Sentences with phrase «surprising hit film»

Released last summer in theaters, and now available on DVD, The War Room was the most surprising hit film of 2015 — and one of the most rewarding.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, John is in talks for an as - yet - unknown role in the sequel to 2014's surprise hit film «Kingsman.»

There were two sequels to the surprise hit film of 1937 — Topper Takes a Trip (1939) and Topper Returns (1941), and it also spawned a TV series.

Not exact matches

It isn't a surprise that Gal Gadot, the star of the box office hit film «Wonder Woman» made the list.

The film took in $ 67 million, a surprise hit that was buoyed in part by a built - in audience familiar with the bestselling book the movie is based on.

The sequel to 2008's surprise superhero hit film Iron Man, based on the Marvel comics, pretty much serves up more of the same.

As the superhero movie world shudders in the immediate wake of Avengers: Infinity War (a film I was pretty bored by), this week on store shelves lands Ryan Coogler's (Creed) Black Panther, one of the most successful films of the decade and a surprise hit across the globe.

So when The Hunger Games or Wonder Woman or Black Panther becomes an enormous hit, everybody is utterly shocked (except for those of us who've been clamoring for those films since childhood), and the entertainment journalists write articles about this surprising new development, and explain why it may never happen again.

Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris have directed only one feature film, but it was a surprise critical and commercial hit: Little Miss Sunshine 80.

Also starring Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver, the film netted several 2007 Genie Award nominations, but only won one: Best Supporting Actress, which went to Moss.2007 also gave Moss her first taste of financial success since the Matrix films with the surprise - hit thriller Disturbia, a thinly - veiled teenage retread of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece Rear Window.

Was it fair to take money from loyal supporters who wouldn't receive a share of the profits if the film became a surprise hit?

But what Relativity lacked in quality, it made up for in ticket sales, thanks mainly to just two films: the surprise Bradley Cooper hit Limitless, and Tarsem Singh's Immortals 46, a rare big - budget film for the distributor.

Named for its orange color palette, the film was shot on an iPhone 5S with a tiny budget, becoming a surprise box office hit this summer.

Perhaps one of the most surprising hits of 2014, John Wick was the movie that relaunched the career of Keanu Reeves and gave us an action film that was simple, well directed and featured fantastic practical action.

I was mildly surprised, the other day, to realize that Batman Begins made almost exactly the same amount of money as Superman Returns — yet, the Batman film is regarded as a huge hit, while Superman Returns is regarded as a flop.

A streamlined adaptation, the film hits with surprising intensity and delivers ample amounts of atmosphere and scares.

But that's not the big surprise about the film: this story of an arrogant, over-the-hill slugger (Mac) who comes out of retirement to chalk up his 3000th hit is more of a serious sports film than a knee - slapping comedy, and Mac gets a rare opportunity to showcase his true dramatic range as an actor.

Second, this is the first animated film to come to theaters since the surprise hit Gnomeo and Juliet.

This film sounds like it will be a heavy hitting drama and I won't be surprised if Wilde knocks it out of the park with her performance.

Deadpool was a surprise hit for the studio: After Reynolds spent years lobbying to get a standalone Deadpool movie made, the film about the «Merc with the Mouth» ended up becoming the highest grossing rated - R film of all time.

After the character was such a big hit in The LEGO Movie, it is no surprise that Batman gets his own film.

The fourth film in the Insidious franchise was a surprise hit worldwide, proving that the series can still deliver scares when it's focused on Lin Shaye's psychic character.

His career took off when he starred in Amenábar's feature film debut, the surprise hit THESIS (1996), followed by OPEN YOUR EYES (1997) where he played alongside Penelope Cruz and received a Goya nomination for his performance.

Despite middling reviews, the magic - themed heist film Now You See Me proved a surprise hit for Lionsgate back in 2013, and now the company is releasing a sequel this summer with returning stars Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, and Woody Harrelson, joined by Lizzy Caplan and Daniel Radcliffe.

The original film became a surprise hit in 2013 that pleased audiences and critics alike (the film has an 86 % positive rating on RottenTomatoes.com) so one hopes that this follow - up can do the same.

The last film Allen set in France was 2011's surprise hit Midnight in Paris, so hopefully reuniting Allen with that setting will rekindle some of the magic from the previous film.

-- provided that there's still money somewhere on the table, at least — Paramount has already announced that it's begun development on a sequel to John Krasinski's surprise hit horror film...

One of the great American independent films of the 1990s, writer - director Whit Stillman's surprise hit Metropolitan is a sparkling comedic chronicle of a young man's romantic misadventures while trying to fit in to New York City's debutante society.

«Jumanji» has proven a surprise hit for Sony, with this weekend marking the third in a row that the film has topped the box office despite strong challenges from Fox's «The Post» and several other openers.

It's hardly a surprise to learn that Zanussi co-produced Rose, which nevertheless goes much further and hits much harder than his own film.

«Identity Thief» (2013) The film was a surprise hit at the box office, debuting to $ 34.5 million and grossing $ 134.5 million although it received terrible reviews.

One of the great American independent films of the 1990s, the surprise hit Metropolitan, by writer - director Whit Stillman, is a sparkling comedic chronicle of a young man's romantic misadventures while trying to fit in to New York City's debutante society.

Supposedly the final film in the surprise box - office hit franchise, director Todd Phillips re-unites the Wolfpack for THE HANGOVER PART 3, which will see the boys venture to Tijuana, Mexico for more booze - filled frolics with the local, crazed clientele.

Many of you are probably familiar with Tommy Wirkola's latest film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters which found surprising success at the box - office, but what he was mostly known for before this years hit was the blood soaked Nazi zombie horror flick Dead Snow.

Supposedly the final film in the surprise box - office hit franchise, director Todd Phillips re-unites the Wolfpack for THE HANGOVER PART 3, which will see...

This sequel to the surprise hit adaptation of a popular video game, Mortal Kombat, sees John R. Leonetti (The Butterfly Effect 2), cinematographer for the first film, take over the reigns from Paul W.S. Anderson as director, mostly to disappointing results.

The original film proved to be a surprised global hit when it grossed $ 135 million worldwide, prompting Fox Searchlight to make its first sequel ever.

My Dinner With Andre, directed by Louis Malle from a script by Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, became the surprise indie hit of 1981 and a cult film on the art house circuit.

BE: A number of surprising films from the «80s have emerged as cult hits.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a surprise hit in 2011, a film that exceeded the expectations of both audiences and the press.

With that said, however, this year's pickings don't look as bad as usual, with a surprising amount of action films led by big - name stars, some of which have real sleeper hit potential.

The film rebounds somewhat in the third act with the up - and - coming Dane DeHaan, who plays virtually the same unsettling, damaged young teen he essayed in last year's surprise critical hit Chronicle.

The surprise hit 2016 film introduced audiences to the zany, foul - mouthed, fourth - wall - breaking anti-hero, and with a... Read More

They are either hired before a film is seen at all, based on hope and expectations, or they are hired after a movie gets a lot of attention — at a film festival, for example — or is a surprise hit.

His surprise at winning it was almost as great as mine; Last Ride «s a good film, but far from a great one, and the downward spiral traced by Hugo Weaving's character in the film is not done justice by a soundtrack that hits an elegiac pitch at the very outset but never modulates it in concert with the narrative.

Zach Braff's first feature film as a director, Garden State, was a surprise indie crossover hit upon its release in 2004.

Not every conversation leads somewhere, but no second is wasted — everything builds a complex yet tangible world.Sean Baker's previous film was Tangerine, a surprise indie hit filmed on iPhones and starring real life transgender sex workers.

That concept comes to life in this surprise hit horror film, a movie that drops a self - absorbed college student (Jessica Rothe) into a deadly day that just won't end, a day that always ends with her grisly murder no matter what she does to stop it!

As Blum appreciates in all his series, the anticipated follow - up to the hit 2012 horror film, «Sinister,» will deepen audience's appreciation of the franchise by retaining beloved elements from the original, while also surprising theme by not being imitative.

An overt money grab of a sequel coming a few years after its predecessor was a surprise hit at the box office is not supposed to have the energy this film brings to the table.