Scott Derrickson

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $1,395,368,941 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #133)
Best-known technical roles: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Executive Producer), Doctor Strange (Director), Doctor Strange (Screenwriter), Doctor Strange (Story Creator), The Black Phone (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Benedict Cumberbatch, C. Robert Cargill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Ethan Hawke
Born: July 16, 1966 (57 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector10$555,868,607$839,500,334$1,395,368,941
Screenwriter6$429,170,130$638,403,608$1,067,573,738
Executive Producer5$459,418,510$580,583,959$1,040,002,469
Producer4$117,864,185$97,681,954$215,546,139
Story Creator1$232,641,920$443,701,254$676,343,174
Character Creator1$27,740,955$26,363,270$54,104,225

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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Doctor Strange

February 20th, 2017

Doctor-Strange

Doctor Strange was the first time that magic was really strongly introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and some thought the film was a bit of a risk as a result. Instead, the film became the second biggest introductory film in the MCU, behind only Guardians of the Galaxy. Is it as good as its box office numbers would suggest? Or has the MCU become self-sustaining generating hundreds of million of dollars regardless of quality? More...

2016 Preview: November

November 1st, 2016

Doctor Strange

October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned $100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at $100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least $200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely $200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than $100 million and two films that earned more than $200 million. None earned more than $300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one $300 million and / or three $200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory. More...

2015 Preview: August

August 1st, 2015

Fantastic Four

It is still a little too soon to tell how July will finish, as we don't have any numbers for the final weekend at the time of writing. We know Minions was a monster hit and that Ant-man will be a financial success. However, until we see how Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation does, it will be impossible to call the month a true success. If Rogue Nation bombed this weekend, then the month is only a partial success. It would also mean the summer of 2015 could be coming to an abrupt end. As for August, only Fantastic Four has a better than 50/50 chance of reaching $100 million; although some people think Straight Outta Compton also has a shot at that milestone. Besides those two, only a couple of other films even have a realistic shot at becoming midlevel hits. Worse still, last August was amazing with Guardians of the Galaxy breaking records. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also did better than expected with a domestic haul of nearly $200 million. No release this August is going to match that figure. There's a good chance the top two releases combined won't do so. Fortunately, 2015 has a sizable lead over 2014, so even a soft month will keep 2015 ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2014 Preview: July

July 1st, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.

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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Sinister

February 19th, 2013

Sinister is a horror film that opened early in October. Its early reviews were incredible, but by the time it opened its Tomatometer Score fell to just over the overall positive level. This suggests the studio was able to show the film to genre critics, who were more likely to give the film a positive review, before the overall community saw it. I don't begrudge them for doing this. After all, it makes total sense for the studio to want the early good reviews and the genre critics are the ones mostly likely to jump at the chance to review a horror film. And in the end, it still earned good reviews. But does this mean it will be seen as a classic by fans of the genre and only okay by others? And is an okay horror film still worth picking up for casual fans of the genre. More...

2012 Preview: October

October 1st, 2012

2012 continues its downward path. After a record-breaking spring, thanks to The Hunger Games, and a record-breaking start to the summer, thanks to The Avengers, the box office hasn't been able to maintain any real momentum. For most of the month, September was no better than August and now the year-over-year gains are just a little more than inflation. October will need to improve or 2012 will be in real trouble. Unfortunately, that might be tough. There's not a single film coming out in October that looks like it will be a guaranteed $100 million hit and there are only two films with a realistic chance, Taken 2 and Paranormal Activity 4. (There's also Cloud Atlas, which is a wild card. That movie could bomb or be the biggest hit of the month and I wouldn't be surprised either way.) There is a chance all three will get to the century mark, but there's a better chance none of them will. Last October, two films cracked $100 million: Paranormal Activity 3 and Puss in Boots, with the latter nearly reaching $150 million. I don't see any film coming close to matching that figure. On the other hand, last year there were six films that one could accurately describe as bombs. So while 2012 is weaker at the top, it could have better depth than 2011 did. Let's hope so, because we can't afford more bad news. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 6, 2023V/H/S 85 Director
Jun 24, 2022The Black Phone Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$90,123,230$71,318,684$161,441,914
May 6, 2022Doctor Strange in the Multi… Executive Producer $411,331,607$540,893,379$952,224,986
Nov 4, 2016Doctor Strange Director
Screenwriter
Story by
$232,641,920$443,701,254$676,343,174
Sep 25, 2015Incompresa Executive Producer $49,676$49,676
Aug 21, 2015Sinister 2 Screenwriter
Character Creator
Producer
$27,740,955$26,363,270$54,104,225
Jul 2, 2014Deliver Us from Evil Director
Screenwriter
$30,577,122$57,379,496$87,956,618
May 9, 2014Devil’s Knot Screenwriter
Executive Producer
Oct 12, 2012Sinister Director
Screenwriter
Executive Producer
$48,086,903$39,640,904$87,727,807
Dec 12, 2008The Day the Earth Stood Still Director $79,366,978$158,003,372$237,370,350
Sep 9, 2005The Exorcism of Emily Rose Director $75,072,454$69,456,624$144,529,078
Oct 10, 2000Hellraiser: Inferno Director
 
Averages $124,367,646$156,311,851$266,860,870
Totals 12 $994,941,169$1,406,806,659$2,401,747,828


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 6, 2023V/H/S 85
Jun 24, 2022The Black Phone $23,633,2203,156$90,123,230$161,441,91455.8%
Nov 4, 2016Doctor Strange $85,058,3113,882$232,641,920$676,343,17434.4%
Jul 2, 2014Deliver Us from Evil $9,740,4713,049$30,577,122$87,956,61834.8%
Oct 12, 2012Sinister $18,007,6342,542$48,086,903$87,727,80754.8%
Dec 12, 2008The Day the Earth Stoo… $30,480,1533,560$79,366,978$237,370,35033.4%
Sep 9, 2005The Exorcism of Emily … $30,054,3003,045$75,072,454$144,529,07851.9%
Oct 10, 2000Hellraiser: Inferno
 
Averages $32,829,0153,206$92,644,768$232,561,49044.2%
Totals 8 $555,868,607$1,395,368,941


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 24, 2022The Black Phone $23,633,2203,156$90,123,230$161,441,91455.8%
Aug 21, 2015Sinister 2 $10,542,1162,799$27,740,955$54,104,22551.3%
 
Averages $17,087,6682,978$58,932,093$107,773,07053.5%
Totals 2 $117,864,185$215,546,139


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 24, 2022The Black Phone $23,633,2203,156$90,123,230$161,441,91455.8%
Nov 4, 2016Doctor Strange $85,058,3113,882$232,641,920$676,343,17434.4%
Aug 21, 2015Sinister 2 $10,542,1162,799$27,740,955$54,104,22551.3%
Jul 2, 2014Deliver Us from Evil $9,740,4713,049$30,577,122$87,956,61834.8%
May 9, 2014Devil’s Knot
Oct 12, 2012Sinister $18,007,6342,542$48,086,903$87,727,80754.8%
 
Averages $29,396,3503,086$85,834,026$213,514,74846.2%
Totals 6 $429,170,130$1,067,573,738