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Comparison of Box Office Receipts

(Dollar amounts are NOT adjusted for inflation.)

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LDS Cinema

TitleYearBox Office Gross $Budget $Rank
for
Year
The Other Side of Heaven20014,720,1127,000,000151
The Work and the Glory20043,347,6477,500,000
God's Army20002,628,829300,000172
The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey20031,672,7302,000,000191
Saints and Soldiers20041,310,470780,000
The Singles Ward20021,250,798500,000214
The Best Two Years20041,163,450400,000
The R.M.20031,111,615500,000192
Brigham City2001905,073900,000204
Jack Weyland's Charly2002814,666950,000230
Pride & Prejudice2003372,752350,000309
The Home Teachers2004196,123500,000
Baptists at Our Barbecue2004173,306500,000
Mobsters and Mormons2005145,613350,000
Sons of Provo2005120,488200,000
Handcart200298,666300,000333
Out of Step200280,000700,000345
The Work and the Story200314,474120,000424
TOTAL14,467,87514,520,000

Some Films by Latter-day Saint Directors

TitleDirectorYearU.S. Box Office GrossBudgetRank
for
Year
Grand Canyon: The Hidden SecretsKieth Merrill1984$280,000,000$2,000,000
AnastasiaDon Bluth199758,406,34753,000,000 31
The Fox and the HoundRichard Rich198153,368,98812
The Land Before TimeDon Bluth198848,092,84620
An American TailDon Bluth198647,483,00215
Mysteries of EgyptBruce Neibaur199840,593,286 50
ShampooHal Ashby197549,407,7344
Napoleon DynamiteJared Hess200444,540,956 400,000
The Master of DisguisePerry Andelin Blake200240,363,53016,000,00060
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey WestBruce Neibaur200233,721,000 70
Being ThereHal Ashby197930,177,51121
All Dogs Go To HeavenDon Bluth198927,100,027 35
Nurse Betty Neil LaBute 200025,167,27024,000,000 89
Titan A.E.Don Bluth200022,751,97975,000,000 91
The Black CauldronRichard Rich198522,096,64525,000,000 42
WindwalkerKieth Merrill198018,636,000 19
Across the Sea of Time Stephen Low 199515,998,022 92
The King and I Richard Rich199911,956,538 109
Rock-a-DoodleDon Bluth199211,657,385 84
ThumbelinaDon Bluth199411,373,501 91
The Secret of NIMHDon Bluth198210,140,325 67
PossessionNeil LaBute200210,103,64725,000,000146
The Swan PrincessRichard Rich19949,770,000 97
Los Muertos, la carne y el diabloJosé María Oliveira1974§ 6,734,827
The Other Side of HeavenMitch Davis20014,720,371 7,000,000151
Your Friends and NeighborsNeil LaBute 19984,710,7495,000,000158
The Pebble and the PenguinDon Bluth19953,939,728146
Covered WagonJames Cruze19233,800,000782,000
The Work and the GloryRuss Holt20043,347,6477,500,000
Las Flores del miedoJosé María Oliveira1973§ 3,088,350
In The Company of MenNeil LaBute 19972,883,661250,000160
God's ArmyRichard Dutcher20002,628,829300,000172
Silent Night, Deadly NightCharles E. Sellier Jr.19842,500,00090
Mark Twain's America in 3DStephen Low 19982,295,067182
The Slugger's WifeHal Ashby19851,878,00087
The Legend of Johnny LingoSteven Ramirez20031,690,025200
The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The JourneyGary Rogers20031,672,7302,000,000191
Saints and SoldiersRyan Little20041,310,470780,000
8 Million Ways to DieHal Ashby19861,305,114111
The Singles WardKurt Hale20021,250,798500,000214
Permanent MidnightDavid Veloz 19981,166,199200
The Best Two YearsScott S. Anderson20041,163,450400,000
The R.M.Kurt Hale20031,111,615500,000192
Brigham CityRichard Dutcher2001905,073 900,000204
Lookin' to Get OutHal Ashby1982832,23817,000,00093
Jack Weyland's CharlyAdam Thomas Anderegg2002814,666950,000230
Latter DaysC. Jay Cox2004809,475850,000
The Shape of ThingsNeil LaBute2003732,2414,000,000209
The Cremaster CycleMatthew Barney2003514,622223
Little SecretsBlair Treu2002405,1822,500,000255
Pride & PrejudiceAndrew Black2003372,752350,000309
Alan and NaomiSterling Van Wagenen1992259,311156
The Swan Princess 2 Richard Rich1997235,766234
The Home TeachersKurt Hale2004196,123500,000
Baptists at Our BarbecueChristian Vuissa2004173,306500,000
The Trumpet of the SwanRichard Rich2001152,525286
Mobsters and MormonsJohn E. Moyer2005145,613350,000
Sons of ProvoWill Swenson2005120,488200,000
HandcartKels Goodman200298,666300,000333
Down and DerbyEric Hendershot200590,621
Out of StepRyan Little200280,000700,000345
A Troll in Central ParkDon Bluth199471,368182
The Work and the StoryNathan Smith Jones200314,474120,000424
SpinJames Redford200412,355

Worldwide box office gross for some films with significant international release

TitleDirectorWorldwide
Box Office Gross
Grand Canyon: The Hidden SecretsKieth Merrill$400,000,000
AnastasiaDon Bluth139,400,000
Mysteries of EgyptBruce Neibaur70,000,000
Titan A.E.Don Bluth35,500,000

An interesting note: When it was originally released, "The Fox and the Hound" (directed by Richard Rich) was the highest-grossing picture in Disney history up to that time.





Total U.S. Box Office Gross for Latter-day Saint Directors

The table below shows the calculated total U.S. box office gross for Latter-day Saint filmmakers. But these figures are based only on the movies we have box office data for. We have many gaps. Kieth Merrill, in particular, has directed many films which we do not have box office data for. If we had the data for his other regular theatrically released films plus his many long-playing IMAX films, his total gross would be significantly higher.

The "Number of Films in Total" is just that -- the number of films included in the "total box office" calculation. These directors have directed additional films for which box office data are unavailable.

DirectorTotal U.S.
Box Office Gross
Number
of Films
in Total
Kieth Merrill$298,636,000 2
Don Bluth241,059,75310
Richard Rich97,580,462 6
Hal Ashby83,600,597 5
Bruce Neibaur74,314,286 2
Jared Hess44,540,9561
Neil LaBute43,100,000 5
Perry Andelin Blake40,363,5301
Stephen Low18,293,0892
José María Oliveira§ 9,823,1772
Mitch Davis4,719,5331
Richard Dutcher 3,533,9022
Russ Holt3,347,6471
Kurt Hale2,558,5363
Charles E. Sellier Jr. 2,500,0001
Steven Ramirez1,690,0251
Gary Rogers1,672,7301
Ryan Little1,192,4332
David Veloz1,166,1991
Scott S. Anderson1,163,4501
Adam Thomas Anderegg814,6661
C. Jay Cox809,4751
Matthew Barney514,6221
Blair Treu405,1821
Andrew Black372,7521
Sterling Van Wagenen259,3111
Christian Vuissa173,3061
John E. Moyer145,6131
Will Swenson120,4881
Kels Goodman98,6661
Eric Hendershot90,6211
Nathan Smith Jones14,4741
James Redford12,3551



Roy Allen Smith: It should be noted that Roy Allen Smith (a native of Cedar City, Utah) is the producer and director of 3 sequels to Don Bluth's "The Land Before Time": "The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure" (1994), "The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving" (1995) and "The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists" (1996). Although these movies were released as direct-to-video products and are not listed in the box office tables on this page, it may be noted that they have earned hundreds of millions of dollars in video sales.

"In December, the fourth direct-to-video sequel to [Don Bluth and] Steven Spielberg's 1988 animated theatrical feature, "The Land Before Time", will be released directly to home video. So far, the six-title franchise (which includes a Sing-Along-Songs title) has amassed consumer sales of over $480 million."
Source: Animation World Magazine, Issue 2.8, November 1997 (http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.8/2.8pages/2.8jacksonanimation.html)


Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets: Earlier reports listed the cumulative box office gross for this popular IMAX film at $105 million North American and $45 international, for a world total of $150 million. The film has played continuously for two decades at the Grand Canyon, one of America's most popular tourist destinations, and has also played in other IMAX theaters, easily making it one of the top-earning documentaries in film history. In 2002 the director reported that the cumulative box office gross was over $400 million, but he did not have the breakdown about how much of this was domestic. The proportion from the earlier figures (70%) has been applied to the $400 million figure to estimate the current North American cumulative gross: $280 million.

Windwalker: The director of this movie reports seeing a total box office gross of $30 million in a major trade magazine. We are still in the process of looking for that report, to make sure that it is not an adjusted-for-inflation figure.


Some Films by Latter-day Saint Writers

This list is of limited usefulness. Most films written by Latter-day Saints are not on this list, either because we do not have the box office data for older films, or because the writer's identity as a Latter-day Saint is not publicized. Box office data is hard to come by for earlier films. Waldemar Young and Casey Robinson, for example, each wrote more than 60 Hollywood films, but we have almost no box office data for their work.

Also, people listed as "writer" may be the sole screenwriter, a screenwriter who worked in collaboration with others, or the author of a story or novel that a movie was based on. It's difficult to make a direct comparison between Samuel W. Taylor's (who wrote a story which was the basis for "Flubber") and Richard Dutcher, who wrote the entire screenplay for "God's Army" himself. Taylor, of course, is better known as a novelist (he wrote Heaven Knows Why! and Family Kingdom, for instance) than a filmmaker.

Also, note that the U.S. box office gross isn't the only measure of a film's success. David Howard's "Galaxy Quest" made a lot of money (over $71 million), but that placed it 30th overall among movies released in 1999. "The Absent Minded Professor" (based on Taylor's story) was relatively more successful, because it was the fourth most successful movie in 1961, despite its lower (un-adjusted) box office gross ($25.4 million).

TitleWriterYearU.S. Box Office GrossBudgetRank
for
Year
Grand Canyon: The Hidden SecretsKieth Merrill1984$280,000,000$2,000,000
As Good As It Gets Mark Andrus1997148,478,01150,000,000 6
The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. ClauseKen Daurio
Cinco Paul
2002139,225,85465,000,00015
Sweet Home AlabamaC. Jay Cox2002127,214,07263,000,00018
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsBrett Helquist *2004118,634,549 125,000,000
FlubberSamuel W. Taylor199792,969,000 17
Galaxy QuestDavid Howard199971,423,72645,000,000 30
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Mark Andrus200269,542,820 39
Behind Enemy LinesDavid Veloz 200158,855,73240,000,00040
In Search of Noah's ArkCharles E. Sellier Jr. 197755,734,00010
Natural Born KillersDavid Veloz 199450,282,76625
Jeremiah JohnsonVardis Fisher197244,693,786 5
Napoleon DynamiteJared Hess
Jerusha Hess
200444,540,956 400,000
Mysteries of EgyptBruce Neibaur199840,593,286 50
All Dogs Go To HeavenDon Bluth
Ken Cromar
198927,100,027 35
Absent-Minded ProfessorSamuel W. Taylor196125,381,407 5
Nurse Betty Neil LaBute 200025,167,27024,000,000 89
In Search of Historic Jesus Charles E. Sellier Jr.
Robert Starling
198022,438,00016
Son of Flubber Samuel W. Taylor196322,129,412 6
WindwalkerBlaine Yorgason
Ray Goldrup
198018,636,000 19
The Snows of KilimanjaroCasey Robinson 195214,170,0003
This is the ArmyCasey Robinson 194318,096,1801
Life as a House Mark Andrus200115,561,62718,000,000 114
The King and I Brian Nissen199911,956,538 109
ThumbelinaDon Bluth199411,373,501 91
CasablancaCasey Robinson 194210,462,500950,0005
The Secret of NIMHDon Bluth198210,140,325 67
PossessionNeil LaBute200210,103,64725,000,000146
The Swan PrincessRichard Rich
Brian Nissen
19949,770,000 97
Late for Dinner Mark Andrus19918,641,499 72
Pushing Tin Glen Charles
Les Charles
19998,406,26433,000,000 134
Mulholland Drive Joyce Eliason 20017,219,57815,000,000134
Los Muertos, la carne y el diabloJosé María Oliveira1974§ 6,734,827
Bubble BoyKen Daurio
Cinco Paul
20015,002,31013,000,000148
The Other Side of HeavenJohn H. Groberg
Mitch Davis
20014,720,371 7,000,000151
Your Friends and NeighborsNeil LaBute 19984,710,7495,000,000158
Cats Don't DanceCinco Paul19973,562,74932,000,000152
The Work and the GloryGerald N. Lund
Russ Holt
20043,347,6477,500,000
Las Flores del miedoJosé María Oliveira1973§ 3,088,350
In The Company of MenNeil LaBute 19972,883,661250,000160
God's ArmyRichard Dutcher20002,628,829300,000172
Brigham Young - FrontiersmanVardis Fisher19402,500,0002,700,000
The Legend of Johnny LingoJohn Garbett20031,690,025200
Mark Twain's America in 3DStephen Low 19982,295,067182
The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The JourneyGary Rogers
Craig Clyde
20031,672,7302,000,000191
Saints and SoldiersMatt Whitaker20041,310,470780,000
The Singles WardJohn E. Moyer
Kurt Hale
20021,250,798500,000214
Permanent MidnightDavid Veloz 19981,166,199200
The Best Two YearsScott S. Anderson20041,163,450400,000
The R.M.John E. Moyer
Kurt Hale
20031,111,615500,000192
Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The MovieRaymond F. Jones1996949,745 206
Brigham CityRichard Dutcher2001905,073 900,000204
Jack Weyland's CharlyJack Weyland
Janine Gilbert
2002814,666950,000230
Latter DaysC. Jay Cox2004809,475850,000
The Shape of ThingsNeil LaBute2003732,2414,000,000209
The Cremaster CycleMatthew Barney2003514,622223
Pride & PrejudiceAnne K. Black
Jason Faller
Katherine Swigert
2003372,752350,000309
The Swan Princess 2Richard Rich
Brian Nissen
1997235,766234
The Home TeachersJohn E. Moyer
Kurt Hale
2004196,123500,000
Beverly Hills Brats Terry Moore 1989192,561152
Baptists at Our BarbecueRobert Farrell Smith
F. Matthew Smith
Christian Vuissa
2004173,306500,000
Mobsters and MormonsJohn E. Moyer2005145,613350,000
Sons of ProvoWill Swenson
Peter D. Brown
2005120,488200,000
HandcartKels Goodman
Mark von Bowers
200298,666300,000333
Down and DerbyEric Hendershot200590,621
ThumbsuckerWalter Kirn200585,3274,000,000
Out of StepMichael Buster
Willow Leigh Jones
Nikki Schmutz
200280,000700,000345
WMD: Weapons of Mass DeceptionSheldon Rampton200427,301
The Work and the StoryNathan Smith Jones200314,474120,000424
SpinJames Redford200412,355

Raymond F. Jones, the devout Latter-day Saint and popular Campbell-era science fiction writer, is the author of This Island Earth, the basis for the same-titled film which was one of the most successful science fiction films of the 1950s. We do not have box office data for that film. "This Island Earth" is the central movie-within-a-movie that the "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" characters watch and comment on. "This Island Earth" was directed by Joseph M. Newman, a native of Logan, Utah. Interestingly enough, "Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Movie" was written and produced by Kevin Murphy, a graduate of the University of Utah.

Cinco Paul is not one of the main credited screenwriters of "Cats Don't Dance," but was given the credit "additional screenplay material."

Brett Helquist is the illustrator and co-creator of the "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" books. He is not the author of the books.


Writer/ScreenwriterTotal U.S.
Box Office Gross
Number
of Films
in Total
Kieth Merrill$280,000,000 1
Mark Andrus242,416,7784
Cinco Paul 147,000,0003
Ken Daurio 143,000,0002
Samuel W. Taylor140,479,8193
C. Jay Cox127,382,4982
David Veloz110,303,7323
Charles E. Sellier Jr. 78,172,0002
David Howard71,423,7261
Don Bluth48,613,8533
Vardis Fisher47,193,7862
Jared Hess
Jerusha Hess
44,540,9561
Neil LaBute43,100,0005
Bruce Neibaur40,593,2861
Casey Robinson 36,728,6803
Ken Cromar27,100,0271
Robert Starling 22,438,0001
Brian Nissen 21,962,3043
Blaine Yorgason
Ray Goldrup
18,636,0001
Richard Rich10,005,7662
José María Oliveira§ 9,823,177 2
Glen Charles
and Les Charles
8,406,2641
John H. Groberg
Mitch Davis
4,719,5331
Richard Dutcher 3,533,9022
Gerald N. Lund
Russ Holt
3,347,6471
John E. Moyer2,626,4814
Kurt Hale2,558,5363
Stephen Low2,295,0671
John Garbett1,690,0251
Matt Whitaker1,310,4701
Gary Rogers
Craig Clyde
1,672,7301
Scott S. Anderson1,163,4501
Jack Weyland
Janine Gilbert
814,6661
Matthew Barney514,6221
Anne K. Black
Jason Faller
Katherine Swigert
372,7521
Terry Moore192,5611
Robert Farrell Smith
F. Matthew Smith
Christian Vuissa
173,3061
Will Swenson
Peter D. Brown
120,4881
Kels Goodman
Mark von Bowers
98,6661
Eric Hendershot90,6211
Walter Kirn85,3271
Michael Buster
Willow Leigh Jones
Nikki Schmutz
80,0001
Sheldon Rampton27,3011
Nathan Smith Jones14,4741
James Redford12,3551


Some Films with Latter-day Saint Producers

In the table below:
exec. prod. = executive producer
assoc. prod. = associate producer
unit prod. mgr. = unit production manager

Where an individual held the chief title of "producer" and also served in another position such as executive producer or unit production manager, only the title "producer" is listed below.

Individuals who were a unit production manager for a movie are only listed if they also an executive producer or associate producer. For example, Jerry Molen's credits as unit production manager for "The Color Purple" (1985), "A Soldier's Story" (1984), "Tootsie" (1982) and "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981) are not listed below.

A producer is the chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors. Usually there there are only one or two people with the title "producer" for any one movie.

A co-producer is a producer who performs a substantial portion of a creative producing function, or who is primarily responsible for one or more managerial producing functions. A co-producer has less responsibility than a producer for the completion of a project. Note that if a project has more than one producer, it doesn't mean that these individuals are "co-producers" in the technical sense of that term.

An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the filmmaking process, but who is still responsible for the overall production. Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues.

[These definitions come largely from IMDb.com]

Film TitleYearProducerPositionU.S.
Box Office
Gross
Worldwide
Box Office Gross
BudgetRank
in
Year
in U.S.
Jurassic Park1993Jerry Molen producer357,067,947920,100,00063,000,0001
Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets1984Kieth Merrill
O. Douglas Memmott
producer280,000,000400,000,000 2,000,000
Shrek2001John Garbettoriginal producer267,652,016481,900,00060,000,0003
Twister1996Jerry Molen exec. prod.241,888,385494,700,00092,000,0002
Lost World: The Jurassic Park1997Jerry Molen producer229,086,679614,400,00073,000,0002
Austin Powers in Goldmember2002Eric McLeod producer213,079,163287,880,00063,000,0007
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999Eric McLeod producer206,040,086309,700,00033,000,0004
Toy Story1995Ed Catmull exec. prod.191,796,233358,800,00030,000,0001
Mr. and Mrs. Smith2005Eric McLeod producer185,346,461110,000,000
Rain Man1988Jerry Molen co-producer/
unit prod. mgr.
172,825,435412,800,0001
The Blair Witch Project1999Kevin J. Foxeexec. prod.140,530,114240,500,00035,00010
Minority Report2002Jerry Molenproducer132,014,112137,000,00016
The Flintstones1994Jerry Molen exec. prod.130,531,208358,500,0004
Mulan1998Pam Coatsproducer120,620,254303,600,00070,000,00013
Hook1991Jerry Molen producer119,654,823300,900,00070,000,0006
The Cat in the Hat2003Eric McLeod
Aldric La'Auli Porter
exec. prod.
assoc. prod./1st A.D.
101,091,659149,000,00026
Casper 1995Jerry Molen exec. prod.100,328,194282,300,00055,000,0008
Schindler's List1993Jerry Molen producer96,065,768321,200,00025,000,0009
Days of Thunder1990Jerry Molen exec. prod./
unit prod. mgr.
82,663,996165,900,00060,000,00013
The Dukes of Hazzard2005Eric McLeod exec. producer79,101,89253,000,000
Galaxy Quest1999  producer71,423,72645,000,00030
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams 1975Charles E. Sellier Jr. producer65,000,000140,0006
The Cell2000Eric McLeod producer61,301,01133,000,00040
Anastasia1997Don Bluthproducer58,406,347139,400,00053,000,00031
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery1997Eric McLeod exec. prod./
unit prod. mgr.
53,883,98917,000,00034
The Little Rascals1994Jerry Molen exec. prod.51,765,95022
The Land Before Time1988Don Bluthproducer48,092,84620
An American Tail1986Don Bluthproducer47,483,00215
Napoleon Dynamite2004Jeremy Coon
Chris Wyatt
producer
producer
producer
44,540,956 400,000
Wag the Dog1997Eric McLeod co-producer/
unit prod. mgr.
43,057,47015,000,00049
Mysteries of Egypt1998Scott Swofford producer40,593,28670,000,00050
Swiss Family Robinson 1960Bill Anderson co-producer40,356,0001
Showtime2002Eric McLeod exec. prod.37,948,76585,000,00068
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West2002Jeff T. Millerproducer33,721,00070
*batteries not included1987Jerry Molen assoc. prod./
unit prod. mgr.
33,110,25131
The Adventures of the Wilderness Family1975 producer31,223,00013
All Dogs Go To Heaven1989Don Bluthproducer27,100,02735
Now and Then1995Eric McLeod co-producer/
unit prod. mgr.
27,067,24762
Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows2000Kevin J. Foxeassoc. prod.26,421,31415,000,00088
In Search of Noah's Ark1977Charles E. Sellier Jr. producer23,770,00010
Titan A.E.2000Don Bluthproducer22,751,97935,500,00075,000,00091
In Search of Historic Jesus 1980Charles E. Sellier Jr. producer22,438,00016
The Bermuda Triangle 1979Charles E. Sellier Jr. producer22,200,00024
Corrina, Corrina1994Eric McLeod line producer/
unit prod. mgr.
20,146,49663
Little Giants1994Jerry Molen exec. prod.19,306,36267
Windwalker1980Kieth Merrill
Douglas G. Johnson
producer
assoc. prod./unit prod. mgr.
18,636,00019
The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975Bill Anderson producer16,580,00012
Bright Lights, Big City1988Jerry Molen exec. prod./
unit prod. mgr.
16,118,00057
Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure2001Scott Swofford producer15,517,786121
Living Out Loud1998Eric McLeod co-producer/
unit prod. mgr.
12,905,90112,000,000110
A Far Off Place1993Jerry Molen exec. prod.12,890,75275
Thumbelina1994Don Bluthproducer11,373,50191
The Secret of NIMH1982Don Bluthproducer10,140,32567
The Swan Princess1994Richard Rich
Jared F. Brown
Thomas J. Tobin
Seldon O. Young
producer
producer
co-producer
exec. prod.
9,770,00097
The Trip to Bountiful1985Sterling Van Wagenenproducer7,466,00065
Mulholland Drive 2001Joyce Eliason co-producer7,219,57815,000,000134
Los Muertos, la carne y el diablo1974José María Oliveiraproducer§ 6,734,827
Hangar 181980Charles E. Sellier Jr. producer6,000,00023
Bubble Boy2001Eric McLeod exec. prod.5,002,31013,000,000148
The Other Side of Heaven2001Jerry Molen
John Garbett
producer4,720,3717,000,000151
The Boogens1982Charles E. Sellier Jr.producer4,000,000
The Pebble and the Penguin1995Don Bluthproducer3,939,728146
The Trigger Effect1996Jerry Molen exec. prod.3,608,238165
The Work and the Glory2004Scott Swofford
Larry H. Miller
Jeff T. Miller
producer
exec. prod
line prod.
3,347,6477,500,000
American Adobo2002Kevin J. Foxeexec. prod.3,094,699186
Las Flores del miedo1973José María Oliveiraproducer§ 3,088,350
Feeling Minnesota1996Eric McLeod co-producer/
unit prod. mgr.
3,078,555169
God's Army2000Richard Dutcherproducer2,628,829300,000 172
The Legend of Johnny Lingo2003Jerry Molen
John Garbett
Brad Pelo
producer
producer
exec. prod.
1,690,025200
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1993Eric McLeod line producer/
unit prod. mgr.
1,649,7968,000,000167
The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey2003Gary Rogers
David Hales
Bryce Fillmore
Thane Hales
Howard Cheney
Kurt Thompson
Ted Harris
producer
co-producer
line producer
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
1,672,7302,000,000191
Saints and Soldiers2004Adam Abel
Brian Brough
producer
assoc. prod./prod. manager
1,310,470780,000
The Singles Ward2002Dave Hunter
Kurt Hale
producer
exec. prod.
1,250,798500,000214
The Best Two Years2004Scott S. Anderson
Michael Flynn
Fred C. Danneman
Dave Sapp
producer
producer
exec. prod.
line prod./1st A.D./unit prod. mgr
1,163,450400,000
The R.M.2003Dave Hunter
Kurt Hale
producer
exec. prod.
1,111,615500,000192
Brigham City2001Richard Dutcher
Dave Sapp
producer
line prod./A.D.
905,073 900,000204
Jack Weyland's Charly2002Micah Merrill
Lance Williams
Tip Boxell
Herbert Christensen
Leslie Richards
Mary Merrill
producer
producer
co-prod.
exec. prod.
assoc. prod.
assoc. prod.
814,666950,000230
The Shape of Things 2003Neil LaButeproducer732,2414,000,000209
The Cremaster Cycle2003Matthew Barneyproducer514,622223
Little Secrets2002Blair Treuproducer405,182 2,500,000255
Pride & Prejudice2003Jason Faller
Kynan Griffin
producer
co-producer
372,752350,000309
Alan and Naomi1992David Andersonproducer259,311156
The Swan Princess 21997Richard Rich
Thomas J. Tobin
Jared F. Brown
Seldon O. Young
producer
co-producer
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
235,766 234
The Home Teachers2004Dave Hunter
Kurt Hale
producer
exec. prod.
196,123500,000
Baptists at Our Barbecue2004F. Matthew Smith
Farrell M. Smith
Robert Farrell Smith
Christian Vuissa
producer
producer
producer
producer
173,306500,000
Mobsters and Mormons2005Dave Hunter
Kurt Hale
John E. Moyer
George Dayton
Bonnie Allen
producer
producer
producer
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
145,613350,000
Trumpet of the Swan 2001Richard Rich
Thomas J. Tobin
Seldon O. Young
producer
co-producer
exec. prod.
152,525286
Sons of Provo2005Will Swenson
Peter D. Brown
producer
producer
120,488200,000
Handcart2002Dave Sapp
Kels Goodman
producer98,666300,000333
Down and Derby2005Steele Hendershot
Dickilyn Johnson
Eric Hendershot
John Stone
producer
producer
exec. prod.
exec. prod
90,621
Out of Step2002Cary Derbidgeproducer80,000700,000345
A Troll in Central Park1994Don Bluthproducer71,368182
...And God Spoke1993Richard Raddonproducer62,598185
Summer of the Monkeys1998Allan Henderson
Chris Harding
exec. prod.22,500309
The Work and the Story2003Nathan Smith Jones
Miriam Smith
Dan Merkley
Jileen Sargent
Darren Douglas Nord
Spencer Hill
producer
producer
producer
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
exec. prod.
14,474120,000424
Convicts1991Sterling Van Wagenenproducer13,000182
How to Draw a Bunny2002Kevin J. Foxeassoc. prod.2,7064,148494

ProducerTotal U.S.
Box Office Gross
Number
of Films
in Total
Jerry Molen$1,802,604,00317
Eric McLeod1,030,000,00015
Kieth Merrill298,636,0002
O. Douglas Memmott280,000,0001
John Garbett272,346,3272
Don Bluth229,402,3689
Ed Catmull 191,796,2331
Kevin J. Foxe 170,048,8334
Charles E. Sellier Jr. 143,408,0006
Pam Coats120,600,0001
Bill Anderson * 56,936,0002
Scott Swofford 49,250,0003
Jeremy Coon
Chris Wyatt
44,540,9561
Jeff T. Miller 33,721,0002
Douglas G. Johnson18,636,0001
Richard Rich 10,158,2913
Thomas J. Tobin 10,158,2913
Seldon O. Young 10,158,2913
Jared F. Brown 10,005,7662
José María Oliveira§ 9,823,1772
Sterling Van Wagenen7,479,0002
Richard Dutcher 3,533,9022
Larry H. Miller 3,347,6471
Dave Hunter
Kurt Hale
2,626,4814
Brad Pelo1,690,0251
Gary Rogers
David Hales
Bryce Fillmore
Thane Hales
Howard Cheney
Kurt Thompson
Ted Harris
1,672,7301
Adam Abel
Brian Brough
1,310,4701
Scott S. Anderson
Michael Flynn
Fred C. Danneman
1,163,4501
Dave Sapp 1,078,0003
Micah Merrill
Lance Williams
Tip Boxell
Herbert Christensen
Leslie Richards
Mary Merrill
814,6661
Neil LaBute 732,2411
Matthew Barney 514,6221
Blair Treu 405,1821
Jason Faller
Kynan Griffin
372,7521
David Anderson * 242,0001
F. Matthew Smith
Farrell M. Smith
Robert Farrell Smith
Christian Vuissa
173,3061
John E. Moyer
George Dayton
Bonnie Allen
145,6131
Will Swenson
Peter D. Brown
120,4881
Kels Goodman 98,6661
Steele Hendershot
Dickilyn Johnson
Eric Hendershot
John Stone
90,6211
Cary Derbidge 80,0001
Richard Raddon 62,5981
Allan Henderson
Chris Harding *
22,5001
Nathan Smith Jones
Miriam Smith
Jileen Sargent
Darren Douglas Nord
Spencer Hill
14,4741







Additional Notes:

§ Oliveira: Spanish José María Oliveira was one of first converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Spain, and the nation's first stake president. The box office values for his films listed on this page are ticket sales in Spanish pesetas. All other figures on this page are in U.S. dollars. Oliveira's American-born wife starred in his films.

John Garbett and Shrek: John Garbett was the original producer of Shrek, but he stepped down in order to work on other projects. In the final credits about ten different producers are listed. [Producers: Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Jeffrey Katzenberg; Co-producers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio; Executive producers: Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins, Steven Spielberg (uncredited); Co-executive producer: David Lipman; Associate producer: Jane Hartwell.] In the film, Garbett is listed at the very end of the credits, as one of 56 people listed under the heading "Los Angeles Pre-Production."

A summary of news reports on an extensive "Shrek" information page (http://members.fortunecity.com/backtodisney/Shrek.html, viewed June 2002) refers to Garbett as an original producer of the film:

The pre-production on Shrek started in 1995. Dreamworks first hired a motion capture company to develop it, wasting a year and a lot of money. Then, a small crack team took a couple of months to develop a 15-minute 3D demo, using the voices of actors Chris Farley and Janeane Garofalo: very disappointed by the results he saw in the summer of 1997, Jeffrey Katzeberg felt the project did not justify the very high CGI costs. He unsuccessfully shopped the project around to various studios, before hiring PDI (Antz) to do most of the character work as well as miniatures for backgrounds.

In December 1997, the future of Shrek seemed to grow even darker, with the surprising death of its main voice character, 33-year-old Chris Farley. "Chris Farley was our first choice to voice the ogre Shrek and when he died, it was a huge personal loss and a setback for the film," recalls co-director Andrew Adamson. "Chris was such a sweet and vulnerable person." The project was then completely re-tooled: director Ron Tippe was replaced by Kelly Asbury (who would soon move on to Spirit of the West) and Andrew Adamson, John Garbett stepped down as producer and writer Aron Warner (Antz) was hired. The first act of the movie was re-written, and an all-star cast convinced to join the project: Mike Myers, fresh from his Austin Powers fame, replaced his late friend Chris Farley as the monster, while Something about Mary star Cameron Diaz was substituted to Janeane Garofalo in the role of the princess...

"The Singles Ward" budget: Production budget: $400,000; Marketing: $100,000.

Budget for "Jack Weyland's Charly": Production budget: $700,000. Initial P&A (Prints and Advertising): $250,000. [Source: The producers of the film provided this information.]

Budget for "Handcart": The $300,000 budget includes P&A, which was relatively small for this film. The production budget was originally set at $250,000 and went over by $50,000.

Budget for "The Master of Disguise": Producton budget according to IMDb.com and other sources: $16,000,000. P&A: $32,000,000, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com; may be an estimate.

The Fox and the Hound: The movie grossed $29,812,000 domestically when it was originally released in 1981. It earned $23,556,988 domestically during its re-release in 1988. Total = $53,368,988.

Minority Report: Production budget: $102,000,000. P&A: $35,000,000, according to www.the-numbers.com.

Sweet Home Alabama: Production budget: $38,000,000. Prints and Advertising Budget: $25,000,000.

The Thomas Crown Affair: The "Rentals" figure for the film was $6,100,000, according to IMDb.com. Rentals (the amount of money paid to the distributor by the theaters) were approximately 1/2 of box office take in 1968 for studio films. The budget for this movie was $4,300,000.

The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey: Producer/director Gary Rogers announced at the SLC premiere of the movie that the production budget was $1,500,000, with $500,000 for P&A.

The Cat in the Hat: Production: $109 million; P&A: $40 million


* Names with asterisk: Individuals from predominantly Latter-day Saint region (70% or more), but their actual religious affiliation/background is unverified or unknown.


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