Despite "A Beautiful Mind" having a star-studded premiere, with the male lead being the Oscar-winning actor from earlier this year and the female lead being a recurring nominee who had lost each time due to bad luck, alongside numerous guests, it still couldn't match "X-Men" or "The Lord of the Rings". After all, both of those movies' investments exceeded $100 million, whereas "A Beautiful Mind," including marketing expenses, barely approached that figure, naturally resulting in a slightly smaller premiere scale.
Nevertheless, there weren't many differences, and the event was still lively. Even Spielberg showed up—after all, the movie had an investment from DreamWorks, and Gwyneth, no matter how you slice it, was his goddaughter. But, of course, that wasn't his main reason for attending. During prior discussions about distributing "Marvel's Superheroes," DreamWorks hadn't managed to secure any.
