Paul Thomas Anderson
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| Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $317,694,273 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #571) |
| Best-known technical roles: There Will Be Blood (Director), There Will Be Blood (Screenwriter), Licorice Pizza (Director), Phantom Thread (Director), Licorice Pizza (Producer) |
| Most productive collaborators: Daniel Day-Lewis, Joanne Sellar, Daniel Lupi, Alana Haim, Lesley Manville |
| Born: June 26, 1970 (54 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Technical Roles | Director | 10 | $169,891,993 | $147,802,280 | $317,694,273 |
| Screenwriter | 9 | $152,573,986 | $132,216,738 | $284,790,724 | |
| Producer | 7 | $108,328,918 | $84,508,870 | $192,837,788 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 514 | $169,891,993 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,110 | $108,328,918 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 876 | $152,573,986 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 649 | $147,802,280 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,450 | $84,508,870 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,163 | $132,216,738 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 571 | $317,694,273 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) | 1,280 | $192,837,788 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,017 | $284,790,724 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Weekend estimates: Encanto leads modest Thanksgiving weekend
November 28th, 2021
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The first Thanksgiving with a full slate of new releases during the pandemic was full of uncertainty for theater owners. Family audiences have been returning to theaters but remain at about half their usual level, while the older crowd is mostly on the sidelines and at around 30% of its pre-pandemic size. A holiday weekend dominated by family fair like Encanto and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, with a side dish of the older-skewing House of Gucci is a welcome sight, but the big question was who would show. As it turns out, we’re looking at a modest weekend, with audiences hovering around their long term trend rather than rushing back to theaters.
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Licorice Pizza trailer
September 28th, 2021
Drama written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman opens in theaters on November 26 ... Full Movie Details.
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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 Director
March 1st, 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 who should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at Best Director, which I think is a more competitive category than most people think it will be.
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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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Phantom Thread Trailer
October 24th, 2017
Paul Thomas Anderson drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis opens Christmas Day ... Full Movie Details.
Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock. Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay
February 17th, 2015
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 writing categories, ending with Best Adapted Screenplay. This is also a two-horse race, but one of the horses has a significant, but not insurmountable lead.
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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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2013 Awards Season: WGAs Leaves Analysts In the Dark
January 7th, 2013
Surprises seems to be the word of the day, as the WGA nominations included a number of them. Granted, Zero Dark Thirty and a lot of the other films that have earned Awards Season success thus far were here, but there were almost as many surprises as there were obvious choices.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | Untitled Paul Thomas Anders… | Director Screenwriter Producer |
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| Nov 26, 2021 | Licorice Pizza | Producer Director |
$17,318,007 | $15,585,542 | $32,903,549 |
| Dec 25, 2017 | Phantom Thread | Director Screenwriter |
$21,198,205 | $26,306,893 | $47,505,098 |
| Dec 12, 2014 | Inherent Vice | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$8,110,975 | $6,629,368 | $14,740,343 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | The Master | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$16,247,159 | $12,797,179 | $29,044,338 |
| Dec 26, 2007 | There Will Be Blood | Director Screenwriter |
$40,222,514 | $36,986,158 | $77,208,672 |
| Oct 11, 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$17,791,031 | $6,800,000 | $24,591,031 |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Magnolia | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$22,450,975 | $25,995,827 | $48,446,802 |
| Oct 10, 1997 | Boogie Nights | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$26,410,771 | $16,700,954 | $43,111,725 |
| Feb 28, 1997 | Hard Eight | Director Screenwriter |
$142,356 | $359 | $142,715 |
| Averages | $18,876,888 | $16,422,476 | $35,299,364 | ||
| Totals | 10 | $169,891,993 | $147,802,280 | $317,694,273 | |
Director Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | Untitled Paul Thomas A… | |||||
| Nov 26, 2021 | Licorice Pizza | $345,157 | 1,977 | $17,318,007 | $32,903,549 | 52.6% |
| Dec 25, 2017 | Phantom Thread | $216,495 | 1,186 | $21,198,205 | $47,505,098 | 44.6% |
| Dec 12, 2014 | Inherent Vice | $328,184 | 653 | $8,110,975 | $14,740,343 | 55.0% |
| Sep 14, 2012 | The Master | $736,311 | 864 | $16,247,159 | $29,044,338 | 55.9% |
| Dec 26, 2007 | There Will Be Blood | $190,739 | 1,620 | $40,222,514 | $77,208,672 | 52.1% |
| Oct 11, 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | $367,203 | 1,293 | $17,791,031 | $24,591,031 | 72.3% |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Magnolia | $193,604 | 1,086 | $22,450,975 | $48,446,802 | 46.3% |
| Oct 10, 1997 | Boogie Nights | $50,168 | 1,003 | $26,410,771 | $43,111,725 | 61.3% |
| Feb 28, 1997 | Hard Eight | $69,486 | 29 | $142,356 | $142,715 | 99.7% |
| Averages | $277,483 | 1,079 | $18,876,888 | $35,299,364 | 60.0% | |
| Totals | 10 | $169,891,993 | $317,694,273 | |||
Producer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | Untitled Paul Thomas A… | |||||
| Nov 26, 2021 | Licorice Pizza | $345,157 | 1,977 | $17,318,007 | $32,903,549 | 52.6% |
| Dec 12, 2014 | Inherent Vice | $328,184 | 653 | $8,110,975 | $14,740,343 | 55.0% |
| Sep 14, 2012 | The Master | $736,311 | 864 | $16,247,159 | $29,044,338 | 55.9% |
| Oct 11, 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | $367,203 | 1,293 | $17,791,031 | $24,591,031 | 72.3% |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Magnolia | $193,604 | 1,086 | $22,450,975 | $48,446,802 | 46.3% |
| Oct 10, 1997 | Boogie Nights | $50,168 | 1,003 | $26,410,771 | $43,111,725 | 61.3% |
| Averages | $336,771 | 1,146 | $18,054,820 | $32,139,631 | 57.3% | |
| Totals | 7 | $108,328,918 | $192,837,788 | |||
Writer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | Untitled Paul Thomas A… | |||||
| Dec 25, 2017 | Phantom Thread | $216,495 | 1,186 | $21,198,205 | $47,505,098 | 44.6% |
| Dec 12, 2014 | Inherent Vice | $328,184 | 653 | $8,110,975 | $14,740,343 | 55.0% |
| Sep 14, 2012 | The Master | $736,311 | 864 | $16,247,159 | $29,044,338 | 55.9% |
| Dec 26, 2007 | There Will Be Blood | $190,739 | 1,620 | $40,222,514 | $77,208,672 | 52.1% |
| Oct 11, 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | $367,203 | 1,293 | $17,791,031 | $24,591,031 | 72.3% |
| Dec 17, 1999 | Magnolia | $193,604 | 1,086 | $22,450,975 | $48,446,802 | 46.3% |
| Oct 10, 1997 | Boogie Nights | $50,168 | 1,003 | $26,410,771 | $43,111,725 | 61.3% |
| Feb 28, 1997 | Hard Eight | $69,486 | 29 | $142,356 | $142,715 | 99.7% |
| Averages | $269,024 | 967 | $19,071,748 | $35,598,841 | 60.9% | |
| Totals | 9 | $152,573,986 | $284,790,724 | |||
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 514 | $169,891,993 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,110 | $108,328,918 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 876 | $152,573,986 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 649 | $147,802,280 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,450 | $84,508,870 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,163 | $132,216,738 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 571 | $317,694,273 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) | 1,280 | $192,837,788 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,017 | $284,790,724 |