William Brent Bell

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 8 films, with $265,996,109 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #636)
Best-known technical roles: The Devil Inside (Director), The Devil Inside (Screenwriter), The Devil Inside (Editor), The Boy (Director), Brahms: The Boy II (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Fernanda Andrade, Lauren Cohan, Simon Quarterman, Stacey Menear, Rupert Evans
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector8$134,706,604$131,289,505$265,996,109
Screenwriter2$76,349,425$52,975,579$129,325,004
Editor1$53,262,945$48,496,545$101,759,490
Producer1$4,509,143$0$4,509,143

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


2020 Preview: February

February 1st, 2020

Birds of Prey

We had a great start to the year, sort of. Most films that opened / expanded wide in January are going to miss expectations; however, Bad Boys for Life and 1917 are so much stronger than anticipated that they alone will more than make up the difference. Looking forward, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is almost guaranteed to be the biggest hit of the month. There are two questions. Firstly, is it going to top Bad Boys for Life and become the biggest hit of the year so far? Secondly, is it going to be the only $100 million hit of month? Hopefully the answers to those questions are yes and no respectively, but no to both is would still be good news overall. Sonic the Hedgehog is looking better than before and frankly Paramount needs a hit after a very troubling 2019. Meanwhile, there are several midlevel hits that could help the overall box office. Last February was a mixed month with some hits, like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but some disappointing results as well, like from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I think it will be a close race in the year-over-year competition with 2020 winning some weeks and losing others. More...

2016 Preview: January

January 1st, 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 will begin the same way 2015 ended, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens on top. In fact, three of the five films that have the best shot at box office success in January are The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, and The Revenant, all of which opened in December. There are two true January releases that could also do really well, for this time of year: Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3. The rest of the releases are just hoping to become midlevel hits. Last January, American Sniper dominated earning more than $300 million. Its success could prevent 2016 from being ahead in the year-over-year comparison by the end of the month, but this year does have better depth. More...

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 8, 2023Lord of Misrule Director $3,717$796,196$799,913
Aug 19, 2022Orphan: First Kill Director $5,413,227$38,393,707$43,806,934
Apr 30, 2021Separation Director
Producer
$4,509,143$4,509,143
Feb 21, 2020Brahms: The Boy II Director $12,611,536$6,356,790$18,968,326
Jan 22, 2016The Boy Director $35,819,556$32,401,396$68,220,952
Sep 23, 2014Wer Director $365,837$365,837
Jan 6, 2012The Devil Inside Screenwriter
Director
Editor
$53,262,945$48,496,545$101,759,490
Mar 24, 2006Stay Alive Director
Screenwriter
$23,086,480$4,479,034$27,565,514
 
Averages $19,243,801$18,755,644$33,249,514
Totals 8 $134,706,604$131,289,505$265,996,109


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 8, 2023Lord of Misrule $2,66236$3,717$799,9130.5%
Aug 19, 2022Orphan: First Kill $1,739,557557$5,413,227$43,806,93412.4%
Apr 30, 2021Separation $1,800,1621,911$4,509,143$4,509,143100.0%
Feb 21, 2020Brahms: The Boy II $5,823,0062,151$12,611,536$18,968,32666.5%
Jan 22, 2016The Boy $10,778,3922,671$35,819,556$68,220,95252.5%
Sep 23, 2014Wer $365,837
Jan 6, 2012The Devil Inside $33,732,5152,551$53,262,945$101,759,49052.3%
Mar 24, 2006Stay Alive $10,726,4062,009$23,086,480$27,565,51483.8%
 
Averages $9,228,9571,698$19,243,801$33,249,51452.6%
Totals 8 $134,706,604$265,996,109


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 30, 2021Separation $1,800,1621,911$4,509,143$4,509,143100.0%
 
Averages $1,800,1621,911$4,509,143$4,509,143100.0%
Totals 1 $4,509,143$4,509,143


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 6, 2012The Devil Inside $33,732,5152,551$53,262,945$101,759,49052.3%
Mar 24, 2006Stay Alive $10,726,4062,009$23,086,480$27,565,51483.8%
 
Averages $22,229,4612,280$38,174,713$64,662,50268.0%
Totals 2 $76,349,425$129,325,004