Tag: Ticket to Paradise
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10 Best Julia Roberts Movies, Ranked
Rising to prominence in the late 1980s, Julia Roberts quickly became one of the biggest stars of her generation, with her popularity continuing well into the 21st century. She has a career that’s lasted for approximately 35 years now, given her breakout role was in 1988, and she’s still working steadily to this day, with…
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Can Will Ferrell’s Strays Give R-Rated Comedy A Win At The Box Office?
One of the genres that has struggled most in the post-pandemic landscape theatrically is comedy. Divorced of movies connected to major franchises, straight-up comedy has had a tough go outside of streaming in recent years, with only romcoms like “The Lost City” and “Ticket to Paradise” truly breaking out as unqualified success stories. Be that…
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‘Emily in Paris’ Star Lucas Bravo Lauds George Clooney, Julia Roberts’ Support, Reveals Admiration for Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung — Asian Film Awards
“Emily in Paris” star Lucas Bravo is thankful to George Clooney and Julia Roberts, who starred with him in hit 2022 romcom “Ticket to Paradise.”The dashing French star, who is also known for “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,” was speaking at a press meet for the 16th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong, where he…
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The Art of Rom-Com Cinematography: 4 Ways ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Revived It
For most of Hollywood history, the romantic comedy was a staple of theatrical moviegoing. From the glory days of Ernst Lubitsch (“Trouble in Paradise”) and George Cukor (“Adam’s Rib”) in the classical studio era to the onslaught of Julia Roberts, Matthew McConaughey, and Reese Witherspoon vehicles in the 1990s and early 2000s, pretty people saying…
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At Midnight Review: A Charming But Familiar Rom-Com Runs Out Of Time
During the mythical Golden Age of Hollywood, the romantic-comedy genre could be relied upon as a consistently entertaining, star-studded, and profitable performer at the box office, year in and year out. We’ve fallen quite a long way in the years since despite some recent breakthrough hits like “Crazy Rich Asians” or last year’s double-whammy of…
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‘Ticket to Paradise’ Is #3 in Theaters, but It’s #1 on PVOD
“Ticket to Paradise” nearly swept the VOD charts this week, falling short only at Google Play. The Julia Roberts-George Clooney rom-com success, heading to a domestic theatrical gross of perhaps 75 million, hewed to the studio’s standard plan of home release after three weekends. It’s still thriving in theaters, taking #3 for the weekend, providing…
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In a PVOD Void, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Is Back at #1 — but ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Looms
“Ticket to Paradise” (Universal) debuts on PVOD tomorrow (likely at 19.99), and it can’t come a minute too soon for digital platforms. The absence of major new entries, plus disappointing results for two recent one, has left a void that the George Clooney/Julia Roberts rom-com should happily fill.For the studio, a film that opened under…
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‘Black Adam’ Hits 250 Million at Global Box Office, ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Flies Past 100 Million
“Black Adam” has crossed 250 million in global ticket sales after 10 days on the big screen. That’s a solid result, one that improves upon another recent DC spinoff, 2021’s “The Suicide Squad” (which tapped out with 168 million globally while playing simultaneously on HBO Max in North America), but the comic book adventure still…
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Box Office: ‘Black Adam’ Triumphs Again With 27 Million, ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Stays Strong
“Black Adam” conquered the box office again in its second weekend in theaters.The comic book adventure, starring Dwayne Johnson as a baddie who promises to change the “hierarchy of power” in the DC universe, collected 27.7 million between Friday and Sunday, a standard 59 decline from its opening weekend. So far, the movie has generated…
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Ticket to Paradise Cast and Character Guide
After a long break from the genre, Julia Roberts returned to romantic comedy alongside George Clooney as a divorced couple in Ticket to Paradise. The Academy Award-winning duo has previously co-starred in many successful films like Money Monster, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and the first two Ocean films. Ticket to Paradise is a 2000s-style…