William A. Wellman
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 11 films, with $15,900,000 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,825) |
Best-known technical roles: A Star is Born (Story Creator), A Star is Born (Story Creator), The High and the Mighty (Director), Across the Wide Missouri (Director) |
Born: February 29, 1896 |
Died: December 9, 1975 |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Director | 11 | $15,900,000 | $0 | $15,900,000 |
Story Creator | 2 | $278,418,764 | $216,385,290 | $494,804,054 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) | 1,837 | $15,900,000 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 177 | $278,418,764 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 425 | $216,385,290 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,825 | $15,900,000 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 286 | $494,804,054 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2018 Preview: October
October 1st, 2018
September turned out to be a solid month. The Nun beat expectations to become a $100 million hit, while there were also several midlevel hits in the mix. Granted, it lost ground when compared to last September, but last September broke records, and this September held on better than expected. Hopefully this means October will be able to continue 2018’s winning ways. There are several potential $100 million hits, starting with Venom and A Star is Born, which open the first weekend. Meanwhile, both First Man and Halloween could break the century mark later in the month. By comparison, last October, no movie topped $100 million, with Blade Runner 2049 coming the closest. 2018 should extend its lead over 2017 during the full month, potentially by a significant margin.
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All Acting Credits
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Oct 5, 2018 | A Star is Born | Story based on “A Star is Born” by | $215,288,866 | $216,385,290 | $431,674,156 |
Dec 17, 1976 | A Star is Born | Story by | $63,129,898 | $63,129,898 | |
Oct 1, 1955 | Blood Alley | Director | |||
Jul 3, 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Director | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | |
Dec 31, 1951 | Westward the Women | Director | |||
Oct 12, 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | Director | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | |
May 21, 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Director | |||
Jul 24, 1939 | Beau Geste | Director | |||
Aug 9, 1935 | Call of the Wild | Director | |||
May 25, 1934 | Stingaree | Director | |||
Dec 12, 1931 | Safe in Hell | Director | |||
Sep 28, 1928 | Beggars of Life | Director | |||
Aug 12, 1927 | Wings | Director | |||
Averages | $73,579,691 | $216,385,290 | $127,676,014 | ||
Totals | 13 | $294,318,764 | $216,385,290 | $510,704,054 |
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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Oct 1, 1955 | Blood Alley | |||||
Jul 3, 1954 | The High and the Mighty | $10,400,000 | $10,400,000 | 100.0% | ||
Dec 31, 1951 | Westward the Women | |||||
Oct 12, 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 100.0% | ||
May 21, 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | |||||
Jul 24, 1939 | Beau Geste | |||||
Aug 9, 1935 | Call of the Wild | |||||
May 25, 1934 | Stingaree | |||||
Dec 12, 1931 | Safe in Hell | |||||
Sep 28, 1928 | Beggars of Life | |||||
Aug 12, 1927 | Wings | |||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | $7,950,000 | $7,950,000 | 100.0% | |
Totals | 11 | $15,900,000 | $15,900,000 |
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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Oct 5, 2018 | A Star is Born | $42,908,051 | 3,904 | $215,288,866 | $431,674,156 | 49.9% |
Dec 17, 1976 | A Star is Born | $63,129,898 | $63,129,898 | 100.0% | ||
Averages | $42,908,051 | 3,904 | $139,209,382 | $247,402,027 | 74.9% | |
Totals | 2 | $278,418,764 | $494,804,054 |
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 1,801-1,900) | 1,837 | $15,900,000 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 177 | $278,418,764 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 425 | $216,385,290 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,825 | $15,900,000 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 286 | $494,804,054 |