Elvis, with Austin Butler in the title role.
The film Elvisby the famous director Baz Luhrmann, has passed the $ 100 million mark in US theaters. It thus became one of the few films without superheroes or dinosaurs to reach such a figure.
Worldwide, Elvis already raised more than 170 million dollarsa very good number for a film of this type, commonly called a “biopic”.
Austin Butler in “Elvis”.
One thing to keep in mind when calculating net profit is that Elvis wasn’t a cheap movie, quite the opposite. It cost $ 85 million and several dozen more were spent on marketing and advertising.
This film about one of the great pioneering stars of rock ‘n’ roll, his rise and fight against drugs and changing public tastes, stars Tom Hanks as the legendary manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Tom Hanks and Austin Butler in “Elvis”.
The main role is entrusted to the emerging actor Austin Butler, who in the casting has beaten the most famous characters such as Ansel Elgort and Miles Teller, and who now, thanks to this work, has a good chance of being nominated for an Oscar.
Shot where the actress Carey Mulligan appears in the role of Daisy Buchanan and the actor Leonardo DiCaprio in the role of Jay Gatsby, during a scene from the film “The Great Gatsby” by Baz Luhrmann. Photo: EFE
With the box office projection, it is possible that Elvis surpassed A $ 211 million, the second most successful film of Luhrmann’s career. At the top is his version of The Great Gatsbywhich earned $ 355.6 million globally.
The official statement
Elvis Presley in 1964 and Austin Butler in 2019. Photos. AP
Jeff Goldstein, president of Warner Bros. distribution in the United States, said: “Not only are we happy to reach this milestone, but we are also very excited to see it happen with a film like Elvis. In today’s market and in the summer, seeing a production doing well without a famous brand or actor behind it is rewarding and reflects the quality of the film at all levels. “
The box office of theaters in the United States, until yesterday.
And he added: “With so many exhibits, good word of mouth and audiences of all ages, we believe Elvis will continue to break down barriers and for that we congratulate Baz, Austin and everyone who worked on the film and the creation of the band. Sound “.
The reaction in Cannes
Tom Hanks, Austin Butler and Baz Luhrmann at the Cannes Film Festival, May 25, 2022. Photo: EFE
In May, the Cannes Film Festival put on the red carpet to welcome ElvisBaz Luhrmann’s film about the king of rock.
The parade lived up to expectations, with young American actor Austin Butler playing Elvis, accompanied by Oscar winner Tom Hanks, who plays his manager, “Colonel” Parker, and the king’s widow, Priscilla Presley.
Ricky Martin, Shakira, Kylie Minogue and the partner of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Georgina Rodríguez, were some of the stars who attended the premiere.
Elvis traces, in two decades, the beginnings, the glory and the decline of the king of rock, who died in 1977 at the age of 42. Californian, with a strong physical resemblance to the Elvis of the late 1950s, Butler, 30, is a classic Disney team product.
Baz Luhrmann, Olivia DeJonge, Austin Butler and Tom Hanks pose in Cannes. Photo. AP
He has participated in a dozen films, including Once upon a time … in Hollywoodby Quentin Tarantino, o The dead don’t dieby Jim Jarmusch. It was actor Denzel Washington who advised Australian Luhrmann to give Butler a chance for this role, according to the American website Entertainment Weekly.
“I received a video of this young man, who he played in tears free melody (a song Presley played) and I said to myself, what is this? “Luhrmann explained.” And then I got a message from Denzel Washington, who I didn’t know. He said to me ‘I just worked with this guy, I’ve never seen anyone so busy’. “
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Source: Clarin