Sentences with phrase «box office draw at»

Grodin probably would have been a better fit as the star of the film, but Martin was clearly a much bigger box office draw at the time, although the film ultimately did poorly at the box office anyway.

Not exact matches

WESLEY SNIPES One of the biggest box - office draws of the»90s, he was convicted of tax evasion in 2008 and is serving a three - year stint at McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, scheduled for a July 2013 release.

Hey, I like Turturro and all, but, as «Barton Fink» will tell you, he's not a big box office draw, and you need only look at this film's critical reception to realize that, because I'm not saying that this film was a commercial disaster, but it's become forgotten ever since it drove Refn's Jang Go Star company into bankruptcy and ostensibly drove Hubert Shelby, Jr. to death a year later.

If Rampage draws any serious coin at the box office, and don't bet against it, I'd like to propose that Johnson next take on El Dorado, the favourite pinball game of my misspent youth.

I understand why Johnny Depp is credited as the main actor, not because he is a bigger draw at the box office, but because he as Tanto starts off in the film telling the story of how the Lone Ranger came to be.

It's hard to imagine «Hit and Run» getting as large of a theatrical release as it did (or even one at all) without the involvement of Bradley Cooper, not only due to his box office drawing power, but because his amusing, against - type turn as a dreadlocked ex-con is about the only good thing the movie has going for it.

But though O'Neal at the time was a box office draw, Kubrick uses his weaknesses to the film's strengths.

but I get the feeling they want some level named actor to attract at least a little box office draw.

Now at 21, she's worked with many of the greatest filmmakers, including Wes Anderson, Peter Jackson and Peter Weir, shared the screen with Cate Blanchett and Bill Murray, and continues to grow as an international box office draw.

De Palma's earlier 80s films ---- Dressed to Kill (1980), Blow Out (1981), and Scarface (1983)---- were hit - and - miss at the box office but each drew considerable controversy for their violent content and exploitation elements.

But Bay has a knack for making big noisy movies with lots of things blowing up and that prove a draw at the box office.

Those with doubts about the viability of the movie Entourage had them confirmed when the film drew unfavorable reviews and made little impact at the box office, where it opened as counterprogramming in June against summer's typically big - budgeted fare.

She really wanted to make a Western, but since that wasn't exactly a box office draw, she and co-writer Eric Red opted to blend the Western elements with a genre that was popular at that time; vampires.

The Sitter did not fare much better than «Allen Gregory», drawing mostly negative reviews and falling at the low end of box office expectations.

Pamela McClintock at The Hollywood Reporter looks at 13 film markets that could be on the rise for box office draw.

Angelina Jolie's a Disney veteran at this point and a big draw when it comes to box office sales, she's already appeared as Maleficent and is set to return for a sequel.

Last month Harvey Weinstein said they're looking at Venice to premiere the film, which will quickly be followed by an August 31st release date in what he hopes will be box office draw thanks to the expected popularity of Tom Hardy post -» The Dark Knight Rises.»

He also has the chops to pull off the more complex elements of Snake's character and would also help the film draw big time at the box office.

According to the IndieWIRE Box Office Table, Drawing Restraint 9 was the second - highest grossing indie film (per screen) last weekend, racking up just over $ 18,000 at the IFC Film Center.

That's the trick with MoviePass: It's most valuable to audience members who are content with entry - level screening options and the luck of the draw at the box office, especially if they live in major cities, where ticket prices tend to be higher than MoviePass» monthly fee.