Media Decoder: Defying Naysayers, ‘Gatsby’ Proves a Box-Office Winner

Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” has become the latest example of the Hollywood watchers miscalculating audience interest.

    

New ‘Great Gatsby’ Book Carries a Hollywood Look

The F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, which is selling briskly, now comes with two covers: one based on the original art, and another that is a tie-in to the coming movie.