Roald Dahl

Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 13 films, with $867,234,005 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #135)
Best-known technical roles: Wonka (Character Creator), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Story Creator), The BFG (Story Creator), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Story Creator), Matilda (Screenwriter)
Born: September 13, 1916
Died: November 23, 1990
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesStory Creator13$359,325,804$507,908,201$867,234,005
Screenwriter2$37,098,222$65,345$37,163,567
Character Creator1$218,179,701$411,500,000$629,679,701

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Home Market Releases for August 20th, 2019

August 21st, 2019

John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum

I don’t like awarding the Pick of the Week to films only coming out on Video on Demand, but John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum is the best release of the week and it isn’t even particularly close. More...

2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dory Looks to Complete Threepeat, while BFG looks for a Big Opening

June 30th, 2016

The BFG

It's the first weekend of July, which means I should probably start the monthly preview. (I'm kidding. Although, I did have a computer crash this morning and lost a few hours of work. Save early. Save often.) Like last week, Finding Dory should earn first place over the weekend, while there are a trio of wide releases hoping to take advantage of the holiday. The BFG is the biggest in terms of box office potential. The Legend of Tarzan is the biggest in terms of production budget. Finally, The Purge: Election Year is the biggest in terms of profitability. This weekend last year, Inside Out climbed over Jurassic World for first place, as both films earned just under $30 million, Finding Dory will make almost that much combined. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 15, 2023Wonka Character Creator $218,179,701$411,500,000$629,679,701
Sep 20, 2023The Wonderful Story of Henr… Story Creator
Dec 9, 2022Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Mu… Story Creator $35,595,984$35,595,984
Oct 22, 2020The Witches Story Based on the Book by $28,543,567$28,543,567
Jul 1, 2016The BFG Based on the novel by $55,483,770$144,162,910$199,646,680
Nov 13, 2009Fantastic Mr. Fox Story Creator $21,002,919$25,184,592$46,187,511
Jul 15, 2005Charlie and the Chocolate F… Story Creator $206,459,076$269,366,408$475,825,484
Aug 2, 1996Matilda Screenwriter
Story Creator
$33,098,222$33,098,222
Apr 12, 1996James and the Giant Peach Story Creator $28,921,264$28,921,264
Feb 16, 1990The Witches Story by $10,360,553$4,989,395$15,349,948
Jun 30, 1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate… Screenwriter
Story Creator
$4,000,000$65,345$4,065,345
 
Averages $72,188,188$114,926,025$149,691,371
Totals 11 $577,505,505$919,408,201$1,496,913,706


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
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Domestic
Share
Sep 20, 2023The Wonderful Story of…
Dec 9, 2022Roald Dahl’s Matilda T… $35,595,984
Oct 22, 2020The Witches $28,543,567
Jul 1, 2016The BFG $18,775,3503,392$55,483,770$199,646,68027.8%
Nov 13, 2009Fantastic Mr. Fox $265,9002,034$21,002,919$46,187,51145.5%
Jul 15, 2005Charlie and the Chocol… $56,178,4503,790$206,459,076$475,825,48443.4%
Aug 2, 1996Matilda $8,208,6092,006$33,098,222$33,098,222100.0%
Apr 12, 1996James and the Giant Peach $7,539,0982,268$28,921,264$28,921,264100.0%
Feb 16, 1990The Witches 879$10,360,553$15,349,94867.5%
Jun 30, 1971Willy Wonka & the Choc… $4,000,000$4,065,34598.4%
 
Averages $18,193,4812,395$51,332,258$96,359,33468.9%
Totals 10 $359,325,804$867,234,005