1917 Crosses US$200 Million At The Global Box Office
Starting out at the No. 1 slot at the US box office in its wide opening weekend, 1917 has now grossed over US$ 200 million worldwide in theatrical sales and is still dominating cinemas.
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oi-Lekhaka
By Lekhaka
Reliance
Entertainment
and
Amblin
Partners'
1917,
directed
by
Oscar-winning
director
Sam
Mendes
has
shown
stellar
results
at
the
box
office
worldwide.
The
'one
continuous
shot'
war
thriller,
inspired
by
the
Director's
grandfather's
stories,
is
a
major
success
at
the
box
office,
in
addition
to
receiving
all
round
critical
acclaim.
Starting
out
at
the
No.
1
slot
at
the
US
box
office
in
its
wide
opening
weekend,
the
film
has
now
grossed
over
US$
200
million
worldwide
in
theatrical
sales
and
is
still
dominating
cinemas.
1917
has
also
been
on
an
incredible
award-winning
spree
at
every
major
event
besides
the
10
Oscar
nominations,
including
'Best
Picture'
and
'Best
Director,'
for
the
forthcoming
92nd
Academy
Awards,
and
9
nominations
for
the
BAFTA
awards.
The
prestigious
BAFTA
and
Oscar
ceremonies
are
scheduled
to
be
held
on
2nd
and
9th
February
2020
in
London
and
Los
Angeles
respectively.
1917
has
won
three
Awards
at
the
Critics
Choice
Awards
2020
for
'Best
Director',
'Best
Cinematographer'
and
'Best
Editing'.
The
film
is
also
the
77th
Golden
Globes
winner
in
the
'Best
Picture-Drama'
category,
and
was
honoured
with
the
Best
Director's
award
for
Sam
Mendes.
Adding
to
the
accolades,
Sam
Mendes
has
won
'Best
Feature
Film'
at
Directors
Guild
of
America
Awards
recently.
The
film
also
won
'Best
Picture'
at
the
Producers
Guild
of
America
Awards,
and
Roger
Deakins
won
'Top
Feature
Award'
from
the
American
Society
of
Cinematographers
for
his
spectacular
work
in
1917.
DreamWorks
Pictures
and
Reliance
Entertainment
present,
in
association
with
New
Republic
Pictures,
a
Neal
Street
production,
produced
in
association
with
Mogambo,
Sam
Mendes
film:
1917,
starring
George
MacKay,
Dean-Charles
Chapman,
with
Colin
Firth
and
Benedict
Cumberbatch.
'1917'
is
directed
by
Sam
Mendes.
A
Reliance
Entertainment
release
in
India,
the
film
is
still
running
in
theatres.