Lasse Hallström
| Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 19 films, with $1,051,382,766 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #191) |
| Best-known technical roles: A Dog’s Purpose (Director), Safe Haven (Director), Dear John (Director), The Hundred-Foot Journey (Director), Chocolat (Director) |
| Most productive collaborators: Britt Robertson, Bruce W. Cameron, K.J. Apa, Cathryn Michon, John Ortiz |
| Born: June 2, 1946 (78 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Inverviewee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| In Technical Roles | Director | 19 | $529,512,669 | $521,870,097 | $1,051,382,766 |
| Executive Producer | 2 | $31,952,585 | $56,084,834 | $88,037,419 | |
| Screenwriter | 2 | $8,345,266 | $849 | $8,346,115 | |
| Producer | 1 | $0 | $849 | $849 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 166 | $529,512,669 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,849 | $31,952,585 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) | 4,127 | $8,345,266 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 222 | $521,870,097 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) | 2,186 | $56,084,834 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) | 10,449 | $849 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) | 8,823 | $849 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 191 | $1,051,382,766 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,449 | $88,037,419 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) | 14,139 | $849 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) | 5,224 | $8,346,115 |
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A Dog’s Purpose Trailer
January 2nd, 2017
Drama starring Josh Gad, directed by Lasse Hallström opens January 27 ... Full Movie Details.
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2017 Preview: January
January 1st, 2017
December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison.
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2014 Preview: August
August 1st, 2014
July was... well... let's just pretend it didn't happen. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes did well, but week after week 2014 fell further behind 2013 in the year-to-date comparison. At the moment, we are roughly $400 million behind last year's pace and while I don't think August will continue the losing streak, there's really no chance August will put a dent in that number. It looks more and more likely that Guardians of the Galaxy will be a hit, especially given its early reviews, but it could be the last $100 million hit till October, if the bad buzz surrounding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turns into bad ticket sales. Last August there were two films that reached $100 million, plus two others that came close. This August might match that, while the biggest film this year should top the biggest film from last year. I think the slump 2014 is suffering through will end the first weekend and overall I think it will cut the deficit a little bit. That said, summer 2014 will still end as one of the worst recent summers at the box office.
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2013 Preview: February
February 1st, 2013
For the most part, January was a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start. I'm not so sure about February, on the other hand. There's only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $100 million, A Good Day to Die Hard, but I'm a little concerned that it won't live up to expectations. The franchise has been around a long time and it is possible that the target audience has either moved on or are too young to remember when these films were huge at the box office. The film I'm most looking forward to seeing is Warm Bodies, which is earning amazing early reviews (the keyword there is "early"), but it is too high-concept to be a major hit. Last February, there were a couple of films that topped $100 million, plus a few other midlevel hits. I would like to think that would also be the case this year, but I have to be more cautious than that. The evidence points to a weak month ahead, for the most part.
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2012 | Safe Haven Live Cinema… | Himself | |||
| Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| Totals | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
All Technical Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | Hilma | Director Screenwriter Producer |
$849 | $849 | |
| May 17, 2019 | A Dog’s Journey | Executive Producer | $22,782,371 | $56,084,834 | $78,867,205 |
| Jan 27, 2017 | A Dog’s Purpose | Director | $64,321,890 | $138,733,537 | $203,055,427 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | Director | $54,235,441 | $40,035,047 | $94,270,488 |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Safe Haven | Director | $71,399,120 | $22,651,831 | $94,050,951 |
| Mar 9, 2012 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Director | $9,041,540 | $23,967,116 | $33,008,656 |
| Mar 9, 2010 | Hachiko: A Dog’s Story | Director | $47,707,417 | $47,707,417 | |
| Feb 5, 2010 | Dear John | Director | $80,014,842 | $62,018,667 | $142,033,509 |
| Apr 6, 2007 | The Hoax | Director | $7,164,995 | $7,164,995 | |
| Dec 25, 2005 | Casanova | Director | $11,304,403 | $24,900,000 | $36,204,403 |
| Sep 9, 2005 | An Unfinished Life | Director | $8,535,575 | $10,000,000 | $18,535,575 |
| Dec 25, 2001 | The Shipping News | Director | $11,405,825 | $13,000,000 | $24,405,825 |
| Dec 15, 2000 | Chocolat | Director | $71,309,760 | $81,190,583 | $152,500,343 |
| Dec 10, 1999 | The Cider House Rules | Director | $57,547,209 | $31,000,000 | $88,547,209 |
| Aug 4, 1995 | Something to Talk About | Director | $50,865,589 | $26,441,637 | $77,307,226 |
| Dec 25, 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Director Executive Producer |
$9,170,214 | $9,170,214 | |
| 1991 | Once Around | Director | $14,851,000 | $14,851,000 | |
| May 1, 1987 | Mitt liv som hund | Director Screenwriter |
$8,345,266 | $8,345,266 | |
| Feb 2, 1979 | ABBA: The Movie | Director | $223,413 | $223,413 | |
| Averages | $34,518,440 | $38,530,329 | $59,486,841 | ||
| Totals | 19 | $552,295,040 | $577,954,931 | $1,130,249,971 | |
Director Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | Hilma | $849 | ||||
| Jan 27, 2017 | A Dog’s Purpose | $18,222,810 | 3,178 | $64,321,890 | $203,055,427 | 31.7% |
| Aug 8, 2014 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | $10,979,290 | 2,167 | $54,235,441 | $94,270,488 | 57.5% |
| Feb 14, 2013 | Safe Haven | $21,401,594 | 3,223 | $71,399,120 | $94,050,951 | 75.9% |
| Mar 9, 2012 | Salmon Fishing in the … | $225,894 | 524 | $9,041,540 | $33,008,656 | 27.4% |
| Mar 9, 2010 | Hachiko: A Dog’s Story | $47,707,417 | ||||
| Feb 5, 2010 | Dear John | $30,468,614 | 3,062 | $80,014,842 | $142,033,509 | 56.3% |
| Apr 6, 2007 | The Hoax | $1,449,320 | 1,069 | $7,164,995 | $7,164,995 | 100.0% |
| Dec 25, 2005 | Casanova | $119,276 | 1,011 | $11,304,403 | $36,204,403 | 31.2% |
| Sep 9, 2005 | An Unfinished Life | $1,008,308 | 888 | $8,535,575 | $18,535,575 | 46.0% |
| Dec 25, 2001 | The Shipping News | $1,205,174 | 434 | $11,405,825 | $24,405,825 | 46.7% |
| Dec 15, 2000 | Chocolat | $157,624 | 1,928 | $71,309,760 | $152,500,343 | 46.8% |
| Dec 10, 1999 | The Cider House Rules | $110,098 | 1,738 | $57,547,209 | $88,547,209 | 65.0% |
| Aug 4, 1995 | Something to Talk About | $11,115,697 | 1,787 | $50,865,589 | $77,307,226 | 65.8% |
| Dec 25, 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert … | $9,170,214 | $9,170,214 | 100.0% | ||
| 1991 | Once Around | 730 | $14,851,000 | $14,851,000 | 100.0% | |
| May 1, 1987 | Mitt liv som hund | 67 | $8,345,266 | $8,345,266 | 100.0% | |
| Feb 2, 1979 | ABBA: The Movie | $223,413 | ||||
| Averages | $8,038,642 | 1,558 | $35,300,845 | $58,410,154 | 63.4% | |
| Totals | 18 | $529,512,669 | $1,051,382,766 | |||
Producer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | Hilma | $849 | ||||
| Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | $849 | 0.0% | |
| Totals | 1 | n/a | $849 | |||
Writer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | Hilma | $849 | ||||
| May 1, 1987 | Mitt liv som hund | 67 | $8,345,266 | $8,345,266 | 100.0% | |
| Averages | n/a | 67 | $8,345,266 | $4,173,058 | 100.0% | |
| Totals | 2 | $8,345,266 | $8,346,115 | |||
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 166 | $529,512,669 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,849 | $31,952,585 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) | 4,127 | $8,345,266 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 222 | $521,870,097 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) | 2,186 | $56,084,834 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) | 10,449 | $849 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) | 8,823 | $849 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 191 | $1,051,382,766 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,449 | $88,037,419 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) | 14,139 | $849 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,201-5,300) | 5,224 | $8,346,115 |