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Sydney Pollack

1973-Present (data for The Yakuza, etc. is unavailable.)

Date	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Rank
5/12/06	Sketches of Frank Gehry	SPC	$439,309	21	$17,239	2	13
4/22/05	The Interpreter	Uni.	$72,708,161	2,814	$22,822,455	2,758	4
10/8/99	Random Hearts	Sony	$31,502,583	2,697	$13,012,585	2,697	9
12/15/95	Sabrina	Par.	$53,672,080	1,976	$5,563,259	1,821	6
7/2/93	The Firm	Par.	$158,348,367	2,393	$25,400,000	2,393	2
12/14/90	Havana	Uni.	$9,243,140	835	$2,175,360	824	12
12/20/85	Out of Africa	Uni.	$87,071,205	1,102	$3,637,290	922	3
12/17/82	Tootsie	Col.	$177,200,000	1,222	$5,540,470	943	1
11/20/81	Absence of Malice	Col.	$40,716,963	994	$97,667	2	8
12/21/79	The Electric Horseman	Col.	$61,801,971	-	n/a	-	5
9/29/77	Bobby Deerfield	Col.	$9,300,000	-	n/a	-	11
9/24/75	Three Days of the Condor	Par.	$27,476,252	-	n/a	-	10
3/19/75	The Yakuza	WB	n/a	-	n/a	-	14
10/16/73	The Way We Were	Col.	$45,000,000	-	n/a	-	7
12/21/72	Jeremiah Johnson	WB	n/a	-	n/a	-	16
12/10/69	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?	CRC	n/a	-	n/a	-	18
7/23/69	Castle Keep	Col.	n/a	-	n/a	-	20
4/2/68	The Scalphunters	UA	n/a	-	n/a	-	19
8/3/66	This Property Is Condemned	Par.	n/a	-	n/a	-	17
12/23/65	The Slender Thread	Par.	n/a	-	n/a	-	15

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (13): $774,480,031
Average: $59,575,387
Opening Gross Average (7): $11,164,488 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	Tootsie	Col.	$451,817,300	$177,200,000	12/17/82
2	The Firm	Par.	$303,692,300	$158,348,367	7/2/93
3	The Way We Were	Col.	$201,864,400	$45,000,000	10/16/73
4	The Electric Horseman	Col.	$195,501,100	$61,801,971	12/21/79
5	Out of Africa	Uni.	$187,085,100	$87,071,205	12/20/85
6	Absence of Malice	Col.	$110,569,300	$40,716,963	11/20/81
7	Three Days of the Condor	Par.	$106,420,200	$27,476,252	9/24/75
8	Sabrina	Par.	$97,015,700	$53,672,080	12/15/95
9	The Interpreter	Uni.	$90,062,900	$72,708,161	4/22/05
10	Random Hearts	Sony	$49,238,300	$31,502,583	10/8/99
11	Bobby Deerfield	Col.	$33,113,000	$9,300,000	9/29/77
12	Havana	Uni.	$17,385,500	$9,243,140	12/14/90
13	Sketches of Frank Gehry	SPC	$532,500	$439,309	5/12/06

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $1,844,297,500
Average: $141,869,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
The Firm	Par.	$270.2	$158.3	58.6%	$111.9	41.4%	1993
The Interpreter	Uni.	$162.9	$72.7	44.6%	$90.2	55.4%	2005
Out of Africa	Uni.	$128.5	$87.1	67.8%	$41.4	32.2%	1985
Random Hearts	Sony	$74.6	$31.5	42.2%	$43.1	57.8%	1999
Sketches of Frank Gehry	SPC	$835k	$439k	52.6%	$396k	47.4%	2006

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $637.1 million

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