Pierre Morel

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $375,102,187 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #493)

Best-known technical roles: Taken (Director), Peppermint (Director), From Paris With Love (Director), Danny the Dog (Cinematographer), War (Cinematographer)

Most productive collaborators: Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Robert Mark Kamen, Famke Janssen

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Acting Credits
Technical Credits

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	9	$221,676,240	$153,425,947	$375,102,187
	Cinematographer	2	$47,024,030	$42,700,000	$89,724,030
	Producer	2	$0	$11,247,280	$11,247,280

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	492	$47,024,030
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	404	$221,676,240
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600)	524	$42,700,000
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700)	618	$153,425,947
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,128	$11,247,280
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	509	$89,724,030
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	493	$375,102,187
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)	4,063	$11,247,280

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

2018 Preview: September

September 1st, 2018

Overall, August was a little better than expected. Granted, there were no monster hits, but Warner Bros. had two $100 million hits in The Meg and Crazy Rich Asians. Meanwhile, Christopher Robin will come close enough to that milestone to be a hit. This allowed 2018 to stretch its lead over 2017 by over $700 million. Will that lead grow in September? Nope. Not even close. There are three major problems that will hurt September’s box office. Firstly, there are a lot of films that may or may not open wide. Secondly, there are no films opening this month that have a better than 50/50 chance of hitting $100 million. Finally... It. It destroyed records last September, earning more during its opening weekend than any film opening this month will earn in total. Fortunately, 2018 has such an enormous lead that even with It, 2018 should remain ahead of 2107 by $500 million at the end of the month. More...

2015 Preview: March

March 1st, 2015

February was strong thanks to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water and Fifty Shades of Grey, both of which beat expectations. This March could actually be even better, as there are three or four films that have a decent shot at earning $100 million or more. The top film will likely be Cinderella, which has a real shot at $200 million. Insurgent will almost assuredly get beyond the $100 million mark, while Get Hard, Home, and perhaps Chappie will also get to the century mark. Last March, there were four $100 million hits, led by Divergent, which pulled in $150 million. While this March should be better than February, I'm not sure it will be better than last March. I don't think March 2015 will be much worse than last year, but I think its percentage lead will be chipped away at by the end of the month. More...

All Acting Credits

All Technical Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Dec 31, 2024	Canary Black	Director
Oct 27, 2023	Freelance	Director	$5,314,136	$1,828,024	$7,142,160
Oct 28, 2022	Al Kameen	Director
Unknown	Alphas	Producer
Unknown	The Blacksmith	Director
Sep 7, 2018	Peppermint	Director	$35,418,723	$16,382,035	$51,800,758
Oct 6, 2017	Overdrive	Producer		$11,247,280	$11,247,280
Mar 20, 2015	The Gunman	Director	$10,664,749	$13,813,864	$24,478,613
Feb 5, 2010	From Paris With Love	Director	$24,077,427	$29,061,741	$53,139,168
Jan 30, 2009	Taken	Director	$145,000,989	$81,940,596	$226,941,585
Aug 24, 2007	War	Cinematographer	$22,486,409	$18,200,000	$40,686,409
Jun 2, 2006	Banlieue 13	Director	$1,200,216	$10,399,687	$11,599,903
May 13, 2005	Danny the Dog	Cinematographer	$24,537,621	$24,500,000	$49,037,621

Averages			$33,587,534	$23,041,470	$52,897,055
Totals	13		$268,700,270	$207,373,227	$476,073,497

Director Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Dec 31, 2024	Canary Black
Oct 27, 2023	Freelance	$2,086,000	2,057	$5,314,136	$7,142,160	74.4%
Oct 28, 2022	Al Kameen
Unknown	The Blacksmith
Sep 7, 2018	Peppermint	$13,423,255	2,980	$35,418,723	$51,800,758	68.4%
Mar 20, 2015	The Gunman	$5,028,702	2,816	$10,664,749	$24,478,613	43.6%
Feb 5, 2010	From Paris With Love	$8,158,860	2,722	$24,077,427	$53,139,168	45.3%
Jan 30, 2009	Taken	$24,717,037	3,184	$145,000,989	$226,941,585	63.9%
Jun 2, 2006	Banlieue 13	$411,544	151	$1,200,216	$11,599,903	10.3%

Averages		$8,970,900	2,318	$36,946,040	$62,517,031	51.0%
Totals	9			$221,676,240	$375,102,187

Producer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Unknown	Alphas
Oct 6, 2017	Overdrive				$11,247,280

Averages		n/a	n/a	n/a	$11,247,280	0.0%
Totals	2			n/a	$11,247,280

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	492	$47,024,030
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	404	$221,676,240
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600)	524	$42,700,000
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700)	618	$153,425,947
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,128	$11,247,280
Top Grossing Cinematographer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	509	$89,724,030
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	493	$375,102,187
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100)	4,063	$11,247,280