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Alexander Payne


DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
12/13/96 Citizen Ruth Mira. $285,112 23 $26,709 6 7
4/23/99 Election Par. $14,902,041 827 $119,080 6 6
7/18/01 Jurassic Park III Uni. $181,171,875 3,462 $50,771,645 3,434 1
12/13/02 About Schmidt NL $65,016,287 1,240 $282,367 6 5
10/22/04 Sideways FoxS $71,503,593 1,786 $207,042 4 4
5/4/07 Paris, je t'aime First $4,899,278 200 $39,242 2 -
7/20/07 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Uni. $120,059,556 3,501 $34,233,750 3,495 2
11/16/11 The Descendants FoxS $82,584,160 2,038 $1,190,096 29 3
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (7): $535,522,624
Average: $76,503,232
Opening Gross Average (2): $42,502,698 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Jurassic Park III Uni. $254,152,800 $181,171,875 7/18/01
2 I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Uni. $138,557,100 $120,059,556 7/20/07
3 Sideways FoxS $89,378,800 $71,503,593 10/22/04
4 About Schmidt NL $85,696,300 $65,016,287 12/13/02
5 The Descendants FoxS $83,202,000 $82,584,160 11/16/11
6 Election Par. $23,291,800 $14,902,041 4/23/99
- Paris, je t'aime First $5,654,100 $4,899,278 5/4/07
7 Citizen Ruth Mira. $495,800 $285,112 12/13/96
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $674,774,600
Average: $96,396,400

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Jurassic Park III Uni. $368.8 $181.2 49.1% $187.6 50.9% 2001
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Uni. $186.1 $120.1 64.5% $66.0 35.5% 2007
The Descendants FoxS $177.2 $82.6 46.6% $94.7 53.4% 2011
Sideways FoxS $109.7 $71.5 65.2% $38.2 34.8% 2004
About Schmidt NL $105.8 $65.0 61.4% $40.8 38.6% 2002
Paris, je t'aime First $17.5 $4.9 28% $12.6 72% 2007
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $947.6 million




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