Sentences with phrase «of massive hits»

Think of massive hits like Twilight, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games.

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.

The Phoenix Lander may have dominated Mars news in recent weeks, but a new study performed here on Earth has turned up a whopper of a finding: The Red Planet seems to have been the victim of a massive hit and run more than four billion years ago.

It's just a shame that these didn't get more of a marquee release, placed in front of a massive hit like Frozen.

I expect the next one to be more of a massive hit.

Atari clearly had the beginnings of a massive hit on their hands — but not if Nintendo could prevent it.

I've played every incarnation of this massive hit since it was released in its first version sixteen years ago.

Not exact matches

The highlights of 2011 are almost too painful to mention: the PlayBook, RIM's first tablet, was a flop; its latest line of BlackBerry smartphones was delayed; weak sales forced the company to issue a profit warning in the spring; its network was hit by a massive service outage in the fall; and it suffered the largest wave of layoffs in its history.

Back then, the massive number of website hits Trend Hunter logged translated into significant advertising revenues, but the bottom fell out of the banner ad market in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Expanded Gorgon cost to hit $ 50bn, Barnett claims The cost of the massive Gorgon liquefied natural gas venture is thought to have ballooned to as much as $ US32 billion ($ 50 billion) after Premier Colin Barnett yesterday labelled it one of the key projects that could help WA weather the global financial crisis.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway stood by U.S. airlines in the third quarter, even as carriers were hit by three massive hurricanes, a spike in fuel prices and heavy selling of airline shares by other investors.

The North American tradition of presenting diamond engagement rings has now spread to China's massive middle class too, and, after taking a hit during the recession, the American luxury economy is rebounding.

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.

One of the most interesting things I found in researching my book Mapping Innovation is that the firms that invested in basic exploration eventually hit on something big, What's more, the massive return on investment it generated paid for all of the failed projects many times over.

In the summer of 2013, with Twitch already the kind of hit that would soon compel Amazon to purchase it for a massive sum, Vogt struck out on his own.

Qualcomm has been hit with a massive $ 997 million ($ 1.23 billion) antitrust fine in the European Union, for illegally paying billions of dollars to Apple to make sure that its components were used in iPhones and iPads.

In a 3,500 - word blog post on Tuesday, Goldberg went into even greater detail in accepting blame for the many hits that Fab has taken over the last year, which include a massive round of layoffs that reduced the e-commerce company's headcount from 700 to 300.

Exhibit 2: Activision also has a big hit in World of Warcraft, a massive online role - playing game.

In the past few weeks, though, the focus of the worry has quickly turned from domestic to international, with countries from India and Indonesia to Brazil hit by massive capital outflows and rapid currency depreciation.

In the wake of a cyber-hit on banking giant JPMorgan Chase, Europol has intercepted intelligence that Russia - based tech - gangs are planning a massive hit on a financial institution, the publication reported.

Digital - only media companies, too, have mastered the art of nabbing hits and clicks in massive numbers without spending much on their content.

[01:30] Introduction [02:30] Tony welcomes Alexandra [03:40] Launching in 2007 — it came from a place of passion [04:25] Establishing clear roles among founders [05:40] Flexing her multilingual skills in business [06:25] Adjusting how you speak to someone based on their objectives [08:10] The secret to Gilt's growth [09:20] Building a business that would thrive during winter [10:20] Finding the capital to purchase inventory [10:40] Moving from venture to private equity funding [11:20] It's all about smart money [11:40] The future of traditional retail [12:20] The subscription model [12:40] Catering to the time - starved customer [12:55] Bringing services into the home [13:10] Leaving Gilt to lead Glamsquad [16:10] Glamsquad started as an app [17:10] Vetting employees [18:10] Building trust with customers [19:00] Taking massive action — now [20:20] Launching the first sale on Gilt — without a return policy [21:30] Fitz [22:00] The average person wears only 20 % of their wardrobe [23:00] Taking the time to understand your customer [23:20] Challenges as a woman in business [24:40] Advice to a female entrepreneur that's just getting started [25:25] The importance of networking [25:50] Knowing the milestones to hit along the way

Electing to receive smaller paychecks might seem unfathomable, but think of it as paying your taxes more accurately over the course of the year, as opposed to being hit with a massive bill at tax time.

The risks embedded in these funds are not worth the probability of incurring a massive hit to your wealth that is held in mutual funds.

I made a practice of paying well over the amount despite hitting a rough patch due to mother suffering a massive stroke with paralysis and becoming her caretaker.

In 2017, Facebook hit more than 2 billion monthly users — and that's to say nothing of the massive user bases of Facebook - owned properties like Instagram and WhatsApp.

Facebook said he will use the «substantial majority» of the windfall to cover the massive tax bill he'll be hit with, thanks to his plan to exercise a large stock - options grant that will increase his ownership stake in the company he founded.

In the first quarter of 2018, inflation hit a massive 454 %.

Japan forced to restrict power usage after the loss of the Fukushima Dai - ichi plant hit by the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

When a TV show or movie becomes a massive hit, copycats come out of the woodwork.

«Hmm, oh look those planes are about to hit the building and start a huge backlash that will lead to massive islamaphobia, two worthless wars, loss of life, global economic backlash, and a whole shitload of other things.

Exhausting because our church hit a turbulent time of transition and writing a book in the throes of massive change and loss was painfully difficult.

I usually hit my work stride during midday, and I don't like to take a massive amount of time (or make a big mess!)

I wanted to let you know that I just finished making my third batch of these in 3 weeks, they are a massive hit with my family!

This best chocolate mousse is incredibly rich so even the smallest of portions will provide a massive, indulgent chocolate hit!

Raw cacao powder combines amazingly with avocados to create the chocolate element and together they provide a massive hit of antioxidants and dietary fibre.

A few really cool things came out of the 80's, giant cell phones, massive perms, guilty pleasure music and this 80's hit.

Frank Zumbo hit the media waves supporting the inquiry, claiming that the inquiry should be «welcomed for the purpose of shedding light on this whole issue» and to «give Coles and Woolworths a chance to explain their behaviour» (see, eg, Patrick Stafford, «Milk inquiry to probe Coles, Woolworths over massive discounting» (Smart Company, 11 February 2011)-RRB-.

Even with Alex Ferguson, who in no way controlled everything at Man Utd like AW does at Arsenal, it was a massive hit with his departure, so we need to start the smooth transition of power starting with new coaches and a sporting director this summer.

his haters maybe just want to watch him do beautiful play and freestyle football i for one believe ballon dor is not beyond him.thats why i hate comparing him to other players like silva iniesta and others.he will be a massive hit i promise you that when he finds great understanding with his teammates he can clock a record of assists

Jesus Pareja's Porsche 962 hit a manhole cover which had been torn out of the ground by a car ahead, such was the massive downforce of the Group C cars of the era.

It's as though he's starting to hit the downward slope of his career, and if Ronaldo is starting to decline, then that could be bad news for a Real Madrid team who still seem heavily reliant on their aging star, to the point that they gave him this massive contract extension.

Following the Hyde Park concert announcement, hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to hit various online ticket agency websites to get hold of tickets for the massive London show.

Burfict drew a massive $ 69,454 fine in December 2015 for a combination of two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and a hit on Ben Roethlisberger in a loss to the Steelers.

Without Hayward, oddsmakers believe that the Jazz will be taking a massive hit (I know, sort of obvious).

Just as Arsenal seemed to be running out of steam at this key stage of the season, with a massive FA cup final against Aston Villa on the horizon to add sparkle to our season, the Gunners have hit form again with a thumping 4/1 win over West Brom.

If we end up being 8 points behind this early - it's a massive hit on our chances of winning the Premiership.

Liverpool fans» dreams of final ending their 27 - year wait for a domestic league title took a massive hit on Saturday when relegation candidates Swansea City left Anfield with all three points as Chelsea ran further away with the lead, beating Hull City the following day.

This isn't to say Tottenham should be praised for not being relegated but clubs of every size generally take a massive hit when moving ground.

Leicester were happy to agree to the clause, as they will double their money in the event of the forward proving a massive hit in the East Midlands.