Eric Roth
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 18 films, with $2,708,191,319 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #54) |
Best-known technical roles: A Star is Born (Screenwriter), Dune (Screenwriter), Forrest Gump (Screenwriter), Killers of the Flower Moon (Screenwriter), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Screenwriter) |
Most productive collaborators: Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalamet, Bradley Cooper, Rebecca Ferguson, Will Fetters |
Born: March 22, 1945 (79 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 18 | $1,207,088,465 | $1,501,102,854 | $2,708,191,319 |
Story Creator | 3 | $136,665,936 | $205,035,091 | $341,701,027 | |
Lighting | 1 | $83,350,911 | $283,591,620 | $366,942,531 | |
Producer | 1 | $0 | $100,072 | $100,072 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office | 54 | $1,207,088,465 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 493 | $136,665,936 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) | 7,619 | $100,072 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office | 59 | $1,501,102,854 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 454 | $205,035,091 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) | 9,801 | $100,072 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office | 54 | $2,708,191,319 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 473 | $341,701,027 |
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2018 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... Green Book for Best Picture
February 24th, 2019
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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2018 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look
February 24th, 2019
It’s Oscar Day, and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. 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 would be happy with half of the Best Picture nominees winning.
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2018 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay
February 19th, 2019
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, which is not among the most competitive categories, but it isn’t inconceivable that there will be an upset.
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2018 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations
January 23rd, 2019
The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year for reasons no one has been able to adequately explain to me. Because it was the day after a long weekend, it took a bit of time to get all the normal work done and digest the results. And there were some interesting results to digest. No one film led the way with total nominations, as two films, The Favourite and Roma tied with 10 nominations each.
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2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations
January 12th, 2019
The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here.
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2018 - Awards Season: WGA - Nominations
January 10th, 2019
The Writers Guild of America has a lot of categories, as they hand out nearly 30 awards. However, only three of them are for theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players and not a lot of surprises. There are some clear patterns emerging, but also some surprising results.
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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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Nov 15, 2024 | Here | Screenwriter | |||
Oct 20, 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon | Screenwriter | $68,026,901 | $88,477,607 | $156,504,508 |
Aug 11, 2022 | Laal Singh Chaddha | Original Screenplay | $3,401,324 | $2,145,916 | $5,547,240 |
Oct 22, 2021 | Dune | Screenwriter | $109,987,830 | $320,192,976 | $430,180,806 |
Nov 13, 2020 | Mank | Producer | $100,072 | $100,072 | |
Oct 5, 2018 | A Star is Born | Screenwriter | $215,288,866 | $216,385,290 | $431,674,156 |
Nov 26, 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Lighting-Additional Lighter | $83,350,911 | $283,591,620 | $366,942,531 |
Dec 25, 2011 | Extremely Loud and Incredib… | Screenwriter | $31,847,881 | $23,400,000 | $55,247,881 |
Dec 25, 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjami… | Screenwriter Story Creator |
$127,509,326 | $202,122,632 | $329,631,958 |
May 4, 2007 | Lucky You | Story Creator Screenwriter |
$5,755,286 | $766,543 | $6,521,829 |
Dec 22, 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Screenwriter | $59,908,565 | $40,469,706 | $100,378,271 |
Dec 23, 2005 | Munich | Screenwriter | $47,379,090 | $84,113,682 | $131,492,772 |
Dec 25, 2001 | Ali | Screenwriter | $58,183,966 | $29,500,000 | $87,683,966 |
Nov 5, 1999 | The Insider | Screenwriter | $28,965,197 | $31,300,000 | $60,265,197 |
May 15, 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | Screenwriter | $75,383,563 | $111,500,000 | $186,883,563 |
Dec 25, 1997 | The Postman | Screenwriter | $17,650,704 | $3,190,419 | $20,841,123 |
Jul 6, 1994 | Forrest Gump | Screenwriter | $330,151,138 | $349,683,999 | $679,835,137 |
Oct 8, 1993 | Mr. Jones | Screenwriter | $8,302,752 | $8,302,752 | |
Sep 28, 1988 | Memories of Me | Screenwriter | $3,965,000 | $3,965,000 | |
Oct 23, 1987 | Suspect | Screenwriter | $18,782,400 | $18,782,400 | |
Averages | $71,880,039 | $111,683,779 | $162,146,377 | ||
Totals | 20 | $1,293,840,700 | $1,786,940,462 | $3,080,781,162 |
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 13, 2020 | Mank | $100,072 | ||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | $100,072 | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | $100,072 |
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 15, 2024 | Here | |||||
Oct 20, 2023 | Killers of the Flower … | $23,253,655 | 3,786 | $68,026,901 | $156,504,508 | 43.5% |
Aug 11, 2022 | Laal Singh Chaddha | $1,486,924 | 517 | $3,401,324 | $5,547,240 | 61.3% |
Oct 22, 2021 | Dune | $41,011,174 | 4,125 | $109,987,830 | $430,180,806 | 25.6% |
Oct 5, 2018 | A Star is Born | $42,908,051 | 3,904 | $215,288,866 | $431,674,156 | 49.9% |
Dec 25, 2011 | Extremely Loud and Inc… | $72,348 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | $55,247,881 | 57.6% |
Dec 25, 2008 | The Curious Case of Be… | $26,853,816 | 2,988 | $127,509,326 | $329,631,958 | 38.7% |
May 4, 2007 | Lucky You | $2,710,445 | 2,525 | $5,755,286 | $6,521,829 | 88.2% |
Dec 22, 2006 | The Good Shepherd | $10,033,960 | 2,250 | $59,908,565 | $100,378,271 | 59.7% |
Dec 23, 2005 | Munich | $4,152,260 | 1,498 | $47,379,090 | $131,492,772 | 36.0% |
Dec 25, 2001 | Ali | $14,710,892 | 2,521 | $58,183,966 | $87,683,966 | 66.4% |
Nov 5, 1999 | The Insider | $6,712,361 | 1,846 | $28,965,197 | $60,265,197 | 48.1% |
May 15, 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | $13,685,488 | 2,362 | $75,383,563 | $186,883,563 | 40.3% |
Dec 25, 1997 | The Postman | $5,260,324 | 2,207 | $17,650,704 | $20,841,123 | 84.7% |
Jul 6, 1994 | Forrest Gump | $24,450,602 | 2,365 | $330,151,138 | $679,835,137 | 48.6% |
Oct 8, 1993 | Mr. Jones | $3,102,695 | 1,481 | $8,302,752 | $8,302,752 | 100.0% |
Sep 28, 1988 | Memories of Me | 723 | $3,965,000 | $3,965,000 | 100.0% | |
Oct 23, 1987 | Suspect | $4,152,015 | 1,029 | $18,782,400 | $18,782,400 | 100.0% |
Averages | $14,034,813 | 2,280 | $71,205,282 | $159,631,680 | 61.7% | |
Totals | 18 | $1,210,489,789 | $2,713,738,559 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office | 54 | $1,207,088,465 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 493 | $136,665,936 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 7,601-7,700) | 7,619 | $100,072 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office | 59 | $1,501,102,854 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 454 | $205,035,091 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) | 9,801 | $100,072 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office | 54 | $2,708,191,319 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 473 | $341,701,027 |