Skip to main content

HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS

 A blockbuster is a Hollywood movie that's made with a large budget and big stars. A true blockbuster is extremely popular and brings in a lot of money. Typically, a blockbuster is a fabulous summer movie that audiences line up to see the first weekend it's released.

 The term was actually first coined by publicists who drew on readers' familiarity with the blockbuster bombs, drawing an analogy with the bomb's huge impact. The trade press subsequently appropriated the term as short-hand for a film's commercial potential.

Superhit is the one who performs well recovering it's budget & good profit for producers . Suppose a movie is made on a budget of 60 cr. & Collects nearly 150 cr. will be considered a super hit . Blockbuster is very well received by audience & is a box office monster  

 How much money do Hollywood blockbuster movies make? Stephenfollows found that the average profit for the average Hollywood blockbuster across all income sources listed above is around $400 million.

 Steven Spielberg's (USA) Jaws (USA, 1975) is considered the first summer blockbuster. Not only did people queue up around the block to see the movie, it became the first film to earn $100 million at the box office.

 Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in 74 days of release.

 

 

Most Watched Movies Of All Time
  • Titanic (1997) PG-13 | 194 min | Drama, Romance. 
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .
  • The Wizard of Oz (1939) .
  • Star Wars (1977) .
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) .
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) .
  • The Lion King (1994

 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

KEY BOARD SHORT CUTS

While   surfing  the Web,  these commands  could  help  you  and  are absolutely worth learning. By making repetitive motions faster, web surfing becomes so easy  and    pleasant! The following shortcuts can  be   work with desktop versions of Chrome, Firefox, and IE. CTRL-T to launch a new browser tab page. Tabbed pages are very useful: they let you open multiple web pages simultaneously without the same memory load as a full browser window.  Simply press CTRL-T to launch a new tab. Related: use CTRL-Page Up and CTRL-Page Down to navigate between the tabs.  CTRL-Enter to type 'www.' and '.com' Once you ...
Post a Comment
Read more

REVOLUTIONS-INDUSTRIAL AND INFORMATION

INDUSTRIAL   REVOLUTION  Starts   in   Europe  particularly  in  England  in  eighteen  century.It   changed  the  whole   of Europe   and   England 's  economy.During  this  period    New    machines  are  invented  in   England   to  speed  up  the    spinning  of  wool  and  cotton .At  first  they  were  powered  by  water  wheels  but  later steam  engines   are  developed.Iron   become  cheaper  and  stronger  as  Iron  making  techniques   improved.Canals  are  dug  to  carry   coal   from  the  mines and  to  transport  finished  goods.After ...
Post a Comment
Read more

THE KING OF POP- MICHAEL JACKSON

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of music.   Michael Jackson is born. Pop sensation Michael Jackson is born on August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Jackson began performing with his four brothers in the pop group the Jackson 5 when he was a child. ... Jackson released several solo albums in the '70s, but his great breakthrough came in 1979 with Off the Wall.   Known as the "King of Pop," Michael Joseph Jackson was a best-selling American singer, songwriter and dancer. As a child, Jackson became the lead singer of his family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5.   As a child, Jackson became the lead singer of his family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. He went on to a solo career of astonishing w...
Post a Comment
Read more