Janusz Kaminski

Best known as a Cinematographer based on credits in that role in 24 films, with $6,331,500,700 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #12)
Best-known technical roles: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Cinematographer), Ready Player One (Cinematographer), Lincoln (Cinematographer), War of the Worlds (Cinematographer), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Cinematographer)
Most productive collaborators: Steven Spielberg, Michael Kahn, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Kathleen Kennedy, Adam Somner
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesCinematographer24$2,599,601,893$3,731,898,807$6,331,500,700
Director2$16,779,636$14,540,657$31,320,293

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2015 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 9th, 2016

Bridge of Spies

The BAFTA nominations were announced and you can read them on their site... in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is very useful in most circumstances, but not here. On the other hand, the nominees within each category are not presented in alphabetical order. ... Are the BAFTAs trolling us? As for the actual nominees, the big winners here are Bridge of Spies and Carol, both of which earned nine nominations. For Carol, this is just another impressive score, but this was a pleasant surprise for Bridge of Spies. More...

Weekend Estimates: Goosebumps Set to Win Tight Race

October 18th, 2015

Goosebumps

A slightly-softer-than-expected (but still good) opening for Goosebumps will be enough to take the film to the top of the box office chart this weekend, according to studio projections released on Sunday morning. Sony expects the family horror adventure to come in with $23.5 million on opening weekend, which is a solid enough start, and sets the film up for a good run, helped by strong reviews and Halloween coming up in a couple of weeks. The Martian will land in second with a projected $21.5 million as of this morning, a slightly steeper-than-expected 42% decline from last weekend, and a total to date around $144 million. In general, we’re looking at quite a few steep drops from last weekend thanks to an unfavorable comparison with the Columbus Day long weekend and a batch of new releases. More...

Analysis: The Numbers Bankability Index Under the Covers

November 13th, 2013

On Tuesday we launched The Numbers Bankability Index, a new service to help assess the value that different people bring to the industry, from actors and actresses to directors, screenwriters, producers, and anyone else involved in the creative process of making a movie. In this article, I'll look more deeply into how the Index is compiled, and how we use the tools behind it to analyze questions about people in movies.

If you haven't already, now's a good time to look at our announcement video, and the November Edition of the Worldwide Bankability Index. More...

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jan 12, 2021American Dream Director
Feb 21, 2020The Call of the Wild Director of Photography $62,342,368$45,008,823$107,351,191
Mar 29, 2018Ready Player One Director of Photography $137,690,172$441,365,481$579,055,653
Dec 22, 2017The Post Director of Photography $81,903,458$97,865,999$179,769,457
Jul 1, 2016The BFG Director of Photography $55,483,770$144,162,910$199,646,680
Oct 16, 2015Bridge of Spies Director of Photography $72,313,754$90,184,584$162,498,338
Oct 10, 2014The Judge Director of Photography $47,119,388$28,954,168$76,073,556
Nov 9, 2012Lincoln Director of Photography $182,207,973$91,138,308$273,346,281
Dec 25, 2011War Horse Director of Photography $79,883,359$76,932,170$156,815,529
Dec 17, 2010How Do You Know? Director of Photography $30,212,620$19,415,557$49,628,177
Jul 31, 2009Funny People Cinematographer $51,855,045$20,025,260$71,880,305
May 22, 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingd… Cinematographer $317,101,119$469,534,294$786,635,413
Nov 30, 2007Le Scaphandre et le Papillon Director of Photography $5,990,075$16,764,397$22,754,472
Dec 23, 2005Munich Cinematographer $47,379,090$84,113,682$131,492,772
Jun 29, 2005War of the Worlds Cinematographer $234,280,354$372,556,181$606,836,535
Jun 18, 2004The Terminal Cinematographer $77,073,959$141,600,000$218,673,959
Dec 25, 2002Catch Me if You Can Cinematographer $164,606,800$191,005,491$355,612,291
Jun 21, 2002Minority Report Cinematographer $132,024,714$226,800,000$358,824,714
Jun 29, 2001Artificial Intelligence: AI Cinematographer $78,616,689$157,283,311$235,900,000
Oct 13, 2000Lost Souls Director $16,779,636$14,540,657$31,320,293
Jul 24, 1998Saving Private Ryan Cinematographer $216,335,085$268,700,000$485,035,085
Dec 12, 1997Amistad Director of Photography $44,212,592$14,037,559$58,250,151
May 22, 1997The Lost World: Jurassic Park Cinematographer $229,086,679$389,552,320$618,638,999
Dec 13, 1996Jerry Maguire Director of Photography $153,952,592$119,600,000$273,552,592
Dec 15, 1993Schindler’s List Director of Photography $96,898,818$225,298,312$322,197,130
Oct 18, 1991Cool As Ice Director of Photography $1,031,420$1,031,420
 
Averages $104,655,261$156,101,644$254,512,840
Totals 26 $2,616,381,529$3,746,439,464$6,362,820,993


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 12, 2021American Dream
Oct 13, 2000Lost Souls $7,954,7661,970$16,779,636$31,320,29353.6%
 
Averages $7,954,7661,970$16,779,636$31,320,29353.6%
Totals 2 $16,779,636$31,320,293