Aaron Sorkin
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $935,089,094 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #273) |
Best-known technical roles: The Social Network (Screenwriter), Moneyball (Screenwriter), Charlie Wilson’s War (Screenwriter), A Few Good Men (Screenwriter), Molly’s Game (Director) |
Best-known acting roles: Man in Bar (A Few Good Men) |
Most productive collaborators: Scott Rudin, Jessica Chastain, Michael De Luca, Brad Pitt, Bennett Miller |
Born: June 9, 1961 (62 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Cameo | 1 | $141,340,178 | $95,159,822 | $236,500,000 |
In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 10 | $533,178,310 | $401,910,784 | $935,089,094 |
Director | 3 | $28,780,744 | $24,632,153 | $53,412,897 | |
Story Creator | 2 | $187,378,814 | $95,159,822 | $282,538,636 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
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Theater counts: West Side Story and National Champions start relatively small
December 9th, 2021
This weekend will be a pleasant change from the last one at the box office as we see two new wide releases make their way into North American theaters. Both are starting out with targeted releases, rather than opening as wide as possible. The one with the largest release is the romantic musical West Side Story, which is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars a distinguished ensemble cast including Ansel Elgort and Ariana DeBose. West Side Story will open in 2,820 locations. Also new this week is National Champions. The film from STX Entertainment follows a star collegiate quarterback who ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their bodies and health on the line for their schools. Arriving in 1,197 locations, National Champions stars Stephan James and J.K. Simmons, along with an array of cameos from the NFL and sports world.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Molly’s Game
April 9th, 2018
Jessica Chastain started her acting career in Jolene, a movie that is not good. She was the best part of the movie and it was clear she had movie star potential. The next year she got an Oscar nomination for The Help and the year after that she got her second Oscar nod for Zero Dark Thirty. Nearly every year since, she’s made at least one film that has earned some Award season buzz, but hasn’t been able to climb back to Oscar contender. Molly’s Game was the latest to get some Awards Season buzz for the actress and she even got a Golden Globe Nomination, but no Oscar recognition. Is the movie good, but not Awards Season good? Or did it deserve better?
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2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture
March 4th, 2018
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes.
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2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look
March 4th, 2018
It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I will be happy no matter who wins Best Supporting Actress. One last note: The contest is still going and the leading for Best Picture Switched from The Shape of Water to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to tied over the time I was writing this story. This is the closest I’ve ever seen it. Guessing the best picture correctly will go a long way to winning.
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2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay
February 27th, 2018
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 the two Screenwriting Categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. We haven’t had a single competitive category so far, but that changes today. ... with the Best Original Screenplay. Best Adapted Screenplay is a one-horse race.
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2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations
January 23rd, 2018
The Oscar nominations were announced starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year and no one has been able to adequately explain why to me. At least there were some interesting results this year. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, which is one below the current record and nearly as many as the next two films combined. Overall, there were seventeen films that earned two or more nominations.
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2017 Awards Season: DGA Nominations
January 11th, 2018
Directors Guild of America is one of those awards groups that spread out their nominations, but the last of them were announced today. There are some pleasant surprises and what is possibly the biggest shock of Awards Season so far. The only film to earn two nominations was Get Out.
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2017 Awards Season: BAFTA Nominations
January 11th, 2018
The BAFTA nominations were announced and this time The Shape of Water led the way with 12 nominations. The same films appear on many of the lists of nominees, but so far no one film has come to dominate the list. This makes it interesting, to say the least. There’s a good chance no one film will win the majority of prestige awards and that multiple films will have lots of reason to celebrate on February 18th when the awards are handed out.
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2017 Awards Season: WGA Nominations
January 4th, 2018
The Writers Guild of America is the latest group to announce award nominees. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards for, but only three of them are for theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, and not a lot of surprises. The Big Sick, Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Get Out, The Shape of Water… We've seen almost all of these films appear on lists of nominations before.
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2017 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations
December 11th, 2017
The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece.
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2015 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Winners
January 11th, 2016
The Golden Globes were handed out on Sunday evening. There were a few minor surprises and some infuriating results. On the other hand, no one film truly dominated, with The Revenant leading the way with just three wins. Only two other movies earned more than one win, The Martian and Steve Jobs.
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2015 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations
January 9th, 2016
The BAFTA nominations were announced and you can read them on their site... in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is very useful in most circumstances, but not here. On the other hand, the nominees within each category are not presented in alphabetical order. ... Are the BAFTAs trolling us? As for the actual nominees, the big winners here are Bridge of Spies and Carol, both of which earned nine nominations. For Carol, this is just another impressive score, but this was a pleasant surprise for Bridge of Spies.
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2015 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations
January 6th, 2016
The Writers Guild of America nominees were announced and there are only a few surprises here. Additionally, one of these three races seems too close to call at this point.
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2015 Preview: October
October 1st, 2015
September ended on a record note with the debut of Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, there was great depth and 2015's lead over 2014 grew to nearly $500 million. How do things look going forward? The month starts out with The Martian, which should have no trouble becoming the biggest hit of the month and might even top $200 million. On the other hand, no other film is expected to get to $100 million. There's only one or two that will even come close. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. It looks like it will be up to the depth films from both years to determine which year comes out on top.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 11th, 2013
June 12th, 2013
Another typical summer week on the home market. There are a few first-run releases, but nothing that is a blockbuster. There are more TV on DVD releases, including a couple that were contenders for Pick of the Week. This includes Burn Notice: Season Six, but the screener is late, so I'm holding off. Enter the Dragon gets an Anniversary Edition Blu-ray and it is a contender. However, in the end I went with The Newsroom: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Combo Pack.
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Featured TV on DVD Review: The Newsroom: The Complete First Season
June 11th, 2013
The Newsroom was one of three new shows to debut on HBO last year, and the only drama. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, who has won countless awards including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, numerous Prime Time Emmys, WGAs, PGAs, etc. Needless to say, it had high expectations associated with it. Can it live up to those expectations? Will it appeal to fans of Aaron Sorkin? Will it only appeal to fans of Aaron Sorkin?
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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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Dec 11, 1992 | A Few Good Men | Man in Bar | $141,340,178 | $95,159,822 | $236,500,000 |
Averages | $141,340,178 | $95,159,822 | $236,500,000 | ||
Totals | 1 | $141,340,178 | $95,159,822 | $236,500,000 |
Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,101-11,200) | 11,128 | $141,340,178 |
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 322 | $141,340,178 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,801-13,900) | 13,824 | $141,340,178 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 18,401-18,500) | 18,480 | $95,159,822 |
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 484 | $95,159,822 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 21,601-21,700) | 21,626 | $95,159,822 |
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,701-14,800) | 14,784 | $236,500,000 |
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 423 | $236,500,000 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 17,601-17,700) | 17,652 | $236,500,000 |
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 10, 2021 | Being the Ricardos | Screenwriter Director |
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Oct 16, 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Director Screenwriter |
$116,473 | $116,473 | |
Dec 25, 2017 | Molly’s Game | Director Screenwriter |
$28,780,744 | $24,515,680 | $53,296,424 |
Oct 9, 2015 | Steve Jobs | Screenwriter | $17,766,658 | $17,812,349 | $35,579,007 |
Sep 23, 2011 | Moneyball | Screenwriter | $75,605,492 | $35,695,343 | $111,300,835 |
Oct 1, 2010 | The Social Network | Screenwriter | $96,962,694 | $127,959,441 | $224,922,135 |
Dec 21, 2007 | Charlie Wilson’s War | Screenwriter | $66,661,095 | $52,851,676 | $119,512,771 |
Nov 17, 1995 | The American President | Screenwriter | $60,022,813 | $47,800,000 | $107,822,813 |
Oct 1, 1993 | Malice | Screenwriter Story Creator |
$46,038,636 | $46,038,636 | |
Dec 11, 1992 | A Few Good Men | Screenwriter Story Creator |
$141,340,178 | $95,159,822 | $236,500,000 |
Averages | $66,647,289 | $50,238,848 | $103,898,788 | ||
Totals | 10 | $533,178,310 | $401,910,784 | $935,089,094 |
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 10, 2021 | Being the Ricardos | |||||
Oct 16, 2020 | The Trial of the Chica… | $116,473 | ||||
Dec 25, 2017 | Molly’s Game | $2,349,967 | 1,708 | $28,780,744 | $53,296,424 | 54.0% |
Averages | $2,349,967 | 1,708 | $28,780,744 | $26,706,449 | 54.0% | |
Totals | 3 | $28,780,744 | $53,412,897 |
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 10, 2021 | Being the Ricardos | |||||
Oct 16, 2020 | The Trial of the Chica… | $116,473 | ||||
Dec 25, 2017 | Molly’s Game | $2,349,967 | 1,708 | $28,780,744 | $53,296,424 | 54.0% |
Oct 9, 2015 | Steve Jobs | $521,522 | 2,493 | $17,766,658 | $35,579,007 | 49.9% |
Sep 23, 2011 | Moneyball | $19,501,302 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | $111,300,835 | 67.9% |
Oct 1, 2010 | The Social Network | $22,445,653 | 2,921 | $96,962,694 | $224,922,135 | 43.1% |
Dec 21, 2007 | Charlie Wilson’s War | $9,656,250 | 2,594 | $66,661,095 | $119,512,771 | 55.8% |
Nov 17, 1995 | The American President | $10,014,558 | 1,508 | $60,022,813 | $107,822,813 | 55.7% |
Oct 1, 1993 | Malice | $9,232,650 | 1,519 | $46,038,636 | $46,038,636 | 100.0% |
Dec 11, 1992 | A Few Good Men | $15,517,468 | 2,201 | $141,340,178 | $236,500,000 | 59.8% |
Averages | $11,154,921 | 2,245 | $66,647,289 | $103,898,788 | 60.8% | |
Totals | 10 | $533,178,310 | $935,089,094 |
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 1,401-1,500) | 1,425 | $28,780,744 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 191 | $533,178,310 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 328 | $187,378,814 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,690 | $24,632,153 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 424 | $401,910,784 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 819 | $95,159,822 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,615 | $53,412,897 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 273 | $935,089,094 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 568 | $282,538,636 |