Ernest Cline

Best known as a Story Creator based on credits in that role in 2 films, with $584,563,866 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #248)
Best-known technical roles: Ready Player One (Story Creator), Ready Player One (Co-Producer), Fanboys (Screenwriter), Fanboys (Story Creator)
Most productive collaborators: Tye Sheridan, Steven Spielberg, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristie Macosko Krieger
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesStory Creator2$138,377,781$446,186,085$584,563,866
Co-Producer1$137,690,172$445,800,000$583,490,172
Screenwriter1$687,609$386,085$1,073,694

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 339 $137,690,172
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,423 $687,609
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 516 $138,377,781
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 106 $445,800,000
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,363 $386,085
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 198 $446,186,085
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 $583,490,172
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,073 $1,073,694
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 248 $584,563,866

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


2018 Preview: March

March 1st, 2018

Ready Player One

February was an amazing month, thanks mainly to Black Panther, but Fifty Shades Freed and Peter Rabbit were also significant hits and overall the month was a massive improvement over last February. Looking forward, there’s nothing opening in March that will earn as much in total as Black Panther did during its opening weekend. That said, A Wrinkle in Time and Ready Player One should have no trouble getting to $100 million, while Tomb Raider has a 50/50 chance of getting there. Unfortunately, compared to last March, this is still a pittance. There’s a chance that no film opening this March will earn as much in total as Beauty and the Beast opened with last march. We will need Black Panther to have good legs to keep 2018 ahead of 2017 by the end of the month. More...

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 29, 2018Ready Player One Based on the novel by
Co-Producer		 $137,690,172$445,800,000$583,490,172
Feb 6, 2009Fanboys Screenwriter
Story Creator		 $687,609$386,085$1,073,694
 
Averages $69,188,891$223,093,043$292,281,933
Totals 2 $138,377,781$446,186,085$584,563,866


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Mar 29, 2018Ready Player One $41,769,0504,234$137,690,172$583,490,17223.6%
Feb 6, 2009Fanboys $171,53346$687,609$1,073,69464.0%
 
Averages $20,970,2922,140$69,188,891$292,281,93343.8%
Totals 2 $138,377,781$584,563,866

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 339 $137,690,172
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,423 $687,609
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 516 $138,377,781
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 106 $445,800,000
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 6,301-6,400) 6,363 $386,085
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 198 $446,186,085
Top Grossing Co-Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 $583,490,172
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,001-8,100) 8,073 $1,073,694
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 248 $584,563,866