For a brief moment there, it felt like Baz Luhrmann held the world in his hands. Coming off the incredible success of “Moulin Rouge!,” Luhrmann seemed poised to solidify his cultural dominance with “Australia,” a sweeping historical epic with Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman at the peak of their box office star power.
So when the film only grossed $49M domestic against its $130M budget, it seemed to be a film better resigned to the dust bin of blockbuster history.
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