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Philip Kaufman

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $217,829,454 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #572)
Best-known technical roles: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Story Creator), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Character Creator), Rising Sun (Director), Twisted (Director), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Director)
Best-known acting roles: City official (Invasion of the Body Snatchers)
Most productive collaborators: Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Thorp, Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg

  1. Summary
  2. Acting Credits
  3. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
As an Actor(Unclassified)1$24,946,533$0$24,946,533
In Technical RolesDirector9$167,833,444$49,996,010$217,829,454
Character Creator1$197,171,806$277,000,000$474,171,806
Story Creator1$225,686,079$141,766,000$367,452,079
Screenwriter1$5,017,811$18,000,000$23,017,811

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 38,901-39,000) 38,978 $24,946,533
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 43,701-43,800) 43,755 $24,946,533
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 439 $167,833,444
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,349 $5,017,811
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 184 $225,686,079
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 838 $49,996,010
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,911 $18,000,000
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $141,766,000
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 572 $217,829,454
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,264 $23,017,811
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 312 $367,452,079

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


All Acting Credits


Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
12/22/1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers City official  $24,946,533 $0 $24,946,533
Movies: 1Totals:$24,946,533$0$24,946,533
  Averages:$24,946,533$0$24,946,533

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 38,901-39,000) 38,978 $24,946,533
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 43,701-43,800) 43,755 $24,946,533

All Technical Credits


Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
4/2/2013 Hemingway & Gellhorn Director $0 $0 $0
2/27/2004 Twisted Director $25,195,050 $14,924,798 $40,119,848
11/22/2000 Quills Director $7,060,876 $4,671,212 $11,732,088
7/30/1993 Rising Sun Director $63,095,271 $0 $63,095,271
10/5/1990 Henry & June Director $11,011,903 $12,400,000 $23,411,903
5/24/1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Character Creator $197,171,806 $277,000,000 $474,171,806
2/5/1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being Director $10,006,000 $0 $10,006,000
10/21/1983 The Right Stuff Director $21,500,000 $0 $21,500,000
6/12/1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Story Creator $225,686,079 $141,766,000 $367,452,079
7/13/1979 The Wanderers Director,
Screenwriter 		$5,017,811 $18,000,000 $23,017,811
12/22/1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Director $24,946,533 $0 $24,946,533
Movies: 11Totals:$590,691,329$468,762,010$1,059,453,339
  Averages:$53,699,212$42,614,728$96,313,940

Director Credits


Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend
Box Office		Max
Theater
Count		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
4/2/2013 Hemingway & Gellhorn $0 0 $0 $0 0.0%
2/27/2004 Twisted $8,904,299 2,704 $25,195,050 $40,119,848 62.8%
11/22/2000 Quills $249,383 223 $7,060,876 $11,732,088 60.2%
7/30/1993 Rising Sun $15,195,941 1,722 $63,095,271 $63,095,271 100.0%
10/5/1990 Henry & June $1,032,942 295 $11,011,903 $23,411,903 47.0%
2/5/1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being $0 0 $10,006,000 $10,006,000 100.0%
10/21/1983 The Right Stuff $1,601,167 627 $21,500,000 $21,500,000 100.0%
7/13/1979 The Wanderers $0 5 $5,017,811 $23,017,811 21.8%
12/22/1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers $1,298,129 445 $24,946,533 $24,946,533 100.0%
Movies: 9Totals:  $167,833,444$217,829,454 
 Averages:$3,142,429669$18,648,160$24,203,27374.0%


Writer Credits


Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend
Box Office		Max
Theater
Count		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
6/12/1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark $8,305,823 1,400 $225,686,079 $367,452,079 61.4%
7/13/1979 The Wanderers $0 5 $5,017,811 $23,017,811 21.8%
Movies: 2Totals:  $230,703,890$390,469,890 
 Averages:$4,152,912703$115,351,945$195,234,94541.6%

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 439 $167,833,444
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,349 $5,017,811
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 184 $225,686,079
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 838 $49,996,010
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,911 $18,000,000
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 $141,766,000
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 572 $217,829,454
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,264 $23,017,811
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 312 $367,452,079


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