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The 44-year-old actor -- coming off a banner year of awards for his Hollywood satire "The Studio" -- said relationships are always box office gold because "it's high stakes, very personal, very relatable."

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

It is 1937 and they are box office gold, but complain about being poorly paid and exploited by producer Hal Roach, to whom they are both under contract.

From Reuters Oct. 21, 2018

Jodie Foster recently described current big-budget productions as the cinematic equivalent of fracking, mining box office gold while wrecking the Earth.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2018

As this is a genre that’s often box office gold, a la last year’s “Bad Moms” and 2014’s “Neighbors,” “Snatched’s” performance is a decent start for the $42-million movie.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2017

After spinning box office gold with the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp tried their hand at a $215 million take on “The Lone Ranger.”

From Washington Times Oct. 12, 2015




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