Summer blockbuster season rolls on as June brings sequels to
previous box office successes, a few new comedies, and a couple of films that look to start franchises of their own.
Not exact matches
Despite Lynch's
previous cinematic
successes, Hisss, a tale about the Indian snake goddess Nagin, turned into an artistic and
box office disaster that derailed its talented director.
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.
The idea is that
box office success for a movie centered on a nonwhite superhero and cast could inspire Marvel to produce and create more movies like Black Panther in the future (the studio's
previous 17 films have all featured white men as the superhero leads).
Author Andy Weir had been writing sci - fi novels for years, and while he'd found some
success with
previous works, none can compare to The Martian, with its impressive sales numbers in addition to the
box office earnings of the movie version.