Destin Daniel Cretton

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 6 films, with $507,008,991 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #369)
Best-known technical roles: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Director), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Screenwriter), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Story Creator), The Shack (Screenwriter), Just Mercy (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Simu Liu, David Callaham, Awkwafina, Meng Zhang, Andrew Lanham
Born: November 23, 1978 (45 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector6$278,830,953$228,178,038$507,008,991
Screenwriter5$336,217,371$267,652,428$603,869,799
Story Creator1$224,543,292$207,681,342$432,224,634

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


Theater Counts: Free Guy edges out Candyman to remain widest release

August 26th, 2021

Free Guy

After dethroning Jungle Cruise two weeks ago, and keeping four wide releases at bay last week, Free Guy once again leads this week’s theater counts. The film has earned just over $64 million domestically and an estimated $117 million worldwide in its first 13 days in release. The theater count does drop from 4,165 last week to 3,940 this week, but is still good enough to fend off Candyman—the latest feature from Universal Pictures—which debuts in 3,569 locations. Candyman is a sequel to the original 1992 horror film of the same name and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. Still near the top of our list is the previously-mentioned Jungle Cruise, which has amassed just north of $94 million in North America, and $175 million worldwide. The adventure film plays in 3,370 locations this week. Of the four wide releases to debut last week, the best earner at the box office was the animated kids feature, PAW Patrol: The Movie. The film scored $13.1 million in its first three days from 3,184 locations and expands to 3,189 this week. More...

2020 Preview: January

January 1st, 2020

Bad Boys for Life

It’s the year 2020, the year where we find out how many times you can say, “Well, hindsight is 20/20.” before you get punched. On the positive side, while December wasn’t a great month, it was good enough to help 2019 end on a positive note, a positive note that should continue into January. There are no real potential monster hits coming out this month, but there are three films that have a real shot at $100 million domestically. These are, in alphabetical order, 1917, which will rely on Awards Season to get to the century mark. Bad Boys for Life will have a much, much easier time getting to $100 million, assuming people still care about the franchise 17 years later. Finally, Dolittle is looking like a disaster with a really troubled production; however, a $100 million run isn’t out of the question and if it can get there, it will at least save face. As for last January, Glass was the biggest hit of the month in terms of raw dollars, but The Upside was more impressive, as it is one the biggest hits in STX Entertainment’s history. We need two of the three potential $100 million hits to reach that mark to keep pace with last year, but we also have one more weekend to get there. More...

2017 Preview: March

March 1st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there. More...

Limited Releases: I'll Drink to That

August 23rd, 2013

There are not a lot of limited releases on this week's list, but a few of them have good reviews and / or big name casts. Drinking Buddies is one such film, but I think Short Term 12 will come out on top of the Per Theater Chart thanks in part to its reviews. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 1, 2026Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Director
Sep 3, 2021Shang-Chi and the Legend of… Director
Screenwriter
Story by
$224,543,292$207,681,342$432,224,634
Dec 25, 2019Just Mercy Director
Screenwriter
$36,001,502$14,393,271$50,394,773
Aug 11, 2017The Glass Castle Director
Screenwriter
$17,273,059$4,807,990$22,081,049
Mar 3, 2017The Shack Screenwriter $57,386,418$39,474,390$96,860,808
Aug 23, 2013Short Term 12 Director
Screenwriter
$1,013,100$1,295,435$2,308,535
 
Averages $67,243,474$53,530,486$120,773,960
Totals 6 $336,217,371$267,652,428$603,869,799


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 1, 2026Avengers: The Kang Dyn…
Sep 3, 2021Shang-Chi and the Lege… $75,388,6884,300$224,543,292$432,224,63452.0%
Dec 25, 2019Just Mercy $107,8582,457$36,001,502$50,394,77371.4%
Aug 11, 2017The Glass Castle $4,678,5481,461$17,273,059$22,081,04978.2%
Aug 23, 2013Short Term 12 $56,20675$1,013,100$2,308,53543.9%
 
Averages $20,057,8252,073$69,707,738$126,752,24861.4%
Totals 5 $278,830,953$507,008,991


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 3, 2021Shang-Chi and the Lege… $75,388,6884,300$224,543,292$432,224,63452.0%
Dec 25, 2019Just Mercy $107,8582,457$36,001,502$50,394,77371.4%
Aug 11, 2017The Glass Castle $4,678,5481,461$17,273,059$22,081,04978.2%
Mar 3, 2017The Shack $16,172,1192,888$57,386,418$96,860,80859.2%
Aug 23, 2013Short Term 12 $56,20675$1,013,100$2,308,53543.9%
 
Averages $19,280,6842,236$67,243,474$120,773,96060.9%
Totals 5 $336,217,371$603,869,799