Rob Cohen

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 14 films, with $1,412,045,943 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #132)
Best-known technical roles: xXx (Director), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Director), The Fast and the Furious (Director), The Boy Next Door (Director), Alex Cross (Director)
Best-known acting roles: KEN Conference Attendee (Dumb and Dumber To), Enter the Dragon Director (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story)
Most productive collaborators: Vin Diesel, Neal H. Moritz, Asia Argento, Jennifer Lopez, Marton Csokas
Born: March 12, 1949 (75 years old)
                                    

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  3. Acting Credits
  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting1$86,208,010$70,345,582$156,553,592
(Unclassified)1$35,112,679$0$35,112,679
In Technical RolesDirector14$644,220,722$767,825,221$1,412,045,943
Executive Producer4$128,745,887$44,683,842$173,429,729
Producer3$80,193,836$94,825,490$175,019,326
Second Unit Director1$70,978,012$67,719,000$138,697,012
Screenwriter1$32,116,746$44,300,000$76,416,746

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100) 16,018 $121,320,689
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 25,701-25,800) 25,710 $70,345,582
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 20,901-21,000) 20,915 $191,666,271
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 $644,220,722
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,139 $128,745,887
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,329 $80,193,836
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,359 $32,116,746
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 260 $70,978,012
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $767,825,221
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,349 $44,683,842
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,329 $94,825,490
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,875 $44,300,000
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 270 $67,719,000
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 132 $1,412,045,943
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,662 $173,429,729
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,328 $175,019,326
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,068 $76,416,746
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 271 $138,697,012

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2018 Preview: March

March 1st, 2018

Ready Player One

February was an amazing month, thanks mainly to Black Panther, but Fifty Shades Freed and Peter Rabbit were also significant hits and overall the month was a massive improvement over last February. Looking forward, there’s nothing opening in March that will earn as much in total as Black Panther did during its opening weekend. That said, A Wrinkle in Time and Ready Player One should have no trouble getting to $100 million, while Tomb Raider has a 50/50 chance of getting there. Unfortunately, compared to last March, this is still a pittance. There’s a chance that no film opening this March will earn as much in total as Beauty and the Beast opened with last march. We will need Black Panther to have good legs to keep 2018 ahead of 2017 by the end of the month. More...

2017 Preview: January

January 1st, 2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2015 Preview: January

January 1st, 2015

Taken 3 poster

2014 is over and for the most part, December was a soft ending to a weak year. This is bad news for two reasons. Firstly, it means the overall box office is still soft and it is unlikely that January will start strong. Secondly, last January was a great month, thanks in part to Frozen and other holdovers. The slump can't last forever and Taken 3 should help 2015 get off to a reasonably fast start and it even has a shot at $100 million. American Sniper got off to a really fast start in limited release, so it too could be a hit when it expands wide. By comparison, last January was led by Ride Along, but there were only two other films that didn't completely bomb. I want to say 2015 will start out on a winning note, but given the box office losing streak, it will likely pay to be pessimistic. More...

2012 Preview: October

October 1st, 2012

2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Nov 14, 2014Dumb and Dumber To KEN Conference At… $86,208,010$70,345,582$156,553,592
May 7, 1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee … Enter the Dragon … $35,112,679$35,112,679
 
Averages $60,660,345$70,345,582$95,833,136
Totals 2 $121,320,689$70,345,582$191,666,271


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 14, 2014Dumb and Dumber To $36,111,7753,188$86,208,010$156,553,59255.1%
 
Averages $36,111,7753,188$86,208,010$156,553,59255.1%
Totals 1 $86,208,010$156,553,592

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists



All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 9, 2018The Hurricane Heist Director
Producer
$6,115,824$27,106,490$33,222,314
Mar 20, 2015Ghoul Executive Producer $483,842$483,842
Jan 23, 2015The Boy Next Door Director $36,006,065$17,395,873$53,401,938
Oct 19, 2012Alex Cross Director $25,888,412$9,538,347$35,426,759
Aug 1, 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Drag… Director $102,491,776$303,268,449$405,760,225
Jul 29, 2005Stealth Director
Screenwriter
$32,116,746$44,300,000$76,416,746
Apr 29, 2005XXX: State of the Union Executive Producer $26,873,932$44,200,000$71,073,932
Aug 9, 2002xXx Director $141,930,000$125,270,000$267,200,000
Jun 22, 2001The Fast and the Furious Director $144,512,310$61,946,062$206,458,372
Mar 31, 2000The Skulls Director $35,007,180$35,007,180
Dec 6, 1996Daylight Director $32,908,290$126,000,000$158,908,290
May 31, 1996Dragonheart Director $51,364,680$53,000,000$104,364,680
May 7, 1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Director $35,112,679$35,112,679
May 18, 1990Bird on a Wire Producer
Second Unit Director
$70,978,012$67,719,000$138,697,012
Nov 13, 1987The Running Man Executive Producer $38,122,000$38,122,000
Jun 12, 1987The Witches of Eastwick Executive Producer $63,749,955$63,749,955
Jul 19, 1985The Legend of Billie Jean Producer $3,100,000$3,100,000
Mar 12, 1980A Small Circle of Friends Director $766,760$766,760
 
Averages $49,826,154$73,352,339$95,959,594
Totals 18 $847,044,621$880,228,063$1,727,272,684


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 9, 2018The Hurricane Heist $3,024,3992,402$6,115,824$33,222,31418.4%
Jan 23, 2015The Boy Next Door $14,910,1052,615$36,006,065$53,401,93867.4%
Oct 19, 2012Alex Cross $11,396,7682,541$25,888,412$35,426,75973.1%
Aug 1, 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the… $40,457,7703,778$102,491,776$405,760,22525.3%
Jul 29, 2005Stealth $13,251,5453,495$32,116,746$76,416,74642.0%
Aug 9, 2002xXx $44,506,1033,536$141,930,000$267,200,00053.1%
Jun 22, 2001The Fast and the Furious $40,089,0152,905$144,512,310$206,458,37270.0%
Mar 31, 2000The Skulls $11,034,8852,464$35,007,180$35,007,180100.0%
Dec 6, 1996Daylight $10,015,8752,189$32,908,290$158,908,29020.7%
May 31, 1996Dragonheart $15,027,1502,193$51,364,680$104,364,68049.2%
May 7, 1993Dragon: The Bruce Lee … $10,019,9701,985$35,112,679$35,112,679100.0%
Mar 12, 1980A Small Circle of Friends $61,10919$766,760$766,760100.0%
 
Averages $17,816,2252,510$53,685,060$117,670,49559.9%
Totals 12 $644,220,722$1,412,045,943


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 9, 2018The Hurricane Heist $3,024,3992,402$6,115,824$33,222,31418.4%
May 18, 1990Bird on a Wire $15,338,1602,008$70,978,012$138,697,01251.2%
Jul 19, 1985The Legend of Billie Jean $1,466,884903$3,100,000$3,100,000100.0%
 
Averages $6,609,8141,771$26,731,279$58,339,77556.5%
Totals 3 $80,193,836$175,019,326


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 29, 2005Stealth $13,251,5453,495$32,116,746$76,416,74642.0%
 
Averages $13,251,5453,495$32,116,746$76,416,74642.0%
Totals 1 $32,116,746$76,416,746