John Williams

Best known as a Composer based on credits in that role in 80 films, with $25,908,570,292 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2)
Best-known technical roles: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (Composer), Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi (Composer), Jurassic World (Song Writer), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Composer), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (Song Writer)
Best-known acting roles: Himself (The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story)
Most productive collaborators: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Michael Kahn, Rick Carter, Janusz Kaminski
Born: February 8, 1932 (92 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorInverviewee3$55,513$83,050$138,563
In Technical RolesComposer80$11,957,493,868$13,951,076,424$25,908,570,292
Song Writer5$1,621,115,822$2,292,536,405$3,913,652,227
Music Director1$7,000,000$0$7,000,000
Casting Director1$28,706$0$28,706

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December 11th, 2017

The Shape of Water

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece. More...

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April 20th, 2017

Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

April 4th, 2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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2015 Awards Season: Oscar Winners... And the Oscar Goes to Spotlight for Best Picture

February 28th, 2016

Spotlight

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

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Oscar Predictions: Mad Max Heads Technical Categories, Revenant Favorite for Best Picture

February 28th, 2016

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2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

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2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

2015 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 9th, 2016

Bridge of Spies

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for March 11th, 2014

March 10th, 2014

If you look over at Amazon.com, the best-selling new release of the week is The Book Thief. This film made just over $20 million at the box office, which is amazing for a limited release. However, it is still a limited release on top of the new releases. That tells you how slow this week is on the home market. Fortunately, last Friday The Hunger Games: Catching Fire came out on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and I'm including it on this week's list as well. There are a number of other releases that are worth picking up, including The Patience Stone on DVD, In Fear on DVD, and Inside Llewyn Davis on Blu-ray. However, while there is some competition, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on Blu-ray Combo Pack is the Pick of the Week. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation

January 16th, 2014

Gravity poster

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2014 Awards Season: Slave Hustles to the Top

December 14th, 2013

12 Years a Slave poster

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Awards Season: Lincoln Shows a United Front at the Golden Globes

December 13th, 2012

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 16, 2017Score: A Film Music Do… Himself $83,050$83,050
Jul 13, 2012Deconstructing Dad: Th… Himself
May 22, 2009The Boys: The Sherman … Himself $55,513$55,513
 
Averages $55,513$83,050$69,282
Totals 3 $55,513$83,050$138,563

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 30, 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial … Composer $174,480,468$207,081,508$381,561,976
Jun 11, 2021Holler Casting Director $28,706$28,706
Dec 20, 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skyw… Composer $515,202,542$557,565,455$1,072,767,997
Jun 22, 2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Jurassic Park Theme Song by $417,719,760$890,603,542$1,308,323,302
May 25, 2018Solo: A Star Wars Story Han Solo Theme and Original Star Wars Music by $213,767,512$179,383,835$393,151,347
Dec 22, 2017The Post Composer $81,903,458$97,865,999$179,769,457
Dec 15, 2017Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Las… Composer $620,181,382$711,453,759$1,331,635,141
Jul 1, 2016The BFG Composer $55,483,770$144,162,910$199,646,680
Dec 18, 2015Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… Composer $936,662,225$1,127,953,592$2,064,615,817
Jun 12, 2015Jurassic World Song Writer-Jurassic Park Theme By $652,306,625$1,017,657,016$1,669,963,641
Nov 8, 2013The Book Thief Composer $21,488,481$54,598,230$76,086,711
Nov 9, 2012Lincoln Composer $182,207,973$91,138,308$273,346,281
Dec 25, 2011War Horse Composer $79,883,359$76,932,170$156,815,529
Dec 21, 2011The Adventures of Tintin Composer $77,591,831$296,402,120$373,993,951
Aug 15, 2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars Composer $35,161,554$33,533,889$68,695,443
May 22, 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingd… Composer $317,101,119$469,534,294$786,635,413
Dec 23, 2005Munich Composer $47,379,090$84,113,682$131,492,772
Dec 9, 2005Memoirs of a Geisha Composer $57,010,853$104,500,000$161,510,853
Jun 29, 2005War of the Worlds Composer $234,280,354$372,556,181$606,836,535
May 19, 2005Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … Composer $380,270,577$468,728,300$848,998,877
Jun 18, 2004The Terminal Composer $77,073,959$141,600,000$218,673,959
Jun 4, 2004Harry Potter and the Prison… Composer $249,757,726$533,463,548$783,221,274
Dec 25, 2002Catch Me if You Can Composer $164,606,800$191,005,491$355,612,291
Nov 15, 2002Harry Potter and the Chambe… Composer $262,233,381$612,720,847$874,954,228
Jun 21, 2002Minority Report Composer $132,024,714$226,800,000$358,824,714
May 16, 2002Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… Composer $310,676,740$346,018,875$656,695,615
Nov 16, 2001Harry Potter and the Sorcer… Composer $317,871,467$645,785,276$963,656,743
Jul 18, 2001Jurassic Park III Song Writer $181,166,115$184,733,885$365,900,000
Jun 29, 2001Artificial Intelligence: AI Composer $78,616,689$157,283,311$235,900,000
Jun 28, 2000The Patriot Composer $113,330,342$101,969,658$215,300,000
Dec 24, 1999Angela's Ashes Composer $13,038,660$13,038,660
May 19, 1999Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… Composer $474,544,677$552,500,000$1,027,044,677
Dec 25, 1998Stepmom Composer $91,137,662$68,607,617$159,745,279
Jul 24, 1998Saving Private Ryan Composer $216,335,085$268,700,000$485,035,085
Dec 12, 1997Amistad Music by $44,212,592$14,037,559$58,250,151
Oct 8, 1997Seven Years in Tibet Composer $37,945,884$93,500,000$131,445,884
May 22, 1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park Composer $229,086,679$389,552,320$618,638,999
Feb 21, 1997Rosewood Composer $13,104,494$13,104,494
Oct 18, 1996Sleepers Composer $53,300,852$112,300,000$165,600,852
Dec 20, 1995Nixon Composer $13,668,249$21,000,000$34,668,249
Dec 15, 1995Sabrina Song Writer
Composer
$53,458,319$33,641,681$87,100,000
Dec 15, 1993Schindler’s List Composer $96,898,818$225,298,312$322,197,130
Jun 11, 1993Jurassic Park Composer $415,404,543$643,049,687$1,058,454,230
Nov 20, 1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Composer
Composer
$173,585,516$185,409,334$358,994,850
May 22, 1992Far and Away Composer $58,883,840$58,883,840
Dec 20, 1991JFK Composer $70,405,498$134,994,502$205,400,000
Dec 11, 1991Hook Composer $119,654,823$181,200,000$300,854,823
Nov 16, 1990Home Alone Composer $285,761,243$190,919,398$476,680,641
Jul 27, 1990Presumed Innocent Composer $86,303,188$134,996,812$221,300,000
Feb 9, 1990Stanley & Iris Composer $5,820,015$5,820,015
Dec 22, 1989Always Composer $41,843,630$30,300,000$72,143,630
Dec 20, 1989Born on the Fourth of July Composer $70,001,698$70,001,698
May 24, 1989Indiana Jones and the Last … Composer $197,171,806$277,000,000$474,171,806
Dec 23, 1988The Accidental Tourist Composer $32,632,000$32,632,000
Dec 9, 1987Empire of the Sun Composer $22,238,696$22,238,696
Jul 24, 1987Superman IV: The Quest for … Composer $14,522,355$22,177,645$36,700,000
Jun 12, 1987The Witches of Eastwick Composer $63,749,955$63,749,955
Jun 6, 1986SpaceCamp Composer $9,697,739$9,697,739
Dec 17, 1984The River Composer $8,818,672$8,818,672
May 23, 1984Indiana Jones and the Templ… Composer $179,880,271$153,200,000$333,080,271
May 25, 1983Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… Composer
Song Writer
$316,465,003$165,900,281$482,365,284
Oct 22, 1982Monsignor Composer $12,408,066$12,408,066
Jun 11, 1982E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Composer $439,454,989$357,852,418$797,307,407
Dec 18, 1981Heartbeeps Composer $6,000,000$6,000,000
Jun 12, 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark Composer $225,686,079$141,765,835$367,451,914
May 21, 1980Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… Composer $291,738,960$257,262,126$549,001,086
Dec 14, 19791941 Composer $34,175,000$60,700,000$94,875,000
1979Dracula Composer $21,000,000$21,000,000
Dec 15, 1978Superman Composer $134,218,018$165,981,982$300,200,000
Jun 16, 1978Jaws 2 Composer $102,922,376$105,978,000$208,900,376
Mar 10, 1978The Fury Composer
Nov 16, 1977Close Encounters of the Thi… Composer $169,100,479$171,700,000$340,800,479
May 25, 1977Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope Composer $460,998,007$314,400,000$775,398,007
Mar 11, 1977Black Sunday Composer
Jun 18, 1976Midway Composer $43,220,000$23,200,000$66,420,000
1976The Missouri Breaks Composer $14,000,000$14,000,000
Jun 20, 1975Jaws Composer $272,965,550$210,690,343$483,655,893
Jan 1, 1975The Eiger Sanction Composer $14,200,000$14,200,000
Dec 17, 1974Towering Inferno Composer $116,000,000$23,700,000$139,700,000
Nov 15, 1974Earthquake Composer $79,700,000$79,700,000
Apr 5, 1974The Sugarland Express Composer
Music Director
$7,000,000$7,000,000
Dec 13, 1972The Poseidon Adventure Composer $93,300,000$93,300,000
Nov 10, 1966Penelope Composer
 
Averages $162,939,119$259,978,058$361,172,389
Totals 83 $13,035,129,558$15,858,661,533$28,893,791,091