Steven Zaillian
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 16 films, with $1,977,325,407 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #93) |
Best-known technical roles: American Gangster (Screenwriter), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Screenwriter), American Gangster (Executive Producer), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Executive Producer), Mission: Impossible (Story Creator) |
Most productive collaborators: Ridley Scott, Joel Edgerton, Christian Bale, Daniel Craig, David Fincher |
Born: January 30, 1953 (71 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 16 | $895,093,623 | $1,082,231,784 | $1,977,325,407 |
Executive Producer | 7 | $300,095,986 | $303,379,546 | $603,475,532 | |
Producer | 3 | $54,281,705 | $109,271,787 | $163,553,492 | |
Director | 3 | $71,197,832 | $2,300,000 | $73,497,832 | |
Story Creator | 1 | $180,981,886 | $276,716,108 | $457,697,994 |
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2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay
February 6th, 2020
Our annual Oscar Prediction contest is underway so 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. We are continuing our shortened schedule with Best Adapted Screenplay. We have yet another close race. True, there is a favorite, or to be more accurate, a close two-way race, but none of the nominees can really be called long shots.
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2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations
January 13th, 2020
The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year.
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2020 Awards Season: Golden Globes Nominations
December 11th, 2019
The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. It is still very early in the year and the predictive value of the Golden Globes is a little suspect, but there are still some things to learn here. (This is especially true on the TV end, as there’s talk about how strange the nominations are this year.) Marriage Story led the way with six nominations, just ahead of The Irishman and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, both of which picked up five nods.
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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May 14, 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead | Producer | $7,407,200 | $10,194,431 | $17,601,631 |
Nov 1, 2019 | The Irishman | Screenwriter | $914,706 | $914,706 | |
Oct 25, 2019 | The Current War: Director’s… | Executive Producer | $5,978,673 | $6,891,082 | $12,869,755 |
Mar 2, 2018 | Red Sparrow | Producer | $46,874,505 | $99,077,356 | $145,951,861 |
Dec 12, 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Screenwriter | $65,014,513 | $203,300,000 | $268,314,513 |
Jul 4, 2014 | Life Itself | Executive Producer | $810,454 | $8,791 | $819,245 |
Sep 7, 2012 | The Cold Light of Day | Executive Producer | $3,763,583 | $21,597,623 | $25,361,206 |
Dec 20, 2011 | The Girl with the Dragon Ta… | Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$102,515,793 | $136,858,177 | $239,373,970 |
Oct 29, 2010 | Welcome to the Rileys | Executive Producer | $152,857 | $203,062 | $355,919 |
Nov 2, 2007 | American Gangster | Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$130,164,645 | $137,820,811 | $267,985,456 |
Sep 22, 2006 | All the King's Men | Director Screenwriter |
$7,221,458 | $2,300,000 | $9,521,458 |
Apr 22, 2005 | The Interpreter | Screenwriter | $72,708,161 | $90,045,676 | $162,753,837 |
Dec 20, 2002 | Gangs of New York | Screenwriter | $77,730,500 | $105,394,121 | $183,124,621 |
Dec 25, 1998 | A Civil Action | Director Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$56,709,981 | $56,709,981 | |
May 21, 1996 | Mission: Impossible | Story Creator | $180,981,886 | $276,716,108 | $457,697,994 |
Aug 3, 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Screenwriter | $122,012,656 | $85,487,344 | $207,500,000 |
Dec 15, 1993 | Schindler’s List | Screenwriter | $96,898,818 | $225,298,312 | $322,197,130 |
Aug 11, 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Director Screenwriter |
$7,266,393 | $7,266,393 | |
Apr 2, 1993 | Jack the Bear | Screenwriter | $4,796,751 | $4,796,751 | |
Jun 5, 1992 | Patriot Games | Screenwriter | $83,287,363 | $94,812,637 | $178,100,000 |
Dec 19, 1990 | Awakenings | Screenwriter | $51,636,504 | $51,636,504 | |
Jan 25, 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Screenwriter | $17,130,087 | $17,130,087 | |
Averages | $54,336,323 | $88,054,132 | $119,908,319 | ||
Totals | 22 | $1,141,062,781 | $1,496,920,237 | $2,637,983,018 |
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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Sep 22, 2006 | All the King's Men | $3,672,366 | 1,520 | $7,221,458 | $9,521,458 | 75.8% |
Dec 25, 1998 | A Civil Action | $70,079 | 2,069 | $56,709,981 | $56,709,981 | 100.0% |
Aug 11, 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fi… | $1,121,354 | 233 | $7,266,393 | $7,266,393 | 100.0% |
Averages | $1,621,266 | 1,274 | $23,732,611 | $24,499,277 | 91.9% | |
Totals | 3 | $71,197,832 | $73,497,832 |
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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May 14, 2021 | Those Who Wish Me Dead | $2,830,000 | 3,379 | $7,407,200 | $17,601,631 | 42.1% |
Mar 2, 2018 | Red Sparrow | $16,853,422 | 3,064 | $46,874,505 | $145,951,861 | 32.1% |
Averages | $9,841,711 | 3,222 | $27,140,853 | $81,776,746 | 37.1% | |
Totals | 2 | $54,281,705 | $163,553,492 |
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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Nov 1, 2019 | The Irishman | $914,706 | ||||
Dec 12, 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | $24,115,934 | 3,503 | $65,014,513 | $268,314,513 | 24.2% |
Dec 20, 2011 | The Girl with the Drag… | $12,768,604 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | $239,373,970 | 42.8% |
Nov 2, 2007 | American Gangster | $43,565,135 | 3,111 | $130,164,645 | $267,985,456 | 48.6% |
Sep 22, 2006 | All the King's Men | $3,672,366 | 1,520 | $7,221,458 | $9,521,458 | 75.8% |
Apr 22, 2005 | The Interpreter | $22,822,455 | 2,815 | $72,708,161 | $162,753,837 | 44.7% |
Dec 20, 2002 | Gangs of New York | $9,496,870 | 2,340 | $77,730,500 | $183,124,621 | 42.4% |
Dec 25, 1998 | A Civil Action | $70,079 | 2,069 | $56,709,981 | $56,709,981 | 100.0% |
May 21, 1996 | Mission: Impossible | $45,436,830 | 3,012 | $180,981,886 | $457,697,994 | 39.5% |
Aug 3, 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | $20,348,017 | 2,433 | $122,012,656 | $207,500,000 | 58.8% |
Dec 15, 1993 | Schindler’s List | $656,636 | 1,389 | $96,898,818 | $322,197,130 | 30.1% |
Aug 11, 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fi… | $1,121,354 | 233 | $7,266,393 | $7,266,393 | 100.0% |
Apr 2, 1993 | Jack the Bear | $2,219,891 | 1,065 | $4,796,751 | $4,796,751 | 100.0% |
Jun 5, 1992 | Patriot Games | $18,511,191 | 2,396 | $83,287,363 | $178,100,000 | 46.8% |
Dec 19, 1990 | Awakenings | 1,330 | $51,636,504 | $51,636,504 | 100.0% | |
Jan 25, 1985 | The Falcon and the Sno… | $2,358,846 | 914 | $17,130,087 | $17,130,087 | 100.0% |
Averages | $14,797,443 | 2,072 | $71,738,367 | $152,188,963 | 63.6% | |
Totals | 16 | $1,076,075,509 | $2,435,023,401 |