The Hurt Locker met some resistance. In discussion, Bigelow found that her cast and crew shared stereotypes of the region from American culture. "Sadly people in America and Los Angeles have these perceptions", she said. "But once you get off the plane you realise it's like Manhattan without the trees", she continued. As Iraq dominated discourse in America and across the world, Bigelow believed that filmmakers would continue to explore the conflict, making Jordan the natural place to film. According to producer Tony Mark, the blood, sweat and heat captured on-camera in the production was mirrored behind the scenes. "It's a tough, tough
No Country for Old Men (film) Men" became the biggest box-office hit for the Coens to date, until it was surpassed by "True Grit" in 2010. "No Country for Old Men" is the third-lowest-grossing Oscar winner, only surpassing "Crash" (2005) and "The Hurt Locker" (2009). "The final balance sheet was a $74 million gross" domestically. "Miramax" employed its typical 'gradual-release' strategy: it was "released in November... was initially given a limited release... and... benefited from the nomination and the win, with weekend grosses picking up after each." By contrast, the previous year's winner, "The Departed" was a "Best Picture winner with the time series chart that