Tim Burton has the distinction of being in the $1 billion director’s club: “Alice in Wonderland” cracked that mark in 2010 on the back of 3D, when it was still a craze following "Avatar." But the ensuing years haven't been great. "Dark Shadows” did make nearly $80 million domestic after a weak start, but the critically reviled film cost $150 million. His animated “Frankenweenie” failed to do more than $35 million domestically, and his last film “Big Eyes,” a would-be awards contender, couldn’t connect with the Academy at all and turned out to be the second lowest grossing film of his career ($14.4 million total in North America).
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In short, Burton needs a hit, and right on schedule he’s back with a new film: “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.” Written by Jane Goldman (“Kick Ass,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service”) and based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs, ‘Miss Peregrine’ centers...
