Sentences with phrase «box office successes of»

Two examples: the 2004 box office successes of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 spoke not just about the movies themselves, but of the moviegoing public and their religious and political beliefs.

It also feels like a perfect film for the times: the US box office successes of both Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty are indicative of a period in which Americans are much more reflective and self - critical than is customary; aside from its homage to the country's most revered president, Spielberg's film is a reminder of the enduring battle between American idealism and bigotry, and between its White House and Congress.

It's an interesting choice to helm this small film after directing one of the biggest box office successes of all time.

The report says that Hollywood is at a tipping point with both the Time's Up and #MeToo movements and the huge box office successes of films like «Black Panther» and «Wonder Woman.»

One of the biggest box office successes of the decade is a movie that just sounds completely moronic on paper.

Mr. Rich was gratified, indeed exultant, over the box office success of The Birdcage, noting that the same weekend it opened a Robert Redford movie about a heterosexual love affair did not do nearly so well.

More often than not, the undeniably talented comic actor's hits (Billy Madison, Big Daddy, The Longest Yard, Click ad nauseum) personify him not only as an arrested adolescent but a perpetually (and psychotically) angry one; the box office success of movies as unpleasant as those reveals things about their fans that I'm not sure I want to know.

The box office success of its a predecessors in the rarified field of a cappella comedy ensured that could never happen, of course.

Obviously, these types of pictures are not completely new, but the recent critical and often box office success of this subgenre with «Looper,» «Gravity,» «Her,» «Snowpiercer,» «Ex Machina» and «Mad Max: Fury Road» is noteworthy.

Even with the box office success of «Deadpool,» the sequel's writers say a big budget isn't necessary for the Cable team - up.

Earlier this year the huge critical and box office success of Zootopia (98 % on Rotten Tomatoes and $ 341M domestic) is more than enough to keep the blockbuster in a very solid second place.

The company is taking a page out of its playbook from the box office success of The Zookeeper's Wife, released in a similar pattern last March.

Vision actor Paul Bettany reveals the key ingredient behind the unprecedented box office success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The box office success of this 1991 drama forced America to view the crack epidemic from a different perspective.

The actor appeared to just confirm Marvel's plans for an unannounced Black Widow movie in a video interview while talking about the instant box office success of Black Panther.

With indigenous stories in the midst of a cinematic renaissance started by the international applause and box office success of Samson And Delilah and continued by Mad Bastards and Here I Am, Ivan Sen's third feature Toomelah (after Beneath Clouds and Dreamland) traverses familiar territory.

Blanchett concluded by suggesting the relative box office success of «Blue Jasmine» shows audiences are «interested in stories led by women, and they can also make money.»

As predicted, February brought the box office success of Fifty Shades of Grey, and Kingsman: The Secret Service managed to win over both critics and audiences alike (read our review).

Back in 2008 Jim Carrey was riding high on the box office success of Yes Man and Horton Hears a Who!.

celebrated the box office success of «Avengers: Infinity War» by having Marvel's actors recite insults people tweeted at them

Thanks to the cult popularity of the former, the box office success of the latter, and the critical acclaim of both, Black is back behind the camera (and the keyboard) with The Nice Guys.

Fresh off the box office success of Insidious: Chapter Two and the announcement of a third Insidious pic, producer Jason Blum's horror shingle Blumhouse Productions has set its sights on a new franchise.

Cimino made four more movies after «Heaven's Gate,» 1985's «Year of the Dragon,» 1987's «The Sicilian,» 1990's «Desperate Hours» and 1996's «Sunchaser,» but none received the critical acclaim or box office success of his earlier work, due in part to the taint of «Heaven's Gate.»

Applauding the recent box office success of Wonder Woman and Black Panther, the host joked: «I remember a time when the major studios didn't believe a woman or a minority could open a superhero movie and the reason I remember that time is because it was March of last year.»

One of the key reasons for this is the extraordinary box office success of the film.

For the most part, the movies still suck, but following the box office success of films like «Taken» and «Ride Along,» the studios seem more willing to give higher - profile titles a chance to perform against the weaker competition.

Following the relative box office success of Fading Gigolo, perhaps there's hope for Ismail Saidi's Moroccan Gigolos.

A lot of people are jazzed about the box office success of Black Panther, except for maybe one person.

Following the Sundance success of his debut «Fruitvale Station» and then the box office success of «Creed,» filmmaker Ryan Coogler now has transformed the comic book superhero movie into something full of thematic depth, emotional weight and cultural detail.

Despite the fictional box office success of its movie star, Entourage sputtered in the real world, opening in fourth place and barely tripling that first weekend gross (the 47th worst put up by a 3,000 + theater release) en route to a front - loaded $ 32 million domestic and weak $ 12 million overseas.

Grossing $ 57 million in North America, Clueless was a solid mid-range hit for Paramount Pictures in the summer of 1995, besting Ridgemont High's take even adjusted for inflation while clearly falling several leagues short of the box office success of the original Look Who's Talking.

Only in his mid-50s — and arguably at the peak of his career after the major awards and box office success of 2014's Boyhood — the writer - director has so much work...

Literally an out of this world experience, the Ridley Scott directed The Martian came a long way from its start as a blog by author Andy Weir to having Matt Damon on board and a global box office success of more than $ 570 million.

Catherine Hardwicke is clearly still on a high after the box office success of Twilight, and thus gets a nice big, juicy budget for Red Riding Hood, a dark retelling of the fairy tale we all know well.

The box office success of «The Hangover» puts into interesting context another movie about a bachelor party that goes wrong in Las Vegas.

These numbers fall in line with the early indications that Deadpool 2 was going to surpass the box office success of the original film.

The box office success of Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter proved them wrong.

Coming off the box office success of Lights Out, David F. Sandberg announced via Twitter that the first teaser trailer for The Conjuring spin - off sequel Annabelle 2 will land online later today.

The violent games of the Jigsaw Killer seem set to continue, with the box office success of Saw franchise reboot Jigsaw sparking discussions around a ninth film in the series.

After the box office success of Angry Birds, a sequel — The Angry Birds Movie 2 — was announced by Sony Animation.

The indie studio clearly believes that the film can replicate the box office success of «Little Miss Sunshine» (it even features two of the actors from that movie in Steve Carell and Toni Collete), and if the festival buzz is to be believed, an awards campaign might not be too far behind.

The box office success of films such as Bringing Down The House, Cheaper By the Dozen 2, and Father Of The Bride Part II have established him as one of Hollywood's most popular comedic actors.

The box office success of Julie & Julia has spurred sales of Julia Child's opus, Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Following the box office success of «Ready Player One,» Universal has hired Dan Mazeau to write a new draft of its sci - fi thriller «Armada,» based on Ernest Cline's 2015 novel.

Not exact matches

Suddenly, the freshness rating of a film became more important than audience interest in terms of success — even though data scientists have found that the score doesn't affect the box office.

Though Warner Bros. is overjoyed by the box - office success and acclaim of its latest DC Comics Extended Universe release, according to reports, it didn't sign on the movie's director, Patty Jenkins, for a sequel.

Studio revenue for the quarter increased 22 percent to $ 2.1 billion, powered by the box - office success of «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» and animated movie «Zootopia.»

Much like the success of last year's Warner Bros. film Wonder Woman helped change the conversation around a female superhero movie helmed by a woman director, a box - office smashing debut for Black Panther could pave the way for a similar paradigm shift in Hollywood with regard to how studios approach big - budget stories about characters of color.

Rupert Murdoch's company was one of the few to find success in an otherwise sad summer at the box - office.

Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot was one of August's surprise successes with $ 149.6 million in ticket sales, while The Walt Disney Company (DIS) scored the hit of the summer with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which broke the opening - weekend box - office record for August on its way to grossing $ 258 million in the U.S. and more than $ 500 million worldwide within less than a month of its release.