Not exact matches
Even with the potential for major flops, Hollywood's movie franchise model is here to stay, but
history shows us that the studios that aim for critical success with their sequels tend to land more hits
at the
box office.
Because of its dominance
at the
box office, it recently surpassed Titanic to become the third biggest release in U.S.
history.
And if the coming big releases «Jumanji» or «The Greatest Showman» (a Fox movie, by the way) do knock «The Last Jedi» from the top spot in the coming weeks, Disney still earned $ 5 billion - plus
at the worldwide
box office for the third year in a row (Warner Bros. hit that mark this year for just the second time in its
history) and is likely to surpass WB as the top - earning studio
at the domestic
box office for the year.
At the time of its release, he signed an exclusive contract with Paramount for ten million dollars and 60 percent of his box - office profits, the biggest payday of its kind in Hollywood history; at its peak, his popularity was so great that he
At the time of its release, he signed an exclusive contract with Paramount for ten million dollars and 60 percent of his
box -
office profits, the biggest payday of its kind in Hollywood
history;
at its peak, his popularity was so great that he
at its peak, his popularity was so great that he ev
Gru, his girls and his vast army of minions return in Despicable Me 2, the follow - up to the blockbuster 3D CGI feature that grossed more than $ 540 million
at the worldwide
box office and became the tenth biggest animated film in domestic
history.
With a substantial ($ 453m) take
at the
box office and strong reviews, it's no surprise that Rupert Wyatt's film is the first in a new series of Planet of the Apes movies, even less so given the series»
history of spawning sequels.
The success of Catching Fire marks the first time the first two installments of a franchise have each topped $ 400 million
at the domestic
box office, and both films now rank among the top 15 domestic film releases in
history.
Ridley didn't mention her singing aspirations last night, but did marvel
at how much her life has changed since being cast by Abrams in the what has become the biggest
box office hit in Hollywood
history.
The Wrap reports that with the success of «Ready Player One,» which has earned more than $ 475.1 million worldwide since its release, Spielberg is now the only director in the
history of film to ever gross more than $ 10 billion
at the worldwide
box office.
But it failed to ignite much interest, going to now - defunct small - fry Triton Films (best known for putting out «Apocalypse Now» doc «Hearts of Darkness «-RRB- for a sum unrelated by
history, and made a mere $ 250,000
at the
box office.
Avengers: Infinity War, the biggest superhero film to hit theatres, has created
history at the Indian
box office.
With two - thirds of 2013 now
history, what have been the biggest surprises
at the
box office this year?
Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird was the best - reviewed movie in Rotten Tomatoes
history, and it received four other Golden Globe nominations; Patty Jenkins» Wonder Woman was a global audience favorite and
box office record breaker; Dee Rees» Mudbound has been garnering stellar reviews and Oscar buzz since it first premiered
at Sundance.
But on the other hand, we're
at a point in film
history where there's only one star who's good
at this kind of musical leading man role who has enough
box office credibility from other projects (specifically his nearly 20 - year run as Wolverine) to get an automatic green light for almost any new musical movie just by saying «Yes,» and that's Jackman — so I'd rather not nitpick him to death here.
The bar was set high for Deadpool 2, star and co-writer Ryan Reynolds» hotly - anticipated sequel to the 2016 blockbuster, which during its theatrical run became only the third R - rated film in movie
history to crack the $ 300 million mark
at the domestic
box office.
Travis Fimmel, who returns as lead Ragnar Lothbrok on the
History Channel's hit series Vikings later this year, has also seen his film stock rising with well - received perfs in Rebecca Miller's critically - acclaimed Maggie's Plan and Universal / Legendary's Warcraft, currently
at $ 430 million worldwide
box office.
In 2006, Little Miss Sunshine premiered
at Sundance, sparked a major bidding war, made
history when it was nabbed for $ 10.5 million from Fox Searchlight Pictures, and rode its charming script, lighthearted tone, and affecting performances to a boffo
box office and a Best Picture nomination.
Deadpool 2 gets off to a great start
at the
box office, scoring the second - highest opening weekend for an R - rated movie in
history.
Board - game adaptions such as «Ouija» have had a checkered
history at the
box office, with the big - budget «Battleship» — the last Hasbro game turned into a movie — famously flopping in 2012.
It's also remarkable considering the
history that bawdy adult fare has had
at the
box office.
It's now the fourth — in
history — to make a billion freaking dollars
at the
box office.
Time & Place TBD — «Dredd» Recent
history has seen «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World» and «Cowboys & Aliens» premiere
at Comic - Con, to not much
box -
office effect.
With so many big - budget action movies flopping
at the
box office this past summer, it's crazy to think that a quaint genre film like «A
History of Violence» would handle its action sequences with the most panache.
Peele also made
history in the spring when he became the first writer - director whose debut film earned more than $ 100 million
at the
box office.
Pictures, have grossed more than $ 7.7 billion to date worldwide
at the
box office, making Harry Potter the largest - grossing film franchise in
history.
Darren Aronofsky's casually, if cluelessly, homophobic and misogynistic melodrama, after receiving mixed notices
at Venice and Toronto, struck a chord with American critics and audiences, and the rest was not only
box office history, but a repeat of the same old Oscar story.
Jurassic World roared onto the scene with the biggest opening weekend in U.S.
history, totaling $ 208.8 million
at the
box office.
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