Sam Raimi

Best known as a Producer based on credits in that role in 18 films, with $955,427,770 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #344)
Best-known technical roles: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Director), Spider-Man 3 (Director), Spider-Man 3 (Screenwriter), Spider-Man 2 (Director), Oz the Great and Powerful (Director)
Best-known acting roles: Cliff Look-a-Like (The Flintstones), Drive-In Security (Spies Like Us), Stick Coder (Indian Summer), Knight in Sweatshirt and Sneakers (Army of Darkness), Roma Meats Man (Innocent Blood)
Most productive collaborators: James Franco, Tobey Maguire, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mila Kunis, Michell Kapner
Born: October 23, 1959 (65 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting4$205,332,526$227,968,792$433,301,318
Cameo3$19,013,253$22,121,658$41,134,911
(Unclassified)3$13,200,611$27,004,513$40,205,124
In Technical RolesProducer18$528,332,084$427,095,686$955,427,770
Director15$1,940,018,367$2,323,759,762$4,263,778,129
Screenwriter6$432,893,253$629,743,923$1,062,637,176
Story Creator3$424,789,946$603,100,106$1,027,890,052
Executive Producer1$67,356,372$78,784,617$146,140,989

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,850 $237,546,390
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,893 $277,094,963
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,408 $514,641,353
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office 13 $1,940,018,367
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,908 $67,356,372
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 277 $528,332,084
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 267 $432,893,253
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $424,789,946
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office 23 $2,323,759,762
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,851 $78,784,617
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 448 $427,104,804
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 262 $629,743,923
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 126 $603,100,106
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office 15 $4,263,778,129
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $146,140,989
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 344 $955,436,888
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 252 $1,062,637,176
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 109 $1,027,890,052

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2017 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - First-Run Releases and Franchise Box Sets

November 23rd, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, and normally franchise box sets as well, but this year none jump out as essential additions to the Holiday Gift guide. Worse still, 2017 has been awful at the box office with potential blockbuster after potential blockbuster getting savaged by critics and struggling at the box office. Additionally, some of the biggest and some of the best have been on the home market for nearly half a year, meaning nearly everyone who would want them, already own them. That doesn’t mean there are no films worth adding to this list, but the list is a little shorter than usual. On a side note, two of the films on this year’s list are from the MCU and it would have been three, but Thor: Ragnarok is still in theaters. If you know someone who loves the MCU, but has all of the movies, then check out this site, which has some more unique gift ideas. I specifically like the Spider-man Drone. More...

Home Market Releases for June 13th, 2017

June 12th, 2017

John Wick: Chapter Two

It’s a good week, but a shallow weak. The biggest release of the week is The Lego Batman Movie, which is also one of the best. There are a couple of other big releases that are must haves, like Dark Matter: Season Two, but the size and quality quickly drop-off after that. As for the Pick of the Week, the John Wick: Chapter Two Blu-ray Combo Pack claims that title. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Ash vs The Evil Dead: Season 1

August 22nd, 2016

Ash vs The Evil Dead: Season 1

Bruce Campbell returns to Evil Dead, this time in the TV show, Ash vs The Evil Dead. Turning a movie into a TV show, especially a cult classic from 30 years ago, seems like a risky prospect. Does it pay off? Will fans of the show want to pick it up? More...

Don’t Breathe Trailer

July 14th, 2016

Horror movie directed by Fede Alverez, produced by Sam Raimi opens August 26 ... Full Movie Details.

A trio of reckless thieves breaks into the house of a wealthy blind man, thinking they’ll get away with the perfect heist. They’re wrong. More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
May 22, 20133 Geezers Director
May 27, 1994The Flintstones Cliff Look-a-Like $130,531,208$227,968,792$358,500,000
Mar 11, 1994The Hudsucker Proxy Hudsucker Brainst… $2,816,518$12,121,631$14,938,149
Apr 23, 1993Indian Summer Stick Coder $14,717,851$14,717,851
Feb 19, 1993Army of Darkness Knight in Sweatsh… $11,502,976$10,000,000$21,502,976
Sep 25, 1992Innocent Blood Roma Meats Man $4,877,567$4,877,567
Sep 22, 1990Miller's Crossing Snickering Gunman $4,693,759$27$4,693,786
Mar 13, 1987Evil Dead II Medieval Soldier $5,923,044$4,513$5,927,557
Dec 6, 1985Spies Like Us Drive-In Security $60,083,467$60,083,467
Apr 15, 1983The Evil Dead Hitchhiking Fishe… $2,400,000$27,000,000$29,400,000
 
Averages $26,394,043$46,182,494$57,182,373
Totals 10 $237,546,390$277,094,963$514,641,353


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
May 22, 20133 Geezers
May 27, 1994The Flintstones $37,182,7452,587$130,531,208$358,500,00036.4%
Apr 23, 1993Indian Summer $3,368,7111,401$14,717,851$14,717,851100.0%
Dec 6, 1985Spies Like Us $8,614,0391,700$60,083,467$60,083,467100.0%
 
Averages $16,388,4981,896$68,444,175$144,433,77378.8%
Totals 4 $205,332,526$433,301,318

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) 8,250 $205,332,526
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,701-7,800) 7,702 $218,533,137
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500) 7,491 $190,614,675
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,235 $19,013,253
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,850 $237,546,390
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100) 10,034 $227,968,792
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,416 $254,973,305
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 8,601-8,700) 8,619 $227,968,792
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 889 $22,121,658
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 8,801-8,900) 8,893 $277,094,963
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 9,001-9,100) 9,028 $433,301,318
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,088 $473,506,442
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,801-7,900) 7,892 $418,583,467
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,139 $41,134,911
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,401-8,500) 8,408 $514,641,353

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 25, 2024Don’t Move Producer $88,489$88,489
Apr 21, 2023Evil Dead Rise Executive Producer $67,356,372$78,784,617$146,140,989
Mar 10, 202365 Producer $32,062,904$24,178,123$56,241,027
May 6, 2022Doctor Strange in the Multi… Director $411,331,607$540,893,379$952,224,986
Mar 18, 2022Umma Producer $2,121,025$180,230$2,301,255
Sep 15, 2021Nightbooks Producer
Aug 13, 2021Don’t Breathe 2 Producer $32,638,038$14,563,309$47,201,347
Apr 2, 2021The Unholy Producer $15,532,137$15,259,887$30,792,024
Jan 3, 2020The Grudge Producer $21,216,148$28,286,969$49,503,117
Jul 12, 2019Crawl Producer $39,014,193$52,706,297$91,720,490
Aug 26, 2016Don’t Breathe Producer $89,217,875$69,688,475$158,906,350
May 22, 2015Poltergeist Producer $47,425,125$48,257,489$95,682,614
Dec 5, 2014Murder of a Cat Producer
Apr 5, 2013Evil Dead Story Creator
Producer		 $54,239,856$44,770,189$99,010,045
Mar 8, 2013Oz the Great and Powerful Director $234,770,996$255,588,055$490,359,051
Aug 31, 2012The Possession Producer $49,130,588$33,794,476$82,925,064
May 29, 2009Drag Me To Hell Director
Screenwriter		 $42,100,625$49,287,862$91,388,487
May 4, 2007Spider-Man 3 Director
Screenwriter
Story Creator		 $337,607,351$558,329,917$895,937,268
Feb 2, 2007The Messengers Producer $35,374,833$18,400,000$53,774,833
Oct 22, 2004The Grudge Producer $110,359,362$76,921,753$187,281,115
Jun 30, 2004Spider-Man 2 Director $374,715,055$421,173,072$795,888,127
May 3, 2002Spider-Man Director $404,652,858$418,000,000$822,652,858
Dec 19, 2000The Gift Director $12,008,642$32,558,964$44,567,606
Sep 17, 1999For Love of the Game Director $35,188,640$10,924,000$46,112,640
Dec 11, 1998A Simple Plan Director $16,316,273$16,316,273
Feb 10, 1995The Quick and the Dead Director $18,552,460$18,552,460
Mar 11, 1994The Hudsucker Proxy Screenwriter $2,816,518$12,121,631$14,938,149
Feb 19, 1993Army of Darkness Director
Screenwriter		 $11,502,976$10,000,000$21,502,976
Aug 24, 1990Darkman Director
Screenwriter
Story Creator		 $32,942,739$32,942,739
Mar 13, 1987Evil Dead II Director
Screenwriter		 $5,923,044$4,513$5,927,557
Apr 25, 1986Crimewave Director $5,101$5,101
Apr 15, 1983The Evil Dead Director $2,400,000$27,000,000$29,400,000
 
Averages $87,535,288$109,298,527$179,342,835
Totals 32 $2,538,523,341$2,841,761,696$5,380,285,037


Director Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
May 6, 2022Doctor Strange in the … $187,420,9984,534$411,331,607$952,224,98643.2%
Mar 8, 2013Oz the Great and Powerful $79,110,4533,912$234,770,996$490,359,05147.9%
May 29, 2009Drag Me To Hell $15,825,4802,510$42,100,625$91,388,48746.1%
May 4, 2007Spider-Man 3 $151,116,5164,324$337,607,351$895,937,26837.7%
Jun 30, 2004Spider-Man 2 $88,156,2274,166$374,715,055$795,888,12747.1%
May 3, 2002Spider-Man $114,844,1163,876$404,652,858$822,652,85849.2%
Dec 19, 2000The Gift $11,827807$12,008,642$44,567,60626.9%
Sep 17, 1999For Love of the Game $13,041,6852,933$35,188,640$46,112,64076.3%
Dec 11, 1998A Simple Plan $390,563675$16,316,273$16,316,273100.0%
Feb 10, 1995The Quick and the Dead $6,515,8612,158$18,552,460$18,552,460100.0%
Feb 19, 1993Army of Darkness $4,424,5351,391$11,502,976$21,502,97653.5%
Aug 24, 1990Darkman $8,054,8601,833$32,942,739$32,942,739100.0%
Mar 13, 1987Evil Dead II $807,260310$5,923,044$5,927,55799.9%
Apr 25, 1986Crimewave $3,5717$5,101$5,101100.0%
Apr 15, 1983The Evil Dead $2,400,000$29,400,0008.2%
 
Averages $47,837,4252,388$129,334,558$284,251,87562.4%
Totals 15 $1,940,018,367$4,263,778,129


Producer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Oct 25, 2024Don’t Move $88,489
Mar 10, 202365 $12,328,3613,405$32,062,904$56,241,02757.0%
Mar 18, 2022Umma $915,290805$2,121,025$2,301,25592.2%
Sep 15, 2021Nightbooks
Aug 13, 2021Don’t Breathe 2 $10,622,4733,005$32,638,038$47,201,34769.1%
Apr 2, 2021The Unholy $3,153,4562,057$15,532,137$30,792,02450.4%
Jan 3, 2020The Grudge $11,404,1132,642$21,216,148$49,503,11742.9%
Jul 12, 2019Crawl $12,005,2103,170$39,014,193$91,720,49042.5%
Aug 26, 2016Don’t Breathe $26,411,7063,384$89,217,875$158,906,35056.1%
May 22, 2015Poltergeist $22,620,3863,242$47,425,125$95,682,61449.6%
Dec 5, 2014Murder of a Cat
Apr 5, 2013Evil Dead $25,775,8473,025$54,239,856$99,010,04554.8%
Aug 31, 2012The Possession $17,732,4802,860$49,130,588$82,925,06459.2%
Feb 2, 2007The Messengers $14,713,3212,529$35,374,833$53,774,83365.8%
Oct 22, 2004The Grudge $39,128,7153,348$110,359,362$187,281,11558.9%
 
Averages $16,400,9472,789$44,027,674$73,494,44458.2%
Totals 15 $528,332,084$955,427,770


Writer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Apr 5, 2013Evil Dead $25,775,8473,025$54,239,856$99,010,04554.8%
May 29, 2009Drag Me To Hell $15,825,4802,510$42,100,625$91,388,48746.1%
May 4, 2007Spider-Man 3 $151,116,5164,324$337,607,351$895,937,26837.7%
Mar 11, 1994The Hudsucker Proxy $2,816,518$14,938,14918.9%
Feb 19, 1993Army of Darkness $4,424,5351,391$11,502,976$21,502,97653.5%
Aug 24, 1990Darkman $8,054,8601,833$32,942,739$32,942,739100.0%
Mar 13, 1987Evil Dead II $807,260310$5,923,044$5,927,55799.9%
 
Averages $34,334,0832,232$69,590,444$165,949,60358.7%
Totals 7 $487,133,109$1,161,647,221

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office 13 $1,940,018,367
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,908 $67,356,372
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 277 $528,332,084
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 267 $432,893,253
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $424,789,946
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office 23 $2,323,759,762
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,851 $78,784,617
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 448 $427,104,804
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 262 $629,743,923
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 126 $603,100,106
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office 15 $4,263,778,129
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,893 $146,140,989
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 344 $955,436,888
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 252 $1,062,637,176
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 109 $1,027,890,052