Sentences with phrase «big success at the box office»

With artificial intelligence thriller Ex Machina proving a big success at the box office both here and across the pond, writer / director Alex Garland has plenty of momentum for whatever he wants to make next.

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CNN: Targeting «Les Miserables» to Christians pays off at the box office In spite of tepid reviews from some film critics, «Les Miserables» is booming at the box office, and that financial success can in part be traced to a group of its biggest boosters: Christians, particularly evangelicals whom NBC Universal went after with a microtargeted marketing strategy.

Even if «Gravity» did not win big at the Oscars it would have been easy to call the film a success, in part due to its box office take as well as furthering awareness of space exploration and helping foster curiosity about NASA and their programs.

A felicitous contract at Universal led Edwards to his first big box - office successes, including the Tony Curtis film Mister Cory (1957) and Cary Grant's Operation Petticoat (1959).

So, with a practical effect driven reboot that pays homage to its predecessor at every turn while still creating its own identity, Evil Dead became a big box office success upon release on April 5, 2013.

Fresh off his biggest success ever at the box - office in Iron Man 3, director Shane Black is pursuing...

Todd Phillips» The Hangover was one of the biggest comedy successes in recent memory; a runaway success at the box office, it also made stars out of its three leads Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms.

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

Finding Nemo may not have managed to crack the top slot at the box office — it was up against The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King — but its success both at the multiplex and on home video (it's the biggest seller of all time, apparently) heralded a new age of animated blockbusters.

Grossing over $ 1.3 billion at the box office, it was a balance — like most big - budgeted Disney films — that proved to be a success.

The Sound of Music, Funny Girl, or indeed The Greatest Showman, whose stealth success at the box office since it opened five weeks ago has quietly become the biggest film story of the new year.

The biggest success story at the box office this weekend was the limited release of «The Master,» Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed new drama.

A huge success at the box office (read our review), earning more than big - budget tentpoles Tomorrowland and Terminator Genisys, it was also Apatow's biggest critical hit since Knocked Up.

This year, it made it the biggest box - office success in the running for Best Picture at the Oscars.

Marvel has been having a great run at the box office thanks to Black Panther's unprecedented success, and it's likely going to hit the gold pot on April 27, when Avengers: Infinity War will release on the big screen everywhere.

At the box office, Paul Feig's Spy, George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road and Francis Lawrence's The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 (which again topped the domestic box office for a fourth straight time this weekend, according to the Los Angeles Times) have all been big successes.

The studio has had a rough year at the box office and might want to seriously take a look at putting Metal Gear into production sooner rather than later, as Vogt - Roberts could land some serious offers if Skull Island is a big success.