Sentences with phrase «massive hit comedy»

Not exact matches

When Seth MacFarlane's 2012 comedy Ted became a massive hit, work predictably started on a sequel.

Regardless, co-writer and director Adam McKay has done nothing but direct massive comedy hits tweaking the concept of American exceptionalism since the first «Anchorman,» growing in leaps and bounds as a satirist.

A massive hit in China after smashing box office records to become the highest - grossing domestic film of all time, Jiang Wen's action comedy «Let the Bullets Fly» sadly didn't have as much success overseas.

Written by Nora Ephron, the brains behind «When Harry Met Sally...», this weepy comedy was a massive box office hit in the early»90s.

Rocketing to superstardom with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Carrey rode a steady stream of massive hits for the first half of the 1990s (including The Mask and Dumb and Dumber) until The Cable Guy, a dark comedy that commanded Carrey his $ 20 million pay day (the biggest at the time) but also made for his first commercial failure.

McCarthy started her career as a stand - up comic but quickly found more of her footing as a member of The Groundlings, the sketch - comedy improvisation group in L.A.. There, she worked with the likes of Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, and as we know, the three found themselves launched into comedic stratosphere with their 2011 massive hit Bridesmaids — but more on that in a minute.

This year's massive hit Deadpool — an official entry, given Deadpool's mutant power and X-Men guest appearances — was an irreverent comedy that poked holes in the fabric of the typical PG - 13 rated superhero universe.