Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley
By nicolas genin from Paris, France (66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Best known as an Actress based on credits in that role in 22 films, with $226,064,523 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #18,280)
Best-known acting roles: Ana (Dawn of the Dead), Elsa Cast (Splice), Ronna Martin (Go!), Molly Monaghan (One Magic Christmas), Sally Salt (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
Best-known technical roles: Women Talking (Director), Women Talking (Screenwriter), Away From Her (Director), Away From Her (Screenwriter), Stories We Tell (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Zack Snyder, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Tyler Bates, Michael Barry
Born: January 8, 1979 (45 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLeading3$76,021,613$62,049,871$138,071,484
Supporting2$444,415$4,211,196$4,655,611
Lead Ensemble Member1$591,165$0$591,165
Inverviewee1$0$0$0
(Unclassified)15$55,005,018$27,741,245$82,746,263
In Technical RolesDirector4$12,846,714$15,023,685$27,870,399
Screenwriter3$11,607,022$11,400,045$23,007,067

Career Trend

This graph shows Sarah Polley’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


Women Talking trailer

October 13th, 2022

Drama with an ensemble cast led by Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley, written and directed by Sarah Polley opens exclusively in theaters on December 2 ... Full Movie Details.

In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary

February 15th, 2014

The Act of Killing poster

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is probably the hardest category to predict, because some of the previous winners of major awards were not even nominated for an Oscar. When the nominations were this unpredictable, the winner could be any of the five films. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: A.I. and Pirates Told the Right Stories

February 1st, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs handed out their awards on Saturday and depending on who you talk to, there were a couple of major upsets. There was certainly at least one upset, but the other awards are less surprising. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Gravity adds Weight to its Oscar Chances

January 26th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Directors Guild of America handed out the awards over the weekend, including two for theatrical releases. There were no true upsets, but it didn't go exactly as I anticipated it would go. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises. More...

2014 Awards Season: DGA: Telling Stories about Documentaries

January 14th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

The Directors Guild of America finished its theatrical nominations yesterday with the Documentary category. I'm of two minds with the list of nominees. On the one hand, I feel like I should be surprised, because a number of documentaries thought to be Oscar favorites were left off the list. On the other hand, they've been left off the list a number of times. I think it is time to rethink who is and is not an Oscar favorite. More...

2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell

January 5th, 2014

Stories We Tell poster

WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year. More...

2013 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III

December 19th, 2013

Part III of the Holiday Gift Guide is a little late due to reasons you probably don't want to hear the details about. (I believe I've developed a food allergy to something in Eggnog.) The third installment of our holiday gift guide includes independent films, classics, foreign films, etc. The fastest way to find gifts is to go to the Independent Spirit Awards nominations and find any film that is on that list that is already out on DVD / Blu-ray (Frances Ha, Mud, etc.). Unfortunately, most of the films competing for Awards Season glory are still in theaters and not available as gifts. But there are still many films worth picking up, starting with... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 3rd, 2013

September 3rd, 2013

It's a really slow week on the home market. There's only one first-run release of note, Now You See Me, while the best-selling TV on DVD release is from the CW, The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Fourth Season. That doesn't mean there are no new releases worth picking up. In fact, there are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week. Blancanieves is one such contender, but while the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, I think the target audience is a little too limited for Pick of the Week. Instead, that honor goes to From Up on Poppy Hill on Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Limited Releases have Stories to Tell

May 10th, 2013

Most summers there is at least one limited release that manages to find enough success to expand truly wide. There are quite a few new limited releases this week, but most of them are earning weak reviews and will likely fail to find an audience in limited release. There are three films that are earning 80% positive reviews or better: Sightseers, Stories We Tell, and Venus and Serena. Unfortunately, the last two are documentaries and the first one is a Black Comedy, so it is unlikely we will have a true break-out hit this week. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 20, 2020Margaret Atwood: A Wor… Herself
Nov 1, 2013Mr. Nobody Elise $3,622$18,632$22,254
Jun 4, 2010Splice Elsa Cast $17,010,170$11,532,324$28,542,494
Dec 15, 2006The Secret Life of Words Hanna $20,678$6,055,437$6,076,115
Jun 16, 2006Beowulf & Grendel Selma $68,820$68,820
Mar 17, 2006Don’t Come Knocking Sky $440,793$4,192,564$4,633,357
Mar 19, 2004Dawn of the Dead Ana $58,990,765$44,462,110$103,452,875
Oct 3, 2003The Event Dana $54,288$54,288
Sep 26, 2003My Life Without Me Ann $432,360$11,834,915$12,267,275
Nov 1, 2002The Weight of Water Maren Hontvedt $102,622$102,622
Mar 29, 2002No Such Thing Beatrice $60,006$60,006
Dec 29, 2000The Claim Hope Dillon $622,023$753,612$1,375,635
Sep 24, 1999Guinevere Harper Sloane $668,099$668,099
Apr 23, 1999eXistenZ Merle $2,840,417$2,840,417
Apr 9, 1999Go! Ronna Martin $16,875,273$11,508,168$28,383,441
Oct 23, 1998Last Night Jennifer Wheeler $591,165$591,165
Nov 7, 1997The Hanging Garden Teen Rosemary $925,756$925,756
Oct 10, 1997The Sweet Hereafter Nicole Burnell $4,306,697$3,644,550$7,951,247
Sep 23, 1994Exotica Tracey $5,046,118$5,046,118
Mar 10, 1989The Adventures of Baro… Sally Salt $8,040,008$8,040,008
Sep 25, 1987The Big Town Christy Donaldson $1,733,017$1,733,017
Nov 22, 1985One Magic Christmas Molly Monaghan $13,229,514$13,229,514
 
Averages $6,288,677$10,444,701$10,764,977
Totals 22 $132,062,211$94,002,312$226,064,523


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 4, 2010Splice $7,385,2772,450$17,010,170$28,542,49459.6%
Dec 15, 2006The Secret Life of Words $5,3093$20,678$6,076,1150.3%
Mar 19, 2004Dawn of the Dead $26,722,5752,748$58,990,765$103,452,87557.0%
Oct 23, 1998Last Night $48,63428$591,165$591,165100.0%
 
Averages $8,540,4491,307$19,153,195$34,665,66254.2%
Totals 4 $76,612,778$138,662,649


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 1, 2013Mr. Nobody $1,6124$3,622$22,25416.3%
Mar 17, 2006Don’t Come Knocking $30,63032$440,793$4,633,3579.5%
 
Averages $16,12118$222,208$2,327,80612.9%
Totals 2 $444,415$4,655,611

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,804 $76,612,778
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 60,201-60,300) 60,261 $444,415
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,488 $132,062,211
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,701-3,800) 3,764 $77,036,515
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,878 $132,062,211
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,056 $62,049,871
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 48,201-48,300) 48,226 $4,211,196
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 19,701-19,800) 19,721 $94,002,312
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,508 $60,205,630
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 21,701-21,800) 21,709 $94,002,312
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,969 $138,662,649
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 58,401-58,500) 58,445 $4,655,611
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 16,601-16,700) 16,628 $226,064,523
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,144 $137,242,145
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,201-18,300) 18,280 $226,064,523
Highest Grossing Stars of 2004 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 264 50
Highest Grossing Stars of 2005 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 270 50
Highest Grossing Stars of 2006 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 234 50
Highest Grossing Stars of 2004 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 245 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2005 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 238 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2006 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 205 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2004 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 247 48
Highest Grossing Stars of 2005 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 248 48
Highest Grossing Stars of 2006 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 218 48
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,153 $17,622,013
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $58,990,765
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,033 $17,587,761
Top International Leading Stars for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 163 $44,462,110
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,211 $35,209,774
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Remake Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $103,452,875
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,698 $59,602,608
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 483 $17,010,170
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,748 $50,517,547
Top International Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 477 $11,532,324
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,729 $110,120,155
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $28,542,494
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,554 $20,678
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 324 $76,592,100
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,395 $6,055,437
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 406 $55,994,434
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,435 $6,076,115
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 370 $132,586,534
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,142 $611,843
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 121 $76,000,935
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,302 $6,055,437
Top International Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 194 $55,994,434
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,804 $6,667,280
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 159 $131,995,369
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 679 $76,592,100
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,989 $20,678
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 756 $55,994,434
Top International Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 601-700) 613 $6,055,437
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 726 $132,586,534
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 701-800) 768 $6,076,115
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 950 $17,010,170
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 459 $58,990,765
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 601-700) 614 $591,165
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 701-800) 736 $11,532,324
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 414 $44,462,110
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 801-900) 888 $28,542,494
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 439 $103,452,875
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 601-700) 682 $591,165

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 23, 2022Women Talking Director
Screenwriter
$5,456,531$3,719,329$9,175,860
Oct 12, 2012Stories We Tell Director
Screenwriter
$1,602,160$1,441,557$3,043,717
Jun 29, 2012Take This Waltz Director $1,239,692$3,623,640$4,863,332
May 4, 2007Away From Her Director
Screenwriter
$4,548,331$6,239,159$10,787,490
 
Averages $3,211,679$3,755,921$6,967,600
Totals 4 $12,846,714$15,023,685$27,870,399


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 23, 2022Women Talking $40,530707$5,456,531$9,175,86059.5%
Oct 12, 2012Stories We Tell 70$1,602,160$3,043,71752.6%
Jun 29, 2012Take This Waltz $137,01969$1,239,692$4,863,33225.5%
May 4, 2007Away From Her $53,267275$4,548,331$10,787,49042.2%
 
Averages $76,939280$3,211,679$6,967,60044.9%
Totals 4 $12,846,714$27,870,399


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 23, 2022Women Talking $40,530707$5,456,531$9,175,86059.5%
Oct 12, 2012Stories We Tell 70$1,602,160$3,043,71752.6%
May 4, 2007Away From Her $53,267275$4,548,331$10,787,49042.2%
 
Averages $46,899351$3,869,007$7,669,02251.4%
Totals 3 $11,607,022$23,007,067