Peter Yates

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 17 films, with $209,723,249 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #784)

Best-known technical roles: The Deep (Director), An Innocent Man (Director), Suspect (Director), Roommates (Director), Bullitt (Director)

Born: July 24, 1929

Died: January 9, 2011

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	17	$209,721,540	$1,709	$209,723,249

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	450	$209,721,540
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 17,701-17,800)	17,727	$1,709
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	784	$209,723,249

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

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Unknown	Curtain Call	Director
Mar 3, 1995	Roommates	Director	$12,076,989		$12,076,989
1992	Year of the Comet	Director	$2,791,515		$2,791,515
Oct 6, 1989	An Innocent Man	Director	$19,397,847		$19,397,847
1988	The House on Carroll Street	Director	$459,824		$459,824
Oct 23, 1987	Suspect	Director	$18,782,400		$18,782,400
Dec 6, 1983	The Dresser	Director	$5,310,748		$5,310,748
Jul 29, 1983	Krull	Director	$16,519,460		$16,519,460
Feb 13, 1981	Eyewitness	Director	$6,400,000		$6,400,000
Jul 13, 1979	Breaking Away	Director	$20,000,000		$20,000,000
Jun 17, 1977	The Deep	Director	$50,681,884		$50,681,884
May 26, 1976	Mother, Jugs & Speed	Director	$15,000,000		$15,000,000
Jun 26, 1974	For Pete’s Sake	Director
Jun 27, 1973	The Friends of Eddie Coyle	Director
Oct 17, 1968	Bullitt	Director	$42,300,873	$383	$42,301,256
Sep 27, 1967	Robbery	Director
Dec 31, 1962	Summer Holiday	Director		$1,326	$1,326

Averages			$17,476,795	$855	$16,132,558
Totals	17		$209,721,540	$1,709	$209,723,249

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Unknown	Curtain Call
Mar 3, 1995	Roommates	$4,038,033	1,272	$12,076,989	$12,076,989	100.0%
1992	Year of the Comet			$2,791,515	$2,791,515	100.0%
Oct 6, 1989	An Innocent Man	$6,386,349	1,561	$19,397,847	$19,397,847	100.0%
1988	The House on Carroll S…			$459,824	$459,824	100.0%
Oct 23, 1987	Suspect	$4,152,015	1,029	$18,782,400	$18,782,400	100.0%
Dec 6, 1983	The Dresser	$43,132	241	$5,310,748	$5,310,748	100.0%
Jul 29, 1983	Krull	$5,469,415	1,289	$16,519,460	$16,519,460	100.0%
Feb 13, 1981	Eyewitness			$6,400,000	$6,400,000	100.0%
Jul 13, 1979	Breaking Away	$17,702	95	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	100.0%
Jun 17, 1977	The Deep	$6,835,540	731	$50,681,884	$50,681,884	100.0%
May 26, 1976	Mother, Jugs & Speed			$15,000,000	$15,000,000	100.0%
Jun 26, 1974	For Pete’s Sake
Jun 27, 1973	The Friends of Eddie C…
Oct 17, 1968	Bullitt			$42,300,873	$42,301,256	100.0%
Sep 27, 1967	Robbery
Dec 31, 1962	Summer Holiday				$1,326

Averages		$3,848,884	888	$17,476,795	$16,132,558	100.0%
Totals	17			$209,721,540	$209,723,249

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	450	$209,721,540
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 17,701-17,800)	17,727	$1,709
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	784	$209,723,249