Sentences with phrase «box office record by»

[And the Winner Is...] • Nikki sez Warner Bros. has broken the studio's own domestic box office record by crossing $ 2 billion across the States.

And the overall messages and themes and in - jokes about black culture was just heartwarming to see, and then to witness weeks later this fabulous movie lead and directed and cast by black people break the box office record by gaining $!

The Force Awakens set a new domestic box office record by hauling in $ 936 million in North America, as the film blasted its way to more than $ 2 billion in worldwide box office receipts.

Not exact matches

Before James Cameron made «Avatar» and broke all box - office records, he was planning on making the big - screen adaptation of «Battle Angel Alita,» the famous manga series created by Yukito Kishiro.

That record was set by Jurassic World in June with $ 208 million, and Hollywood box office pundits are expecting to «handily» beat that number, reported the Journal.

But that one hit turned out to be The Dark Knight, a blockbuster that broke box office records that have since been broken again, by The Avengers.

It seems that every time Marvel (owned by Disney) comes out with a new Avengers movie (released two weeks ago), or Fantastic Four (later 2015 release), or X-Men (2016 release), or Captain America (2016), film, we hear all about how it's breaking some box office record.

Although the films Alibaba Pictures Group has invested in like So Young (by actress - turned director Zhao Wei, who is also a major shareholder of the company) and Tiny Times (by popular writer Guo Jingming) have recorded remarkable box - office revenues, the company has yet to turn a profit, with a net loss of HK$ 443.54 million for the first half of last year.

Total domestic box office grosses were up over 6 % in 2012 (to a record $ 10.83 billion), while the number of tickets sold also increased by a similar percentage after falling to a 16 - year low the year before.

Directed by Peter Chelsom, this film is the English - language remake of Masayuki Suo's 1995 romantic comedy of the same name; the Japanese version earned a record - breaking 9.5 million dollars in United States box offices.

Written by Bird and Damon Lindelof (Lost), the film is as shrouded in mystery as any release this year, but Bird's track record at the box office and with critics (see sidebar) bodes well for his latest, as does the strong supporting cast of Hugh Laurie, Judy Greer, Kathryn Hahn, and Keegan - Michael Key.

For one thing, the recent track record of these late summer dramas is decidedly mixed - while The Help indeed connected with Oscar, Lee Daniels» The Butler's summer box office went unrecognized by the Academy, and it is the latter film that Get On Up seems to resemble more, what with it being a biopic that attempts to tell the entire life story of its subject, which, as discussed in the previous installment in regards to Unbroken, is a questionable proposition with today's Academy.

The film was rightly savaged by critics, made just $ 50,000 at the box office, which must be close to a record for a major studio production (it was produced by Disney subsidiary Hollywood Pictures), and essentially ended Eszterhas» career.

Chow's new film, Kung Fu Hustle, broke Asian box - office records — set by his previous film, Shaolin Soccer — and at this year's Hong Kong film awards it beat out 2046, by art - house darling Wong Kar - wai.

Labelled «the smartest horror film this decade» by Dazed writer Kemi Alemoru, Get Out broke numerous box office records, and is a film that sparked endless conversation, a movie that provoked, entertained and terrified in cinemas across the world.

It was also the fastest film ever to reach # 50million in UK box office takings, a record previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two.

Should those numbers hold up, that would put Black Panther within striking distance of the box - office record for a Presidents Day Weekend premiere, now held by 2016's Deadpool with $ 152 million.

Despite having the established Dano onscreen for nearly the film's entirety and the world famous Radcliffe by his side for most of it, Swiss Army Man does seem defiantly uncommercial, which made the decision of A24, a young studio without the most sterling of box office records,

The Oscar - nominated film by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper shattered box office records over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend.

Based on the iconic DC Comic book, Wonder Woman has earned more than $ 410 million in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based film.

The Tuesday box office numbers are in and Wonder Woman has lassoed in another $ 14.4 million, beating out its record - setting Thursday preview numbers by over $ 3 million.

Searchlight's Sundance strategy might be further complicated by its recent track record with pricey acquisitions in Park city that have stumbled at the box office.

At any rate, movie viewing is completely subjective — as evidenced by my loathing of the Harry Potter franchise despite its record breaking box office.

By all accounts, the film is poised to outpace Deadpool at the Presidents Day box office — when the wise cracking hero earned $ 152 million USD over four days and set a record for a February release back in 2016.

With a current domestic box office total of $ 323.7 million, It has become the highest - grossing horror movie of all time, surpassing the previous record held by The Exorcist ($ 232.9 million).

The strong opening suggests «Black Panther» will easily set a box - office record for films directed by a black filmmaker.

According to Deadline, it appears to the first scenario, as Deadpool 2 raked in $ 15 million - plus at the box office previews Thursday night, besting the old R - rated movie record set by Stephen King's It, which pulled in $ 13.5 million in its opening night in September.

As Hollywood touts great wins for diversity and inclusion with recent films like «Black Panther» and «Wonder Woman» shattering box office records, a new study from GLAAD asserts that representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in 2017 films released by the major studios hit a six - year low.

Nine is the third theatrical release directed by Rob Marshall, whose previous stage - to - screen adaptation, Chicago (2002), set box office records and won the Best Picture Oscar.

But such adult fare rarely lights up the box office, even when directed by a filmmaker with a proven record of attracting crowds.

Armie Hammer's balls were digitally removed from his new film Call Me By Your Name, a queer romance breaking box office records and winning lots of awards.

By Greg Hernandez HollywoodNews.com: It may have been nominated for a few Razzies and didn't break any box office records but I quite enjoyed «Burlesque» which was Christina Aguilera's film debut and Cher's return to films after a far too long hiatus.

Armie Hammer's balls were digitally removed from his new film Call Me By Your Name, a queer romance already breaking box office records and winning lots of awards.

However, «Black Panther» is expected to post an opening that would rank in the top 10 for superhero films, and the question arises whether it will beat the February box office record held by «Deadpool» two years ago when it opened to $ 152 million.

His track record shows that a director with a distinctive style who's given leeway by the studio to deviate from the norm can make a crowd - pleaser that brings in the big bucks at the box office and also lands critical accolades — whether it's by reimagining comic book movies as political commentary (in the Dark Knight trilogy), sci - fi as quasi-post-apocalyptic family drama (Interstellar), or detective noir as psychological drama (Insomnia, Memento).

Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya will be starring in another film by a black director that is probably going to break a sh-t ton of box office records: Black Panther.

Will Avengers: Infinity War break box office records set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Speaking in the days before the film opened, Bassett said she was heartened by the strong box - office projections for the film, which went on to make a record - breaking $ 235 million over the holiday weekend.

That projection puts Black Panther in range to potentially take the President's Day box office record, currently held by 2016's Deadpool, which took in $ 152 million over the holiday weekend.

After breaking box office records this summer, page the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park series reinvigorated the series by effectively starting over.

Kink was down list of motivating factors cited by fans who drove record Presidents Day box office, and so were the stars

The seven SAW films grossed $ 874 million at the box office worldwide and were hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the «Most Successful Horror Franchise» of all time.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: With «Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2» tearing up box office records and the last of the summer blockbusters preparing to drop — «Rise of the Planet of the Apes» appears to be the last major tent pole on the horizon — now seems like -LSB-...]

After September 2017 — bolstered in large part by IT — set a new box office record, last month saw the industry take a significant nosedive, to its lowest total in a decade.

The seventh entry in the series opened this last April to strong reviews, and even stronger audience reaction, skyrocketing past $ 1 Billion at the box office in record time, only to be beaten by Jurassic World...

Marvel's Black Panther annihilates the all - time February opening weekend record at the box office that was previously held by Deadpool.

Marvel's Black Panther has overtaken the previous record, held by The Avengers, for the best first week at the box office.

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The movie has taken the record for biggest Box Office opening weekend in history, a title previously held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

This milestone marks the high point of an already exciting year for Virtuos, which has seen the company achieve a string of record - breaking successes, including: contributing art to 50 % of the top 10 best - selling games on XboxOne and Playstation 4; shipping XCOM Enemy Within for IOS, the third title developed in China to exceed the 85 % Metacritic Metascore * (the other two titles were also co-developed by Virtuos); and providing 3D models for Transformers: Age of Extinction, which has become China's top - grossing box office game of all time.