Gillian Flynn
Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 2 films, with $372,846,378 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #411) |
Best-known technical roles: Gone Girl (Screenwriter), Gone Girl (Story Creator), Widows (Screenwriter), Dark Places (Story Creator) |
Most productive collaborators: Ben Affleck, David Fincher, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Carrie Coon |
Born: February 24, 1971 (53 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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In Technical Roles | Story Creator | 2 | $167,975,777 | $204,870,601 | $372,846,378 |
Screenwriter | 2 | $210,169,821 | $232,975,660 | $443,145,481 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 615 | $210,169,821 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 395 | $167,975,777 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 682 | $232,975,660 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 455 | $204,870,601 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 657 | $443,145,481 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 411 | $372,846,378 |
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2018 Preview: November
November 1st, 2018
October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office.
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2014 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations
January 11th, 2015
The BAFTA nominations were announced yesterday and unlike most other Awards Season voters, the BAFTA voters gave us some real surprises. For instance, Birdman didn't lead the way. In fact, it was a comedy, The Grand Budapest Hotel, that earned the most nominations at 11. Granted, Birdman and The Theory of Everything were tied for second place with ten each, but it is still strange to see a comedy leading the way.
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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 Preview: October
September 30th, 2014
September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month.
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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 |
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Nov 16, 2018 | Widows | Screenwriter | $42,402,632 | $33,582,068 | $75,984,700 |
Aug 7, 2015 | Dark Places | Based on the Novel by | $208,588 | $5,477,009 | $5,685,597 |
Oct 3, 2014 | Gone Girl | Story Creator Screenwriter |
$167,767,189 | $199,393,592 | $367,160,781 |
Averages | $70,126,136 | $79,484,223 | $149,610,359 | ||
Totals | 3 | $210,378,409 | $238,452,669 | $448,831,078 |
Writer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Nov 16, 2018 | Widows | $12,361,307 | 2,803 | $42,402,632 | $75,984,700 | 55.8% |
Aug 7, 2015 | Dark Places | $99,601 | 151 | $208,588 | $5,685,597 | 3.7% |
Oct 3, 2014 | Gone Girl | $37,513,109 | 3,284 | $167,767,189 | $367,160,781 | 45.7% |
Averages | $16,658,006 | 2,079 | $70,126,136 | $149,610,359 | 35.1% | |
Totals | 3 | $210,378,409 | $448,831,078 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 615 | $210,169,821 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 395 | $167,975,777 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 682 | $232,975,660 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 455 | $204,870,601 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 657 | $443,145,481 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 411 | $372,846,378 |