TopBilled Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Paramount's biggest moneymakers (1980s & 1990s) These films placed in the top 10 of their respective years: AIRPLANE! (1980) with Robert Hays RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) with Harrison Ford 48 HOURS (1982) with Eddie Murphy AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1982) with Richard Gere STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) with William Shatner TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983) with Shirley MacLaine FLASHDANCE (1983) with Jennifer Beals STAYING ALIVE (1983) with John Travolta TRADING PLACES (1983) with Eddie Murphy BEVERLY HILLS COP (1984) with Eddie Murphy INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984) with Harrison Ford STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1984) with William Shatner FOOTLOOSE (1984) with Kevin Bacon WITNESS (1985) with Harrison Ford TOP GUN (1986) with Tom Cruise CROCODILE DUNDEE (1986) with Paul Hogan THE GOLDEN CHILD (1986) with Eddie Murphy FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF (1986) with Matthew Broderick STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986) with William Shatner BEVERLY HILLS COP II (1987) with Eddie Murphy FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) with Michael Douglas THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987) with Kevin Costner COMING TO AMERICA (1988) with Eddie Murphy CROCODILE DUNDEE II (1988) with Paul Hogan THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD! (1988) with Leslie Nielsen INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) with Harrison Ford ______ GHOST (1990) with Patrick Swayze THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991) with Anjelica Huston (co-production with MGM) WAYNE'S WORLD (1992) with Mike Myers THE FIRM (1993) with Tom Cruise INDECENT PROPOSAL (1993) with Robert Redford FORREST GUMP (1994) with Tom Hanks CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994) with Harrison Ford MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) with Tom Cruise TITANIC (1997) with Leonardo DiCaprio (co-production with 20th Century Fox) DEEP IMPACT (1998) with Robert Duvall SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998) with Tom Hanks (co-production with DreamWorks) Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 Paramount's biggest moneymakers (2000s & 2010s) These films placed in the top 10 of their respective years: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000) with Tom Cruise WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000) with Mel Gibson WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) with Tom Cruise (co-production with DreamWorks) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006) with Tom Cruise SHREK THE THIRD (2007) with Mike Myers (co-production with DreamWorks) TRANSFORMERS (2007) with Shia LaBeouf INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008) with Harrison Ford KUNG FU PANDA (2008) with Jack Black (co-production with DreamWorks) MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (2008) with Ben Stiller (co-production with DreamWorks) IRON MAN (2008) with Robert Downey Jr. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (2009) with Shia LaBeouf ______ SHREK FOREVER AFTER (2010) with Mike Myers (co-production with DreamWorks) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) with Jay Baruchel (co-production with DreamWorks) IRON MAN 2 (2010) with Robert Downey Jr. TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (2011) with Shia LaBeouf MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- GHOST PROTOCOL (2011) with Tom Cruise KUNG FU PANDA 2 (2008) with Jack Black (co-production with DreamWorks) MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED (2012) with Ben Stiller (co-production with DreamWorks) TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (2014) with Mark Wahlberg INTERSTELLAR (2014) with Matthew McConaughey (co-production with Warner Brothers) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- ROGUE NATION (2015) with Tom Cruise MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- FALLOUT (2018) with Tom Cruise Link to post Share on other sites
UMO1982 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Remember when TCM used to show old movies? Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, UMO1982 said: Remember when TCM used to show old movies? Are you referring to silent films? Link to post Share on other sites
UMO1982 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 11 hours ago, TopBilled said: Are you referring to silent films? Films made before 1960. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 I think the phrase "old movie" is an unfortunate expression. We don't say "old song" or "old poem" or "old play" or "old book." So why do we say "old movie"...? Link to post Share on other sites
Vidor Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 2/19/2021 at 3:53 AM, UMO1982 said: Remember when TCM used to show old movies? Quote Films made before 1960. Today, tomorrow, and Wednesday: Captain Blood, The Star, Adam's Rib, Two-Faced Woman, Father of the Bride, Father's Little Dividend, East of Eden, The Brothers Karamazov, Cast a Dark Shadow, Libel, Pride of the Marines, Desination: Tokyo, Air Force, The Fallen Sparrow, Dangerously They Live, Flowing Gold, Thank Your Lucky Stars, Hollywood Canteen, Bad Bascomb, Gentle Annie, Rationing, Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone, The Affairs of Martha, 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David Guercio Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The Godfather Trilogy could be TCM premires. Ferris Buller’s Day Off could be a TCM Premire. The Naked Gun Trilogy with The Naked 2/1/2 The Smell Of Fear and The Naked Gun 33/3 The Final Insult as TCM Premires. The Untouchables.and The Hunt For Red October. So some of the movies that are on your lists. I just thought of too. The Godfather is a true classic. I’ve never seen it. But I hear they’re all really good and the first one was part of TCM’s Big Screen Classics Series. So was Ferris Buller’s Day Off. Which I went to see. Really great and really funny movie and I think I actually remember The Untouchables being on here. So maybe it’s actually been on here quite a few times and Sir Sean Connery’s in it and quite a few famous people and The Hunt For Red October has both Sir Sean Connery and James Earl Jones in it. Which I also haven’t seen. But hear it’s really good and I’m not sure it’s ever been on here or not. But maybe. So I think these few are great choices. Quote 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kingrat Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/18/2021 at 5:48 PM, TopBilled said: Paramount's biggest moneymakers (1960s & 1970s) These films placed in the top 10 of their respective years: PSYCHO (1960) with Anthony Perkins THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG (1960) with William Holden HATARI! (1962) with John Wayne COME BLOW YOUR HORN (1963) with Frank Sinatra THE CARPETBAGGERS (1964) with George Peppard ALFIE (1966) with Michael Caine ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) with Mia Farrow THE ODD COUPLE (1968) with Jack Lemmon ROMEO AND JULIET (1968) with Olivia Hussey PAINT YOUR WAGON (1969) with Clint Eastwood GOODBYE COLUMBUS (1969) with Ali MacGraw TRUE GRIT (1969) with John Wayne ______ I love seeing lists like this because it completely rearranges my ideas of what was and wasn't successful. I was under the impression that The Carpetbaggers and Paint Your Wagon were both box-office bombs. They were certainly panned by most of the critics. I wouldn't have guessed that The World of Suzie Wong and Come Blow Your Horn were quite that popular. The others, definitely. And four Bob Hope films among the top ten for 1941? Wouldn't have guessed that, either. Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 perhaps the Greatest picture made by Paramount. "Blasphemers! Idolators!... for this you shall drink bitter waters. God has set before you this day his laws of Life and Good and Death and Evil. those who will not live by the law...shall die by the Law!" Link to post Share on other sites
NipkowDisc Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, NipkowDisc said: perhaps the Greatest picture made by Paramount. "Blasphemers! Idolators!... for this you shall drink bitter waters. God has set before you this day his laws of Life and Good and Death and Evil. those who will not live by the law...shall die by the Law!" "who is on the Lord's side? Let him come to me." Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 8 hours ago, kingrat said: I love seeing lists like this because it completely rearranges my ideas of what was and wasn't successful. I was under the impression that The Carpetbaggers and Paint Your Wagon were both box-office bombs. They were certainly panned by most of the critics. I wouldn't have guessed that The World of Suzie Wong and Come Blow Your Horn were quite that popular. The others, definitely. And four Bob Hope films among the top ten for 1941? Wouldn't have guessed that, either. Yes, Bob Hope had a hot streak in the 40s and 50s and so did Bing Crosby. I think the one that surprised me was Alan Ladd. He didn't have a big moneymaker until SHANE, which was his last picture for the studio under contract (he'd come back later for THE CARPETBAGGERS). So Ladd spent ten years making films from LUCKY JORDAN in 1943 to SHANE in 1953, before he had one that earned enough to crack the top ten. We tend to think of Ladd as one of Paramount's biggest stars but in reality, Hope and Crosby were much bigger. As for the 60s, you're right, COME BLOW YOUR HORN did very well with audiences which I find interesting since Sinatra was miscast as a Jewish character. I guess something about the story resonated with moviegoers. WAR AND PEACE was also a big moneymaker though I think it was more successful in Europe than in America. In the 80s Eddie Murphy was the studio's box office king. And in the 90s/2000s Tom Cruise took over. Women really did not reign at the box office at Paramount. It was the men. Sure there were important star actresses like Dorothy Lamour, Betty Hutton, Madeleine Carroll and Veronica Lake. But they were often used in support of the men. And when they were given their own pictures, like Betty Hutton, those did not make as much money. Hutton's biggest hit was THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH but that had an all-star cast and the real draw was Cecil B. DeMille's ability to present a spectacle, not necessarily the performers. Mr. DeMille had many mega hits at Paramount. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David Guercio Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Is that a scene from The Ten Commandments and if Bob Hope did some movies for Paramount? His would be great choices too. How do we get the Quote off? I think I accidentally hit it last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dommy Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood. Starring Madeline Kahn and Bruce Dern and many other stars. Not a great film, but not as bad as everyone makes it. It should be on TCM for the many cameos and for a great funny performance from Madeline Kahn who out shines the lackluster script. won_ton_ton_il_cane_che_salv_hollywood_madeline_kahn_bruce_dern_7b735.webp Edited February 25 by Dommy Photo didn't take. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Two Paramount classics worth seeing... Charlton Heston stars in both. SECRET OF THE INCAS (1954) And THE NAKED JUNGLE (1954). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 A MEDAL FOR BENNY (1945) SALTY O' ROURKE (1945) MAN FROM YESTERDAY (1932) THE REMARKABLE ANDREW (1942) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 11 hours ago, cody1949 said: A MEDAL FOR BENNY (1945) SALTY O' ROURKE (1945) MAN FROM YESTERDAY (1932) THE REMARKABLE ANDREW (1942) I've been curious about SALTY O'ROURKE. THE REMARKABLE ANDREW used to air on the old AMC. It's pleasant enough and features William Holden near the beginning of his career. Link to post Share on other sites
alleybj Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I wonder if they will be harder to obtain once Paramount plus is launched next week. Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 15 minutes ago, alleybj said: I wonder if they will be harder to obtain once Paramount plus is launched next week. For those of us not in-the-know, what is Paramount Plus? Is it a new streaming service that will feature classic films? Link to post Share on other sites
cody1949 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 4 hours ago, TopBilled said: I've been curious about SALTY O'ROURKE. THE REMARKABLE ANDREW used to air on the old AMC. It's pleasant enough and features William Holden near the beginning of his career. The best of the 4 that I listed is A MEDAL FOR BENNY. A standout film with a great performance by J.Carrol Naish . Arturo de Cordova and Dorothy Lamour are also in the cast. John Steinbeck was involved in the production and that may be what is holding up its viewing these days. It was shown on cable years ago. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 8 hours ago, TopBilled said: I've been curious about SALTY O'ROURKE. THE REMARKABLE ANDREW used to air on the old AMC. It's pleasant enough and features William Holden near the beginning of his career. I'm a big fan of Salty O'Rourke. The cast is good with Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Demarest, and Stanley Clements, Spring Byington, and Bruce Cabot. Good balance of tension (related to gangster Cabot), romance and comedy (mostly by Demarest similar to how he supported Bogie in All Through the Night). Stanley Clements really makes an impact as a young man that falls for teacher Gail Russell (of course Clements is no match for Ladd in the romance department). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 4 hours ago, cody1949 said: The best of the 4 that I listed is A MEDAL FOR BENNY. A standout film with a great performance by J.Carrol Naish . Arturo de Cordova and Dorothy Lamour are also in the cast. John Steinbeck was involved in the production and that may be what is holding up its viewing these days. It was shown on cable years ago. Sounds like a winner! 2 minutes ago, jamesjazzguitar said: I'm a big fan of Salty O'Rourke. The cast is good with Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Demarest, and Stanley Clements, Spring Byington, and Bruce Cabot. Good balance of tension (related to gangster Cabot), romance and comedy (mostly by Demarest similar to how he supported Bogie in All Through the Night). Stanley Clements really makes an impact as a young man that falls for teacher Gail Russell (of course Clements is no match for Ladd in the romance department). Thanks. I figured it would be worth watching with that particular cast. And I'm a fan of Gail Russell, whose movies really don't turn up on TCM. Link to post Share on other sites
alleybj Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 7 hours ago, TopBilled said: For those of us not in-the-know, what is Paramount Plus? Is it a new streaming service that will feature classic films? Yes. It’s the transformation of CBS All Access, and it will feature Paramount films, presumably old and new, along with CBS Viacom offerings and other tidbits. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 4 minutes ago, alleybj said: Yes. It’s the transformation of CBS All Access, and it will feature Paramount films, presumably old and new, along with CBS Viacom offerings and other tidbits. Sounds great. Thanks for the info. Link to post Share on other sites
Dommy Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 1 hour ago, TopBilled said: Sounds great. Thanks for the info. The only thing is Universal owns the rights to all Paramount films before 1949. Link to post Share on other sites
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