Movies and TvShows featuring "box-office" theme.

Days of Being Wild follows a handsome man in 1960s Hong Kong who becomes obsessed with a woman. His obsession leads him into a series of relationships and encounters, including with a prostitute and an older woman. Through a journey of seduction and unrequited love, the man confronts his own existential loneliness and learns the truth about his biological mother.

Dolemite Is My Name is a biographical comedy-drama based on the true story of Rudy Ray Moore, a struggling comedian who becomes a pioneer of blaxploitation films in the 1970s. The movie showcases his journey in the entertainment industry, his lack of money, and his determination to make a name for himself. With the help of a group of friends, he produces his own low-budget film, Dolemite, which becomes a surprise hit. The movie explores themes of filmmaking, the African-American experience in the industry, and the challenges faced by black artists at the time.

Baadasssss! is a biographical drama that tells the story of Melvin Van Peebles, a film director who overcomes many obstacles to complete his pioneering blaxploitation film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, and achieves success against all odds.

Dames is a musical comedy set in New York City. The story follows a group of showgirls who work on Broadway and get involved in various comedic and romantic situations. It features lively musical numbers, glamorous costumes, and catchy songs. The film explores themes of love, friendship, and the pursuit of success in the entertainment industry.

Goodbye Solo tells the story of Solo, a Senegalese taxi driver, who forms an unlikely friendship with a cantankerous old man named William. As Solo tries to convince William not to end his life, their relationship deepens and evolves into something truly special. This poignant film explores themes of friendship, life, and the power of human connection.

Blue Eyelids is a romantic comedy about Marina and Victor, two introverted individuals who meet by chance on a rainy night and embark on a passionate vacation romance in Mexico. As they navigate their newfound connection, they face the ups and downs of love, including a marriage proposal, heavy rainstorms, and moments of introspection. Through coffee dates, movie theater outings, and intimate moments, Marina and Victor discover the joy of companionship and the power of love.

The Split is a neo-noir crime film set in Los Angeles, California. It follows a master thief who plans to rob an American Football stadium during a high-profile game. However, things take a deadly turn when a murder investigation, corrupt cops, and falling-out among thieves complicate the heist. With suspense and twists, the movie keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.

Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the show's dress rehearsal. Destitute, the troupe plans to return home when Mac, the stage doorman, offers to allow four of the men, Phil, Dandy, Jack and Ted, to use the theater for a boardinghouse. After accepting Mac's offer, the men improvise bedrooms out of the set pieces and meet amateur actress Lorie Fenton from Cleveland, who is eager to audition for them. When the men learn she recently received a small inheritance, they allow her to audition, hoping she will back the show.

Andalusia in the fifties. Enrique and Carmen just meet and fall deeply in love. Carmen gets him to stay in military service in a court of the city. Enrique, in view of the injustices he witnesses every day, realizes that to change the course of things he has to act. Soon he will be involved in risky actions that endanger their lives and those of their peers.

In Hare Do, a rabbit named Bugs Bunny disguises himself as an old woman to evade his nemesis Elmer Fudd as they engage in a pursuit inside a movie theater. The chase takes them through various scenes in the theater, including the cinema, movie palace, theater balcony, and audience. Bugs Bunny pulls off stunts like walking on a tightrope and switching hats to outsmart Elmer Fudd. The audience watches the hilarious chase and enjoys the comedic moments, including a pie in the face gag. Eventually, Bugs Bunny prevails and escapes, leaving Elmer Fudd frustrated.

This short film satirizes theatrical opening nights.

Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog are promoting a $10,000 swing contest. They plan to skip town with the entry fees, but a menacing thug from the "Citizens for Fair Play" convinces them otherwise. The contestants: A singing hippo, "Mother Goose" who starts out as an old woman, then sheds her disguise to reveal a pretty girl, and a fan-dancing ostrich. Throughout, a couple of penguins are heckling. The ostrich proves wildly popular, and Screwloose fears he'll have to give the prize to her, when he gets an idea. He dresses J.R. up as the ostrich and sends him out, but the penguins use a box of sausages to expose the dog. The crowd runs Screwloose and J.R. out, and they grab a ride on a train where the penguins are waiting for them.

Musical about vaudeville performers, from 1944.

Connie Lynn is a woman struggling with post traumatic stress and depression. With the support of Benny Lynn, she enters a new and unfamiliar world, unaware of her true identity. Searching for happiness, she associates the number 15 with joy. Despite regular flashbacks from past traumas, she encounters both old and new people who aid her on her quest for happiness.

Harry Gribbon is a masseur. He's sent out on a couple of jobs. After the first one goes poorly, it's on to the next. Before he can get there, he's mistaken for a fall guy in a fake accident racket ring.

An "Out of the Inkwell" cartoon featuring Ko-Ko the Clown.

Mighty Mouse makes a personal appearance at a movie theatre and three gangster cats capture him in an unguarded moment, rob the box-office, kidnap Pearl Pureheart, and take Might Mouse for a one-way ride. However, he free himself, rescues the girl and captures the gangsters.

Dave Durkin and Andy Blane are a pair of ace newsreel cameramen with Durkin being the assistant who does all the dirty work, with Blane getting the credit and collecting the bonuses. They are both in love with Ann Jordan. Fed up with being double-crossed, Durkin quits the team and goes free-lancing on his own...and promptly screws up. Now he has to find a big story to redeem himself in Ann's eyes.