Sentences with phrase «office alight»

Although Alien: Covenant failed to set the box office alight — having grossed just $ 176.5 million following its release last month — it seems that Ridley Scott still has plans to further explore the universe, with the filmmaker suggesting he's keen on «one or two» more instalments in the sci - fi series.

British enfant terrible Ken (Women In Love, Mahler) Russell's big budget Hollywood pic may not have set the box office alight back in the early - 1980s, but its hallucogenic special effects no doubt caused many an ex-hippie an acid flashback.

Scary Movie is a broad comedy but was rated R due to its mix of sex and violence - exactly the kind of thing to set the box office alight.

Blade Runner 2049 may not have set the box - office alight, but it remains a firm favourite in the TF office, a thoughtful, moody sci - fi sequel that somehow managed to stand shoulder - to - shoulder with the original 1982 classic.

Peter Berg might not have set the box office alight with his last film, blockbuster failure BATTLESHIP (which was slightly underrated in my book)...

While neither film set the box office alight, they were both successful in their own way and they showed that Clooney was an actor who could appeal to both men and women.