4Gangs of New York – $103 million
The scene from the Italian-American historical drama film, ‘Gangs of New York’, took place in the mid-19th century, in the Five Points district of Lower Manhattan.
Inspired by Herbet Asbury’s 1928 book ‘The Gangs of New York’, the film begins in 1846, but quickly jumps to 1862.
With a budget of $103 million, ‘Gangs of New York’ made $77.812.000 million in Canada and US, $23.763.699 million in Japan and $16.358.580 in the UK. Worldwide, ‘Gangs of New York’ has grossed a total of $193.772.504.
And the American actor received a paycheck worth $10 million plus gross points.
Story line : ‘ In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father’s killer.’
Another of Leonardo DiCaprio’s best characters was the one from the drama film ‘The Great Gatsby’.
