Ang Lee

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 14 films, with $1,693,367,944 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #98)
Best-known technical roles: Life of Pi (Director), Life of Pi (Producer), Hulk (Director), Gemini Man (Director), Brokeback Mountain (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Suraj Sharma, David Magee, Gita Patel, Yann Martel, Will Smith
Born: October 23, 1954 (69 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an Actor(Unclassified)1$0$495,980$495,980
In Technical RolesDirector14$597,120,146$1,096,247,798$1,693,367,944
Producer3$134,185,703$525,421,433$659,607,136
Screenwriter2$14,227,403$0$14,227,403
Story Creator1$4,447,014$107,147$4,554,161

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Home Market Releases for January 14th, 2020

January 13th, 2020

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

It’s a really bad week on the home market. Granted, there are three wide releases on this week’s list, which is better than most weeks. However, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is the biggest and the best of these three releases. That’s not a good sign. There are not even a lot of smaller releases to make up for the weakness at the top. More...

Gemini Man Trailer

July 25th, 2019

Action movie starring Will Smith, directed by Ang Lee opens October 11 ... Full Movie Details.

Henry Brogan is an elite assassin who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. More...

Gemini Man Trailer

April 23rd, 2019

Ang Lee action movie starring Will Smith opens October 4 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Home Market Releases for February 14th, 2017

February 13th, 2017

Arrival

It is an interesting week with four top-notch releases. Unfortunately, two of those releases, Doctor Strange and Moonlight, are VOD only. This leaves just two contenders for Pick of the Week: Arrival and The Edge of Seventeen. Both are absolute must haves, but Arrival’s Blu-ray or 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack have far more extras and it is the Pick of the Week. More...

2016 Preview: November

November 1st, 2016

Doctor Strange

October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned $100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at $100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least $200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely $200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than $100 million and two films that earned more than $200 million. None earned more than $300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one $300 million and / or three $200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Life of Pi

March 21st, 2013

Life of Pi had the kind of buzz most films would kill for. From the very beginning, it was seen as a major player during Awards Season. In the end, it won four Oscars, including the second Best Director Oscar win for Ang Lee. On the other hand, many critics, even those who gave the film positive reviews, said it was more impressive as a technical achievement than has a story. Will I be won over by the story? Will I merely like the film's technical prowess? Or will I be one of the rare critics to simply not like the movie at all? More...

2013 Awards Season: Argo Unites a Divided Night at the Oscars

February 25th, 2013

Argo was the big winner at the Oscars last night, although arguably, there were no big winners, but a lot of films that shared in the glory. There were also some pretty interesting twists and a few events that stand out. Due to ongoing computer difficulties, I was unable to live-blog the Oscars this year. I will still be giving my reactions on a category by category basis, but not in the order they were handed out. More...

2013 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 22nd, 2013

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 will look at the Best Director, which is one of the stranger races this year. Before Awards Season began, I thought Kathryn Bigelow would be the favorite. She wasn't even nominated. The evidence suggests Ben Affleck will win. But again, he wasn't even nominated. So with the top two choices not even on the list of nominees, we are looking at the best of the rest. More...

2013 Awards Season: DGA Diverge From Oscars

January 14th, 2013

The Directors Guild of America handed out their nominations for Feature Films last week and Documentaries today. No, I have no idea why they split up their announcements. Usually, there's a lot of overlap between the DGAs and the Oscars, but that's not the case this year, so we again have some surprises. More...

2013 Awards Season: Lincoln Oversees a Divided Group of Nominees

January 10th, 2013

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and there's certainly a lot to talk about. There are some nominations that should surprise no one. For instance, Lincoln led the way with twelve nominations, and it has been seen as the major contender for a long time. However, there were also a few surprise nominations and some major snubs. Here are the list of nominations, and some reactions. More...

Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced their nominations and the same list of films that have been mentioned since the beginning of Awards Season were rewarded today. Lincoln led the way with seven nods, while Argo and Django Unchained were close behind with five. More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...

All Acting Credits



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Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 23, 2017I am Heath Ledger $495,980$495,980
 
Averages n/a$495,980$495,980
Totals 1 n/a$495,980$495,980

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 11, 2019Gemini Man Director $48,546,770$118,051,592$166,598,362
Nov 11, 2016Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime … Director
Producer
$1,738,477$28,491,925$30,230,402
Nov 21, 2012Life of Pi Director
Producer
$124,987,022$494,323,346$619,310,368
Aug 26, 2009Taking Woodstock Director
Producer
$7,460,204$2,606,162$10,066,366
Sep 28, 2007Se jie Director $4,604,982$60,562,448$65,167,430
Dec 9, 2005Brokeback Mountain Director $83,043,761$93,937,102$176,980,863
Jun 20, 2003Hulk Director $132,177,234$112,854,445$245,031,679
Aug 24, 2001Tortilla Soup Story Creator $4,447,014$107,147$4,554,161
Dec 8, 2000Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Director $128,519,357$85,446,864$213,966,221
Nov 24, 1999Ride With the Devil Director $630,779$630,779
Sep 26, 1997The Ice Storm Director $8,038,061$7,973,914$16,011,975
Dec 11, 1995Sense and Sensibility Director $42,993,774$92,000,000$134,993,774
Jun 2, 1995Pushing Hands Director $152,322$152,322
Aug 3, 1994Eat Drink Man Woman Director
Screenwriter
$7,294,403$7,294,403
Aug 1, 1993The Wedding Banquet Director
Screenwriter
$6,933,000$6,933,000
 
Averages $40,104,477$99,668,631$113,194,807
Totals 15 $601,567,160$1,096,354,945$1,697,922,105


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 11, 2019Gemini Man $20,552,3723,642$48,546,770$166,598,36229.1%
Nov 11, 2016Billy Lynn’s Long Half… $114,1291,176$1,738,477$30,230,4025.8%
Nov 21, 2012Life of Pi $22,451,5142,946$124,987,022$619,310,36820.2%
Aug 26, 2009Taking Woodstock $3,457,7601,395$7,460,204$10,066,36674.1%
Sep 28, 2007Se jie $63,918143$4,604,982$65,167,4307.1%
Dec 9, 2005Brokeback Mountain $547,4252,089$83,043,761$176,980,86346.9%
Jun 20, 2003Hulk $62,128,4203,674$132,177,234$245,031,67953.9%
Dec 8, 2000Crouching Tiger, Hidde… $663,2052,027$128,519,357$213,966,22160.1%
Nov 24, 1999Ride With the Devil $64,15960$630,779$630,779100.0%
Sep 26, 1997The Ice Storm $75,183230$8,038,061$16,011,97550.2%
Dec 11, 1995Sense and Sensibility $721,3411,054$42,993,774$134,993,77431.8%
Jun 2, 1995Pushing Hands $152,322$152,322100.0%
Aug 3, 1994Eat Drink Man Woman 32$7,294,403$7,294,403100.0%
Aug 1, 1993The Wedding Banquet $6,933,000$6,933,000100.0%
 
Averages $10,076,3111,539$42,651,439$120,954,85355.7%
Totals 14 $597,120,146$1,693,367,944


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 11, 2016Billy Lynn’s Long Half… $114,1291,176$1,738,477$30,230,4025.8%
Nov 21, 2012Life of Pi $22,451,5142,946$124,987,022$619,310,36820.2%
Aug 26, 2009Taking Woodstock $3,457,7601,395$7,460,204$10,066,36674.1%
 
Averages $8,674,4681,839$44,728,568$219,869,04533.3%
Totals 3 $134,185,703$659,607,136


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Aug 24, 2001Tortilla Soup $653,729220$4,447,014$4,554,16197.6%
Aug 3, 1994Eat Drink Man Woman 32$7,294,403$7,294,403100.0%
Aug 1, 1993The Wedding Banquet $6,933,000$6,933,000100.0%
 
Averages $653,729126$6,224,806$6,260,52199.2%
Totals 3 $18,674,417$18,781,564