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Wow! First off, we had no idea Jay-Z was one of the executive producers of the film.  This was a major payday for the Brooklyn emcee. The Great Gatsby has already reached the $100 million mark in just 14 weeks after its release.

 

The F. Scott Fitzgerald adaption of the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ had a huge international push from the start. Within 49 territories, the film grossed $64.4 million and secured the number one spot in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Taiwan, and Russia. As of Monday, the total worldwide box office sales are at $165.1 million.  What made the film a “must-see” is a combination of things. The drama, the 3-D effects, word of mouth, the all-star cast, and of course the soundtrack.  Readers of the novel were also a force that helped propel the film into such high anticipation.

 

In case you hadn’t seen the film as of yet, here’s the synopsis:

 

“The Great Gatsby” follows would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without of the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.”

 

 

Executive producers of the film included Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Barrie M. Osborne (“The Lord of the Rings”),  and Bruce Berman.

 

Have you seen The Great Gatsby? What did you think?