Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
Box Office GROSS: The Top 50 Hit Films of 2005
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Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
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The show centers on revisiting forgotten cinematic hits, exploring themes like cultural relevance, box office appeal, and critical reception, with episodes analyzing films such as 'White Noise' and discussing reactions to the supernatural thriller genre of the mid-2000s.
Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2005 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
The man, the myth, behind our intrepid theme song, Cory ”Ether Diver” Casciato joins us to pick apart the absolute juggernaut that is WEDDING CRASHERS, to try and figure out why on Earth this, of all films, was the first R-rated comedy to ever hit $200 million at the box office. Was it simply the power of Vince Vaughn's motormouth coke energy and Owen Wilson's laconic charm? We discuss the ”Frat Pack” era, when the dominant strain of mainstream comedy was immature manchildren trying to reconnect with their past, and discuss how foreign that feels now that we have arrived at the ages of the characters in this film.
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