Sentences with phrase «hit franchises for»

Established in 1985 in the charming English countryside, Rare Ltd. has been creating beloved hit franchises for gamers worldwide such as Banjo - Kazooie, Battletoads, Goldeneye, Viva Piñata and the multi-million-selling Kinect Sports series

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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.

Becoming a franchise business owner has become a winning strategy for entrepreneurs all around Australia and the globe, hitting the rates with over 90 percent prosperity.

Lucasfilm's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first of several planned Star Wars spin - offs, hit theaters last month and became another massive hit for the franchise.

But, Paramount's best bet for a blockbuster film in 2017 is likely the latest installment in the long - running and financially successful Transformers action franchise, which will hit theaters in June.

HALIFAX — Children's entertainment company DHX Media Ltd. (TSX: DHX) said Thursday it has acquired the Epitome group of companies, producer of the hit Degrassi TV franchise, for $ 33 million in stock and cash.

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And with the pending acquisition of Time Warner AT&T is bolstering its original content — for instance with the recent Wonder Woman hit franchise.

Harper, Daniel Murphy, Gio Gonzalez, and a number of relievers are set to hit free agency next winter, as is GM Mike Rizzo (though rumors of an extension for the General Manager are out there), and it's not hyperbole to say that the franchise itself is at a crossroads and headed for some significant changes either way after the 2018 campaign.

Suggesting that if the deal between sponsor and the franchise was that «If X thousand jerseys are sold...» then the Pistons hit a new benchmark for ad - revenue.

While Bregman's actual playoff statistics weren't memorable, the defensive decisions and key hits he did have helped the Astros get to and eventually win the World Series for the first time in franchise history.

Olivia is a fashion week front row staple and Jena has been wowing us with her red carpet looks ever since she was cast for a role in the hit movie franchise, «The Hunger Games».

Most big studio fantasies take you out for a joy ride only to hit the same exhausted story and franchise - expanding beats.

This major summer hit somehow managed to make the long - dormant Smurfs franchise relevant to a new generation, though any adults looking for a nostalgia hit would be much better served by a trip to see The Muppets instead.

It will be extremely hard for the studio to match those figures in 2016, as many of its biggest franchises are sitting out the year and Universal's planned 21 - film slate doesn't feature any sure - thing blockbuster hits aside from (maybe) a still - untitled Bourne sequel.

The games might have taken a hit in the graphics department for them to run properly, but launching these two entries in the Sucker Punch franchise would have screamed «console quality on the go» — Sony's original pitch for the Vita.

STX Entertainment has announced that it is set to capitalise on the success of the hit comedy Bad Moms by launching a franchise of feature film spinoffs, digital shorts, and a reality series, beginning with a Bad Dads movie, which has been set for a July 14th 2017 release.

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Brace yourselves, kids: Konami has released an extended trailer for the highly - anticipated «Silent Hill 8», a franchise that desperately needs a hit.

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.

is a hit and, thus, for the short term, at least, movie reviews are irrelevant to the masses who are apparently crowding the theaters for the latest installment of the franchise born from Suzanne Collins's young adult dystopian trilogy.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a hit and, thus, for the short term, at least, movie reviews are irrelevant to the masses who are apparently crowding the theaters for the latest installment of the franchise born from Suzanne Collins's young adult dystopian trilogy.

Two big hits in 2014 (the franchise - starter, Divergent; YA phenomenon The Fault in Our Stars), a hotly - anticipated indie (Gregg Araki's White Bird in a Blizzard) about to roll - out, and the lead in the new Oliver Stone film locked in, Woodley is on track for super-stardom.

It looks like we can add Lethal Weapon to the ever - growing list of movies getting the small screen treatment, with Fox giving a pilot order to Warner Bros. for a TV adaptation of the hit buddy cop franchise.

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.

Accusing the broadcaster of trademark infringement, the developer says it's had no involvement in the made - for - TV movie about the rise of the hit franchise.

The film stacked the deck for success by modeling itself on a number of recent hits as it borrowed from J. J. Abrams» Star Trek, in that it was a reset of the franchise, and from The Avengers (and Fast & Furious), in that it is a team - up movie that brings together cast members from previous films.

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.

Aside from gearing up for his biggest role to date with «It,» which hits theaters this September, the Swedish actor starred in Netflix's «Hemlock Grove» and is also known from the «Divergent» franchise.

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...

Universal Pictures releases a new promotional trailer for the last installment of their musical - comedy hit franchise, Pitch Perfect.

It's a new era for James Bond, the debut of Daniel Craig in the starring role, and on nearly every level, it's a real step in the right direction for this hit - and - miss franchise, perhaps the best Bond film since the 1960s (some might say since Goldfinger, but I also have a fondness for On Her Majesty's Secret Service).

For all the knowing cracks intended to sell his comfort with hitting his golden years («They don't make records anymore,» Jimmy's partner says to his «broken record» remark), Stallone exhibits a desperate fear of the easy - chair life, a fear one could say has been evident since 2006, when the director / star began revisiting his Rocky and Rambo franchises.

Before Terminator: Genisys hit theaters this past summer, Paramount Pictures was hopeful that the sequel, which also functions as a franchise reboot, would be a big hit for them.

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.

He will rejoin Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg in the hit action packed franchise due for release Christmas 2015.

Although the film has its weak spots, it's a hugely entertaining movie and will undoubtedly be a massive hit film for the largest franchise in Hollywood.

Genisys may not be a smash hit or a critical darling (early reviews are even worse than they were on 2009's ill - received Terminator Salvation), but for a 31 - year - old franchise of modest origin to still be spawning serviceable pieces of entertainment is no minor achievement.

Both will keep him visible and theoretically bankable until the franchises wrap up, but he needs to have a stand - alone hit for real longevity.

Focus Features has released two new clips for Insidious: Chapter 3, the next installment in Blumhouse's hit horror franchise.

The picture was an unexpected surprise hit, but instead of tackling big - budget franchises for an encore, Blomkamp decided to create a big - budget sci - fi film once again tackling many of the same social issues, this time hovering around healthcare and immigration.

Weaver would know: He's a soundtrack guru who has overseen hit albums for the Fast and Furious franchise, Suicide Squad and, most recently, The Greatest Showman, which knocked Taylor Swift out of the Number One spot in January.

But the «Fifty Shades» pop franchise — which on two previous albums has yielded Top 10 hits for the Weeknd («Earned It»), the duo of Zayn and Taylor Swift («I Don't Wan na Live Forever»), and Ellie Goulding («Love Me Like You Do,» which reappears, barely altered, on «Fifty Shades Freed»)-- stays persistently on message.

Vin Diesel and his family of the beloved «The Fast and the Furious» franchise are going for one last ride as vengeance hits home in the new one - sheet poster and trailer for the series» upcoming seventh installment, «Furious 7.»

We suspect this American heavy plot is where Tatum, Bridges, and Berry all show up and we couldn't be more excited to see a followup to the surprise hit that director Matthew Vaughn left the X-Men franchise for.

Sony's World Rally Championship franchise has been a big hit in Europe for years now.

The group also has successfully built upon some of Universal's highly celebrated live - action franchises, most recently launching the Tony Award ® - nominated hit touring stage production Bring It On: The Musical; the adrenaline - fueled actioner Death Race 3: Inferno; and the epic - adventure sagaThe Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption.

WWE superstar Hornswoggle is starring in a reboot of the hit horror franchise for Lionsgate, WWE Studios

Not for the LittleBigPlanet franchise which has just hit 6 million user made levels - and not all of them are rubbish people post up for a trophy.