Chris Sparling

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $88,753,676 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,290)

Best-known technical roles: Greenland 2: Migration (Screenwriter), Buried (Screenwriter), The Sea of Trees (Screenwriter), The Sea of Trees (Producer), ATM (Screenwriter)

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Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Screenwriter	9	$18,837,905	$69,915,771	$88,753,676
	Producer	2	$20,444	$1,364,662	$1,385,106
	Director	2	$0	$0	$0
	Story Creator	1	$3,010	$1,035,296	$1,038,306

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600)	10,526	$20,444
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,283	$18,837,905
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,972	$3,010
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900)	5,835	$1,364,662
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,888	$69,628,348
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,717	$1,035,296
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600)	7,511	$1,385,106
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,290	$88,466,253
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,627	$1,038,306

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

September Preview: Tenet Heads a Month with a Wide Release Planned Every Weekend

September 1st, 2020

We finally had some wide releases in August, and things went well, relatively speaking. Antebellum was pulled from the schedule at the last minute, leaving Unhinged as the only semi-wide release for the weekend of August 21, and that helped it open better than anticipated with $4 million. Then The New Mutants had the best opening since the pandemic first caused theaters to close, with $7 million last weekend.

That record won’t last long as Tenet is now playing in US theaters, officially as an “Early Access” release on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, then “In Theaters” (which seems to be basically the same thing, only more so) from Thursday. It should outpace The New Mutants’ running tally, and maybe as early as its opening day. Not only will it have the biggest opening in months, it should stay in first place for the entire month, mainly due to a lack of competition. Three other films are getting wide releases, and each on their own weekend, so there’s no competition between them; however, that’s the end of the good news as the buzz for all three films is quiet. In fact, the buzz for Antebellum is in some ways louder, and that will be going direct to Apple TV on September 18.

Here’s the complete rundown of major movies coming to theaters this month. More...

All Acting Credits

All Technical Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Jan 9, 2026	Greenland 2: Migration	Screenwriter	$17,770,308	$3,818,415	$21,588,723
Feb 25, 2022	The Desperate Hour	Screenwriter Producer		$476,180	$476,180
Dec 18, 2020	Greenland	Screenwriter		$40,629,075	$40,629,075
Aug 17, 2018	Down a Dark Hall	Screenwriter		$2,842,176	$2,842,176
Nov 22, 2016	Mercy	Director
Aug 26, 2016	The Sea of Trees	Screenwriter Producer	$20,444	$888,482	$908,926
Jan 20, 2015	The Atticus Institute	Director Screenwriter
Apr 6, 2012	ATM	Screenwriter Story Creator	$3,010	$1,035,296	$1,038,306
Sep 24, 2010	Buried	Screenwriter	$1,044,143	$20,226,147	$21,270,290

Averages			$4,709,476	$9,987,967	$12,679,097
Totals	9		$18,837,905	$69,915,771	$88,753,676

Director Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Nov 22, 2016	Mercy
Jan 20, 2015	The Atticus Institute

Averages		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0%
Totals	2			n/a	n/a

Producer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Feb 25, 2022	The Desperate Hour				$476,180
Aug 26, 2016	The Sea of Trees	$1,877	101	$20,444	$908,926	2.2%

Averages		$1,877	101	$20,444	$692,553	2.2%
Totals	2			$20,444	$1,385,106

Writer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Jan 9, 2026	Greenland 2: Migration	$8,401,148	2,718	$17,770,308	$21,588,723	82.3%
Feb 25, 2022	The Desperate Hour				$476,180
Dec 18, 2020	Greenland				$40,629,075
Aug 17, 2018	Down a Dark Hall				$2,842,176
Aug 26, 2016	The Sea of Trees	$1,877	101	$20,444	$908,926	2.2%
Jan 20, 2015	The Atticus Institute
Apr 6, 2012	ATM	$2,034	2	$3,010	$1,038,306	0.3%
Sep 24, 2010	Buried	$100,268	107	$1,044,143	$21,270,290	4.9%

Averages		$2,126,332	732	$4,709,476	$12,679,097	22.4%
Totals	8			$18,837,905	$88,753,676

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600)	10,526	$20,444
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,283	$18,837,905
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,972	$3,010
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900)	5,835	$1,364,662
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,888	$69,628,348
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,717	$1,035,296
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600)	7,511	$1,385,106
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,290	$88,466,253
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,627	$1,038,306