Sean Anders

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 11 films, with $1,382,049,249 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #168)
Best-known technical roles: Daddy’s Home (Director), Daddy’s Home (Screenwriter), We’re the Millers (Screenwriter), Daddy’s Home (Executive Producer), Daddy’s Home 2 (Director)
Best-known acting roles: (Never Been Thawed)
Most productive collaborators: John Morris, Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Bob Fisher
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an Actor(Unclassified)1$47,219$0$47,219
In Technical RolesScreenwriter11$771,704,959$610,344,290$1,382,049,249
Director8$421,528,748$290,757,135$712,285,883
Producer5$147,430,360$120,427,386$267,857,746
Executive Producer2$254,386,580$162,925,592$417,312,172

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Weekend Prediction: Is Grindelwald Committing Crimes against the Harry Potter Franchise?

November 15th, 2018

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the latest installment in the Harry Potter franchise, but sadly, its reviews are, by far, the worst in the franchise. It should still have no trouble earning first place and will very likely break even just on its international numbers, but this is still troubling for its future. The second biggest release of the week is Instant Family and its reviews are good, but not great. They are certainly fine for a family comedy. Widows is the best-reviewed new release, but its buzz is quiet enough that it will barely finish in the top five. Meanwhile, A Private War is expanding nationwide and that could help it earn a spot in the top ten, but I wouldn’t bet on it. This weekend last year, Justice League opened with $93.84 million, while Wonder debuted in second place with $27.55 million. Add in The Star’s $9.81 million opening and the three wide releases pulled in $130 million. There’s no way the new releases this year will match that and 2018 will likely lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

2017 Preview: November

November 1st, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok

October wasn’t a good month; then again, outside of a few bright spots, the overall box office has been a disaster since early summer. I would love to say November will turn things around, but, while it should be better, in this case “better” is a relative term. There are two films on this list with a chance at $300 million, Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League, while Coco is nearly a guarantee for $200 million. By comparison, last November had a similar result with three films earning between $200 million and $300 million, but none topping that figure. This means, if Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League both get to that milestone, then 2017 could cut into 2016’s lead during the month. It will still take a minor miracle for 2017 to catch up in the end, but just cutting the lead in half by the end of December would be a reason to celebrate at this point. More...

2015 Preview: December

December 1st, 2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

November ended on a positive note with a strong Thanksgiving weekend. Even so, the overall numbers were mixed with a lot of misses mixed in with a few hits. It was better than October and we will call that a victory. Meanwhile, December is potentially record-breaking. Actually, given the evidence, it is almost assuredly going to be record-breaking. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already set a record for the most money taken from ticket pre-sales and the biggest December weekend will fall. The pre-orders alone will guarantee that. On the downside, it is very likely that no film will make as much in total as The Force Awakens will make during its opening weekend. There's a chance no film makes in total as much as The Force Awakens makes during its opening day. There are a few films that have a shot at $100 million. For example, Joy should get there, if it becomes a major player during Awards Season. If not, it will at least come close. Daddy's Home, and to a lesser extent Sisters, could be surprise $100 million hits. However, like the rest of 2015, December is shaping up to be a month of a record-breaking hit and a lot of films that struggle just to get noticed. On the other hand, last December, was a lot more balanced at the top with four films earning more than $100 million, led by The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. There's a chance The Force Awakens earns more than all four $100 million hits from last year earned combined. More...

2014 Preview: November

October 31st, 2014

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 poster

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. More...

2013 Preview: August

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. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Apr 15, 2005Never Been Thawed $47,219$47,219
 
Averages $47,219n/a$47,219
Totals 1 $47,219n/a$47,219

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Nov 11, 2022Spirited Director
Screenwriter
Producer
Oct 25, 2019Countdown Producer $25,621,766$16,554,435$42,176,201
Nov 16, 2018Instant Family Director
Producer
Screenwriter
$67,363,237$52,372,951$119,736,188
Nov 10, 2017Daddy’s Home 2 Director
Screenwriter
Executive Producer
$104,029,443$71,777,740$175,807,183
Dec 25, 2015Daddy’s Home Director
Screenwriter
Executive Producer
$150,357,137$91,147,852$241,504,989
Nov 26, 2014Horrible Bosses 2 Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$54,445,357$51,500,000$105,945,357
Nov 14, 2014Dumb and Dumber To Screenwriter $86,208,010$70,345,582$156,553,592
Aug 7, 2013We’re the Millers Screenwriter $150,394,119$117,422,157$267,816,276
Jun 15, 2012That’s My Boy Director $36,931,089$21,948,592$58,879,681
Jun 17, 2011Mr. Poppers's Penguins Screenwriter $68,224,452$121,400,000$189,624,452
Mar 26, 2010Hot Tub Time Machine Screenwriter $50,269,859$15,697,891$65,967,750
Mar 12, 2010She's Out of My League Screenwriter $32,010,860$16,670,117$48,680,977
Oct 17, 2008Sex Drive Director
Screenwriter
$8,402,485$2,010,000$10,412,485
 
Averages $69,521,485$54,070,610$123,592,094
Totals 13 $834,257,814$648,847,317$1,483,105,131


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 11, 2022Spirited
Nov 16, 2018Instant Family $14,504,3153,426$67,363,237$119,736,18856.3%
Nov 10, 2017Daddy’s Home 2 $29,651,1933,575$104,029,443$175,807,18359.2%
Dec 25, 2015Daddy’s Home $38,740,2033,483$150,357,137$241,504,98962.3%
Nov 26, 2014Horrible Bosses 2 $15,457,4183,400$54,445,357$105,945,35751.4%
Jun 15, 2012That’s My Boy $13,453,7143,030$36,931,089$58,879,68162.7%
Oct 17, 2008Sex Drive $3,607,1642,421$8,402,485$10,412,48580.7%
 
Averages $19,235,6683,223$70,254,791$118,714,31462.1%
Totals 7 $421,528,748$712,285,883


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 11, 2022Spirited
Oct 25, 2019Countdown $8,865,0822,675$25,621,766$42,176,20160.7%
Nov 16, 2018Instant Family $14,504,3153,426$67,363,237$119,736,18856.3%
Nov 26, 2014Horrible Bosses 2 $15,457,4183,400$54,445,357$105,945,35751.4%
 
Averages $12,942,2723,167$49,143,453$89,285,91556.1%
Totals 4 $147,430,360$267,857,746


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 11, 2022Spirited
Nov 16, 2018Instant Family $14,504,3153,426$67,363,237$119,736,18856.3%
Nov 10, 2017Daddy’s Home 2 $29,651,1933,575$104,029,443$175,807,18359.2%
Dec 25, 2015Daddy’s Home $38,740,2033,483$150,357,137$241,504,98962.3%
Nov 26, 2014Horrible Bosses 2 $15,457,4183,400$54,445,357$105,945,35751.4%
Nov 14, 2014Dumb and Dumber To $36,111,7753,188$86,208,010$156,553,59255.1%
Aug 7, 2013We’re the Millers $26,419,3963,445$150,394,119$267,816,27656.2%
Jun 17, 2011Mr. Poppers's Penguins $18,445,3553,342$68,224,452$189,624,45236.0%
Mar 26, 2010Hot Tub Time Machine $14,020,5022,771$50,269,859$65,967,75076.2%
Mar 12, 2010She's Out of My League $9,775,2782,958$32,010,860$48,680,97765.8%
Oct 17, 2008Sex Drive $3,607,1642,421$8,402,485$10,412,48580.7%
 
Averages $20,673,2603,201$77,170,496$138,204,92559.9%
Totals 11 $771,704,959$1,382,049,249