David F. Sandberg

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 6 films, with $950,031,457 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #208)
Best-known technical roles: Shazam! (Director), Annabelle: Creation (Director), Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Director), Lights Out (Director), Lights Out (Story Creator)
Most productive collaborators: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Darren Lemke, Henry Gayden, Asher Angel
Born: January 21, 1981 (43 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector6$367,454,511$582,576,946$950,031,457
Story Creator1$67,268,835$81,537,675$148,806,510
Screenwriter1$0$0$0
Producer1$0$0$0

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2017 Preview: August

August 1st, 2017

Annabelle Creation

July is over and we should all be happy about that. Granted, there were some positive results we can talk about. Spider-Man: Homecoming is a huge hit and Despicable Me 3 will pull in a sizable profit before it reaches the home market. There were also a couple of other $100 million hits and a midlevel hit or two; however, overall, 2017 wasn’t able to compete with 2016 and the box office finally lost its lead over last year. 2017 started the summer about $200 million ahead of 2016, but will finish July about $100 million behind last year’s pace. August doesn’t look any better. There are a couple of films that have a reasonable shot at $100 million, The Dark Tower and Annabelle: Creation, as well as a few that should be solid midlevel hits. However, last year we had Sausage Party and Don’t Breathe, both of which nearly hit $100 million, then we had midlevel hits like Pete’s Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings, and War Dogs. I don’t know if 2017 will be able to compete with that. ... Now some of you are thinking I forgot about Suicide Squad. Trust me, I will never forget that movie. I ignored it to make a point. Even without Suicide Squad, I don’t think 2017 will make up the deficit it has with 2016. With Suicide Squad, it is going to be a disaster. I want to be optimistic, but there’s no evidence to suggest I should be. More...

2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 17, 2023Shazam! Fury of the Gods Director $57,721,819$74,554,356$132,276,175
Dec 31, 2019Kung Fury 2 Director
Screenwriter
Apr 5, 2019Shazam! Director $140,371,656$223,192,251$363,563,907
Aug 11, 2017Annabelle: Creation Director $102,092,201$203,292,664$305,384,865
Jul 22, 2016Lights Out Director
Story by
$67,268,835$81,537,675$148,806,510
 
Averages $91,863,628$145,644,237$237,507,864
Totals 5 $367,454,511$582,576,946$950,031,457


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 17, 2023Shazam! Fury of the Gods $30,111,1584,071$57,721,819$132,276,17543.6%
Dec 31, 2019Kung Fury 2
Apr 5, 2019Shazam! $53,505,3264,306$140,371,656$363,563,90738.6%
Aug 11, 2017Annabelle: Creation $35,006,4043,565$102,092,201$305,384,86533.4%
Jul 22, 2016Lights Out $21,688,1032,835$67,268,835$148,806,51045.2%
 
Averages $35,077,7483,694$91,863,628$237,507,86440.2%
Totals 5 $367,454,511$950,031,457


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 31, 2019Kung Fury 2
Jul 22, 2016Lights Out $21,688,1032,835$67,268,835$148,806,51045.2%
 
Averages $21,688,1032,835$67,268,835$148,806,51045.2%
Totals 2 $67,268,835$148,806,510