James Mangold

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 13 films, with $2,420,167,096 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #51)
Best-known technical roles: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Director), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Screenwriter), Logan (Director), Logan (Screenwriter), Logan (Story Creator)
Best-known acting roles: Movie Director (Kate and Leopold), Dr. Greg (The Sweetest Thing)
Most productive collaborators: Matt Damon, Hugh Jackman, Jez Butterworth, Christian Bale, John-Henry Butterworth
Born: December 16, 1963 (60 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorCameo1$47,095,453$23,842,325$70,937,778
Supporting1$24,430,272$38,648,484$63,078,756
In Technical RolesDirector13$1,074,344,999$1,345,822,097$2,420,167,096
Screenwriter10$743,710,510$755,262,504$1,498,973,014
Producer3$179,966,725$151,775,172$331,741,897
Story Creator1$226,277,068$387,925,247$614,202,315
Executive Producer1$174,340,174$254,714,030$429,054,204

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 24,801-24,900) 24,873 $71,525,725
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 27,401-27,500) 27,434 $62,490,809
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 26,701-26,800) 26,781 $134,016,534
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office 49 $1,074,344,999
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 871 $174,340,174
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 786 $179,966,725
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 123 $743,710,510
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 246 $226,277,068
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office 62 $1,345,822,097
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 751 $254,714,030
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 981 $151,775,172
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 196 $755,262,504
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 219 $387,925,247
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office 51 $2,420,167,096
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 782 $429,054,204
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 876 $331,741,897
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 153 $1,498,973,014
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 222 $614,202,315

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2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

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. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

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. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 27th, 2018

Call Me By Your Name

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 Screenwriting Categories, starting with Best Adapted Screenplay. We haven’t had a single competitive category so far, but that changes today. ... with the Best Original Screenplay. Best Adapted Screenplay is a one-horse race. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations

January 23rd, 2018

The Shape of Water

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. More...

2017 Awards Season: WGA Nominations

January 4th, 2018

The Big Sick

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group to announce award nominees. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards for, but only three of them are for theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, and not a lot of surprises. The Big Sick, Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Get Out, The Shape of Water… We've seen almost all of these films appear on lists of nominations before. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Logan

June 18th, 2017

Logan

Logan is supposedly Hugh Jackman’s last film as Wolverine. Not every X-Men movie has been worth the price of admission, so if this is the end of the road, does Hugh Jackman get to go out on a high note? Or does he end his run with a whimper. More...

2017 Preview: March

March 1st, 2017

Beauty and the Beast

February was an okay month. The films that missed expectations were mostly balanced by the films that were pleasant surprises. Unfortunately, last February was amazing as Deadpool dominated the chart, so 2017 has fallen further behind 2016 and 2016’s lead is now about $100 million. It is not so bad that a good March won’t help 2017 back into the lead. Will that happen? We have some good news and some bad news. Good news: Every week there is one movie that has at least a shot at $100 million. Two of them, Logan and Beauty and the Beast, could reach $200 million or a lot more. Bad News: last March, both Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earned more than $300 million. That’s a really powerful one-two punch and I don’t think we can replicate that this time around. On the other hand, last March, the third best film of the month was 10 Cloverfield Lane, while there were four films that were expected to open wide that earned less than $10 million at the box office. 2017 likely won’t be as good at the top, but I also don’t think it will have as many bombs either. If Beauty and the Beast reaches the very high end of expectations, then 2017 could even close the gap with 2016 entirely. I’ll be happy getting halfway there. More...

2013 Preview: July

July 1st, 2013

For the most part, June was a really strong month at the box office with nearly every film either matching expectations, or at least coming close enough to call it a victory. Looking forward, there are a dozen films opening wide in July, more or less. One of them, The Smurfs 2, is opening on a Wednesday, so I'm going to hold off talking about that movie till the August preview. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is opening in less than 1000 theaters, but it has a shot at reaching the top ten during its opening weekend. If we include both of them, there are twelve films, but I think it is better to stick with the ten truly wide, truly July openings. Of these, Despicable Me 2 is clearly going to be the biggest hit at the box office. It could become the second biggest hit of the year so far. It is not the only film that could be a $100 million hit. In fact, there are six films opening in July that I think have a better than 50% chance of reaching that level. There is currently only one film that I think won't at least become a midlevel hit. By comparison in 2012, there were three $100 million movies, led by The Dark Knight Rises, but the rest of the new releases struggled. There's no chance any movie opening this month will top $400 million, in fact, it is quite possible no film will get to $300 million. That said, 2013 has a lot better depth, so it might come out on top in the end. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jan 1, 2002The Sweetest Thing Dr. Greg $24,430,272$38,648,484$63,078,756
Dec 25, 2001Kate and Leopold Movie Director $47,095,453$23,842,325$70,937,778
 
Averages $35,762,863$31,245,405$67,008,267
Totals 2 $71,525,725$62,490,809$134,016,534


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 1, 2002The Sweetest Thing $9,430,6672,670$24,430,272$63,078,75638.7%
 
Averages $9,430,6672,670$24,430,272$63,078,75638.7%
Totals 1 $24,430,272$63,078,756

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists



All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 30, 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial … Director
Screenwriter
$174,480,468$207,081,508$381,561,976
Feb 21, 2020The Call of the Wild Producer $62,342,368$45,008,823$107,351,191
Nov 15, 2019Ford v. Ferrari Director
Producer
$117,624,357$106,766,349$224,390,706
Dec 20, 2017The Greatest Showman Executive Producer $174,340,174$254,714,030$429,054,204
Mar 3, 2017Logan Director
Screenwriter
Story by
$226,277,068$387,925,247$614,202,315
Jul 26, 2013The Wolverine Director $132,556,852$283,900,000$416,456,852
Jun 23, 2010Knight and Day Director $76,423,035$182,328,335$258,751,370
Sep 7, 20073:10 to Yuma Director $53,606,916$17,564,909$71,171,825
Nov 18, 2005Walk the Line Director
Screenwriter
$119,519,402$68,188,093$187,707,495
Apr 25, 2003Identity Director
Screenwriter
$52,131,264$29,987,772$82,119,036
Dec 25, 2001Kate and Leopold Director
Screenwriter
$47,095,453$23,842,325$70,937,778
Dec 21, 1999Girl, Interrupted Director
Screenwriter
$28,871,190$19,437,559$48,308,749
Aug 15, 1997Cop Land Director
Screenwriter
$44,906,632$18,800,000$63,706,632
Jun 5, 1996Heavy Director
Screenwriter
$852,362$852,362
Nov 18, 1988Oliver & Company Screenwriter $49,576,671$49,576,671
 
Averages $90,706,947$126,580,381$200,409,944
Totals 15 $1,360,604,212$1,645,544,950$3,006,149,162


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 30, 2023Indiana Jones and the … $60,368,1014,600$174,480,468$381,561,97645.7%
Nov 15, 2019Ford v. Ferrari $31,474,9583,746$117,624,357$224,390,70652.4%
Mar 3, 2017Logan $88,411,9164,071$226,277,068$614,202,31536.8%
Jul 26, 2013The Wolverine $53,113,7523,924$132,556,852$416,456,85231.8%
Jun 23, 2010Knight and Day $20,139,9853,104$76,423,035$258,751,37029.5%
Sep 7, 20073:10 to Yuma $14,035,0333,006$53,606,916$71,171,82575.3%
Nov 18, 2005Walk the Line $22,347,3413,160$119,519,402$187,707,49563.7%
Apr 25, 2003Identity $16,225,2632,733$52,131,264$82,119,03663.5%
Dec 25, 2001Kate and Leopold $9,725,4082,467$47,095,453$70,937,77866.4%
Dec 21, 1999Girl, Interrupted $95,3991,935$28,871,190$48,308,74959.8%
Aug 15, 1997Cop Land $13,510,4822,233$44,906,632$63,706,63270.5%
Jun 5, 1996Heavy 87$852,362$852,362100.0%
 
Averages $29,949,7852,922$89,528,750$201,680,59158.0%
Totals 12 $1,074,344,999$2,420,167,096


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Feb 21, 2020The Call of the Wild $24,791,6243,914$62,342,368$107,351,19158.1%
Nov 15, 2019Ford v. Ferrari $31,474,9583,746$117,624,357$224,390,70652.4%
 
Averages $28,133,2913,830$89,983,363$165,870,94955.2%
Totals 2 $179,966,725$331,741,897


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 30, 2023Indiana Jones and the … $60,368,1014,600$174,480,468$381,561,97645.7%
Mar 3, 2017Logan $88,411,9164,071$226,277,068$614,202,31536.8%
Nov 18, 2005Walk the Line $22,347,3413,160$119,519,402$187,707,49563.7%
Apr 25, 2003Identity $16,225,2632,733$52,131,264$82,119,03663.5%
Dec 25, 2001Kate and Leopold $9,725,4082,467$47,095,453$70,937,77866.4%
Dec 21, 1999Girl, Interrupted $95,3991,935$28,871,190$48,308,74959.8%
Aug 15, 1997Cop Land $13,510,4822,233$44,906,632$63,706,63270.5%
Jun 5, 1996Heavy 87$852,362$852,362100.0%
Nov 18, 1988Oliver & Company $4,022,7522,189$49,576,671$49,576,671100.0%
 
Averages $26,838,3332,608$82,634,501$166,552,55767.4%
Totals 9 $743,710,510$1,498,973,014