Most Popular Movies 2015
This chart shows the 2015 movie releases that have attracted the most interest on The Numbers web site over the past 24 hours. A share of 100 corresponds to 1 percent of the total views for all 2015 releases.
See also: Domestic Release Schedule for 2015 - Top 2015 Worldwide
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Domestic BO: $936,662,225 |
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International BO: $1,122,218,620 |
Synopsis
Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, and renegade stormtrooper FN-2187 (nickname “Finn”) embark with resistance pilot Poe Dameron on a quest to destroy Starkiller Base and search for Luke Skywalker, the last remaining Jedi.
| Jurassic World |
| Director: Colin Trevorrow |
| Lead Roles: Chris Pratt as Owen Grady |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 9, 2015 (Wide) (China) |
| Keywords: Animals Gone Bad, Development Hell, Dinosaurs, Cloning, Delayed Sequel, Military Stealing New Invention, Children Dealing with Divorce, Dysfunctional Family, Directing Yourself, Intertitle, Gratuitous Cameos, Director Cameo, Dinosaurs in the Modern World, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Filmed in Kauai, HI, Filmed in Hawaii, United States, Filmed in Six Flags New Orleands, LA, Filmed in NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, Filmed in New Orleans, LA, Filmed in Louisiana, United States, Filmed in United States, Filmed in Oahu, HI, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $652,306,625 |
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International BO: $1,017,657,016 |
Synopsis
Visitors at the Jurassic World theme park run for their lives when the genetically engineered Indominus Rex and other dinosaurs go on a rampage.
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Domestic BO: $459,005,868 |
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International BO: $936,311,111 |
Synopsis
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, which soon leads to some uneasy alliances. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff and meet an old friend in a new form, Vision.
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Domestic BO: $353,007,020 |
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International BO: $1,158,979,344 |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 |
| Director: Andy Fickman |
| Lead Roles: Kevin James as Paul Blart |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 10, 2015 (Wide) (Germany) |
| Keywords: Security Guard, Set in Las Vegas, Heist, Screenplay Written By the Star, Action Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $71,091,594 |
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International BO: $36,362,313 |
Synopsis
After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers.
| Ant-Man |
| Director: Peyton Reed |
| Lead Roles: Paul Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne, Corey Stoll as Darren Cross / Yellowjacket, Bobby Cannavale as Paxton, Michael Peña as Luis, Michael Douglas as Dr Hank Pym / Ant-Man |
| Initial Theatrical Release: July 14, 2015 (Wide) (France) |
| Keywords: Marvel Comics, Shrinking, Origin Story, Heist, Life on the Outside, Inventor, Going Legit, Set in San Francisco, Screenplay Written By the Star, Gratuitous Cameos, Intertitle, 1980s, Training Montage, Mad Scientist, Prologue, Non-Chronological, Death of a Spouse or Fiancée / Fiancé, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Motion Capture Performance, 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion, IMAX: DMR, Action Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Action, Live Action, Super Hero |
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Domestic BO: $180,202,163 |
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International BO: $338,656,286 |
Synopsis
The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Studios' "Ant-Man." Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.
| Dope |
| Director: Rick Famuyliwa |
| Lead Roles: Shameik Moore as Malcolm, Tony Revolori as Jib, Kiersey Clemons as Diggy |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 19, 2015 (Wide) by Open Road |
| Keywords: Narcotics, Set in Los Angeles, Gangs, Graduation, African Americans, Fugitive / On the Run, Hood Film, Sundance Film Festival 2015, Comedy Drama, Coming of Age |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $17,506,470 |
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International BO: $684,361 |
Synopsis
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
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| Le tout nouveau testament |
| Director: Jaco Van Dormael |
| Lead Roles: Benoît Poelvoorde as Dieu, Pili Groyne as Ea |
| Initial Theatrical Release: September 2, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium) |
| Keywords: Religious, Gods and Goddesses, Dysfunctional Family, Domestic Abuse, Poverty, Paralysis / Loss of a Limb, Porn Business, Romance, Spree Killer, Terminal Illness, Infidelity, Voiceover/Narration, Immigration |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
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Domestic BO: $127,910 |
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International BO: $19,371,946 |
Synopsis
God exists, and He’s a jerk. He lives in a high-rise apartment in Brussels and never gets out of His pajamas. He takes sadistic delight in dreaming up new “laws” to torment humanity, and He’s a petty tyrant to His wife and ten year-old daughter, Ea. Like her brother before her, Ea has had enough of her Father’s abuse and when she spies the right opportunity, she hacks into His computer and leaks to the entire world—by text message— the only thing He has over them: their inevitable death date. Ea, after escaping and with her Father in pursuit, gathers apostles and writes her own New Testament to try to fix the mess her Father has made of humanity. Her six apostles—a one-armed woman, a sex maniac, a killer, a woman who has been left by her husband, an office worker, and a gender dysphoric child—learn to celebrate life and love, and provide us with an answer to the loaded question: what would you do if you knew exactly how much time you had left to live?
| Minions |
| Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda |
| Lead Roles: Steve Carell as Young Gru, Sandra Bullock as Scarlet Overkill, Jon Hamm as Herb Overkill |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 17, 2015 (Wide) (Indonesia) |
| Keywords: Prequel, Origin Story, Prehistoric Times, Dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt, Pirates, Vampire, 1960s, Inventor, Royalty, Set in London, Voiceover/Narration, Directing Yourself, Same Actor, Multiple Roles, Super Villains, Cavemen, Intertitle, Set in New York City, Set in Antarctica, Set in Orlando, FL, Set in Florida, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Spin-Off, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $336,045,770 |
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International BO: $821,225,989 |
Synopsis
Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters-from T. rex to Napoleon-the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression. But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he-alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob-ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. The trio embarks upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill, the world's first-ever female super-villain. They travel from frigid Antarctica to 1960s New York City, ending in mod London, where they must face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind...from annihilation.
| Dheepan |
| Director: Jacques Audiard |
| Lead Roles: Antonythasan Jesuthasan as Dheepan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan as Yalini, Vincent Rottiers as Brahim, Claudine Vinasithamby as Illayaal |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 26, 2015 (Wide) (Belgium) |
| Keywords: Civil War, Set in France, Adopted Family, Immigration, Hindu, Drug Dealer, Gang Warfare, Drug Trafficking, False Identity, 2010s, Refugee, Orphan |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $248,795 |
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International BO: $7,455,562 |
Synopsis
On the losing side of a civil war in Sri Lanka, a Tamil soldier poses as the husband and father of two other refugees in order to escape their ravaged homeland. Arriving in France, the makeshift “family” sets about establishing a new life—only to find themselves once again embroiled in violence on the mean streets of Paris. A heartrending saga of three strangers united by circumstance and struggle, Dheepan is both a tour-de-force thriller and a powerful depiction of the immigrant experience.
| Yip Man 3 |
| Director: Wilson Yip, Yuen Woo Ping |
| Lead Roles: Donnie Yen as Ip Man, Mike Tyson as Frank, Lynn Xiong as Cheung Wing-sing, Max Zhang as Cheung Tin-chi, Patrick Tam as Ma King-Sang, Chan Kwok Kwan Danny as Bruce Lee |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 24, 2015 (Wide) (Malaysia) |
| Keywords: Martial Arts, 3-D, Action Thriller, Biography, Non-Drama Biographies |
| Classification: Based on Real Life Events, Action, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $2,679,437 |
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International BO: $154,621,517 |
Synopsis
When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.
| The Big Short |
| Director: Adam McKay |
| Lead Roles: Christian Bale as Michael Burry, Steve Carell as Mark Baum, Ryan Gosling as Greg Lippmann, Brad Pitt as Ben Hockett |
| Initial Theatrical Release: December 11, 2015 (Limited) by Paramount Pictures |
| Keywords: Market Bubble, Corporate Malfeasance, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Voiceover/Narration, Gratuitous Cameos, 2016 Oscars Best Picture Nominee, Prologue, Intertitle, Suicide, Death of a Sibling, Depression, 2000s, Set in Las Vegas, Epilogue, Comedy Drama |
| Classification: Based on Factual Book/Article, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $70,259,870 |
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International BO: $62,364,811 |
Synopsis
When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short.
| Ex Machina |
| Director: Alex Garland |
| Lead Roles: Domhnall Gleeson as Caleb Smith, Alicia Vikander as Ava, Oscar Isaac as Nathan Bateman |
| Initial Theatrical Release: January 21, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Robot, Artificial Intelligence, Inventor, Interspecies Romance, Addiction, Black Out Drunk, Surprise Twist, Cabin in the Woods, Intertitle, Set in Alaska, Digital Cinematography, Psychological Thriller |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Thriller/Suspense, Live Action, Science Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $25,440,971 |
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International BO: $12,820,328 |
Synopsis
Caleb Smith, a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman. Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava, a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined.
| The Sisterhood of Night |
| Director: Caryn Waechter |
| Lead Roles: Georgie Henley as Mary Warren, Kara Hayward as Emily Parris, Laura Fraser as Rose Hall, Willa Cuthrell as Catherine Huang |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 10, 2015 (Limited) by Freestyle Releasing |
| Keywords: Falsely Accused, Internet, Social Media, Media Circus, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $6,870 |
Synopsis
Based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steven Millhauser, The Sisterhood of Night is a story of friendship and loyalty set against the backdrop of a modern-day Salem witch trial. Shot on location in Kingston, NY, the film chronicles a group of girls who have slipped out of the world of social media into a mysterious world deep in the woods. The tale begins when Emily Parris exposes a secret society of teenage girls. Accusing them of committing sexually deviant acts, Emily’s allegations throw their small American town into the national media spotlight. The mystery deepens when each of the accused takes a vow of silence. What follows is a chronicle of three girls’ unique and provocative alternative to the loneliness of adolescence, revealing the tragedy and humor of teenage years changed forever by the Internet age.
| Fear Clinic |
| Director: Robert Hall |
| Video Release Date: February 10, 2015 by Anchor Bay Home Entertainment |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Horror, Live Action, Science Fiction |
| Dragon Nest Warriors' Dawn |
| Director: Yuefeng Song |
| Initial Theatrical Release: April 10, 2015 (Wide) (Russia (CIS)) |
| Keywords: 3-D, 3-D - Post-production Conversion |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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International BO: $734,423 |
| The Last Five Years |
| Director: Richard LaGravenese |
| Lead Roles: Anna Kendrick as Cathy Hiatt, Jeremy Jordan as Jamie Wellerstein |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 13, 2015 (Limited) by RADiUS-TWC |
| Keywords: Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Jewish, Writing and Writers, Aspiring Actress / Actor, Interfaith Romance, Non-Chronological |
| Classification: Based on Musical or Opera, Musical, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $147,299 |
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International BO: $57,999 |
Synopsis
A musical chronicling a love affair and marriage taking place over a five year period. Jordan is a young, talented up and coming novelist who falls in love with Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress. Their story is told almost entirely through song. All of Cathy’s songs begin at the end of their marriage and move backwards in time to the beginning of their love affair, while Jamie’s songs start at the beginning of their affair and move forward to the end of their marriage. They meet in the center when Jamie proposes.
| Entourage |
| Director: Doug Ellin |
| Lead Roles: Kevin Connolly as Eric, Adrian Grenier as Vince, Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama, Jerry Ferrara as Turtle, Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold |
| Initial Theatrical Release: June 3, 2015 (Wide) by Warner Bros. |
| Keywords: Movie Business, Gratuitous Cameos, Film Actor, Buddy Comedy |
| Classification: Based on TV, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $32,363,404 |
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International BO: $14,075,134 |
Synopsis
Entourage, reunites the show's original cast, together with his boys are back...and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
| Karachi se Lahore |
| Director: Wajahat Rauf |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 14, 2015 (Wide), released as Karachi to Lahore (United Kingdom) |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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International BO: $17,721 |
| The Final Girls |
| Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson |
| Video Release Date: November 3, 2015 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Keywords: Horror Comedy |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Black Comedy, Live Action, Fantasy |
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
| Director: Marielle Heller |
| Lead Roles: Bel Powley as Minnie Goetze, Alexander Skarsgård as Monroe, Kristen Wiig as Charlotte Goetze |
| Initial Theatrical Release: August 7, 2015 (Wide) (United Kingdom) |
| Keywords: Loss Of Virginity, Coming of Age, Artists, Set in San Francisco, 1970s, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Dysfunctional Family, Animated Sequences, Infidelity, Sex Crimes, Sexual Awakening, LGBTQ+, Hallucinations, Narcotics, Autobiographical, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Love Triangle, Relationships Gone Wrong, Sundance Film Festival 2015 |
| Classification: Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $1,477,002 |
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International BO: $802,957 |
Synopsis
Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother’s boyfriend, “the handsomest man in the world,” Monroe Rutherford. Set in 1976 San Francisco, the film begins at the crossroads of the fading hippie movement and the dawn of punk rock. News commentary of the Patty Hearst trial echoes in the background, as Minnie’s young eyes soak in a drug-laden city in transition—where teenage rebellion and adult responsibility clash in characters lost and longing. Minnie’s hard-partying mother and absent father have left her rudderless. She first finds solace in Monroe’s seductive smile, and then on the backstreets of the city by the bay. Minnie emerges defiant—taking command of her sexuality and drawing on her newfound creative talents to reveal truths in the kind of intimate and vivid detail that can only be found in the pages of a teenage girl's diary.
| Spectre |
| Director: Sam Mendes |
| Lead Roles: Daniel Craig as James Bond |
| Initial Theatrical Release: October 6, 2015 (Wide) (Romania) |
| Keywords: Secret Agent, Shadowy Organization, The Past Catching up with You, Development Hell, Prologue, Intertitle, Set in Mexico, IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $200,074,175 |
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International BO: $679,003,169 |
Synopsis
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra, the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organization known as Spectre. Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh, the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M. Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny and Q to help him seek out Madeleine Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White, who may hold the clue to untangling the web of Spectre. As Bond ventures towards the heart of Spectre, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks.
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| Trash |
| Director: Stephen Daldry |
| Lead Roles: Rickson Tevez as Rafael, Eduardo Luis as Gardo, Gabriel Weinstein as Rato |
| Initial Theatrical Release: February 21, 2015 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Corrupt Cops, Poverty, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Adventure, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $17,484 |
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International BO: $6,535,702 |
Synopsis
When three trash-picking boys from Rio's slums find a wallet among the daily debris of their local landfill, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up offering a handsome reward for the wallet's return, the boys, Rafael, Gardo and Rato realize that what they've found must be important.
| 10 Days in a Madhouse |
| Director: Timothy Hines |
| Lead Roles: Caroline Barry as Nellie Bly |
| Initial Theatrical Release: November 11, 2015 (Limited) by Cafe Pictures |
| Keywords: Mental Illness, Mental Hospital, Investigative Journalist, 1880s |
| Classification: Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
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Domestic BO: $14,616 |
Synopsis
In 1887, 23 year old reporter Nellie Bly, working for famous publisher Joseph Pulitzer, feigned insanity to go undercover in notorious Blackwell’s Island Woman’s Insane Asylum to expose corruption, abuse and murder. Bly’s article led to the successful shutdown of Blackwell’s and she became the first woman in history to write a serious investigative front page news story.
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| Home |
| Director: Tim Johnson |
| Lead Roles: Jim Parsons as Oh, Rihanna as Tip, Jennifer Lopez as Lucy Tucci, Steve Martin as Captain Smek, Matt Jones as Kyle |
| Initial Theatrical Release: March 19, 2015 (Wide) (Australia) |
| Keywords: Friendly Alien on Earth, Fugitive / On the Run, Alien Invasion, Voiceover/Narration, Non-Chronological, Alien Abduction, Missing Person, Split Screen, 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, Family Movie, Family Adventure |
| Classification: Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
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Domestic BO: $177,397,510 |
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International BO: $208,600,386 |
Synopsis
An alien race called the Boov, led by Captain Smek, invades Earth to hide from their mortal enemy and make it a new home. A human teenage girl, tip, and a banished Boov, Oh, join forces.