Avy Kaufman

Best known as a Casting Director based on credits in that role in 117 films, with $5,874,072,359 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #28)
Best-known technical roles: Lincoln (Casting Director), The Sixth Sense (Casting Director), Prometheus (Casting Director), Book Club (Casting Director), Salt (Casting Director)
Most productive collaborators: Kathleen Kennedy, Ang Lee, Benedict Wong, Ridley Scott, Michael Costigan
                                    

  1. Summary
  2. Acting Credits
  3. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesCasting Director117$2,859,222,042$3,014,850,317$5,874,072,359
Co-Producer1$146,487$8,382$154,869
Executive Producer1$0$0$0

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Casting Director at the Domestic Box Office 21 $2,859,222,042
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,738 $146,487
Top Grossing Casting Director at the International Box Office 33 $3,014,850,317
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,229 $8,382
Top Grossing Casting Director at the Worldwide Box Office 28 $5,874,072,359
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,253 $154,869

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Aug 22, 2025Relay Casting Director $3,164,481$1,106,916$4,271,397
Apr 4, 2025Eric Larue Casting Director $13,211$13,211
Apr 4, 2025William Tell Casting Director $43,089$820,404$863,493
Mar 28, 2025The Friend Casting Director $3,942,783$1,191,392$5,134,175
Mar 21, 2025Magazine Dreams Casting Director $1,166,243$7,351$1,173,594
Dec 25, 2024Babygirl Casting Director $28,175,128$35,570,441$63,745,569
Jul 26, 2024Mother’s Instinct Casting Director $3,491,616$3,491,616
Aug 11, 2023Jules Casting Director $1,924,922$23,675$1,948,597
Mar 31, 2023A Thousand and One Casting Director $3,400,020$63,562$3,463,582
Feb 10, 2023iMordecai Casting Director $140,399$140,399
Dec 2, 2022Spoiler Alert Casting Director $1,384,003$93,568$1,477,571
Aug 12, 2022Summering Casting Director $57,770$6,606$64,376
Jan 7, 2022The 355 Casting Director $14,570,455$4,332,343$18,902,798
Nov 19, 2021King Richard Casting $15,138,334$24,400,000$39,538,334
Sep 17, 2021The Eyes of Tammy Faye Casting Director $2,404,127$303,777$2,707,904
Aug 6, 2021Naked Singularity Casting Director $3,050$6,405$9,455
Jul 23, 2021Joe Bell Casting Director $1,405,488$331,918$1,737,406
Nov 25, 2020Uncle Frank Casting Director
Nov 6, 2020Let Him Go Casting Director $9,358,025$1,414,982$10,773,007
Sep 4, 2020Critical Thinking Casting Director $4,144$4,144
May 12, 2020Capone Casting Director $759,624$759,624
Feb 11, 2020Spy Intervention Casting Director
Jan 31, 2020The Assistant Casting Director $1,100,310$600,219$1,700,529
Nov 22, 201921 Bridges Casting Director $28,539,757$14,117,874$42,657,631
Nov 22, 2019A Beautiful Day in the Neig… Casting Director $61,696,436$6,893,567$68,590,003
Nov 15, 2019The Report Casting Director $242,788$242,788
Nov 8, 2019Crown Vic Casting Director $3,868$3,868
Nov 1, 2019Motherless Brooklyn Casting Director $9,277,736$9,300,000$18,577,736
Oct 19, 2019Nigerian Prince Casting Director
Oct 11, 2019Gemini Man Casting Director $48,546,770$118,051,592$166,598,362
Jul 26, 2019The Mountain Casting Director $61,035$61,035
May 17, 2019The Sun is Also a Star Casting Director $4,950,029$1,800,000$6,750,029
Feb 8, 2019Cold Pursuit Casting Director $32,138,862$30,460,297$62,599,159
Oct 26, 2018Suspiria Casting Director $2,483,472$5,591,835$8,075,307
Sep 28, 2018Monsters and Men Casting Director $500,101$10,886$510,987
Sep 14, 2018Bel Canto Casting Director $80,134$189,303$269,437
Jul 27, 2018Puzzle Casting Director $2,031,242$235,611$2,266,853
May 18, 2018Book Club Casting Director $68,566,296$37,387,336$105,953,632
Mar 2, 2018Submission Casting Director $39,985$39,985
Jan 12, 2018Freak Show Casting Director $19,696$961$20,657
Aug 18, 2017Crown Heights Casting Director $238,553$238,553
Jul 28, 2017Person to Person Casting Director $48,499$48,499
Jun 9, 2017It Comes at Night Casting Director $13,985,117$5,735,086$19,720,203
Apr 28, 2017The Circle Casting Director $20,497,844$24,999,845$45,497,689
Apr 21, 2017The Promise Casting Director $8,224,288$2,327,129$10,551,417
Apr 7, 2017Going in Style Casting Director $45,018,541$40,200,000$85,218,541
Jan 27, 2017Gold Casting Director $7,227,038$4,951,070$12,178,108
Jan 13, 2017Sleepless Casting Director $20,783,704$12,512,955$33,296,659
Dec 9, 2016All We Had Casting Director
Nov 11, 2016Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime … Casting Director $1,738,477$28,491,925$30,230,402
Oct 7, 2016The Great Gilly Hopkins Casting Director $67,054$67,054
Aug 5, 2016Little Men Casting Director $702,537$1,336,977$2,039,514
Jul 29, 2016Indignation Casting Director $3,401,155$234,370$3,635,525
May 13, 2016Money Monster Casting Director $41,012,075$52,454,020$93,466,095
May 4, 2016A Bigger Splash Casting Director $2,024,099$3,679,181$5,703,280
Apr 29, 2016The Family Fang Casting Director $262,921$341,681$604,602
Apr 22, 2016A Hologram for the King Casting Director $4,212,494$7,633,516$11,846,010
Apr 15, 2016Green Room Casting Director $3,220,371$581,862$3,802,233
Feb 12, 2016How to be Single Casting Director $46,843,513$65,700,000$112,543,513
Feb 12, 2016Touched With Fire Co-Producer $146,487$8,382$154,869
Oct 23, 2015I Smile Back Casting Director $58,738$4,635$63,373
Oct 2, 2015Freeheld Casting Director $546,201$1,186,027$1,732,228
Jul 31, 2015The End of the Tour Casting Director $3,002,883$111,460$3,114,343
May 15, 2015Good Kill Casting Director $317,072$961,341$1,278,413
Apr 24, 2015Adult Beginners Casting Director $104,808$104,808
Mar 6, 2015Two Men in Town Casting Director $2,514$2,514
Feb 27, 2015The Salvation Casting Director $43,318$2,904,419$2,947,737
Dec 5, 2014Pioneer Casting Director $6,871$16,023$22,894
Nov 28, 2014Before I Disappear Casting Director $8,251$8,251
Oct 10, 2014Kill the Messenger Casting Director $2,450,846$4,205,859$6,656,705
Sep 19, 2014A Walk Among the Tombstones Casting Director $26,017,685$36,090,902$62,108,587
Aug 22, 2014Love is Strange Casting Director $2,262,555$662,662$2,925,217
Jul 18, 2014Wish I Was Here Casting Director $3,591,299$3,000,066$6,591,365
Mar 21, 2014A Birder’s Guide to Everyth… Casting Director
Mar 21, 2014Blood Ties Casting Director $42,472$2,881,487$2,923,959
Feb 7, 2014Jimmy P. Casting Director $25,274$25,274
Nov 8, 2013Flores Raras Casting Director $45,502$40,253$85,755
Oct 18, 2013Carrie Casting Director $35,266,619$47,142,901$82,409,520
Aug 16, 2013Ain't Them Bodies Saints Casting Director $391,611$683,398$1,075,009
Aug 2, 2013Europa Report Casting Director $125,687$125,687
May 3, 2013Greetings from Tim Buckley Casting Director $11,157$11,157
May 3, 2013What Maisie Knew Casting Director $1,065,000$221,501$1,286,501
Apr 5, 2013The Company You Keep Casting Director $5,132,442$15,955,318$21,087,760
Nov 9, 2012Lincoln Casting $182,207,973$91,138,308$273,346,281
Oct 12, 2012Smashed Casting $375,981$123,128$499,109
Oct 5, 2012Someday This Pain Will Be U… Executive Producer
Sep 7, 2012Keep the Lights On Casting Director $246,112$213,069$459,181
Jun 8, 2012Prometheus Casting Director $126,477,084$275,971,181$402,448,265
May 6, 2011The Beaver Casting Director $970,816$4,075,222$5,046,038
Oct 8, 2010My Soul to Take Casting Director $14,744,435$1,983,035$16,727,470
Jul 23, 2010Salt Casting Director $118,311,368$172,339,126$290,650,494
Dec 11, 2009The Lovely Bones Casting Director $44,114,232$50,780,216$94,894,448
Aug 26, 2009Taking Woodstock Casting Director $7,460,204$2,606,162$10,066,366
Jul 1, 2009Public Enemies Casting Director $97,104,620$115,178,089$212,282,709
Jun 5, 2009Land of the Lost Casting Director $49,438,370$20,110,271$69,548,641
Apr 17, 2009State of Play Casting Director $37,017,955$51,814,255$88,832,210
Mar 13, 2009Sunshine Cleaning Casting Director $12,062,558$5,266,779$17,329,337
Oct 10, 2008Body of Lies Casting Director $39,394,666$79,161,864$118,556,530
May 9, 2008What Happens in Vegas... Casting Director $80,277,646$138,258,062$218,535,708
Nov 9, 2007Lions for Lambs Casting Director $14,998,070$48,213,018$63,211,088
Nov 2, 2007American Gangster Casting Director $130,164,645$137,820,811$267,985,456
Jun 22, 20071408 Casting (US) $71,985,628$59,277,742$131,263,370
Dec 25, 2006Children of Men Casting Director $35,552,383$34,292,628$69,845,011
Dec 9, 2005Brokeback Mountain Casting Director $84,111,816$93,937,102$178,048,918
Nov 23, 2005Syriana Casting Director $50,824,620$41,866,339$92,690,959
Nov 11, 2005Zathura Casting Director $28,045,540$30,500,000$58,545,540
Sep 30, 2005Capote Casting Director $28,750,530$21,173,549$49,924,079
Dec 17, 2004Lemony Snicket’s A Series o… Casting Director $118,627,117$94,328,907$212,956,024
Nov 19, 2004National Treasure Casting Director $173,005,002$158,318,408$331,323,410
Jun 16, 2004Around the World in 80 Days Casting Director $24,004,159$48,000,000$72,004,159
Mar 26, 2004Dogville Casting Director $1,530,386$13,321,268$14,851,654
Jun 20, 2003Hulk Casting $132,177,234$112,854,445$245,031,679
Apr 6, 2001Blow Casting Director $52,990,775$30,291,521$83,282,296
Apr 14, 2000Keeping the Faith Casting Director $37,036,404$8,300,000$45,336,404
Dec 29, 1999The Hurricane Casting Director $50,699,241$23,257,000$73,956,241
Dec 3, 1999A Map of the World Casting Director $544,538$544,538
Aug 6, 1999The Sixth Sense Casting Director $293,506,292$379,300,000$672,806,292
Dec 25, 1998A Civil Action Casting Director $56,709,981$56,709,981
Nov 3, 1995Home for the Holidays Casting Director $17,468,887$4,650,382$22,119,269
 
Averages $26,723,070$30,453,118$51,984,312
Totals 119 $2,859,368,529$3,014,858,699$5,874,227,228

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Casting Director at the Domestic Box Office 21 $2,859,222,042
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,738 $146,487
Top Grossing Casting Director at the International Box Office 33 $3,014,850,317
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,229 $8,382
Top Grossing Casting Director at the Worldwide Box Office 28 $5,874,072,359
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,253 $154,869