Part of the reason for the struggles is evident in the Red Storm's box scores, which have featured a starting lineup of all freshmen in nine games this season.
Whether it is the still atmosphere of "High Tide on the River," permeated by sunshine reflected off the surface of shimmering water, or the turbulence of a gathering storm in "Box Hill in Winter No. 3," the air itself is as much a positive presence as the buildings and foliage.
Everything is in place for Xu Zheng's knockabout sequel Lost in Hong Kong to storm the box office: it follows the surprise 2012 hit Lost in Thailand, which took $208m off a $2.2m budget to become the country's then top local grosser; and it ropes in another Chinese mega-star, Vicki Zhao.
The second "Harry Potter" film has stormed the box office; in December, the "Lord of the Rings" sequel is set to do the same.
Anyone can make a series about bestsellers over the past five decades or a programme about Tolkien after The Lord of the Rings has stormed the box office.
She played Kristen Wiig's flatmate – Matt Lucas's sister – and was signed up for another five films the week it stormed the box office.
Why did theatergoers start storming the box office -- first during a tryout in Chicago, then on West 44th Street -- well before the critics weighed in?
There was once a perfect storm in boxing and it took place one night in 1977, when two tiny Mexicans clashed at the Inglewood Forum in a part of Los Angeles known as Little Mexico.
No such worries for Heaven Is for Real, the latest in a slew of faith-based movies that has stormed the box office and made the most of Easter weekend.
