| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $1,590,688,044 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #139) |
| Best-known technical roles: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (Screenwriter), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (Screenwriter), Lee Daniels' The Butler (Screenwriter), The Best of Enemies (Producer), Rebel in the Rye (Director) |
| Best-known acting roles: Perspective Manipulator (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping), Gurkin (Sydney White) |
| Most productive collaborators: Jennifer Lawrence, Francis Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels |
| Born: June 6, 1974 (49 years old) |
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 2 | $21,388,545 | $1,784,914 | $23,173,459 |
| In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 5 | $735,870,176 | $854,817,868 | $1,590,688,044 |
| Producer | 2 | $10,583,910 | $552,300 | $11,136,210 | |
| Director | 1 | $378,294 | $489,167 | $867,461 |
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September 8th, 2017
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It’s a really busy week for limited releases, but it is a case of quantity over quality. There are no films that really stand out as potential hits this weekend. That’s not to say there are no films worth checking out, but for the most part this list is filled with films that are good, but not great. Anti-Matter, The Limehouse Golem, Lipstick Under My Burka, Napping Princess: The Story of the Unknown Me, and The Unknown Girl all could be described as good, but likely not good enough for limited release.
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December 6th, 2015
The second installment of the Holiday Gift Guide focuses on TV on DVD releases. It's going to be a little short this year, because I was not impressed with last year's batch of new releases. There are five networks, but there are only four shows that debuted last season on this list. (Although I admit I don't watch The Flash (DVD or Blu-ray) or Jane the Virgin (DVD) and the WB doesn't hand out screeners.) There were a few other cable shows that started last year that I love, but this includes stuff like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Daredevil, neither of which are on DVD. Additionally, there weren't as many Full-Series Megasets as years past, at least not ones that I think are worthy for this list. Mad Men might be the only Megaset for a concurrent show that makes the list. This all adds up to a short list this year.
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November 1st, 2015
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.
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October 31st, 2014
October was a better than expected month with the overall box office keeping pace with October of 2013, for the most part. (The last weekend will be terrible, but that's because of Halloween.) We were able to close the gap somewhat in the year-over-year comparison, at least by a little bit. So how will November do compared to October. Let's put it this way. There are only seven films opening wide this month. Of those, Beyond the Lights will likely not make an impact at the box office. Every other film has at least a reasonable shot at $100 million. More than half the of the films opening this month could hit $200 million. Leading the way will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which could hit $400 million. The only problem is when book franchises split the final installment into two parts, the first part tends to be weaker at the box office. Interstellar is a big question mark. On the low end, it could make just over $100 million, while on the high end, just over $300 million is within reach. That's a wide range of expectations. On the downside, last November, there were two movies to reach $400 million: Catching Fire and Frozen. On the other hand, there was only one other movie to make more than $100 million, Thor: The Dark World, so perhaps the depth this year will help 2014 come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison.
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August 1st, 2013
July was hit and miss at the box office, mostly miss. In fact, only two films really topped expectations, Despicable Me 2 and The Conjuring. That said, 2013 has nearly closed the gap with 2012 and it won't take much to pull ahead. Looking forward to August, we find that it is a very busy month with 16 or so films opening wide over five weeks. Of course, the closer you get to September, the more likely these films will struggle to find an audience, and more often than not, there are simply too many films opening wide to suspect they will all find an audience. On the high end, 2 Guns could be the biggest hit of the month with just over $100 million. The Smurfs 2 and Elysium could pull in $100 million. All three of those films are opening in the first two weeks of the month. After that, most of the new releases will be lucky if they reach $50 million during their theatrical runs. By comparison, last August was not as busy with 14 wide releases. Of those, only one film, The Bourne Legacy, topped $100 million, although a couple came reasonably close. Hopefully we will have more $100 million hits this time around and 2013 will be able to complete the comeback.
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January 6th, 2013
The 2008 presidential campaign was a strange story. It was the first time in more than 50 years there would be no incumbent on either ticket and this meant both the Democrats and the Republicans had open primaries and this meant there were lots of contenders and lots of drama. One could write dozens of books and movies about the various stories of the 2008 campaign. Game Change tells one of many stories from that election focusing on McCain's decision to pick Sarah Palin as their Vice Presidential candidate. Is it worth checking out if you are a political junkie? Is it worth checking out even if you are not?
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Ne… | Perspective Manip… | $9,496,130 | $40,990 | $9,537,120 |
| Sep 21, 2007 | Sydney White | Gurkin | $11,892,415 | $1,743,924 | $13,636,339 |
| Averages | $10,694,273 | $892,457 | $11,586,730 | ||
| Totals | 2 | $21,388,545 | $1,784,914 | $23,173,459 | |
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Ne… | $4,698,715 | 2,313 | $9,496,130 | $9,537,120 | 99.6% |
| Sep 21, 2007 | Sydney White | $5,196,380 | 2,106 | $11,892,415 | $13,636,339 | 87.2% |
| Averages | $4,947,548 | 2,210 | $10,694,273 | $11,586,730 | 93.4% | |
| Totals | 2 | $21,388,545 | $23,173,459 | |||
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2019 | The Best of Enemies | Producer | $10,205,616 | $63,133 | $10,268,749 |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$378,294 | $489,167 | $867,461 |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingja… | Screenwriter | $281,723,902 | $364,496,052 | $646,219,954 |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mockingja… | Screenwriter | $337,135,885 | $429,439,246 | $766,575,131 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | Screenwriter | $116,632,095 | $60,393,403 | $177,025,498 |
| Jan 8, 2013 | Game Change | Screenwriter | |||
| Averages | $149,215,158 | $170,976,200 | $320,191,359 | ||
| Totals | 6 | $746,075,792 | $854,881,001 | $1,600,956,793 | |
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | $37,967 | 82 | $378,294 | $867,461 | 43.6% |
| Averages | $37,967 | 82 | $378,294 | $867,461 | 43.6% | |
| Totals | 1 | $378,294 | $867,461 | |||
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2019 | The Best of Enemies | $4,446,190 | 1,705 | $10,205,616 | $10,268,749 | 99.4% |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | $37,967 | 82 | $378,294 | $867,461 | 43.6% |
| Averages | $2,242,079 | 894 | $5,291,955 | $5,568,105 | 71.5% | |
| Totals | 2 | $10,583,910 | $11,136,210 | |||
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | $37,967 | 82 | $378,294 | $867,461 | 43.6% |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The Hunger Games: Mock… | $102,665,981 | 4,175 | $281,723,902 | $646,219,954 | 43.6% |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The Hunger Games: Mock… | $121,897,634 | 4,151 | $337,135,885 | $766,575,131 | 44.0% |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | $24,637,312 | 3,330 | $116,632,095 | $177,025,498 | 65.9% |
| Jan 8, 2013 | Game Change | |||||
| Averages | $62,309,724 | 2,935 | $183,967,544 | $397,672,011 | 49.3% | |
| Totals | 5 | $735,870,176 | $1,590,688,044 | |||
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000) | 3,946 | $378,294 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) | 3,142 | $10,583,910 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 123 | $735,870,176 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) | 6,465 | $489,167 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) | 6,031 | $552,300 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 168 | $854,817,868 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) | 6,980 | $867,461 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) | 4,073 | $11,136,210 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 139 | $1,590,688,044 |
