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47-409: The film received negative reviews. It grossed $ 115.8 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise but a financial disappointment . A sequel, titled Riddick , was released in 2013. A crew of bounty hunters led by Toombs arrives at the frozen planet U.V. to hunt down Riddick , a notorious wanted fugitive. Riddick effortlessly kills Toombs' crew and forces Toombs to reveal

94-464: A "bloated, but enjoyable production." For his performance in the film, Vin Diesel was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Actor at the 2004 Golden Raspberry Awards , but lost to George W. Bush for Fahrenheit 9/11 . The film spun off books, an action figure line, animation and video games. The Xbox game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay was released simultaneously with

141-561: A "bomb" had the opposite meaning, referring instead to a successful film that "exploded" at the box office. The term continued to be used this way in the United Kingdom into the 1970s. With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at

188-408: A considerable $ 234 million worldwide, but this was short of its $ 250 million budget plus worldwide advertising. The 2007 film The Golden Compass had a production budget of $ 200 million. To be able to fund the film, New Line Cinema had to sell all of the film's international distribution rights to various film distributors around the world. The film underperformed domestically, but

235-504: A group home for emotionally disturbed children. He graduated from Saint Ann's School , also in Brooklyn Heights, where he says he made many friends with whom he later worked in the entertainment industry. He received his bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and attended the graduate fiction-writing program at New York University . Goldsman has a production company at Warner Bros. named Weed Road Pictures. He produced

282-472: A negative review and stated, "The sequel baton pass at the finale is pretty nifty, but it's surely asking too much to think the filmmakers could leave us wanting more. Come to think of it, much, much less would have been best." Nell Minow of Common Sense Media gave the film 2 out of 5 and termed it a "very violent, brainless explosion movie." The Austin Chronicle gave the film 3 out of 5 and called it

329-529: A sequel to Pitch Black after the success of The Fast and the Furious , another action film that starred Vin Diesel . Diesel was offered $ 11 million to return for the sequel, a million dollars more than what he was offered for XXX . Universal hired David Hayter to come up with a script, which was later revised by Akiva Goldsman . However, Universal passed it up for a new draft from the first film's director and writer, David Twohy . According to Diesel,

376-436: A sequel to Pitch Black , it's a disappointment". Metacritic gives the film a score of 38 out of 100 based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Slant Magazine gave the film 1.5 out of 4 and stated, "Eschewing the claustrophobic minimalism of its predecessor Pitch Black , The Chronicles of Riddick

423-433: Is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to produce, but nevertheless failed commercially. Originally,

470-486: Is an American filmmaker. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes The Client ; Batman Forever and its sequel Batman & Robin ; I, Robot ; I Am Legend ; Cinderella Man , and numerous rewrites that (some credited, some uncredited). He also wrote more than a dozen episodes for the science fiction television series Fringe . In 2002, Goldsman received the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and

517-477: Is an extravagant orgy of used sci-fi parts." Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a score of 'C' and called it "mostly a ponderous chronicle." Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film 1.5 out of 4 and criticized its pacing. Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle gave the film 1 out of 4 and stated that it is "an inane film rendered sometimes laughable by an atmosphere of dead-serious reverence." Ann Hornaday of Washington Post gave

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564-705: The DC Comics TV series Titans and the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard , a sequel to Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Nemesis . He is also the co-creator of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series . Goldsman was born in New York City to Jewish parents and raised in Brooklyn Heights . His parents, Tev Goldsman and Mira Rothenberg, were both clinical child psychologists who ran

611-532: The Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind , which also won the Academy Award for Best Picture . In 2006, Goldsman re-teamed with A Beautiful Mind director Ron Howard to adapt Dan Brown 's novel The Da Vinci Code for Howard's film . He also wrote the screenplay for its 2009 sequel Angels & Demons . Goldsman is also known for co-developing

658-549: The Universal Pictures feature Lone Survivor , from writer/director Peter Berg , based on the book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell . It tells the story of Luttrell's Navy SEAL team in 2005 Afghanistan , on a mission to kill a terrorist leader. It starred Mark Wahlberg , Emile Hirsch , Ben Foster and Taylor Kitsch , and

705-424: The film adaptation of Stephen King 's The Dark Tower series, released on August 4, 2017, which was one of Goldsman's post-Apotheosis films. In June 2015, Paramount Pictures announced that Goldsman would head a team of writers and filmmakers to create a multifilm cinematic universe branching out from Hasbro's Transformers franchise. In 2017, his Weed Road company was signed with Paramount. Goldsman

752-502: The widespread antiwar sentiment it reflected had started to shift in favor of American entry into World War I . Another example is the 2015 docudrama about FIFA entitled United Passions . A glowing portrayal of FIFA, which had mostly funded the film, United Passions was released in theaters in the United States at the same time FIFA's leaders were under investigation for fraud and corruption . The film grossed only $ 918 at

799-586: The 2000 British film Offending Angels had become notorious for taking in less than £100 (~$ 150 ) at the box office. It had a £70,000 (~$ 105,000 ) budget but was panned by critics, including the BBC , who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage", and Total Film , who called it "irredeemable". In 2011, the film The Worst Movie Ever! opened to just $ 11 at the US box office. It played in only one theater. Akiva Goldsman Akiva Goldsman (born July 7, 1962)

846-670: The Lord Marshal, then commits suicide by walking into the scorching sunlight. Flying back to Helion Prime on Toombs's ship, Riddick infiltrates the Necromongers' flagship. Dame Vaako sees him but encourages her husband to let Riddick fight Lord Marshal first, then kill the victor and take place as leader. Taking advantage of the Necromonger's culture, Riddick openly challenges Lord Marshal, who taunts him by revealing Kyra has been converted. Riddick fights Lord Marshal, who keeps

893-425: The Necromongers to Crematoria. A firefight breaks out, killing most of the bounty hunters except for Toombs. Overpowering and locking Toombs' in a cell, Riddick escapes the prison and leads several prisoners across Crematoria's volcanic surface to the hangar to steal Toombs' ship. As the prisoners reach the outside of the hangar, they find that Necromonger ships have also landed. A three-way fight breaks out between

940-462: The Necromongers, the prisoners and the hangar guards. In the end, all of the guards and prisoners are killed, Riddick is incapacitated by Vaako and Kyra is captured. As the deadly sunrise approaches, Vaako leaves Riddick to die and departs. He later reports Riddick dead and is promoted by the Lord Marshal. The Purifier, who stays behind, drags Riddick to safety. He reveals that he too is a Furyan and, fighting his brain-washing, encourages Riddick to kill

987-518: The US box office in its opening weekend. Sometimes, a film's performance may be adversely affected by national crisis or a disaster, such as the September 11 attacks in 2001, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021. In evaluating box-office gross numbers, it is important to keep in mind that not all money is returned to the film studio. Some of the gross is kept by

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1034-510: The World , each of which initially lost money at the box office but has since become popular. It is common for a single film's lackluster performance to push its studio into the red, in the sense of recording a net loss on its income statement . In extreme cases, a bomb may push its studio into bankruptcy or closure . Examples of this include United Artists ( Heaven's Gate ) and Carolco Pictures ( Cutthroat Island ). The Golden Compass

1081-417: The box office, especially on the opening weekend. Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's release. This was one of the reasons given for the commercial failure of Intolerance , D. W. Griffith's follow-up to The Birth of a Nation . Owing to production delays, the film was not released until late 1916, when

1128-407: The box office. For the 2005 film Sahara , its budget ballooned to $ 281.2 million for production, distribution, and other expenses. The film earned $ 119 million in theaters and $ 202.9 million overall with television and other subsidies included, resulting in a net loss of $ 78.3 million. In 2012, Disney reported losses of $ 200 million on John Carter . The film had made

1175-471: The corridor. Then he asked if I would be in his film. And of course I said yes. Why ever not?" Filming took place in Vancouver, Canada. There are three versions of the film: the theatrical cut, which was PG-13 ; the director's cut , which is unrated (both are available on DVD ); and the third version, a mix of the two assembled for television viewing, which has some, but not all, of the added footage from

1222-646: The decision to close the production company had been made a year prior to the film's release. The 2006 independent movie Zyzzyx Road made just $ 30 at the US box office. With a budget of $ 1.2 million and starring Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl , its tiny revenue is due to its limited box-office release – just six days in a single theater in Dallas for the purpose of meeting Screen Actors Guild requirements – rather than its ability to attract viewers. According to co-star Leo Grillo , it sold six tickets, two of which were to cast members. Previously,

1269-464: The director's cut. For instance, the minor subplot in the director's cut of Riddick's visions, as well as his moments with Toombs's second in command, are both absent, but the ending from the director's cut is present. The "unrated director's cut" DVD (featuring scenes which were cut in order to obtain a PG-13 rating) was released on November 16, 2004, and sold 1.5 million copies on the first day alone. The production budget for The Chronicles of Riddick

1316-399: The film 2 out of 4 and called it "an exercise in computer-generated effects." Paul Clinton of CNN gave the film a negative review and called it "a big, cheesy sci-fi flick tailor-made for a young male audience looking for things that go boom." BBC gave the film 2 out of 5 and praised Diesel's "imposing screen presence", but criticized its "risible dialogue". Time Out also gave the film

1363-472: The film 2.5 out of 4 and stated that "although The Chronicles of Riddick offers its share of solidly entertaining moments, it doesn't hold together as a single, coherent motion picture experience." Ty Burr of Boston Globe gave the film 2 out of 4 and called it "a hodgepodge of Lord of the Rings , Starship Troopers , and the more recent Star Wars films." Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times gave

1410-484: The film a negative review and stated that " The Chronicles of Riddick doesn't hark back merely to the classic horror or science fiction canon but to nearly every single cinematic genre in the book, from westerns to film noir to sword-and-sandal epics." Desson Thomson of Washington Post also gave the film a negative review and said that "the muddy, convoluted story revolves around the star's cool-guy poses and one-liners." James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave

1457-403: The film and was well-received. On April 7, 2009, a remake of the video game was included with the release of the game sequel The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena . The animated short film The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury was released by Aeon Flux director Peter Chung . A sequel was released in 2013 called Riddick . Box-office bomb A box-office bomb

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1504-493: The film exhibitors and the film distributor. The scratch formula for making a rough estimate of a studio's portion of the gross is that the studio usually gets half. A large budget can cause a film to fail financially, even when it performs reasonably well at the box office; 1980's Heaven's Gate , for example, exceeded its planned production schedule by three months, causing its budget to inflate from $ 12 million to $ 44 million. The film only earned $ 3.5 million at

1551-480: The film's broader fantasy elements were introduced by him; the concept of Elementals came from Dungeons & Dragons , of which Diesel is a fan. Judi Dench was performing at Haymarket Theatre when Diesel made an offer for her to be in The Chronicles of Riddick . Dench said, "Vin sent me a bouquet of flowers that were so big they couldn't fit up the stairs to my dressing room. They could not get them into

1598-410: The film's struggles, Square Pictures did not make any more films and is now a consolidated subsidiary of Square Enix as Visual Works . In 2011, Mars Needs Moms was the last film released by ImageMovers Digital before Disney 's stake got absorbed by ImageMovers to a loss of nearly $ 140 million – the largest box-office bomb of all time in nominal dollar terms. Regardless of this loss,

1645-623: The populace into converting, Riddick shows himself and kills the warrior who killed Imam. Intrigued, Lord Marshal, the Necromongers' leader, orders Riddick be scanned by the Quasi-Dead telepaths , who determine he is a Furyan survivor. A shocked Lord Marshal orders Riddick's death, but he escapes only to be captured by Toombs. Toombs' new crew takes Riddick to Crematoria, a scorching subterranean prison moon. Lord Marshal sends Commander Vaako to hunt down Riddick. Vaako's wife speaks to Aereon, who reveals Lord Marshal devastated planet Furya after he

1692-461: The rest. Aereon, an Air Elemental, believes Riddick is a Furyan, a member of a race of warriors long thought extinct. That night, massive Necromongers carriers unleashed countless ships upon Helion Prime and take control of the planet within hours. During the battle, Imam is killed, Aereon is captured, and Riddick sneaks onto a Necromonger ship. As "the Purifier," Necromonger high priest, coerces

1739-425: The source of his intel: New Mecca on planet Helion Prime. Commandeering Toombs' ship , Riddick heads to Helion Prime. He confronts Imam, whom he rescued five years earlier , and one of the few that knows of his hiding place. Imam tried to reach out to Riddick as he believes Helion Prime is the target of the Necromongers, religious fanatics crusading across the stars to absorb all human life in to their ranks and kill

1786-483: The upper hand with his supernatural powers. When Riddick's life is at risk, Kyra stabs the Lord Marshal with a spear and gets knocked into a column of spikes. Vaako attempts to strike the wounded Lord Marshal, who evades the blow. However, Riddick intercepts and kills him. After Kyra dies in Riddick's arms, the Necromongers, including Vaako, kneel before Riddick as their new leader. Universal Pictures decided to develop

1833-859: Was "Bad Dreams". In its fifth season , Goldsman remained a consulting producer. Episodes he contributed to included: Goldsman's first wife, film producer Rebecca Spikings-Goldsman , died of a heart attack on July 6, 2010, at the age of 42. Rebecca was the daughter of producer Barry Spikings . In 2012, Akiva met his second wife, Joann Richter. Married in 2014, they now have two daughters. The family divides its time between Los Angeles and New York. In 2004, Goldsman founded Weed Road Pictures as an independent production company to produce, develop and finance films and other forms of entertainment properties. Weed Road has financed or cofinanced 13 films including Firestarter (2022), directed by Keith Thomas and starring Zac Efron , Sydney Lemmon , and Kurtwood Smith . Producer only Executive producer In 2016, it

1880-564: Was a success at the international box office and grossed $ 372 million worldwide; nonetheless, its underperformance at the box office in North America was seen as a significant factor in influencing the decision by Warner Bros. Pictures to take direct control of New Line Cinema. In 2001, Square Pictures , a division of Square , released its only film, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within . It received mixed reviews from critics and failed to recover its $ 145 million cost. Following

1927-719: Was an international success; New Line Cinema did not have a cut of the international box office. These events were major factors in New Line Cinema becoming a division of Warner Bros. Pictures . Films initially thought of as "flops" may recover income elsewhere. Several films have underperformed in their countries of origin, but have been sufficiently successful internationally to recoup losses or even become financial successes. Films may also recover money through international distribution, sales to television syndication , distribution outside of cinemas, and releases on home media . The 1995 post-apocalyptic action film Waterworld

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1974-456: Was given a COVID-19 insurance payout, which amounted to £57 million ($ 71 million). Other films have succeeded long after cinema release by becoming cult films or being re-evaluated over time. High-profile films fitting this description include Vertigo , Blade Runner , The Wizard of Oz , It's a Wonderful Life , Citizen Kane , The Shawshank Redemption , Showgirls , Fight Club , The Thing , and Scott Pilgrim vs.

2021-551: Was released in 2013. Goldsman made his feature film directing debut with Winter's Tale , a film adaptation of the Mark Helprin novel , starring Colin Farrell , Russell Crowe , Jessica Brown Findlay , Jennifer Connelly , Will Smith and William Hurt . It was released on February 14, 2014. He also directed the horror thriller film Stephanie (2017) with Frank Grillo in the leading role. He co-wrote and produced

2068-413: Was reported to have been between $ 105 million and $ 120 million. The film grossed $ 57 million in North America, and its total worldwide gross stands between $ 107 million and $ 115 million. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 29% based on reviews from 167 critics and an average score of 4.60/10. The site's critical consensus states, "As an action movie, Riddick offers some thrills, but as

2115-635: Was revealed in September 2018 to have been on the writing staff for Star Trek: Picard , a series focusing on the later years of Captain Jean-Luc Picard . In 2020, he was signed as creator and co-showrunner of the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . In 2008, Goldsman joined the first season crew of the Fox horror / mystery series Fringe as writer, director, and consulting producer. The first episode Goldsman directed and wrote

2162-409: Was the most expensive film ever made at the time after undergoing significant production difficulties. While it performed relatively well in the US box office, it did not initially turn a profit and became known as a box-office flop. International box-office takings and video sales led it to turn a profit. In 2023, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One , which underperformed at the box office,

2209-447: Was told a child from that planet would kill him. Dame Vaako and her husband determine Lord Marshal wants Riddick dead, as he may be the child of said prophecy . On Crematoria, Riddick quickly asserts his position in the prison's populace. He finds Jack, the girl he also rescued 5 years ago, now named Kyra, who resents him for abandoning her. Meanwhile, tension brews between Toombs and the prison warden, who knows this bounty has attracted

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