Box office Sentence Examples

The movie was both a critical and a box-office success, and featured cutting edge special effects for the time.

On its first release it was a box-office flop and nearly bankrupted its financiers UFA, Germany's largest film production company.

While starring in Friends, Jennifer was also involved in several film projects, but none of them were box-office hits.

The film was not a box-office smash, but was loved by critics and those in the film industry -- most notably, director Stephen Spielberg.

After appearing together in the box-office hit Cruel Intentions, they were married on a plantation in South Carolina on June 5, 1999.

Day, who is the top female box-office star of all time, is leading a quiet life now, though tributes continue to pour in.

Once an actor makes the A-list, he can command higher pay, receive more box-office promotion and maintain more creative control in his films.

Young star Alex Pettyfer is set to take the box office by storm.

Tickets for events can be purchased at the ICA box office (020 7930 3647) or by visiting their website.

Jeremy Sams directs a cast with considerable box office clout.

Many have bombed at the box office or been critically drubbed, sometimes both.

The film was critically panned and was also box office flop.

Cinema is the ultimate right-wing art form Mark Cousins Democrat tom hanks is number one box office just about everywhere in the world.

Agency Turmoil Recent attacks on Scottish Screen have focused on the agency's apparent inability to invest in features that are certain box office winners.

Ray's mastery turned a starkly conventional plot into a subtly nuanced story which topped the Bengali box office for months.

Last year's production of Cinderella broke all box office records with over 21,500 people enjoying the pantomime.

This being the UK premiere of the current US box-office smash, it's hardly surprising.

However, her stronger role that year was in the Korean box office smash, The Warrior.

In terms of being the number one Box Office draw and holding sway over everyone else?

This funding, together with average box-office takings, usually covers the concert fee.

This was traditionally styled, beautifully designed and has a proved track record at the box office - making it a very smart buy.

Please note The Drum cannot guarantee the resale of any ticket taken back by the Box Office.

But will such a huge Box Office gross entice the cast and crew to reunite for a fourth time?

This being the UK premiere of the current US box-office smash, it 's hardly surprising.

Critics, tho, were underwhelmed and it underperformed at the box office.

These strong opinions have opened him to ridicule by many of his contemporaries and fans, leading many to wonder if his consistently high box office draws will continue or if he is on a downward swing to one amazing career.

The film is the highest grossing box office comedy of all times.

Since then, this classically trained actor has gone from relative obscurity to major box office draw...not to mention big screen heartthrob.

The two sequels scored equally well in the box office and inspired a legion of obsessive fans.

The second film hit theaters in summer of 2006 and broke box office records.

The film was a major box office success and turned Smith into a major Hollywood player.

A film based on his character Bruno is in the works, with Cohen being paid $13 million upfront, as well as receiving 15% of the box office sales.

While it was critically acclaimed, the movie did poor at the box office.

Holes, a film in which LaBeouf acted opposite Hollywood heavyweights Sigourney Weaver and Jon Voight, was a box office hit.

LaBeouf is seeing 2007 as successful, with Disturbia taking the top box office spot for three weeks, and the animated film Surf's Up and Transformers expected to be summer hits.

The addition of LaBeouf to the film is expected to boost box office receipts by attracting a younger demographic of moviegoers that have been following him since his Disney days.

With the success of his recent releases, casting him in Indiana Jones was a match made in box office heaven.

With the hit television show Grey's Anatomy and the 2007 summer box office hit Knocked Up in her arsenal, Katherine Heigl is definitely considered one of the "It Girls" of the moment.

The movie did well at the box office and with critics.

Anne Hathaway's roles in the two Disney films made way for more mature roles in some box office hits.

This follow-up to box office blockbuster Jurassic Park grossed over $600 million world wide and catapulted Vince Vaughn's career from a very talented comedian to a very bankable, very talented actor.

One of his first acting jobs was in a 1987 Löwenbräu beer commercial, which led to a part in the box office fiasco, New Year's Day.

Jackman starred in several more movies, some of which were hits, while others struggled at the box office.

Footloose was both a box office success as well as a critical success for Bacon.

Bacon has starred in a number of films that are critical darlings as well as box office bombs.

Mind you, everything was timed to coincide with the release of her box office disaster, Burlesque.

Though critics may have panned both films, they were box office successes.

Though the above films helped him to transition into acting, none of the movies were runaway hits, with Doom being a complete box office disaster.

With a $22 million budget, the film pulled in $145 million, making it a bona fide box office success.

After the huge box office success of Footloose, Singer acted in other 1980s fare such as The Man with One Red Shoe, alongside Tom Hanks, The Falcon and the Snowman and Summer Heat.

He appeared in several movies, both while working on Growing Pains and afterward, but none of them were huge box office hits.

Proving he was more than just a funny guy, Jamie Foxx earned the Best Actor Oscar in 2004 for his spot-on portrayal of legendary songwriter and singer Ray Charles in the box office hit Ray.

Think of some of the A-list actors who lead the box office in sales, and you'll no doubt get an idea of who some of the highest-paid celebrities are.

He has Oscars and box office records under his belt.

The movie was released in 2009 to huge crowds at the box office.

The most Microsoft can earn from the deal is a 10% cap of the domestic box office take.

For comparison, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) states that the US box office for 2005 was $8.99 billion.

Factors include budgets, gross box office sales, names attached, storylines, and gimmicks.

Street Fighter caused little Van Dammage to the box office.

When former Dawson's Creek actress Katie Holmes and longtime Hollywood box office king Tom Cruise first became an item in April 2005, fans speculated as to the future of their relationship.

Tickets can be purchased at the Blue & Gold Fleet box office at Pier 39.

Once the film was released, it broke several box office records, surpassing Cameron's other blockbuster Titanic.

Not exactly the thing that classics are made of, but then again, It's a Wonderful Life has a similar, box office flop story and went on to be one of the most cherished films of all time.

Interestingly enough, when the film was released, it was widely regarded as a box office failure.

Lucas is crying all the way to the bank if you didn't like his picture because it was the number one box office draw for the year.

In its second weekend, however, Meet Joe Black's box office receipts soared.

Still, there are often enough titles released in early spring to keep movie fans buying tickets online and at the box office.

Starting in early June, things will heat up at the box office.

In Bollywood - just like in Hollywood, the biggest box office draws are often the lovely young actresses; the Bollywood babes.

These names mean little to most Americans, but to Bollywood audiences, these girls are box office gold.

June DVD releases include some old-time favorites and some remarkably recent box office hits.

The trilogy is the highest grossing trilogy of all time, having earned nearly $3 billion in box office receipts -- more than Harry Potter or Star Wars.

They're what make motion pictures so much more enticing, what makes a summer blockbuster the big earner that it is and what draws people to the box office in the first place.

Well many say Hamlet inspired The Lion King.Bambi and Kimba the White Lion are also said to have inspired this humongous box office smash hit.

Three have already been released and were all met with both critical acclaim and box office success.

Here is a bit about the major players in this box office record breaking series of films.

For British actress Keira Knightley, her role as Elizabeth Swann the Pirates films have been her most successful, box office wise.

Though many Riddick fans loved 2004's Chronicles, when it wasn't a huge box office blockbuster, everyone thought the series of films to be dead in the water.

They may be ordered from Ticketmaster.com or can be purchased from any Ticketmaster outlet as well as from the theater's box office.

The shows change continuously, so keep an eye on the box office.

Her performance was panned by critics, yet the film initially did well at the box office.

The film was ridiculed in the press and did poorly at the box office.

Grease was the biggest box office hit of 1978.

The movie was a huge box office success, and Nickelodeon decided to adapt the film into a TV show - also called The Naked Brothers Band - which premiered in February 2007.

The movie version of Mamma Mia received decidedly mixed reviews from the press but has been a hit with audiences, earning major box office numbers.

Still, sometimes movies that fare poorly at the box office can produce a popular soundtrack.

She never repeated the success of Wizard of Oz, but she remained a top box office draw.

The band released its self-titled debut album in 1974, and went on to break worldwide box office records set by Elvis and the Beatles.

Around this time, Seagal decided to do an environmental movie, On Deadly Ground, which didn't do very well at the box office.

The movie did terrible in both box office number and critical reviews, so Warner Brothers terminated the multi-movie contract early.

The film has made, in world-wide box office sales and video/DVD rentals, over one billion dollars.

It is more likely that the franchise will continue to appeal a fan base that has so far been very loyal to Harry Potter at the box office.

Per Box Office Mojo, The Chronicles of Narnia has grossed $244,839,000 as of January 2, 2006.

From day one, the new Transformers movie has been increase the gross box office daily.

While the movie has not broken any records, the Transformer movie jump started the summer of 2009's box office season with a positive outlook for the rest of the year.

The second Transformer's movie definitely left room for a sequel and the potential for an even bigger box office hit.

Disagreements abounded over whether or not humor was appropriate for two characters with such a dramatic origins and history, but the box office decided it must have been the right decision.

The three films won a total of 17 Oscars and brought in over three billion dollars at the box office.

While that may be true on some level, the movies continue to be box office hits.

At twenty-three she decided to bring her dancing to the silver screen of Hollywood, breaking box-office records of the time with Los Tarantos (an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet), and Danzas Gitanas, among others.