Sentences with phrase «giant box office»

That said, from the big studio world, «Suicide Squad» was worth it, if just for Margot Robbie, while «The Martian» had a confidence throughout that converted into giant box office.

by Bill Chambers The partnership of Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin yielded a giant box office hit last time out with their alien invasion picture Independence Day, a film critically dissed in large part because it was populated with stereotypes: we knew who the smart guy was because he wore glasses and a pocket - protector; who the gay guy was because Harvey Fierstein's dialogue was set to flaming; who the hero was because he promised to «whoop E.T.'s ass.»

I've never been a fan of the Shrek movies, and the third entry in the series dutifully continues with everything they do that's annoying and irrational, mainly because the formula has always resulted in giant box office returns.

Not exact matches

We already know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens set records at the box office, but on Tuesday we will find out more about the blockbuster film's ultimate impact on Walt Disney's (dis) bottom line in the first quarter of the entertainment giant's fiscal year.

The 4 - year - old, $ 11 million Warren E. Hearnes Multipurpose Building, a giant hat box that seats 12,600 for basketball, was so named to convince the state legislature it would house many things (offices, indoor tracks, courts, lecture halls, etc.).

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's Starred Up.

It also beat giant productions like the Meryl Streep / Emily Blunt / Anna Kendrick / James Corden / Chris Pine / Johnny Depp musical extravaganza Into The Woods and the final instalment of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit for the top box - office slot.

Produced by venerable exploitation company Rapi Films, with assistance from South Korean giant CJ Entertainment, «Slaves» went ballistic at the Indonesian box office in its September release, with 4.2 million admissions, and has secured theatrical distribution in numerous Asian territories.

This coming weekend nothing too big is opening, but next week Lionsgate's box office giant The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will blaze into theaters.

But there is one thing I do grasp: when New Line Cinema puts Dwayne Johnson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in a movie where giant mutated apes who like to play practical jokes fight giant flying wolves and enormous armor - plated crocodiles, it is entitled to no less than three hundred million of your box office dollars.

Bird's feature directing debut was 1999's The Iron Giant, a critically celebrated box office flop based on a 1968 book by Ted Hughes.

At almost $ 200 million, Jack the Giant Slayer has a lot going for it and will surely end up topping the box office surveys, but what it really could use — other than the aforementioned more laughs — is a heart.

Right now, Wonder Woman is a box office giant after the DC Comics superheroine finally got a big screen adventure all to herself.

This movie is going to be a box office giant, and if you're hungry to see as much as you can before the movie arrives later this month, then we have a treat for you.

There's no denying that Wonder Woman is a box office giant.

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.

Johnny Depp returns to the role that made him a box office giant.

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Marvel has been a giant machine conquering the global box - office ever since they kicked down Hollywood's door a decade ago with Iron Man.

It was a thrill ride that was a giant blockbuster at the box office.

But then, if you think name recognition is an instant stamp to box office success, just ask Sony execs who are wondering why «The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo» wasn't a smash hit out of the gate, while the unknown - filled «Slumdog Millionaire» was a giant hit only a few years ago.

What You Need To Know: Given that the original trilogy was near - universally beloved, a giant box - office hit (taking close to $ 3 billion worldwide) and even managed to be win a record haul of Oscars with its last installment, getting «The Hobbit,» J.R.R. Tolkien «s novel set, and written, before «The Lord of the Rings» proved surprisingly tricky, with rights issues and studio bankruptcy holding the project up for years, even before original director Guillermo del Toro bailed.

The silliness of EARLY MAN won't make any big splashes at the box office, as its going against a Marvel juggernaut BLACK PANTHER, but if enough folks hear about the giant man - eating mallard... Who knows?

«Godzilla» might become the biggest monster movie ever, but there are plenty more giant monsters — and robots, of course — that will eventually have their time to shine at the box office

In this edition, see what the folks at Honest Trailers have to say about Marvel's box office giant Black Panther now that it's out on home video.

The small workspace is jammed with a litter box, food and water bowls, a cat carrier, two giant scratching posts and several cat toys, in addition to the usual assortment of office furniture and supplies.

Skylanders Giants also earned more money than the domestic box office sales for both Ice Age 4 and Madagascar 3, which were the top holiday kids films last year.

In 1991, he took control of a fading games company and over the next 25 years turned it into an entertainment giant with a brand — Call of Duty — that could dwarf Hollywood box office takings.

Skylanders Giants, the sequel to Skylanders Spyro's Adventure — the # 1 best - selling kids» game of 20112 — generated more than $ 195 million in U.S. sales, inclusive of accessory packs and figures, in 2012.3 Additionally, Skylanders Giants eclipsed domestic box office sales for each of the top holiday kids» feature films including «Wreck - It Ralph» and «Rise of the Guardians» in 2012.4