Sentences with phrase «big box office winner»

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The big winner of the holiday season is Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which earned $ 52 million over the three - day weekend, which was enough to surpass Beauty and the Beast and take the top spot at the box office biggest movie of 2017.

It didn't get much further than that, though, and eventually five releases overtook it: Twins, Big, Coming to America, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and» 88's Best Picture winner and box office champ, Rain Man.

Some of the winners» names were familiar just kicked - off awards season — Alexander Payne's Hawaiian - set «The Descendants» was named Best Picture, as it also was recently by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association — but perhaps the biggest winner of the night was Nicolas Winding Refn's neon - lit, criminally overlooked «Drive,» which sadly withered on the box office vine earlier this fall and yet sped off with the most trophies Sunday night.

Meanwhile, in the quiet place of the speciality box office, the big winner of the weekend was You Were Never Really Here, which hammered the competition (sorry) with a $ 43,304 per - screen average on three screens, by far the week's highest.

Sequels and superheroes have been the biggest box - office winners as usual, but raunchy laughs have provided plenty of fireworks — and profits.

Fresh off his biggest success ever at the box - office in Iron Man 3, director Shane Black is pursuing an Oscar winner & an Oscar nominee to star in his follow - up

What You Need To Know: Coming off a streak that has seen them produce a Best Picture winner («No Country For Old Men «-RRB- and the biggest box office hit of their careers («True Grit «-RRB-, the Coen Brothers have probably been afforded the opportunity to make whatever they want.

Otherwise, they tend to go for big box - office winners above all else (Skyfall in 2012; Star Trek in 2009; The Incredibles in 2004; My Big Fat Greek Wedding in 2002; Shrek in 200big box - office winners above all else (Skyfall in 2012; Star Trek in 2009; The Incredibles in 2004; My Big Fat Greek Wedding in 2002; Shrek in 200Big Fat Greek Wedding in 2002; Shrek in 2001).

Between all this original content and big - time box office winners, you'll barely have time to breathe this weekend — so hop to it!

In another exciting development, Oscar ® winner Bill Condon will follow his worldwide smash Beauty and the Beast, one of this year's biggest hits — which crossed $ 1 billion at the global box office and became the most successful musical of all time — by directing Bride of Frankenstein from a screenplay by Koepp.

With that in mind, more about let's take a look at the big winners at the box office and a few of the big losers.

Lady Bird, another massive critical hit, also has shown strong box office skills, recently becoming A24's biggest grosser to date (just passing Best Picture Oscar winner Moonlight).

More on that Monday via our commentary on the biggest winners at the indie box office this year.