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Paul Schrader

Also helmed the shelved first version of 'Exorcist: The Beginning'

Row	Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	1	American Gigolo	Par.	$22,743,674	-	$3,559,930	570	2/1/80
2	2	Light of Day	TriS	$10,489,617	1,041	$3,536,309	1,041	2/6/87
3	3	Cat People	Uni.	$7,000,000	600	$1,617,636	600	4/2/82
4	8	Patty Hearst	Atl	$1,223,326	460	$601,680	460	9/23/88
5	11	Touch	MGM	$387,069	51	$195,236	51	2/14/97
6	12	Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist	WB	$251,495	110	$140,703	110	5/20/05
7	6	Auto Focus	SPC	$2,063,196	461	$123,761	11	10/18/02
8	5	Affliction	Lions	$6,330,054	335	$63,979	3	12/30/98
9	9	Light Sleeper	FL	$1,050,861	37	$46,302	3	8/21/92
10	13	The Walker	Think	$79,698	14	$16,525	3	12/7/07
11	7	The Comfort of Strangers	Skou	$1,244,381	17	$14,537	1	3/15/91
12	4	Blue Collar	Uni.	$6,521,083	-	n/a	-	2/10/78
13	10	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters	WB	$437,547	14	n/a	-	9/13/85
14	14	Hardcore	Col.	n/a	-	n/a	-	2/9/79

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (13): $59,822,001
Average: $4,601,692
Opening Gross Average (2): $2,576,973 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	American Gigolo	Par.	$67,131,900	$22,743,674	2/1/80
2	Blue Collar	Uni.	$22,127,100	$6,521,083	2/10/78
3	Light of Day	TriS	$21,301,200	$10,489,617	2/6/87
4	Cat People	Uni.	$18,904,800	$7,000,000	4/2/82
5	Affliction	Lions	$9,897,200	$6,330,054	12/30/98
6	Auto Focus	SPC	$2,814,700	$2,063,196	10/18/02
7	Patty Hearst	Atl	$2,363,300	$1,223,326	9/23/88
8	The Comfort of Strangers	Skou	$2,346,900	$1,244,381	3/15/91
9	Light Sleeper	FL	$2,010,600	$1,050,861	8/21/92
10	Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters	WB	$978,600	$437,547	9/13/85
11	Touch	MGM	$669,600	$387,069	2/14/97
12	Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist	WB	$311,500	$251,495	5/20/05
13	The Walker	Think	$90,800	$79,698	12/7/07

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $150,948,100
Average: $11,611,400

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
Auto Focus	SPC	$2.7	$2.1	76.3%	$642k	23.7%	2002
The Walker	Think	$590k	$79.7k	13.5%	$511k	86.5%	2007
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters	WB	$503k	$438k	87%	$65.2k	13%	1985

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $3.8 million

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