box office gold
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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
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
Eddie Murphy was box office gold at this point, following hits like “Trading Places” and “Beverly Hills Cop.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2018
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
That didn't faze Winslet, who shot to fame on the strength of performances in small, independent films such as "Heavenly Creatures" and "Sense and Sensibility" before striking box office gold with "Titanic."
From Reuters ● Dec. 16, 2011
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