box office gold
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And the bloody melodrama of history is indulged with the malevolent glee that made Marlowe’s “Tamburlaine the Great” Elizabethan box office gold.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
A horror comedy with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase would once have been box office gold.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2023
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 US News • Oct. 12, 2015
Such drama would seem to be the stuff of box office gold.
From Washington Times • Jul. 28, 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
