Zack Snyder

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 13 films, with $3,170,405,984 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #29)
Best-known technical roles: Wonder Woman (Story Creator), Wonder Woman (Producer), Aquaman (Executive Producer), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Director), Suicide Squad (Executive Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Deborah Snyder, Charles Roven, Henry Cavill
Born: March 1, 1966 (58 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector13$1,319,613,325$1,850,792,659$3,170,405,984
Screenwriter6$353,587,492$521,112,883$874,700,375
Producer5$602,336,997$802,253,441$1,404,590,438
Story Creator4$677,980,205$885,415,159$1,563,395,364
Executive Producer3$715,979,286$1,328,713,133$2,044,692,419
Cinematographer2$0$0$0

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Home Market Releases for March 20th, 2018

March 20th, 2018

Coco

It is a slow week with less than a dozen releases in the main section, and that includes two late reviews. There’s no more than that for the secondary Blu-ray releases. That said, a high percentage of these are worth picking up with many Pick of the Week contenders. For example, the biggest release of the week, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, is one of the best, as is one of the smallest releases, Miss Kiet’s Children. However, in the end, I went with Coco, which technically came out a couple of weeks ago, but the screener arrived late and it really deserves the title of Pick of the Week. More...

2017 Preview: November

November 1st, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok

October wasn’t a good month; then again, outside of a few bright spots, the overall box office has been a disaster since early summer. I would love to say November will turn things around, but, while it should be better, in this case “better” is a relative term. There are two films on this list with a chance at $300 million, Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League, while Coco is nearly a guarantee for $200 million. By comparison, last November had a similar result with three films earning between $200 million and $300 million, but none topping that figure. This means, if Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League both get to that milestone, then 2017 could cut into 2016’s lead during the month. It will still take a minor miracle for 2017 to catch up in the end, but just cutting the lead in half by the end of December would be a reason to celebrate at this point. More...

2017 Preview: June

June 1st, 2017

Despicable Me 3

May was a really soft month with only one unqualified hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, which is climbing towards $375 million domestically. The second biggest hit of the month will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and I would be surprised if it tops $150 million by any serious margin. June looks a lot more profitable. There are five weeks and every week there is at least one film with a great shot at $100 million or more. In fact, there are four films with at least a decent shot at $200 million and we could double the number of $300 million hits released so far this year. Wonder Woman is widely expected to start the month with an explosive debut and pulling in more than $100 million during its opening weekend is more and more likely. That said, Despicable Me 3 will probably end up being the biggest hit overall with over $300 million. Meanwhile, Cars 3 and Transformers: The Last Knight are both aiming for $200 million. Last June was not particularly strong, outside of one hit. Finding Dory earned nearly $500 million domestically, while the second best film, Central Intelligence, barely earned a quarter of that. I don’t think any film will come close to Finding Dory, but there’s a lot more depth this time around and I have high hopes 2017 will extend its lead. More...

2017 Preview: March

March 1st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Civil War's Opening Missed Mark, but still Tops Yearly Chart with $179 million

May 10th, 2016

Captain America: Civil War

The Curse of Great Expectations hit Captain America: Civil War, as it had a monster opening, but still missed even the low end of expectations at $179.14 million. This is the best opening for any film this year, so Disney should be more than happy with this result. Overall, the box office pulled in $237 million, which is 121% more than last weekend. Granted, it is the official start of summer, so an increase like that is to be expected. More importantly, it is 80% higher than the same weekend last year. Even if you compare this weekend to the start of summer last year, 2016 still comes out ahead, albeit by a much smaller margin of 1.8%. Year-to-date, 2016 padded its lead, which grew to 7.0% at $3.77 billion to $3.53 billion. More...

2016 Preview: March

March 1st, 2016

Zootopia

It's March 1st, which is not only the beginning of the month, but also Super Tuesday. If you are not American and don't pay attention to American politics, Super Tuesday is sort of like the Oscar night of the primary season. I was going to write about my predictions, but it looks like the race is about to be over. On the Republicans side, if Trump gets more than 50% of the delegates, then he has won. It will be too late to stop him. If he gets less than 40%, then it becomes a real race again. If the polling is correct, then he will get closer to 50% than 40%. On the Democratic side, Sanders needs at least 45% of the delegates, or it is over for him. Anything less than that and Hillary Clinton will have too big a lead to overcome. If the South Carolina result is an indicator, Hillary Clinton could get two-thirds of the delegates awarded tonight.

As for the box office, February was amazing, thanks to Deadpool's record-breaking opening and better than expected legs. The month ended with 2016 being nearly 4% higher than 2015's pace. Additionally, there are some big releases coming out this month with both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice looking to get more than $200 million, while Allegiant should hit $100 million. Last March, there were also three films that earned more than $100 million, but only one $200 million hit, Cinderella. It should be a really close race between 2016 and 2015. More...

2014 Preview: March

March 1st, 2014

Divergent poster

2014 continued its strong run in February with The Lego Movie beating even the high end expectations and will become the first film released in 2014 to reach $200 million. March doesn't look as strong, as no film is on track to hit $200 million, but there are five films that have a chance at $100 million. Granted, not all of them will get there; in fact, there's a chance only one of them will get there. Divergent is the film I think has the best shot at the century club, but it could be joined by Mr. Peabody and Sherman, for instance, which is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Noah is a big-budget Bible epic and the studio has to be hoping for at least $100 million, but the buzz is quite negative and there have been reports of troubles behind-the-scenes. Last March was led by Oz The Great and Powerful, which pulled in more than $200 million domestically. I don't think any film opening this March will match that figure. In addition, The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation also hit the $100 million milestone, while Olympus Has Fallen came very close. Granted, there were also some big bombs last March, like The Host, but even so, I think 2014 will lose ground in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Apr 19, 2024Rebel Moon: Part Two — The … Director
Screenwriter
Dec 15, 2023Rebel Moon — Part One: A Ch… Director
Screenwriter
Director of Photography
Aug 5, 2021The Suicide Squad Executive Producer $55,817,425$111,280,312$167,097,737
May 14, 2021Army of the Dead Director
Producer
Screenwriter
Story by
Director of Photography
Mar 18, 2021Zack Snyder’s Justice League Director
Dec 25, 2020Wonder Woman 1984 Producer $46,801,036$119,559,196$166,360,232
Dec 21, 2018Aquaman Executive Producer $335,061,807$796,787,895$1,131,849,702
Nov 17, 2017Justice League Director
Story by
$229,024,295$426,920,914$655,945,209
Jun 2, 2017Wonder Woman Producer
Story by
$412,563,408$405,128,358$817,691,766
Aug 5, 2016Suicide Squad Executive Producer $325,100,054$420,644,926$745,744,980
Mar 25, 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of … Director $330,360,194$542,034,897$872,395,091
Mar 7, 2014300: Rise of an Empire Screenwriter
Producer
$106,580,051$224,200,000$330,780,051
Jun 14, 2013Man of Steel Director $291,045,518$376,954,000$667,999,518
Mar 25, 2011Sucker Punch Director
Screenwriter
Story Creator
Producer
$36,392,502$53,365,887$89,758,389
Sep 24, 2010Legend of the Guardians: Th… Director $55,675,313$84,041,404$139,716,717
Mar 6, 2009Watchmen Director $107,509,799$79,466,451$186,976,250
Mar 9, 2007300 Director
Screenwriter
$210,614,939$243,546,996$454,161,935
Mar 19, 2004Dawn of the Dead Director $58,990,765$44,462,110$103,452,875
 
Averages $185,824,079$280,599,525$466,423,604
Totals 18 $2,601,537,106$3,928,393,346$6,529,930,452


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 19, 2024Rebel Moon: Part Two —…
Dec 15, 2023Rebel Moon — Part One:…
May 14, 2021Army of the Dead
Mar 18, 2021Zack Snyder’s Justice …
Nov 17, 2017Justice League $93,842,2394,051$229,024,295$655,945,20934.9%
Mar 25, 2016Batman v Superman: Daw… $166,007,3474,256$330,360,194$872,395,09137.9%
Jun 14, 2013Man of Steel $116,619,3624,207$291,045,518$667,999,51843.6%
Mar 25, 2011Sucker Punch $19,058,1993,033$36,392,502$89,758,38940.5%
Sep 24, 2010Legend of the Guardian… $16,112,2113,575$55,675,313$139,716,71739.8%
Mar 6, 2009Watchmen $55,214,3343,611$107,509,799$186,976,25057.5%
Mar 9, 2007300 $70,885,3013,280$210,614,939$454,161,93546.4%
Mar 19, 2004Dawn of the Dead $26,722,5752,748$58,990,765$103,452,87557.0%
 
Averages $70,557,6963,595$164,951,666$396,300,74844.7%
Totals 12 $1,319,613,325$3,170,405,984


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 14, 2021Army of the Dead
Dec 25, 2020Wonder Woman 1984 $16,701,9572,218$46,801,036$166,360,23228.1%
Jun 2, 2017Wonder Woman $103,251,4714,165$412,563,408$817,691,76650.5%
Mar 7, 2014300: Rise of an Empire $45,038,4603,490$106,580,051$330,780,05132.2%
Mar 25, 2011Sucker Punch $19,058,1993,033$36,392,502$89,758,38940.5%
 
Averages $46,012,5223,227$150,584,249$351,147,61037.8%
Totals 5 $602,336,997$1,404,590,438


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 19, 2024Rebel Moon: Part Two —…
Dec 15, 2023Rebel Moon — Part One:…
May 14, 2021Army of the Dead
Nov 17, 2017Justice League $93,842,2394,051$229,024,295$655,945,20934.9%
Jun 2, 2017Wonder Woman $103,251,4714,165$412,563,408$817,691,76650.5%
Mar 7, 2014300: Rise of an Empire $45,038,4603,490$106,580,051$330,780,05132.2%
Mar 25, 2011Sucker Punch $19,058,1993,033$36,392,502$89,758,38940.5%
Mar 9, 2007300 $70,885,3013,280$210,614,939$454,161,93546.4%
 
Averages $66,415,1343,604$199,035,039$469,667,47040.9%
Totals 8 $995,175,195$2,348,337,350