Gore Vidal

Best known as a Documentary Subject Actor based on credits in that role in 2 films, with $1,074,232 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #216)
Best-known acting roles: Himself (Best of Enemies), Himself (Salinger), Himself (The Celluloid Closet), (Shrink), Himself (Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia)
Best-known technical roles: Caligula (Story Creator), The Sicilian (Screenwriter), Myra Breckinridge (Story Creator)
Born: October 3, 1925
Died: July 31, 2012
Also credited as: Uncredited
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorDocumentary Subject2$1,026,098$48,134$1,074,232
Inverviewee1$583,633$0$583,633
Supporting1$189,621$0$189,621
(Unclassified)1$1,310,167$0$1,310,167
In Technical RolesStory Creator2$26,400,000$0$26,400,000
Screenwriter1$5,406,879$0$5,406,879

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2015 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Foreign Films, Classics, and Canadian Films

December 13th, 2015

The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki

The third installment of the Holiday Gift Guide focuses on smaller releases, movies that opened in limited release, foreign films, classics getting new releases, and a few Canadian films. This year the list looks different to the previous guides for a simple reason. While there were only eight releases on the TV on DVD installment of the holiday gift guide, the first pass had more than 30 films on this list. I tried trimming the list, but that resulted in me remembering more films I wanted to add to it. Even after getting rid of the ones that won't be released until after Christmas, like Bone Tomahawk, there are still way too many releases to deal with. So let's not delay anymore and get to the list, starting with the biggest release... More...

Home Market Releases for November 3rd, 2015

November 3rd, 2015

Inside Out

It's a short list of new releases this week for two reasons. The first reason is the previously mentioned technical problems. I need to get three days of work done today so that I can get my computer off to the shop for an upgrade. Meanwhile, I've been battling an only mostly functional computer for a week. The second reason is Inside Out is coming out and that scared away the competition. The Blu-ray Combo Pack or 3D Combo Pack are clearly the Pick of the Week this week. However, it is far from the only new release worth picking up. It's just that the rest of the contenders are much smaller releases. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Summer is Coming to an End

July 30th, 2015

The End of the Tour

It is a bad time of the year to release a limited release. It is too late into summer to think a limited release can expand wide enough to gain mainstream success before summer ends. At the same time, it is far too early for Awards Season buzz to have an effect at the box office. This partially explains why there are so few films on this week's list and fewer still have any chance at box office success. There are only two films on this week's list with strong buzz and overwhelmingly positive reviews. Best of Enemies and The End of the Tour. Both could do well on the Per Theater Chart this weekend, but The End of the Tour is the only film with a shot at expanding significantly. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 31, 2015Best of Enemies Himself $892,802$48,134$940,936
May 23, 2014Gore Vidal: The United… Himself $133,296$133,296
Sep 6, 2013Salinger Himself $583,633$583,633
Jul 24, 2009Shrink $189,621$189,621
Mar 15, 1996The Celluloid Closet Himself $1,310,167$1,310,167
 
Averages $621,904$48,134$631,531
Totals 5 $3,109,519$48,134$3,157,653


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 24, 2009Shrink $16,44327$189,621$189,621100.0%
 
Averages $16,44327$189,621$189,621100.0%
Totals 1 $189,621$189,621

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 23, 1987The Sicilian Screenwriter $5,406,879$5,406,879
Feb, 1980Caligula Story Creator $23,400,000$23,400,000
Jun 24, 1970Myra Breckinridge Story Creator $3,000,000$3,000,000
 
Averages $10,602,293n/a$10,602,293
Totals 3 $31,806,879n/a$31,806,879


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 23, 1987The Sicilian $1,720,351370$5,406,879$5,406,879100.0%
Feb, 1980Caligula 6$23,400,000$23,400,000100.0%
Jun 24, 1970Myra Breckinridge $3,000,000$3,000,000100.0%
 
Averages $1,720,351188$10,602,293$10,602,293100.0%
Totals 3 $31,806,879$31,806,879