Sentences with phrase «film was a huge hit»

The first film was a huge hit, taking more than eight times its budget at the box office and winning over critics and audiences alike with its intelligent storytelling and witty script.

The 2014 film was a huge hit and everyone's favourite Peruvian bear is back for more adventures in the sequel.

The film was huge hit both commercially and critically, going on the receive numerous nominations and awards.

Not exact matches

Frozen was a huge hit but strong demand for dolls and other toys tied to the film caught Disney and manufacturers like Mattel off guard.

But this film in particular is unlike any other Marvel Studios film to be released since Iron Man became a huge hit in 2008.

But as a report by Sky Sports shows, the Arsenal chief executive hit back and rubbished the reports that claimed the club were sitting on some huge pile of cash like Smaug the dragon in the series of films The Hobbit.

I can't speak for this year's crop of films, but I can say with certainty that these designer shoes are all going to be huge hits, if they're not already.

There was a time when films of this quality and character were not as rare as they are now, when directors of Spielberg's talent and ambition thought it was an obligation to make movies that were not meant to be huge hits, that spoke to their passions or, rather, their obsessions.

The success of the film led to a job directing the 1989 big - budget version of Batman; a darkly lavish, gothic production, the film proved to be a huge hit, securing Burton a place on the roster of A-list directors.His next film, 1990's Edward Scissorhands was the tongue - in - cheek gothic tale of an artificial boy put together by a benign scientist, who dies before he can complete the boy; as a result, the fabricated youth has hedge clipper - like scissors for hands.

Despite huge hits like the final Harry Potter film (2011's highest - grossing title) and, to a lesser extent, the second Hangover movie, Warner Bros. also experienced a surprisingly large number of flops last year.

His films were huge box office hits, were critically celebrated, and won numerous international awards, yet he is not a household name, even among many cinephiles.

Film School Rejects a new short film starring Oscar Isaac available to watch online Deadline a huge list of in - development franchises - what's the next big sci - fi fantasy hit?

«The film has been a huge hit in the U.K. and Australia,» said Magnolia exec Matt Cowal.

It was a huge hit, so Universal snapped up director Justin Lin to make his fourth film in the franchise, this time the actioner sees Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, et al. (bolstered by a returning, back - from - the - dead Michelle Rodriguez) heading to the U.K. and to Spain, with Dwayne Johnson «s supercop still on their trail.

I was mildly surprised, the other day, to realize that Batman Begins made almost exactly the same amount of money as Superman Returns — yet, the Batman film is regarded as a huge hit, while Superman Returns is regarded as a flop.

What You Need To Know: We may have had issues with much of the film, but one can't deny that Zack Snyder «s «300» gave the swords - and - sandal genre something of a visual makeover, and became a huge hit in the process.

Pirates of the Caribbean is the first film ever released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand to receive higher than a PG rating (the film is rated PG - 13), and the team assembled to make the film is a virtual Who's who of hot properties: Director Gore Verbinski had a huge hit last year with the spook fest The Ring, Writers Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott were the writing team behind Shrek, Actor Johnny Depp is so extremely selective in his roles no one would ever imagine he'd do a Disney film, Orlando Bloom is fresh off the Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Geoffrey Rush has at least one Academy Award under his belt, and Keira Knightley has become a hot property after her performance in the run away indie hit Bend It Like Beckham.

As daffy father Clark, Chase turned the film into a huge hit, harnessing a likable befuddlement that kept the series going even as the sequels were increasingly less well received and tiresomely slapstick.Chase's other big hit came in 1985, when he starred as the title character in Fletch, the film widely considered the actor's best and most complimentary of his sharp talent for wordplay.

It was a huge hit and spawned, inevitably, a sequel, «Kung Fu Panda 2,» which debuted at Cannes and is, thus far, the No. 1 animated film, and the 12th highest - grossing film of this year.

Ryan Coogler's Black Panther is scheduled to hit theaters on Friday, February 16, but even a month before its premiere, the highly - anticipated film is already garnering huge attention.

Bottom Line: The film could be a huge hit.

The LEGO Movie was a huge and welcomed hit just a couple of years ago and a sequel to that film is on the way.

The film has been a huge hit with critics, and selling a love story between a man and a voice is no easy feat.

Miller's film credits also include Foxcatcher, American Sniper, Factory Girl, Casanova, and GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which was a huge international box office hit in 2009 and for which she was named Supporting Actress of the Year at NATO's CinemaCon ®.

Steven Soderbergh had a good idea when he remade a Frank Sinatra / Dean Martin film that was not well received when originally debuted in 1960; «Oceans Eleven» 2001 however was a huge hit.

The short story is that The Wackness is an amazing film that could be a huge hit, and that Sony Pictures Classics has had almost nothing but box office flops for the last two years.

In 2006, his first animated film Happy Feet was a huge box office hit and garnered the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

But before he hits the big screen in those unavoidably huge tent - pole films, he'll be seen — if maybe not identified — in another indie, Ex Machina, out April 10.

The story itself is strong enough to carry the film, but when you throw in musical numbers from Hamilton's Lin - Manuel Miranda and some of the prettiest animation ever to come out of the mouse house, you end up with a monster hit with a huge emotional punch.

«Black Panther» The film's first trailer earlier this year was a huge hit with fans, and anticipation is sky high for the film due out next February.

Say what you want about the company but you can not deny that they know how to make a hit horror film that pleases horror audiences, and it is a huge move in the right direction when their very first step was to get Carpenter back involved.

Ocean's 8 is one of my most - anticipated films of 2018, and it could end up being a huge hit.

A film about religious missionaries in 1630s Japan doesn't exactly spell huge box office hit and likely required all of Scorsese's industry clout to even be created.

The original film was a huge sleeper hit, and Warner Bros. wanted to chase that high.

This film is going to be a huge hit when it hits theaters, no thanks to Wiseau's infamy.

The brothers haven't had a huge hit since There's Something About Mary, the only film besides their breakout debut Dumb and Dumber to cross the $ 100 million mark in the US.

Unless you are a huge Jason Statham fan, I'd say just wait until the film hits the rental market and visit a Redbox Kiosk instead of running out to theaters.

Given the dedicated and loyal fanbase of the original animated film, I believe that Beauty and the Beast is going to be another huge hit for Disney.

A huge hit at the time of its release (only Terminator 2 grossed more in 1991), it's a film that proved popular for its era, but over time, it hasn't exactly weathered as well as other classic Robin Hood adventures.

His next film was the unconventional romantic comedy Amelie (2001), a huge hit worldwide, and still one of the most beloved films of the 21st century.

Director Jeff Nichols might be unfamiliar to mainstream audiences, and his previous films Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter weren't huge commercial hits, but they've fared extremely well in critical circles.

Cuarón's three - way drama broke box - office records in Mexico and was a huge crossover hit here; it's also one of the best Jean - Luc Godard films that Godard never made.

Though «Dark Passage» wasn't a huge hit in its day — audiences weren't crazy about being deprived of Bogart — it's a film noir treasure that rarely gets its due.

The film was arriving on the heels of the record - smashing hit The Lion King to huge expectations.

As a huge DVD collector here I will give my recommendations on what's hitting out on DVD based on the film mostly because I haven't gotten my copy of the disc myself, and hopefully I'll get this to be weekly.

It was a huge comedown from «Little Miss Sunshine,» the duo's debut film, which was a runaway hit in 2006 and earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Alan Arkin.

Even more impressive is that the films have also been a huge hit with audiences around the world, with nary a flop.

Although the Ice Age films are a moderate success domestically, they are huge hits for 20th Century Fox overseas.

Even considering the cost of installing the equipment for recording in the studio, then installing it in their theatres so it could be used the film turned out to be such a huge hit that if made a profit of over 2 million dollars and that was when a million was a lot of money.

David Nicholls is the internationally bestselling and award - winning author of four novels including One Day which was a huge hit in the U.K. and the film around the world as well as a BAFTA - nominated screenwriter for film and TV.