Andrew Adamson

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 6 films, with $2,600,599,368 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #46)
Best-known technical roles: Shrek 2 (Director), Shrek 2 (Screenwriter), Shrek the Third (Executive Producer), Shrek Forever After (Executive Producer), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Director)
Best-known acting roles: Captain of the Guards (Shrek 2)
Most productive collaborators: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Mike Myers, C.S. Lewis, William Moseley
Born: December 1, 1966 (57 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting1$441,426,807$494,027,731$935,454,538
In Technical RolesDirector6$1,155,302,481$1,445,296,887$2,600,599,368
Screenwriter5$887,273,830$1,221,139,104$2,108,412,934
Executive Producer4$1,002,428,192$1,836,674,466$2,839,102,658
Producer4$258,523,016$612,082,758$870,605,774
Visual Effects Supervisor2$292,797,119$195,998,032$488,795,151

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,506 $441,426,807
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) 4,765 $494,027,731
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,180 $935,454,538
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office 37 $1,155,302,481
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 112 $1,002,428,192
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 569 $258,523,016
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office 83 $887,273,830
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 173 $292,797,119
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office 53 $1,445,296,887
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office 81 $1,836,674,466
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 304 $612,082,758
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office 96 $1,221,139,104
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 313 $195,998,032
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office 46 $2,600,599,368
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office 92 $2,839,102,658
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 381 $870,605,774
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office 77 $2,108,412,934
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 232 $488,795,151

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 19, 2004Shrek 2 Captain of the Gu… $441,426,807$494,027,731$935,454,538
 
Averages $441,426,807$494,027,731$935,454,538
Totals 1 $441,426,807$494,027,731$935,454,538

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists



All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Nov 7, 2014Mr. Pip Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$1,714$922,721$924,435
Dec 21, 2012Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Producer
Screenwriter
Director
$12,512,862$21,640,239$34,153,101
Oct 28, 2011Puss in Boots Executive Producer $149,260,504$405,726,973$554,987,477
Dec 10, 2010The Chronicles of Narnia: T… Producer $104,386,950$313,800,000$418,186,950
May 21, 2010Shrek Forever After Executive Producer $238,736,787$517,507,886$756,244,673
May 16, 2008The Chronicles of Narnia: P… Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$141,621,490$275,719,798$417,341,288
May 17, 2007Shrek the Third Executive Producer $322,719,944$484,610,992$807,330,936
Dec 9, 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: T… Director
Executive Producer
Screenwriter
$291,710,957$428,828,615$720,539,572
May 19, 2004Shrek 2 Director
Screenwriter
$441,426,807$494,027,731$935,454,538
May 18, 2001Shrek Director $268,028,651$224,157,783$492,186,434
Jul 24, 1996A Time to Kill Visual Effects Supervisor $108,766,007$43,500,000$152,266,007
Jun 16, 1995Batman Forever Visual Effects Supervisor $184,031,112$152,498,032$336,529,144
 
Averages $188,600,315$280,245,064$468,845,380
Totals 12 $2,263,203,785$3,362,940,770$5,626,144,555


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 7, 2014Mr. Pip $1,71410$1,714$924,4350.2%
Dec 21, 2012Cirque du Soleil: Worl… $2,282,368840$12,512,862$34,153,10136.6%
May 16, 2008The Chronicles of Narn… $55,034,8053,929$141,621,490$417,341,28833.9%
Dec 9, 2005The Chronicles of Narn… $65,556,3123,853$291,710,957$720,539,57240.5%
May 19, 2004Shrek 2 $108,037,8784,223$441,426,807$935,454,53847.2%
May 18, 2001Shrek $42,347,7603,715$268,028,651$492,186,43454.5%
 
Averages $45,543,4732,762$192,550,414$433,433,22835.5%
Totals 6 $1,155,302,481$2,600,599,368


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 7, 2014Mr. Pip $1,71410$1,714$924,4350.2%
Dec 21, 2012Cirque du Soleil: Worl… $2,282,368840$12,512,862$34,153,10136.6%
Dec 10, 2010The Chronicles of Narn… $24,005,0693,555$104,386,950$418,186,95025.0%
May 16, 2008The Chronicles of Narn… $55,034,8053,929$141,621,490$417,341,28833.9%
 
Averages $20,330,9892,084$64,630,754$217,651,44423.9%
Totals 4 $258,523,016$870,605,774


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 7, 2014Mr. Pip $1,71410$1,714$924,4350.2%
Dec 21, 2012Cirque du Soleil: Worl… $2,282,368840$12,512,862$34,153,10136.6%
May 16, 2008The Chronicles of Narn… $55,034,8053,929$141,621,490$417,341,28833.9%
Dec 9, 2005The Chronicles of Narn… $65,556,3123,853$291,710,957$720,539,57240.5%
May 19, 2004Shrek 2 $108,037,8784,223$441,426,807$935,454,53847.2%
 
Averages $46,182,6152,571$177,454,766$421,682,58731.7%
Totals 5 $887,273,830$2,108,412,934