John Guillermin

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $274,963,147 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #638)

Best-known technical roles: Towering Inferno (Director), Death on the Nile (Director), Sheena (Director), King Kong Lives (Director), The Blue Max (Director)

Born: November 11, 1925

Died: September 27, 2015

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Director	10	$213,255,630	$61,707,517	$274,963,147

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	434	$213,255,630
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,056	$61,707,517
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700)	638	$274,963,147

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
Dec 19, 1986	King Kong Lives	Director	$4,711,220		$4,711,220
Aug 17, 1984	Sheena	Director	$5,778,353		$5,778,353
Sep 29, 1978	Death on the Nile	Director	$18,000,000	$7,517	$18,007,517
Dec 17, 1976	King Kong	Director	$52,614,445	$38,000,000	$90,614,445
Dec 17, 1974	Towering Inferno	Director	$116,000,000	$23,700,000	$139,700,000
Jun 14, 1973	Shaft in Africa	Director
Mar 6, 1968	P.J.	Director
Jun 21, 1966	The Blue Max	Director	$16,151,612		$16,151,612
Jul, 1962	Tarzan Goes to India	Director
Jul 8, 1959	Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure	Director

Averages			$35,542,605	$20,569,172	$45,827,191
Totals	10		$213,255,630	$61,707,517	$274,963,147

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Dec 19, 1986	King Kong Lives	$1,172,942	1,105	$4,711,220	$4,711,220	100.0%
Aug 17, 1984	Sheena	$2,950,114	1,496	$5,778,353	$5,778,353	100.0%
Sep 29, 1978	Death on the Nile			$18,000,000	$18,007,517	100.0%
Dec 17, 1976	King Kong	$7,023,921	974	$52,614,445	$90,614,445	58.1%
Dec 17, 1974	Towering Inferno	$2,323,621	295	$116,000,000	$139,700,000	83.0%
Jun 14, 1973	Shaft in Africa
Mar 6, 1968	P.J.
Jun 21, 1966	The Blue Max			$16,151,612	$16,151,612	100.0%
Jul, 1962	Tarzan Goes to India
Jul 8, 1959	Tarzan’s Greatest Adve…

Averages		$3,367,650	968	$35,542,605	$45,827,191	90.2%
Totals	10			$213,255,630	$274,963,147

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	434	$213,255,630
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,056	$61,707,517
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700)	638	$274,963,147