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The higher profile of the two projects turned out to be Oliver Stone's World Trade Center. Not only did the movie have a better known director, it also had a big star in Nicolas Cage to bolster its awareness factor. Where United 93 stuck to real events as closely as possible, World Trade Center fictionalized its story. Cage and Michael Cena portray two Port Authority Police officers who become stuck in the collapsing buildings when they go to assist in the rescue efforts. They are trapped in an elevator shaft and must attempt to save themselves even as Marines are making an effort to assist them. World Trade Center had a much larger budget than that of United 93. It cost $65 million to make, but it was also made more than two times as much as its predecessor. World Trade Center opened to $18.7 million, earned $70.2 million domestically and $157.9 worldwide. It's likely United 93 that is remembered as the true triumph, though. So far, it has been nominated for a number of critical awards, including AFI Most Outstanding Films of the Year, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Boston Society of Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, London Film Critics, Southeastern Film Critics, and Toronto Film Critics. It won Best Picture from the Dallas-Ft. Worth Association, Empire Magazine, Los Angeles Film Critics, New York Film Critics and San Francisco Film Critics. Despite being released early in the year, it is emerging as a possible contender for a Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards.
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