John Dykstra
Best known as a Visual Effects Designer based on credits in that role in 8 films, with $3,451,399,656 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1) |
Best-known technical roles: Spider-Man 2 (Visual Effects Supervisor), Spider-Man (Visual Effects Designer), Godzilla (Visual Effects Designer), X-Men: Apocalypse (Visual Effects Designer), Hancock (Visual Effects Designer) |
Most productive collaborators: Ian Bryce, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Neil Spisak, Gareth Edwards |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Visual Effects Designer | 8 | $1,327,743,790 | $2,123,655,866 | $3,451,399,656 |
Visual Effects Supervisor | 3 | $591,748,643 | $754,435,301 | $1,346,183,944 | |
Special Effects Supervisor | 1 | $460,998,007 | $314,400,000 | $775,398,007 | |
Second Unit Director | 1 | $140,015,224 | $158,800,000 | $298,815,224 | |
Producer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 161 | $140,015,224 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Domestic Box Office | 82 | $591,395,469 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 148 | $158,800,000 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the International Box Office | 97 | $754,435,301 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 151 | $298,815,224 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Worldwide Box Office | 88 | $1,345,830,770 |
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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Jan 17, 2020 | Dolittle | Visual Effects Supervisor | $77,047,065 | $174,462,229 | $251,509,294 |
May 27, 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Visual Effects Designer | $155,442,489 | $387,095,057 | $542,537,546 |
Dec 25, 2015 | The Hateful Eight | Visual Effects Designer | $54,117,416 | $97,695,942 | $151,813,358 |
Feb 6, 2015 | Seventh Son | Visual Effects Designer | $17,725,785 | $91,149,182 | $108,874,967 |
May 16, 2014 | Godzilla | Additional Visual Effects Designer | $200,676,069 | $328,400,000 | $529,076,069 |
Jun 3, 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Visual Effects Designer | $146,408,305 | $209,000,000 | $355,408,305 |
Aug 21, 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Visual Effects Designer | $120,774,594 | $196,027,687 | $316,802,281 |
Jul 1, 2008 | Hancock | Visual Effects Designer | $227,946,274 | $396,287,998 | $624,234,272 |
Jun 30, 2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Visual Effects Supervisor | $374,686,354 | $421,173,072 | $795,859,426 |
May 3, 2002 | Spider-Man | Visual Effects Designer | $404,652,858 | $418,000,000 | $822,652,858 |
Dec 17, 1999 | Stuart Little | Second Unit Director Visual Effects Super… |
$140,015,224 | $158,800,000 | $298,815,224 |
May 18, 1979 | Battlestar Galactica | Producer | |||
May 25, 1977 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | Special Effects Supervisor | $460,998,007 | $314,400,000 | $775,398,007 |
Averages | $198,374,203 | $266,040,931 | $464,415,134 | ||
Totals | 13 | $2,380,490,440 | $3,192,491,167 | $5,572,981,607 |
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 18, 1979 | Battlestar Galactica | |||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | n/a |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 161 | $140,015,224 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Domestic Box Office | 82 | $591,395,469 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 148 | $158,800,000 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the International Box Office | 97 | $754,435,301 |
Top Grossing Second Unit Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 151 | $298,815,224 |
Top Grossing Visual Effects Supervisor at the Worldwide Box Office | 88 | $1,345,830,770 |