John Lee Hancock

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 8 films, with $579,209,611 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #321)
Best-known technical roles: The Blind Side (Director), The Blind Side (Screenwriter), Snow White and the Huntsman (Screenwriter), Saving Mr. Banks (Director), The Rookie (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Sandra Bullock, Kristen Stewart, Rupert Sanders, Charlize Theron, Evan Daugherty
Born: December 15, 1956 (67 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector8$465,394,469$113,815,142$579,209,611
Screenwriter7$482,678,697$310,023,786$792,702,483
Producer1$15,342,746$14,392,476$29,735,222

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Weekend predictions: The Little Things should easily win the weekend

January 29th, 2021

The Little Things

This weekend’s release of The Little Things continues Warner Bros.’ strategy of launching major films simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max, following the Christmastime launch of Wonder Woman 1984. The studio can argue that its experiment has paid off so far, with Wonder Woman posting a decent opening, given the state of the pandemic, and also driving new subscribers to the service. Little Things will be more of test though, since it’s not a major franchise release and isn’t high on the list of most-anticipated movies of the year.

It does, however, come with an impeccable pedigree, and our model is quite enthusiastic about its chances.

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January preview: 2021 starts with the quietest month since July

January 5th, 2021

The Little Things

There’s precious little good news in the theatrical market as we start 2021. Although Wonder Woman 1984 had a relatively good opening weekend after its launch on Christmas Day, it declined steeply at the box office last weekend, and the combined earnings for all films reporting is only a shade over $10 million right now. Unfortunately, there are only two films scheduled to open wide in the whole month of January, which means we won’t see much of an improvement in the market, and likely some back sliding, particularly given the growing COVID-19 case counts and the high likelihood of continued restrictions on public gatherings around North America.

The (slow) rollout of a vaccine is the one piece of good news, but it’s unlikely to have much of an effect on the things for several months. For now, here’s what’s in store for January… More...

2017 Preview: January

January 1st, 2017

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. More...

2014 Preview: May

May 1st, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster

It has been a great year so far and April was again a strong month. The box office was led by Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as it became the second film of the year to reach $200 million, while Rio 2 is on pace to become the seventh $100 million hit of the year. Big picture, 2014 has already hit $3 billion, which isn't a record for this time of the year, but it is $250 million ahead of 2013. That streak ends in May. Don't get me wrong. There are six films opening this month that at least have a shot at $100 million and two of those should earn more than $200 million and there are two others that at least have a shot at that milestone. Leading the way is The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is looking to top The Winter Soldier and become the second biggest hit of the year so far. Its main competition this month is X-men: Days of Future Past, while Godzilla also has a shot at $200 million. Unfortunately, this month last year, Iron Man 3 earned more than $400 million, while two other films took in $200 million and seven films in total reached the century mark. That is going to be really hard to replicate this year and 2014 will likely lose some of its lead over 2013. Fortunately, 2014 has such a big lead that unless the box office really slumps, it will end the month with at least a small lead over 2013. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 5, 2022Mr. Harrigan’s Phone Director
Screenwriter
Jun 10, 2021Infinite Screenwriter
Jan 29, 2021The Little Things Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$15,342,746$14,392,476$29,735,222
Mar 29, 2019The Highwaymen Director
Jan 20, 2017The Founder Director $12,786,053$11,617,139$24,403,192
Dec 13, 2013Saving Mr. Banks Director $83,299,761$31,662,764$114,962,525
Jun 1, 2012Snow White and the Huntsman Screenwriter $155,136,755$245,884,991$401,021,746
Nov 20, 2009The Blind Side Director
Screenwriter
$255,959,475$49,746,319$305,705,794
Apr 9, 2004The Alamo Director $22,406,362$1,505,000$23,911,362
Mar 29, 2002The Rookie Director $75,600,072$4,891,444$80,491,516
Nov 21, 1997Midnight in the Garden of G… Screenwriter $25,078,937$25,078,937
Nov 24, 1993A Perfect World Screenwriter $31,160,784$31,160,784
 
Averages $75,196,772$51,385,733$115,163,453
Totals 12 $676,770,945$359,700,133$1,036,471,078


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 5, 2022Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Jan 29, 2021The Little Things $4,705,5272,206$15,342,746$29,735,22251.6%
Mar 29, 2019The Highwaymen
Jan 20, 2017The Founder $3,404,1021,115$12,786,053$24,403,19252.4%
Dec 13, 2013Saving Mr. Banks $413,3732,671$83,299,761$114,962,52572.5%
Nov 20, 2009The Blind Side $34,119,3723,407$255,959,475$305,705,79483.7%
Apr 9, 2004The Alamo $9,124,7012,609$22,406,362$23,911,36293.7%
Mar 29, 2002The Rookie $16,021,6842,543$75,600,072$80,491,51693.9%
 
Averages $11,298,1272,425$77,565,745$96,534,93574.6%
Totals 8 $465,394,469$579,209,611


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 29, 2021The Little Things $4,705,5272,206$15,342,746$29,735,22251.6%
 
Averages $4,705,5272,206$15,342,746$29,735,22251.6%
Totals 1 $15,342,746$29,735,222


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 5, 2022Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Jun 10, 2021Infinite
Jan 29, 2021The Little Things $4,705,5272,206$15,342,746$29,735,22251.6%
Jun 1, 2012Snow White and the Hun… $56,217,7003,777$155,136,755$401,021,74638.7%
Nov 20, 2009The Blind Side $34,119,3723,407$255,959,475$305,705,79483.7%
Nov 21, 1997Midnight in the Garden… $5,233,6581,312$25,078,937$25,078,937100.0%
Nov 24, 1993A Perfect World $8,075,5821,964$31,160,784$31,160,784100.0%
 
Averages $21,670,3682,533$96,535,739$158,540,49774.8%
Totals 7 $482,678,697$792,702,483