Sentences with phrase «highest opening film»

The movie, which cost an estimated $ 160 million to make, still is the fifth - highest opening film of the year so far, behind Universal's «Jurassic World» ($ 208.8 million), Disney's «Avengers: Age of Ultron» ($ 191.3 million), Universal's «Furious 7» ($ 147.2 million) and Universal's «Minions» ($ 115.7 million).

Six of the top 10 highest opening films, however, are Marvel superhero movies, including Black Panther, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Iron Man 3.

Not exact matches

The Disney film shattered box - office records over the weekend, edging past «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» to set the highest opening weekend of all time.

It went on to become the highest - grossing film in the US over President's Day weekend, highest opening all - time for an R - rated movie, and the highest - grossing for the month of February.

$ 147 million is not only the biggest opening weekend for the «Fast and Furious» franchise, but it's also now the highest - grossing debut for an April film, topping 2014's «Captain America: The Winter Soldier» ($ 95 million).

Eight years after James Cameron «s Avatar premiered and became the highest - grossing film of all time, a theme park replicating the film's locale has opened at Walt Disney World.

The film surpassed Frozen's record of $ 67.4 million to earn the biggest debut ever for a non-Pixar Disney animated film, and it also scored the fourth - highest March opening weekend in box office history.

In the works since early September, the UA deal has left Wagner and Cruise «completely open right now» to all varieties of film projects, Wagner told TIME, «ranging from high concept to smaller, character - driven films.»

The first four months of 2018 saw the third highest - grossing movie of all time and the highest opening weekend ticket sales ever achieved by a film.

The story of a seven - month voyage at sea, Windjammer, the only feature film ever made in Cinemiracle (a wide - screen process), opened at the Roxy in New York City on a movie screen measuring 100 feet wide by 40 feet high.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to reduce the coercivity of nickel ferrite (NFO) thin films by as much as 80 percent by patterning the surface of the material, opening the door to more energy efficient high - frequency electronics, such as sensors, microwave devices and antennas.

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The opening scene, in which the two friends share a Christmas Eve donut because they're too broke to afford one for each of them, unsentimentally suggests the high - wire act that making a living on the streets can be without the film ever slowing down its electronica - soundtracked strut.

The opening sequences are among the best ever filmed treating the sheer terror and adrenaline rush of an out - and - out chase, and are nearly silent the whole time, such is the high action quotient.

The movie has generated record proceeds of more than $ 400 million worldwide so far, making it the highest - grossing opening for a film with a black director.

The final outing in the series for Shia LaBeouf and co (though Megan Fox was replaced here already, after falling out with Bay), with John Malkovich and Frances McDormand among those paying for new houses with a few weeks work, the film does at least have a striking moon - landing themed opening, and an enormous extended climax that marks a high watermark for the franchise's action (particularly an impressive Halo jump sequence done for real).

The film opens with a stunning, high - angle shot of an amateur football match that, had it been screened as a stand - alone short film, would have been a highlight of the fest.

In 2013 Marvel Studios delivered # 1 openings for Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, which grossed over $ 640 million worldwide and Marvel's «Iron Man 3,» which grossed over $ 1.2 billon worldwide and was the highest grossing film of the calendar year.

Unfortunately, their playful camaraderie isn't exploited nearly as much as it could be, because while the movie is incredibly lively in its opening and closing minutes (including one of the most ridiculous action sequences ever filmed), that sense of high - energy fun is absent for most of the middle section, when it starts to take itself too seriously.

Monsters University — $ 82 million [debut week] Pixar's streak of consecutive films opening atop the box office now reaches 14 and this prequel is Pixar's second highest opening trailing «Toy Story 3 «s» $ 110 million.

The first of three films scored $ 84.8 million opening weekend, easily taking out the first trilogy's highest earner, «The Return of the King» with $ 72.6 million, and absolutely demolishing the competition.

Following a record $ 20.1 million opening weekend in China, Illumination Entertainment's «Minions» has pushed past «Toy Story 3» to become the second - highest grossing animated film of all time.

It is unfortunate Unconditional — the first film produced by Harbinger, a company «created to produce high quality theatrical films that honor God» — should open in a week when so many other movies are fighting for the opening weekend.

With Mr. Salinas and Greenberg's consent, I offer to kickoff our visit with an immediate impression during the start of the film that distinguishes it's score from Cartel Land's... it deftly emerges with warm, melodic cello and higher - notes vibraphone progessions from a dreamlike silence, and only registers as a lilting, tender counterpoint to the viscerally intense imagery of ISIS - occupied contemporary Raqqa, Syria in the picture's opening sequence well after we're already emotionally all - in invested via what will certainly be a harrowing, yet inspiring cinematic experience.

«Lucy» marks Johansson's top opening as the lead in a film and is one of the highest openings ever for an R - rated action movie starring a female.

That said, previous opening night films for AFI Fest have proven to be high - profile films that attract big stars but don't end up being Oscar favorites.

Roadside Attractions earned their highest ever opening weekend per screen average with «Manchester By The Sea,» which took in $ 64,125 per screen — the fourth highest per theater average of any film released this year.

Avengers: Age of Ultron had the second - highest domestic opening weekend in history, and if more is actually more, Captain America: Civil War, the first film in Marvel's Phase 3, will top that.

It was the very first film of Venice, and the festival seemed to open on such a high that the worry was that everything else over the next ten days would end up paling in comparison.

«Deadpool» gave Fox its biggest hit of 2016 after opening on Valentine's Day to $ 782.6 million worldwide, supplanting «The Matrix Reloaded» to become the highest - grossing R - rated film in history.

MGM / Lionsgate's release of Pantelion Fims» Overboard remake exceeded weekend estimates for second place and earned a record - setting total for Pantelion as the highest - grossing opening in their eight - year history on the strength of the film's A - CinemaScore and strong word of mouth.

In fact, PA3 opened bigger and though it had the series» weakest legs to date, it still ended up with a domestic gross close to the first film and a franchise - high worldwide take of $ 203 M. And while the production budget again rose, it was still kept to just $ 5 million, well under the competition and far less than the marketing costs of such a high - profile wide release.

Independently made (on a reported $ 80 million budget) by French producer Dimitri Rassam, «The Little Prince» may lack the fast pace and high - concept storytelling of today's most popular animated fare, but it should strike a solid chord with family audiences around the world (where the film has been heavily presold) and particularly in France, where Paramount opens the film July 29.

Nevertheless, this franchise presents an unprecedented fanbase that it carries over from the novels, which explains the $ 152.5 million opening of the first film — still the highest opening weekend ever for a non-sequel.

The highest percentage was interestingly in 2015, when Open Roads: New Italian Cinema had 16 films shown that year and five of them were represented by women filmmakers, a 31 percent representation.

The picture opens with the whole clan gathered at princess Lorraine's (Duff) high school graduation, including very - pregnant Nora (Piper Perabo) and her husband Bud (Jonathan Bennett), who, I think, was played by Ashton Kutcher in the first film and used to be named Hank.

SyFy and The Asylum have flooded the marketplace with terrible «Sharknado» films and other jokey, awful CGI - infused tales of mutant sharks on the rampage, so it's high time to return to the simple horror that can be found when a person is forced to go up against a great white in the open water.

Much as he admired it, for example, Barbera said that he felt Black Mass would not work as the opening film — «too dark, too violent, too extreme» — and so arranged for an out - of - competition screening in a high - profile slot on Friday evening.

Based on the iconic DC Comic book, Wonder Woman has earned more than $ 410 million in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based film.

«The film [opened] Thursday December 21 in Korea, and the anticipation level is so high that we didn't want to delay bringing it to fans in North America.

The opening credits music is mixed at a significantly higher volume than the rest of the film, so once the dialogue kicks in, you'll need to adjust accordingly.

The film opens with a black - and - white, La Dolce Vita-esque scene of Rome as Paul is walking down the street at night and suddenly abducted by what turns out to be a splinter group of extremists from the Italian Red Brigade, which regularly kidnaps high - profile targets.

With writer - director Julie Taymor's The Tempest opening December 10 in New York and Los Angeles, we've been given 5 clips and 15 high resolution images from the film.

As with nearly every other aspect of 2016's highest - grossing R - rated film, the opening credits are an exercise in sharing a collective joke with the audience.

The film has garnered rave reviews since its opening weekend last weekend which saw it open on teh second highest screen average after Hollywood flick Gone Girl.

Women in Cinema: With the highest opening of 2014 and the fifteenth highest opening of all time, at the domestic box office, Mockingjay Part 1, which grossed nearly $ 122 million in its opening weekend, might inaccurately give the impression that female films (starring, written by or directed by) are making progress at the box office.

The film also dethroned the aforementioned Deadpool as the highest - grossing President's Day weekend opening of all time and the highest - grossing February opening of all time.

Not only is this result 51 percent higher than the $ 33 million opening for last year's critically - acclaimed horror film «Get Out,» it's also the biggest opening for Paramount since «Star Trek: Beyond» and the $ 59 million it made all the way back in July 2016.

In 2013 Marvel delivered # 1 openings for «Thor: The Dark World,» which grossed over $ 640 million worldwide and «Iron Man 3,» which grossed over $ 1.2 billon worldwide and was the highest grossing film of the calendar year.