Brad Pitt Tasted His First-Ever Major Success With Ocean’s Eleven But Did You Know It Earned Over 5X Its Budget? [Box Office Rewind]

Brad Pitt has crossed at least half a century of films in his career.

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But do you know his first-ever commercial success?

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Ocean’s Eleven went paved the way for 2 more films in the trilogy – Ocean’s Twelve (2004)and Ocean’s Thirteen (2007).

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