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same things (United States Census Bureau). When it comes to movies, not everyone is going to enjoy the same genres; it has been statistically proven. Although it does not rank the highest on the charts, comedy movies are much more enjoyable than horror movies for many reasons. For instance, comedy movies are a lot more acceptable for children and families. A typical movie night usually consists of family-oriented movies – depending on the family of course – and would include movies such as Hocus Pocus

What is a comedy film? The Wikipedia says that “it is a genre of movie which designed to entertain the audience with exaggerating performance or plot.” However, the amount of laugh cannot defines the successful of a comedy film. In my opinion, every comedy contain a tragedy inside, and to form a great comedy, you must form a great tragedy first. The movie, Lost in Hong Kong, which is defined as a comedy, is a successful commercial movie due to its high box office, but remove the apparent normal jokes

at the Indian box office. Hollywood films dominating eastern box office and exploring new locations in the eastern part of the world, Indian actors like Irrfan Khan making their presence felt in Hollywood films are few examples of growing importance of going global. I still remember the case of ‘Casino Royale’, when the dubbed version was released ahead of the original English version in Andhra Pradesh, parallel to its world wide release. You just can’t ignore even the regional box office, approximately

275,000 at the box office in the U.S. North by Northwest was written by Ernest Lehman, directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The leading characters are Cary Grant (Roger O. Thornhill), Eva Marie Saint (Eve Kendall), James Mason (Phillip Vandamm), Jessie Royce Landis (Clara Thornhill), and Leo G. Carroll (The Professor) (IMDb). Although North by Northwest is classified and thriller, adventure and mystery film in addition to the other three genre the film could fall under comedy and romance.

its budget at the box office earning over 264 million dollars (Movie Index, A-Z). Less than a year later on march 26, 1999, an identical movie with a similar plot premiered. Edtv performed poorly at the box office despite its star studded cast, making almost 50 million under budget (Movie Index, A-Z). The crew included popular dramatic actors including Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as well as actress and television host Ellen Degeneres. Both films are a mix of comedy and drama with eerily

The film Toy story 3 is an animated comedy film about toys be alive. Andy leaves home to go to college, he takes only a cowboy Woody and keeps another toy in a box. Then Andy’s mother mistakes to pick the box up to a garbage truck. Buzz lightyear and other toys escape from the garbage truck and think that Woody doesn’t love them. They go to Sunnyside and meet a bear named Lotso who is a leader. Buzz Lightyear and other toys decide to stay at Sunnyside but Woody decides to go back to Andy. During

franchise success is tracking to open in the $25 million to $30 million range from more than 3,400 movie theaters. Even if it was a lower start than the previous three movies of the franchise, the box office movie was predicted to be a solid launch considering the general depression that has resulted in summer box-office revenue running behind last year by as much as 10% (McClintock,

Determinants of Box Office Revenue for Horror Movies is an academic article written by Neil Terry, Robert King, and Jeri J. Walker. It was published in 2010 in the Journal of Global Business Management. The reason I chose this article was because it is relevant to my area of study. I am researching gender role issues in horror films, and I was curious how the movies did in the box office. There have been many different types of horror films done throughout the years like slashers, comedy, zombies, and

The Hawkeye Community Theatre prepares to offer a variety of shows this summer. They will start off with the British comedy play, “Tom, Dick, and Harry” in June. “Tom, Dick, and Harry” is a comedy about three brothers that centers around Tom and his wife adopting a baby. His brothers want to help Tom and his wife make a good impression on the woman coming to inspect the house from the adoption agency. Unfortunately, his brothers have started to stash smuggled brandy and cigarettes in the house

After 14 years, the sequel to the romantic comedy ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is back at the Box-Office. The sequel of this Canadian-American romantic comedy hit, ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2’ is better and a bigger treat for fans. Alongside some jokes, fans will enjoy quick punches about marriages becoming stale and lonely-nest syndrome along with a lot more. "Toula" Portokalos, the protagonist steals the centre space once again. She is still married to her non-Greek partner and is now a wretched