Rhett Reese

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 13 films, with $3,612,861,202 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #38)

Best-known technical roles: Deadpool & Wolverine (Screenwriter), Deadpool & Wolverine (Executive Producer), Deadpool (Screenwriter), Deadpool 2 (Screenwriter), Deadpool 2 (Executive Producer)

Best-known acting roles: News Helicopter Pilot (Deadpool 2)

Most productive collaborators: Ryan Reynolds, Tim Miller, Morena Baccarin, Paul Wernick, Ed Skrein

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
As an Actor	Cameo	1	$324,591,735	$461,770,635	$786,362,370
In Technical Roles	Screenwriter	13	$1,628,744,573	$1,984,116,629	$3,612,861,202
	Executive Producer	6	$1,473,065,137	$1,658,984,274	$3,132,049,411
	Producer	3	$0	$0	$0
	Character Creator	1	$73,118,130	$52,094,888	$125,213,018

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office	88	$324,591,735
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700)	5,613	$324,591,735
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office	94	$461,770,635
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300)	5,214	$461,770,635
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office	88	$786,362,370
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400)	5,307	$786,362,370
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office	59	$1,473,051,137
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office	29	$1,628,730,573
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office	95	$1,658,984,274
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office	44	$1,984,116,629
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office	77	$3,132,035,411
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office	38	$3,612,847,202

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

2018 Preview: May

May 1st, 2018

April was all about Avengers: Infinity War, which earned about as much during its opening weekend as the next two biggest films, A Quiet Place and Rampage, will earn in total. However, moving Infinity War to April has left a big gap for the first two weeks of May. It isn’t until Deadpool 2 debuts that we have a potential $100 million movie, while the week after Solo: A Star Wars Story closes the month on a strong note. Fortunately, both of those films are expected to earn more than $100 million during their opening weekends alone and combined could earn over $700 million domestically. Last May, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 helped the month get off to a fast start, but it was the only monster hit of the month. Infinity War opening a week early will mean the month will start slower, in terms of new releases, but Infinity War’s record-breaking debut should help 2018 come out ahead in the end. More...

2017 Preview: March

March 1st, 2017

February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there. More...

2016 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations

January 4th, 2017

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group nominees to be announced. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards, but only three of them are theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, like Hidden Figures, but there are also some surprises. More...

Home Market Releases for May 17th, 2016

May 17th, 2016

The Deadpool Blu-ray arrived last Tuesday, which is par for course for Fox, as their screeners always seem to arrive as late as possible while still technically not being late. There are updates below with the extras. On a side note, the film is so good, I was tempted to make it the Pick of the Week for the second week in a row. However, in the end I went with Dark Passage, a classic Film Noir with a famous hook. The Blu-ray is the Pick of the Week. More...

2016 Preview: February

February 1st, 2016

As expected, January was dominated by holdovers with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Revenant leading the way. That's not to say there were no new releases that did well, as Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3 were hits with moviegoers. Looking forward, there is only one film that looks like a sure hit, Deadpool. There's a slim chance it could be a surprise $200 million hit. There's a much better chance it will be the only $100 million hit. Conversely, last February started with a $100 million hit coming out, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, while there were two other $100 million movies to come out that month, Fifty Shades of Grey and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Looks like 2016 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

All Acting Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
May 18, 2018	Deadpool 2	News Helicopter P…	$324,591,735	$461,770,635	$786,362,370

Averages			$324,591,735	$461,770,635	$786,362,370
Totals	1		$324,591,735	$461,770,635	$786,362,370

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,568	$324,591,735
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office	88	$324,591,735
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,601-5,700)	5,613	$324,591,735
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,552	$461,770,635
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office	94	$461,770,635
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300)	5,214	$461,770,635
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600)	3,524	$786,362,370
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office	88	$786,362,370
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400)	5,307	$786,362,370

All Technical Credits

Announced (Undated)

Balls Up

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Jul 26, 2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	Screenwriter Executive Producer	$636,694,277	$699,595,459	$1,336,289,736
Apr 21, 2023	Ghosted	Screenwriter Producer
Jun 17, 2022	Spiderhead	Screenwriter Producer
Dec 13, 2019	6 Underground	Screenwriter Executive Producer
Oct 18, 2019	Zombieland: Double Tap	Screenwriter Character Creator Executive Producer	$73,118,130	$52,094,888	$125,213,018
May 18, 2018	Deadpool 2	Screenwriter Executive Producer	$324,591,735	$461,770,635	$786,362,370
Mar 24, 2017	Life	Screenwriter	$30,234,022	$71,581,638	$101,815,660
Feb 12, 2016	Deadpool	Screenwriter Executive Producer	$363,070,709	$418,876,982	$781,947,691
Mar 27, 2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Screenwriter	$122,523,060	$253,217,645	$375,740,705
Oct 2, 2009	Zombieland	Screenwriter Executive Producer	$75,590,286	$26,646,310	$102,236,596
Apr 23, 2004	Clifford's Really Big Movie	Screenwriter	$2,922,354	$333,072	$3,255,426

Averages			$203,593,072	$248,014,579	$451,607,650
Totals	11		$1,628,744,573	$1,984,116,629	$3,612,861,202

Producer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Apr 21, 2023	Ghosted
Jun 17, 2022	Spiderhead

Averages		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0%
Totals	2			n/a	n/a

Writer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Jul 26, 2024	Deadpool & Wolverine	$211,435,291	4,330	$636,694,277	$1,336,289,736	47.6%
Apr 21, 2023	Ghosted
Jun 17, 2022	Spiderhead
Dec 13, 2019	6 Underground
Oct 18, 2019	Zombieland: Double Tap	$26,803,104	3,468	$73,118,130	$125,213,018	58.4%
May 18, 2018	Deadpool 2	$125,507,153	4,349	$324,591,735	$786,362,370	41.3%
Mar 24, 2017	Life	$12,501,936	3,146	$30,234,022	$101,815,660	29.7%
Feb 12, 2016	Deadpool	$132,434,639	3,856	$363,070,709	$781,947,691	46.4%
Mar 27, 2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	$40,501,814	3,734	$122,523,060	$375,740,705	32.6%
Oct 2, 2009	Zombieland	$24,733,155	3,171	$75,590,286	$102,236,596	73.9%
Apr 23, 2004	Clifford's Really Big …	$657,785	471	$2,922,354	$3,255,426	89.8%

Averages		$71,821,860	3,316	$203,593,072	$451,607,650	52.5%
Totals	11			$1,628,744,573	$3,612,861,202

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office	59	$1,473,051,137
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office	29	$1,628,730,573
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office	95	$1,658,984,274
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office	44	$1,984,116,629
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office	77	$3,132,035,411
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office	38	$3,612,847,202