| Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $679,085,306 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #462) |
| Best-known technical roles: The Purge: Election Year (Director), The Purge: Election Year (Screenwriter), The First Purge (Screenwriter), The First Purge (Executive Producer), The Purge: Anarchy (Director) |
| Most productive collaborators: Frank Grillo, Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Ethan Hawke, Elizabeth Mitchell |
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 10 | $452,470,090 | $226,615,216 | $679,085,306 |
| Director | 6 | $215,078,105 | $106,238,084 | $321,316,189 | |
| Executive Producer | 1 | $69,488,745 | $67,565,852 | $137,054,597 | |
| Producer | 1 | $44,539,245 | $32,411,280 | $76,950,525 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
July 1st, 2018
June was amazing, with two absolute monster hits and a solid $100 million hit. By the end of the month, 2018’s lead over 2017 will be well over $500 million, or close to 10%. Even if 2018 only managed to maintain this lead in terms of raw numbers for the rest of the year, it will be a massive jump at the box office. As for July, there are a couple of potential monster hits, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Mission: Impossible—Fallout, plus four potential $100 million hits. Last July, there was only one monster hit, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and three $100 million hits. I don’t think 2018 will match 2017 at the top, but 2018 appears to have more depth and that should put it a little ahead over the full month.
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July 1st, 2016
It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation.
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July 1st, 2014
Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.
June 2nd, 2013
May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead.
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2021 | The Forever Purge | Screenwriter Producer |
$44,539,245 | $32,411,280 | $76,950,525 |
| Jul 4, 2018 | The First Purge | Screenwriter Executive Producer |
$69,488,745 | $67,565,852 | $137,054,597 |
| Jul 1, 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Director Screenwriter |
$79,042,440 | $39,472,287 | $118,514,727 |
| Jul 18, 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Director Screenwriter |
$71,562,550 | $39,972,331 | $111,534,881 |
| Jun 7, 2013 | The Purge | Director Screenwriter |
$64,473,115 | $26,793,466 | $91,266,581 |
| Dec 22, 2009 | Staten Island | Director | |||
| Jan 19, 2005 | Assault On Precinct 13 | Screenwriter | $20,040,895 | $16,000,000 | $36,040,895 |
| Jul 29, 1998 | The Negotiator | Screenwriter | $44,705,766 | $4,400,000 | $49,105,766 |
| Aug 9, 1996 | Jack | Screenwriter | $58,617,334 | $58,617,334 | |
| Averages | $56,558,761 | $32,373,602 | $84,885,663 | ||
| Totals | 9 | $452,470,090 | $226,615,216 | $679,085,306 | |
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | $31,515,110 | 2,821 | $79,042,440 | $118,514,727 | 66.7% |
| Jul 18, 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | $29,816,675 | 2,856 | $71,562,550 | $111,534,881 | 64.2% |
| Jun 7, 2013 | The Purge | $34,058,360 | 2,591 | $64,473,115 | $91,266,581 | 70.6% |
| Dec 22, 2009 | Staten Island | |||||
| Averages | $31,796,715 | 2,756 | $71,692,702 | $107,105,396 | 67.2% | |
| Totals | 4 | $215,078,105 | $321,316,189 | |||
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2021 | The Forever Purge | $12,551,220 | 3,058 | $44,539,245 | $76,950,525 | 57.9% |
| Averages | $12,551,220 | 3,058 | $44,539,245 | $76,950,525 | 57.9% | |
| Totals | 1 | $44,539,245 | $76,950,525 | |||
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2021 | The Forever Purge | $12,551,220 | 3,058 | $44,539,245 | $76,950,525 | 57.9% |
| Jul 4, 2018 | The First Purge | $17,374,280 | 3,038 | $69,488,745 | $137,054,597 | 50.7% |
| Jul 1, 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | $31,515,110 | 2,821 | $79,042,440 | $118,514,727 | 66.7% |
| Jul 18, 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | $29,816,675 | 2,856 | $71,562,550 | $111,534,881 | 64.2% |
| Jun 7, 2013 | The Purge | $34,058,360 | 2,591 | $64,473,115 | $91,266,581 | 70.6% |
| Jan 19, 2005 | Assault On Precinct 13 | $6,502,724 | 2,297 | $20,040,895 | $36,040,895 | 55.6% |
| Jul 29, 1998 | The Negotiator | $10,218,831 | 2,515 | $44,705,766 | $49,105,766 | 91.0% |
| Aug 9, 1996 | Jack | $11,191,496 | 2,232 | $58,617,334 | $58,617,334 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $19,153,587 | 2,676 | $56,558,761 | $84,885,663 | 69.6% | |
| Totals | 8 | $452,470,090 | $679,085,306 | |||
