William A. Wellman

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 15 films, with $15,900,000 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #3,100)
Best-known technical roles: A Star is Born (Story Creator), The High and the Mighty (Director), Across the Wide Missouri (Director)
Born: February 29, 1896
Died: December 9, 1975
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector15$15,900,000$0$15,900,000
Story Creator2$215,288,866$221,100,115$436,388,981

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,938 $15,900,000
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 276 $215,288,866
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 442 $221,100,115
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,100 $15,900,000
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $436,388,981

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2018 Preview: October

October 1st, 2018

First Man

September turned out to be a solid month. The Nun beat expectations to become a $100 million hit, while there were also several midlevel hits in the mix. Granted, it lost ground when compared to last September, but last September broke records, and this September held on better than expected. Hopefully this means October will be able to continue 2018’s winning ways. There are several potential $100 million hits, starting with Venom and A Star is Born, which open the first weekend. Meanwhile, both First Man and Halloween could break the century mark later in the month. By comparison, last October, no movie topped $100 million, with Blade Runner 2049 coming the closest. 2018 should extend its lead over 2017 during the full month, potentially by a significant margin. More...

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 5, 2018A Star is Born Story based on “A Star is Born” by $215,288,866$221,100,000$436,388,866
Dec 17, 1976A Star is Born Story by $115$115
Oct 1, 1955Blood Alley Director
Jul 3, 1954The High and the Mighty Director $10,400,000$10,400,000
Dec 31, 1951Westward the Women Director
Oct 12, 1951Across the Wide Missouri Director $5,500,000$5,500,000
May 21, 1943The Ox-Bow Incident Director
Jul 24, 1939Beau Geste Director
Apr 27, 1937A Star is Born Director
Aug 9, 1935Call of the Wild Director
May 25, 1934Stingaree Director
Dec 12, 1931Safe in Hell Director
Aug 8, 1931Night Nurse Director
Apr 23, 1931The Public Enemy Director
Jan 17, 1931Other Men’s Women Director
Sep 28, 1928Beggars of Life Director
Aug 12, 1927Wings Director
 
Averages $77,062,955$110,550,058$113,072,245
Totals 17 $231,188,866$221,100,115$452,288,981


Director Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Oct 1, 1955Blood Alley
Jul 3, 1954The High and the Mighty $10,400,000$10,400,000100.0%
Dec 31, 1951Westward the Women
Oct 12, 1951Across the Wide Missouri $5,500,000$5,500,000100.0%
May 21, 1943The Ox-Bow Incident
Jul 24, 1939Beau Geste
Apr 27, 1937A Star is Born
Aug 9, 1935Call of the Wild
May 25, 1934Stingaree
Dec 12, 1931Safe in Hell
Aug 8, 1931Night Nurse
Apr 23, 1931The Public Enemy
Jan 17, 1931Other Men’s Women
Sep 28, 1928Beggars of Life
Aug 12, 1927Wings
 
Averages n/an/a$7,950,000$7,950,000100.0%
Totals 15 $15,900,000$15,900,000


Writer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Oct 5, 2018A Star is Born $42,908,0513,904$215,288,866$436,388,86649.3%
Dec 17, 1976A Star is Born $115
 
Averages $42,908,0513,904$215,288,866$218,194,49149.3%
Totals 2 $215,288,866$436,388,981

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,938 $15,900,000
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 276 $215,288,866
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 442 $221,100,115
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,100 $15,900,000
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $436,388,981