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Mike Nichols


RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 The Birdcage MGM $124,060,553 2,285 $18,275,828 1,950 3/8/96
2 The Graduate AVCO $104,945,305 - n/a - 12/21/67
3 Charlie Wilson's War Uni. $66,661,095 2,594 $9,656,250 2,575 12/21/07
4 Wolf Col. $65,002,597 2,117 $17,911,366 2,117 6/17/94
5 Working Girl Fox $63,779,477 1,149 $4,718,485 1,051 12/23/88
6 Biloxi Blues Uni. $43,184,798 1,330 $7,093,325 1,239 3/25/88
7 Regarding Henry Par. $43,001,500 1,090 $6,146,782 800 7/12/91
8 Postcards from the Edge Col. $39,071,603 1,323 $7,871,856 1,013 9/14/90
9 Primary Colors Uni. $39,001,187 1,976 $12,045,395 1,965 3/20/98
10 Silkwood Fox $35,615,609 843 $1,218,322 257 12/16/83
11 Closer Sony $33,987,757 1,098 $7,707,972 476 12/3/04
12 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? WB $28,000,000 - n/a - 6/22/66
13 Heartburn Par. $25,314,189 850 $5,783,079 843 7/25/86
14 What Planet Are You From? Sony $6,291,602 2,248 $3,008,746 2,248 3/3/00
15 The Day of the Dolphin AVCO $2,300,000 - n/a - 12/19/73
16 Gilda Live WB $2,261,507 - $344,234 59 3/28/80
17 The Fortune Col. n/a - n/a - 7/3/75
19 Catch-22 Par. n/a - n/a - 6/24/70
18 Carnal Knowledge Emb n/a - n/a - 6/30/71
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (16): $722,478,779
Average: $45,154,924
Opening Gross Average (10): $9,251,111 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 The Graduate AVCO $679,479,400 $104,945,305 12/21/67
2 The Birdcage MGM $222,859,900 $124,060,553 3/8/96
3 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? WB $203,963,300 $28,000,000 6/22/66
4 Working Girl Fox $126,922,000 $63,779,477 12/23/88
5 Wolf Col. $123,473,800 $65,002,597 6/17/94
6 Silkwood Fox $84,941,600 $35,615,609 12/16/83
7 Biloxi Blues Uni. $83,427,500 $43,184,798 3/25/88
8 Regarding Henry Par. $81,100,200 $43,001,500 7/12/91
9 Charlie Wilson's War Uni. $74,813,600 $66,661,095 12/21/07
10 Postcards from the Edge Col. $73,340,100 $39,071,603 9/14/90
11 Primary Colors Uni. $66,027,600 $39,001,187 3/20/98
12 Heartburn Par. $54,176,500 $25,314,189 7/25/86
13 Closer Sony $43,106,800 $33,987,757 12/3/04
14 The Day of the Dolphin AVCO $10,317,500 $2,300,000 12/19/73
15 What Planet Are You From? Sony $9,268,100 $6,291,602 3/3/00
16 Gilda Live WB $6,675,200 $2,261,507 3/28/80
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $1,943,893,200
Average: $121,493,300

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
The Birdcage MGM $185.3 $124.1 67% $61.2 33% 1996
Wolf Col. $131.0 $65.0 49.6% $66.0 50.4% 1994
Charlie Wilson's War Uni. $119.0 $66.7 56% $52.3 44% 2007
Closer Sony $115.5 $34.0 29.4% $81.5 70.6% 2004
Working Girl Fox $103.0 $63.8 62% $39.2 38% 1988
Primary Colors Uni. $52.1 $39.0 74.9% $13.1 25.1% 1998
Biloxi Blues Uni. $51.7 $43.2 83.6% $8.5 16.4% 1988
What Planet Are You From? Sony $14.1 $6.3 44.5% $7.9 55.5% 2000
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $771.6 million




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