Mervyn LeRoy

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 17 films, with $100,970,505 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,236)

Best-known technical roles: Quo Vadis? (Director), Mister Roberts (Director), Gypsy (Director), The Wizard of Oz (Director), The Wizard of Oz (Producer)

Born: October 15, 1900

Died: September 13, 1987

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	17	$100,598,929	$371,576	$100,970,505
	Producer	2	$35,572,006	$311,225	$35,883,231

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800)	754	$100,598,929
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,222	$35,572,006
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000)	7,903	$371,576
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500)	7,477	$311,225
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,236	$100,970,505
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,177	$35,883,231

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
May 30, 2000	Moment to Moment	Director
May 24, 1962	Gypsy	Director	$11,076,923		$11,076,923
Jul 30, 1955	Mister Roberts	Director	$21,200,000		$21,200,000
Dec 4, 1952	Million Dollar Mermaid	Director	$2,750,000		$2,750,000
Jul 4, 1952	Lovely to Look At	Director
Feb 23, 1951	Quo Vadis?	Director	$30,000,000	$29,100	$30,029,100
Mar 10, 1949	Little Women	Director
Nov 15, 1944	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo	Director
Feb, 1944	Madame Curie	Director
Dec 17, 1942	Random Harvest	Director
Nov 1, 1940	Escape	Director Producer
May 17, 1940	Waterloo Bridge	Director		$31,145	$31,145
Aug 25, 1939	The Wizard of Oz	Director Producer	$35,572,006	$311,225	$35,883,231
May 27, 1933	Gold Diggers of 1933	Director		$106	$106
Oct 29, 1932	Three on a Match	Director
Jan 9, 1931	Little Caesar	Director
Aug 6, 1930	Numbered Men	Director

Averages			$20,119,786	$92,894	$14,424,358
Totals	17		$100,598,929	$371,576	$100,970,505

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Nov 1, 1940	Escape
Aug 25, 1939	The Wizard of Oz		1,882	$35,572,006	$35,883,231	99.1%

Averages		n/a	1,882	$35,572,006	$35,883,231	99.1%
Totals	2			$35,572,006	$35,883,231

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800)	754	$100,598,929
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,222	$35,572,006
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 7,901-8,000)	7,903	$371,576
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 7,401-7,500)	7,477	$311,225
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,236	$100,970,505
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,177	$35,883,231