Sentences with phrase «box office returns»

Hopefully this will be the final film in the series, despite the decent box office returns thus far.

After all, that would increase global box office returns.

Here is a movie that exists for no other purpose than to be number three in a brand name franchise that would guarantee healthy box office returns.

I'm not defending the movie, but poor quality has never been reliable indicator of box office returns before.

In an interview with Deadline, Lionsgate TV Group Chairman Kevin Beggs admitted that the disappointing box office returns for Allegiant, the most recent film in the series of Young Adult adaptations, had forced the studio to rethink its plans.

The two moms next to me liked the film, I liked the film, and based on box office returns we're likely to see a sequel (so what else is new these days?).

Although the disappointing box office returns for Alien: Covenant may have harmed Ridley Scott's hopes of a further four entries in his Alien saga.

Picked up by CBS Films out of Toronto, «The F Word» may generate solid box office returns in limited release due to Radcliffe's star power and the commercial nature of its genre, but seems unlikely to have long - term theatrical prospects.

Oh, yeah, make that advances in CGI and the huge box office returns of other dysfunctional Marvel superheroes such as X-Men and Spider - man (best not mention Hulk here though).

Filmmaker Roland Emmerich has tried to attract huge box office returns by claiming that scientists have predicted something similar to the events depicted in this film really could happen.

Judging by the strength of this summer's scary movies «The Conjuring» and «The Purge» sequels, and «The Shallows,» New Line / Warner Bros. horror movie «Lights Out» has a solid shot at strong box office returns when it opens on July 22.

One way to tell back in the early days of Oscar was to see how the public responded, as measured by box office returns.

The series seems prepped to defy the laws of diminishing box office returns that define most franchises.

After testing the romantic comedy waters with «Scoundrels» (and rewarded with lousy box office returns), Phillips returns to his dude comedy binky with «Hangover,» and it's a lovely reunion.

Back in July, Lionsgate announced that it had pulled Ascendant, the final chapter of The Divergent Series, from its theatrical release schedule, and would instead be concluding the saga with a TV movie owing to dwindling box office returns for the YA adaptation.

A lot will be riding on how well the film does with audiences, so I expect we'll have a better idea of its chances once the opening weekend box office returns come in.

With Justice League's poor box office returns and critical backlash, it seems like now DC's attempt to create a cinematic universe has been halted — almost to death.

The drawback is that - like so many Marvel origin films - the features of the heroes's powers are offered in careful (read: budgeted) measure, as if box office returns are required first, before more elaborate sequences will be paid for in sequels.

Ladd was later told by his local contacts that, in Japan, silence was the greatest honor to a film, and the subsequent strong box office returns confirmed its popularity.

Adam Sandler struggled with «Grown Ups,» though that film's box office returns suggested that the moviegoing masses did not mind.

On the similarities of their supervillain leads, I can state unequivocally that I found Megamind much more entertaining and sincere than Despicable Me, the debut release of Universal's Illumination Entertainment outfit that earned marginally better critical marks and considerably higher box office returns.

I've never been a fan of the Shrek movies, and the third entry in the series dutifully continues with everything they do that's annoying and irrational, mainly because the formula has always resulted in giant box office returns.

Sure, it received a shocking box office return, raking in almost $ 30,000,000.00, but the word of mouth never spread.

Disney and Marvel managed to snag yet another box office record from themselves this weekend, with THR reporting that Ryan Coogler's Black Panther is now the most successful superhero movie — in terms of domestic box office returns, anyway — of all time.

After successfully guiding Skyfall to critical acclaim and huge box office returns around the globe, director Sam Mendes has decided not to return for the next installment of the James Bond franchise.

Instead, its wide release brought weak box office returns, historical accuracy criticism, and bad publicity after rape allegations surrounding director Nate Parker resurfaced.

«Blade Runner 2049» may have been the top choice for moviegoers this weekend, but the long - anticipated sequel failed to generate the soaring box office returns industry watchers expected.

The film arrived at Sundance without a distribution deal in place, and despite this series not historically making enormous box office returns, they're sufficiently well - loved that most sources are predicting a lively bidding war later in the festival.

Their style and material changed over the decades, but once introduced to the new technology of movies, maintained a firm hold on audiences from the silent period through talkies, and continued delivering strong box office returns all the way until the late 1970s, but their appeal soon waned when their «schtick» became virtually extinct.

Despite the abysmal box office return on Machete Kills, Robert Rodriguez seems determined to bring a third film to light with Machete Kills Again... In Space.

After that film's mediocre box office return and slightly above - average critical reception, 20th Century Fox and director Ridley Scott decided to make its sequel a little more Alien - like to please fans.

With a raft of glowing reviews — for those who place stock in such things, its Metacritic score is currently an enviable 86 — and reportedly robust box office returns, it's fair to call «The Kids Are All Right» the first all - purpose Oscar contender of 2010.

Prior to his breakout in the mid-1980s, Woo had made over a dozen features, some of them with respectable box office returns.

That's a perfect pairing for a streamer that doesn't have to worry about box office returns.

The friend could think Bait 3D, the latest big budget Aussie flick to come along in an effort to snare more box office returns than critical adulation, sounds completely ridiculous and scoff at your notion.

Its theatrical release in October that year was met with scant box office returns and largely dismissive critical responses.

To see this, I've taken every film nominated for an Academy Award, separated them based on whether they received a win or not, and overlaid their weekly box office returns based on the time of that year's award ceremony.

It's as if the writers (Ben Zazove, Kevin Cecil, and Andy Riley) were unenthusiastically grasping for an opening before settling on simply relaying their initial brainstorm when tasked to come up with a sequel to 2011's featureless and inoffensive Gnomeo and Juliet, a film whose box office returns apparently warranted a second chapter.

While box office returns on «Alien: Covenant» suggested Fox mightn't allow Ridley Scott the opportunity to continue making further films in...

Due to the mixed critical reception and lowering box office returns from The Amazing Spider - Man and The Amazing Spider - Man 2, much was left up in the air regarding the future of the series.

The 1996 stop - animation version, backed by the dynamic duo of producer Tim Burton and director Henry Selick (who previously teamed up for The Nightmare Before Christmas), remains a cult favorite amongst «90s kids despite a dismal box office return — it made less than $ 30 million in the U.S.

It came as somewhat of a surprise when, earlier this week, word leaked out that Hunger Games co - writer / director Gary Ross had not yet been locked down for the sequel, Catching Fire — not only because of the widespread positive response to (and massive box office returns for) the first HG movie adaptation, but also because Ross had already begun to discuss his tentative plans for shooting the followup.

In the case of Sony, we've seen this strategy crash and burn multiple times — like with GHOSTBUSTERS 2016 (which was great, but made little box office return) and FLATLINERS 2017 (which was atrocious and made no money).

Allied wasn't absolutely pilloried by other critics (our own Mr. Dowd gave it a totally fair B), but overall it earned decidedly mixed reviews and unremarkable box office returns upon its Thanksgiving release.

Despite receiving extensive critical acclaim and astonishing box office returns, the film isn't one of the best representations of Poitier's talents.

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In the eyes of many in Hollywood, Paramount — where Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone publicly blamed Cruise's «inappropriate behavior» for the disappointing box office returns of Mission: Impossible III — is no longer such a place.