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Rachel Green
'' Director James Burrows admitted that Aniston had been cast in second position . The producers had already begun auditioning other actresses for the part , while Aniston also received phone calls from her own friends warning her , `` I 'm auditioning for your part in Friends . '' Ultimately , Muddling Through was canceled after only three months and ten episodes , two weeks before the pilot of Friends aired , thus allowing Aniston to keep her role on the show , becoming its second youngest cast member at the age of 25 . Crane appreciated Aniston 's interpretation of Rachel because `` in the wrong hands Rachel is kind of annoying and spoiled and unlikable , '' commending the actress for `` breathing life into a difficult character . ''
Joey (TV series)
Several cast members had previously appeared as different characters in Friends ; Coolidge appeared as Amanda , an old friend of Monica and Phoebe , in a tenth - season episode . Adam Goldberg , who played Jimmy , appeared in Friends ' second season in the recurring role of Eddie , who moves in with Chandler after Joey moves out . Carlos Gómez , who played Sam -- The Director , appeared in one episode of Friends as the restaurant worker Julio in `` The One with All the Jealousy '' . Patrick Kerr , who played the producer of the Daytime Soap Awards , appeared in one episode of Friends as a restaurant manager who auditions Monica for a job as a chef . Brent Spiner , who played himself , appeared in one episode of Friends as James Campbell , who interviews Rachel for a job .
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
By the mid-1970s Tonight was the most profitable show on television , making NBC $50 to $60 million ( $180 to $220 million in 2016 ) each year . Carson influenced the scheduling of reruns ( which typically aired under the title The Best of Carson ) in the mid-1970s and , in 1980 , the length of each evening 's broadcast , by threatening NBC with , in the first case , moving to another network , and in the latter , retiring altogether .
Our Gang
The children 's work in the series was largely unrewarded in later years , although Spanky McFarland got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame posthumously in 1994 . Neither he nor any other Our Gang children received any residuals or royalties from reruns of the shorts or licensed products with their likenesses . The only remittances were their weekly salaries during their time in the gang , ranging from $40 a week for newcomers to $200 or more weekly for stars like Farina , Spanky , and Alfalfa .
Friends
At the same time , Warren Littlefield , the then - president of NBC Entertainment , was seeking a comedy involving young people living together and sharing expenses . Littlefield wanted the group to share memorable periods of their lives with friends , who had become `` new , surrogate family members . '' However , Littlefield found difficulty in bringing the concept to life and found the scripts developed by NBC to be terrible . When Kauffman , Crane and Bright pitched Insomnia Cafe , Littlefield was impressed that they knew who their characters were . NBC bought the idea as a put pilot , meaning they risked financial penalties if the pilot was not filmed . Kauffman and Crane took three days to write the pilot script for a show they titled Friends Like Us . Littlefield wanted the series to `` represent Generation X and explore a new kind of tribal bonding '' , but the rest disagreed . Crane argued that it was not a series for one generation , and wanted to produce a series that everyone would enjoy watching . NBC liked the script and ordered the series . They changed the title to Six of One , mainly because they felt Friends Like Us was too similar to the ABC sitcom These Friends of Mine .
Rachel Green
Friends was Aniston 's sixth sitcom ; each of her previous ventures had been canceled prematurely . Feeling vulnerable , Aniston had begun to doubt herself as an actress and personally approached Littlefield for reassurance on her career , who encouraged her to audition for Friends , which was being referred to as Friends Like These at the time . Crane and Kauffman had worked with Aniston prior to this . However , casting her as Rachel posed a challenge for the network because , at the time , Aniston was simultaneously starring in a developing CBS sitcom called Muddling Through , in which she plays a young woman whose mother is returning home from jail after two years . CBS was initially reluctant to release Aniston from her contract , which required the actress to balance both roles simultaneously , traveling back - and - forth between Muddling Through and Friends for two weeks . Meanwhile , NBC risked having to recast the role of Rachel , replace Aniston , and reshoot several episodes if CBS ' series proved successful , which would have potentially cost the network millions of dollars . However , Littlefield remained confident that Muddling Through would fail . Essentially , the producers of Friends hoped that Muddling Through would be canceled before Friends premiered , while Aniston feared that Muddling Through would be the more successful of the two sitcoms in spite of her preference towards Friends . During this time of uncertainty , Aniston was forced not to participate in several Friends - related promotions and photo shoots ; the network excluded her from these in case she would be replaced . Aniston explained , `` When we were shooting the first grouping of cast photos ... I was asked to step out of a bunch because they did n't know if I was going to be still playing Rachel . '' Director James Burrows admitted that Aniston had been cast in second position . The producers had already begun auditioning other actresses for the part , while Aniston also received phone calls from her own friends warning her , `` I 'm auditioning for your part in Friends . '' Ultimately , Muddling Through was canceled after only three months and ten episodes , two weeks before the pilot of Friends aired , thus allowing Aniston to keep her role on the show , becoming its second youngest cast member at the age of 25 .
The Fault in Our Stars (film)
In North America , the film 's income received a boost from `` The Night Before Our Stars , '' a premium - priced event for which tickets sold for up to $25 . The event included a screening of the film and a simulcast question - and - answer session with cast and crew , including Woodley , Elgort , Wolff , and Green . The film earned $8.2 million from Thursday - night showings and $26.1 million on its opening day . During its opening weekend , the film earned $48,002,573 from 3,173 theaters at an average of $15,128 per theater , making it number one in North America .
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
As Leno 's contract ran until September 2014 , much of his staff were paid until that month .
Star Wars
Lucas was offered $50,000 to write , another $50,000 to produce , and $50,000 to direct the film . Later the offer was increased .
Friends
Friends is parodied in the twelfth season Murder , She Wrote episode `` Murder Among Friends . '' In the episode , amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher ( Angela Lansbury ) investigates the murder of a writer for Buds , a fictional television series about the daily lives of a group of city friends . The episode was devised after CBS moved Murder , She Wrote from its regular Sunday night timeslot to a Thursday night timeslot directly opposite Friends on NBC ; Angela Lansbury was quoted by Bruce Lansbury , her brother and Murder , She Wrote 's supervising producer , as having `` a bit of an attitude '' about the move to Thursday , but he saw the plot as `` a friendly setup , no mean - spiritedness . '' Jerry Ludwig , the writer of the episode , researched the `` flavor '' of Buds by watching episodes of Friends .
Friends
Having worked with David Schwimmer in the past , the series creators wrote the character of Ross with him in mind , and he was the first actor cast . Cox wanted to play the role of Monica , but the producers had her in mind to play Rachel because of her `` cheery , upbeat energy '' , which was not how they envisioned Monica ; after Cox 's audition , though , Kauffman agreed with Cox , and she got the role . When Matt LeBlanc auditioned for Joey , he put a `` different spin '' on the character . He played Joey more simple - minded than intended and gave the character heart . Although Crane and Kauffman did not want LeBlanc for the role at the time , they were told by the network to cast him . Jennifer Aniston , Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow were cast based on their auditions .
Justice League (film)
Justice League grossed $229 million in the United States and Canada , and $428.9 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of $657.9 million , against a production budget of $300 million . It had a worldwide opening of $278.8 million , the 24th biggest of all - time . The estimated gross worldwide the film would have had to make in order to break even was around $750 million , and Deadline Hollywood estimated it ended up losing the studio about $60 million .
To Tell the Truth
Two games were played with two sets of impostors . Any incorrect votes up to two paid $1,000 . If three of the panelists had voted incorrectly , the players split $1,500 . On the pilot , each incorrect vote earned $500 . If the panel was fooled entirely , the players split $3,000 .
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The budget for the film 's costumes was US $1,600 , far more than the stage production budget , but having to double up on costumes the film production was expensive . For filming , corsets for the finale had to be doubled for the pool scene , with one version drying while the other was worn on set . While many of the costumes are exact replicas from the stage productions , other costumes were new to filming , such as Columbia 's gold sequined swallow - tail coat and top hat and Magenta 's maid 's uniform .
All the Money in the World
Reshoots with Plummer began on November 20 and ended on the 29th , with the first footage of him in the role released in a new trailer the same day . The decision cost millions of dollars in rush fees , among other costs , to meet the film 's late - December release . The reshoots ended up costing $10 million , making the final production cost of the film $50 million .
Call Me by Your Name (film)
As of March 20 , 2018 , Call Me by Your Name has grossed $17.9 million in the United States and Canada , and $20.9 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of $38.9 million , against a production budget of $3.5 million . The film was Sony Pictures Classics third - highest grossing 2017 release .
Friends
He falls in love with Rachel in season eight , but Rachel politely tells Joey that she does not share his feelings . They eventually date briefly in season ten , but after realizing it will not work due to their friendship and Rachel 's complicated relationship with Ross , they return to being friends . Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing : An executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large , multinational corporation . Chandler hates this job , although it pays well . He attempts to quit during season one , but is lured back with a new office and a pay raise . He eventually quits this job in season nine due to a transfer to Tulsa . He becomes a junior copywriter at an advertising agency later that season . Chandler has a peculiar family history being the son of an erotic novelist mother and a gay , cross-dressing Las Vegas star father . Chandler is known for his sarcastic sense of humor and bad luck in relationships . Chandler marries Monica in season seven , and they adopt twins at the end of the series . Before his relationship with Monica , Chandler dated Janice Hosenstein in season one and subsequently broke up with her many times . David Schwimmer as Ross Geller : Monica Geller 's older brother , a palaeontologist working at the Museum of Natural History , and later a tenured professor of palaeontology at the New York University . Ross is involved in an on - again , off - again relationship with Rachel throughout the series . He has three failed marriages during the series : Carol Willick , a lesbian who is also the mother of his son , Ben ; Emily Waltham , who divorces him after he accidentally says Rachel 's name instead of hers during their wedding vows ; and Rachel , as the two drunkenly marry in Las Vegas . His divorces become a running joke within the series . Following a one - night stand , he and Rachel have a daughter , Emma , by the end of season eight . They finally confess that they are still in love with each other in the series finale .
Joey (TV series)
After the series finale of Friends in 2004 , LeBlanc signed on for the spin - off series , Joey , following Joey 's move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career . Friends producers Marta Kauffman and David Crane were not interested in the spin - off , although Kevin S. Bright agreed to be executive producer along with Joey creators , Scott Silveri and Shana Goldberg - Meehan , the latter of whom left the show after the first season and was replaced by Jon Pollack .
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
On a budget of $21 million , the film opened at number three with a gross of $14,783,983 over the four - day Independence Day weekend from 2,128 theaters for an average of $6,947 per theater ( $11,090,000 and an average of $5,211 over three days ) and a total of $19,637,409 since its Wednesday launch . It ended up with a gross of $52,037,603 in the United States and Canada , with the 3 - day opening making up 22 % of the final domestic gross . It made an additional $31.1 million internationally for a total of $83,137,603 worldwide .
Smokey and the Bandit
Universal Studios bankrolled Smokey and the Bandit for $5.3 million , figuring it was a good risk . Just two days before production was to begin , Universal sent a `` hatchet man '' to Atlanta to inform Needham that the budget was being trimmed by $1 million . With Reynolds ' salary at $1 million , Needham was left with only $3.3 million to make the film . Needham and assistant director David Hamburger spent 30 hours revising the shooting schedule .
All the Money in the World
As of February 25 , 2018 , All the Money in the World has grossed $25.1 million in the United States and Canada , and $28.8 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of $53.9 million , against a production budget of $50 million .
Friends
Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993 . They presented the idea to Bright , and together they pitched a seven - page treatment of the show to NBC . After several script rewrites and changes , including a title change to Six of One , and , Friends Like Us , the series was finally named Friends .
All the Money in the World
Natalie Portman was initially pursued for the role of Gail Harris . On March 31 , 2017 , it was reported that Michelle Williams and Kevin Spacey were circling the roles of Harris and J. Paul Getty , respectively , while Mark Wahlberg was in talks for an unspecified role . On casting Spacey , Scott stated , `` When I read the script , I started thinking , ' Who was Paul Getty ? ' In my mind , I saw Kevin Spacey . Kevin 's a brilliant actor , but I 've never worked with him , and I always knew I would have to have him portray Getty in this film ( ... ) He was so obsessed with what he was doing ( ... ) He was n't giving people a second thought . '' In regards to Williams , Scott stated that while she was not his first choice , `` Michelle is very special as an actress , and I 've never done anything with her before ( ... ) The family was very private and there was very little footage of ( Gail ) , but around the kidnapping , there was one particular interview she did that Michelle jumped at , and it shows Gail Getty being very assertive , very smart , '' both qualities Williams possessed . On May 2 , Charlie Plummer joined the cast as John Paul Getty III . Timothy Hutton was added to the cast on June 16 .
Friends
More changes occurred to the series 's storylines during the casting process . The writers found that they had to adjust the characters they had written to suit the actors , and the discovery process of the characters occurred throughout the first season . Kauffman acknowledged that Joey 's character became `` this whole new being '' , and that `` it was n't until we did the first Thanksgiving episode that we realized how much fun Monica 's neuroses are . ''
The Revenant (2015 film)
In July 2015 , it was reported that the film 's budget had ballooned from the original $60 million to $95 million , and by the time production wrapped it had reached $135 million .
Sing (2016 American film)
Sing grossed $270.3 million in the U.S. and Canada and $362.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $632.4 million , against a production budget of $75 million . Deadline.com calculated the net profit of the film to be $194.2 million , when factoring together all expenses and revenue for the film , making it the 7th most profitable release of 2016 .
Friends
Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green : A fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller 's best friend from childhood . Rachel first moves in with Monica in season one after nearly marrying Barry Farber . Rachel and Ross Geller are later involved in an on - again - off - again relationship throughout the series . Rachel dates other men during the series , such as an Italian neighbour , Paolo , in season one ; Joshua Bergin , a client from Bloomingdale 's , in season four ; Tag Jones , her assistant , in season seven ; and Joey Tribbiani in season ten . Rachel 's first job is as a waitress at the coffee house Central Perk , but she later becomes an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale 's in season three , and a buyer at Ralph Lauren in season five . Rachel and Ross have a daughter named Emma in `` The One Where Rachel Has a Baby , Part Two '' at the end of season eight . In the final episode of the series , Ross and Rachel confess their love for each other , and Rachel gives up a job in Paris to be with him . Courteney Cox as Monica Geller : The mother hen of the group and a chef , known for her perfectionist , bossy , competitive , and obsessive - compulsive nature . Monica was overweight as a child . She works as a chef in various restaurants throughout the show . Monica 's first serious relationship is with long - time family friend Richard Burke , who is twenty - one years her senior . The couple maintains a strong relationship for some time until Richard expresses that he does not want to have children . Monica and Chandler Bing later start a relationship after spending a night with each other in London in the season four finale , leading to their marriage in season seven and adoption of twins at the end of the series . Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay : A masseuse and self - taught musician . As a child , Phoebe lived in uptown New York with her mother , until she committed suicide and Phoebe took to the streets . She writes and sings her own quirky songs , accompanying herself on the guitar . She has an identical twin named Ursula , who shares Phoebe 's quirkiness .
Lana Del Rey
In 2010 , Del Rey acted in a short film called Poolside , which she made with several friends on a reported budget of $400 .
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK game show)
The Phone - a-Friend lifeline provided multiple instances of controversy during the show 's run . A 2002 edition of the Daily Mail reported that many contestants had selected strangers who were `` contacts among the quizzing fraternity '' to act as their Phone - a-Friends . Specifically , game show champion Daphne Fowler was approached by a man she had not previously met and asked if she would be his lifeline in exchange for £ 200 . Fowler refused , adding : `` I thought a fair price would be a quarter of whatever the man won , so if I helped him get from £ 32,000 to £ 64,000 I would expect to get £ 16,000 . '' The man was later revealed by ITV sources not to have made it onto the programme .
Live by Night (film)
Live by Night grossed $10.4 million in the United States and Canada and $12.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $22.7 million , against a net production budget of $65 million .
Hollywood Walk of Fame
In 2008 a long - term restoration project began with an evaluation of all 2,365 stars on the Walk at the time , each receiving a letter grade of A , B , C , D , or F. Honorees whose stars received F grades , indicating the most severe damage , were Joan Collins , Peter Frampton , Dick Van Patten , Paul Douglas , Andrew L. Stone , Willard Waterman , Richard Boleslavsky , Ellen Drew , Frank Crumit , and Bobby Sherwood . Fifty celebrities ' stars received `` D '' grades . The damage ranged from minor cosmetic flaws caused by normal weathering to holes and fissures severe enough to constitute a walking hazard . At least 778 stars will eventually be repaired or replaced during the ongoing project at an estimated cost of $4 million to $4.2 million .
Friends
The series 's creators completed the first draft of the hour - long finale in January 2004 , four months before its original airing . Crane , Kauffman and Bright watched the finales of other sitcoms to prepare the episode 's outline , paying attention to what worked and what did not . They liked the ones that stayed true to the series , citing the finale of The Mary Tyler Moore Show as the gold standard . Crane , Kauffman , and Bright had difficulty writing the finale . They did not want to do `` something high concept , or take the show out of the show . '' The most critical parts of the finale were shot without an audience , and with a minimum number of crew members . The main cast enjoyed the finale and were confident that the fans would react similarly :
Diff'rent Strokes
In an attempt to boost her faltering career , Plato posed for Playboy in June 1989 but her appearance in the magazine did not help her land acting jobs . By 1990 , Plato was living in Las Vegas . Despite having made $25,000 an episode while on the series , she was often broke and was working as a cashier at a dry cleaning store .
Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds Theatrical release poster Directed by Gabriele Muccinno Produced by Todd Black Jason Blumenthal James Lassiter Will Smith Steve Tisch Written by Grant Nieporte Starring Will Smith Rosario Dawson Michael Ealy Barry Pepper Octavia Spencer Woody Harrelson Music by Angelo Milli Cinematography Philippe Le Sourd Edited by Hughes Winborne Production company Relativity Media Overbrook Entertainment Escape Artists Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date December 19 , 2008 ( 2008 - 12 - 19 ) Running time 123 minutes Country United States Language English Budget US $54 million Box office US $168,168,201
The Three Stooges
In 1934 , the trio -- now officially named `` The Three Stooges '' -- signed on to appear in two - reel comedy short subjects for Columbia Pictures . Moe wrote in his autobiography that they each received $600 per week ( equal to $10,976 today ) on a one - year contract with a renewable option ; in the Ted Okuda -- Edward Watz book The Columbia Comedy Shorts , the Stooges are said to have received $1,000 among them for their first Columbia effort , Woman Haters ( 1934 ) , and then signed a term contract for $7,500 per film ( equal to $137,201 today ) , to be divided among the trio .
The Devil Wears Prada (film)
Frankel , who had worked with Patricia Field on his feature - film debut Miami Rhapsody as well as Sex and the City , knew that what the cast wore would be of utmost importance in a movie set in the fashion industry . `` My approach was to hire her and then leave the room , '' he joked later . While only Valentino Garavani appeared onscreen , many other designers were helpful to Field . Her $100,000 budget for the film 's costumes was supplemented by help from friends throughout the industry . Ultimately , she believes , at least $1 million worth of clothing was used in the film , making it one of the most expensively costumed movies in cinema history . The single priciest item was a $100,000 Fred Leighton necklace on Streep .