In the case of Sony, we've seen this strategy crash and burn multiple times — like with GHOSTBUSTERS 2016 (which was great, but made
little box office return) and FLATLINERS 2017 (which was atrocious and made no money).
Not exact matches
Batman Forever (1995), in which she played the hero's love interest, Dr. Chase Meridian, fared somewhat better, but did
little in the way of establishing Kidman as a serious actress even as it raked in mile - high
returns at the summer
box office.
Recalling John Milius» 1982 hit Conan the Barbarian (another film that launched the cinematic action career of a then -
little - known athlete named Arnold Schwarzenegger), the sword - and - sandal adventure raked in 36 million dollars on its opening weekend and stayed at the top of the
box office in the weeks following its impressive debut.Though he would
return to the ring for the remainder of 2002, it didn't take Johnson long to soften on the prospect of a
return to the silver screen — and with the following year's The Rundown, he did just that.
James Cameron declared Genisys the satisfying sequel his franchise has lacked since he turned over the writing and directing reins on 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, but don't pay that endorsement too much mind, even if
box office king of the world Cameron, who receives a characters credit and nothing more here, has
little to gain from it (until 2019, when rights to the series
return to him).
WONDER WOMAN 2 With a huge
box office opening and critical acclaim, it's
little surprise that Patty Jenkins will be
returning for Wonder Woman 2 along with Gal Gadot.
After that film's mediocre
box office return and slightly above - average critical reception, 20th Century Fox and director Ridley Scott decided to make its sequel a
little more Alien - like to please fans.