Sarah Polley
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Best known as an Actress based on credits in that role in 22 films, with $225,738,677 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #18,335) |
Best-known acting roles: Ana (Dawn of the Dead), Elsa Cast (Splice), Ronna Martin (Go!), Molly Monaghan (One Magic Christmas), Sally Salt (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) |
Best-known technical roles: Women Talking (Director), Women Talking (Screenwriter), Away From Her (Director), Away From Her (Screenwriter), Stories We Tell (Director) |
Born: January 8, 1979 (45 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Leading | 3 | $76,021,613 | $62,049,871 | $138,071,484 |
Supporting | 2 | $444,415 | $4,211,196 | $4,655,611 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 1 | $265,319 | $0 | $265,319 | |
Inverviewee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
(Unclassified) | 15 | $55,005,018 | $27,741,245 | $82,746,263 | |
In Technical Roles | Director | 4 | $12,846,714 | $15,023,685 | $27,870,399 |
Screenwriter | 3 | $11,607,022 | $11,400,045 | $23,007,067 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Sarah Polley’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
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Women Talking trailer
October 13th, 2022
Drama with an ensemble cast led by Rooney Mara, Claire Foy and Jessie Buckley, written and directed by Sarah Polley opens exclusively in theaters on December 2 ... Full Movie Details.
In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling their reality with their faith. Based on the novel by Miriam Toews.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Feature-Length Documentary
February 15th, 2014
With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, 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. Today we look at Best Feature-Length Documentary, which is probably the hardest category to predict, because some of the previous winners of major awards were not even nominated for an Oscar. When the nominations were this unpredictable, the winner could be any of the five films.
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2014 Awards Season: WGA: A.I. and Pirates Told the Right Stories
February 1st, 2014
WGAs handed out their awards on Saturday and depending on who you talk to, there were a couple of major upsets. There was certainly at least one upset, but the other awards are less surprising.
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2014 Awards Season: DGA: Gravity adds Weight to its Oscar Chances
January 26th, 2014
The Directors Guild of America handed out the awards over the weekend, including two for theatrical releases. There were no true upsets, but it didn't go exactly as I anticipated it would go.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscars Understand the Gravity of the Situation
January 16th, 2014
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and there are some surprises mixed in with the predictable results. Gravity and American Hustle led the way with ten nominations each while 12 Years a Slave was right behind with nine. The fact that 12 Years a Slave wasn't the leader is the first of the surprises.
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2014 Awards Season: DGA: Telling Stories about Documentaries
January 14th, 2014
The Directors Guild of America finished its theatrical nominations yesterday with the Documentary category. I'm of two minds with the list of nominees. On the one hand, I feel like I should be surprised, because a number of documentaries thought to be Oscar favorites were left off the list. On the other hand, they've been left off the list a number of times. I think it is time to rethink who is and is not an Oscar favorite.
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2014 Awards Season: WGA: Nominees Have Stories to Tell
January 5th, 2014
WGAs announced their nominations this weekend and there were a couple of surprises to talk about. The top of that list is 12 Years a Slave, which was deemed ineligible because it wasn't written under WGA jurisdiction. This makes using the WGAs as an Oscar guide less reliable. On the other hand, several Oscar favorites showed up as well, including American Hustle, Nebraska, and others that have picked up major nominations this year.
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2013 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III
December 19th, 2013
Part III of the Holiday Gift Guide is a little late due to reasons you probably don't want to hear the details about. (I believe I've developed a food allergy to something in Eggnog.) The third installment of our holiday gift guide includes independent films, classics, foreign films, etc. The fastest way to find gifts is to go to the Independent Spirit Awards nominations and find any film that is on that list that is already out on DVD / Blu-ray (Frances Ha, Mud, etc.). Unfortunately, most of the films competing for Awards Season glory are still in theaters and not available as gifts. But there are still many films worth picking up, starting with...
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 3rd, 2013
September 3rd, 2013
It's a really slow week on the home market. There's only one first-run release of note, Now You See Me, while the best-selling TV on DVD release is from the CW, The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Fourth Season. That doesn't mean there are no new releases worth picking up. In fact, there are a couple of contenders for Pick of the Week. Blancanieves is one such contender, but while the DVD or Blu-ray is worth picking up, I think the target audience is a little too limited for Pick of the Week. Instead, that honor goes to From Up on Poppy Hill on Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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Limited Releases have Stories to Tell
May 10th, 2013
Most summers there is at least one limited release that manages to find enough success to expand truly wide. There are quite a few new limited releases this week, but most of them are earning weak reviews and will likely fail to find an audience in limited release. There are three films that are earning 80% positive reviews or better: Sightseers, Stories We Tell, and Venus and Serena. Unfortunately, the last two are documentaries and the first one is a Black Comedy, so it is unlikely we will have a true break-out hit this week.
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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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Mar 20, 2020 | Margaret Atwood: A Wor… | Herself | |||
Nov 1, 2013 | Mr. Nobody | Elise | $3,622 | $18,632 | $22,254 |
Jun 4, 2010 | Splice | Elsa Cast | $17,010,170 | $11,532,324 | $28,542,494 |
Dec 15, 2006 | The Secret Life of Words | Hanna | $20,678 | $6,055,437 | $6,076,115 |
Jun 16, 2006 | Beowulf & Grendel | Selma | $68,820 | $68,820 | |
Mar 17, 2006 | Don’t Come Knocking | Sky | $440,793 | $4,192,564 | $4,633,357 |
Mar 19, 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Ana | $58,990,765 | $44,462,110 | $103,452,875 |
Oct 3, 2003 | The Event | Dana | $54,288 | $54,288 | |
Sep 26, 2003 | My Life Without Me | Ann | $432,360 | $11,834,915 | $12,267,275 |
Nov 1, 2002 | The Weight of Water | Maren Hontvedt | $102,622 | $102,622 | |
Mar 29, 2002 | No Such Thing | Beatrice | $60,006 | $60,006 | |
Dec 29, 2000 | The Claim | Hope Dillon | $622,023 | $753,612 | $1,375,635 |
Sep 24, 1999 | Guinevere | Harper Sloane | $668,099 | $668,099 | |
Apr 23, 1999 | eXistenZ | Merle | $2,840,417 | $2,840,417 | |
Apr 9, 1999 | Go! | Ronna Martin | $16,875,273 | $11,508,168 | $28,383,441 |
Oct 23, 1998 | Last Night | Jennifer Wheeler | $265,319 | $265,319 | |
Nov 7, 1997 | The Hanging Garden | Teen Rosemary | $925,756 | $925,756 | |
Oct 10, 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Nicole Burnell | $4,306,697 | $3,644,550 | $7,951,247 |
Sep 23, 1994 | Exotica | Tracey | $5,046,118 | $5,046,118 | |
Mar 10, 1989 | The Adventures of Baro… | Sally Salt | $8,040,008 | $8,040,008 | |
Sep 25, 1987 | The Big Town | Christy Donaldson | $1,733,017 | $1,733,017 | |
Nov 22, 1985 | One Magic Christmas | Molly Monaghan | $13,229,514 | $13,229,514 | |
Averages | $6,273,160 | $10,444,701 | $10,749,461 | ||
Totals | 22 | $131,736,365 | $94,002,312 | $225,738,677 |
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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Jun 4, 2010 | Splice | $7,385,277 | 2,450 | $17,010,170 | $28,542,494 | 59.6% |
Dec 15, 2006 | The Secret Life of Words | $5,309 | 3 | $20,678 | $6,076,115 | 0.3% |
Mar 19, 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | $26,722,575 | 2,748 | $58,990,765 | $103,452,875 | 57.0% |
Oct 23, 1998 | Last Night | $48,634 | 28 | $265,319 | $265,319 | 100.0% |
Averages | $8,540,449 | 1,307 | $19,071,733 | $34,584,201 | 54.2% | |
Totals | 4 | $76,286,932 | $138,336,803 |
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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Nov 1, 2013 | Mr. Nobody | $1,612 | 4 | $3,622 | $22,254 | 16.3% |
Mar 17, 2006 | Don’t Come Knocking | $30,630 | 32 | $440,793 | $4,633,357 | 9.5% |
Averages | $16,121 | 18 | $222,208 | $2,327,806 | 12.9% | |
Totals | 2 | $444,415 | $4,655,611 |
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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 | Director Screenwriter |
$5,456,531 | $3,719,329 | $9,175,860 |
Oct 12, 2012 | Stories We Tell | Director Screenwriter |
$1,602,160 | $1,441,557 | $3,043,717 |
Jun 29, 2012 | Take This Waltz | Director | $1,239,692 | $3,623,640 | $4,863,332 |
May 4, 2007 | Away From Her | Director Screenwriter |
$4,548,331 | $6,239,159 | $10,787,490 |
Averages | $3,211,679 | $3,755,921 | $6,967,600 | ||
Totals | 4 | $12,846,714 | $15,023,685 | $27,870,399 |
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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Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | $40,530 | 707 | $5,456,531 | $9,175,860 | 59.5% |
Oct 12, 2012 | Stories We Tell | 70 | $1,602,160 | $3,043,717 | 52.6% | |
Jun 29, 2012 | Take This Waltz | $137,019 | 69 | $1,239,692 | $4,863,332 | 25.5% |
May 4, 2007 | Away From Her | $53,267 | 275 | $4,548,331 | $10,787,490 | 42.2% |
Averages | $76,939 | 280 | $3,211,679 | $6,967,600 | 44.9% | |
Totals | 4 | $12,846,714 | $27,870,399 |
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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Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | $40,530 | 707 | $5,456,531 | $9,175,860 | 59.5% |
Oct 12, 2012 | Stories We Tell | 70 | $1,602,160 | $3,043,717 | 52.6% | |
May 4, 2007 | Away From Her | $53,267 | 275 | $4,548,331 | $10,787,490 | 42.2% |
Averages | $46,899 | 351 | $3,869,007 | $7,669,022 | 51.4% | |
Totals | 3 | $11,607,022 | $23,007,067 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,994 | $12,846,714 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) | 3,680 | $11,607,022 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) | 2,089 | $15,023,685 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,015 | $11,400,045 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,232 | $27,870,399 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) | 3,586 | $23,007,067 |