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Universal's R - rated female party hardy film Girls Trip is the only comedy to work this year ($ 112M), hooking African American females.

Essence's wildly popular Essence Festival, held in New Orleans and featured prominently in last year's summer film Girls Trip, is the biggest magazine - sponsored festival in the world.

Not exact matches

Many in Hollywood say they see the spiritual - memoir - turned - movie as the next hot genre, suggesting there are ongoing talks about turning Lauren Winner's «Girl Meets God» into a romantic comedy, Ian Cron's «Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me» into an action flick, Anne Lamott's «Traveling Mercies» into an indie road trip film, Kathleen Norris» «The Cloister Walk» into something really creepy involving monks.»

Time and again, American audiences have responded to films with black leads like Hidden Figures, Get Out, and Girls Trip, all of them turning huge profits on smaller budgets.

And you're choosing to ignore all the female - centered dramas and comedies that have been SUCCESSFUL compared to budget: Lady Bird, Winter's Bone, Wild, Girls Trip, Trainwreck, Bridesmaids, Mean Girls, Clueless, Pitch Perfect, and on and on (not including the huge box office of the female - led action / sci - fi / Disney films like Frozen, Hunger Games, Gravity, Wonder Woman, etc).

After recounting their harrowing stories of braving the hoards of teenage girls at their respective screenings, Kevin and Neil take a trip to Planet 51 then are Blind Sided by Precious before laying down a Fat Guy Five about awesome vampire / werewolf movies (hint: neither Twilight film makes the list).

When the story takes a long detour to tell how Lux becomes involved with Trip Fontaine (Josh Harnett), a high school stud who recently emerged from puberty to the delight of all the girls at school, the film becomes a compelling evocation of growing adolescent sexuality and the pangs and longing of true first love.

When Girls Trip came out this summer, the undeniable standout, absolute highlight of a film overflowing with talent and star wattage was Tiffany Haddish.

But just as you think that the memorial service will be the witless climax to a listless picture, Crowe sends Drew out on an extended road trip armed with a scavenger hunt and a collection of mix - tapes made for him by his «That Girl» in a red hat, thus extending the film by another third following a first two - thirds that already feel like an eternity.

«The Big Sick» took home the award for best comedy, beating out films like «Girl's Trip» and «I, Tonya.»

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LIST - MANIA • Film School Rejects best under - the - radar films you probably missed this year • Variety top ten shots of the year via Kris Tapley • Out R Kurt Osenlund's top films of the year including Saturday Church, Girls Trip, Atomic Blonde • IMDb ten most popular movie pages for 2017: Blade Runner 2049, Split, Wonder Woman, etc • The Playlist worst movies of the year.

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«The success of «Girls Trip,» the first R - rated film starring an all - Black female cast to surpass $ 100 million, and «Get Out,» Jordan Peele's directorial debut which surpassed $ 250 million worldwide, prove just how viable Black films are across the board.»

There are some snubs without question like Three Billboards, Girls Trip, and Colossal, three great films that didn't end up getting any love in the end, but I love the range of winners that truly represent our organization as a whole.

That makes us even for the two trips to the restroom made by each girl during the film.

The Universal release is just the latest in a long string of successful collaborations with producer Will Packer, who also produced Girl's Trip and the Ride Along films.

Legend is a Spanish film about a ten - year - old girl on a trip with her parents.

The film is produced by Union and Will Packer (Think Like a Man, Girls Trip) and finds the actress performing in a thriller, unlike other roles she has played.

Along with Hidden Figures, Girl's Trip and of course Black Panther, it showed that the old beliefs about films with non-white protagonists not selling at the box office are bigoted nonsense.

There's also lots of discussion around Tiffany Haddish from Girls Trip not getting a nomination, including rumors that the guilds wouldn't even watch the film.

Tiffany Haddish's breakout role as wild card Dina in the summer comedy smash Girls Trip is one of those supporting performances that often seems to be operating on its own plane within the movie — it's of the film, but it's so distinct from everything else that it becomes a discrete element, too.

Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the film stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy («Bridesmaids»), Tiffany Haddish («Girls Trip») and Elisabeth Moss («The Handmaid's Tale») as three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives whose mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI.

Honorable Mentions (Combined) Various meta moments in these films — Being John Malcovich, Back to the Future 2, Zombieland, Space Jam, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, American Splendor, Ocean's 12, Blazing Saddles, Space Balls, X-Men: Apocalypse, Casper, Cabin in the Woods, Annie Hall, His Girl Friday, Tango and Cash, Expendables 2, The Trip, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Skyfall, The Big Short, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, 21 Jump Street, Last Action Hero, Goodfellas, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Raising Arizona, Wayne's World, Ready Player One

Since Infinity War arrived, the major studios have released just two movies: Warner Bros.» Melissa McCarthy comedy Life of the Party, which made $ 18.5 million in its opening weekend, the lowest total for a McCarthy vehicle since she became a movie star; and the $ 16.5 million - earning Breaking In, a Gabrielle Union thriller from Universal and Will Packer Productions, the company that has delivered two textbook counterprograms, Girls Trip and the Ride Along films.

After working on the stand - up comedy circuit and scoring small roles in films and television shows, the actress broke out in a huge way with her performance in Girls Trip last year.

With Maya Rudolph, Haddish presented the Oscars on Sunday night for animated and live action short films, and she did so wearing the same white gown she wore to host «Saturday Night Live» in November and to the «Girls Trip» premiere the previous summer.

The premise of the film involves a group of five 20 - something guys on a trip to Vegas (of course) to celebrate one on the verge of getting hitched (Bennett, Mean Girls).

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Although the awards - contending thriller was nominated for Outstanding Motion Picture, the top film trophy ended up going to the Universal Pictures comedy «Girls Trip.»

The logline of the film — originally titled «I'm In Love with the D.J.» — isn't heartening, as «Ibiza» follows somewhat awkward career girl Harper (Gillian Jacobs) on an ill - fated work trip that turns into an excuse for her to party it up with her best pals Nikki and Leah (Bayer and Phoebe Robinson) as they pursue sexy celebrity D.J. Leo (Richard Madden) to the eponymous party spot.

That script, first sold way back in 2014, recalls similar films — the comparisons to «Girls Trip» are inevitable, but it also shares DNA with films like «Bridesmaids» and «The Sweetest Thing.»