THE GREAT GATSBY: BIGGEST AUSTRALIAN FILM OPENING EVER

Not only is Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ film adaptation of THE GREAT GATSBY the number one film at the Australian Box Office …. IT IS ALSO THE BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND FOR AN AUSTRALIAN FILM EVER.

THE GREAT GATSBY has grossed an amazing $6,789,193 on 587 screens (includes 2D & 3D) nationwide from Thursday to Sunday.

Director Baz Luhrmann commented, “It makes CM and I so happy that after so much dedication and hard work from all the Australian cast and crew, that the Australian audience has embraced this interpretation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, a film that was entirely created in our wonderful country.”

Village Roadshow Limited, Group Managing Director Graham Burke added, “We are thrilled to take the prize as the biggest grossing opening of all time for any Australian film in the history of the industry. Additionally, the wonderful thing is that so many people say they want to see the film for a second time and already this is happening”.

Source: Roadshow Films