George Miller s Mad Max: Fury Road Continues its Worldwide Ride, Croing $00 Million
08/06/2015
BURBANK, CA - Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' Mad Max: Fury Road is continuing to draw moviegoers around the globe, now surpassing $300 million at the worldwide box office. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, and Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Directed, written and produced by George Miller, the feature marks the filmmaker's return to the post-apocalyptic landscape of his iconic Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky. Domestically, Mad Max: Fury Road has held firm at the box office since its opening, earning $125.1 million to date.
The widely praised film is also still pulling in big crowds overseas, so far taking in an estimated $177 million at the international box office for a worldwide total of more than $302 million and counting.
In making the announcement, Fellman said, Mad Max: Fury Road' has proven to be a hit with followers of the original films while also creating a new generation of fans. Congratulations to George Miller, Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and everyone else involved in the film on this ongoing success.
Kwan Vandenberg stated, Word of mouth remains strong worldwide as the film continues to gain both first time and repeat viewers. Together with our partners at Village Roadshow Pictures, we are thrilled by the response of critics and audiences, who have made Mad Max: Fury Road' one of the most acclaimed and talked-about films of the year.
From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary Mad Max franchise, comes Mad Max: Fury Road, a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky.
Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by Imperator Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.
Tom Hardy ( The Dark Knight Rises ) stars in the title role in Mad Max: Fury Road -the fourth in the franchise's history. Oscar winner Charlize Theron ( Monster, Prometheus ) stars as Imperator Furiosa. The film also stars Nicholas Hoult ( X-Men: Days of Future Past ) as Nux; Hugh Keays-Byrne ( Mad Max, Sleeping Beauty ) as Immortan Joe; Josh Helman ( X-Men: Days of Future Past ) as Slit; Nathan Jones ( Conan the Barbarian ) as Rictus Erectus; collectively known as The Wives, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ( Transformers: Dark of the Moon ) is The Splendid Angharad, Riley Keough ( Magic Mike ) is Capable, Zo Kravitz ( Divergent ) plays Toast the Knowing, Abbey Lee is The Dag, and Courtney Eaton is Cheedo the Fragile. Also featured in the movie are John Howard, Richard Carter, singer/songwriter/performer iOTA, Angus Sampson, Jennifer Hagan, Megan Gale, Melissa Jaffer, Melita Jurisic, Gillian Jones and Joy Smithers.
Oscar-winning filmmaker George Miller ( Happy Feet ) directed the film from a screenplay he wrote with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. Miller also produced the film, along with longtime producing partner, Oscar nominee Doug Mitchell ( Babe , Happy Feet ), and PJ Voeten. Iain Smith, Chris deFaria, Courtenay Valenti, Graham Burke, Bruce Berman and Steven Mnuchin served as executive producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team included Oscar-winning director of photography John Seale ( The English Patient ), production designer Colin Gibson ( Babe ), editor Margaret Sixel ( Happy Feet ), Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan ( A Room with a View ), second unit director and stunt coordinator Guy Norris ( Australia ), and makeup designer Lesley Vanderwalt ( Knowing ).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Kennedy Miller Mitchell production, a George Miller film, Mad Max: Fury Road. The film is being distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures. This film has been rated R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images.
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