Brian Smrz
Best known as a Second Unit Director based on credits in that role in 27 films, with $9,774,671,282 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2) |
Best-known technical roles: Iron Man 3 (Second Unit Director), Venom: Let There be Carnage (Second Unit Director), The Hangover Part II (Second Unit Director), X-Men: Apocalypse (Second Unit Director), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Second Unit Director) |
Most productive collaborators: Thomas M. Hammel, Simon Kinberg, Claude Pare, James Franco, Rupert Wyatt |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Second Unit Director | 27 | $3,747,556,173 | $6,027,115,109 | $9,774,671,282 |
Stunt Coordinator | 6 | $671,885,672 | $906,428,409 | $1,578,314,081 | |
Second Unit Camera | 1 | $40,914,068 | $36,714,197 | $77,628,265 | |
Director | 1 | $0 | $5,840,146 | $5,840,146 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office | 1 | $3,747,556,173 |
Top Grossing Stunt Coordinator at the Domestic Box Office | 62 | $671,885,672 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,056 | $5,840,146 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office | 2 | $6,027,115,109 |
Top Grossing Stunt Coordinator at the International Box Office | 58 | $906,428,409 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) | 4,115 | $5,840,146 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office | 2 | $9,774,671,282 |
Top Grossing Stunt Coordinator at the Worldwide Box Office | 56 | $1,578,314,081 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
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 1, 2021 | Venom: Let There be Carnage | Second Unit Director | $213,550,366 | $287,996,556 | $501,546,922 |
Jun 7, 2019 | Dark Phoenix | Second Unit Director | $65,845,974 | $180,510,921 | $246,356,895 |
Sep 14, 2018 | The Predator | Second Unit Director | $51,024,708 | $108,462,855 | $159,487,563 |
Dec 1, 2017 | 24 Hours to Live | Director | $5,840,146 | $5,840,146 | |
May 27, 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Second Unit Director | $155,442,489 | $387,095,057 | $542,537,546 |
Aug 7, 2015 | Fantastic Four | Second Unit Director | $56,117,548 | $111,731,639 | $167,849,187 |
Jul 1, 2015 | Terminator: Genisys | Second Unit Director | $89,760,956 | $342,389,938 | $432,150,894 |
May 23, 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Second Unit Director | $233,921,534 | $513,941,241 | $747,862,775 |
May 3, 2013 | Iron Man 3 | Second Unit Director | $408,992,272 | $806,400,000 | $1,215,392,272 |
Feb 17, 2012 | This Means War | Second Unit Director | $54,760,791 | $102,213,766 | $156,974,557 |
Aug 5, 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Second Unit Director | $176,760,185 | $294,226,015 | $470,986,200 |
Jun 3, 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Second Unit Director | $146,408,305 | $209,000,000 | $355,408,305 |
May 26, 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Second Unit Director | $254,464,305 | $332,300,000 | $586,764,305 |
Jun 23, 2010 | Knight and Day | Second Unit Director | $76,423,035 | $182,328,335 | $258,751,370 |
Sep 25, 2009 | Surrogates | Second Unit Director | $38,577,772 | $81,090,578 | $119,668,350 |
Sep 11, 2009 | Whiteout | Second Unit Director (Opening Sequence) | $10,275,638 | $1,979,108 | $12,254,746 |
May 1, 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Second Unit Director (Canada) | $179,883,157 | $194,942,603 | $374,825,760 |
Sep 26, 2008 | Eagle Eye | Second Unit Director | $101,440,743 | $79,144,516 | $180,585,259 |
Jun 27, 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Second Unit Director | $134,529,403 | $247,758,744 | $382,288,147 |
Dec 22, 2006 | Night at the Museum | Second Unit Director | $250,863,268 | $328,583,139 | $579,446,407 |
Jun 28, 2006 | Superman Returns | Second Unit Director | $200,120,000 | $190,961,192 | $391,081,192 |
Jul 8, 2005 | Fantastic Four | Second Unit Director | $154,696,080 | $178,436,670 | $333,132,750 |
Oct 6, 2004 | Taxi | Second Unit Director | $36,609,966 | $31,500,000 | $68,109,966 |
Dec 25, 2003 | Paycheck | Second Unit Director | $53,789,313 | $45,030,476 | $98,819,789 |
May 2, 2003 | X-Men 2 | Second Unit Director | $214,949,694 | $191,398,936 | $406,348,630 |
Jun 21, 2002 | Minority Report | Stunt Coordinator Second Unit Director |
$132,024,714 | $226,800,000 | $358,824,714 |
Jun 14, 2002 | Windtalkers | Second Unit Director Stunt Coordinator Second Unit Camera |
$40,914,068 | $36,714,197 | $77,628,265 |
Dec 14, 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Stunt Coordinator | $100,614,858 | $102,111,747 | $202,726,605 |
May 24, 2000 | Mission: Impossible 2 | Second Unit Director Stunt Coordinator |
$215,409,889 | $334,178,627 | $549,588,516 |
Jun 27, 1997 | Face/Off | Stunt Coordinator | $112,276,146 | $128,923,838 | $241,199,984 |
Feb 9, 1996 | Broken Arrow | Stunt Coordinator (Train Stunts) | $70,645,997 | $77,700,000 | $148,345,997 |
Averages | $134,369,772 | $204,570,672 | $334,605,936 | ||
Totals | 31 | $4,031,093,174 | $6,341,690,840 | $10,372,784,014 |
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 1, 2017 | 24 Hours to Live | $5,840,146 | ||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | $5,840,146 | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | $5,840,146 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office | 1 | $3,747,556,173 |
Top Grossing Stunt Coordinator at the Domestic Box Office | 62 | $671,885,672 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) | 3,056 | $5,840,146 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office | 2 | $6,027,115,109 |
Top Grossing Stunt Coordinator at the International Box Office | 58 | $906,428,409 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) | 4,115 | $5,840,146 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office | 2 | $9,774,671,282 |
Top Grossing Stunt Coordinator at the Worldwide Box Office | 56 | $1,578,314,081 |