Sentences with phrase «box office records as»

Earlier this year American Sniper set box office records as the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of January.

As Black Panther continues to smash box office records as one of the biggest superhero hit movies in years, critics and fans alike have marveled at how amazing the cast was in the film.

«Black Panther» is set to shatter box office records as the first comic - book tentpole with a primarily black cast (starring Chadwick Boseman as the title character) and director (Ryan Coogler).

Not exact matches

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler foresaw a cinematic world that broke Hollywood traditions as it broke box - office records too.

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.

As the year comes to a close, the domestic box office is on pace to set another new industry record just one year after topping $ 11 billion in domestic movie ticket sales for the first time ever.

2016's movie industry highlights include a monster year for Walt Disney, as the Mouse House set a new yearly global box office record, becoming the first studio to ever top $ 7 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

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.

The much anticipated «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» had a record - setting weekend at the box office, as it took in an estimated $ 166.1 million domestically.

However, Deadpool «s record - breaking weekend is another reminder that some R - rated films can still succeed at the box office, particularly when fans see the rating itself as validation that the film is true to its source material.

Just for the record, Paul Newman was an actor, a superstar one at that, who ruled the box office in his heyday in the 1960s and»70s with such iconic hits as «The Hustler,» «Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid» and «The Sting.»

The franchise has made over $ 13.5 billion worldwide to date, and that number will rise drastically this weekend when «Black Panther» opens, as is projected to break some box office records.

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Disney ran through a list of Iger's accomplishments as CEO in 2015, including «record - breaking enthusiasm» for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as other box office hits such as Pixar's Inside Out and Marvel's Avengers sequel.

After critical success during the first 15 years of his career, Scorsese found the industry pivoting as tent - pole franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars set box - office records and turned Steven Spielberg and George Lucas into household names.

It has won every theatrical prize, broken all box office records and been heralded as a ground - breaking and innovative show that you simply must see.

The Disney - Marvel movie «Black Panther,» which finds the superheroic T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returning to his remote African kingdom to assume the throne, roared into theaters over the weekend as a full - blown cultural event, breaking box office records and shattering a myth about the overseas viability of movies rooted in black culture.

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.

And with an all - time record $ 3.2 billion collected in other countries (up a whopping 60 % compared to its take the previous year), Paramount easily topped the global box office charts as well.

Josh Brolin also stars in Marvel's Infinity War as the villainous Thanos, which is currently in theaters, decimating box office records.

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's Starred Up.

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady.

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.

With a collection of record - breaking bestsellers serving as a foundation, the consistently high box - office draw of the films was a foregone conclusion.

Black Panther obliterated box - office records last weekend as it earned over $ 192 million during the three - day weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero opening ever behind The Avengers (2012).

Its theatrical release came and went without so much as a box office record and on Tuesday it reaches Blu - ray and DVD with the stench of obscurity.

«As «Black Panther» continues to redefine what is possible in terms of box office in the month of February (with a massive $ 500 million earned globally after just 9 days in theaters), the film will leap to new heights in a second weekend that will also rewrite the record books,» Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore, said.

20th Century Fox «s roll of the dice on the R - rated Merc With A Mouth paid off huge, as «Deadpool» smashed expectations and records left and right to take the top spot at the box office.

Someone also managed to find a box office record that it broke as well — the biggest opening ever overseas ($ 237 million).

Deadpool has now officially surpassed previous record - holder The Matrix: Reloaded, which capitalized on the original film's good will to secure the top box - office spot (for R - rated) films, despite featuring a car commercial masquerading as a chase scene.

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...

Disney - Pixar's animated family comedy «Coco» has set a box office record in Mexico, becoming the top film as measured in local currency.

As previously reported, Disney has waltzed off with multiple box - office records with «Beauty and the Beast,» the Mouse House's latest live - action reimagining of one of its classic animated movies.

As the three were obviously recorded prior to John Carter's theatrical bow, its disastrous box - office performance is not discussed.

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

It's been a good week for Universal as it has just been confirmed that they've broken their 2012 record for domestic box office gross...

It seems most of the world took up the invitation to «be our guest» this weekend as Disney's latest live - action remake, Beauty and the Beast, has shattered box office records across the globe to rule the charts.

«Whiplash,» initially thought to be in competition for Original Screenplay was labeled as adapted, «American Sniper» kept building up support and would eventually break box - office records, and the once perceived front - runner «Gone Girl» mysteriously vanished from the field of five.

A massive hit in China after smashing box office records to become the highest - grossing domestic film of all time, Jiang Wen's action comedy «Let the Bullets Fly» sadly didn't have as much success overseas.

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.

It continues to set records, as its global tally of about $ 1.608 billion makes it the highest - grossing superhero film at the worldwide box office.

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.

; RED DUST, the TRC courtroom drama starring Hilary Swank; the stylish Cape Flats gangster film, DOLLARS AND WHITE PIPES; the record - breaking box office performers MAMA JACK and MR. BONES, starring South Africa's number one box office star, Leon Schuster; THE LONG RUN starring Armin Muehler - Stahl (SHINE); THE THEORY OF FLIGHT starring Academy Award ® winning Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham Carter; BRAVO TWO ZERO, (as co-producer), a BBC co-production starring Sean Bean, based on Andy McNab's best - selling book of the same title.

If she agrees to come onboard, she'll join Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, who is currently breaking box - office records as part of the AVENGERS ASSEMBLE team.

Over a year has passed since Deadpool lit up the box office, setting records for the month of February, R - rated films, and the X-Men franchise as a whole.

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).

Starring Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa, the film also stars Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong» o, Danai Gurira, and Martin Freeman, and opened to record - breaking box office on February 15, 2018.

Black Panther had a blockbuster weekend at the box office, smashing superhero stereotypes as well as sales records.

Marvel movies always make money at the box office, but seeing as this one is hot on the heels of Ryan Coogler's record - breaking Black Panther — and prominently features T'Challa and Wakanda — Infinity War is certainly living up to the hype.

Even if that doesn't happen, Black Panther has wasted no time in cementing itself as an early box office powerhouse, and easily broke the record for biggest pre-summer opening.

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.