It is one of this year’s undisputed favorites to Win the Oscar for Best Film. True, it has firm competition between ‘Anora‘,’ Conclave ‘and even the Debajuste by ‘Emilia Pérez‘. But it is one of the preferred of this year’s cinephile population. Your raptor bets aesthetic and her mastodontic duration They have given her a reputation that makes her one of the films of the year … Want the Oscar or not.
Savings example. ‘The Brutalist‘It is an example of savings in a apparently mastodontic project. 9 million dollars of cost that pale films that in some cases look worse like ‘A complete stranger‘(50-70 million),’Conclave‘, (20 thousand),’Dune: Part two‘(190),’Emilia Pérez‘(25),’ Nickel Boys ‘(23,2),’The substance‘(17.5) or’WICKED‘(150). At their level there are only ‘anora’ (6 million) and ‘I’m still here’ (1,8), but they have an infinitely more indie and modest visual finish. ‘The Brutalist‘It looks like a blockbuster.
How have you done it? There is no secret of the General Staff, but quite common sense. For example, control expenses. Its director Brady Cobert counted In Slate that to be able to roll in the format of your choice (Vistvision, which It had not been used in Hollywood since the sixties), decided to do without three days of filming and invest the money saved. How is that done? Knowing how much everything costs: “I encourage young people to investigate on their own how much things cost. Because it is very useful to know the price per meter of movie. How much does it cost to rent a crane? What is the daily rate? What is the weekly rate? I have reached a point where if someone tells me: ‘We cannot afford it’, I am able to answer: ‘Yes, we can give this.
The collection. All this has translated into 37.3 million dollars collected throughout the world, an amount that Warner does not use to cover the ‘Dune 2’ catering. Of the more than 22 million dollars that ‘The Brutalist’ has raised out of the USit is striking that Spain appears as the second country with more collection, with more than three million dollars. It is only below the United Kingdom and almost folding the amount of the next country on the list, Germany. It may have to do with the excellent conditions in which it has been seen in some Spanish cities, Like Zaragoza.
The role of the Oscars. It is clear that the Oscar effect has helped increase that collection: the film premiered in the United States at the end of January, a month before the nominations were known, but by then the film was one of the beautiful girls in the early prizes: it had been acclaimed in Venice in September 2024. On January 5 it was one of the great winners of The Golden Globeswith three awards that included best dramatic film. At the end of the month he won four blows and premiered throughout Europe the same week that the Oscar nominations were known. A Timing Perfect, unattainable for Majors that have to attend dozens of agendas and commitments.
Are we going to see more? About ‘Anora’ we talked a few days ago about how, with the exception of ‘Oppenheimer‘Last year, the Oscars have a long ristra of years rewarding independent cinema or with anti-mainstream makers with more joy than in the previous decade:’All at once everywhere‘(2022),’Coda‘(2021),’Nomadland‘(2020) or’Parasites‘(2019). This year, with two favorites like ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ on the lists (not exactly the same type of independent cinema, but of course, both very foreign to mass taste), we may see more movies like this in the future. If the night from Sunday to Monday, Hollywood decides to pay tribute to those who invest more time, effort and ingenuity when making the movies that check in white.
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