Douglas Adams

Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 2 films, with $102,751,316 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,208)
Best-known technical roles: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Story Creator), A Liar's Autobiography - The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (Story Creator)
Most productive collaborators: Bill Jones, Terry Gilliam, Jeff Simpson, John Cleese, Ben Timlett
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesStory Creator2$51,024,214$51,727,102$102,751,316
Screenwriter1$0$29,843$29,843

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,238 $51,024,214
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,707 $29,843
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,194 $51,727,102
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,680 $29,843
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,208 $102,751,316

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


Home Market Releases for January 24th, 2017

January 23rd, 2017

The Handmaiden

It’s not a particularly good week for top-notch releases. There are only three contenders for Pick of the Week, one of which doesn’t come out till next week. I was able to review Pinocchio a week early. The others are a classic from the 1970s, The Man Who Fell To Earth on Blu-ray Combo Pack, and an import from South Korea, The Handmaiden on DVD. Even though The Handmaiden is only coming out on DVD, it is still the best and is this week’s Pick of the Week. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 8th, 2013

January 7th, 2013

After two weeks of almost nothing worth talking about on the home market, there's plenty to talk about this week. ... Actually, to be totally honest, it is another slow week, it's just not painfully slow. (Also, I'm unwilling to pad the list like I had to do the last couple weeks.) Worse still, because the holiday just ended, a lot of the screeners that were supposed to arrive have not, including a few Pick of the Week contenders. Compliance, Dredd, and Frankenweenie are all contenders that are currently late, and I really don't like choosing a late screener. In the end, it was literally a coin toss between Archer: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray and Red Dwarf: X on DVD or Blu-ray. And the coin said... Red Dwarf: X. More...

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 31, 2017Doctor Who: Shada Screenwriter $29,843$29,843
Nov 2, 2012A Liar's Autobiography - Th… Based on the book "A Liar's Autobiography" $5,102$5,102
Apr 29, 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to t… Story Creator $51,019,112$51,727,102$102,746,214
 
Averages $25,512,107$25,878,473$34,260,386
Totals 3 $51,024,214$51,756,945$102,781,159


Writer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Dec 31, 2017Doctor Who: Shada $29,843
Nov 2, 2012A Liar's Autobiography… $5,1024$5,102$5,102100.0%
Apr 29, 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide… $21,103,2033,133$51,019,112$102,746,21449.7%
 
Averages $10,554,1531,569$25,512,107$34,260,38674.8%
Totals 3 $51,024,214$102,781,159

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,238 $51,024,214
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,707 $29,843
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,194 $51,727,102
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,601-10,700) 10,680 $29,843
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,208 $102,751,316