Frances McDormand
Best known as a Supporting Actress based on credits in that role in 16 films, with $2,217,843,710 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #810) |
Best-known acting roles: Charlotte Mearing (Transformers: Dark of the Moon), Captain Chantel DuBois (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted), Momma (The Good Dinosaur), Zoe (Something's Gotta Give), Mildred Hayes (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) |
Best-known technical roles: Women Talking (Producer), Nomadland (Producer), Every Secret Thing (Producer) |
Born: June 23, 1957 (66 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 16 | $905,512,703 | $1,312,331,007 | $2,217,843,710 |
Leading | 6 | $108,878,762 | $169,455,413 | $278,334,175 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 5 | $343,840,201 | $694,410,578 | $1,038,250,779 | |
(Unclassified) | 16 | $118,467,934 | $22,843,170 | $141,311,104 | |
In Technical Roles | Producer | 4 | $9,260,067 | $38,924,564 | $48,184,631 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Frances McDormand’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 524 | $452,718,963 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 633 | $1,476,699,600 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 367 | $863,865,991 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 537 | $2,199,040,168 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 431 | $1,316,584,954 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 544 | $3,675,739,768 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) | 3,273 | $9,260,067 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) | 2,025 | $38,924,564 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,506 | $48,184,631 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Nomadland trailer
February 9th, 2021
Drama starring Frances McDormand, written and directed by Chloé Zhao, opens in theaters and premieres on Hulu on February 19. Full movie details…
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad.
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2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture
March 4th, 2018
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes.
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Oscar Predictions: Best Picture Too Close to Call
March 4th, 2018
Voting is now closed in our 21st Annual Predict the Academy Awards Competition, and we’re ready to announce the predicted winners in each category.
We have overwhelming favorites in virtually all of the major categories this year, with one glaring exception: Best Picture. That race is a virtual tie between Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Shape of Water. Three Billboards has a very slight edge, with 44% of the vote, while Shape of Water has 43%. Get Out is a long shot, at 6%, and Dunkirk and Lady Bird are the only other films to get a look in, with about 3% each.
With the top two films both getting less than 50% of the votes, it’s fair to say there isn’t a favorite in this race, and any of these five films seems like a conceivable winner. The winner of our contest will likely be someone who makes the right call in this category.
Things are much more clear cut in other categories…
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2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look
March 4th, 2018
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I will be happy no matter who wins Best Supporting Actress. One last note: The contest is still going and the leading for Best Picture Switched from The Shape of Water to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to tied over the time I was writing this story. This is the closest I’ve ever seen it. Guessing the best picture correctly will go a long way to winning.
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2017 Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards Winners
March 3rd, 2018
The Independent Spirit Awards were handed out tonight, and Get Out was the big winner, sort of. It earned two Awards, including the two most prestigious, awards. However, it wasn’t the only film to pick up two awards tonight.
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2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Lead Actress
February 22nd, 2018
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and who should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we have been looking at the four acting categories, ending with Best Lead Actress. In this category, there is an overwhelming favorite. ... Most of the categories we will talk about next week are much more competitive.
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2017 Awards Season: BAFTA Winners
February 18th, 2018
The BAFTAs were handed out on Sunday night, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri winning the most awards at five. This is not too surprising, as it was technically a British film, despite its setting, and that gave it a leg up on the competition.
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2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations
January 23rd, 2018
The Oscar nominations were announced starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year and no one has been able to adequately explain why to me. At least there were some interesting results this year. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, which is one below the current record and nearly as many as the next two films combined. Overall, there were seventeen films that earned two or more nominations.
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2017 Awards Season: SAG Winners
January 21st, 2018
The Screen Actors Guild announced their winners on Sunday night and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won every category it was nominated in.
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2017 Awards Season: BAFTA Nominations
January 11th, 2018
The BAFTA nominations were announced and this time The Shape of Water led the way with 12 nominations. The same films appear on many of the lists of nominees, but so far no one film has come to dominate the list. This makes it interesting, to say the least. There’s a good chance no one film will win the majority of prestige awards and that multiple films will have lots of reason to celebrate on February 18th when the awards are handed out.
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2017 Awards Season: Golden Globes Winners
January 7th, 2018
The Golden Globes winners were announced on Sunday and there were a few surprises worth talking about, starting at the top. I was not expecting Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to be the big winner of the night, but it was with four wins. Only two other movies, The Shape of Water and Lady Bird, won more than one award during the night.
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2017 Awards Season: SAG Nominations
December 13th, 2017
The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up four nominations, which is extra impressive, as there are only six theatrical categories.
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2017 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations
December 11th, 2017
The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece.
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2017 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations
November 22nd, 2017
The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced yesterday and thus the 2017 Awards Season begins. The movie with the most nominations is Call Me by Your Name, which opens on Friday. This is amazingly good timing. It’s not the only film that should get a financial boost.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Three, Four, Five films worth Checking Out
November 10th, 2017
It is not a particularly long list this week, but fortunately we do have one top-notch limited release: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This film will likely pick up at least a few Awards Season nominations. Also worth checking out are Destination Unknown, Mayhem, Thelma, and Gold Star. Although I’m a little biased when it comes to that last one, as we helped writer / director / star Victoria Negri create her business plan to get that film produced. It is also free on Video on Demand, if you have an Amazon Prime account, so you don’t have to risk any money to watch it, if you have already signed up for Amazon Prime.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Trailer
November 7th, 2017
Black comedy starring Frances McDormand and Woddy Harrelson, opens November 10 ... Full Movie Details.
After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, the town’s revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon, an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Good Dinosaur
February 22nd, 2016
The Good Dinosaur looks like it will be the first Pixar film to lose money. It cost nearly $200 million to make, while there were reports that the advertising budget was $150 million worldwide. It needed to make over $500 million worldwide to have a shot at breaking even any time soon. It made barely more than $300 million, which wasn't enough to pay for its reported advertising budget. Is it as bad as its box office numbers would suggest? Or is there a reason this film failed to connect with audiences besides quality?
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for February 10th, 2015
February 11th, 2015
I can't wait till the winter blockbusters start coming out, because I've run out of ways to say, "It is a slow week on the home market." without repeating myself. There are some releases that are certainly worth picking up, like the Blu-ray debut for 101 Dalmatians, but there are also releases that I would call filler on the first page of Amazon.com's list of new releases. There are a number of releases that are worth picking, including Force Majeure (DVD or Blu-ray); Laggies (DVD or Blu-ray); Nightcrawler (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack); and Rosewater (DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack). However, the only real contender for Pick of the Week was 101 Dalmatians.
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2013 Preview: January
January 1st, 2013
December ended on a positive note with 2012 topping 2011 with a week to spare. Hopefully this will translate into strong box office numbers going forward. There are several January releases that actually look very interesting, but you always have to ask, if the films are as good as they look, why are they opening in January? The biggest hit on this list will likely not be a January release, but a limited release from December that is expanding wide in January. Zero Dark Thirty opened in limited release the Wednesday before Christmas and right away it got off to an incredible start. If it can turn some of its Awards Season nominations into wins, which seems very likely at this point, it should be the biggest hit of January. If it can earn some major Oscars, then it might crack $100 million. Unfortunately, no other film on this release list is likely to come close to the $100 million mark. Last January was unseasonably strong with three films opening with $20 million or more and four films finishing with $50 million or more. It is possible that none of the new releases will reach those relatively weak standards.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
October 18th, 2012
The movie business deals with such huge numbers that it is no surprise executives are rather conservative when it comes to making movies. When $100 million is low-budget for a tentpole release, you can't afford to experiment. This is why there are so many franchises out there. Madagascar was extended to a trilogy this summer. But has the original idea been stretched too far? Or is there a lot of life left in these characters?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Moonrise Kingdom
October 14th, 2012
I have seen nearly everything Wes Anderson has ever made and I've liked most of it. I was disappointed by The Darjeeling Limited, but loved The Fantastic Mr. Fox. His latest film is Moonrise Kingdom, a story of young love set in 1965 with an ensemble cast, including two newcomers in the central two roles. It became one of his biggest hits, but was it also one of his best?
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All Acting Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | Scarface Janz | $5,456,531 | $3,719,329 | $9,175,860 |
Dec 25, 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | $176,248 | $176,248 | |
Oct 22, 2021 | The French Dispatch | $16,124,375 | $29,013,029 | $45,137,404 | |
Jan 29, 2021 | Nomadland | Fern | $3,700,000 | $35,028,987 | $38,728,987 |
Mar 23, 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Interpreter Nelson | $32,015,231 | $26,482,519 | $58,497,750 |
Nov 10, 2017 | Three Billboards Outsi… | Mildred Hayes | $54,513,740 | $106,644,611 | $161,158,351 |
Feb 5, 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | C.C. Calhoun | $30,080,225 | $34,139,971 | $64,220,196 |
Nov 25, 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | Momma | $123,087,120 | $210,683,917 | $333,771,037 |
Jan 4, 2013 | Promised Land | Sue Thomason | $7,597,898 | $4,796,664 | $12,394,562 |
Nov 2, 2012 | This Must Be the Place | Jane | $142,242 | $14,034,415 | $14,176,657 |
Jun 8, 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's… | Captain Chantel D… | $216,391,482 | $530,529,789 | $746,921,271 |
May 25, 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | Mrs. Bishop | $45,512,466 | $23,335,980 | $68,848,446 |
Jun 29, 2011 | Transformers: Dark of … | Charlotte Mearing | $352,390,543 | $771,403,536 | $1,123,794,079 |
Sep 12, 2008 | Burn After Reading | Linda Litzke | $60,355,347 | $107,812,451 | $168,167,798 |
Mar 7, 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives f… | Miss Pettigrew | $12,313,694 | $2,859,259 | $15,172,953 |
Apr 7, 2006 | Friends with Money | Jane | $13,368,437 | $4,741,715 | $18,110,152 |
Dec 2, 2005 | Aeon Flux | The Handler | $25,857,987 | $28,055,586 | $53,913,573 |
Oct 21, 2005 | North Country | Glory | $18,324,242 | $5,352,529 | $23,676,771 |
Dec 12, 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Zoe | $124,685,242 | $142,000,000 | $266,685,242 |
Mar 7, 2003 | Laurel Canyon | Jane | $3,663,356 | $897,794 | $4,561,150 |
Sep 6, 2002 | City by the Sea | Michelle | $22,433,915 | $72,017 | $22,505,932 |
Oct 31, 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Doris Crane | $7,494,849 | $14,000,000 | $21,494,849 |
Sep 15, 2000 | Almost Famous | Elaine Miller | $32,522,352 | $14,848,839 | $47,371,191 |
Feb 23, 2000 | Wonder Boys | Chancellor Sara G… | $19,389,454 | $14,033,031 | $33,422,485 |
Oct 30, 1998 | Talk of Angels | Conlon | $15,546 | $15,546 | |
Jul 10, 1998 | Madeline | Miss Clavel | $29,858,048 | $29,858,048 | |
Apr 11, 1997 | Paradise Road | Dr. Verstak | $1,990,257 | $1,990,257 | |
Oct 25, 1996 | Palookaville | June | $289,569 | $289,569 | |
Jun 21, 1996 | Lone Star | Bunny | $12,961,389 | $12,961,389 | |
Apr 5, 1996 | Primal Fear | Dr. Molly Arrington | $56,073,633 | $46,500,000 | $102,573,633 |
Mar 8, 1996 | Fargo | Marge Gunderson | $24,567,751 | $26,635,756 | $51,203,507 |
Aug 25, 1995 | Beyond Rangoon | Andy | $5,656,641 | $5,656,641 | |
Oct 1, 1993 | Short Cuts | Betty Weathers | $6,110,979 | $6,110,979 | |
Apr 24, 1992 | Passed Away | Nora Scanlan | $4,030,793 | $4,030,793 | |
Oct 25, 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Grace | $9,689,816 | $9,689,816 | |
Nov 21, 1990 | Hidden Agenda | Ingrid | $992,452 | $201,438 | $1,193,890 |
Sep 22, 1990 | Miller's Crossing | Secretary (uncred… | $4,693,759 | $27 | $4,693,786 |
Aug 24, 1990 | Darkman | Julie Hastings | $32,942,739 | $32,942,739 | |
Apr 20, 1990 | Chattahoochee | Mae Foley | $259,486 | $259,486 | |
Dec 9, 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Mrs. Pell | $34,603,000 | $34,603,000 | |
Mar 13, 1987 | Raising Arizona | Dot | $22,847,000 | $767 | $22,847,767 |
Apr 25, 1986 | Crimewave | Nun | $5,101 | $5,101 | |
Jan 18, 1985 | Blood Simple | Abby | $1,690,913 | $1,039,964 | $2,730,877 |
Averages | $35,159,514 | $73,301,339 | $85,482,320 | ||
Totals | 43 | $1,476,699,600 | $2,199,040,168 | $3,675,739,768 |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | $40,530 | 707 | $5,456,531 | $9,175,860 | 59.5% |
Dec 25, 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | $176,248 | ||||
Oct 22, 2021 | The French Dispatch | $1,348,804 | 1,225 | $16,124,375 | $45,137,404 | 35.7% |
Jan 29, 2021 | Nomadland | 1,200 | $3,700,000 | $38,728,987 | 9.6% | |
Nov 10, 2017 | Three Billboards Outsi… | $322,168 | 1,726 | $54,513,740 | $161,158,351 | 33.8% |
Jun 8, 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's… | $60,316,738 | 4,263 | $216,391,482 | $746,921,271 | 29.0% |
May 25, 2012 | Moonrise Kingdom | $522,996 | 924 | $45,512,466 | $68,848,446 | 66.1% |
Sep 12, 2008 | Burn After Reading | $19,128,001 | 2,657 | $60,355,347 | $168,167,798 | 35.9% |
Mar 7, 2003 | Laurel Canyon | $149,099 | 121 | $3,663,356 | $4,561,150 | 80.3% |
Sep 6, 2002 | City by the Sea | $8,935,426 | 2,575 | $22,433,915 | $22,505,932 | 99.7% |
Mar 8, 1996 | Fargo | $730,265 | 716 | $24,567,751 | $51,203,507 | 48.0% |
Averages | $10,166,003 | 1,611 | $45,271,896 | $119,689,541 | 49.8% | |
Totals | 11 | $452,718,963 | $1,316,584,954 |
Supporting Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Mar 23, 2018 | Isle of Dogs | $1,620,294 | 1,947 | $32,015,231 | $58,497,750 | 54.7% |
Feb 5, 2016 | Hail, Caesar! | $11,355,225 | 2,248 | $30,080,225 | $64,220,196 | 46.8% |
Nov 25, 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | $39,155,217 | 3,749 | $123,087,120 | $333,771,037 | 36.9% |
Jan 4, 2013 | Promised Land | $173,915 | 1,676 | $7,597,898 | $12,394,562 | 61.3% |
Nov 2, 2012 | This Must Be the Place | $7,754 | 15 | $142,242 | $14,176,657 | 1.0% |
Jun 29, 2011 | Transformers: Dark of … | $97,852,865 | 4,107 | $352,390,543 | $1,123,794,079 | 31.4% |
Dec 2, 2005 | Aeon Flux | $12,661,112 | 2,608 | $25,857,987 | $53,913,573 | 48.0% |
Oct 21, 2005 | North Country | $6,422,455 | 2,555 | $18,324,242 | $23,676,771 | 77.4% |
Dec 12, 2003 | Something's Gotta Give | $16,064,723 | 2,876 | $124,685,242 | $266,685,242 | 46.8% |
Sep 15, 2000 | Almost Famous | $2,314,646 | 2,262 | $32,522,352 | $47,371,191 | 68.7% |
Feb 23, 2000 | Wonder Boys | $5,808,919 | 1,509 | $19,389,454 | $33,422,485 | 58.0% |
Apr 5, 1996 | Primal Fear | $9,871,222 | 1,983 | $56,073,633 | $102,573,633 | 54.7% |
Oct 1, 1993 | Short Cuts | $6,110,979 | $6,110,979 | 100.0% | ||
Oct 25, 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | $2,442,229 | 800 | $9,689,816 | $9,689,816 | 100.0% |
Aug 24, 1990 | Darkman | $8,054,860 | 1,833 | $32,942,739 | $32,942,739 | 100.0% |
Dec 9, 1988 | Mississippi Burning | 1,074 | $34,603,000 | $34,603,000 | 100.0% | |
Averages | $15,271,817 | 2,083 | $56,594,544 | $138,615,232 | 61.6% | |
Totals | 16 | $905,512,703 | $2,217,843,710 |
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All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | Producer | $5,456,531 | $3,719,329 | $9,175,860 |
Dec 25, 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Producer | $176,248 | $176,248 | |
Jan 29, 2021 | Nomadland | Producer | $3,700,000 | $35,028,987 | $38,728,987 |
May 15, 2015 | Every Secret Thing | Producer | $103,536 | $103,536 | |
Averages | $3,086,689 | $12,974,855 | $12,046,158 | ||
Totals | 4 | $9,260,067 | $38,924,564 | $48,184,631 |
Producer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | $40,530 | 707 | $5,456,531 | $9,175,860 | 59.5% |
Dec 25, 2021 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | $176,248 | ||||
Jan 29, 2021 | Nomadland | 1,200 | $3,700,000 | $38,728,987 | 9.6% | |
May 15, 2015 | Every Secret Thing | $11,083 | 20 | $103,536 | $103,536 | 100.0% |
Averages | $25,807 | 642 | $3,086,689 | $12,046,158 | 56.3% | |
Totals | 4 | $9,260,067 | $48,184,631 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) | 3,273 | $9,260,067 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) | 2,025 | $38,924,564 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,506 | $48,184,631 |