Eric Roth

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 17 films, with $2,709,339,720 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #54)
Best-known technical roles: A Star is Born (Screenwriter), Dune (Screenwriter), Forrest Gump (Screenwriter), Killers of the Flower Moon (Screenwriter), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Screenwriter)
Most productive collaborators: Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Bradley Cooper, Rebecca Ferguson, Will Fetters
Born: March 22, 1945 (78 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesScreenwriter17$1,207,088,465$1,502,251,255$2,709,339,720
Story Creator3$136,665,936$205,035,091$341,701,027
Lighting1$83,350,911$283,591,620$366,942,531
Producer1$0$100,072$100,072

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2018 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... Green Book for Best Picture

February 24th, 2019

Green Book

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

February 24th, 2019

The Favourite

It’s Oscar Day, and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I would be happy with half of the Best Picture nominees winning. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 19th, 2019

BlacKkKlansman

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two Screenwriting Categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay, which is not among the most competitive categories, but it isn’t inconceivable that there will be an upset. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 23rd, 2019

The Favourite

The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year for reasons no one has been able to adequately explain to me. Because it was the day after a long weekend, it took a bit of time to get all the normal work done and digest the results. And there were some interesting results to digest. No one film led the way with total nominations, as two films, The Favourite and Roma tied with 10 nominations each. More...

2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 12th, 2019

The Favorite

The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here. More...

2018 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 10th, 2019

Black Panther

The Writers Guild of America has a lot of categories, as they hand out nearly 30 awards. However, only three of them are for theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players and not a lot of surprises. There are some clear patterns emerging, but also some surprising results. More...

2018 Preview: October

October 1st, 2018

First Man

September turned out to be a solid month. The Nun beat expectations to become a $100 million hit, while there were also several midlevel hits in the mix. Granted, it lost ground when compared to last September, but last September broke records, and this September held on better than expected. Hopefully this means October will be able to continue 2018’s winning ways. There are several potential $100 million hits, starting with Venom and A Star is Born, which open the first weekend. Meanwhile, both First Man and Halloween could break the century mark later in the month. By comparison, last October, no movie topped $100 million, with Blade Runner 2049 coming the closest. 2018 should extend its lead over 2017 during the full month, potentially by a significant margin. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 20, 2023Killers of the Flower Moon Screenwriter $68,026,901$88,557,418$156,584,319
Aug 11, 2022Laal Singh Chaddha Original Screenplay $3,401,324$2,145,916$5,547,240
Oct 22, 2021Dune Screenwriter $109,987,830$321,261,566$431,249,396
Nov 13, 2020Mank Producer $100,072$100,072
Oct 5, 2018A Star is Born Screenwriter $215,288,866$216,385,290$431,674,156
Nov 26, 2014Penguins of Madagascar Lighting-Additional Lighter $83,350,911$283,591,620$366,942,531
Dec 25, 2011Extremely Loud and Incredib… Screenwriter $31,847,881$23,400,000$55,247,881
Dec 25, 2008The Curious Case of Benjami… Screenwriter
Story Creator
$127,509,326$202,122,632$329,631,958
May 4, 2007Lucky You Story Creator
Screenwriter
$5,755,286$766,543$6,521,829
Dec 22, 2006The Good Shepherd Screenwriter $59,908,565$40,469,706$100,378,271
Dec 23, 2005Munich Screenwriter $47,379,090$84,113,682$131,492,772
Dec 25, 2001Ali Screenwriter $58,183,966$29,500,000$87,683,966
Nov 5, 1999The Insider Screenwriter $28,965,197$31,300,000$60,265,197
May 15, 1998The Horse Whisperer Screenwriter $75,383,563$111,500,000$186,883,563
Dec 25, 1997The Postman Screenwriter $17,650,704$3,190,419$20,841,123
Jul 6, 1994Forrest Gump Screenwriter $330,151,138$349,683,999$679,835,137
Oct 8, 1993Mr. Jones Screenwriter $8,302,752$8,302,752
Sep 28, 1988Memories of Me Screenwriter $3,965,000$3,965,000
Oct 23, 1987Suspect Screenwriter $18,782,400$18,782,400
 
Averages $71,880,039$111,755,554$162,206,819
Totals 19 $1,293,840,700$1,788,088,863$3,081,929,563


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 13, 2020Mank $100,072
 
Averages n/an/an/a$100,0720.0%
Totals 1 n/a$100,072


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 20, 2023Killers of the Flower … $23,253,6553,786$68,026,901$156,584,31943.4%
Aug 11, 2022Laal Singh Chaddha $1,486,924517$3,401,324$5,547,24061.3%
Oct 22, 2021Dune $41,011,1744,125$109,987,830$431,249,39625.5%
Oct 5, 2018A Star is Born $42,908,0513,904$215,288,866$431,674,15649.9%
Dec 25, 2011Extremely Loud and Inc… $72,3482,630$31,847,881$55,247,88157.6%
Dec 25, 2008The Curious Case of Be… $26,853,8162,988$127,509,326$329,631,95838.7%
May 4, 2007Lucky You $2,710,4452,525$5,755,286$6,521,82988.2%
Dec 22, 2006The Good Shepherd $10,033,9602,250$59,908,565$100,378,27159.7%
Dec 23, 2005Munich $4,152,2601,498$47,379,090$131,492,77236.0%
Dec 25, 2001Ali $14,710,8922,521$58,183,966$87,683,96666.4%
Nov 5, 1999The Insider $6,712,3611,846$28,965,197$60,265,19748.1%
May 15, 1998The Horse Whisperer $13,685,4882,362$75,383,563$186,883,56340.3%
Dec 25, 1997The Postman $5,260,3242,207$17,650,704$20,841,12384.7%
Jul 6, 1994Forrest Gump $24,450,6022,365$330,151,138$679,835,13748.6%
Oct 8, 1993Mr. Jones $3,102,6951,481$8,302,752$8,302,752100.0%
Sep 28, 1988Memories of Me 723$3,965,000$3,965,000100.0%
Oct 23, 1987Suspect $4,152,0151,029$18,782,400$18,782,400100.0%
 
Averages $14,034,8132,280$71,205,282$159,699,23361.7%
Totals 17 $1,210,489,789$2,714,886,960