Sentences with phrase «of box office flops»

Many thought that he was done in Hollywood after he made a series of box office flops.

Luke Owen charts some of the box office flops 2016... Movie screenings were up, but the box office figures for 2016 are down on last year.

Not exact matches

Of course, even over-hyped, big - budget blockbusters can turn into major flops at the box office.

2 continued its box office reign this weekend, while King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is the summer season's first major flop.

TORONTO — Several box - office flops and a lack of family movies left Cineplex Inc. (TSX: CGX) suffering the fallout during the first few months of the summer movie season.

Paramount released a number of notable big - budget flops in 2016, including Ben Stiller's comedy sequel Zoolander 2 ($ 28.8 million in domestic gross) and a Ben - Hur remake that Paramount co-financed with MGM, which only grossed $ 26.4 million domestically, according to Box Office Mojo.

The upstart studio, which two years ago exited chapter 11 following a string of box - office flops, agreed to be acquired by an investor group that plans to revitalize the business.

The Los Angeles company, which emerged from bankruptcy two years ago after being plagued by a string of box - office flops, has agreed to be acquired by a joint venture that intends to revitalize the business, which has a distribution deal with Netflix Inc..

Shia LaBeouf's new flop Man Down sells single ticket at UK box office Critics have praised actor Shia LaBeouf's uncanny impression of shrieky tennis player John McEnroe in a new movie, which has just premiered at the Toronto

This triumph was followed by another three - year sabbatical, which was followed by her divorce from Baldwin and a pair of box - office flops, I Dreamed of Africa and Bless the Child.

That film was also the year's biggest box office flop from a major studio, boasting one of the worst opening weekends in history ($ 306,367) for a nationwide release.

There were also box office flops aplenty, including Jupiter Ascending, In the Heart of the Sea, We Are Your Friends and Pan, just to name a few.

Second only to James Cameron as King of the big - budget action pic in the 1980s and 1990s, Verhoeven produced a string of box office hits (and critical flops) from Robocop (1987) to Starship Troopers (1997), with time out to make one of the true clunkers of the»90s, Showgirls (1995).

Who expected the box - office flop roundly mocked by critics — and also in the emails unleashed by the Sony hack — to be one of the year's most elegantly shot American movies?

But, it was inclusion of the box - office flop, «Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,» that raised some eyebrows.

When Alex Garland's high concept sci - fi movie flopped at the US box office, some hacks sounded the death knell for the kind of adult mid-budget movie it represents.

The film has developed a small cult following, particularly among devotees of Get a Life, but it was a box - office flop.

1941 was, famously, a box office and critical flop (Pauline Kael's contrarian praise notwithstanding) and the first setback of a precociously brilliant career.

Meanwhile, The Hurricane Heist and Gringo, both of which opened in wide release on about 2,400 screens, were flops by just about any metric, debuting to negative reviews and weak box office at No. 8 and No. 11, respectively.

Which probably explains why this remake starring George Clooney of a somewhat obscure early 1970s «art house» flick of the same name flopped so badly at the box office: it wasn't what people expected at all.

If that sounds vaguely familiar then you're probably one of the few people who bothered with cueing up for The Island, a 2005 action flick directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson that flopped at the box office.

It was a box office flop and critically panned, with most people questioning the necessity of a remake.

The Floppiest Box Office Flops In UK Cinema History — Starring Morgan Freeman, Uma Thurman And Lots Of Danny Dyer

The movie, of course, went on to be the largest flop of the Coens» career, failing to clear even $ 3 million in domestic box office.

Ambitious, eclectic, and kind of weird, Streets Of Fire was a box - office flop when it was first released, but has since experienced something of a renaissancof weird, Streets Of Fire was a box - office flop when it was first released, but has since experienced something of a renaissancOf Fire was a box - office flop when it was first released, but has since experienced something of a renaissancof a renaissance.

Will this thriller be one of the best movies of the year or a box office flop?

The box office numbers are in and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World isn't just flop, it's one of the biggest bombs of all time.

, «Hello Dolly» and «Doctor Doolitle», all of which flopped horrendously at the box office, one thing became clear.

And they're both true of Terminator Genisys, the little movie that couldn't over the 4th of July weekend, and is currently on pace to be one of 2015's most visible and embarrassing box office flops.

The Coen brothers» The Big Lebowski flopped at the box - office on its 1998 release, but has since established a reputation as one of the decade's ultimate cult classics.

Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Megan Morphs into Monster in Tasteless Zombie Flick Megan Fox's Transformers 2 may have been the biggest box - office hit of the summer, but her new film, Jennifer's Body, has a better chance of becoming the biggest flop of the fall.

Director Denis Villeneuve created the most jaw - dropping visuals of the year in this sequel, which flopped at the box office but will be talked about for years to come.

Tony Black on what the future holds for Steven Spielberg following the box office disappointment of The BFG... This week, The BFG joined this year's list of «illustrious» flops, at least in the US where it tanked hard as it released off the back of Indepedence Day: Resurgence and the much more successful Finding Dory.

Despite its usual and expected slate of critical flops (yet, box office successes) as well as miscalculated projects that couldn't surpass the initial excitement they generated (see: Prometheus, and even Les Miserables), Hollywood came back soaring in with an attractive, polished fare — ranging from political thrillers and procedurals to action flicks — managing to consistently make it in to most major critics» top tens and to score awards / nominations from various critics groups and Guilds.

Ben's first test of sanity comes in the guise of his latest release, Fierce, which has all the makings of a box - office flop, due to its edgy ending, which leaves test audiences in tears of pain.

You can come up with many theories for why Rise of the Guardians became the rare animated film from DreamWorks or really any studio these days to flop at the box office.

2 wins again the domestic box office, while Warner Bros.'s $ 175 million King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is the summer season's first major flop.

Putting its faith not in Jonathan Swift's novel but in the belief that families will see any flashy and loud movie in theaters around the holidays, this box office flop is a dud by any standard, offering little in the way of entertainment and enchantment.

The biggest worldwide box office hit in the genre was «Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time,» with $ 335 million worldwide, and that's a film generally deemed to have been a flop («Lara Croft: Tomb Raider» is the biggest domestic grosser, with $ 131 million).

Critically acclaimed roles in cult hits like «American Splendor» and «Sideways» — both of which he was snubbed out of Oscar nominations for — and the summer box office flop, «Cinderella Man» — which he was nominated for, but still didn't win — have all catapulted the actor into a newfound superstardom, but he deserves every minute of it.

With so many big - budget action movies flopping at the box office this past summer, it's crazy to think that a quaint genre film like «A History of Violence» would handle its action sequences with the most panache.

Though it flopped at the box office, Children of Men has since been recognized as a masterful work of sci - fi filmmaking, and if you're a Showtime subscriber who hasn't seen it, boy, are you in luck.

Okay, so maybe Taylor Kitsch hasn't had the best year between «John Carter» flopping and «Battleship» failing to find its sea legs at the domestic box office, but Aaron Johnson has impressed with his career choices lately, and the idea of Salma Hayek playing the big bad is oozing with potential.

It will likely do mediocre box office business, maybe making up its budget with international dollars, but barring a huge surprise, it'll be added to the long list of middling action flops starring Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson.

«Grindhouse» was a box office flop, but that didn't stop Quentin from showing an extended cut of his segment, «Death Proof,» at the Cannes Film Festival later that year.

There were plenty of box office failures as well (like financial flops like Fantastic Four and cinematic duds like Fifty Shades of Grey) but overall, the local cineplex offered an eclectic mix of strong films that overshadowed many of the disappointments.

After the massive box - office flop of «Toys» in 1992 and the overlooked, straight to dvd, «Jimmy Hollywood ``, director Barry Levinson seemed to be in need of some stronger material.

A commercial flop at the box office when released, it is now famed for its almost non-existent plot structure and period - correct portrayal of the Circuit de la Sarthe.

Angelina Jolie has blamed designers of the billboard posters for Tomb Raider 2 for the action adventure's flop at the box office.