Sentences with phrase «such a box office»

A bold new action - thriller from director David Ayer (known for such box office hits as Suicide Squad, End of Watch and Training Day), Bright follows the story of two LAPD police officers played by Smith, a human named Officer Ward, and Edgerton, an orc named Officer Jakoby, who form a most unlikely duo working to keep the mean streets of Los Angeles safe from a sinister, fantasy underworld filled with violence and dark forces at work.

Since Your Highness was such a box office bomb and Hill — despite a relatively fast rise and recently displaying impressive potential in Moneyball — hasn't headlined a bona - fide hit since Superbad, I doubt this will make much more than $ 7 - 12 million by Sunday.

We get reminded why he was such a box office draw last century, and I hope he continues down this road.

This just in from the This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things Department: Blade Runner 2049, the existential sci - fi tone poem sequel from Denis Villeneuve, was such a box office disappointment that it faces an $ 80 million loss for its producers.

Not exact matches

2016 was an especially monster year for Disney at the box office distinguishing it from much of Hollywood as the movie studio continues to close ranks around its core franchises, such as Pixar and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Such a showing would likely put King Arthur far behind the reigning box office champ, with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

The film, which cost $ 17 million to make, had been forecast to bring in as much as $ 34 million, according to industry researchers such as Box Office Mojo.

Just for the record, Paul Newman was an actor, a superstar one at that, who ruled the box office in his heyday in the 1960s and»70s with such iconic hits as «The Hustler,» «Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid» and «The Sting.»

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, Disney ran through a list of Iger's accomplishments as CEO in 2015, including «record - breaking enthusiasm» for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as other box office hits such as Pixar's Inside Out and Marvel's Avengers sequel.

As a foundation, we have found a variety of communication tools that support this, such as having a company message board (Yammer), virtual office space (Sococo), file sharing and collaboration (Box and Google Drive), project management (Pivotal Tracker and Slack), web / video conference (join.me), in addition to IM and email.

DreamWorks has turned out hits such as «Shrek» and «Kung Fu Panda,» but it has lately released box - office disappointments, including «Turbo» and «Rise of the Guardians.»

But neither box - office success nor the story itself are why this film is such a landmark moment in American cinema.

Rating much lower on the list of supermarket priorities are features such as «a box office where you can buy tickets to shows» (4.3 %), «you can have your photos developed there» (4.5 %) and «a good range of financial services» (5.0 %).

Too often, Magruder says, AEDs have been placed in an inaccessible location such as a box in the Principal's office.

When they are representing a client in a matter such as an initial public offering in which confidentially is guaranteed by federal statute, they will submit the full names to a «locked box» maintained by the Office of Court Administration that will be opened at a later date.

Senator Joseph Griffo said, «With upgrades such as new offices, club box suites and renovations to the existing facility, the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium has become a symbol of the economic revitalization taking place in Utica and throughout the Mohawk Valley.

For some folks, family explosions are more the rule than the exception — why else would Home for the Holidays be such an enduring box - office hit?

Oedekerk began working steadily as a screenwriter, contributing to such box - office hits as Patch Adams, The Nutty Professor, and The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps.

While most critics dismissed the film, it charmed a handful of others (such as Kevin Thomas and Rita Kempley) and did outstanding box office for a programmer, grossing several times its original budget.

Though Jeter would usher in the new millennium with roles in such prominent box - office releases as The Gift (2000) and Jurassic Park III (2001), it was his role on Sesame Street that endeared him to children and made good use of his genuinely playful nature.

The sequel to 2016 ′ s surprise hit — which proved that the global box office could not only stomach a comic - book character who swears and slays, but was desperate for such a bad widdle boy — is the closest Hollywood's superhero industrial complex has come to appealing directly to the mind of a Grade 5 classroom.

Note that some films listed below do not have any reported box office grosses; these films were primarily or exclusively released on VOD in North America (and / or had such a negligible theatrical presence that box office figures were not reported).

Washington also reeled in large audiences in action roles, with the top box - office draw of such thrillers as The Pelican Brief (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), and The Siege (1998) attesting to his capabilities.

The studio also released just one critical dud (I Am Number Four, also a bit of a box office failure) last year after releasing three such films in 2010.

It's a movie that is far more interesting sociologically than literally: What sort of cultural environment fosters the creation of movies like this and what does it say about the miscalculation behind such thought that precipitates their box - office crash - and - burn?

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady, in addition to critically - acclaimed award - winners such as Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner, Chris Morris's Four Lions, Shane Meadows» This is England, Clio Barnard's The Selfish Giant, Jonathan Glazer's Under the Skin and David Mackenzie's Starred Up.

Film4 has developed and co-financed many of the most successful UK films of recent years, Academy Award ® - winners such as Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, Lenny Abrahamson's Room, Alex Garland's Ex Machina, Asif Kapadia's box office record breaking documentary Amy and Phyllida Lloyd's The Iron Lady.

For such a slow, snowbound month, January sure is busy: talking about Sundance, talking about the Oscars, talking about the political ramifications of not recognizing Selma vs. the blockbuster box office of American Sniper.

This heist film with a sensational cast, such as Edward Norton, Seth Green (who, ironically, was Vince and E's nemesis in Entourage) and rapper turned actor Mos Def was both a box office and critical success, doing even better than its theater run with DVD sales.

As such, GeekScholars Movie News is ready to reveal their Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Predictions for July 2016 including:

The YA novel explosion over the past few years has seen the genre blow up at the box office, with sci - fi action dramas such as Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Maze Runner pulling in big business.

This year, however, I'm guessing they'll stick to the status quo: with such modest box - office, it seems critics want to give «The Hurt Locker» all the help it can get in the race.

And that's where Sheridan's modern - day fairy tale pays dividends, in the film's handful of magical moments — the ones that make «August Rush» so enjoyable, and that make it such a pleasant box - office option for families over the long holiday weekend.

The Academy used to nominate box - office smashes that weren't exactly «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest» (ex: «Love Story» and «Star Wars»), while moviegoers would turn critical darlings, such as «One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,» into box - office smashes (it was the No. 2 grosser of 1975, making the equivalent of $ 493 million).

It's worth noting that though box office grosses were down this year, it has actually become more viable to have such experiences on a regular basis.

When you look at the top ten at the box office, does it discourage you to see such derivative, disposable work like Boogeyman or Are We There Yet?

Christopher Nolan, whose work in blockbusters such as «The Dark Knight» and «Inception» has earned him unparalleled box office clout, finally snagged his first best director nomination for «Dunkirk.»

While Pauline Kael was mercilessly attacking Eastwood through the 70s and 80s, he was quietly directing and growing with films such as the Capra-esque «Bronco Billy» and «Honky Tonk Man,» while still proving himself able to deliver the goods at the box office with «Sudden Impact.»

She has played roles in some amazing box office hits such as «True Detective (2015)», «Southpaw (2015) ``, «The Notebook (2004)» and latest Doctor Strange (2016).

Despite high - profile productions such as Gravity, box office earnings of UK - based films more than $ 1bn down year - on - year

Cooper has starred in comedies such as the 2001 film «Wet Hot American Summer,» 2005's «Wedding Crashers,» and the 2009 box office hit «The Hangover» and earned his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor for the 2012 film «Silver Linings Playbook.»

One suspects that if the majority of the public were to eat up The Happening to the shattering of box office records, this same group would be railing against it with equal fervor, obviously indicative of how dumb people are for liking such trashy nonsense.

The sleek and stylized «Atomic Blonde» enthrallingly continues Theron's success in the action genre, after she starred in such noteworthy entries as the 2015 Oscar - winner, «Mad Max: Fury Road,» and this spring's box - office hit, «The Fate of the Furious.»

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

Public Enemies By 2009, Tatum was holding his own alongside such box - office heavyweights as Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, playing Pretty Boy Floyd in the biographical, Depression - era gangster film Public Enemies.

The Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire director released Aloha, which on paper had a lot going for it, such as a talented cast, but ultimately was hailed by many critics as one of Crowe's worst films and a box office disappointment.

His star was at a low ebb following box office disappointments such as «R.I.P.D.» and «Green Lantern,» but «Deadpool,» which highlights his comedic chops, has restored the luster.

During a summer that has included box office duds such as «The Mummy» and «Transformers: The Last Knight,» «Spider - Man: Homecoming» could be the rare Hollywood reboot audiences actually want.

The Buzz: Judging from the box office receipts, you probably liked the first and second installments; with Oteri, Poehler, Rudolph, and Sedaris added to the mix, odds are this will be superior to such second sequels as «Halloween III: Season of the Witch» and «Jaws 3 - D.»

Shot by Academy Award - winning cinematographer Robert Elswit, who has worked with Anderson ever since Hard Eight, scored by singer - songwriter Michael Penn, edited by the great Dylan Tichenor, who started as an apprentice on Robert Altman's movies and went on to do great films such as Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, Brokeback Mountain and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Paul Thomas Anderson's epic drama went on to garner three Academy Award nominations, did reasonably well at the box office by tripling its initial investment and, more importantly, showcased the surprising talent and determination of one of the few brilliant filmmakers of American contemporary cinema.