Sentences with phrase «commercial flop»

This turn of events could make the hearts of many sink: the history of the video game movie is a terrible one, full of commercial flops (the top - grossing video game film ever is «Prince of Persia» with a little over $ 300 million worldwide, but is still seen as a huge money loser), and worse reviews.

Age will turn war criminals into elder statesmen, commercial flops into collector's items.

In the comedy, which was a critical and commercial flop in the US earlier this summer ($ 23 million domestic gross from -LSB-...]

Said affectations raise their head again in Almodóvar's biggest commercial flop, the gratingly bizarre and unintentionally self - parodic, Kika.

One of the director's rare commercial flops, «Under Capricorn» is still notable for its complex, long - take moving camera scenes (like the ones in «Rope»).

Star of the critical and commercial flop Catwoman, Halle Berry, jokes that Black Panther has her film to thank for its success.

virtual boy however has been Nintendo's only commercial flop but I think they never really had high hopes for it.

Appropriating the title of Jacques Tati's most famous commercial flop, the critically revered film Play Time (1967), the biennial takes a stroll through the field of contemporary artistic practice.

For all the hype and hope that preceded those gadgets, they were spectacular commercial flops, mainly because they prioritized gimmicky gaming features above merely being a good phone.

Critical and commercial flop: The Stepford Wives.)

But the two drugs made by Regeneron and partner Sanofi as well as by Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) have been commercial flops.

«Salome» was a commercial flop for Wilde and he missed the premier by an avant - garde Parisian theatre company in 1896 because he was in jail for» «gross indecency» between men,» Donohue writes in the Translator's Preface.

Armie Hammer plays the masked man first introduced in radio serials in the 1930s, and while you can never rule the pairing of Verbinski and Depp out — their Pirates of the Caribbean films have grossed over $ 2.6 billion worldwide — industry experts are already pegging this long - delayed project as a commercial flop.

Who can blame him when his only uplifting film (The Fountain) was a commercial flop that was met with incredibly hostile reviews?

Included on the list are Woody Allen's recent critical darling Blue Jasmine, the raunchy Seth Rogen comedy This Is the End, and, surprisingly, the critical and commercial flop The Lone Ranger.

Michael Mann's first film since 2009's «Public Enemies is his best in over a decade, but received a limited release and has been a commercial flop.

MGM was initially reluctant to release Diner as they feared it would be a commercial flop, but the movie proved to be hit and I imagine Weintraub, who produced it, played a big part in its success.

«When directors are involved in both critical and commercial flops, it's always vital that they return with a far more accomplished film for their next project, so all eyes are on Peter Berg to see if he can successfully move on from Battleship with his latest picture Lone Survivor ``... Read More»

Cromwell, Ken Hughes» historical biopic, was both an artistic and commercial flop, but it nonetheless was nominated for two Oscars and won one.

Director Doug Liman has helmed some massive hits (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), but in 2014 is by no means a hot property, with his latest film (2010's Fair Game) well - liked by critics but a commercial flop.

Based on the novel by Brian Garfield (which was his sequel to Death Wish), the film was a critical and commercial flop.

A commercial flop at the box office when released, it is now famed for its almost non-existent plot structure and period - correct portrayal of the Circuit de la Sarthe.

A tight 249 pages, Seth Klarman's Margin of Safety was by all contemporary standards a commercial flop.

One of these commercial flops that Nintendo had, that has seen somewhat of a success as a cult classic is their «Virtual Boy» system, which was released twenty years ago today.

Dontnod faced tough times following the commercial flop of their previous title, Remember Me — which also featured a female lead — but things are looking more promising thanks to this partnership with Square Enix.

Unfortunately, the series became rather stale in this current generation; forcing gimmicks like the motion control skateboards that were a commercial flop, and different game play designs that just weren't hitting the mark.

It's rather disappointing, in fact many fans believe Konami failure to do any sort of promotion will lead to Downpour being a commercial flop.

Despite a rocky but somewhat promising start, the game was a commercial flop.

I know there have been some things that have been commercial flops, but for me personally, I've enjoyed all the new steps forward.

We take a look at some of the most unconventional Android devices of all time, some of which were commercial flops, others that actually ended up taking off in a big way.