Sentences with phrase «into box office success»

Finally, Oscar nominations turn into box offices successes for predominantly male, predominantly white filmmakers.

Not exact matches

The success of Guardians, no matter how relative, has helped Disney settle into second - place, behind Fox, in the summer box - office race as the company's five summer films have made a total of $ 624.6 million, at an average of almost $ 125 million per film.

After critical success during the first 15 years of his career, Scorsese found the industry pivoting as tent - pole franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars set box - office records and turned Steven Spielberg and George Lucas into household names.

Neither his metaphorical, poetic style nor his theological probing is the stuff that Hollywood likes to shape into box - office successes.

Gillan's coast - to - coast move coincides with major career milestones in a year in which she's already starred in «Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,» a December release that blossomed into one of the year's biggest box office successes, flexing comedic chops alongside costars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black — only she did it all backwards and in abbreviated short - shorts.

Despite Lynch's previous cinematic successes, Hisss, a tale about the Indian snake goddess Nagin, turned into an artistic and box office disaster that derailed its talented director.

One would think it would be obvious, and rushed into development long ago: the MCU already has some of the most bankable women in the world on its payroll, this is a new era where Wonder Woman was a huge critical and box - office success, demonstrating the viability of a female hero - led movie; there's precedent from comics canon to mine, from the more recent A-Force to the 1970's Lady Liberators.

Searchlight's biggest Sundance success story was 2006's «Little Miss Sunshine,» which it picked up in Park City for $ 10.5 million and turned into a $ 60 million box office hit that earned two Oscars.

Following the Sundance success of his debut «Fruitvale Station» and then the box office success of «Creed,» filmmaker Ryan Coogler now has transformed the comic book superhero movie into something full of thematic depth, emotional weight and cultural detail.

Jennifer Lawrence has made great strides in attempting to transform from the box office bombshell behind the success of films like The Hunger Games series, and the odd critical success of Silver Linings Playbook or Joy, into a legitimate, respected thespian, and with her most recent leading role in her then - paramour, Darren Aronofsky's mother!

Jennifer Lawrence has made great strides in attempting to transform from the box office bombshell behind the success of films like The Hunger Games series, and the odd critical success of Silver Linings Playbook or Joy, into a legitimate, respected...

The box office success of «The Hangover» puts into interesting context another movie about a bachelor party that goes wrong in Las Vegas.

As it's still hanging around, and given its box office success, which has kept it in the conversation as we've talked about bad box office throughout the summer and into the fall but it stands out as a stunning success, the conversation has naturally turned to Oscar.

Black Panther success, however, is pretty hard to ignore as it's officially turned into a box office predator that Marvel and Disney may never have predicted.

Jordan Peele's directorial debut Get Out has drawn both critical acclaim and box office success for its transformation of racial awkwardness and aggression into the world of outright horror.

The studio has had a rough year at the box office and might want to seriously take a look at putting Metal Gear into production sooner rather than later, as Vogt - Roberts could land some serious offers if Skull Island is a big success.

• Welcome customers as they approach the box office counter and inquire into their movie preferences • Provide information on running movies and show timings along with seat availability • Take customers» information (such as name and age) and punch it into the system for verification purposes • Provide customers with information on age - appropriateness of their desired movie and ensure that identification is properly conducted for rated films • Issue tickets to customers and ask them to verify seat, movie and date information on them • Accept credit card and cash payments for sold tickets and tender change and receipts • Handle reservations for shows over the telephone and in person and ensure that any cancellations are managed according to cinema protocols • Balance cash registers against tickets sold and ensure that any discrepancies or problems are immediately handled • Create and maintain reports of sold tickets and cinema income and provide feedback to managers regarding movies» success or failure • Assist in booking entire cinema halls for special screenings and issue tickets / passes to authorized guests and support staff • Ascertain that leaflet racks are fully stocked and that the counter is properly cleaned and maintained • Issue auxiliaries such as 3D glasses and ensure that returned glasses are counted and stored properly