Roman Polanski
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 20 films, with $437,633,371 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #432) |
Best-known technical roles: The Pianist (Director), The Pianist (Producer), The Ghost Writer (Director), The Ghost Writer (Screenwriter), The Ghost Writer (Producer) |
Best-known acting roles: Man with Knife (Chinatown), Himself (Grosse Fatigue), Detective Jacques (Rush Hour 3) |
Most productive collaborators: Ewan McGregor, Adrien Brody, Robert Benmussa, Pierce Brosnan, Robert Harris |
Born: August 18, 1933 (90 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 2 | $163,295,805 | $116,459,914 | $279,755,719 |
Documentary Subject | 1 | $0 | $10,110 | $10,110 | |
Leading | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
(Unclassified) | 1 | $142,852 | $0 | $142,852 | |
In Technical Roles | Director | 20 | $172,537,280 | $265,096,091 | $437,633,371 |
Screenwriter | 8 | $54,721,225 | $152,544,533 | $207,265,758 | |
Producer | 4 | $66,734,517 | $169,076,474 | $235,810,991 |
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Limited Releases: Every Third Person Should See a Limited Release
June 20th, 2014
There are a dozen limited releases on this week's list, including five films that are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. Unfortunately, I don't think any of them will be monster hits. There's a Code Black, documentary, which is a genre that rarely finds breakout success. There's Coherence, a high concept Sci-fi movie that will likely be too out there to find an audience. Norte, the End of History, a four-hour foreign-language film, which will reduce its target demographic and the number of screenings that can be shown. A Summer Tale, a French film from 1996, which is making its theatrical debut. And finally Venus and Fur, which is probably going to be the biggest limited release hit of the weekend, but I really doubt it will expand wide enough to find a measure of mainstream success.
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2014 Preview: February
January 31st, 2014
After a weak start, January rebounded and a couple of films on last month's preview cracked $100 million at the box office. Granted, Lone Survivor is technically a December release, but Ride Along will become one of the rare January releases to reach the century mark. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be too many February releases that have a real shot at $100 million. It is very likely that The Lego Movie will reach that milestone, but most of the rest of the movies will be lucky if they reach $50 million. Last February was very similar. We had one surprise $100 million hit, Identity Thief, plus a couple of solid midlevel hits, Warm Bodies, for instance. However, for the most part, the month was one miss after another. This means 2014 could continue its winning ways, or at the very least, shouldn't fall behind 2013's pace.
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Limited Releases: Limited Releases are Frozen Out
November 22nd, 2013
This week's list of limited releases is kind of mixed. Frozen is coming out this week for a prestige opening before expanding wide on Wednesday and it is virtually guaranteed box office success. On the other hand, most of the rest of the films are documentaries, which almost never have breakout success. Every documentary on this list looks interesting, but of the non-Frozen releases, I think Philomena has the best shot at box office success.
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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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Nov 22, 2013 | Weekend of a Champion | Himself | $10,110 | $10,110 | |
Aug 10, 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Detective Jacques | $140,125,968 | $116,459,914 | $256,585,882 |
Jul 12, 1995 | Grosse Fatigue | Himself | $142,852 | $142,852 | |
Jun 20, 1976 | The Tenant | Trelkovsky | |||
Jun 21, 1974 | Chinatown | Man with Knife | $23,169,837 | $23,169,837 | |
Averages | $54,479,552 | $58,235,012 | $69,977,170 | ||
Totals | 5 | $163,438,657 | $116,470,024 | $279,908,681 |
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 20, 1976 | The Tenant | |||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | n/a |
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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Aug 10, 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | $49,100,158 | 3,778 | $140,125,968 | $256,585,882 | 54.6% |
Jun 21, 1974 | Chinatown | $23,169,837 | $23,169,837 | 100.0% | ||
Averages | $49,100,158 | 3,778 | $81,647,903 | $139,877,860 | 77.3% | |
Totals | 2 | $163,295,805 | $279,755,719 |
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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 31, 2022 | The Palace | Director Screenwriter |
$869,535 | $869,535 | |
Dec 31, 2019 | J’accuse | Director Screenwriter |
$18,875,065 | $18,875,065 | |
Dec 31, 2016 | D'après une histoire vraie | Director | $3,879,894 | $3,879,894 | |
Jun 20, 2014 | La Vénus à la fourrure | Director Screenwriter |
$342,183 | $7,503,022 | $7,845,205 |
Nov 22, 2013 | Weekend of a Champion | Producer | $10,110 | $10,110 | |
Dec 16, 2011 | Carnage | Screenwriter Director |
$2,546,747 | $35,565,407 | $38,112,154 |
Feb 19, 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$15,541,549 | $49,990,942 | $65,532,491 |
Sep 23, 2005 | Oliver Twist | Director | $2,070,920 | $24,600,000 | $26,670,920 |
Dec 27, 2002 | The Pianist | Director Producer |
$32,539,222 | $79,334,860 | $111,874,082 |
Mar 10, 2000 | The Ninth Gate | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$18,653,746 | $39,740,562 | $58,394,308 |
Dec 23, 1994 | Death and the Maiden | Director | $3,038,495 | $3,038,495 | |
Apr 1, 1994 | Bitter Moon | Director | $1,862,000 | $1,862,000 | |
Feb 26, 1988 | Frantic | Director Screenwriter |
$17,637,000 | $17,637,000 | |
Jul 1, 1986 | Pirates | Director | $1,641,825 | $4,700,000 | $6,341,825 |
Dec 12, 1980 | Tess | Director | $20,093,330 | $20,093,330 | |
Jun 20, 1976 | The Tenant | Director Screenwriter |
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Jun 21, 1974 | Chinatown | Director | $23,169,837 | $23,169,837 | |
Dec 20, 1971 | Macbeth | Director | |||
Jun 12, 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | Director | $33,395,426 | $1,654 | $33,397,080 |
Nov 13, 1967 | Fearless Vampire Killers | Director | $2,060 | $2,060 | |
Oct 3, 1965 | Repulsion | Director | $5,000 | $33,090 | $38,090 |
Averages | $12,324,091 | $18,936,157 | $23,033,867 | ||
Totals | 21 | $172,537,280 | $265,106,201 | $437,643,481 |
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 31, 2022 | The Palace | $869,535 | ||||
Dec 31, 2019 | J’accuse | $18,875,065 | ||||
Dec 31, 2016 | D'après une histoire v… | $3,879,894 | ||||
Jun 20, 2014 | La Vénus à la fourrure | $24,761 | 45 | $342,183 | $7,845,205 | 4.4% |
Dec 16, 2011 | Carnage | $79,795 | 494 | $2,546,747 | $38,112,154 | 6.7% |
Feb 19, 2010 | The Ghost Writer | $183,009 | 819 | $15,541,549 | $65,532,491 | 23.7% |
Sep 23, 2005 | Oliver Twist | $68,447 | 779 | $2,070,920 | $26,670,920 | 7.8% |
Dec 27, 2002 | The Pianist | $111,261 | 842 | $32,539,222 | $111,874,082 | 29.1% |
Mar 10, 2000 | The Ninth Gate | $6,622,518 | 1,694 | $18,653,746 | $58,394,308 | 31.9% |
Dec 23, 1994 | Death and the Maiden | $74,366 | 572 | $3,038,495 | $3,038,495 | 100.0% |
Apr 1, 1994 | Bitter Moon | $1,862,000 | $1,862,000 | 100.0% | ||
Feb 26, 1988 | Frantic | $4,359,424 | 1,101 | $17,637,000 | $17,637,000 | 100.0% |
Jul 1, 1986 | Pirates | $1,641,825 | $6,341,825 | 25.9% | ||
Dec 12, 1980 | Tess | 244 | $20,093,330 | $20,093,330 | 100.0% | |
Jun 20, 1976 | The Tenant | |||||
Jun 21, 1974 | Chinatown | $23,169,837 | $23,169,837 | 100.0% | ||
Dec 20, 1971 | Macbeth | |||||
Jun 12, 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | $33,395,426 | $33,397,080 | 100.0% | ||
Nov 13, 1967 | Fearless Vampire Killers | $2,060 | ||||
Oct 3, 1965 | Repulsion | $5,000 | $38,090 | 13.1% | ||
Averages | $1,440,448 | 732 | $12,324,091 | $24,312,965 | 53.0% | |
Totals | 20 | $172,537,280 | $437,633,371 |
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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Nov 22, 2013 | Weekend of a Champion | $10,110 | ||||
Feb 19, 2010 | The Ghost Writer | $183,009 | 819 | $15,541,549 | $65,532,491 | 23.7% |
Dec 27, 2002 | The Pianist | $111,261 | 842 | $32,539,222 | $111,874,082 | 29.1% |
Mar 10, 2000 | The Ninth Gate | $6,622,518 | 1,694 | $18,653,746 | $58,394,308 | 31.9% |
Averages | $2,305,596 | 1,118 | $22,244,839 | $58,952,748 | 28.2% | |
Totals | 4 | $66,734,517 | $235,810,991 |
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 31, 2022 | The Palace | $869,535 | ||||
Dec 31, 2019 | J’accuse | $18,875,065 | ||||
Jun 20, 2014 | La Vénus à la fourrure | $24,761 | 45 | $342,183 | $7,845,205 | 4.4% |
Dec 16, 2011 | Carnage | $79,795 | 494 | $2,546,747 | $38,112,154 | 6.7% |
Feb 19, 2010 | The Ghost Writer | $183,009 | 819 | $15,541,549 | $65,532,491 | 23.7% |
Mar 10, 2000 | The Ninth Gate | $6,622,518 | 1,694 | $18,653,746 | $58,394,308 | 31.9% |
Feb 26, 1988 | Frantic | $4,359,424 | 1,101 | $17,637,000 | $17,637,000 | 100.0% |
Jun 20, 1976 | The Tenant | |||||
Averages | $2,253,901 | 831 | $10,944,245 | $29,609,394 | 33.3% | |
Totals | 8 | $54,721,225 | $207,265,758 |
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 401-500) | 500 | $172,537,280 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,471 | $66,734,517 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) | 1,780 | $54,721,225 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 384 | $265,064,901 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 921 | $169,076,474 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 949 | $152,513,343 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 432 | $437,602,181 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,117 | $235,810,991 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,182 | $207,234,568 |