Roger Corman

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $17,075,070 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,719)
Best-known technical roles: Death Race (Executive Producer), Little Shop of Horrors (Story Creator), The Wild Angels (Director), The Wild Angels (Producer), Love Letters (Producer)
Best-known acting roles: Mr. Secretary (The Manchurian Candidate), Mr. Laird (Philadelphia), Guest (Rachel Getting Married), Herself (Memory: The Origins of Alien), Himself (A Decade Under the Influence)
Most productive collaborators: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jason Statham, Tyrese Gibson, Ian McShane, Joan Allen
Born: April 5, 1926 (97 years old)
Also credited as: Uncredited
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting3$78,745,572$34,865,775$113,611,347
Cameo1$77,324,422$124,000,000$201,324,422
Inverviewee1$31,378$7,617$38,995
Documentary Subject1$3,050$0$3,050
(Unclassified)1$34,514$0$34,514
In Technical RolesDirector12$17,075,070$0$17,075,070
Producer8$27,145,060$0$27,145,060
Executive Producer6$40,956,236$36,200,787$77,157,023
Story Creator1$38,747,385$0$38,747,385
Screenwriter1$334,000$0$334,000

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Featured Blu-ray Review: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: 40th Anniversary

December 26th, 2019

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

Every Christmas, I like to relax and review a movie I had recently bought. This year, that movie is Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: 40th Anniversary Blu-ray. I swear I’ve reviewed the movie in the past, but apparently not. Is the 40th anniversary edition worth picking up? Is it worth the double-dip? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: MST3K: Season 12: The Gauntlet

November 24th, 2019

MST3K

MST3K revival hit Netflix last April and I loved it. Fortunately for me, enough other people loved it that it got another season, The Gauntlet. What is The Gauntlet? And why can’t I say that word without doing the silly hand jester Kinga does? I can’t answer the second question, but keep reading for the answer to the first one. More...

Home Market Releases for November 19th, 2019

November 19th, 2019

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

It is not a prime week on the home market with Dora and the Lost City of Gold being the biggest first run release. It is worth picking up, but not a contender for Pick of the Week. There were a lot of contenders for that title, including Cold War: The Criterion Collection, Fruits Basket: Season One, Part One, and Rock ‘n’ Roll High School: 40th Anniversary Edition. In the end, I went with Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, but all three will end up in my Blu-ray collection before long. More...

Featured VOD Review: MST3K: Season 11

April 17th, 2017

MST3K

There were rumors about MST3K being revived for a while, but it wasn’t until the Kickstarter materialized that I really thought it would make a comeback. I was one of nearly 50,000 backers who have been patiently waiting more than a year for the revival to start airing. On Friday, all 14 episodes of the show debuted on Netflix. I’m going to review the first four episodes of the show for two reasons. Firstly, the creators recommended not binging on the show. Secondly, it matches the old DVD reviews I’ve done. More...

Home Market Releases for January 17th, 2017

January 17th, 2017

Long Way North

The are not many major releases on this week’s home market release list. The Girl on the Train is the biggest, but it is not the best. It is not even close to being the best. The race for best was mostly a two-way race between Long Way North and Ouija: Origin of Evil, with Ixcanul and Train to Busan being close behind. In the end, I went with Long Way North on Blu-ray Combo Pack as the Pick of the Week, but all four are worth owning. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Death Race 2050

January 16th, 2017

Death Race 2050

The original Death Race 2000 is one of my favorite films of all time. It is campy, B-movie fun with a serious satirical streak to it. The film spawned a remake / prequel in 2008, which in turn spawn two, soon to be three sequels, none of which really captured the essence of the original. However, Death Race 2050 is produced by Roger Corman, so does that mean it will be closer in tone and quality? More...

Weekend Predictions: How Long till Marvel Gets the Fantastic Four Back?

August 7th, 2015

Fantastic Four

There could be a close race on top of the box office chart with Fantastic Four trying to unseat Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation as box office champion. This should be the number one story of the weekend; however, if I'm right and Fantastic Four does as poorly as I think it will, then the franchise will be in the hands of Marvel Studios by the end of the weekend. None of the other three wide releases are guaranteed to top $10 million over the weekend. In fact, it is very likely that one of them, Shaun of the Sheep, will miss the top five. This weekend last year was led by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with $65.58 million. Guardians of the Galaxy was second with $42.12 million. I don't think any film opening this weekend will match Guardians of the Galaxy, while there's a chance all four combined won't match TMNT. 2015 is going to take a beating on the year-over-year comparison. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 4, 2019Memory: The Origins of… Herself $31,378$7,617$38,995
Oct 23, 2015Extraordinary Tales Prince Prospero
Dec 16, 2011Corman's World: Exploi… Himself $3,050$3,050
Oct 3, 2008Rachel Getting Married Guest $12,796,861$4,678,614$17,475,475
Jul 30, 2004The Manchurian Candidate Mr. Secretary $65,948,711$30,187,161$96,135,872
Apr 25, 2003A Decade Under the Inf… Himself $34,514$34,514
Dec 22, 1993Philadelphia Mr. Laird $77,324,422$124,000,000$201,324,422
 
Averages $26,023,156$39,718,348$52,502,055
Totals 7 $156,138,936$158,873,392$315,012,328


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 23, 2015Extraordinary Tales
Oct 3, 2008Rachel Getting Married $293,369391$12,796,861$17,475,47573.2%
Jul 30, 2004The Manchurian Candidate $20,018,6202,867$65,948,711$96,135,87268.6%
 
Averages $10,155,9951,629$39,372,786$56,805,67470.9%
Totals 3 $78,745,572$113,611,347

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RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 21,601-21,700) 21,634 $78,745,572
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 21,301-21,400) 21,349 $78,814,514
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 20,201-20,300) 20,222 $3,050
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,976 $156,101,372
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 623 $77,324,422
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,501-12,600) 12,590 $156,138,936
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 33,201-33,300) 33,295 $34,865,775
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 32,601-32,700) 32,629 $34,873,392
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) 12,246 $158,873,392
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 348 $124,000,000
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 14,801-14,900) 14,834 $158,873,392
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,901-28,000) 27,910 $113,611,347
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,485 $113,687,906
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 24,201-24,300) 24,247 $3,050
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,901-11,000) 10,946 $314,974,764
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 473 $201,324,422
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,501-13,600) 13,576 $315,012,328

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
UnknownOperation Rogue Executive Producer
Dec 9, 2014Stripped to Kill Executive Producer
Sep 3, 2014Bloody Mama Director
Aug 22, 2008Death Race Executive Producer $36,316,032$36,200,787$72,516,819
Oct 11, 2005Spalovac mrtvol Producer
May 21, 1993Carnosaur Executive Producer $1,753,979$1,753,979
1990Frankenstein Unbound Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$334,000$334,000
Dec 19, 1986Little Shop of Horrors Based on a Movie by $38,747,385$38,747,385
Sep 7, 1984The Warrior and the Sorceress Executive Producer $2,886,225$2,886,225
Apr 27, 1984Love Letters Producer $5,269,990$5,269,990
Jul, 1983Space Raiders Producer
May 7, 1982Forbidden World Producer
Oct, 1981Galaxy of Terror Producer
Apr 20, 1979Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Executive Producer
Jun 8, 1977Thunder & Lightning Producer $6,000,000$6,000,000
Jun 30, 1971Von Richthofen and Brown Director
May 23, 1969Target: Harry Director
Jul 20, 1966The Wild Angels Director
Producer
$15,541,070$15,541,070
Jan 20, 1965The Tomb of Ligeia Director
Jun 24, 1964The Masque of the Red Death Director
Jan 25, 1963The Raven Director
Jul 4, 1962Tales of Terror Director
Mar 7, 1962The Premature Burial Director $1,200,000$1,200,000
Oct 30, 1959The Wasp Woman Director
Jan 4, 1956Day the World Ended Director
 
Averages $12,005,409$36,200,787$16,027,719
Totals 25 $108,048,681$36,200,787$144,249,468


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 3, 2014Bloody Mama
1990Frankenstein Unbound $334,000$334,000100.0%
Jun 30, 1971Von Richthofen and Brown
May 23, 1969Target: Harry
Jul 20, 1966The Wild Angels $15,541,070$15,541,070100.0%
Jan 20, 1965The Tomb of Ligeia
Jun 24, 1964The Masque of the Red …
Jan 25, 1963The Raven
Jul 4, 1962Tales of Terror
Mar 7, 1962The Premature Burial $1,200,000$1,200,000100.0%
Oct 30, 1959The Wasp Woman
Jan 4, 1956Day the World Ended
 
Averages n/an/a$5,691,690$5,691,690100.0%
Totals 12 $17,075,070$17,075,070


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 11, 2005Spalovac mrtvol
1990Frankenstein Unbound $334,000$334,000100.0%
Apr 27, 1984Love Letters $54,862110$5,269,990$5,269,990100.0%
Jul, 1983Space Raiders
May 7, 1982Forbidden World
Oct, 1981Galaxy of Terror
Jun 8, 1977Thunder & Lightning $6,000,000$6,000,000100.0%
Jul 20, 1966The Wild Angels $15,541,070$15,541,070100.0%
 
Averages $54,862110$6,786,265$6,786,265100.0%
Totals 8 $27,145,060$27,145,060


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
1990Frankenstein Unbound $334,000$334,000100.0%
Dec 19, 1986Little Shop of Horrors $3,659,8841,183$38,747,385$38,747,385100.0%
 
Averages $3,659,8841,183$19,540,693$19,540,693100.0%
Totals 2 $39,081,385$39,081,385