This isn't an attack on the quality of a film. This is simply a list of notable box office bombs.
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., doing business as Columbia Pictures and formerly known as Columbia Pictures Corporation, is an American film production and distribution studio that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the "Big Five" film studios and a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. Columbia Pictures is one of the leading film studios in the world, and was one of the so-called "Little Three" among the eight major film studios of Hollywood's "Golden Age".
On June 19, 1918, brothers Jack and Harry Cohn and their business partner Joe Brandt founded the studio as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn (CBC) Film Sales Corporation. It adopted the Columbia Pictures name on January 10, 1924 (operating as Columbia Pictures Corporation until December 23, 1968), went public two years later, and eventually began to use the image of Columbia, the female personification of the United States, as its logo. The studio was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 1982, then by Sony Corporation of Japan in 1989. Columbia Pictures is presently headquartered at the Irving Thalberg Building on the former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (currently known as the Sony Pictures Studios) lot in Culver City, California, since 1990.
In its early years, Columbia was a minor player in Hollywood, but began to grow in the late 1920s, spurred by a successful association with director Frank Capra. With Capra and others such as the most successful two reel comedy series, The Three Stooges, Columbia became one of the primary homes of the screwball comedy. In the 1930s, Columbia's major contract stars were Jean Arthur and Cary Grant. In the 1940s, Rita Hayworth became the studio's premier star and propelled their fortunes into the late 1950s. Rosalind Russell, Glenn Ford and William Holden also became major stars at the studio. The company was also primarily responsible for distributing Disney's Silly Symphony film series as well as the Mickey Mouse cartoon series from 1929 to 1932.
Columbia Pictures is currently one of the five live-action labels of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, alongside TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics, and 3000 Pictures. Columbia's most commercially successful franchises include Spider-Man, Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Men in Black, Robert Langdon, The Karate Kid, Sony's Spider-Man Universe, and Bad Boys, and the studio's highest-grossing film worldwide is Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed $1.92 billion worldwide.
Movies based around Games: video & board games.
RELATED GAMING LISTS:
GAME NIGHT 1 of 5 https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/game-night?sort=title,asc
GAME NIGHT 2 OF 5: Cinematic Video Games https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/game-night-2-of-2-cinematic-video-games-copy?sort=title,asc
GAME NIGHT: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO 3 OF 5 https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/where-in-the-world-is-carmen-sandiego?sort=rank,asc
The Dungeons & Dragons Collection 4 of 5 https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/game-night-dungeons-dragons-collection?sort=released,asc
TMDB https://themoviedb.org/collection/106498
~ LEGO FRANCHISE https://trakt.tv/users/krissykk/lists/lego-franchise?sort=released,asc
<p>as always, using Letterboxd's notoriously fickle genre definitions, feel free to call out anything that looks out of place</p>
Series And Movies from Video Games
Genre: Animation, 500 Titles (1970-2013)
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
https://www.imdb.com/user/ur37216974
<p>Excluding films based on anime TV series and the DC Universe series, which are so prominent that they would almost overshadow everything else on this list.</p>
Romance-Comedy/ Romance-Fantasy/ Fantasy-Comedy Movies
<p>all types, all lengths, all countries</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>❣⇢ If anyone wants to share their work or a piece that is not on the list, you can write it in the comments, I will try to add it as soon as possible! ᵔᴗᵔ</p>
<p><b>Rules:</b><br />Generate a number (from 1 to x) via:<br />www.random.org</p><p>See how many number of films there are in the sidebar</p><p>You can skip movies 10 times but never go back.</p><p>If you end up with a movie thats part of a series you can pick another movie in that series</p><p><b>Feedback & suggestions</b><br />Let us know which movie you got in the comments below.</p><p>And give suggestions to which movies to add to the list from cult movies to masterpieces.</p>
Genre: Fantasy, 1000 Titles (1970-2013)
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
https://www.imdb.com/user/ur37216974
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href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/best-2020-watches" rel="nofollow"> *20</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/best-2019-watches" rel="nofollow"> *19</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/best-2018-watches" rel="nofollow"> *18</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/best-2017-watches" rel="nofollow"> *17</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/best-2016-watches" rel="nofollow"> *16</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/best-2015-watches" rel="nofollow"> *15</a><br /><a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/hong-kong-taiwan-china-films-ranked" rel="nofollow">HK/Taiwan/China 🇭🇰 🇹🇼 🇨🇳</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/japanese-films-ranked" rel="nofollow"> Japanese 🇯🇵</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/korean-films-ranked" rel="nofollow"> Korean 🇰🇷</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/zatoichi-ranking" rel="nofollow"> Zatoichi 🤺</a> <br /><a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/shaw-brothers" rel="nofollow"> Shaw Brothers 🥋</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/hammer" rel="nofollow"> Hammer 🧛</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/spaghetti-westerns" rel="nofollow"> Spaghetti Westerns 🍝</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/gialli" rel="nofollow"> Gialli 🗡️</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/poliziotteschi" rel="nofollow"> Poliziotteschi 🔫</a><br /><a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/mubi" rel="nofollow">Mubi 🎨 </a> <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/the-horror-channel" rel="nofollow">Horror Channel👻</a> <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/talking-pictures" rel="nofollow">Talking Pictures🗞️</a> <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/shudder" rel="nofollow">Shudder🎃</a> <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/bfi-player" rel="nofollow">BFI Player 🇬🇧</a> <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/filmstruck" rel="nofollow">Filmstruck🪦</a><br /><a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/disney-classics-ranked" rel="nofollow"> Disney</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/pixar-ranked" rel="nofollow"> Pixar</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/studio-ghibli-ranked" rel="nofollow"> Ghibli</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/dreamworks-animation-ranked" rel="nofollow"> Dreamworks</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/puppetoons" rel="nofollow"> Puppetoons</a> || <a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/dcoms" rel="nofollow"> DCOMs</a> <br /><a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/nicolas-cage" rel="nofollow">Nicolas Cage 🐐</a> </p><p><a href="http://letterboxd.com/thewickerman/list/countries-seen" rel="nofollow">Countries Checklist†🌍</a></p><p>† - Not Ranked</p>
"Cartoons are for Children"
<p>I love animation. I even studied it for four years at university and came out with an honours degree on the subject. You can imagine then how disheartening it is the fact that the majority of westerners (generally) believe the following:</p><p>“Cartoons are for children”</p><p>This basically creates a catch-22. Western audiences think it because the animated shows and movies being advertised are, for the most part, targeted exclusively at children and families (Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Illumination). This leads western studios to become reluctant to make animated movies for anyone other than those audiences because they don't think they'll find a large enough audience. And, to be honest, they probably wouldn't, thanks to the aforementioned perception. My own brother even asks me every so often “Are you still watching cartoons?”.</p><p>Consider this; when was the last time you sat down in the cinema to watch a film and saw a trailer for an animated movie that wasn't family friendly, or made in Japan? I struggle to think of ANY time that happened. Animated movies just don't seem to be on the radar of most westerners / studios outside of Disney etc. </p><p>Aside #1 - I acknowledge we've had quite a few animated tv shows targeteding adults in recent years, but most of those seem to be witty short-form comedies with the same target audience - they sit in their own little niche. Plus Letterboxd is for movies.</p><p>Aside #2 - Anime is obviously a beast. But outside of Japan it's only popular in certain circles and still gets judged immensely. Partly because of the animated form, partly because of the tropes. I know more people who are aggressively not into anime, than are into anime. I see anime as a bit of an exception and it's own niche. </p><p>As far as I'm concerned, animation is imagination and creativity in its purest form. With animation, you could create literally ANY type of film or story - even the sky isn't the limit - and I look forward to the day we break the cycle on that perspective.</p><p>In the meantime, here are some examples of animated movies that treat the form more than something just targeted at children and families. Or, at least they do as far as I can tell... I haven’t seen them all yet! But I'm working my way through them. Possibly with the exception of Urotsukidoji because I’d like to walk away from this with my sanity and dignity intact thank you very much.</p><p>PS – Feel free to send me suggestions or recommendations.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p>____________________________________________<br />BONUS INFO BASED ON COMMENTS AND THIS LIST CATCHING FIRE:</p><p>► Please note that this list is very much vibe-based and from my own perspective. It's is not an exact science, and while they don't always have to be, I do lean towards films that are more off the beaten path, or lean into artistry and experimentation a bit more. You might argue that WALL-E or The Lion King might be more suited to this list than Song of the Sea for example, but in my vibe-check they wouldn't. Disney and Pixar won't show up much on here, as much as I love a lot of their movies.</p><p>► I don't want to dillute the list with too much of one thing, and this is why I haven't added *checks notes* almost every single anime movie ever made. If this was a list of all adult-oriented animated movies it would be 98% anime and I don't want that. I have plenty anime on here, but defintiely going for a balance - anime is it's own thing entirely.</p><p>► Quite a few of these films are perfectly fine to be watched by children, of course, but I don't think any of them are explicitly targeted at children.</p><p>► I've also had a few comments - including, weirdly, one extremely hateful one along the lines of "this list is bullshit, no one thinks animation is for children anymore, get a grip". And to that I say: "disagree, and your comment is getting deleted".</p><p>Fin.</p>
ARCHAGENT AND MAPLEFIRES FILM COMPENDIUM
<p>EVERY MOVIE WE OWN, FOR PUBLIC REFERENCE, ORGANIZED AS THEY APPEAR ON OUR SHELVES. SOME SPECIAL FEATURES ALSO INCLUDED. </p><p>SORTED BY DIRECTOR, ALPHABETICALLY, VIA LAST NAME. SPECIAL FEATURES ARE INCLUDED WITH THE FILM THEY COME ON*. SEQUELS OR REMAKES, OR ANY OTHER FRANCHISE MATERIAL, ARE SORTED ACCORDING TO THEIR ORIGINAL CREATOR WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE FILMS FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTORS. IN THE CASE OF SOME FILM COLLECTIONS WHICH CONTAIN MULTIPLE DIRECTORS, THEY ARE SORTED ON THE ORGANIZER OF THE COLLECTION OR ON THE THEME. (THE SOVIET ANIMATION SET, FOR EXAMPLE, ORGANIZED UNDER "L" FOR "LENIN".)</p><p>SOME PORNOGRAPHIC FILMS NOT AVAILABLE ON LETTERBOXD. </p><p>*IN THE CASE OF THE COLUMBIA PICTURES BOX SET 5 SILENT FILM RESTORATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN A PAPER SLIP, THEY ARE APPENDED TO ON THE WATERFRONT, AS IT FEELS THE MOST SPIRITUALLY APPROPRIATE.</p>
Y2K / Gen X Soft Club Vibes
<p>Movies that exemplify and EXUDE the early-Y2K / Gen X look and feel - i.e., including any one or multiple instances of the following: sleek white + cool blue color tones, LOMO bleach bypass 35mm cinematography with natural / muted high-contrast "soft"-looking images, optical halation or egregious lens flares, sub-720p low-resolution early digital "standard-definition" video, rudimentary computer generated imagery (CGI) effects, and especially pre-smartphone tele-communication tech + gadgets that are typically translucent / aluminum-silver / matte white (including first gen iPods but absolutely NO iPhones / smartphones!). </p><p>The distinct era of 35mm motion picture history which preceded the DCP cinema projection schism / onslaught brought about by the wide digital-only release of James Cameron's CGI-heavy spectacle film Avatar (2009). </p><p>Movies typified by of-the-period cinematography, stylized sets, props, designs and techno-gadget proto-internet devices that just scream Y2K and/or Gen X Optimism / Futurism / Urban Minimalism.</p>
Max The Movie Guy's Guide To Adult Animation
Originally a Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/maxthemovieguy/list/adult-animation/
IMDb Top 1500 US Box Office of the 2000s
Using IMDb advanced search, filtering only by English language.
Notable entries missing include:
The Rocker (2008)
What Planet Are You From (2000)
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
RocknRolla (2008)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
The Humain Stain (2003)
Maos Last Dancer (2009)
Thirteen (2003)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Sunshine (2007)
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
Chloe (2009)
Blindness (2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Movies with Video Game Connections
A collection of movies with video game connections.
Imported from external source. 9 movies missing from original source.
<p>I made comprehensive lists of all the movies I’ve seen from other genres, so why not</p><p>As with all long lists, the top is ranked more precisely than the middle/bottom. Gonna be working on this one for forever probably, but it’s finally in a place where I at least feel comfortable making it public</p>
Every movie featured in a Cinefix top ten video all in one place.