterprogramming and as a biopic .
Moulin Rouge! (2001) — $184.9 Million
Moulin Rouge!is pure Luhrmann front to back : visually and thematically stunning in equal measure . It ’s also bolstered by white - red-hot chemistry between stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor , who limn a famous cabaret actress and a wide - eyed poet , severally . The moving-picture show also boasts what is arguably the most important Luhrmann basic , which is a jaw - dropping score with some innovative melodic line used in period options .
eject just over20 year ago , Moulin Rouge!was as beloved by the world as it was by critics , if not more so . Box Office Mojoputs the budget at a fairly modest $ 50 million , which is a figure it exceeded in the U.S. alone by $ 7 million . However , it did even well in international territories , where Luhrmann ’s flick pull in an impressive $ 127.5 million .
Australia (2008) — $211.8 Million
Australiahas a report as Luhrmann ’s sole bomb , but it may realise unexampled life presently when thefilm is re - edited into a Hulu miniseries . This expanded experience should provide the already - epic film the breathing elbow room the theatrical cut was n’t allowed . The plot follow Nicole Kidman ( reteaming with the managing director afterMoulin Rouge ! ) and Hugh Jackman ’s lovers as they meet and seek to survive in 1940s state of war - torn Australia .
Luhrmann ’s film conduct a budget of $ 130 million , perBox Office Mojo , which is quite substantial for a Romance language film but not inevitably a menstruation piece . regrettably , hearing interest just was n’t there in the United States , but the film did well enough abroad , and when all was said and done , Australiahad generated over $ 211 million worldwide .
The Great Gatsby (2013) — $353.7 Million
Luhrmann adapted F. Scott Fitzgerald ’s classic novelThe Great Gatsbyto great issue in 2013 , and likeElvisit answer as successful counterprogramming to massive pic likeIron Man 3 . With an all - star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role , the film had box office lottery power , but it still managed to overperform . The pic ’s trailers were bright , beautiful , and promised a high-minded clock time fueled byincredible music from artist such as Jay - Zand Lana Del Rey . However , the film also confront a delay which mould dubiousness on its final quality .
But the doubt was unjustifiable , and audiences responded to the tune of near $ 145 million from U.S. and Canadian theatre , grant toBox Office Mojo , let in an excellent $ 50 million opening weekend . The film worked well as a May film , and that success extend oversea to a further $ 353.7 million .
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