While some critics might be a bit miffed by «comic book movies» and in their criticism, the MCU movies have found their «golden ticket» formula of success with public (i.e a mixture of heart, humor, and blockbuster superhero nuances), raking in millions upon millions at
the worldwide box office with each new release.
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.
Not exact matches
Released in February, Deadpool is the biggest movie of 2016 so far
with $ 330 million in domestic
box office gross and a
worldwide haul of more than $ 700 million.
Paramount's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot was one of August's surprise successes
with $ 149.6 million in ticket sales, while The Walt Disney Company (DIS) scored the hit of the summer
with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, which broke the opening - weekend
box -
office record for August on its way to grossing $ 258 million in the U.S. and more than $ 500 million
worldwide within less than a month of its release.
Despite all the negative attention, «War of the Worlds» still went to No. 1 at the
box office during its opening weekend ($ 65 million), and ended up
with a
worldwide take of $ 592 million.
The third of C.S. Lewis» «Narnia» books to make it to the big screen almost didn't happen when Disney lost the faith after the «disappointing» returns for «Prince Caspian,»
with its
worldwide box office gross of $ 419 million.
Enter UrLife, the brainchild of Jack Giarraputo — a prolific Hollywood producer of blockbuster films at Disney, Paramount, Sony, Fox and Warner Bros. that have grossed over $ 3.5 billion at the
box office worldwide (to include 14 films
with his producing partner Adam Sandler).
According to
Box Office Mojo, «Gravity» grossed $ 704.9 million
worldwide, $ 270.5 domestically and $ 434.4 million overseas,
with an estimated budget of $ 100 million.
With a production budget of $ 80 million, and
box -
office gross receipts of $ 181 million (domestic) and $ 457 million (
worldwide)- the third highest - grossing film of 1996.
It achieved success, despite being shown in 811 theaters
worldwide and having a relatively low
box office gross.The film's love scenes between Colin Farrell's character and the then 14 - year - old Kilcher caused some controversy, resulting in the film studio deleting several scenes
with Farrell to avoid child pornography accusations.
«Get Out» was by far the most successful
box office performer in the category for Universal,
with more than $ 250 million in
worldwide grosses.
It was by far the most commercially successful film among Spirit Awards nominees
with more than $ 250 million in
worldwide box office for Universal.
Our studio had its first ever $ 1 billion
worldwide grossing film in Michael Bay's hit «Transformers: Dark of the Moon;» we successfully re-launched our «Mission Impossible» franchise
with Tom Cruise, JJ Abrams and Brad Bird; our latest installment in the «Paranormal Activity» franchise had another $ 100 million dollar success; our first original animated film «Rango,» from director Gore Verbinski, earned rave reviews and more than $ 100 million at the domestic
box office; and we released global phenomenon «Super 8,» directed by JJ Abrams, who will now direct the newest «Star Trek» for 2013.
Speaking gibberish didn't hurt them at the
box office, cleaning up
with $ 1.1 billion
worldwide.»
DEADPOOL shocked Hollywood
with its $ 783million
worldwide box office.
The paltry domestic and
worldwide box -
office take illustrated that it was, surprisingly, possible for a modestly budgeted, eagerly anticipated movie
with a seemingly built - in audience that stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, and Penélope Cruz to lose money, if it's awful enough.
TUESDAY AM UPDATE:
With $ 909.8 M at the global
box office through Monday, Disney / Marvel's Black Panther has now surpassed Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, Batman Vs Superman, Spider - Man: Homecoming and Spider - Man 3
worldwide.
Now storming through cinemas
worldwide after claiming the US
box office crown last weekend, the World War II tank - crew thriller «Fury» is an old - school war movie that attempts to update the genre
with a more...
According to
Box Office Mojo, Ant - Man has grossed $ 500,628,768
worldwide,
with the final push coming from its success in China, where it has earned nearly $ 100 million in just under two weeks.
According to
Box Office Mojo, Doctor Strange will soon have taken in half a billion dollars
worldwide,
with approximate global earnings of $ 502.8 million - its domestic total making up for $ 161.8 million of that.
Considering that Trevorrow's 2015 film broke numerous
box office records, it'll be interesting to see how Fallen Kingdom performs at the
worldwide box office now that audiences have already gotten their nostalgia fix
with Jurassic World.
More to the point, «Midnight in Paris,» is Woody Allen's highest - grossing film,
with box office returns of $ 151 million
worldwide, according to Vanity Fair.
The movie is dominating the
box office internationally too,
with a running total of over $ 667 million
worldwide, it had a very solid opening in China
with $ 40 million.
With its record - obliterating $ 242 million President's Day opening weekend and $ 426 million global launch, «Black Panther» is guaranteed to surpass $ 1 billion at the
worldwide box office.
The Wrap reports that
with the success of «Ready Player One,» which has earned more than $ 475.1 million
worldwide since its release, Spielberg is now the only director in the history of film to ever gross more than $ 10 billion at the
worldwide box office.
It oozed
with violence and machismo and was a smash hit at the
box office — taking in over $ 450 million USD
worldwide.
With a pronounced
box office slump ongoing, that a small, challenging $ 13 million drama could make so much money (nearly $ 300 million
worldwide) is both encouraging and astonishing.
It also became a relative commercial success,
with over $ 121.5 million in
box office receipts
worldwide.
After 19 weeks in theatrical release, Marvel's «Doctor Strange» has ended its North American run
with a $ 232.6 million domestic
box office, and $ 677.6 million
worldwide.
Again, the film had some mixed reviews from critics, but was generally more accepted by moviegoers,
with the movie grossing over $ 312 million at the
worldwide box office.
This weekend, Ryan Coogler's superhero film surpassed $ 700 million
worldwide,
with a domestic
box office total of $ 400 million just in its second week.
With Your Name, the most successful anime at the worldwide box office, Shinkai's finally made a masterpiece, marrying his long - time thematic obsessions with a much more compelling plot and characters than his previous fi
With Your Name, the most successful anime at the
worldwide box office, Shinkai's finally made a masterpiece, marrying his long - time thematic obsessions
with a much more compelling plot and characters than his previous fi
with a much more compelling plot and characters than his previous films.
The movie opened
with a major success
with a
box office hit of $ 236 million
worldwide and earned several accolades.
Here are today's eight most successful Mexican film directors,
with each listed
with his or her biggest
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Mixed reviews coupled
with a lacklustre
box office ($ 232million
worldwide with only $ 74million grossed in the US) led to the film being labelled one... Read More»
Marvel's Ant - Man movie ended up
with a
box office total of $ 178 million in the US, plus another $ 276 million
worldwide, meaning it certainly earned enough money to justify a sequel.
Disney - Lucasfilm's «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» has sped through the half - billion dollar mark in
box office grosses at $ 536.7 million
worldwide in a week,
with $ 42.1 million on Tuesday.
Travis Fimmel, who returns as lead Ragnar Lothbrok on the History Channel's hit series Vikings later this year, has also seen his film stock rising
with well - received perfs in Rebecca Miller's critically - acclaimed Maggie's Plan and Universal / Legendary's Warcraft, currently at $ 430 million
worldwide box office.
«Gravity» has made headlines in recent weeks for its eye - popping
box -
office numbers
with receipts now exceeding $ 575 million
worldwide.
With $ 363 million in US
box office and $ 783M
worldwide, «Deadpool» is by far the highest grossing «X-Men» film.
And it's also worth noting that as
with the first «Twilight,» «The Hunger Games» has been slow off the blocks internationally — it took only 40 % of its
box office abroad, meaning it ultimately ended up taking less
worldwide than the «Twilight» sequels.
The 2003 version has a 62 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes, while the 2008 film has a slightly higher rating
with 67 %; «Hulk» earned a
worldwide box office gross of $ 245 million, while «The Incredible Hulk» earned $ 263 million
worldwide.
With a
worldwide box office take close to $ 200 million, the only thing moviegoers aren't sure of is just how many sequels we'll be seeing.
Fans of the book and the film showed up in droves to theaters across the globe to share little infinities
with their beloved characters, driving nearly $ 240M in
box office sales
worldwide!
Deadpool is inching ever closer to half a billion dollars at the
worldwide box office, and 20th Century Fox's big gamble
with the Marvel character's $ 58 million big - screen adaptation is paying off big - time.
With a
worldwide box office of well over $ 2 billion, the franchise has a reputation for big earnings.
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 success of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was one of the most welcome surprises of the past few months,
with the film currently standing at just under $ 800 million at the
worldwide box office.
Vaughn; Spielberg's «Lincoln,» starring Daniel Day - Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones, which grossed over $ 270 million at the
worldwide box office and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards ®
with Daniel Day - Lewis winning for Best Actor; «Real Steel,» starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Shawn Levy; Spielberg's «War Horse,» based on Michael Morpurgo's award - winning book and nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture; and «The Help,» which resonated
with audiences around the country and earned over $ 200 million at the
box office and received four Academy Award nominations
with Octavia Spencer winning for Best Supporting Actress.
Sony Pictures scored a major hit
with its recent reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,
with the film holding its own against Star Wars: The Last Jedi and pulling in a hefty $ 931 million at the
worldwide box office.