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Steven Zaillian

Date	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Rank
1/25/85	The Falcon and the Snowman	Orion	$17,130,087	914	$2,358,846	265	12
12/22/90	Awakenings	Col.	$52,096,475	1,330	$417,076	12	11
4/2/93	Jack the Bear	Fox	$5,145,823	1,071	$2,219,891	1,065	15
8/13/93	Searching for Bobby Fischer	Par.	$7,266,383	233	$1,121,354	219	13
12/15/93	Schindler's List	Uni.	$96,065,768	1,389	$656,636	25	6
8/5/94	Clear and Present Danger	Par.	$122,187,717	2,433	$20,348,017	2,378	4
5/22/96	Mission: Impossible ((story))	Par.	$180,981,856	3,012	$45,436,830	3,012	1
12/25/98	A Civil Action	BV	$56,709,981	2,319	$70,079	2	10
2/9/01	Hannibal	MGM	$165,092,268	3,292	$58,003,121	3,230	2
12/20/02	Gangs of New York	Mira.	$77,812,000	2,340	$9,496,870	1,504	7
4/22/05	The Interpreter	Uni.	$72,708,161	2,814	$22,822,455	2,758	9
9/22/06	All the King's Men	Sony	$7,221,458	1,520	$3,672,366	1,514	14
11/2/07	American Gangster	Uni.	$130,164,645	3,110	$43,565,115	3,054	3
9/23/11	Moneyball	Sony	$75,605,492	3,018	$19,501,302	2,993	8
12/21/11	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)	Sony	$102,515,793	2,950	$12,768,604	2,914	5

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

Lifetime Gross Total (15): $1,168,703,907
Average: $77,913,594
Opening Gross Average (10): $23,783,457 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
1	Mission: Impossible	Par.	$325,112,200	$180,981,856	5/22/96
2	Clear and Present Danger	Par.	$232,098,200	$122,187,717	8/5/94
3	Hannibal	MGM	$231,595,900	$165,092,268	2/9/01
4	Schindler's List	Uni.	$182,562,300	$96,065,768	12/15/93
5	American Gangster	Uni.	$150,149,600	$130,164,645	11/2/07
6	Gangs of New York	Mira.	$103,402,500	$77,812,000	12/20/02
7	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)	Sony	$103,244,400	$102,515,793	12/21/11
8	Awakenings	Col.	$98,247,800	$52,096,475	12/22/90
9	The Interpreter	Uni.	$90,062,900	$72,708,161	4/22/05
10	A Civil Action	BV	$88,657,500	$56,709,981	12/25/98
11	Moneyball	Sony	$76,293,000	$75,605,492	9/23/11
12	The Falcon and the Snowman	Orion	$38,313,500	$17,130,087	1/25/85
13	Searching for Bobby Fischer	Par.	$13,936,000	$7,266,383	8/13/93
14	Jack the Bear	Fox	$9,869,000	$5,145,823	4/2/93
15	All the King's Men	Sony	$8,754,000	$7,221,458	9/22/06

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

Adjusted Total: $1,752,298,700
Average: $116,819,900

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
Mission: Impossible	Par.	$457.7	$181.0	39.5%	$276.7	60.5%	1996
Hannibal	MGM	$351.7	$165.1	46.9%	$186.6	53.1%	2001
Schindler's List	Uni.	$321.3	$96.1	29.9%	$225.2	70.1%	1993
American Gangster	Uni.	$266.5	$130.2	48.8%	$136.3	51.2%	2007
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)	Sony	$232.6	$102.5	44.1%	$130.1	55.9%	2011
Clear and Present Danger	Par.	$215.9	$122.2	56.6%	$93.7	43.4%	1994
Gangs of New York	Mira.	$193.8	$77.8	40.2%	$116.0	59.8%	2002
The Interpreter	Uni.	$162.9	$72.7	44.6%	$90.2	55.4%	2005
Moneyball	Sony	$110.2	$75.6	68.6%	$34.6	31.4%	2011
All the King's Men	Sony	$9.5	$7.2	76.4%	$2.2	23.6%	2006

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $2,322.0 million

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