Ocean's Trilogy

Ocean's Trilogy
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) 2001, 2004, 2007
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1,124,773,000

The Ocean's Trilogy is a series of three caper comedies directed by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Jerry Weintraub for Warner Bros., between 2001 and 2007. The first of the films, Ocean's Eleven (2001) was a remake of the 1960 film of the same name and was followed, due to an immense commercial success, by sequels Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). The films combine well-known elements from heist films and con artist films, presented in a slick and cool style, with a notable absence of violence and gunplay, and an emphasis on humor and lightheartedness.

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Films

Ocean's Eleven

Main article: Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)

Just out of prison, master thief Danny Ocean plans an elaborate casino-heist to win back his ex-wife, recruiting a wild bunch of thieves and con men to pull off the complex job.

Ocean's Twelve

Main article: Ocean's Twelve

The Ocean's crew goes to Europe for some heists to get back enough money to pay casino tycoon Terry Benedict, but seem to run into a thievery competition with a mysterious French rival.

Ocean's Thirteen

Main article: Ocean's Thirteen

The eleven plan to rig a new casino's opening night after its ruthless owner (Al Pacino) double crosses one of the gang.

Future

Although the numbering of the titles (11, 12, 13) could potentially go on forever, which has been the subject of jokes both in interviews with cast and crew and in the media (TV-episodes, internet clips, etc.), those involved with the series (particularly Soderbergh and series star George Clooney) downplayed the possibility of an Ocean's Fourteen or subsequent sequels.[1] Following the 2008 death of actor Bernie Mac, Soderbergh definitively ruled out any further Ocean's sequels, stating that "Any possibility of ever revisiting [The Ocean's Trilogy] ended when Bernie Mac died. I don't think any of us would want to go back and do that without him, so that's it." [2]

Cast

Reception

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office revenue Box office ranking Budget Reference
United States Foreign Worldwide All time domestic All time worldwide
Ocean's Eleven December 7, 2001 $183,417,150 $267,300,000 $450,717,150 #129 #106 $85,000,000 [3]
Ocean's Twelve December 10, 2004 $125,544,280 $237,200,000 $362,744,280 #305 #162 $110,000,000 [4]
Ocean's Thirteen June 8, 2007 $117,154,724 $194,157,900 $311,312,624 #353 #224 $85,000,000 [5][6]
Total $426,116,154 $698,657,900 $1,124,774,054 $280,000,000

Critical reaction

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Yahoo! Movies
All Critics Top Critics
Ocean's Eleven 82% (168 reviews)[7] 85% (33 reviews)[8] 74% (35 reviews)[9] B (16 reviews)[10]
Ocean's Twelve 55% (175 reviews)[11] 61% (38 reviews)[12] 58% (39 reviews)[13] B- (12 reviews) [14]
Ocean's Thirteen 70% (195 reviews)[15] 59% (44 reviews)[16] 62% (37 reviews)[17] B (15 reviews) [18]

References

  1. ^ Steven Soderbergh Says No Ocean's 14
  2. ^ Mac's Death Kills Off Ocean's Fourteen
  3. ^ "Ocean's Eleven (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceanseleven.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-01. 
  4. ^ "Ocean's Twelve(2004)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceanstwelve.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  5. ^ "Ocean's Thirteen (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Box Office Mojo, LLC. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceans13.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  6. ^ "Ocean's Thirteen Production Budget". The-Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC.. http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/OCEN3.php. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  7. ^ "Ocean's Eleven". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_eleven/. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  8. ^ "Ocean's Eleven (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_eleven/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  9. ^ "Ocean's Eleven (2001): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/oceans11?q=Ocean%27s%20Eleven. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  10. ^ "Ocean's Eleven - Critics Reviews". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1804713423/critic. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  11. ^ "Ocean's Twelve". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_twelve/. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  12. ^ "Ocean's Twelve (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_twelve/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  13. ^ "Ocean's Twelve (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/oceans12?q=Ocean%27s%20Twelve. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  14. ^ "Ocean's Twelve - Critics Reviews". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808497918/critic. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  15. ^ "Ocean's Thirteen". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  16. ^ "Ocean's Thirteen (Cream of the Crop)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/oceans_thirteen/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  17. ^ "Ocean's Thirteen (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/oceans13. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
  18. ^ "Ocean's Thirteen - Critics Reviews". Yahoo! Movies. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809699091/critic. Retrieved 2009-12-02. 
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