Sentences with phrase «grant as a romantic comedy»

It was a critical and commercial hit, grossing $ 246 million on a $ 3.7 million budget and establishing Grant as a romantic comedy leading man.

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The multihyphenate (who reportedly began authoring poetry and songs at the age of 14) moved with her mother to Southern California immediately after high school graduation to accommodate her dreams of becoming a Hollywood star and promptly landed both representation and a key role as a pop diva in the Hugh Grant / Drew Barrymore romantic comedy Music and Lyrics.

The film works as a romantic comedy and relationship film, as Grant and Bennett are contrasted by a wealthy banker (Roland Young) who is stifled by his prim wife (Billie Burke), who has him on a tight leash and schedule.

Bogdanovich contends that this film made Cary Grant a superstar because it proved he could win the girl as a romantic leading man, not a screwball comic (as in Leo McCarey's The Awful Truth) or a poetic misfit (as in George Cukor's peak - high comedy Holiday).

Sparks ignite onscreen between two romantic comedy veterans, Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, which helped Notting Hill earn three Golden Globe nominations as well as $ 363 million worldwide during its theatrical release.

Movies such as 2001's «Bridget Jones's Diary» starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant that made $ 281 million worldwide, and 2006's «The Holiday» with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet, which made $ 205 million at the global box office, demonstrated the power of romantic - comedies to bring in audiences.