Sentences with phrase «franchised office for»

He owned a franchise office for 10 years and has also been a sales manager.

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Even with the potential for major flops, Hollywood's movie franchise model is here to stay, but history shows us that the studios that aim for critical success with their sequels tend to land more hits at the box office.

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

The Hunger Games and Twilight franchises, for example, were huge box office success but didn't generate toy sales beyond the collectible market.

2016 was an especially monster year for Disney at the box office distinguishing it from much of Hollywood as the movie studio continues to close ranks around its core franchises, such as Pixar and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The film, which will be released on Dec. 15 of this year, will pick up after the action of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise's huge 2015 release that shattered box office records and marked the space opera's return to theaters for the first time in a decade.

For instance, do you want a trading office, a new production facility or a franchised distributor?

They are typically available at Wal - Mart or other retailers,» Hiltz wrote, noting that restaurants will not be penalized for not buying them from head office as their franchise agreements require.

All this sets up The Force Awakens — the seventh chapter in the Star Wars franchise that takes place 30 years after The Return of the Jedi — to break the record for the highest grossing opening weekend at the box office.

Life - to - date sales for the Call of Duty franchise exceed worldwide theatrical box office for Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, two of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time.»

Another option: The Intelligent Office, a national franchise based in Boulder, Colorado, provides small - business owners with a prestigious address for meetings, as well as phone - answering and mail services, all for about $ 275 a month — far less than the rate for commercial space.

For example, Express Personnel (now called Express Employment Professionals), a staffing business that began in Oklahoma City quickly opened offices around the country via a franchising model.

Information technology franchise CMIT Solutions — which offers IT support to small and medium - size businesses — has concentrated several of its newer offices in the Washington area in response to an uptick in demand for tech help.

Fueled operates the Fueled Collective in NYC, a shared office space that became the conceptual jumping - off point for Fueled Collective, an exciting new franchise of coworking spaces.

While the new Washington area offices were driven by what Burtzlaff said he believes is an uptick in demand for IT help, the franchise model depends on entrepreneurs willing to operate these offices, he said.

From the people we hire and promote at our home office, to the franchises we award to qualified, entrepreneurially spirited individuals, passion is a trait we look for in everyone.

CMIT Solutions provides technology support for computers, mobile devices and tablets, and currently has 137 offices around the U.S., employing an estimated 700 technicians, according to Sheri Vandermause, the company's vice president of franchise development.

Prior to Impromptu Guru, Jill worked as the Communication Manager for a national franchise, was a faculty member at Arizona State University, and established a nationally - recognized presence in the online education community, by starting up two major online education offices at the largest university in the country, serving 60,000 + students and increasing online tuition revenue by nearly a million dollars in her first eight months.

Similarly, franchise opportunities for tutors, such as Club Z or Tutor Doctor allow people to run their own operations online and from a small home office, by providing services across proprietary software.

But if your intention is to grow the business and have offices and corporate clients all across key cities in the United States of America and other countries of the world via franchising, then choosing sole proprietor is not an option for you.

At the end of last year, the franchise network for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices included over 365 franchisees in over 1,500 brokerage offices, employing more than 48,000 real estate agents, according to a filing.

«Brand name» corporate clients for which major, multi-media projects spanning many months have included Weight Watchers International, Miracle - Ear, and Mass Mutual insurance, and companies and brands he has virtually launched with his sales copy include HealthSource (over 400 franchised clinics), Scheduling Institute (the largest training company in dentistry, with 2 campuses, over 1200 in - office trainings a year) and ProActiv (acne remedies — now a $ 500 - million business).

«Managers come to the home office for two weeks of classroom training, and then they go out and do 180 hours of on - the - job training in another franchising store,» Fish explains.

Indeed, the USFL office in Manhattan has received no fewer than 20 applications for expansion franchises.

«Mr. Sarver, Lon Babby, Lance Blanks, the front office staff and Coach Gentry run a first - class organization, and I strongly feel they are the right franchise for me.

He's the face of the Rays and has only ever played for Tampa Bay and sending him elsewhere without a reasonable return coming back to the team would not only be a bad choice for the franchise but wouldn't exactly put the front office in good standing with the fans.

The governor's office has not said whether Mulrow will recuse himself from deliberations with NYRA if a company controlled by Fields were to apply for the privatized franchise.

What is dead is the Harry Potter film franchise that milked Brit author J.K. Rowling's seven bestsellers for eight movies, a global box - office take of $ 6.3 billion, and the Hollywood heavyweight title as the most lucrative film series in, well, ever.

«Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix» (2007) Box Office Take: $ 940m 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 24 Director David Yates «first time wielding the wand for the «Harry Potter» franchise, and it felt like a lot of things clicked into place.

«Spectre» leads for second week at US box office as «Bond» franchise continues to exert worldwide dominance.

Our studio had its first ever $ 1 billion worldwide grossing film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible» franchise with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest installment in the «Paranormal Activity» franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our first original animated film «Rango,» from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic box office; and we released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.

Ben Stiller's NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM franchise may have done a hat - trick of December box - office blockbuster business, with Christmas Day releases almost guaranteeing that rare occurrence of when takings go up in teh second week, but the sequel we've all been waiting for is ZOOLANDER 2.

After successfully guiding Skyfall to critical acclaim and huge box office returns around the globe, director Sam Mendes has decided not to return for the next installment of the James Bond franchise.

With our own experience of the books (hey, we have nieces) being that # 2 is actually the best of the trilogy in expanding the mythology to a more resonant plane while still retaining the visceral excitement of the first, and with the director who'll be responsible for the taking the franchise home now in the hot seat (Francis Lawrence, replacing Gary Ross), we're hopeful for a film that at least partially deserves its inevitably blockbusting box office, and the trailer makes it look like it may.

Amidst those early signs of viewer interest (Blade), franchise launches (X-Men), moments of director / source material synergy (Raimi's Spider - Man) and 18 or so MCU films, Deadpool is recognizable as a triumph of perseverance and (baby) hand - in - glove casting, as well as proof that R - rated superheroing is viable at the box office (which in turn smoothed the way for more serious takes like Logan).

In the feature, Donaldson effectively compares and contrasts the career trajectories for Mimi Leder, who made her name through her Emmy - winning work on «ER,» directed the one of the top - grossing films of 1998 with «Deep Impact» and then went to «movie jail» and didn't direct another film for nine years after the middling performance of her 2000 family drama «Pay It Forward,» to those of Trevorrow, who made his feature debut with the Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» won the choice gig helming «Jurassic World» on director Brad Bird's recommendation and managed steer to the reboot of one of the most popular film franchises of all time to giant box - office success.

Not only does it feature the first African - American lead in the Marvel cinematic universe — a franchise that has still made $ 13.5 billion USD at the global box office over the past 10 years while seemingly ignoring 13 percent of the United States population — but it also reveals a new set of rules for how drum up fan enthusiasm.

Well, that strategy - waiting about ten years between the third and fourth chapter - worked wonders for the Scream franchise at the box office, right?

Supposedly the final film in the surprise box - office hit franchise, director Todd Phillips re-unites the Wolfpack for THE HANGOVER PART 3, which will see the boys venture to Tijuana, Mexico for more booze - filled frolics with the local, crazed clientele.

Supposedly the final film in the surprise box - office hit franchise, director Todd Phillips re-unites the Wolfpack for THE HANGOVER PART 3, which will see...

Threequels are notorious for being the lowest out of a franchise's bunch at the box office with the exception of most superhero movies.

Adapting a TV series to film is usually a recipe for disaster, and dropping a dated spy - fi franchise in late summer between the twin juggernauts of Mission: Impossible and James Bond is something akin to a box office suicide...

Following a less than impressive box office haul of $ 179.2 million for the third instalment Allegiant, Lionsgate has decided to pull the concluding chapter of The Divergent Series from its theatrical schedule, and will instead wrap up the franchise with a TV movie.

By Sean O'Connell Hollywoodnews.com: It was a big win for «Little Fockers» at the box office on Wednesday as the ensemble comedy — the third in the «Meet the Parents» franchise — topped several newcomers to lead the daily box office and charge into the holiday frame with some momentum.

But where the first Shrek film feels horribly dated when you try to watch it now, this third entry in the franchise feels like a lukewarm effort, done just for the box office take, instead of having a truly good and solid story to tell.

Nestled in a larger story about the state of franchises after a disappointing Summer 2017 box office, The Hollywood Reporter alleges that Universal believes part of what helped save The Mummy at international box offices was Tom Cruise in the leading role — inspiring them that big - name casting for future movies in the franchise.

One of Hollywood's most sought after talents, Peli wrote and directed the box office hit «Paranormal Activity,» which launched a successful franchise for Paramount having grossed more than $ 576 million worldwide from three installments to date.

Best Bear Attack: The Revenant Best Mosasaur Attack: Jurassic World Best Blind, Flamethrowing Guitar Player: Mad Max: Fury Road The Winklevi Award for Excellence in Playing Twins: Tom Hardy, Legend Worst Romantic Chemistry: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, 50 Shades of Grey (Runner - up: Nicole Kidman and Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Secret in their Eyes)(Honorable Mentions: Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending; Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei, Blackhat) Best Fake Soap Opera: Joy Best Fake Magazine: Trainwreck («S'Nuff») The Gay Panic Award: Get Hard (Runner - up: The D Train) Best Alec Guinness Impression: Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Worst Liam Neeson Impression: Sean Penn, The Gunman Best Turn - of - the - Century Reference to The Atlantic: Crimson Peak The Unbroken Award for a Portrait of Endurance that Gradually Becomes an Exercise in Endurance: The Revenant Best Use of «Smells Like Teen Spirit»: Pan Best Use of «Freebird»: Kingsman: The Secret Service Best Use of «Girls Just Want To Have Fun»: Anomalisa Least Convincing Hacker: Chris Hemsworth, Blackhat Least Responsible First Responder: Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas Person You'd Least Want in Charge of National Intelligence: Andrew Scott (Sherlock's Moriarty), Spectre Most Comprehensive Annihilation of an Intended Franchise: Josh Trank, Fantastic Four Best Driver: Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive (Runner - up: Robert DeNiro, The Intern) Worst Total Box Office: Confession of a Child of the Century, $ 74 (Runner - up: Paranoid Girls, $ 78) Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Human Category): Love Most Disturbing Sex Scenes (Puppet Category): Anomalisa Best Performance Playing a Character Named «Toussaint»: Jimmy Jean - Louis, Joy (Runner - up: Fabrice Adde, The Revenant) The «Marry Me and I'll Buy You a Piano» Award: Far from the Madding Crowd The «That Was Beautiful; What Happened?»

Transformers: The Last Knight is setting new lows for the franchise, but is it still a box office success?

With a worldwide box office of well over $ 2 billion, the franchise has a reputation for big earnings.