Sentences with phrase «budget films released»

These elements are typically found in smaller independent films but are incredibly rare to see in bigger budget films released by a major studio.

Not exact matches

Fewer films, more controlled budgets, but more selective releases allowed the fimled entertainment division to post a positive operating profit of $ 7 million in the quarter - a huge improvement from a staggering loss of - $ 114 million in the prior Q2.

Firm distributors exhibit a strong tendency to allocate more resources to films produced by those with whom they have had prior interactions, «approving larger production budgets, marketing these films more heavily and scheduling them on more attractive release dates.»

But in a year that's seen a slew of big budget releases and star - powered projects from some of Hollywood's most notable filmmakers (Martin Scorsese, Kenneth Lonergan, Mel Gibson) it was a $ 5 million film with no major superstar names that brought home the night's biggest award.

Michael Novakowsky, a budget division unit chief, said Percoco pushed for the release of funds for a central New York film hub being developed by COR Development in both a phone call and a series of emails calling for the division to get money that «can be processed done asap.»

J. Michael Straczynski's original script was jettisoned in favor of an unfinished one by political thriller specialist Matthew Michael Carnahan (State of Play, Lions for Lambs), with «LOST» - alum script doctors Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods, Cloverfield) and Damon Lindelof (Star Trek Into Darkness, Prometheus) brought in later to write a host of reshoots, including a new climax and ending to the film (the repeated use and imbibing of Pepsi products during these scenes would indicate the source for much of the additional reshoot budget), that pushed the release date from a winter of 2012 release to the summer of 2013.

In addition to rumors of a bloated budget and unrest on the set between director Mark Forster and star Brad Pitt, the film's original release date was pushed back six months to accommodate major rewrites and additional shooting.

In the end, Imperial Dreams doesn't break any new ground when it comes to filmmaking, but the story it's telling is just as powerful as any big budget film being released nowadays, if not more.

Below are 50 additional noteworthy films — including both big - budget tentpoles and smaller indie and foreign films — that either have confirmed 2013 release dates or seem extremely likely to reach theaters this year.

A newcomer to our year - end report cards, Cohen releases foreign films and a variety of low - budget English - language indies.

Formulaic films are released every week, but it's rare that one has a $ 100 million budget, big stars whose roles are embarrassing to watch and unusual special effects that only serve to mask a predictable plot and cliche - ridden scenes.

Of course, being a low - budget independent film with relatively little star power, no high concept, and minimal sizzle, The Intervention was destined to make do with the obscurity of limited theatrical release.

Her persona becomes more «thinky» and less «feely» as the film progresses, which does make her increasingly less relatable (which is probably intentional), which does echo somewhat her character in the lower budget sci - fi release Under the Skin earlier in the year, along with the ever - more - knowledgeable Samantha in Her.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, the second feature film of Fred Schepisi, an openly ambitious and confident Australian director (7), was at the time of its release the biggest budget film made in Australia at $ 1.2 m.

Director Colm McCarthy's The Girl With All the Gifts is one of the best zombie films ever made, and this Blu - ray release from Lionsgate is a solid treatment for this relatively low - budget marvel.

But on the other hand, they've had a troubled production here — the film was delayed by Disney to bring the budget down, only for it to soar when production began, and then the release date was pushed back by over six months.

Get Out was released by Jason Blum's Blumhouse productions, a studio that can easily be described as the modern - day saviour of the low - budget, major - release film, even if they most recently subjected us to the latest M. Night Shyamalan misfire, Split.

Honestly, although Whedon's screenplay will probably be one of the best of the year, the film's limited budget, exposure and early release make it highly likely to be forgotten come awards season.

The filming budget for Splice, which was released into theaters on June 6, 2010, was roughly estimated at 26,000,000.

Upon its release in 1974 this low - budget work, the only film in Peckinpah's long career over which he was allowed final cut, tanked at the box office — and merely invoking its title has since become a kind of joke, whether in Michael Ritchie's 1985 film Fletch or BBC Radio's «I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue».

Two of the actor's last three films have barely received theatrical release and, in between them, this Ghost Rider sequel became the rare Marvel flop, its indefensible $ 51.8 million domestic pull (less than half of its predecessor's take, though it also had half the budget) ranking it lower than all but four films to spawn from the comics publisher: The Punisher and its sequel, Jennifer Garner's Elektra (a baffling spin - off to Johnson's weak Daredevil), and the notorious Howard the Duck.

While I no doubt have been spoiled by regular exposure to excellent Blu - ray transfers, the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen presentation of Swimming to Cambodia seems a tad disappointing even for a standard definition release of a low - budget 25 - year - old experimental film.

Netflix has released a new poster for their upcoming film Bright, the David Ayer - directed big - budget sci - fi movie due to land on the streaming in...

Finally, The Theory of Everything held up well enough for releasing company Focus Features, bringing in an estimated $ 2.5 million at the box office over the weekend, enough to gain a marginal profit against a $ 15 million budget... and still ahead of the critically acclaimed Wild, the Reese Witherspoon - starring film based on the memoir of Cheryl Strayed, which picked up a few theaters and some revenue in the form of an estimated $ 1.6 million.

While not as big a hit as the original film, the estimated $ 2.8 million weekend turned out to add a little flesh to a successful venture, as the $ 40 million budget was nearly matched in its first weekend of release.

Additionally, distributor Warner Bros. shuffled the release date until later in the year to better coincide with an Oscar campaign, a sign that the studio feels the film (which co-stars Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Chris Pratt) is a serious awards contender and not just some low - budget doodle.

John Carter's underperformance was nothing compared to the film Disney released a year earlier; Mars Needs Moms (whose epic shortcomings supposedly played a part in Carter's title losing the «of Mars») grossed just $ 39 M on a $ 150 M budget.

Today, most low - budget and even medium - budget films do not get a theatrical release.

Netflix has already completely rewritten the movie and TV - viewing rulebook by pouring a hundred million dollar budget into a film without a theatrical release, and creating their now ubiquitous «binge - watch» format that the service rolled out for the first season of House of Cards.

In fact, PA3 opened bigger and though it had the series» weakest legs to date, it still ended up with a domestic gross close to the first film and a franchise - high worldwide take of $ 203 M. And while the production budget again rose, it was still kept to just $ 5 million, well under the competition and far less than the marketing costs of such a high - profile wide release.

The film, released on October 13th, is at $ 88M worldwide on a mere $ 5M budget.

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Budget numbers haven't been released, so its unclear where these numbers fall in terms of the film's success.

When adjusted for inflation, the film's $ 80 million domestic gross puts it at the shallow end of Burton's filmography and certainly beneath Warner's hopes for a $ 150 M - budgeted summer season release (foreign markets responded much more strongly with a gross of $ 159 M and very much still counting).

Despite the sizable budget, it is an experimental film at its heart, although with an acclaimed director and well - known stars, perhaps it is too large a project to survive the scrutiny of those expecting much more from a major release.

Blumhouse has become one of the most profitable film studios out there, regularly releasing low - budget horror films that dominate the box office.

The delay wasn't enough to earn the film notice at the box office, where it grossed a dismal $ 4.4 million, barely one - fourth of the production budget, in under 300 - theater domestic release and adding almost nothing to it in a few foreign markets this spring.

In a year made of horror films that have delivered more unintentional laughter than genuine scares, As Above, So Below fits the bill as exactly the kind of low - budget, lower - quality flick you'd see released on the big screen for the Labor Day weekend.

In particular, it looks like the Metal Gear Solid movie is still being produced by Sony Pictures, meaning that it remains a high budget effort with all the things you would expect from a top film releasing to the cinemas nowadays.

Most differences deal with qualification; for the Spirit Awards a film must have a budget of under $ 20 million, and unlike the Academy Awards, films without a theatrical release which have screened at a handful of the most prestigious festivals are eligible.

The Missing is a big - budget Ron Howard film with a stellar cast, which was released in November, expecting to draw big box - office, critical accolades, and award nominations.

After debuting with The Roostand Trigger Man, both low - budget DIY art - horror films that gained rave reviews on the indie festival circuit but were never afforded a wide release, he was entrusted with the large (ish) budget of Cabin Fever 2.

«I can do something no one else can...» Blumhouse Tilt has released a brand new, full - length official trailer for an indie film titled Sleight, which premiered in the ultra-low budget Nexst section of the Sundance Film Festival last year.

This box set from Eclipse, the budget - minded imprint from Criterion, features the three film that followed their first collaboration, Pygmalion (previously released on Criterion).

For one, it saw the release of Night of the Living Dead, George Romero's low - budget, immensely influential zombie thriller, which essentially birthed an entire subgenre of horror films.

Those include two previously - released films: «War Machine» starring Brad Pitt ($ 60 million dollar budget) and Adam Wingard's American adaptation of «Death Note» ($ 40 million dollar budget).

This is supposed to be Netflix's attempt to jump into creating films with big budgets, producing content that could compete with theatrical releases without having to deal with ratings, rely on box office reports, or worry about having enough money to put the film in enough theaters.

Wild Eye Releasing has debuted an official trailer for a low budget action horror film called Demon Hunter, formerly known as Taryn Barker: Demon Hunter.

After an expansion on the first weekend of 2013 earned the film a pitiful average of $ 478 from 565 theaters, the barely operational Paramount Vantage quickly scaled back the release, which ended up earning just $ 611 thousand on a $ 20 million budget.

Although the film was surprisingly successful at its time of release, making more money than anticipated considering its very low - budget and small distribution, it is still not talked about enough today.