Reviews were mixed, and though it topped the box office that opening weekend, it did so with a weak $8 million it would only make a total of $22 million in its entire, short run (compared to Hunting’s $138 million). The director was John Dahl, who’d directed the moody indie fave The Last Seduction. The female lead, Gretchen Mol, was an unknown, but a Vanity Fair cover that very month asked, “Is she Hollywood’s next ‘It’ Girl?” The supporting cast was loaded with terrific character actors, including John Turturro, Martin Landau, Famke Janssen, and John Malkovich. ![]() Damon’s co-star was Edward Norton, still flying high from his 1996 nomination for his film debut, Primal Fear. The star was Matt Damon, fresh off his Oscar win for Good Will Hunting, and the trailers (showcasing a scene in which his poker savant blind-reads a table of judges’ hands) did their level best to remind viewers of that connection. When Rounders hit theaters 15 years ago today, it looked like the next giant hit for mini-major Miramax.
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