Theodore Melfi

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $365,314,182 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #756)
Best-known technical roles: Hidden Figures (Director), Hidden Figures (Screenwriter), Hidden Figures (Producer), Going in Style (Screenwriter), St. Vincent (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Allison Schroeder, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner
Born: October 27, 1970 (53 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesScreenwriter5$258,763,540$106,550,642$365,314,182
Director4$213,744,999$70,756,759$284,501,758
Producer4$213,744,999$70,756,759$284,501,758
Story Creator1$0$0$0

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2017 Preview: April

April 1st, 2017

The Fate of the Furious

March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016. More...

2016 - Awards Season - And the Oscar Goes to... La La Land Moonlight!

February 26th, 2017

Moonlight

It’s Oscar night and we were live blogging the show. Read on the the highlights of what turned out to be a crazy night. More...

2016 - Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations - Final Look

February 26th, 2017

La La Land

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 22nd, 2017

Moonlight

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two Screenwriting Categories, finishing with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is a harder category to judge, because the consensus favorite, Moonlight, was considered an original screenplay by nearly everyone else. More...

2016 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 24th, 2017

La La Land

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at 5:18 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, it’s a boring year for nominations with very few surprises worth talking about, especially in the biggest categories. Leading the way was La La Land with 14 nominations, tying the record. More...

2016 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 11th, 2017

La La Land

The BAFTA nominations were announced and it should come as no surprise what film lead the way... La La Land with 11 nominations, Nocturnal Animals and Arrival are tied for second with nine nominations a piece. More...

2016 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 4th, 2017

Hidden Figures

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group nominees to be announced. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards, but only three of them are theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, like Hidden Figures, but there are also some surprises. 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...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 8, 2024American Dreamer Screenwriter
Story by
Producer
Sep 24, 2021The Starling Director
Producer
Apr 7, 2017Going in Style Screenwriter $45,018,541$35,793,883$80,812,424
Dec 25, 2016Hidden Figures Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$169,607,287$60,057,237$229,664,524
Oct 10, 2014St. Vincent Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$44,137,712$10,699,522$54,837,234
 
Averages $86,254,513$35,516,881$121,771,394
Totals 5 $258,763,540$106,550,642$365,314,182


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 24, 2021The Starling
Dec 25, 2016Hidden Figures $515,4993,416$169,607,287$229,664,52473.9%
Oct 10, 2014St. Vincent $109,8782,552$44,137,712$54,837,23480.5%
 
Averages $312,6892,984$106,872,500$142,250,87977.2%
Totals 3 $213,744,999$284,501,758


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 8, 2024American Dreamer
Sep 24, 2021The Starling
Dec 25, 2016Hidden Figures $515,4993,416$169,607,287$229,664,52473.9%
Oct 10, 2014St. Vincent $109,8782,552$44,137,712$54,837,23480.5%
 
Averages $312,6892,984$106,872,500$142,250,87977.2%
Totals 4 $213,744,999$284,501,758


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 8, 2024American Dreamer
Apr 7, 2017Going in Style $11,932,3303,076$45,018,541$80,812,42455.7%
Dec 25, 2016Hidden Figures $515,4993,416$169,607,287$229,664,52473.9%
Oct 10, 2014St. Vincent $109,8782,552$44,137,712$54,837,23480.5%
 
Averages $4,185,9023,015$86,254,513$121,771,39470.0%
Totals 4 $258,763,540$365,314,182