Scott Silver

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $1,374,521,752 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #172)
Best-known technical roles: Joker (Screenwriter), 8 Mile (Screenwriter), The Finest Hours (Screenwriter), The Mod Squad (Director), The Mod Squad (Screenwriter)
Most productive collaborators: Joaquin Phoenix, Todd Phillips, Robert De Niro, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Zazie Beetz
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesScreenwriter5$493,004,994$881,516,758$1,374,521,752
Producer2$6,967,462$16,850,119$23,817,581
Director1$13,260,050$2,155,311$15,415,361
Editor1$2,756,333$12,274,961$15,031,294
Executive Producer1$0$0$0

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2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 6th, 2020

Jojo Rabbit

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest is underway so now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We are continuing our shortened schedule with Best Adapted Screenplay. We have yet another close race. True, there is a favorite, or to be more accurate, a close two-way race, but none of the nominees can really be called long shots. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13th, 2020

1917

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

2016 Preview: January

January 1st, 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 will begin the same way 2015 ended, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens on top. In fact, three of the five films that have the best shot at box office success in January are The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, and The Revenant, all of which opened in December. There are two true January releases that could also do really well, for this time of year: Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3. The rest of the releases are just hoping to become midlevel hits. Last January, American Sniper dominated earning more than $300 million. Its success could prevent 2016 from being ahead in the year-over-year comparison by the end of the month, but this year does have better depth. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 4, 2024Joker: Folie á Deux Screenwriter
Oct 4, 2019Joker Screenwriter $335,451,311$728,633,935$1,064,085,246
Oct 20, 2017Wheelman Executive Producer
Sep 22, 2017Stronger Producer $4,211,129$4,575,158$8,786,287
Jan 29, 2016The Finest Hours Screenwriter $27,569,558$21,683,203$49,252,761
Dec 5, 2014The Pyramid Producer
Editor
$2,756,333$12,274,961$15,031,294
Nov 8, 20028 Mile Screenwriter $116,724,075$129,044,309$245,768,384
Mar 26, 1999The Mod Squad Director
Screenwriter
$13,260,050$2,155,311$15,415,361
 
Averages $83,328,743$149,727,813$233,056,556
Totals 8 $499,972,456$898,366,877$1,398,339,333


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 26, 1999The Mod Squad $6,064,7162,290$13,260,050$15,415,36186.0%
 
Averages $6,064,7162,290$13,260,050$15,415,36186.0%
Totals 1 $13,260,050$15,415,361


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 22, 2017Stronger $1,611,040645$4,211,129$8,786,28747.9%
Dec 5, 2014The Pyramid $1,369,935685$2,756,333$15,031,29418.3%
 
Averages $1,490,488665$3,483,731$11,908,79133.1%
Totals 2 $6,967,462$23,817,581


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 4, 2024Joker: Folie á Deux
Oct 4, 2019Joker $96,202,3374,374$335,451,311$1,064,085,24631.5%
Jan 29, 2016The Finest Hours $10,288,9323,143$27,569,558$49,252,76156.0%
Nov 8, 20028 Mile $51,240,5552,587$116,724,075$245,768,38447.5%
Mar 26, 1999The Mod Squad $6,064,7162,290$13,260,050$15,415,36186.0%
 
Averages $40,949,1353,099$123,251,249$343,630,43855.3%
Totals 5 $493,004,994$1,374,521,752