David Oyelowo
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 15 films, with $2,371,887,768 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #680) |
Best-known acting roles: Principal (Interstellar), Steven Jacobs (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Corporal Ira Clark (Lincoln), The It (A Wrinkle in Time), Louis Gaines (Lee Daniels' The Butler) |
Best-known technical roles: Don’t Let Go (Producer), A United Kingdom (Producer), Captive (Producer), The Water Man (Director), The Water Man (Producer) |
Most productive collaborators: John Lithgow, James Franco, Rupert Wyatt, Ava Duvernay, Freida Pinto |
Born: April 1, 1976 (48 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 15 | $1,091,695,721 | $1,280,192,047 | $2,371,887,768 |
Leading | 10 | $73,088,715 | $25,136,720 | $98,225,435 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 6 | $70,919,367 | $18,015,253 | $88,934,620 | |
Narrator | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
(Unclassified) | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
In Technical Roles | Producer | 7 | $12,254,699 | $9,034,753 | $21,289,452 |
Executive Producer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Director | 1 | $354,087 | $0 | $354,087 |
Career Trend
This graph shows David Oyelowo’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) | 1,262 | $144,008,082 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 826 | $1,235,703,803 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,416 | $43,151,973 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,167 | $1,323,344,020 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,659 | $187,160,055 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 990 | $2,559,047,823 |
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) | 4,004 | $354,087 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,050 | $12,254,699 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) | 3,311 | $9,034,753 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) | 8,556 | $354,087 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) | 3,394 | $21,289,452 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2018 Preview: March
March 1st, 2018
February was an amazing month, thanks mainly to Black Panther, but Fifty Shades Freed and Peter Rabbit were also significant hits and overall the month was a massive improvement over last February. Looking forward, there’s nothing opening in March that will earn as much in total as Black Panther did during its opening weekend. That said, A Wrinkle in Time and Ready Player One should have no trouble getting to $100 million, while Tomb Raider has a 50/50 chance of getting there. Unfortunately, compared to last March, this is still a pittance. There’s a chance that no film opening this March will earn as much in total as Beauty and the Beast opened with last march. We will need Black Panther to have good legs to keep 2018 ahead of 2017 by the end of the month.
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Gringo Trailer
January 29th, 2018
Black comedy starring David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron opens March 9 ... Full Movie Details.
Mild-mannered businessman Harold Soyinka finds himself in Mexico, and at the mercy of his back-stabbing business colleagues back home, local drug lords, and a morally-conflicted black-ops mercenary. Crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to wanted criminal, Harold battles to survive his increasingly dangerous situation in ways that raise the question: Is he out of his depth—or two steps ahead?
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Queen of Katwe
January 30th, 2017
I think it is fair to say Queen of Katwe is an Oscar-bait movie. It is an inspirational movie about someone rising up from challenging circumstances. However, it struggled in theaters and went nowhere during Awards Season. Is there a problem with the film? Or was it released too soon for Awards Season and without Oscar buzz wasn’t able to find an audience in theaters?
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A United Kingdom Trailer
January 30th, 2017
Historical drama starring David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike opens February 10 ... Full Movie Details.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Dirty 30 is Apt Description
September 23rd, 2016
Like last week, approximately 30 films open in limited release this week. That is far too many and all but ensures most will not find an audience. Furthermore, it means I have to be a little more liberal when it comes to pruning releases that don’t have enough buzz to talk about. There are lots of films that still made the cut, including a few highlights: The Age of Shadows, Audrie & Daisy, The Dressmaker, The Lovers And The Despot, My Blind Brother, and Queen of Katwe. Some of these are playing on VOD, so they will go nowhere in theaters. Several are aiming for Oscars, including Queen of Katwe, which will expand semi-wide next week.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Little Men leads Big List of Limited Releases
August 5th, 2016
There are quite a few limited releases on this week’s list that are earning good reviews. Little Men is the biggest new release, but there are many that should be seen. This includes The Little Prince, which is on Netflix starting today.
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2015 Preview: September
September 1st, 2015
As September begins, the box office is in a slump. August was terrible and only Straight Outta Compton escaped with its dignity intact. Fortunately, we expected August to be terrible, so the box office isn't any lower than anticipated. As for September, there are two wide releases expected to earn more than $100 million, which is better than most years. Those two films are Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Hotel Transylvania 2, both sequels. There are four other films that could become midlevel hits, so we have good depth as well. By comparison, last September there were also two $100 million hits, The Maze Runner and The Equalizer. However, there were only two midlevel hits, so it appears this year has better depth. Frankly, 2015 has such a large lead over 2014 that all it needs to do is maintain pace for the rest of the year to be considered a success. If September can help 2015 grow its lead, then the overall industry should be very happy.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Selma
May 4th, 2015
Selma is the latest film about African-American history that I've reviewed in the past few years. Twelve Years a Slave and The Book of Negroes where both about slavery, while Selma is about the civil rights movement. The change of setting will be nice and I'm hoping the film will be just as good without being as difficult to watch.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: A Most Violent Year
April 19th, 2015
A Most Violent Year came out last Awards Season and earned some serious pre-release buzz. After all, it stars Jessica Chastain. She's only been acting four roughly five years since she made Jolene, but since then, five of her previous films have earned some measure of Awards Season Buzz. Unfortunately, nothing really came from that buzz and the film wasn't able to expand truly wide. Did it deserve better? Or is the term "Busted Oscar-bait" applicable?
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2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations
January 17th, 2015
The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight.
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2015 Preview: January
January 1st, 2015
2014 is over and for the most part, December was a soft ending to a weak year. This is bad news for two reasons. Firstly, it means the overall box office is still soft and it is unlikely that January will start strong. Secondly, last January was a great month, thanks in part to Frozen and other holdovers. The slump can't last forever and Taken 3 should help 2015 get off to a reasonably fast start and it even has a shot at $100 million. American Sniper got off to a really fast start in limited release, so it too could be a hit when it expands wide. By comparison, last January was led by Ride Along, but there were only two other films that didn't completely bomb. I want to say 2015 will start out on a winning note, but given the box office losing streak, it will likely pay to be pessimistic.
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2014 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations
December 11th, 2014
The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning, at three in the morning, because the people at Golden Globes are under the delusion that news announced at 3:00 a.m. is somehow more important if it is announced before anyone is awake. As for the actual nominations, like with the Independent Spirit Awards and the SAG nominations, Birdman led the way. It earned seven nominations, while Boyhood and The Imitation Game tied for second with five apiece. Starting to notice a pattern here? This could be a really dull Awards Season with very few surprises. On the other hand, predictable means less work for me. Plus, predictable probably means the Awards Season voters are making the right choices, as surprises usually mean someone made the wrong choice.
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2014 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations
December 6th, 2014
The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced last week and I'm getting to them a little late, because I needed to organize the whole Awards Season stories. Firstly, I've decided to use the year the movies were released not the year the awards are handed out, unlike what we did last year. This means both will have 2014 as the year. Not ideal, but it is better to fix the mistake now than carry on making it. Secondly, the headlines are just going to be the name of the Awards and either nominations or winners. This will make it easier for readers to find later on. As for the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, Birdman led the way with 6 nods, while Boyhood, Nightcrawler, and Selma were right behind with 5 each.
Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Jack Reacher
May 5th, 2013
During the holiday season of 2011, Tom Cruise starred in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. I thought it was arguably the best action movie of the year and it became the stars biggest hit globally and his best domestic hit in a decade (not counting a cameo in Goldmember). A year later, Jack Reacher opened with barely a fraction of the buzz. I was one of the most Bullish analysts and I was only predicting $75 million. The film did pull in $80 million domestically, which is better than expected, but nothing compared to MI:IV. Is it really that much weaker? Or did it struggle in comparison, because it wasn't part of a popular franchise.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Lincoln
April 8th, 2013
Lincoln was an Oscar contender right from the very beginning. Steven Spielberg directing a movie about Abraham Lincoln starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Of course it was an Oscar contender. Lincoln earned twelve Oscar nominations and earned two wins. Did the film deserve these awards? Or did it coast on reputation alone?
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Awards Season: Silver Linings for Limited Releases
November 28th, 2012
The Independent Spirit Awards has a special place in the Awards Season. The nominations are the unoffficial start of Awards Season, but the actual awards aren't given out until Oscar weekend, so they are the beginning at the end of Awards Season. They also help out a lot of limited releases that would otherwise not get enough buzz, although they are not so good at predicting Oscar wins. This year, two films tied for most nominations, Moonrise Kingdom and The Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned five nominations. They weren't the only films to earn multiple nominations though.
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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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Jan 12, 2024 | Role Play | David | $326,785 | $326,785 | |
Jan 12, 2024 | The Book of Clarence | $6,132,813 | $72,207 | $6,205,020 | |
Apr 7, 2023 | Elemental, Reimagine W… | Narrator | |||
Sep 16, 2022 | See How They Run | Mervyn Cocker-Norris | $9,586,237 | $11,265,438 | $20,851,675 |
Jun 11, 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Ru… | Percy McGregor | $40,501,717 | $110,070,961 | $150,572,678 |
May 7, 2021 | The Water Man | Amos | $354,087 | $354,087 | |
Mar 5, 2021 | Chaos Walking | Aaron | $13,287,908 | $13,784,261 | $27,072,169 |
Dec 23, 2020 | The Midnight Sky | Adewole | $75,615 | $75,615 | |
Nov 13, 2020 | Come Away | Jack | $184,477 | $1,559,172 | $1,743,649 |
Aug 30, 2019 | Don’t Let Go | Detective Jack Ra… | $5,215,062 | $73,074 | $5,288,136 |
Mar 9, 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | The It | $100,478,608 | $32,735,941 | $133,214,549 |
Mar 9, 2018 | Gringo | Harold Soyinka | $4,969,853 | $6,188,487 | $11,158,340 |
Feb 10, 2017 | A United Kingdom | Seretse Khama | $3,902,185 | $7,193,835 | $11,096,020 |
Sep 23, 2016 | Queen of Katwe | Robert Katende | $8,874,389 | $1,181,092 | $10,055,481 |
Aug 5, 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | Sherwin | $15,587 | $15,587 | |
Apr 22, 2016 | Nina | Clifton Henderson | |||
Sep 18, 2015 | Captive | Brian Nichols | $2,583,301 | $208,672 | $2,791,973 |
Sep 15, 2015 | Nightingale | ||||
Jan 9, 2015 | Selma | Dr. Martin Luther… | $52,076,908 | $14,594,090 | $66,670,998 |
Dec 31, 2014 | A Most Violent Year | A.D.A. Lawrence | $5,749,134 | $3,120,588 | $8,869,722 |
Nov 5, 2014 | Interstellar | Principal | $188,017,894 | $459,033,388 | $647,051,282 |
Oct 17, 2014 | Default | Atlas | |||
Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | Louis Gaines | $116,632,095 | $60,393,403 | $177,025,498 |
Dec 21, 2012 | Jack Reacher | Emerson | $80,070,736 | $137,300,000 | $217,370,736 |
Nov 9, 2012 | Lincoln | Corporal Ira Clark | $182,207,973 | $91,138,308 | $273,346,281 |
Oct 12, 2012 | Middle of Nowhere | Brian | $236,806 | $236,806 | |
Oct 5, 2012 | The Paperboy | Yardley | $677,200 | $3,350,463 | $4,027,663 |
Apr 27, 2012 | 96 Minutes | Duane | |||
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | Joe "Lighting" Li… | $49,876,377 | $489,121 | $50,365,498 |
Aug 10, 2011 | The Help | Preacher Green | $169,705,587 | $43,414,417 | $213,120,004 |
Aug 5, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of … | Steven Jacobs | $176,760,185 | $294,226,015 | $470,986,200 |
Sep 21, 2009 | Rage | ||||
Sep 27, 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Junju | $17,606,684 | $31,548,687 | $49,155,371 |
Averages | $49,428,152 | $55,139,334 | $94,779,549 | ||
Totals | 33 | $1,235,703,803 | $1,323,344,020 | $2,559,047,823 |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Jan 12, 2024 | Role Play | $326,785 | ||||
Jan 12, 2024 | The Book of Clarence | $2,557,027 | 2,010 | $6,132,813 | $6,205,020 | 98.8% |
Sep 16, 2022 | See How They Run | $3,007,657 | 2,502 | $9,586,237 | $20,851,675 | 46.0% |
May 7, 2021 | The Water Man | $181,046 | 311 | $354,087 | $354,087 | 100.0% |
Nov 13, 2020 | Come Away | $106,084 | 475 | $184,477 | $1,743,649 | 10.6% |
Aug 30, 2019 | Don’t Let Go | $2,338,669 | 922 | $5,215,062 | $5,288,136 | 98.6% |
Mar 9, 2018 | Gringo | $2,722,420 | 2,404 | $4,969,853 | $11,158,340 | 44.5% |
Feb 10, 2017 | A United Kingdom | $66,510 | 317 | $3,902,185 | $11,096,020 | 35.2% |
Sep 23, 2016 | Queen of Katwe | $304,933 | 1,259 | $8,874,389 | $10,055,481 | 88.3% |
Aug 5, 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | $9,059 | 10 | $15,587 | $15,587 | 100.0% |
Sep 18, 2015 | Captive | $1,395,378 | 807 | $2,583,301 | $2,791,973 | 92.5% |
Jan 9, 2015 | Selma | $571,450 | 2,235 | $52,076,908 | $66,670,998 | 78.1% |
Oct 12, 2012 | Middle of Nowhere | $67,909 | 24 | $236,806 | $236,806 | 100.0% |
Apr 27, 2012 | 96 Minutes | |||||
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | $18,782,154 | 2,573 | $49,876,377 | $50,365,498 | 99.0% |
Sep 21, 2009 | Rage | |||||
Averages | $2,470,023 | 1,219 | $11,077,545 | $13,368,575 | 76.3% | |
Totals | 16 | $144,008,082 | $187,160,055 |
Supporting Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Jun 11, 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Ru… | $10,101,066 | 3,346 | $40,501,717 | $150,572,678 | 26.9% |
Mar 5, 2021 | Chaos Walking | $3,775,350 | 2,132 | $13,287,908 | $27,072,169 | 49.1% |
Dec 23, 2020 | The Midnight Sky | $75,615 | ||||
Mar 9, 2018 | A Wrinkle in Time | $33,123,609 | 3,980 | $100,478,608 | $133,214,549 | 75.4% |
Apr 22, 2016 | Nina | |||||
Dec 31, 2014 | A Most Violent Year | $172,788 | 818 | $5,749,134 | $8,869,722 | 64.8% |
Nov 5, 2014 | Interstellar | $47,510,360 | 3,561 | $188,017,894 | $647,051,282 | 29.1% |
Oct 17, 2014 | Default | |||||
Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | $24,637,312 | 3,330 | $116,632,095 | $177,025,498 | 65.9% |
Dec 21, 2012 | Jack Reacher | $15,210,156 | 3,352 | $80,070,736 | $217,370,736 | 36.8% |
Nov 9, 2012 | Lincoln | $944,308 | 2,293 | $182,207,973 | $273,346,281 | 66.7% |
Oct 5, 2012 | The Paperboy | $102,706 | 76 | $677,200 | $4,027,663 | 16.8% |
Aug 10, 2011 | The Help | $26,044,590 | 3,014 | $169,705,587 | $213,120,004 | 79.6% |
Aug 5, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of … | $54,806,191 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | $470,986,200 | 37.5% |
Sep 27, 2006 | The Last King of Scotland | $142,899 | 540 | $17,606,684 | $49,155,371 | 35.8% |
Averages | $18,047,611 | 2,511 | $90,974,643 | $182,452,905 | 48.7% | |
Totals | 15 | $1,091,695,721 | $2,371,887,768 |
Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Feb 3, 2023 | A Lot of Nothing | Executive Producer | |||
May 7, 2021 | The Water Man | Director Producer |
$354,087 | $354,087 | |
Nov 13, 2020 | Come Away | Producer | $184,477 | $1,559,172 | $1,743,649 |
Aug 30, 2019 | Don’t Let Go | Producer | $5,215,062 | $73,074 | $5,288,136 |
Feb 10, 2017 | A United Kingdom | Producer | $3,902,185 | $7,193,835 | $11,096,020 |
Aug 5, 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | Producer | $15,587 | $15,587 | |
Apr 22, 2016 | Nina | Executive Producer | |||
Sep 18, 2015 | Captive | Producer | $2,583,301 | $208,672 | $2,791,973 |
Averages | $2,042,450 | $2,258,688 | $3,548,242 | ||
Totals | 8 | $12,254,699 | $9,034,753 | $21,289,452 |
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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May 7, 2021 | The Water Man | $181,046 | 311 | $354,087 | $354,087 | 100.0% |
Averages | $181,046 | 311 | $354,087 | $354,087 | 100.0% | |
Totals | 1 | $354,087 | $354,087 |
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 7, 2021 | The Water Man | $181,046 | 311 | $354,087 | $354,087 | 100.0% |
Nov 13, 2020 | Come Away | $106,084 | 475 | $184,477 | $1,743,649 | 10.6% |
Aug 30, 2019 | Don’t Let Go | $2,338,669 | 922 | $5,215,062 | $5,288,136 | 98.6% |
Feb 10, 2017 | A United Kingdom | $66,510 | 317 | $3,902,185 | $11,096,020 | 35.2% |
Aug 5, 2016 | Five Nights in Maine | $9,059 | 10 | $15,587 | $15,587 | 100.0% |
Sep 18, 2015 | Captive | $1,395,378 | 807 | $2,583,301 | $2,791,973 | 92.5% |
Averages | $682,791 | 474 | $2,042,450 | $3,548,242 | 72.8% | |
Totals | 6 | $12,254,699 | $21,289,452 |
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 4,001-4,100) | 4,004 | $354,087 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,050 | $12,254,699 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) | 3,311 | $9,034,753 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,501-8,600) | 8,556 | $354,087 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) | 3,394 | $21,289,452 |