Sentences with phrase «only box office success»

Parenthood earned a television adaptation two decades later, Meet the Parents inspired not only box office success but two sequels, and the National Lampoon's Vacation series is based solely on the idea.

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The movie, while only a modest box - office success, garnered impressive reviews from mainstream movie critics as well as an impressive 77 % on Rotten Tomatoes4 and a four and a half star rating on Amazon5, where the movie remains available for viewing.

More often than not, the undeniably talented comic actor's hits (Billy Madison, Big Daddy, The Longest Yard, Click ad nauseum) personify him not only as an arrested adolescent but a perpetually (and psychotically) angry one; the box office success of movies as unpleasant as those reveals things about their fans that I'm not sure I want to know.

Gillan's coast - to - coast move coincides with major career milestones in a year in which she's already starred in «Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,» a December release that blossomed into one of the year's biggest box office successes, flexing comedic chops alongside costars Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black — only she did it all backwards and in abbreviated short - shorts.

After Black Panther's monumental success at the box office, it was only a matter of time before Marvel confirmed a sequel.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Piggybacking on the success of Public Enemies, released only a few weeks earlier, G.I. Joe was Tatum's first bona fide box - office smash as a leading man.

Roberto Benigni — With La Vita é bella Benigni undermines an insurmountable wall for European Cinema, or at least non-English-speaking cinema, and I don't only mean its box - office success and omnipresence at the Oscars.

It could be argued, of course, that any movie that exposes in its first two scenes its abject dependency on another movie released only nine months earlier has to be in some kind of trouble, but only if freshness rather than box - office success is the issue.

Seems like it was only yesterday that I was scoffing at the chances of «300» conquering the box office and trumpeting the surefire success of «Redline.»

What makes «Year of the Rat» so vital is how, incidentally or not, it goes from denouncing the auteur theory (through not only the typically insecure observations of actors, but also the deflective statements of Morgan and long - time creative partner Wong) to validating it: In a coda, we see that the movie's poor box - office showing has shaken Morgan and only Morgan to the core; call filmmaking a «collaborative effort» to your heart's content, but as William Shatner, of all people, opines on the recent Star Trek V discs, at the end of the day no one on the set has as much emotionally invested in the picture's success as the person at its helm.

The Wrap reports that with the success of «Ready Player One,» which has earned more than $ 475.1 million worldwide since its release, Spielberg is now the only director in the history of film to ever gross more than $ 10 billion at the worldwide box office.

Not only does it have the potential for widespread critical praise, but it's got the makings of a massive box office success.

Many would be familiar with the 1982 movie which was only a modest success at the box - office but later developed a cult - like following.

The Dictator may eschew the mockumentary format of Cohen's last two box office successes for a conventional comedic feature structure (rom - com-esque love interest included), and introduce a new character to his raucous repertoire, however these are the only discernible differences between his latest and previous material.

Its success at the box office might be somewhat hampered by a PG - 13 rating, which could have probably been shaved down to PG, given that the film is mostly a «family - friendly» endeavor that only flirts with dark story moments.

Only in his mid-50s — and arguably at the peak of his career after the major awards and box office success of 2014's Boyhood — the writer - director has so much work...

Upon its release in July, «Mr. Holmes» found success as a rare independent film that went up against the summer blockbusters and not only found critical acclaim, but also performed exceedingly well at the box office.

Phillips, who has made some interesting films in the past such as Old School, Starsky & Hutch and Due Date, has enjoyed enormous box - office success in the past few years with The Hangover, and also its sequel, The Hangover Part II, which suffered artistically from the fact that it was basically a reprise of the original film, only with the gags having worn off dramatically.

But then, if you think name recognition is an instant stamp to box office success, just ask Sony execs who are wondering why «The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo» wasn't a smash hit out of the gate, while the unknown - filled «Slumdog Millionaire» was a giant hit only a few years ago.

Director Alejandro González Iñárritu has never had much box office success (Best Picture nominee Babel is his only film to break $ 20 million domestically), but that hasn't prevented every movie of his from getting at least one major Oscar nomination.

The phenomenal success of the brand (the first two films have made a combined $ 950m at the worldwide box office) continues to fascinate those not fascinated with the books given that the only real tension hinges upon whether high - powered pretty boy Christian Grey and his doe - eyed sex slave will keep doing it or not.

Murphy would try a couple of R - rated excursions with his misfire follow - ups, Vampire in Brooklyn and Metro, but would achieve box office success only by putting his newfound love of slapstick and silliness in more family friendly fare like The Nutty Professor and Doctor Dolittle.

Since the only superpower Hollywood truly recognizes is boffo box office, I hope that the inescapable commercial success of «Black Panther» will result not simply in more black - themed superhero movies but also in something far more valuable: a recognition of the extraordinary range and artistry of black filmmakers, writers, and actors whose talents even now remain so imposingly underrepresented and unexpressed.

My films — Adulthood, 451, Fast Girls, and Brotherhood most recently, and the success that it was in the box office — and let me just add, the only films that Brotherhood was behind this year, in terms of independent films... I'm going to read you the top ten independent films at the box office.

While Millar may have had a good handle («a few months ago») on whether or not there is going to be a sequel to the Kick - Ass the comic, movie sequels generally only get made if the film was a box office success or an underground favorite (Hellboy, for example).

«Given the successes we have demonstrated for our distributor partners in ensuring strong box office in the theatrical window, it's only natural for us to double down and want to play alongside them — and share in the upside,» MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe said in a statement.