Sentences with phrase «commercial disappointment»

After experiencing the critical and commercial disappointment of 1983's «Superman III,» Christopher Reeve returns to the skies in 1985's «The Aviator,» though he's no longer in superhero mode.

A western / sci - fi hybrid based on a graphic novel, the big - budget, Jon Favreau - directed Cowboys & Aliens proved to be a critical and commercial disappointment when it was released this summer.

Bad script choices and vanity projects led to a string of critical and commercial disappointments through the»90s and 2000s (including Vampire in Brooklyn and Meet Dave), though Murphy still headlines movies and was even nominated for an Oscar for his turn in Dreamgirls in 2007.

The GameCube may have been one of Nintendo's biggest commercial disappointments, but it had some stunning games.

Despite great anticipation surrounding its release, the film proved to be a critical and commercial disappointment.

The film industry gives tons of opportunities to mediocre men (e.g. Kosinski's Tron: Legacy was a critical and commercial disappointment); the success of a few EXCEPTIONAL women doesn't mean the system is now fair.

This is specifically true in regards to A Scanner Darkly (a commercial disappointment, if not so much of a critical one), Fast Food Nation, Me and Orson Welles, and his remake of The Bad News Bears.

Struggling in the wake of the commercial disappointment of 1983's The King of Comedy, Martin Scorsese hit the reset button on his career with this paired - down, Soho - shot guerilla comedy.

As I expected, despite a relatively modest budget of just $ 25 million, the movie still ended up a commercial disappointment, grossing just $ 32 million domestic and a quarter of that overseas.

Grossing only $ 61 million domestically (less than half as much as Lone Survivor) and even less overseas on a much steeper production budget of $ 110 million, Deepwater Horizon must be chalked up as a commercial disappointment, despite being warmly received by both the critics and moviegoers who did see it.

After a bum run of commercial disappointments, Soderbergh struck relative gold with Out of Sight — engaging and funny characters, great casting, and slick stylistic touches in abundance that enhance the story rather than throw viewers for a loop.

Perhaps it was inevitable that anything following «Thriller» would be considered a commercial disappointment, at least comparatively speaking, but with the disappointing box office returns of 1985's «Into the Night» coming immediately after the controversy of actor Vic Morrow having been killed during the filming of Landis's segment in «Twilight Zone: The Movie,» it's fair to suggest that Landis was probably looking forward to an upturn in his fortunes.

But apart from some recognition that Chastain may trump up, which is as much a reflection of her gender's marginalization as of her performance, this is likely to be a non-starter there, as well as a commercial disappointment.

-RRB- films tackling the Middle East and America's military involvement have been both critical and commercial disappointments.

Post 9/11 the film world hasn't dealt with war in a very successful way, and apart from some notable exceptions (The Hurt Locker and In the Valley of Elah) films tackling the Middle East and America's military involvement have been both critical and commercial disappointments.

Seven years ago, Alfonso Cuaron premiered his astonishing dystopian sci - fi picture «Children Of Men,» which won the festival's cinematography award, and while a commercial disappointment, it has endured as one of the very best films of the» 00s.

In the face of this commercial disappointment, Tarantino remained optimistic, even if roundaboutly so: «Death Proof has got to be the worst movie I ever made.

Ninja Gaiden 3 was originally released on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 last year to lackluster reviews and commercial disappointment.

The commercial disappointments of Lone Ranger, which required a $ 190 million write - down for Disney, were comparable to Prince of Persia and John Carter, only the blame had to be placed at the feet of proven talent on both sides of the camera.

When you aim that high you afford yourself all the space in the world to fail and Jarhead accordingly devolved from sure - fire Oscar bait to a commercial disappointment shut out at Oscar time.

Amplifying the film's commercial disappointment are Lionsgate's extremely rapid DVD and Blu - ray releases, hitting stores Tuesday barely a month after the film opened in 25th place.

As for the commercial disappointment, you can cushion the blow by acknowledging that the film makes no effort to appeal to Americans, instead delving into hooligan culture and a fandom that means nothing to them.

First Big Budget Feature: «Rendition» was a critical and commercial disappointment, but by then Hood had already landed his next megabudget film: «X-Men Origins: Wolverine,» the first spin - off of 20th Century Fox's «X-Men» franchise.

The book was a critical success, but a commercial disappointment.

A critical and commercial disappointment, another fighting game could do a lot for redemption.

Following that they moved on from Star Wars to work with Sony on PlayStation 3 exclusive Lair, which was a critical and commercial disappointment and a few years later Factor 5 was closed.

The recently - released Mass Effect: Andromeda was a critical and commercial disappointment and the legendary studio has begun leaking high - profile talent.