Ben Wheatley
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $408,236,165 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #463) |
Best-known technical roles: Meg 2: The Trench (Director), Free Fire (Director), Free Fire (Screenwriter), Free Fire (Editor), In the Earth (Director) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Director | 12 | $86,027,141 | $322,209,024 | $408,236,165 |
Editor | 5 | $2,248,742 | $10,252,361 | $12,501,103 | |
Executive Producer | 4 | $102,535 | $364,268 | $466,803 | |
Screenwriter | 4 | $2,951,919 | $2,662,821 | $5,614,740 |
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Free Fire
July 16th, 2017
Free Fire opened in theaters in April. It wasn’t expected to be a major hit, or even a midlevel hit, but almost no one expected it to bomb as badly as it did. It didn’t just open below the Mendoza Line, had it opened with as much as it made in total, it still would have been below the Mendoza Line. Is it really as bad as its box office numbers would indicate? Or is it a hidden gem?
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2017 Preview: April
April 1st, 2017
March was a month of extremes, led by two strong performances: Beauty and the Beast breaking records and Logan cracking $200 million with ease. There were also two other $100 million hits and another potential $100 million hit that we don’t have significant box office numbers for yet. This is fantastic. On the opposite end, there were three films on last month’s list that didn’t even open truly wide. This month won’t be as lucrative at the top, as The Fate of the Furious is the only film expected to top $100 million. Fortunately, it is expected to open with over $100 million. On the other extreme, there are many, many films on this list that I’m not sure will open wide. Fortunately, last April wasn’t any better. The Jungle Book made nearly $1 billion worldwide, but the other nine films combined made less than half of that. To emphasize: the other nine films that opened last April averaged less than $50 million worldwide each. If The Fate of the Furious can just come close to the previous installment of the franchise, then 2017 has a solid shot at topping 2016.
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Aug 4, 2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | Director | $82,633,033 | $311,666,127 | $394,299,160 |
Apr 16, 2021 | In the Earth | Director Screenwriter |
$1,113,722 | $217,240 | $1,330,962 |
Oct 21, 2020 | Rebecca | Director | |||
Dec 6, 2019 | In Fabric | Executive Producer | $198,743 | $198,743 | |
Dec 31, 2018 | Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Director | $41,971 | $41,971 | |
Apr 21, 2017 | Free Fire | Director Screenwriter Editor |
$1,799,322 | $1,994,417 | $3,793,739 |
Nov 25, 2016 | Belly of the Bulldog | Executive Producer | |||
Oct 7, 2016 | The Greasy Strangler | Executive Producer | $45,878 | $43,723 | $89,601 |
Apr 28, 2016 | High-Rise | Director Editor |
$346,472 | $5,033,599 | $5,380,071 |
Jan 23, 2015 | The Duke of Burgundy | Executive Producer | $56,657 | $121,802 | $178,459 |
Feb 7, 2014 | A Field in England | Director Editor |
$32,846 | $96,801 | $129,647 |
May 21, 2013 | The ABCs of Death | Director of Unearthed | $21,832 | $13,304 | $35,136 |
May 10, 2013 | Sightseers | Director Editor |
$41,039 | $2,694,401 | $2,735,440 |
Feb 3, 2012 | Kill List | Director Screenwriter Editor |
$29,063 | $433,143 | $462,206 |
Oct 15, 2010 | Down Terrace | Director Screenwriter |
$9,812 | $18,021 | $27,833 |
Averages | $7,829,971 | $24,813,330 | $31,438,690 | ||
Totals | 15 | $86,129,676 | $322,573,292 | $408,702,968 |
Director Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Aug 4, 2023 | Meg 2: The Trench | $30,002,735 | 3,604 | $82,633,033 | $394,299,160 | 21.0% |
Apr 16, 2021 | In the Earth | $505,723 | 1,094 | $1,113,722 | $1,330,962 | 83.7% |
Oct 21, 2020 | Rebecca | |||||
Dec 31, 2018 | Happy New Year, Colin … | $41,971 | ||||
Apr 21, 2017 | Free Fire | $994,430 | 1,070 | $1,799,322 | $3,793,739 | 47.4% |
Apr 28, 2016 | High-Rise | $79,887 | 41 | $346,472 | $5,380,071 | 6.4% |
Feb 7, 2014 | A Field in England | $9,498 | 13 | $32,846 | $129,647 | 25.3% |
May 21, 2013 | The ABCs of Death | $10,110 | 19 | $21,832 | $35,136 | 62.1% |
May 10, 2013 | Sightseers | $7,384 | 10 | $41,039 | $2,735,440 | 1.5% |
Feb 3, 2012 | Kill List | $9,838 | 10 | $29,063 | $462,206 | 6.3% |
Oct 15, 2010 | Down Terrace | $3,088 | 2 | $9,812 | $27,833 | 35.3% |
Averages | $3,513,633 | 651 | $9,558,571 | $40,823,617 | 32.1% | |
Totals | 11 | $86,027,141 | $408,236,165 |
Writer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Apr 16, 2021 | In the Earth | $505,723 | 1,094 | $1,113,722 | $1,330,962 | 83.7% |
Apr 21, 2017 | Free Fire | $994,430 | 1,070 | $1,799,322 | $3,793,739 | 47.4% |
Feb 3, 2012 | Kill List | $9,838 | 10 | $29,063 | $462,206 | 6.3% |
Oct 15, 2010 | Down Terrace | $3,088 | 2 | $9,812 | $27,833 | 35.3% |
Averages | $378,270 | 544 | $737,980 | $1,403,685 | 43.2% | |
Totals | 4 | $2,951,919 | $5,614,740 |