Sentences with phrase «set box office records»

Earlier this year American Sniper set box office records as the highest grossing movie ever released in the month of January.

Nine is the third theatrical release directed by Rob Marshall, whose previous stage - to - screen adaptation, Chicago (2002), set box office records and won the Best Picture Oscar.

The movie is expected to set box office records over the upcoming weekend.

Centered on the Mexican holiday Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), «Coco» has already set box office records in Mexico, where it has made $ 53.4 million in three weeks.

In the seven years since that threequel set box office records and earned a Best Picture nomination, the studio has had some generally liked if not quite loved triumphs (Finding Dory, Brave, Monsters University), one film that most would agree is at least in contention of «masterpiece» status (Inside Out), and some perplexing, unprecedented misses (Cars 2 & 3 plus the aforementioned Good Dinosaur).

Based on the hit Broadway play, Grease would be a bigger hit than anyone could ever imagine, setting a box office record for a musical back in 1978.

Disney - Pixar's animated family comedy «Coco» has set a box office record in Mexico, becoming the top film as measured in local currency.

The war drama is setting box office records, pulling in an estimated $ 200.1 million in the U.S. and Canada since its limited release on Christmas Day.

I know I'll catch hell from the Frozen fans for this, but Zootopia is the best move from Disney Animation since The Lion King (it also just set a box office record).

Jordan Peele's phenomenal horror film Get Out has been setting box office records, earning critical acclaim, and creating new internet trends.

Not exact matches

Comcast's (cmcsa) Universal Studios held the previous single - year box office record, which it set just last year, and the studio has a handful of sequels from franchises that have recently produced billion - dollar films on deck for 2017 — The Fate of the Furious and Despicable Me 3 — as well as the sequel to last year's sleeper hit, Fifty Shades of Grey.

As the year comes to a close, the domestic box office is on pace to set another new industry record just one year after topping $ 11 billion in domestic movie ticket sales for the first time ever.

2016's movie industry highlights include a monster year for Walt Disney, as the Mouse House set a new yearly global box office record, becoming the first studio to ever top $ 7 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

The Disney film shattered box - office records over the weekend, edging past «Star Wars: The Force Awakens» to set the highest opening weekend of all time.

The Force Awakens set a new domestic box office record by hauling in $ 936 million in North America, as the film blasted its way to more than $ 2 billion in worldwide box office receipts.

That record was set by Jurassic World in June with $ 208 million, and Hollywood box office pundits are expecting to «handily» beat that number, reported the Journal.

What's worthy of note is Jurassic World set its record with box office revenues with China included.

While the film is set to break numerous box office records, it's strong, inclusive characters will have a lasting impact.

All this sets up The Force Awakens — the seventh chapter in the Star Wars franchise that takes place 30 years after The Return of the Jedi — to break the record for the highest grossing opening weekend at the box office.

We already know that Star Wars: The Force Awakens set records at the box office, but on Tuesday we will find out more about the blockbuster film's ultimate impact on Walt Disney's (dis) bottom line in the first quarter of the entertainment giant's fiscal year.

The much anticipated «Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,» had a record - setting weekend at the box office, as it took in an estimated $ 166.1 million domestically.

Marvel's Black Panther attracted huge crowds over President's Day weekend, resulting in a record - setting box - office haul.

A few weeks ago, the superhero movie Deadpool grossed $ 132 million at the domestic box office on its opening weekend, setting a record for R - rated premieres — and dousing its $ 58 million budget in black ink.

The movie took in an estimated $ 85.3 million, according to Exhibitor Relations, setting the record for the biggest - ever R - rated opening weekend at the box office in March.

After critical success during the first 15 years of his career, Scorsese found the industry pivoting as tent - pole franchises like Indiana Jones and Star Wars set box - office records and turned Steven Spielberg and George Lucas into household names.

Four years after setting box - office records with «Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid», actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford and director George Roy Hill re-teamed with bigger commercial success with «The Sting» which became one of the top ten highest grossing films of 1973.

After setting global box office records in 2009 and 2010, Warner Bros. had to settle for second place in both U.S. and foreign market share in 2011.

In 2012 the studio produced the critically acclaimed Marvel's The Avengers, which set the all - time, domestic 3 - day weekend box office record at $ 207.4 million.

Chow's new film, Kung Fu Hustle, broke Asian box - office records — set by his previous film, Shaolin Soccer — and at this year's Hong Kong film awards it beat out 2046, by art - house darling Wong Kar - wai.

According Box Office Pro, Deadpool 2 set a new record for an R - rated movie opening overseas this weekend with an estimated $ 176.3 million, which is $ 44 million more than its predecessor made in its foreign debut.

Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One is outperforming internationally and has even set a Warner Bros. box office record in China.

His film kicked off a box office record setting trilogy.

Based on the iconic DC Comic book, Wonder Woman has earned more than $ 410 million in the U.S. and over $ 820 million worldwide, set numerous box office records, including becoming the highest - grossing film directed by a woman, the highest - grossing superhero origin film domestically, and the largest opening for a female - led comic - based film.

The Tuesday box office numbers are in and Wonder Woman has lassoed in another $ 14.4 million, beating out its record - setting Thursday preview numbers by over $ 3 million.

The setting of this rambunctious entertainment is New York City, 1926 — an ocean away from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and several decades before a boy named Harry Potter would forever change the course of magical history, to say nothing of bestseller lists and box - office records.

By all accounts, the film is poised to outpace Deadpool at the Presidents Day box office — when the wise cracking hero earned $ 152 million USD over four days and set a record for a February release back in 2016.

Unlike most of the movies that set records for box office futility, Mars did not get ice cold reviews, instead drawing a mixed bag critically, though most assessments spanned from unfavorable to muted approval.

The Sony Pictures Classics release, which last week set the year's box - office record for best screen - average in its limited - release debut, also won best feature at last week's Gotham Awards.

The strong opening suggests «Black Panther» will easily set a box - office record for films directed by a black filmmaker.

Should Black Panther outperform the expected box office haul of $ 120 - 150 million opening weekend, it will also set a new record for that weekend, snatching the title from Deadpool.

According to Deadline, it appears to the first scenario, as Deadpool 2 raked in $ 15 million - plus at the box office previews Thursday night, besting the old R - rated movie record set by Stephen King's It, which pulled in $ 13.5 million in its opening night in September.

Since that auspicious debut, he has continued to collaborate with Anderson on «The Darjeeling Limited» (which the pair wrote with Roman Coppola); the short film «Hotel Chevalier»; his animated feature, «Fantastic Mr. Fox» (for which he contributed his vocal talents); «Moonrise Kingdom» (part of Anderson's stellar ensemble cast of Murray, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton and Frances McDormand), which set a new record at the specialty box office over Memorial Day weekend for best limited indie debut of all time, and, the Academy Award nominated film, «The Grand Budapest Hotel,» whose eclectic cast brought back thespians Murray, Norton and Swinton, along with Willem Dafoe, Soirsae Ronin, Ralph Finnes, Jude Law, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson and Adrian Brody.

It continues to set records, as its global tally of about $ 1.608 billion makes it the highest - grossing superhero film at the worldwide box office.

«Black Panther» is set to shatter box office records as the first comic - book tentpole with a primarily black cast (starring Chadwick Boseman as the title character) and director (Ryan Coogler).

Clint Eastwood's war biopic featuring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller has broken a box office record in the US before its nationwide release - looks set to be a hit.

Over a year has passed since Deadpool lit up the box office, setting records for the month of February, R - rated films, and the X-Men franchise as a whole.

What You Need To Know: Given that the original trilogy was near - universally beloved, a giant box - office hit (taking close to $ 3 billion worldwide) and even managed to be win a record haul of Oscars with its last installment, getting «The Hobbit,» J.R.R. Tolkien «s novel set, and written, before «The Lord of the Rings» proved surprisingly tricky, with rights issues and studio bankruptcy holding the project up for years, even before original director Guillermo del Toro bailed.

The film also set a number of box office records.

Will Avengers: Infinity War break box office records set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

Huge Thursday night numbers and a big Friday point to «Black Panther» setting an all - time (4 - day) box office record, when all is said and done and the cash is counted Sunday night.