Sentence examples for based on a theme-park from inspiring English sources

"The Country Bears," which opens today nationwide, has the distinction of being the only current movie (and, so far as I can recall, the only one ever) to be based on a theme-park attraction.

Based on a theme-park ride.

WE all laughed when Disney decided to make a film based on a theme-park ride.

Odds: 8-13 odds-on favourite · Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Prospects: First-time nominee Depp's campy, trampy high-wire act as a dissolute pirate was a wonder to behold, but the Academy rarely rewards comic performances, especially a comic performance in a Jerry Bruckheimer production based on a theme-park ride.

Before its release, many executives and journalists had expected the film to flop, as the pirate genre had not been successful for years, the film was based on a theme-park ride, and Depp rarely made a big film.

More recently, "Country Bears," one of the first movies based on a theme park attraction, brought in a paltry $5 million its first weekend.

Pirates Of The Caribbean, a film based on a theme park ride, may have led the way, but the trend is only growing.

In 2002, six of the top-ten movies were sequels: The number two hit, Pirates of the Caribbean by The Walt Disney Co., was based on a theme park ride, and another, Finding Nemo, the year's top hit by Disney and Pixar, was a cartoon.

The film was also based on a theme park ride, and Johnny Depp, known mostly for starring in cult films, had little track record as a box office leading man.

Based on a Disney theme-park attraction, "The Haunted Mansion" stars Mr. Murphy as a real estate salesman stuck with his family in a house full of ghosts.

"It didn't exist," he says in a thoroughgoing documentary about the making of his feverish comic epic based on a Disney theme-park ride.