Peter Craig

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $2,833,735,509 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #50)
Best-known technical roles: Top Gun: Maverick (Story Creator), The Batman (Screenwriter), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (Screenwriter), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (Screenwriter), Bad Boys For Life (Screenwriter)
Most productive collaborators: Robert Pattinson, Matt Reeves, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesScreenwriter9$1,330,629,200$1,503,106,309$2,833,735,509
Story Creator3$923,150,676$976,583,468$1,899,734,144
Producer1$0$6,820,000$6,820,000
Director1$0$0$0

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2020 Preview: January

January 1st, 2020

Bad Boys for Life

It’s the year 2020, the year where we find out how many times you can say, “Well, hindsight is 20/20.” before you get punched. On the positive side, while December wasn’t a great month, it was good enough to help 2019 end on a positive note, a positive note that should continue into January. There are no real potential monster hits coming out this month, but there are three films that have a real shot at $100 million domestically. These are, in alphabetical order, 1917, which will rely on Awards Season to get to the century mark. Bad Boys for Life will have a much, much easier time getting to $100 million, assuming people still care about the franchise 17 years later. Finally, Dolittle is looking like a disaster with a really troubled production; however, a $100 million run isn’t out of the question and if it can get there, it will at least save face. As for last January, Glass was the biggest hit of the month in terms of raw dollars, but The Upside was more impressive, as it is one the biggest hits in STX Entertainment’s history. We need two of the three potential $100 million hits to reach that mark to keep pace with last year, but we also have one more weekend to get there. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

2018 Preview: January

January 1st, 2018

Paddington 2

2017 wasn’t a good year. It started out well and ended on a high note, but the summer was a disaster and that proved to be too much for the rest of the year to overcome. Fortunately, The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle are still doing very well and will help January get off to a fast start. Unfortunately, the biggest new release of January is Paddington 2 and it isn’t expected to match its predecessor at the box office; it certainly won’t top $100 million domestically. It is unlikely any of the Oscar contenders will hit the century mark in January either. This is really bad news, as last January, we had a new release, Split and an Oscar contender, Hidden Figures, which both topped that milestone with ease. 2018 should get off to a faster start in the first two weeks, but overall, this month will end with a loss. More...

Blood Father Trailer

July 11th, 2016

Thriller starring Mel Gibson, William H. Macy and Diego Luna, directed by Peter Craig, opens August 12 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2014 Preview: November

October 31st, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

October was a better than expected month with the overall box office keeping pace with October of 2013, for the most part. (The last weekend will be terrible, but that's because of Halloween.) We were able to close the gap somewhat in the year-over-year comparison, at least by a little bit. So how will November do compared to October. Let's put it this way. There are only seven films opening wide this month. Of those, Beyond the Lights will likely not make an impact at the box office. Every other film has at least a reasonable shot at $100 million. More than half the of the films opening this month could hit $200 million. Leading the way will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which could hit $400 million. The only problem is when book franchises split the final installment into two parts, the first part tends to be weaker at the box office. Interstellar is a big question mark. On the low end, it could make just over $100 million, while on the high end, just over $300 million is within reach. That's a wide range of expectations. On the downside, last November, there were two movies to reach $400 million: Catching Fire and Frozen. On the other hand, there was only one other movie to make more than $100 million, Thor: The Dark World, so perhaps the depth this year will help 2014 come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 27, 2022Top Gun: Maverick Story by $718,732,821$749,709,660$1,468,442,481
Mar 1, 2022The Batman Screenwriter $369,345,583$396,604,896$765,950,479
Dec 10, 2021The Unforgivable Screenwriter $13,023$13,023
Jan 17, 2020Bad Boys For Life Story by
Screenwriter
$204,417,855$220,053,808$424,471,663
Jan 19, 201812 Strong Screenwriter $45,819,713$25,298,665$71,118,378
Aug 12, 2016Blood Father Screenwriter
Based on the novel by
Producer
$6,820,000$6,820,000
Nov 20, 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Screenwriter $281,723,902$364,496,052$646,219,954
Nov 21, 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingja… Screenwriter $337,135,885$429,439,246$766,575,131
Sep 17, 2010The Town Screenwriter $92,186,262$60,380,619$152,566,881
 
Averages $292,766,003$250,312,885$478,019,777
Totals 9 $2,049,362,021$2,252,815,969$4,302,177,990


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Aug 12, 2016Blood Father $6,820,000
 
Averages n/an/an/a$6,820,0000.0%
Totals 1 n/a$6,820,000


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 27, 2022Top Gun: Maverick $126,707,4594,751$718,732,821$1,468,442,48148.9%
Mar 1, 2022The Batman $134,008,6244,417$369,345,583$765,950,47948.2%
Dec 10, 2021The Unforgivable $13,023
Jan 17, 2020Bad Boys For Life $62,504,1053,775$204,417,855$424,471,66348.2%
Jan 19, 201812 Strong $15,815,0253,018$45,819,713$71,118,37864.4%
Aug 12, 2016Blood Father $6,820,000
Nov 20, 2015The Hunger Games: Mock… $102,665,9814,175$281,723,902$646,219,95443.6%
Nov 21, 2014The Hunger Games: Mock… $121,897,6344,151$337,135,885$766,575,13144.0%
Sep 17, 2010The Town $23,808,0322,935$92,186,262$152,566,88160.4%
 
Averages $83,915,2663,889$292,766,003$478,019,77751.1%
Totals 9 $2,049,362,021$4,302,177,990