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Robert W. Cort (born January 13, 1951) is an American film producer. Since 1985 he has produced forty-eight feature films which have grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office. [1] These include: On the Basis of Sex, Three Men and a Baby, Cocktail, Jumanji, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise ...
The company's first film, Revenge of the Nerds, was released in 1984 and was a box office success. [3] That same year, Robert W. Cort, a former executive of 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, joined Interscope and became the president of the company. Cort also co-produced a number of films.
Robert W. Cort (born January 13, 1951) is an American film producer. Since 1985 he has produced forty-eight feature films which have grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office. These include: On the Basis of Sex, Three Men and a Baby, Cocktail, Jumanji, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise ...
Male television producers from the United States. Winners of the Emmy Award. Recipients of Peabody Awards. Writers Guild of America Award winners. Births in Brooklyn, New York City.
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In 1956, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a first-year student at Harvard Law School, when her husband Martin Ginsburg, a second-year student, is diagnosed with testicular cancer. She attends both her classes and his, taking notes and transcribing lectures while caring for Martin and their infant daughter Jane. Two years later, Martin's cancer is in remissio...
Robert W. Cort produced the film through Participant Media. On July 18, 2017, Deadline reported that the film would be directed by Mimi Leder. Production started in late 2017 in Montreal Quebec, and the cast was rounded out by Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates, Sam Waterston, Jack Reynor, Stephen Root, and Cailee Spaenyin October as filming commenced.
The film was scheduled to be released by Focus Features on November 9, 2018, but was pushed back to a limited release on December 25, 2018, with a wide release on January 11, 2019. It had its world premiere at the AFI Feston November 8, 2018.
Box office
On the Basis of Sexgrossed $24.6 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $38.7 million. The film grossed a "solid" $442,000 from 33 theaters on its first day of release, December 25. It went on to gross $690,000 in its first weekend, a total of $1.5 million over its first six days. During January 11–13, its first weekend of wide release, the film made $6.2 million from 1,923 theaters, finishing sixth at the box office.In...
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 72% based on 265 reviews, with an average of 6.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "On the Basis of Sex is nowhere near as groundbreaking as its real-life subject, but her extraordinary life makes a solid case for itself as an inspirational, well-acted biopic." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audienc...
RBG (film), a biographical documentary focusing on the larger life and career of Ginsburg, also released in 2018.
On the Basis of Sex at IMDbOn the Basis of Sex at the TCM Movie DatabasePanel discussion with Felicity Jones, Mimi Leder, and Daniel Stiepleman, December 11, 2018, C-SPANPERSONAL. Born July 2, 1946, in New York, NY; son of Mackie and Mildred Cort; married to Rosalie Swedlin (manager of writers and directors). Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1968, M.A., 1970; Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, M.B.A. Addresses:
Robert W. Cort (born January 13, 1951) is an American film producer. Since 1985 he has produced forty-eight feature films which have grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.
