John Woo

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 17 films, with $1,337,971,394 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #140)
Best-known technical roles: Mission: Impossible 2 (Director), Face/Off (Director), Paycheck (Director), Paycheck (Producer), Broken Arrow (Director)
Best-known acting roles: Himself (Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields)
Most productive collaborators: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Terence Chang, Ben Affleck, Joan Allen
Born: May 1, 1946 (77 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorInverviewee1$68,719$0$68,719
In Technical RolesDirector17$533,310,921$804,660,473$1,337,971,394
Producer5$125,726,091$87,531,313$213,257,404
Executive Producer1$27,066,941$6,430$27,073,371
Associate Producer1$9,369,329$0$9,369,329
Screenwriter1$0$0$0

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Weekend predictions: Beyoncé starting out strong

December 1st, 2023

RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ

With four new wide releases and several films having their first “normal” weekend after opening over Thanksgiving, this is a devilishly difficult weekend to predict at the box office. Hardest of them all is RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ, which follows in the footsteps of another all-caps concert movie, TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR. Beyoncé’s film posted excellent preview numbers last night, with $5.06 million. That’s quite a bit more than Taylor Swift’s $2.8 million in previews, but that’s not really an apples to apples comparison, as the Swift previews were added to the schedule long after her most enthusiastic fans had bought tickets for later in the weekend. With so few other comparable films, our model is struggling to pin down a number for RENAISSANCE this weekend. More...

Theater counts: Wish holds off a cluster of newcomers to remain widest release

November 30th, 2023

Wish

The long holiday weekend saw three films vying for number one at the box office, with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes taking the prize over both the three- and five-day weekend, relegating new arrivals, Napoleon, and Wish to their second and third place spots respectively. This week brings about five new wide releases including Beyoncé’s own concert film with the release of RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 27, 2010Strange Powers: Stephi… Himself $68,719$68,719
 
Averages $68,719n/a$68,719
Totals 1 $68,719n/a$68,719

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 1, 2023Silent Night Director
Producer
$8,012,103$1,874,755$9,886,858
Sep 10, 2020Dinü hua Director
Screenwriter
Jun 25, 2019Ying xiong wu lei Director
Dec 31, 2017Zhui bu Director $18,339,343$18,339,343
Dec 31, 2015The Crossing: Part 2 (太平轮·彼… Director $7,101,276$7,101,276
Dec 31, 2014The Crossing: Part 1 (太平轮(上… Director $292,746$292,746
UnknownChi Bi Juezhan Tianxia Director $30,500,000$30,500,000
Nov 20, 2009Red Cliff Director $627,047$119,000,000$119,627,047
Apr 5, 2005Hand of Death (少林門) Director
Dec 25, 2003Paycheck Director
Producer
$53,789,313$45,030,476$98,819,789
Apr 16, 2003Bulletproof Monk Producer $23,010,607$3,911,885$26,922,492
Jun 14, 2002Windtalkers Director
Producer
$40,914,068$36,714,197$77,628,265
May 24, 2000Mission: Impossible 2 Director $215,409,889$334,178,627$549,588,516
Apr 24, 1998The Big Hit Executive Producer $27,066,941$6,430$27,073,371
Jan 1, 1998Hao Xia Director
Jun 27, 1997Face/Off Director $112,276,146$128,923,838$241,199,984
Feb 9, 1996Broken Arrow Director $70,645,997$77,700,000$148,345,997
Aug 20, 1993Hard Target Director $31,636,358$31,636,358
Dec 31, 1986Ying Xiong Ben Se Director $5,005,215$5,005,215
Jan 11, 1985Tuff Turf Associate Producer $9,369,329$9,369,329
 
Averages $53,887,073$57,755,628$87,583,537
Totals 20 $592,757,798$808,578,788$1,401,336,586


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 1, 2023Silent Night $3,010,2071,873$8,012,103$9,886,85881.0%
Sep 10, 2020Dinü hua
Jun 25, 2019Ying xiong wu lei
Dec 31, 2017Zhui bu $18,339,343
Dec 31, 2015The Crossing: Part 2 (… $7,101,276
Dec 31, 2014The Crossing: Part 1 (… $292,746
UnknownChi Bi Juezhan Tianxia $30,500,000
Nov 20, 2009Red Cliff $13,10442$627,047$119,627,0470.5%
Apr 5, 2005Hand of Death (少林門)
Dec 25, 2003Paycheck $13,462,3742,762$53,789,313$98,819,78954.4%
Jun 14, 2002Windtalkers $14,520,4122,898$40,914,068$77,628,26552.7%
May 24, 2000Mission: Impossible 2 $57,845,2973,669$215,409,889$549,588,51639.2%
Jan 1, 1998Hao Xia
Jun 27, 1997Face/Off $23,387,5302,851$112,276,146$241,199,98446.5%
Feb 9, 1996Broken Arrow $15,583,5102,392$70,645,997$148,345,99747.6%
Aug 20, 1993Hard Target $10,106,5001,999$31,636,358$31,636,358100.0%
Dec 31, 1986Ying Xiong Ben Se $5,005,215
 
Averages $17,241,1172,311$66,663,865$102,920,87652.8%
Totals 17 $533,310,921$1,337,971,394


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 1, 2023Silent Night $3,010,2071,873$8,012,103$9,886,85881.0%
Dec 25, 2003Paycheck $13,462,3742,762$53,789,313$98,819,78954.4%
Apr 16, 2003Bulletproof Monk $8,653,5422,955$23,010,607$26,922,49285.5%
Jun 14, 2002Windtalkers $14,520,4122,898$40,914,068$77,628,26552.7%
 
Averages $9,911,6342,622$31,431,523$53,314,35168.4%
Totals 4 $125,726,091$213,257,404


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 10, 2020Dinü hua
 
Averages n/an/an/an/a0.0%
Totals 1 n/an/a