Sentences with phrase «first box office smash»

In his first teaming with Antoine Fuqua since their collaboration in Training Day, which snagged Denzel an Oscar and Fuqua his first box office smash, Washington is masterful in this role.

Not exact matches

«Amazing China» smashed box - office records for documentary films, raking in 456 million yuan ($ 72 million) in its first five weeks, according to ticketing website Maoyan.com.

Since its release, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has smashed almost every Hollywood box - office record, racking up more than $ 500 million in worldwide ticket sales in just its first weekend.

Marvel's first black - superhero film smashed records at the box office with a huge opening in the UK.

Her first film in the trilogy, starring Irish hearthrob Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson as his lover Anastasia Steele, left many critics underwhelmed but is a box office smash.

One has to remember, that Padilha is going from the «Elite Squad» films — the first of which smashed box office records in his native Brazil — to essentially being an unproven factor for the studios.

Serving up more of the same but without the surprise element of the first, Deadpool 2 is going to be another box - office smash and introduces us to one of the Marvel universes most exciting new characters in the form of Cable but there's the feeling that this franchise as a standalone entity has already spent a fair portion of its blood - soaked and pop - culture infused fuel tickets.

No one at the end of 1917 was debating whether the directing debut of John Ford or the first appearance of Vittorio de Sica augured longer careers to come (in fact, both would be making films for the next five - plus decades) or weighing the industry impact of Mary Pickford's box - office smash Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm or (to the point of my own research) speculating about the future of slapstick star Roscoe «Fatty» Arbuckle's new sidekick, a vaudeville refugee named Buster Keaton.

While most not being very good beside the first Transformer movie the films have been a smash hit at the box office.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Piggybacking on the success of Public Enemies, released only a few weeks earlier, G.I. Joe was Tatum's first bona fide box - office smash as a leading man.

Of course, on screen, Stan is best known for his role as Bucky Barnes in Marvel's box office smash Captain America: The First Avenger.

That seems to be the philosophy of director Todd Phillips, whose sequel to the box office comedy smash The Hangover doesn't so much try to replicate the magic of the first film as it does try to replicate everything about the first film.

The story stays fairly close to the beloved 1991 animated original, a box - office smash that became the first animated movie to earn a best picture Oscar nomination.

Midnight in Paris was his first «box office smash.»

Ryan Coogler's comic - book sensation on Sunday became the first film since James Cameron's 2009 smash to top the weekend box office five straight...

The adaptation was a smashing success in every respect, performing very well at the box office for its exciting thriller elements, while its writing, directing, editing and cinematography would earn it eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, a first for an R - rated film (although 1969's X-rated Best Picture winner, Midnight Cowboy, had been re-rated to an R in 1971).

The film is still set for a 2018 release, but it looks like it will be moving forward without Tim Miller, director of the first raunchy, box office - smashing installment.

Chris Pratt's first trip to raptor island was a box office smash that racked up over $ 1.5 billion across the globe, so a sequel was inevitable.

Sandler began his career as a stand - up comedian and joinedSaturday Night Live as a writer and featured player before starring in, producing and writing numerous films, including the box office smashes The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, The Longest Yard, Big Daddy, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, Click, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups and Grown Ups 2.

Ryan Coogler's comic - book sensation on Sunday became the first film since James Cameron's 2009 smash to top the weekend box office five straight weekends.

Neither fared well with critics but the first instalment was a box - office smash, taking $ 274.7 m worldwide.