George Lucas
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 16 films, with $6,180,541,017 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #22) |
Best-known technical roles: Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (Character Creator), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Executive Producer), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (Director), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (Screenwriter), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (Executive Producer) |
Best-known acting roles: Man kissing on bridge (Hook), Disappointed Man (Beverly Hills Cop III), Man in Background on Sesame Street (Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird), Himself (Side by Side), Himself (Drew: The Man Behind the Poster) |
Most productive collaborators: Harrison Ford, Ewan McGregor, John Williams, Kathleen Kennedy, Natalie Portman |
Born: May 14, 1944 (79 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Cameo | 3 | $176,203,054 | $257,794,077 | $433,997,131 |
Inverviewee | 2 | $61,903 | $8,229 | $70,132 | |
In Technical Roles | Executive Producer | 16 | $3,072,488,348 | $3,108,052,669 | $6,180,541,017 |
Story Creator | 10 | $1,909,718,484 | $1,811,993,171 | $3,721,711,655 | |
Screenwriter | 6 | $2,058,512,839 | $1,872,547,456 | $3,931,060,295 | |
Director | 6 | $1,742,052,836 | $1,706,647,175 | $3,448,700,011 | |
Character Creator | 4 | $1,522,082,011 | $1,791,265,615 | $3,313,347,626 |
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Star Wars’ Path to Avatar’s Three Titanic Records
December 15th, 2015
Its Tuesday the 15th and you know what that means? It’s just a week away from the Steam Winter Sale!!! ... Also, Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in just over 48 hours. Today we look at just how big The Force Awakens can be. Can it become the biggest hit of all time? If so, what path would it have to take to get there?
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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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Featured Blu-ray: Willow
March 30th, 2013
Willow came out 25 years ago. It was a fantasy epic that cost $50 million to make and was written by George Lucas, who was coming off of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. It was directed by Ron Howard, who hadn't yet had any monster hits, but both Splash and Cocoon were very profitable and well received. This film had high expectations. It didn't live up to them. Its reviews were merely mixed and it came nowhere near becoming the $100 million hit like a lot of people thought it would. Now that 25 years have passed and the expectations are not there, does it work? Or would it have failed to find an audience even with lowered expectations?
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2012 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I
November 23rd, 2012
This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. Unlike most years, I'm only halfway done with my Christmas shopping. So what recent, and not so recent releases are prime candidates for the perfect gift this year? Over the next month, we will go over several dozen possibilities with our annual Holiday Gift Guide, which is divided into into four sections. This week we start with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on...
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All Acting Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Aug 16, 2013 | Drew: The Man Behind t… | Himself | $3,078 | $3,078 | |
Aug 17, 2012 | Side by Side | Himself | $58,825 | $8,229 | $67,054 |
May 25, 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Disappointed Man | $42,586,861 | $76,594,077 | $119,180,938 |
Dec 11, 1991 | Hook | Man kissing on br… | $119,654,823 | $181,200,000 | $300,854,823 |
Aug 2, 1985 | Sesame Street Presents… | Man in Background… | $13,961,370 | $13,961,370 | |
Averages | $35,252,991 | $85,934,102 | $86,813,453 | ||
Totals | 5 | $176,264,957 | $257,802,306 | $434,067,263 |
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All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Jun 30, 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial … | Executive Producer Character Creator |
$174,480,468 | $206,928,188 | $381,408,656 |
May 25, 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Character Creator | $213,767,512 | $179,383,835 | $393,151,347 |
Dec 18, 2015 | Star Wars Ep. VII: The Forc… | Character Creator | $936,662,225 | $1,127,953,592 | $2,064,615,817 |
Jan 23, 2015 | Strange Magic | Story Creator Executive Producer |
$12,429,583 | $1,311,760 | $13,741,343 |
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | Executive Producer | $49,876,377 | $489,121 | $50,365,498 |
Aug 15, 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Executive Producer | $35,161,554 | $33,533,889 | $68,695,443 |
May 22, 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingd… | Executive Producer Story Creator |
$317,101,119 | $469,534,294 | $786,635,413 |
May 19, 2005 | Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge … | Director Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$380,270,577 | $468,728,300 | $848,998,877 |
May 16, 2002 | Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of… | Director Screenwriter Executive Producer Story Creator |
$310,676,740 | $346,018,875 | $656,695,615 |
May 19, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phanto… | Director Executive Producer Screenwriter |
$474,544,677 | $552,500,000 | $1,027,044,677 |
Oct 21, 1994 | Radioland Murders | Story by Executive Producer |
$1,299,060 | $1,299,060 | |
May 24, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last … | Story Creator Executive Producer Character Creator |
$197,171,806 | $277,000,000 | $474,171,806 |
Nov 18, 1988 | The Land Before Time | Executive Producer | $48,436,211 | $33,880,000 | $82,316,211 |
May 20, 1988 | Willow | Story Creator Executive Producer |
$57,269,863 | $57,269,863 | |
May 23, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Templ… | Executive Producer Story Creator |
$179,880,271 | $153,200,000 | $333,080,271 |
May 25, 1983 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of… | Screenwriter Story by Executive Producer |
$316,465,003 | $165,900,281 | $482,365,284 |
Jun 12, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Story Creator Executive Producer |
$225,686,079 | $141,765,835 | $367,451,914 |
May 21, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire… | Based on a Story by Executive Producer |
$291,738,960 | $257,262,126 | $549,001,086 |
May 25, 1977 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | Director Screenwriter |
$460,998,007 | $314,400,000 | $775,398,007 |
Aug 11, 1973 | American Graffiti | Director Screenwriter |
$115,557,835 | $25,000,000 | $140,557,835 |
Mar 11, 1970 | THX 1138 | Director | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
Averages | $228,546,616 | $264,155,005 | $454,965,192 | ||
Totals | 21 | $4,799,478,927 | $4,754,790,096 | $9,554,269,023 |
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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May 19, 2005 | Star Wars Ep. III: Rev… | $108,435,841 | 3,663 | $380,270,577 | $848,998,877 | 44.8% |
May 16, 2002 | Star Wars Ep. II: Atta… | $80,027,814 | 3,161 | $310,676,740 | $656,695,615 | 47.3% |
May 19, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The P… | $64,810,970 | 3,126 | $474,544,677 | $1,027,044,677 | 46.2% |
May 25, 1977 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A Ne… | $1,554,475 | 2,375 | $460,998,007 | $775,398,007 | 59.5% |
Aug 11, 1973 | American Graffiti | $115,557,835 | $140,557,835 | 82.2% | ||
Mar 11, 1970 | THX 1138 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 100.0% | ||
Averages | $63,707,275 | 3,081 | $290,342,139 | $574,783,335 | 63.3% | |
Totals | 6 | $1,742,052,836 | $3,448,700,011 |
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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Jan 23, 2015 | Strange Magic | $5,504,441 | 3,020 | $12,429,583 | $13,741,343 | 90.5% |
May 22, 2008 | Indiana Jones and the … | $100,137,835 | 4,264 | $317,101,119 | $786,635,413 | 40.3% |
May 19, 2005 | Star Wars Ep. III: Rev… | $108,435,841 | 3,663 | $380,270,577 | $848,998,877 | 44.8% |
May 16, 2002 | Star Wars Ep. II: Atta… | $80,027,814 | 3,161 | $310,676,740 | $656,695,615 | 47.3% |
May 19, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The P… | $64,810,970 | 3,126 | $474,544,677 | $1,027,044,677 | 46.2% |
Oct 21, 1994 | Radioland Murders | $835,570 | 844 | $1,299,060 | $1,299,060 | 100.0% |
May 24, 1989 | Indiana Jones and the … | $37,031,573 | 2,327 | $197,171,806 | $474,171,806 | 41.6% |
May 20, 1988 | Willow | $8,300,169 | 1,209 | $57,269,863 | $57,269,863 | 100.0% |
May 23, 1984 | Indiana Jones and the … | $25,337,110 | 1,687 | $179,880,271 | $333,080,271 | 54.0% |
May 25, 1983 | Star Wars Ep. VI: Retu… | $23,019,618 | 2,111 | $316,465,003 | $482,365,284 | 65.6% |
Jun 12, 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | $8,305,823 | 1,400 | $225,686,079 | $367,451,914 | 61.4% |
May 21, 1980 | Star Wars Ep. V: The E… | $4,910,483 | 2,322 | $291,738,960 | $549,001,086 | 53.1% |
May 25, 1977 | Star Wars Ep. IV: A Ne… | $1,554,475 | 2,375 | $460,998,007 | $775,398,007 | 59.5% |
Aug 11, 1973 | American Graffiti | $115,557,835 | $140,557,835 | 82.2% | ||
Averages | $36,016,286 | 2,424 | $238,649,256 | $465,265,075 | 63.3% | |
Totals | 14 | $3,341,089,580 | $6,513,711,051 |
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Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office | 18 | $1,742,052,836 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office | 19 | $3,072,488,348 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office | 16 | $2,058,512,839 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office | 7 | $1,909,718,484 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office | 44 | $1,706,647,175 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office | 31 | $3,108,052,669 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office | 46 | $1,872,547,456 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office | 22 | $1,811,993,171 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office | 24 | $3,448,700,011 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office | 22 | $6,180,541,017 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office | 36 | $3,931,060,295 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office | 12 | $3,721,711,655 |