Sentences with phrase «series of box office»

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

After a series of box office disappointments, Johnny Depp returns with his finest performance of his career in Black Mass, the story of the rise and fall of Whitey Bulger, Boston's most Read More →

Not exact matches

It was renewed again for one year in December 2014, just as DWA was under the gun on Wall Street after a series of box - office misses.

Before James Cameron made «Avatar» and broke all box - office records, he was planning on making the big - screen adaptation of «Battle Angel Alita,» the famous manga series created by Yukito Kishiro.

The series has broken box office records and more than 50 million copies of the original novels have been sold.

Lions Gate Entertainment (No. 54) has had box office success with two major franchises: The Twilight series (produced by Summit Entertainment, a Lions Gate subsidiary) and Hunger Games, which have much in common as they are both film adaptations of bestselling young adult book series, are fantastical (one is about vampires and the other about a futuristic dystopia), and are anchored by a dynamic young female character (portrayed by Kristen Stewart in Twilight, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games).

That spring, nobody outside of New York or Denver (except subscribers to a fledgling cable - TV service called Home Box Office) saw, during one ABA championship series, the greatest individual performance by a basketball player at any level anywhere — ABA, NBA, BAA or UCLA.

What is dead is the Harry Potter film franchise that milked Brit author J.K. Rowling's seven bestsellers for eight movies, a global box - office take of $ 6.3 billion, and the Hollywood heavyweight title as the most lucrative film series in, well, ever.

I've never been a fan of the Shrek movies, and the third entry in the series dutifully continues with everything they do that's annoying and irrational, mainly because the formula has always resulted in giant box office returns.

After a decade of dominating the worldwide box office with offerings ranging from the superlative to the so - so; it seems that all roads taken by the Marvel Cinematic Universe point us to the beginning of the end of the series as we've known it with AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR.

The Divergent Series, to be completed by carving two films out of Allegiant, the third novel, isn't being goosed by inspiration — try box - office gold.

It was clearly designed as the first in a series of films but its historic box - office failure ensured that it is a one - off.

«The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies» (2014) Box Office Take: $ 955m 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 23 When the «Lord of the Rings» series arrived at the start of the century, their tactility, wit and humanity served as a blessed relief for epic fantasy fans after the airless «Star Wars» prequels had disappointed sOf The Five Armies» (2014) Box Office Take: $ 955m 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 23 When the «Lord of the Rings» series arrived at the start of the century, their tactility, wit and humanity served as a blessed relief for epic fantasy fans after the airless «Star Wars» prequels had disappointed sof the Rings» series arrived at the start of the century, their tactility, wit and humanity served as a blessed relief for epic fantasy fans after the airless «Star Wars» prequels had disappointed sof the century, their tactility, wit and humanity served as a blessed relief for epic fantasy fans after the airless «Star Wars» prequels had disappointed so.

For those fans who can get enough of the «Insidious» films, and judging by the box - office of the sequel last weekend there a lot of you, FilmDistrict has launched a prequel webseries.The series follows paranormal investigators Specs (Leigh Whannell)...

«Transformers: Dark Of The Moon» (2011) Box Office Take: $ 1,124 billion 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 7 The top - grossing movie in the «Transformers» franchise is also the second least shitty of the series, but given the track record of the series, that still precludes a high level of shittinesOf The Moon» (2011) Box Office Take: $ 1,124 billion 21st Century Box Office Ranking: 7 The top - grossing movie in the «Transformers» franchise is also the second least shitty of the series, but given the track record of the series, that still precludes a high level of shittinesof the series, but given the track record of the series, that still precludes a high level of shittinesof the series, that still precludes a high level of shittinesof shittiness.

After pulling the plug on future film adaptations of the Divergent series following the box office disappointment of Allegiant, Lionsgate let it be known that it was aiming to take the final book's story, Ascendant, to TV screens.

As superheroes dominate the box office, it was inevitable that someone would reboot this popular series about a quartet of crime fighters with unlikely special powers.

From papers flying and computers sparking as Snake battled an invisible ninja robot in a series of office cubicles to the fact that you could sneak safely past a lair of wolves by hiding inside a cardboard box they'd peed on, Metal Gear Solid rewarded players who experimented with and explored the extremes of its innovative sandbox.

And those weren't even the only films with female leads in the top 5 of this weekend's domestic box office: Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth installment in the vampire hunter series starring Kate Beckinsale, opened at No. 4 with $ 13.1 million from 3,070 theaters.

With a substantial ($ 453m) take at the box office and strong reviews, it's no surprise that Rupert Wyatt's film is the first in a new series of Planet of the Apes movies, even less so given the series» history of spawning sequels.

The wounds have sealed ($ 179m at the box office makes a good salve) and the purists are on board, wooed by the prospect of an adventure based on one of the character's best - loved comic book series: Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's Japan - set 1982 saga.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I (Lionsgate, Blu - ray, DVD, VOD), the number one box office hit of 2015, follows the lead of the Harry Potter and Twilight series by splitting the final book into two film installments, making this the third of four films.

Our box office wrap - up for the weekend of March 22, featuring new releases such as «The Divergent Series: Insurgent» and «The Gunman.»

Fincher has helmed a number of acclaimed Hollywood movies, including «Fight Club», «Zodiac» and «Seven», but his latest project is Netflix TV series «Mindhunter» and he admits he enjoys the freedom that Netflix gives to creatives due to the fact the bosses are not obsessed with box office numbers.

After the runaway success of many YA adaptations over the last few years, it was just a matter of time before their appeal died down and after The Divergent Series: Allegiant opened to poor box - office last weekend, it seems the strain is well and truly showing on the sub-genre.

The series seems prepped to defy the laws of diminishing box office returns that define most franchises.

If there's a fourth Narnia movie - and that's a kinda big if, judging by the unspectacular box office performance of the last two films - Walden Media executive Michael Flaherty has confirmed it will be prequel book The Magician's Nephew, skipping the arguable highpoint of the series, The Silver Chair, and the entertaining but racially problematic The Horse and His Boy.

Although it's a widely criticised series, the BBC rightly pointed out that the five Twilight films have made a total of $ 3bn (# 1.9 bn) at the box office.

But I'm sure there will be plenty of fans and less knowledgeable people flocking to IMAX screens to finish this series, and that's all that matters when you're doing something just for the box office dollars.

It seems they finally understand that a well produced series of films ultimately puts more box office gold in their pockets.

Part IV: Reviews of Good Kill and Tangerines, box office and the DVD Round - up: American Sniper, Clint Eastwood: The Universal Pictures 7 - Movie Collection (Two Mules for Sister Sara, Joe Kidd, High Plains Drifter in westerns; Coogan's Bluff, The Beguiled, Play Misty for Me, The Eiger Sanction for thrillers), Leviathan, Strange Magic, Glee: Season 6 (and full series), Orange Is the New Black: Season 2 and Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (11:00)

The movie marks the reunion of Damon and Paul Greengrass, director of both The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), the series» most successful episodes at the box office.

Originally, Oscar - winning director Sam Mendes said he felt «physically ill» at the prospect of returning to the spy series — even after smashing box office records and racking up awards nods.

Despite the fact that they were airing a highly anticipated tie in to a movie with # 1 box office cred, last week's «Turn, Turn, Turn» was a series low for ratings, which have steadily declined from nearly the first episode of the show.

Not only was the 1950s tv series still fresh in the minds of the film's target audience of young teenage males — accountants are still struggling to count the vast box office receipts of the 1981 big - screen adventure The Legend of the Lone Ranger.

The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise that has earned almost $ 1 billion at the global box office: The Bourne Legacy.

The latest installment of the tortured, claw - fisted mutant should tear up the box office, thanks to heightened anticipation from followers of the series and rave reviews from film critics.

Adapting a TV series to film is usually a recipe for disaster, and dropping a dated spy - fi franchise in late summer between the twin juggernauts of Mission: Impossible and James Bond is something akin to a box office suicide...

Following a less than impressive box office haul of $ 179.2 million for the third instalment Allegiant, Lionsgate has decided to pull the concluding chapter of The Divergent Series from its theatrical schedule, and will instead wrap up the franchise with a TV movie.

Already having grossed $ 2.5 billion in box office earnings, the Twilight franchise still brings in one of the most vocally approving audiences of any movie series — especially when Taylor Lautner removes his clothes.

Wilson's string of box office successes also include Little Fockers, the third installment of the blockbuster Fockers series, opposite Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro; Marley & Me, with Jennifer Aniston, based on the popular memoir by John Grogan; the Night At The Museum franchise opposite Robin Williams and Ben Stiller; the smash hit comedy Wedding Crashers, opposite Vince Vaughn; the romantic comedy You, Me And Dupree; and as the voice of Lightning McQueen in Disney's Cars and Cars 2.

Based on the comic book series, the film made more than $ 400 million at the international box - office and was spurred by good word of mouth (despite the controversy surrounding a poorly timed joke during the film's climax).

To say there is a lot riding on Infinity War is perhaps to overstate things, because in terms of box office, at least, this is already a home run for Marvel; but for fans of the series, who have a lot invested in the characters and have seen all the films, it really matters how this plays out.

It will be interesting to see if Dawn, which is getting some of the best reviews of the year (even better than Days of Future Past), can do anything about the down trend at the box office or if like its forebear, it too will prove no match for the perplexing appeal of the critically trashed Transformers series.

Both the Pass and the single tickets are always sold through Town Hall Theater, either on the THT website, at the box office in the Jackson Gallery or day of show at the THT lobby.For the 2018/19 season, MNFF expects to expand the Winter Screening Series yet again to seven films beginning with a pre-Thanksgiving film in mid-November.

Released in 1994, Stargate grossed almost $ 200 million at the box office, and spawned an entire franchise, which includes the series Stargate SG - 1 and direct to video movies such as Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum.

Last year's Teenage Mutant Ninjas Turtles 2: Out of the Shadows made half the amount its predecessor pulled in at the global box office, with the series now looking likely to slink back into the stinky sewers from whence it came.

James Cameron declared Genisys the satisfying sequel his franchise has lacked since he turned over the writing and directing reins on 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, but don't pay that endorsement too much mind, even if box office king of the world Cameron, who receives a characters credit and nothing more here, has little to gain from it (until 2019, when rights to the series return to him).

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Even if the big - screen revival of the HBO series about a movie star (Adrian Grenier) and his posse does technically qualify as a film, it's still questionable whether writer - director Doug Ellin has ever seen any other movies, given the Mortal Instruments - level movie - within - the - sorta - movie that he presents not as a goof on Hollywood hubris but as an uncompromising masterpiece that eventually makes half a billion dollars at the box office.