Sentences with phrase «box office record held»

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.

Not exact matches

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

The movie also holds the record for the biggest opening day at the domestic box office with $ 119.1 million, biggest opening weekend at the domestic box office with $ 247.96 million, and various others.

Yes, James Cameron, who holds box - office records for not one, but two of the highest - grossing films of all time, took time out of making the next three «Avatar» sequels to read over an early «Deadpool» script.

Ted became a surprise blockbuster when it was released in summer 2012, and holds the record for the highest - grossing original R - rated comedy of all time with global box - office takings of 549.4 million dollars (# 329.5 million).

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.

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).

«Captain America 2» held the record for the highest grossing box - office movie until Guardians of the Galaxy hit theaters.

What You Need To Know: Given that the original trilogy was near - universally beloved, a giant box - office hit (taking close to $ 3 billion worldwide) and even managed to be win a record haul of Oscars with its last installment, getting «The Hobbit,» J.R.R. Tolkien «s novel set, and written, before «The Lord of the Rings» proved surprisingly tricky, with rights issues and studio bankruptcy holding the project up for years, even before original director Guillermo del Toro bailed.

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.

February's Marvel Studios release surpassed expectations in its first weekend to record - breaking box office, and «surpassing expectations» was the name of the game as the film continued to have a strong hold week after week.

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.

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

As comparison, don't forget that Gone with the Wind holds the record as being the biggest box - office hit in the history of movies.