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Many MoviePass subscribers recently contributed to the record - setting box office performance of «Black Panther» on its opening weekend.

In the same way I hope Warner Bros was not deterred by the poor box office performance of Blade Runner 2049.

The parody film was revived early this decade by the unexpectedly robust box office performance of Scary Movie.

Three straight weekend wins would mirror the box office performance of Mockingjay — Part 1, though the penultimate chapter was about 12 % ahead of its follow - up's domestic total at the same point last year.

Despite the mixed reviews and the slightly disappointing box office performance of Bruno, the British comedian apparently still holds a lot of clout in Hollywood, and he now has picked up a greenlight for his next original comedy.

However, that isn't quite as disappointing as the box office performance of the charming Paddington 2.

If there's a fourth Narnia movie - and that's a kinda big if, judging by the unspectacular box office performance of the last two films - Walden Media executive Michael Flaherty has confirmed it will be prequel book The Magician's Nephew, skipping the arguable highpoint of the series, The Silver Chair, and the entertaining but racially problematic The Horse and His Boy.

Andrew Fleming must have looked at the box office performance of «Hamlet 2» and realized that he's not a big enough director to be working with a budget of a whopping... $ 9 million, thus, he has to work with a much smaller budget that, well, probably still won't get its money back.

Not exact matches

The blockbuster box - office performance of «Avengers: Infinity War» has reinforced the power of movie - going, comScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian told CNBC on Monday.

The blockbuster box - office performance of «Avengers: Infinity War» has reinforced the power of movie - going, comScore's Paul Dergarabedian says.

This year's field of Best Picture nominees features eight movies with widely variant box office performances, from 20th Century Fox's (FOX) The Martian «s leading $ 228 million in domestic gross to Room, which barely cracked $ 12.5 million in ticket sales.

Despite the performance of «Guardians of the Galaxy» last weekend, which opened to US$ 94 million at the North American box - office, there have been few other blockbusters in the third quarter.

Whether the banner performance of Wonder Woman at the box office will lead producers at Warner Brothers to rethink the direction of the DC adaptations is still unclear.

The only thing that could prevent the DreamWorks» cavemen family from a good weekend is the poor box - office performance of the year so far.

'' «Infinity War» has the added benefit of being promised as a semi-finale to 10 years» worth of franchise building, which could elevate its box - office performance even higher than previous Marvel sequels,» said Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice.com.

Assembling profits, slowly Using the same ranges as a proxy for cash contribution, it seems possible a $ 1.12 billion box office performance by The Avengers would account for somewhere between $ 250 million and $ 340 million in cash from operations during the current fiscal year and much more than that in succeeding years thanks to Blu - ray, DVD, and digital sales via the likes of Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes, which already sells digital DVD equivalents packed with bonus features.

The earnings also make for the best opening ever for the month of February and the best President's Day weekend box - office performance ever.

That spring, nobody outside of New York or Denver (except subscribers to a fledgling cable - TV service called Home Box Office) saw, during one ABA championship series, the greatest individual performance by a basketball player at any level anywhere — ABA, NBA, BAA or UCLA.

Z Channel not only played an incredibly wide selection of great movies that were swept under the rug by studios for what was considered disappointing box office performances, but it also helped institute what we know today as the director's cut.

Langella was tapped to reprise his performance for a film version of Dracula released in 1979, but he was forced to tone down his unique take on the role for the screen, and what would have seemingly been the perfect screen vehicle for his talents became a critical and box - office disappointment.

And Gordon's got Jeffrey Combs in one of the great comedic performances (undoubtedly so, as Jim Carrey aped Combs in most of his films to box office success) but he's also got a very difficult role for David Gale.

Much like last year and the year before, this year's Movie Studio Report Card evaluates both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors) in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of 2011.

For the fourth straight year, we have examined both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six major studios (and many indie distributors) in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of the past year.

For the sixth straight year, we have examined both the box office performance and overall film quality of the six - ish major studios and a few dozen of the larger «indie» distributors in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of the past year.

For the seventh straight year, we have analyzed both the box office performance and overall film quality of the seven - ish major studios and a few dozen of the larger «indie» distributors in an attempt to determine the best and worst studios of the past year.

SPC did see a 48 % increase in box office revenues compared to 2014, however, thanks mainly to the strong performance of 2014 holdover Still Alice.

Even his second time at bat, the marginally better «Chamber of Secrets,» would show the confidence - boosting effect that this film's stellar box office performance could engender.

Warcraft was the most successful video game movie of all time, and a sequel sounds like it may come together despite a disappointing box office performance in the United States.

With a string a box - office hits under his belt with the likes of 300 and LAW ABIDING CITIZEN, as well as acclaimed performances in...

The lackluster performance did not lower expectations for Princess Diaries 2, which in the face of critical scorn, came close to matching its considerably better predecessor's strong box office numbers.

The Japanese film industry has been a robust and prolific one since before World War II, and its five major studios (six until 1960) operated very much along the lines of the classical Hollywood studio model, elevating filmmakers based on their prior box office performance and critical regard, and assigning top projects to them accordingly.

For the role of Brown himself, Taylor and Universal turn to Chadwick Boseman, who is no stranger to biopic territory, having portrayed Jackie Robinson in 2013's 42, which received mixed reviews overall, but positive notices for his performance, as well as a strong box office total.

But all of McConaughey's qualities, along with bringing - in big bucks at the box office and delivering one - of - a-kind dramatic performances, make him true movie - star material.

Masterminds was originally set to release in August of last year, but those plans fell through due to a bankruptcy within the film's distributor, although honestly the fact that the movie is now releasing in the month of September a little over a year later might actually benefit its box office performance, as the movie actually co-stars 3/4 of the Ghostbusters reboot (Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones).

Films That Endured in Some Way That Did Not Win Oscars and Weren't Box Office Smashes Either: Myra Breckenridge, Catch - 22, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Kelly's Heroes, The Conformist, Boys in the Band, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Zabriskie Point, The Owl and the Pussycat, Trog, and Performance

The overall box office is running nearly 20 percent behind last summer's record season, and while this weekend was still about 13 percent behind the same frame last year, the strong performances of the top films is an encouraging sign.

As awards season kicks into high gear this month, certain films that aren't «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» should see box - office gains from conversations about and nominations for the best pictures and acting performances of 2015.

The good news is that after all the legal issues with 20th Century Fox and the film's less - than - stellar box office performance, Warner Bros. has still come through with one of the coolest Blu - rays of the year.

While Buchanan's logic with regard to the summer tent pole is sound, there's one glaring omission from his article: the outstanding box - office performances of The Purge and The Conjuring, two original works, both horror films.

Tepid reviews and dismal box office performance put this movie at odds with the directors» previous efforts, but fans of the film will nevertheless be pleased to find the DVD and Blu - ray release on store shelves this Tuesday, January 26.

Still, the box - office performance of female - led genre films will dictate whether that trend is here to stay.

Also, we make the case if Jennifer Lawrence is still a big box office star after the underwhelming performance of Red Sparrow.

By far the most talked about aspect of John Carter has been its disastrous box office performance.

Its box office performance will dictate the future of video game adaptations in Hollywood (along with Assassin's Creed in December), but it certainly hasn't struck a critical chord.

I'll also classify the box office performance as a win for quality, because Insidious is an effective movie that does right for much of its runtime.

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

All of us here on Bloody Disgusting agree that M. Night Shyamalan's Split (read our review), which features a tour - de-force performance from James McAvoy, is one of the filmmaker's very best films in the last several years, so we're excited to announce that it's coming to Blu - ray just three months after dominating the box office.

We still think Battle of the Sexes could just get over the net, though that feels pretty contingent on its box - office performance when it bows next week.

It's not easy even for some new releases; over the weekend Stronger, which features a powerful lead performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, opened to anemic box office, which could make the months of awards campaigning ahead all the more challenging.

After making waves with his critically acclaimed «Snabba Cash» — which is only seeing a theatrical release this summer, two years after it's original Swedish unveiling — Daniel Espinosa was linked to numerous big - name projects before moving onto the Denzel Washington / Ryan Reynolds starrer «Safe House,» which has surely earned him a lot of good will with its box office performance (it crossed $ 100 million domestic this week).