Sam Mendes

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $3,118,126,988 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #32)
Best-known technical roles: Skyfall (Director), Spectre (Director), 1917 (Director), 1917 (Screenwriter), 1917 (Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Craig, Daniel Mays, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Born: August 1, 1965 (58 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector10$994,264,034$2,123,862,954$3,118,126,988
Producer6$290,959,364$380,838,449$671,797,813
Screenwriter2$160,666,195$240,052,136$400,718,331
Executive Producer2$15,800,078$58,380,667$74,180,745

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Theater counts: Wakanda Forever is back as widest release, but Avatar: The Way of Water looms

December 8th, 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

As expected, this week witnesses a lull in new releases arriving to theaters, as well as the top films dropping in viewing locations. In fact, we have to go back nearly three months, to September 16, 2022 to not see a film registering over 4,000 locations. This week Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is back on top with 3,725 cinemas, and more so as a result of last week’s widest release, Strange World, shedding 614 theaters this week, beginning its third week at the box office in 3,560 venues. As everyone is likely aware, this week is just the calm before the storm until Avatar: The Way of Water makes landfall on December 16. More...

Empire of Light trailer

November 14th, 2022

Sam Mendes’ romantic drama starring Olivia Colman and Michael Ward opens exclusively in theaters on December 9 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscars Winners and Reactions

February 10th, 2020

Parasite

The Oscars were handed out last night and unlike most years, I wasn’t able to live-blog the awards. This is a real shame, because it was one of the best Oscar nights I can remember and there were very few awards that made me legitimately angry, unlike many years in the past. There was even a surprise winner for the full night, as Parasite earned the most wins with four Oscars. It is incredibly rare for a foreign-language film to pull off that feat. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Director

February 8th, 2020

1917

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest closes at noon, Pacific Time, on Sunday, so 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. We are continuing our shortened schedule with Best Director. We have yet another close race with two films that are practically a coin-toss away from being the winner. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 6th, 2020

Parasite

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest is underway so 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. We are continuing our shortened schedule with Best Original Screenplay. We have yet another close race with two films that are practically a coin-toss away from being the winner. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13th, 2020

1917

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

2020 - Awards Season: Golden Globes Winners

January 6th, 2020

1917

The Golden Globes winners were announced on Sunday and we have some interesting developments for the rest of Awards Season. 1917 wasn’t considered a front-runner with five films earning more nominations. However, after this result, it might be the front-runner to become the big winner on Oscar night. 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...

1917 Final Trailer

December 19th, 2019

Historical thriller starring Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay, directed by Sam Mendes opens December 25, and expands wide January 10 ... Full Movie Details.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them. More...

2020 Awards Season: Golden Globes Nominations

December 11th, 2019

Marriage Story

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. It is still very early in the year and the predictive value of the Golden Globes is a little suspect, but there are still some things to learn here. (This is especially true on the TV end, as there’s talk about how strange the nominations are this year.) Marriage Story led the way with six nominations, just ahead of The Irishman and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, both of which picked up five nods. More...

1917 Trailer

August 1st, 2019

World War I drama, written and directed by Sam Mendes opens December 25 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2015 Preview: November

November 1st, 2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

October has come to an end and everyone should be happy about that. Except for The Martian, there were no serious hits that opened last month. There were more outright bombs than even midlevel hits. Fortunately, October of last year wasn't spectacular either, so 2015 maintains a healthy lead over 2014. Even more fortunately, November looks fantastic. There are four films that have the potential to earn $200 million or more. The biggest of these is the final Hunger Games movie, which should reach $400 million. Spectre has a real shot at $300 million and could be the biggest hit in the franchise. Meanwhile, nearly every November there's an animated kids movie that becomes a monster hit. This year, The Peanuts Movie and The Good Dinosaur are both aiming for that box office milestone. The last time we didn't have a family film that earned at least $100 million in November was 2011 and that's because there were four family films that opened in the final two weeks of the month and that much competition meant they cannibalized each other. Both of these has a shot at $200 million and if neither of them reached $200 million, I would be shocked. Meanwhile, last November was a good month at the top with three monster hits: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, Big Hero 6, and Interstellar. However, after those three films, there were not much positive to talk about. It really looks like 2015 will match 2014 at the top, plus it could have better depth. I might be a little too optimistic, but I think November is going to be a great month at the box office. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Skyfall

March 24th, 2013

Skyfall was the latest Bond movie to come out and while nearly everyone thought it would be a hit, almost no one thought it would be this big of a hit. It earned more than $300 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide. Had it made half that, it would have been a monster hit. Was it also better than expected? Did it truly deserve this success? More...

2012 Preview: November

November 1st, 2012

October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office. More...

All Acting Credits



All Technical Credits

Announced (Undated)

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 9, 2022Empire of Light Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$1,438,551$10,139,340$11,577,891
Dec 31, 2019National Theatre Live: The … Director $1,531,395$1,531,395
Dec 25, 20191917 Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$159,227,644$229,912,796$389,140,440
Nov 6, 2015Spectre Director $200,074,175$679,003,169$879,077,344
Aug 9, 2013Blood Executive Producer
Nov 8, 2012Skyfall Director $304,360,277$806,166,704$1,110,526,981
Jun 5, 2009Away We Go Director $9,451,946$656,070$10,108,016
Dec 26, 2008Revolutionary Road Director
Producer
$22,951,340$56,653,480$79,604,820
Dec 14, 2007The Kite Runner Executive Producer $15,800,078$58,380,667$74,180,745
Oct 19, 2007Things We Lost in the Fire Producer $3,287,315$4,832,833$8,120,148
Nov 4, 2005Jarhead Director $62,647,540$34,300,000$96,947,540
Jul 12, 2002Road to Perdition Director
Producer
$104,054,514$79,300,000$183,354,514
Sep 15, 1999American Beauty Director $130,058,047$226,200,000$356,258,047
 
Averages $92,122,857$182,256,371$266,702,323
Totals 13 $1,013,351,427$2,187,076,454$3,200,427,881


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 9, 2022Empire of Light $163,405436$1,438,551$11,577,89112.4%
Dec 31, 2019National Theatre Live:… $1,531,395
Dec 25, 20191917 $576,2163,987$159,227,644$389,140,44040.9%
Nov 6, 2015Spectre $70,403,1483,929$200,074,175$879,077,34422.8%
Nov 8, 2012Skyfall $88,364,7143,526$304,360,277$1,110,526,98127.4%
Jun 5, 2009Away We Go $130,411506$9,451,946$10,108,01693.5%
Dec 26, 2008Revolutionary Road $189,9111,077$22,951,340$79,604,82028.8%
Nov 4, 2005Jarhead $27,726,2102,448$62,647,540$96,947,54064.6%
Jul 12, 2002Road to Perdition $22,079,4812,332$104,054,514$183,354,51456.8%
Sep 15, 1999American Beauty $861,5311,990$130,058,047$356,258,04736.5%
 
Averages $23,388,3362,248$110,473,782$311,812,69942.6%
Totals 10 $994,264,034$3,118,126,988


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 9, 2022Empire of Light $163,405436$1,438,551$11,577,89112.4%
Dec 25, 20191917 $576,2163,987$159,227,644$389,140,44040.9%
Dec 26, 2008Revolutionary Road $189,9111,077$22,951,340$79,604,82028.8%
Oct 19, 2007Things We Lost in the … $1,561,9491,142$3,287,315$8,120,14840.5%
Jul 12, 2002Road to Perdition $22,079,4812,332$104,054,514$183,354,51456.8%
 
Averages $4,914,1921,795$58,191,873$134,359,56335.9%
Totals 5 $290,959,364$671,797,813


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 9, 2022Empire of Light $163,405436$1,438,551$11,577,89112.4%
Dec 25, 20191917 $576,2163,987$159,227,644$389,140,44040.9%
 
Averages $369,8112,212$80,333,098$200,359,16626.7%
Totals 2 $160,666,195$400,718,331