Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has become his most successful film to date Tobey Maguire, Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan and Leonardo Dicaprio / Pic: AFP Source: AFP BAZ Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby has just surpassed $300 million at the global box office. The Australian director's screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel has proved his most successful film to date after his last feature, Australia, raked in around $210 million globally in 2008. "It is tremendously fulfilling for the entire team - cast and crew, all of whom laboured to overcome so many obstacles to reveal the power and beauty of F. Scott Fitzgerald's almost 90-year-old classic novel - to see such an extraordinary response from audiences of all ages and in all countries throughout the world," Luhrmann said in a statement today. This film was a labour of love, and to see it resonate and be embraced in such a powerful way is incredibly gratifying, not only for myself but for my entire team.