Zodiac's Message In The Misspelling of Words and The Mistakes He Made In Letters.
Zodiac meticulously hand drew his ciphers, but his handwritten letters were sometimes sloppy and often contained spelling errors. Theories about the misspelled words vary. But I think they do have a purpose. I was looking at the dragon card message when I realized the obvious. Zodiac was meticulous with his correspondence. Nothing was included that wasn't meant to be there. Because he put in so much effort, he wouldn't have allowed for any mistakes. If you read the message you will notice that he misspells a word, only to spell it correctly a couple lines down. So he knows how to spell correctly. There are no mistakes in any of those letters. The misspellings are meant to be there because they serve a purpose. 1) The first mistake is the last word of Line 6 - "butons". Now, if you write the correct spelling "Buttons" above "butons" and cross out the matching letters in each word, you are left with a "T". 2) The next mistake you will come to isn't a misspelled word, but contains one. The Zodiac is talking about all of the buttons he sees people around San Fran wearing. One of his examples is "Melvin eats bluber". The Melvin Belli reference aside, this was a mistake. There never were any Melvin eats blubber buttons. The buttons actually said "Melville eats blubber". So, write that above his mistake and cross out the letters that occur in both words. You will get N, L, L, E, B. 3) Next is the word "considerbly" which will give you an A. 4) Then another "Buton" which will give you a T. 5) Lastly for this message, another "Melvin's", which will give you N, L, L, E. So all together you have ( T N LLE B A T N LLE ) You can make that into several things. I first saw the last name of one of the prime Zodiac suspects, Arthur Lee Allen. Remember, Arthur Lee Allen lived with his mother, whose name was Bernice Allen. B Allen? TELL B ALLEN NT BALLET or BATTLE? It may just be nonsense. But there are obvious clues in the letters besides the ciphers. For Instance, the 13 cipher with the map of Mt. Diablo. The 13 cipher uses letters and symbols from the face of a 1968 Zodiac Watch Company Sea Wolf watch. Now, Zodiac drew the watch company's symbol (his symbol) of the circle and cross over Mt. Diablo. He then wrote 0, 3, 6, 9 and "Set to Mag. N." next to the 0. (FYI, a model of the Sea Wolf had a compass N,E,S,W dial around the face). So, the 3,6,9 are all in the correct place where they would appear on the watch face. BUT THE 0! The 0 is where the 12 o'clock should be. I think there may have been a 0 on the ring around the watch face as well, but can't remember. Now, in the same letter Zodiac drew his circle and cross with "-12". He was saying there wasn't a 12, there was a 0. Because Zodiac -12 SFPD - 0. Was this his location in relation to the SFPD and not his body count? Also, the South Lake Tahoe letter and victim Lass. She worked at a casino there. In the 13 Cipher, you can clearly see that the first word plainly says C A S I N × O. The message on the postcard in question said "Peek through the pines". Could he have meant, "Peak through the pines", as in mountain peak? Zodiac had said that the cipher related to radians and inches on a map. The first and last letters of this cipher are C and G. In geometry, C represents radians, G represents gradians. I am not extremely proficient in math, but I can't see where it actually does represent what he says it does. I think he was lying..Go figure. A while back I took a different approach to the 340 or 408 Cipher, can't remember which one I used at the time, and I lost everything because that computer crashed. I have an anger issue with computers. I punch them too much, which greatly affects their performance. But all of the symbols used are actually astrological symbols that, in turn, represent specific numbers. They are symbols that are used to make a person's astrological chart, like for the moment they were born. It gets difficult tracking down the meaning of each symbol when you know nothing about astrology. But, I went one symbol at a time and replaced them with their numeric value and it actually read real coordinates of longitude and latitude. The first coordinate was a place in Northern California, near the Nevada Border, by the Scott Warner Wilderness Area. I only finished the first two lines, so I don't know if it would have lead to something of actual importance. But I think it would have been just another dead end or another puzzle. All of the tangents, leads, and circumstantial evidence can lead you in so many different directions. I know a lot of people were very excited when they discovered the 1952 Tim Holt Red Mask comic book. The issue that featured Lady Doom and the Wheel of Death. The wheel listed ways to die, like "Death by Knife", "Death by Gun", "Death by Rope". So the Zodiac's message scratched into the car door at Lake Berryessa appears to be directly linked to the comic. People began looking at Tim Holt. But even more curious was the illustrator of the comic book, Frank Bolle. He signed his initials in the artwork "FWB" in a way that is extremely similar to one of the symbols designs Zodiac used later on (not in a cipher). Frank Bolle wrote a comic strip in 1971 called Alexander Gates. The character was an astrologist. Frank Bolle is deceased now, but the coincidences were strange. Despite all of this, I can't get by the idea that Zodiac wasn't just one or two people, but the result of several events. The first couple killed were David Farraday and Betty Lou Jensen. I do not believe Cherri Jo Bates was a Zodiac victim, but was later claimed for understandable reasons that I will discuss. I read an interview with Betty Lou's family after the murder, and I was left with the feeling that there wasn't really any grieving. The father, Verne Jensen, struck me as odd. Verne Jensen was a career Army officer, and was working at the GSA in that area. One thing that I noticed was that Betty Lou had siblings, or at least one sibling, an older sister. After she is pictured in that interview, you don't hear of her again. From my understanding, the relationship between Verne and his youngest daughter Betty Lou, was somewhat rocky. Betty Lou was sort of the black sheep. She wanted to date boys when she was too young, and had been in trouble with her parents before that. On the night of the murders, she was supposed to be at a school function, and I believe her parents had forbid her from going on a date. So, perhaps Verne suspected something, or saw her pull away from the diner in a boys car. But he followed them out to a remote lover's lane spot. He had been upset about how her activities made the family look. It would not have been good if she was whoring around with some boy. And kids go out to lover's lanes to have sex. It's that simple. Instead of going to the school function like she was supposed to, she went to the diner with the boy to meet friends, then went to the lover's lane. Verne pulled up, and in a fit of rage, ordered them out of the car. One thing led to another and he shot David Farraday in the back of the head. Betty Lou was back from the car. Perhaps he had ordered her to go back to his car. But then, out of anger and fear, he shot Betty Lou. She was shot five times, opposed to David's one. There was some prejudice and a connection between her and the killer. Six months later..Darlene Ferrin and Michael Mageau are parked in a dark, remote lover's lane. A car pulls up, leaves, and comes back about ten minutes later. The two can't see because of the lights from the car behind. That's why they think it's a cop. The killer fires multiple rounds into the car, killing Darlene. Michael survives. Darlene Ferrin was a married woman. No matter how you try to spin this, the husband could not have been happy with her activities. So, perhaps he drove by and saw them parked. Or one of his friends did. They pulled in, verified it was them, went to get a gun and came back. Once again, Darlene was killed. Michael survived, but probably not on purpose. I think different ammunition was used in this killing, as opposed to Betty Lou and David. After that, the killer got scared. If it was Darlene's husband, his only thought was that he would be the prime suspect. So he panicked. Three blocks from his house, across the street from the police station, he called the police and reported the murders. He also said he was responsible for the other two murders six months before, and hung up. Why would he do that? The first two murders were shocking, and everybody in that area knew about them. He didn't want the police to suspect him, the natural suspect in this type of murder. So he claimed to be the killer of the kids at both places. If the police went on the idea that one psycopath killer was responsible, and if the husband had an airtight alibi for the time when Betty Lou and David were killed, then he couldn't have been responsible for any of them. I don't know if Verne wrote the first letter, or he did. But it solidified the idea that one person was responsible for the two seperate instances. Anybody who followed the case at the time would know this. So then we have the Lake Berryessa murders, which was well planned. Someone had followed the case and made himself a Zodiac costume to hide his identity. But this killing wasn't like the others. The killer tied up his victims and used a knife. And he did it in broad daylight. He was using the Zodiac image of the killer that had been created in the news. To tie them into the others, he wrote the dates of the murders and played off the Tim Holt comic book. Then came Paul Stine, which didn't match any of the others. In that time, letters were written which the Zodiac established his identity, taunted the police, threatened more killings, and included cryptic ciphers to mislead the police. The Cherri Jo Bates murder became known as a possible Zodiac killing, and the writer gladly claimed credit. The more killings, the more locations, the more times, if all tied into one suspect, would essentially disqualify any of the killers (one, two, or three people). Because not one of them could have been in all those places at those times, and that would have provided an alibi. One thing that the writer of the letters could count on, was the fact that he could claim the previous murders and not worry about the real killer stepping forward and saying, "No he didn't. That was me." Because Verne would have just wanted to be forgotten about. And handwriting analysis was not very good at the time. You will notice that some Zodiac letters are sloppy and some are neatly printed. They vary. I wouldn't doubt if the ciphers are all just nonsensical bullshit. The more murders you tie into one person, the more of an airtight alibi you create for yourself. Because, if one person was responsible for all of them, then an alibi for just one would disqualify you as the killer for all of them. Lastly, you have to look at serial killers before and after. Serial killers kill for personal reasons. It something that is very private to them. They usually have one safe spot where they feel comfortable. Ed Gein had his farm and was somewhat of a recluse. The Green River Killer had a remote spot on the Green River. John Wayne Gacy had all of his bodies under his house. Richard NG had the bodies under a remote cabin. Ted Bundy broke this rule, but killed in the same manner as he travelled across country. But the bodies were mostly in one private location. It would probably have really bothered any of them to have their private locations discovered. None of them wrote lettter after letter claiming responsibility for killing. All of them killed by one method. The last thing any of them wanted was to be a suspect, or to be in the spotlight. None of them wrote letters to shame the police. They were all very private people. So, Zodiac strays away from this. It doesn't match the profile of a serial killer. It's not what a serial killer would do, because it's not why a serial killer actually kills. I don't think we will ever know who the killer or killers actually were. Thanks for reading, Matt Brubach
Missing and Murdered Indigenous...Men? Why are there so many missing men and boys from the Yakama reservation? Part 2 of 2.
Missing and murdered indigenous people If you have spent any time reading about true crime, you probably know that American Indian/ Native American women go missing from the United States and Canada at alarming rates. On some reservations, women experience violence and are victims of homicide at 10x the rate of women in other communities. But what about men and boys? Missing and murdered Indigenous boys and men are the forgotten group of this epidemic of violence on tribal land and many families are aching to see the cases of their missing/murdered male loved ones solved. Just like with the missing women, men and boys are going missing at an alarming rate on tribal land, but race is not the only factor. Men (and women) of all ethnicities who live on the Yakama reservation are missing and murdered at disturbing rates. Missing and murdered indigenous people is a complex issue with prejudice and jurisdictional issues playing major roles. If you want to know more about the root of these issues, I suggest “Missing and Murdered” podcast by Indigenous Canadian journalist Connie Walker, who explains the issues much better than I ever could; that podcast is linked below. Today, I want to highlight the stories of some of these men and boys, specifically those missing from the Yakama community. Because there are so many missing people who are practically unknown, I have decided to profile the cases of ALL the men and boys missing from the reservation, regardless of race. This is a companion piece to another write up I completed about missing women and girls from the Yakama reservation. That write up can be found here. If some sections sound similar that is probably why. https://www.reddit.com/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/htvnv6/extensive_write_up_on_missing_and_murdered/ Background Washington state is home to the fifth largest Indian reservation in the United States, the Yakama reservation, which is home to the Klickitat, Palus, Wallawalla, Wenatchi, Whishram, Wanapum, and Yakama people. According to the US Census Bureau, only the Osage, Puyallup (also in Washington state), Navajo, and Choctaw reservations are more populous. The Yakama reservation is located in South Central Washington state, just south of the city of Yakima. Of the 31,000 people who lived on the reservation, 11,000 are enrolled tribal members. Most people who live on the reservation claim Hispanic/Latino, white, or mixed-race descent, but Hispanic is by far the most common ethnic group. There are also small Filipino, Japanese, and Korean communities nearby. The Yakama reservation is located just south of the town of Yakima, Washington, a large farming community of 100,000 people. Apples, cherries, peaches, pears, grapes, and hops are all grown in the dry surrounding region. Harvest time brings thousands of migrant workers to the area, so the population is always in flux. Outside of Yakima is the town of Union Gap (Pop. 8000), which is partially on the reservation, and partially off it. There are two other proper towns on reservation, Toppenish (pop. 8000) and Wapato (pop. 5000). Other small communities such as Satus, Harrah, White Swan, and Granger all boast several hundred residents each. All in all, the Yakama nation consists of 2,200 square miles of sprawling, rural land stretching from south central Washington nearly to the Oregon border. But from this unassuming patch of high desert and grassland, more than 30 Native women have gone missing/were murdered. If we add Native men to the equation, the number jumps to nearly 40 unsolved disappearances, deaths, and murders. If we add the deaths and disappearances of non-native people missing from the reservation, the number grows yet again. Although the land is vast, the tribal population is small. From my estimates over .5% of native people on the reservation are missing or murdered. Like many tribal communities, unemployment and poverty is common, appropriate housing is scare, and according to the tribal council "disregard for the rule of law and general civil unrest" as well as gun violence and substance abuse is common. In 2019 a curfew was instated after a particularly bad shooting. According to the Washington State Patrol, the Yakama nation has the highest percentage of missing people of any Native community in the state, even though they are not the most populous. The FBI created a task force in 2009 to investigate the possibility of serial killer among the Yakama, but the investigation determined that a serial killer was unlikely, but not impossible. This was because the causes of death were so different from victim to victim. The investigation did close 2 cases on the reservation after DNA on both women linked them to a man serving life in an Oregon prison, but the man is not believed to be responsible for any other crimes in the inquiry. Whether a serial killer is loose on tribal land or not, this issue is complex and long standing and demonstrates how much substance abuse, domestic violence, accidents, and random crime affect the native communities in this county at 10x the rate of other communities. Some progress has been made such as state bill 2951 which allows Washington state authorities to track cases and help investigate and search for missing individuals on tribal land. Because tribal lands are usually under federal jurisdiction, state authorities previously were not able to help, despite being more familiar with the area than the FBI. This is only one small step in the right direction and although awareness is growing, the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people will not simply go away. Many people have heard of this epidemic, but few know the names of the victims; today it is time to change that. Below are the profiles of 20 men and boys who are missing, murdered, or who have suffered mysterious deaths. For some of the individuals very little information is available. The list below is not necessarily complete. If you know of other unsolved cases let me know in the comments below. Quick guide: Yakima- large town near, but not on, the reservation Yakama- the tribe and people group NOTE: all cases organized most to least recent. In order to be profiled the cases in this piece must havesomeconnection to the Yakama Indian reservation. This could mean those who lived on the reservation, were last seen on the reservation, are believed to be missing within the confines of reservation, or are of Yakama heritage by birth. Hope that makes sense. Missing Bernard Schieber, 86, of Yakima has not been seen since Aug. 8, 2019, when he left his home in the 2500 block of South 84th Avenue in Yakima. His black, full-size Chevrolet pickup was found a few weeks later in a closed portion of the Yakama Nation reservation. It appears to have been parked normally and not crashed or damaged. When he left his home in the city of Yakima, Bernard had only ¼ tank of gas and no money. He suffers from dementia. Bernard is described as a white male with blue eyes and gray hair. He weighs 190 lbs. and stands 5’ 11” tall. Anyone with any information about Schieber is asked to call the Yakima County Sheriff's Office at 509-574-2500. He is still missing. Josiah “Jo” Michael Hilderbrand aged 25 and his friend 47-year-old Jon Joseph Cleary left southern California in early June 2020 to travel to a Grateful Dead concert at The Gorge a venue in Washington state. Both men were traveling together in a light blue 2004 Honda Civic hybrid when they were last heard from on June 7th, 2019. On June 8th their abandoned burned out car was found 8 miles west of Toppenish in a deserted, rural area of the reservation. The FBI has stated they believe the men are dead but they are officially listed as missing. Josiah Hilderbrand is described as white male, age 25, with light brown wavy hair and blue eyes. He is 5’8” and 165 lbs. He has a neck tattoo. Jon Cleary is a white male, 47 years old, and 6’3” in height weighing 230 lbs. He has brown/gray hair and beard and brown eyes. He usually wears a baseball cap. Remains found August 5th, 2020 near Toppenish may belong to the men. The FBI is handling the case as the men were found on tribal land. The families are offering $35,000 for information that can solve the murders. Even if the remains are those of the “Dead Heads” the crimes of their deaths remain unsolved. Strangely enough Hilderbrand and Cleary died on the same day that a mass shooting occurred in White Swan where two men, Donovan Quinn Carter Cloud and James Dean Cloud, killed five people. The shooters have been convicted in that crime and some have speculated that both crimes are related. This mass shooting was the crime that inspired that reservation-wide curfew to be put into effect. Elias Chief Culps, 25, was last seen in White Swan on Dec. 27, 2018 and has not been heard from since. In 2015 Elias was a witness in a court case about unreasonable searches and seizures and whose jurisdiction should be involved when fugitives are found on tribal land- the outcome of that case is unknown. There is little information available about Elias’ disappearance. Those with information are asked to call the Yakama Nation Police Department at 509-865-2933, case number 19-009167. He is described as a Native American male, 5’6”-5’7” in height and 150-170 lbs. He has brown hair and eyes and a tattoo on his neck. Jose Francisco Canales a 43-year-old father of 7 children was last heard from on July 7, 2018 in Harrah, Washington where he resided with his wife of nineteen years. He was last seen at La Guadalupana (a store in Harrah) on July 6, 2018 where he cashed his paycheck. The next day, July 7th, he called his boss to report that he would not be coming into work that day. This was the last time anyone saw or heard from Canales. He is described as a Hispanic male, 5’7” or 5’8” in height and 145 lbs. with brown hair and eyes. He has a scar on his left hand about 1” in length and a tattoo of a heart on his right arm/shoulder area. He was last seen wearing along-sleeved t-shirt (possibly green), blue jeans, brown sneakers and a blue baseball cap. He has a receding hairline and some gray hairs in his beard. Canales may be driving a gray 1994 Ford Ranger single cab pickup truck with the Washington license plate number B53351T. There may be a green 2018 Polaris 450HO four-wheeler in the bed of the truck; it has the vehicle identification number (VIN) 4XASEA509JA252860. Canales's case remains unsolved. Rolando Gabriel "Gabby" Gutierrez, of Mabton has been missing since Sept. 16, 2017. The 44-year-old was the oldest of six siblings and was close to his family. When his family last heard from him, Gutierrez was in Puerto Peñasco, also known as Rocky Point, a Mexican fishing and resort city on the Gulf of California. He was staying in the area and had weekly phone contact with his family. Gabby was planning to come home for his niece’s birthday in October, but he never made it. One of his sisters worried that Gabby was “wrapped up” in the drug trade. In November 2019, forensic scientists in the Mexican state of Sonora announced that they had recovered 52 bodies and skeletons from a mass grave near Puerto Peñasco. Gabby’s family told an Associated Press reporter that they thought there might be a chance his body was among them, but this is not known for certain. Rolando “Gabby” Gutierrez is described as either a Hispanic or a mixed race (Caucasian/ Hispanic) male who is 5’10” in height and weights 180-260 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes but he shaves his head. He also has a zodiac cancer symbol tattooed on his arm and has pierced nipples. There is currently a go fund me for Gabby’s family so one of his siblings can travel to Mexico to give their DNA for comparison. Mexican authorities are investigating this case. Kristopher Fowler, 34, was last seen Oct. 12, 2016. Fowler, affectionately known as "Sherpa" and “Kris” was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail and had started at the border with Mexico with a goal of completing the 2,800-mile trek to the Canadian border. He was last seen in the White Pass area only a few hundred miles from his destination. Kris was last seen at a convenience store in very rural Yakima county. Kris is described as a white male, 6’2” and 165 lbs. He has blonde hair and beard and blue eyes. He is believed to be lost in the wilderness. His step mother still hopes the body can be recovered some day. Those with information should call the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office at 509-574-2500. Joseph Eric Miranda Jr., 24, has been missing from Granger since May 26, 2016. Reports say Joseph went to his bedroom on May 26, 2016 around 10:30 pm after talking with his father. His mother went to check on him in the morning but he was nowhere to be found. She last saw him late on the evening of May 25, 2016 and initially thought he had gone on a walk never returned. It is unclear if Miranda and his wife also lived at the house with his parents or if he was only staying there. According to one source, Miranda left his wife a note that said he “wouldn’t be seeing her for a while.” Miranda had a bank card and a cellphone with him when he disappeared, but because the cellphone was a government issued phone (a burner phone maybe?) it cannot be pinged. His bank card was last used on May 25th to buy a soda at a gas station and it has never been used again. He left his keys and his car at his parent’s home. There has been some activity on Miranda’s social security card but it is unknown if the user is Miranda or an identity thief. Joseph’s favorite movie is a 2014 film called Wild, about a girl who hikes through the wilderness of the Pacific Crest trail. His family worries he embarked on a similar journey and either got lost of met with foul play. They ask that if Joseph is out there to please contact them so that they know he is alive and well. Joseph is described as a Hispanic male, 5’7” or 5”8 and 180-195 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. Miranda had long hair and a beard at the time of his disappearance and usually wore his hair long but occasionally cut it very short. He wears prescription eyeglasses with silver frames. He has a strawberry birthmark on his chest and a small mole on his upper lip. When last seen he was wearing multi colored swim trunks, a green long-sleeved shirt and superman flip flops. He often wears flip flops, his Rx glasses, and bandanas or hats on his head. If you have seen Miranda or have information please called the Granger PD at 509-854-2656. Chad Nathan Stotz-Gomez, 36 of Union Gap, drifted between homeless camps at the time of his disappearance, but talked to his mother and other family members regularly. He was last seen on July 10th 2015. He has not been seen or heard from since. Some believe that this case is connected to the case of Cody Turner (details below). The same day Stotz-Gomez disappeared, there was shooting at a homeless camp between Yakima and Selah, Washington. The victim, a 36-year-old woman, was injured but the victim has not cooperated with law enforcement and no arrests have been made. Police found Stotz-Gomez's DNA at the shooting scene. Some have speculated that the shooting is connected to the November 2015 murder of Norma Emmerson, who was shot in the head outside East Selah, Washington. Some reports say Norma had information about a homicide committed by her ex-boyfriend, Raven Cutler. Cutler ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Cutler told Cody Turner's mother he'd seen Cody Turner (case below) and Stotz-Gomez together in downtown Yakima, but his information has not been verified. Other witnesses believe that the two men, Turner and Stotz-Gomez, knew each other casually and believe that their disappearances must be related. In the past Stotz-Gomez has lived in New York and Montana and he may have traveled there. At the time of his disappearance, was required to check in weekly with the police. Stotz-Gomez is described as a Hispanic or mixed-race Hispanic/Caucasian male, 5’9” and 180-190 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes and usually wears a beard. He has the following tattoos: barbed wire on his upper left arm, a skull with wings on his right arm, the letters "SUR" on one hand, the number 13 on the other hand, and a small cholo face on his chest. If you have any information please contact the Yakima County Sheriff's Office 509-574-2550. Cody Turner, 24, was last seen July 26, 2015, in Yakima leaving the home he shared with his father and grandparents. Cody had been gone that day with his dog Ariel but arrived at the home in the evening where he ate, showered, and picked up some cigarettes before leaving the house again. He had his cellphone on him but since July 28th, 2015 the phone has gone straight to voicemail. According to some sources Cody was homeless at the time of his disappearance but according to others he lived at his grandparent’s house with his father. Cody has a history of meth usage and his family believes he was using at the time of his disappearance. Despite his drug use, Cody’s family said he usually returned home every evening and talked to his family daily. He does not have a history of dropping out of sight or being out of touch with his family. Cody is described as a white male 5'5 - 5'7, 150 - 170 pounds. He has sandy colored hair and green eyes. He keeps his hair very short and tidy. He sometimes wears facial hair (a goatee and mustache) which he keeps short. Turner's nickname is Cooter. He has two scars, one on his left wrist and one on his abdomen. His ears and tongue are pierced, but he had stopped wearing his earrings and tongue ring prior to his disappearance. Turner has the following tattoos: the name "Natilie" with flames and barbed wire on his right bicep, three skulls with swords going through them on his left bicep, and a tribal stamp on the inside of his upper left arm. Turner has previously fractured his left foot and he smokes cigarettes. His case may be connected to Chad- Stotz Gomez’s case which is why it is included in this piece, even though he has no connection to the reservation. Justin Lee McConville has been missing from Toppenish since sometime in January 2015. He was 24 years old at the time and was last seen on the Yakama reservation, but often travels to Oregon and fishes along the Columbia River. Some sources say he is nomadic and had no permanent address but others say he lives in Toppenish. Justin is described as a Native American male with long brown hair which he wears in a pony tail and brown eyes. McConville has a half-sleeve tattoo of a Native American man, Chief Joseph, on his upper right arm. He also has a tattoo of a tribal fishing design on his left arm and a tattoo of a Native American design on his back. He is 6’0”-6’2” and weights 165 lbs. Yakama Tribal Police are investigating. They can be reached at 509-865-2933. Anthony “Tony” Peters, also known as Anthony Colfax Peters, 56, was last seen in October 2014 at Legends Casino in Toppenish. According to his sister, Peters was homeless at the time, living with relatives or friends or elsewhere when necessary, but he regularly talked to his family and friends. According to his sister, Alfrieda, Tony like many homeless individuals had a complicated life. His temper sometimes got him into trouble, but eventually he always came around. His sister remembers him as a natural born artist who did powwow dancing, beadwork, and drawing for fun. He was also a good singer. In the past, he has been known to travel to other nearby reservations such as the Umatilla or Warm Springs. He has also been known to travel to Seattle. He would drop out of sight from time to time, but never for more than a few weeks. Tony is described as a Native American male with black hair and brown eyes. Peter’s nickname is Tony, and he may use the name Anthony Colfax Peters. He has an overlapped front tooth and one front tooth is missing. He is 5’6” and his weight fluctuates regularly. His missing person case remains open with the Yakama Nation Police Department, number 15-006132. Roland Elton Woodall Sconawah a Yakama by birth was last seen in either Lyle or Dallesport Washington in November, 2013. Both communities lie on the Columbia river in Klickitat county in what was once the land of the Yakama people. Tribal members have fishing rights in the area even though it is not technically on the reservation. This is where Roland was last seen. The 23-year-old was somewhat transient. He went missing under unclear circumstances. Roland is described as a Native American male with brown eyes and black hair. He stands at 5'6 - 5'8, and weighs 140 - 160 pounds. He is sometimes referred to as Roland Sconawah Sam. Klickitat county sheriff’s office 509-773-4545, is investigating. Ira Kennedy YallupSr. was last seen at the Lone Pine fishing site near The Dalles, OR. in May 2010. His family has offered a $1,000 reward for information about his whereabouts. He is a Native male in his 50s with black hair. No other vital statistics are available and he does not even have a Charley Project page. Yakama tribal police are investigating. Francisco Javier Mendoza was 27 years old when he was last seen in the early morning hours of June 8th 1994 leaving a 7-11 convenience store in Toppenish. Francisco was with two friends at the time. Later that morning, the three friends were outside of Toppenish when their car broke down. Francisco apparently went walking in the direction of town in order to get help and vanished into the night. He has never been seen again. Few details are available and his friends’ story is considered suspicious. Francisco is described as a Hispanic male, 5’5” in height weighing 160 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. Mendoza may have a mustache, beard or a goatee. Some agencies may spell his first name "Franciso." He was wearing a white tank top, shorts and sneakers when he was last seen. Toppenish police are investigating, 509-865-4355. Lawrence Jay "Larry" Riegel, 57 of Yakima worked as a carpenter and contract pilot before breaking four vertebrae, and injury that left him disabled. Right before going missing Larry had a surgery on his neck and some sources claim he was in a neck brace. Unable to work, Riegel was collecting disability. The last contact anyone had with Larry took place on Christmas day, 2009. He contacted several relatives and friends including a call to his mother to thank her for some clothes she bought him for the holiday. He was supposed to join his family in Yakima for a belated Christmas dinner on Dec. 26, 2009, but he never showed up or called. Riegel’s family described him as a “chatty Cathy” who talked to just about anyone and had daily phone contact with his friends and family. Riegel’s last phone call took place at approximately 5:30 pm on Christmas day. It is believed that the call was made to Riegel’s tenants who rented a farm from him in Union Gap, a town on the reservation. His tenants owed him $3000 in back rent. Riegel lived with his girlfriend, Ladena Mann before he went missing. Mann claimed that the couple argued on Christmas day and Riegel left the home presumably to go see his tenants. She also claimed that Riegel assaulted her either on Christmas day or on January 4th before disappearing. When Mann tried to report this assault weeks later, she was unable because she had no injuries or proof of violence. Mann used Riegel’s money and EBT card after he disappeared as well as applied for her own EBT card claiming she still lived with Larry. Mann was charged with welfare fraud and perjury, but charges were dropped when she paid back the money and entered a diversion program. In one media interview she claimed that Larry is still alive and that he has “contacted several people” since going missing. She thinks Larry is residing in Idaho or Montana and has accused his family of knowing where he is. Ladena Mann is a person of interest in Larry’s disappearance as are his tenants, the last known people to have spoken to him. Riegel’s family is offering a $25,000 for information in the homicide investigation that leads to his remains. They have billboards all over the Yakima valley asking for information. Larry’s mother, aged 90, still drives around rural areas searching for his body. Riegel is described as a white male with gray hair, a gray mustache, and hazel eyes. He is 6’2” and weights 200 lbs. He has surgical scars on his left knee and a prominent vertical scar on his neck from recent surgery to fix four broken vertebrae. He often wears eyeglasses and he has a limp in his left leg. He is also an alcoholic who frequented neighborhood bars. Yakima Police Department Yakima Police Department (509-576-6573) is investigating. Donnie Sampson, 71, a well-known religious leader, had been serving for eight years on the Tribal Council’s Code of Ethics Committee when he disappeared in the fall of 1994 while hunting elk about 45 miles west of White Swan, near Mt. Adams. Donnie had a heart problem and had been prescribed nitroglycerin as a result. Right before his disappearance, he told his daughter that he (and the ethics committee) “was getting into something that’s going to make everybody mad.” He even went so far to tell her that he would be “making enemies” and that she and the community would hear about his findings soon enough. He had been investigating rumors of corruption in the tribal council and the housing authority before he went missing, but other committee members refused to elaborate on the matter. Donnie’s truck was found Oct. 30, 1994, in the foothills of Mount Adams by volunteer searchers, but searchers found no trace of Sampson. His nitroglycerin, lunch, clothing and three rifles were found in his truck. A fourth rifle he left home with disappeared with him. Donnie’s children say tribal police has done little to investigate the disappearance, which they believe is a result of foul play. For example, his children were never interviewed and his truck was found by volunteers, not official search and rescue. Tribal authorities believe that the elderly Sampson simply got lost while hunting. There are no photos or description of Donnie Sampson available. He does not even have a Charley Project page. Tribal police are investigating. Roland Jack Spencer III disappeared in late May 1984. He was 3 years old when last seen in the area of Knight Lane and Campbell Road in Wapato, although some sources say he was last seen in Toppenish. Roland is presumed to have been abducted by a non-family member, when he was in the yard. Curiously, Roland’s mother died under suspicious circumstances several years earlier (her case is featured in my previous write up). After her death Roland moved in with his great-aunt. Roland is described as a 3-year-old Native American male, with black hair and brown eyes. Roland has a scar on his abdomen. His nickname is Do-Boy and he may go by his middle name, Jack. Roland has some severe medical issues and disabilities. One website explains that Roland experienced brain damage in the womb which lead to his medical issues. Despite his hardships, he was a happy child who loved playing with cars. He is classified as mentally disabled, hard of hearing, and suffers from epilepsy. He takes medication to control his condition and may fall into a coma without it. He can only walk a few steps at a time and has very limited vocabulary and speaking skills. He was last seen wearing corduroy pants, a long sleeved red and white shirt, and tan boots. His was declared legally dead in 2000. Yakama tribal police are investigating, (509) 865-2933. Murdered Darryl Keith Celestine of Zillah, was murdered Sept. 25, 1988, in Wapato. He was found strangled outside his home. Darryl, a Yakama, was only 22 years old at the time. His murder is unsolved. Very little information is available. What happened to these men? Why are so many people missing from such a sparsely populated area? Sources These sources are a good place to start. https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/loved-ones-of-missing-and-murdered-men-and-boys-also-wait-for-answers/article_99d6a596-befe-5860-aa5d-a8fef822725f.html https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/lower_valley/one-year-later-white-swan-quintuple-homicide-suspects-awaiting-trial-law-enforcement-targeting-crime-in/article_4ed98a29-a273-573c-8af1-031fdec6d248.html https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/they-need-closure-families-of-men-who-went-missing-in-yakima-county-ask-for-publics/article_11358e29-b133-5458-9f13-acf4face7abe.html The Charley Project and NAMUS If you are interested in this issue as a whole, I suggest this podcast by Canadian journalist Connie Walker who explains and dives deeply into the issues discussed in the piece. You can listen to the podcast Missing and Murdered here: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/findingcleo/missing-murdered-who-killed-alberta-williams-1.4556030#:~:text=Sparked%20by%20a%20chilling%20tip,in%20British%20Columbia%20in%201989. If you are interested in the cases of other missing Native Americans, my write ups on the Teekah Lewis and Bryce Herda cases can be found here on my reddit profile. https://www.reddit.com/useQuirky-Motor
By combining the average scores from IMDb, Letterboxd, Rotten Tomatoes & Metacritic, and then fine-tuning the results with data from Letterboxd, iCheckMovies, TSPDT?, TMDb and IMDb, I was able to come up with the 1001 'GREATEST' MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
In 2015, I created a list titled, “Top10ner’s 1001 'Greatest' Movies of All Time” and many of you seemed to enjoy it and still use it today so I thought it was about time that I updated it.. The original 2015 thread can be found here as well as the initial update for those curious about the algorithm. Basically I started off by gathering ratings from IMDB (UseCritic Average), Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer, Critic Average) & (Audience Score, User Average), Metacritic (Critic Average, User Average) and Letterboxd (User Average). Each site’s average rating was then weighted so that no site’s ratings were favoured above the rest. The next step was to make sure that each film was treated equally. Rather than eliminating films that had little votes, I opted to alter these films score by carefully deducting points depending on how many people have seen it, and therefore voted on it. I then finally put the list through a final adjustment, where I applied aspects such as critical reception (# of official lists movie is in), audience reception and overall likability/popularity. These figures were determined using sources such as iCheckmovies, Letterboxd and TSPDT?. I've created the following lists for both Letterboxd and iCheckMovies, as well as a Google spreadsheet where you can check out the full list and search for particular films easier. Letterboxd - 2020 Edition: Top10ner’s 1001 ‘Greatest’ Movies of All Time IMDb - 2020 Edition: Top10ner’s 1001 ‘Greatest’ Movies of All Time iCheckMovies - 2020 Edition: Top10ner’s 1001 ‘Greatest’ Movies of All Time Google Spreadsheet - 2020 Edition: Top10ner’s 1001 ‘Greatest’ Movies of All Time ANYWAY, here is the 1001 ‘Greatest’ Movies of All Time. Enjoy! (NOTE: Could only include the first 750 movies due character limit)
RANK
TITLE
YEAR
DIRECTOR
1
The Godfather
1972
Francis Ford Coppola
2
The Godfather: Part II
1974
Francis Ford Coppola
3
Seven Samurai
1954
Akira Kurosawa
4
Pulp Fiction
1994
Quentin Tarantino
5
12 Angry Men
1957
Sidney Lumet
6
Spirited Away
2001
Hayao Miyazaki
7
Schindler's List
1993
Steven Spielberg
8
Casablanca
1942
Michael Curtiz
9
Psycho
1960
Alfred Hitchcock
10
Goodfellas
1990
Martin Scorsese
11
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
David Lean
12
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
Sergio Leone
13
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
14
City Lights
1931
Charlie Chaplin
15
Sunset Boulevard
1950
Billy Wilder
16
Apocalypse Now
1979
Francis Ford Coppola
17
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Frank Darabont
18
Rear Window
1954
Alfred Hitchcock
19
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Irvin Kershner
20
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
Stanley Kubrick
21
Citizen Kane
1941
Orson Welles
22
M
1931
Fritz Lang
23
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
Miloš Forman
24
Vertigo
1958
Alfred Hitchcock
25
The Dark Knight
2008
Christopher Nolan
26
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
Jonathan Demme
27
Modern Times
1936
Charles Chaplin
28
Star Wars - A New Hope
1977
George Lucas
29
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
Stanley Kubrick
30
Come and See
1985
Elem Klimov
31
Bicycle Thieves
1948
Vittorio De Sica
32
Tokyo Story
1953
Yasujirō Ozu
33
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Frank Capra
34
Rashomon
1950
Akira Kurosawa
35
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
Sergio Leone
36
Taxi Driver
1976
Martin Scorsese
37
Ikiru
1952
Akira Kurosawa
38
Metropolis
1927
Fritz Lang
39
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928
Carl Theodor Dreyer
40
Alien
1979
Ridley Scott
41
The Third Man
1949
Carol Reed
42
All About Eve
1950
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
43
Fanny and Alexander
1982
Ingmar Bergman
44
Chinatown
1974
Roman Polanski
45
City of God
2002
Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund
46
Double Indemnity
1944
Billy Wilder
47
Paths of Glory
1957
Stanley Kubrick
48
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Steven Spielberg
49
Andrei Rublev
1966
Andrei Tarkovsky
50
The Apartment
1960
Billy Wilder
51
Harakiri
1962
Masaki Kobayashi
52
Parasite
2019
Bong Joon-ho
53
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Peter Jackson
54
The 400 Blows
1959
François Truffaut
55
Stalker
1979
Andrei Tarkovsky
56
Some Like It Hot
1959
Billy Wilder
57
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927
F.W. Murnau
58
Pan's Labyrinth
2006
Guillermo del Toro
59
Ran
1985
Akira Kurosawa
60
Sherlock, Jr.
1924
Buster Keaton
61
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
Peter Jackson
62
The Night of the Hunter
1955
Charles Laughton
63
A Separation
2011
Asghar Farhadi
64
Grave of the Fireflies
1988
Isao Takahata
65
North by Northwest
1959
Alfred Hitchcock
66
Persona
1966
Ingmar Bergman
67
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
Michel Gondry
68
Back to the Future
1985
Robert Zemeckis
69
The Battle of Algiers
1966
Gillo Pontecorvo
70
Toy Story
1995
John Lasseter
71
Raging Bull
1980
Martin Scorsese
72
8½ (Eight and a Half)
1963
Federico Fellini
73
Saving Private Ryan
1998
Steven Spielberg
74
On the Waterfront
1954
Elia Kazan
75
The Shining
1980
Stanley Kubrick
76
Three Colors: Red
1994
Krzysztof Kieślowski
77
The Great Dictator
1940
Charles Chaplin
78
The Wizard of Oz
1939
Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn…
79
The Wages of Fear
1953
Henri-Georges Clouzot
80
In the Mood for Love
2000
Wong Kar-wai
81
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
Rodney Rothman, Peter Ramsey…
82
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
John Huston
83
The Seventh Seal
1957
Ingmar Bergman
84
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Peter Jackson
85
The Red Shoes
1948
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
86
The General
1926
Clyde Bruckman & Buster Keaton
87
The Gold Rush
1925
Charles Chaplin
88
Touch of Evil
1958
Orson Welles
89
WALL-E
2008
Andrew Stanton
90
Aliens
1986
James Cameron
91
Wild Strawberries
1957
Ingmar Bergman
92
Paris Texas
1984
Wim Wenders
93
A Clockwork Orange
1971
Stanley Kubrick
94
La Grande Illusion
1937
Jean Renoir
95
There Will Be Blood
2007
Paul Thomas Anderson
96
Amadeus
1984
Miloš Forman
97
Annie Hall
1977
Woody Allen
98
Whiplash
2014
Damien Chazelle
99
Pather Panchali
1955
Satyajit Ray
100
Cinema Paradiso
1988
Giuseppe Tornatore
101
It Happened One Night
1934
Frank Capra
102
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
David Lean
103
The Lives of Others
2006
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
104
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
James Cameron
105
Blade Runner
1982
Ridley Scott
106
Yojimbo
1961
Akira Kurosawa
107
Ugetsu
1953
Kenji Mizoguchi
108
Reservoir Dogs
1992
Quentin Tarantino
109
Memento
2000
Christopher Nolan
110
Princess Mononoke
1997
Hayao Miyazaki
111
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
George Miller
112
The Pianist
2002
Roman Polanski
113
Wings of Desire
1987
Wim Wenders
114
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920
Robert Wiene
115
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
William Wyler
116
Inception
2010
Christopher Nolan
117
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
118
Fargo
1996
Joel & Ethan Coen
119
La Dolce Vita
1960
Federico Fellini
120
Oldboy
2003
Chan-wook Park
121
Nights of Cabiria
1957
Federico Fellini
122
Toy Story 3
2010
Lee Unkrich
123
Children of Paradise
1945
Marcel Carné
124
Gone with the Wind
1939
Victor Fleming,George Cukor...
125
Jaws
1975
Steven Spielberg
126
Das Boot
1981
Wolfgang Petersen
127
High and Low
1963
Akira Kurosawa
128
The Mirror
1975
Andrei Tarkovsky
129
L.A. Confidential
1997
Curtis Hanson
130
Unforgiven
1992
Clint Eastwood
131
Amelie
2001
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
132
My Neighbor Totoro
1988
Hayao Miyazaki
133
Barry Lyndon
1975
Stanley Kubrick
134
Le Samouraï
1967
Jean-Pierre Melville
135
Ordet
1955
Carl Theodor Dreyer
136
To Be or Not to Be
1942
Ernst Lubitsch
137
No Country for Old Men
2007
Joel & Ethan Coen
138
Solaris
1972
Andrei Tarkovsky
139
Coco
2017
Lee Unkrich
140
Your Name.
2016
Makoto Shinkai
141
Fight Club
1999
David Fincher
142
The Maltese Falcon
1941
John Huston
143
The Kid
1921
Charles Chaplin
144
Woman in the Dunes
1964
Hiroshi Teshigahara
145
Se7en
1995
David Fincher
146
Do the Right Thing
1989
Spike Lee
147
The Rules of the Game
1939
Jean Renoir
148
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
1972
Werner Herzog
149
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
John Ford
150
La Haine
1995
Mathieu Kassovitz
151
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Sergio Leone
152
Throne of Blood
1957
Akira Kurosawa
153
Notorious
1946
Alfred Hitchcock
154
Badlands
1973
Terrence Malick
155
A Man Escaped
1956
Robert Bresson
156
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Stuart Rosenberg
157
Rosemary's Baby
1968
Roman Polanski
158
Before Sunrise
1995
Richard Linklater
159
The Lion King
1994
Roger Allers & Rob Minkoff
160
Before Sunset
2004
Richard Linklater
161
Rebecca
1940
Alfred Hitchcock
162
La strada
1954
Federico Fellini
163
Duck Soup
1933
Leo McCarey
164
The Deer Hunter
1978
Michael Cimino
165
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
Kenji Mizoguchi
166
The Philadelphia Story
1940
George Cukor
167
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
John Ford
168
Die Hard
1988
John McTiernan
169
Brazil
1985
Terry Gilliam
170
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
Alexander Mackendrick
171
The Departed
2006
Martin Scorsese
172
Three Colors: Blue
1993
Krzysztof Kieślowski
173
The Last Picture Show
1971
Peter Bogdanovich
174
Rome, Open City
1945
Roberto Rossellini
175
Up
2009
Pete Docter & Bob Peterson
176
The Princess Bride
1987
Rob Reiner
177
Breathless
1960
Jean-Luc Godard
178
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
Sidney Lumet
179
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
Robert Hamer
180
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Robert Mulligan
181
Chungking Express
1994
Wong Kar-wai
182
The Conversation
1974
Francis Ford Coppola
183
Rio Bravo
1959
Howard Hawks
184
Full Metal Jacket
1987
Stanley Kubrick
185
The Handmaiden
2016
Chan-wook Park
186
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
187
A Woman Under the Influence
1974
John Cassavetes
188
All the President's Men
1976
Alan J. Pakula
189
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2019
Céline Sciamma
190
The Matrix
1999
Lilly & Lana Wachowski
191
12 Years a Slave
2013
Steve McQueen
192
Brief Encounter
1945
David Lean
193
Shoplifters
2018
Hirokazu Kore-eda
194
American Beauty
1999
Sam Mendes
195
His Girl Friday
1940
Howard Hawks
196
The Usual Suspects
1995
Bryan Singer
197
The Graduate
1967
Mike Nichols
198
Jurassic Park
1993
Steven Spielberg
199
Memories of Murder
2003
Bong Joon-ho
200
King Kong
1933
Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
201
Inside Out
2015
Pete Docter
202
Yi yi
2000
Edward Yang
203
Raise the Red Lantern
1991
Zhang Yimou
204
Rififi
1955
Jules Dassin
205
Blue Velvet
1986
David Lynch
206
Army of Shadows
1969
Jean-Pierre Melville
207
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Rob Reiner
208
The Wild Bunch
1969
Sam Peckinpah
209
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
Billy Wilder
210
Battleship Potemkin
1925
Sergei M. Eisenstein
211
Strangers on a Train
1951
Alfred Hitchcock
212
The Searchers
1956
John Ford
213
The Big Lebowski
1998
Joel & Ethan Coen
214
Nosferatu
1922
F.W. Murnau
215
Network
1976
Sidney Lumet
216
The Hustler
1961
Robert Rossen
217
The Exterminating Angel
1962
Luis Buñuel
218
Days of Heaven
1978
Terrence Malick
219
Finding Nemo
2003
Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich
220
Heat
1995
Michael Mann
221
The Great Escape
1963
John Sturges
222
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Elia Kazan
223
Diabolique
1955
Henri-Georges Clouzot
224
The Sting
1973
George Roy Hill
225
Night of the Living Dead
1968
George A. Romero
226
The Thing
1982
John Carpenter
227
Mulholland Drive
2001
David Lynch
228
The Conformist
1970
Bernardo Bertolucci
229
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Wes Anderson
230
A Brighter Summer Day
1991
Edward Yang
231
Monty Python's Life of Brian
1979
Terry Jones
232
Umberto D.
1952
Vittorio De Sica
233
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966
Mike Nichols
234
Stagecoach
1939
John Ford
235
Beauty and the Beast
1991
Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
236
The Big Sleep
1946
Howard Hawks
237
Inglourious Basterds
2009
Quentin Tarantino
238
Viridiana
1961
Luis Buñuel
239
Incendies
2010
Denis Villeneuve
240
The Terminator
1984
James Cameron
241
Bride of Frankenstein
1935
James Whale
242
Sullivan's Travels
1941
Preston Sturges
243
Playtime
1967
Jacques Tati
244
Ivan's Childhood
1962
Andrei Tarkovsky
245
Life Is Beautiful
1997
Roberto Benigni
246
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
George Roy Hill
247
Manhattan
1979
Woody Allen
248
Trainspotting
1996
Danny Boyle
249
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
Lewis Milestone
250
The Young and the Damned
1950
Luis Buñuel
251
The Elephant Man
1980
David Lynch
252
All About My Mother
1999
Pedro Almodóvar
253
Le Trou
1960
Jacques Becker
254
The Leopard
1963
Luchino Visconti
255
Laura
1944
Otto Preminger
256
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Alfred Hitchcock
257
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Frank Capra
258
Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959
Alain Resnais
259
Bringing Up Baby
1938
Howard Hawks
260
Out of the Past
1947
Jacques Tourneur
261
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Otto Preminger
262
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000
Ang Lee
263
L'avventura
1960
Michelangelo Antonioni
264
Beauty and the Beast
1946
Jean Cocteau
265
The Hunt
2012
Thomas Vinterberg
266
Forrest Gump
1994
Robert Zemeckis
267
Ace in the Hole
1951
Billy Wilder
268
Late Spring
1949
Yasujirō Ozu
269
The Celebration
1998
Thomas Vinterberg
270
Au Revoir Les Enfants
1987
Louis Malle
271
Spotlight
2015
Tom McCarthy
272
Roman Holiday
1953
William Wyler
273
Amour
2012
Michael Haneke
274
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
1974
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
275
Paddington 2
2017
Paul King
276
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
277
The French Connection
1971
William Friedkin
278
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972
Luis Buñuel
279
High Noon
1952
Fred Zinnemann
280
Akira
1988
Katsuhiro Otomo
281
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007
Cristian Mungiu
282
Ben-Hur
1959
William Wyler
283
Let the Right One In
2008
Tomas Alfredson
284
Nashville
1975
Robert Altman
285
Room
2015
Lenny Abrahamson
286
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Michael Curtiz & William Keighley
287
Jules and Jim
1962
François Truffaut
288
Good Will Hunting
1997
Gus Van Sant
289
Young Frankenstein
1974
Mel Brooks
290
White Heat
1949
Raoul Walsh
291
Short Term 12
2013
Destin Cretton
292
The Killing
1956
Stanley Kubrick
293
In a Lonely Place
1950
Nicholas Ray
294
Frankenstein
1931
James Whale
295
Secrets & Lies
1996
Mike Leigh
296
Django Unchained
2012
Quentin Tarantino
297
Call Me by Your Name
2017
Luca Guadagnino
298
Magnolia
1999
Paul Thomas Anderson
299
Being There
1979
Hal Ashby
300
The Manchurian Candidate
1962
John Frankenheimer
301
Paper Moon
1973
Peter Bogdanovich
302
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
Ernst Lubitsch
303
Halloween
1978
John Carpenter
304
The World of Apu
1959
Satyajit Ray
305
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
2003
Kim Ki-duk
306
L'Atalante
1934
Jean Vigo
307
The Iron Giant
1999
Brad Bird
308
The Exorcist
1973
William Friedkin
309
Amores Perros
2000
Alejandro González Iñárritu
310
Central Station
1998
Walter Salles
311
Bonnie and Clyde
1967
Arthur Penn
312
Persepolis
2007
Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
313
The Best of Youth
2003
Marco Tullio Giordana
314
The Spirit of the Beehive
1973
Víctor Erice
315
Z
1969
Costa-Gavras
316
Underground
1995
Emir Kusturica
317
The Killer
1989
John Woo
318
Kes
1969
Ken Loach
319
Moonlight
2016
Barry Jenkins
320
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
Hayao Miyazaki
321
Her
2013
Spike Jonze
322
Requiem for a Dream
2000
Darren Aronofsky
323
The Truman Show
1998
Peter Weir
324
The Incredibles
2004
Brad Bird
325
Cries and Whispers
1972
Ingmar Bergman
326
Stand by Me
1986
Rob Reiner
327
Before Midnight
2013
Richard Linklater
328
Groundhog Day
1993
Harold Ramis
329
Little Women
2019
Greta Gerwig
330
The Social Network
2010
David Fincher
331
The Right Stuff
1983
Philip Kaufman
332
Get Out
2017
Jordan Peele
333
It's Such a Beautiful Day
2012
Don Hertzfeldt
334
Boogie Nights
1997
Paul Thomas Anderson
335
Fantasia
1940
Samuel Armstrong, James Algar...
336
Black Narcissus
1947
Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
337
Midnight Cowboy
1969
John Schlesinger
338
Children of Men
2006
Alfonso Cuarón
339
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Steven Spielberg
340
Toy Story 2
1999
John Lasseter
341
Leon: The Professional
1994
Luc Besson
342
Cabaret
1972
Bob Fosse
343
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007
Julian Schnabel
344
Ratatouille
2007
Brad Bird
345
The Cranes Are Flying
1957
Mikhail Kalatozov
346
Day for Night
1973
François Truffaut
347
Withnail & I
1987
Bruce Robinson
348
Safety Last!
1923
Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor
349
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1964
Jacques Demy
350
Shaun of the Dead
2004
Edgar Wright
351
Song of the Sea
2014
Tomm Moore
352
Scarface
1983
Brian De Palma
353
Harold and Maude
1971
Hal Ashby
354
Platoon
1986
Oliver Stone
355
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
Henry Selick
356
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Steven Spielberg
357
Talk to Her
2002
Pedro Almodóvar
358
Wild Tales
2014
Damián Szifrón
359
Close-Up
1990
Abbas Kiarostami
360
Time of the Gypsies
1988
Emir Kusturica
361
Mary and Max
2009
Adam Elliot
362
The Return
2003
Andrey Zvyagintsev
363
Logan
2017
James Mangold
364
For a Few Dollars More
1965
Sergio Leone
365
A Prophet
2009
Jacques Audiard
366
La La Land
2016
Damien Chazelle
367
The Sound of Music
1965
Robert Wise
368
The King of Comedy
1982
Martin Scorsese
369
The Big Heat
1953
Fritz Lang
370
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Norman Jewison
371
Amarcord
1973
Federico Fellini
372
A Night at the Opera
1935
Sam Wood
373
Repulsion
1965
Roman Polanski
374
Freaks
1932
Tod Browning
375
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966
Robert Bresson
376
Downfall
2004
Oliver Hirschbiegel
377
Lost in Translation
2003
Sofia Coppola
378
Belle de Jour
1967
Luis Buñuel
379
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962
Robert Aldrich
380
The Circus
1928
Charles Chaplin
381
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois
382
Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989
Woody Allen
383
Breaking the Waves
1996
Lars von Trier
384
Brokeback Mountain
2005
Ang Lee
385
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928
Buster Keaton & Charles Reisner
386
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000
Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky
387
Greed
1924
Erich von Stroheim
388
Roma
2018
Alfonso Cuarón
389
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Leo McCarey
390
The Lady Eve
1941
Preston Sturges
391
The Straight Story
1999
David Lynch
392
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997
Kazuya Tsurumaki & Hideaki Anno
393
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Steven Spielberg
394
Peeping Tom
1960
Michael Powell
395
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009
Juan José Campanella
396
Cleo from 5 to 7
1962
Agnès Varda
397
Aladdin
1992
Ron Clements & John Musker
398
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
Luchino Visconti
399
Hannah and Her Sisters
1986
Woody Allen
400
My Darling Clementine
1946
John Ford
401
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Joe & Anthony Russo
402
Infernal Affairs
2002
Alan Mak & Andrew Lau
403
Patton
1970
Franklin J. Schaffner
404
Mary Poppins
1964
Robert Stevenson
405
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Pete Docter
406
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
Taika Waititi
407
Children of Heaven
1997
Majid Majidi
408
Last Year at Marienbad
1961
Alain Resnais
409
Sanjuro
1962
Akira Kurosawa
410
1917
2019
Sam Mendes
411
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Joe & Anthony Russo
412
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
2013
Isao Takahata
413
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2017
Martin McDonagh
414
Through a Glass Darkly
1961
Ingmar Bergman
415
The Thin Man
1934
W.S. Van Dyke
416
American History X
1998
Tony Kaye
417
Knives Out
2019
Rian Johnson
418
Orpheus
1950
Jean Cocteau
419
Evil Dead II
1987
Sam Raimi
420
Airplane!
1980
Jim Abrahams, Jerry & David Zucker
421
Red River
1948
Howard Hawks & Arthur Rosson
422
Rope
1948
Alfred Hitchcock
423
Y tu mamá también
2001
Alfonso Cuarón
424
Million Dollar Baby
2004
Clint Eastwood
425
Pickpocket
1959
Robert Bresson
426
Being John Malkovich
1999
Spike Jonze
427
The Cameraman
1928
Buster Keaton & Edward Sedgwick
428
Satantango
1994
Béla Tarr
429
Hard Boiled
1992
John Woo
430
Naked
1993
Mike Leigh
431
The Double Life of Veronique
1991
Krzysztof Kieślowski
432
Arrival
2016
Denis Villeneuve
433
Rushmore
1998
Wes Anderson
434
Sing Street
2016
John Carney
435
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Nicholas Ray
436
The Lady Vanishes
1938
Alfred Hitchcock
437
The Last Laugh
1924
F.W. Murnau
438
The Green Mile
1999
Frank Darabont
439
Vivre Sa Vie
1962
Jean-Luc Godard
440
Spartacus
1960
Stanley Kubrick
441
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Richard Lester
442
Autumn Sonata
1978
Ingmar Bergman
443
Ghostbusters
1984
Ivan Reitman
444
The Hidden Fortress
1958
Akira Kurosawa
445
Capernaum
2018
Nadine Labaki
446
Mommy
2014
Xavier Dolan
447
Le Cercle Rouge
1970
Jean-Pierre Melville
448
Down by Law
1986
Jim Jarmusch
449
Stalag 17
1953
Billy Wilder
450
Boyhood
2014
Richard Linklater
451
Trouble in Paradise
1932
Ernst Lubitsch
452
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
Stanley Kramer
453
Casino
1995
Martin Scorsese
454
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
Robert Altman
455
The Prestige
2006
Christopher Nolan
456
The Irishman
2019
Martin Scorsese
457
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Denis Villeneuve
458
Faust
1926
F.W. Murnau
459
Marriage Story
2019
Noah Baumbach
460
Fireworks
1997
Takeshi Kitano
461
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983
Richard Marquand
462
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
Hayao Miyazaki
463
Goldfinger
1964
Guy Hamilton
464
Gangs of Wasseypur
2012
Anurag Kashyap
465
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1937
David Hand
466
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
Don Siegel
467
Top Hat
1935
Mark Sandrich
468
The King's Speech
2010
Tom Hooper
469
Farewell My Concubine
1993
Chen Kaige
470
The Breakfast Club
1985
John Hughes
471
Wolf Children
2012
Mamoru Hosoda
472
The Sixth Sense
1999
M. Night Shyamalan
473
Boyz n the Hood
1991
John Singleton
474
In the Name of the Father
1993
Jim Sheridan
475
Gladiator
2000
Ridley Scott
476
The Phantom Carriage
1921
Victor Sjöström
477
Dead Poets Society
1989
Peter Weir
478
What We Do in the Shadows
2014
Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi
479
The Birds
1963
Alfred Hitchcock
480
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
Wes Anderson
481
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
Sergio Leone
482
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Quentin Tarantino
483
Manchester by the Sea
2016
Kenneth Lonergan
484
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
Robert Zemeckis
485
Almost Famous
2000
Cameron Crowe
486
Lady Bird
2017
Greta Gerwig
487
To Have and Have Not
1944
Howard Hawks
488
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
Hayao Miyazaki
489
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Quentin Tarantino
490
Eyes Without a Face
1960
Georges Franju
491
Blazing Saddles
1974
Mel Brooks
492
The Sacrifice
1986
Andrei Tarkovsky
493
The 39 Steps
1935
Alfred Hitchcock
494
Donnie Darko
2001
Richard Kelly
495
Gone Girl
2014
David Fincher
496
Eraserhead
1977
David Lynch
497
Hero
2002
Zhang Yimou
498
Ghost in the Shell
1995
Mamoru Oshii
499
Miller's Crossing
1990
Joel & Ethan Coen
500
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
Vincente Minnelli
501
Great Expectations
1946
David Lean
502
Contempt
1963
Jean-Luc Godard
503
Scarface
1932
Howard Hawks
504
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In 1982, two women disappear together in South Lake Tahoe, CA. Five and six months later, their bodies are discovered—but it seems they died only weeks ago. What happened to Julie Schossow and Marilyn Putt?
I searched Reddit and was surprised not to see a writeup of this case, particularly when it has been mentioned with serial killers including Leonard Lake and Zodiac (although, IMO, both seem unlikely suspects). Much of the accessible coverage (e.g., from the El Dorado DA) lacks details about the circumstances of their disappearance. I apologize in advance that this isn’t the smoothest writeup, but I’m trying to weave together details from a couple of different sources into a cohesive and accurate account. The Disappearance Julie Schossow, 25, and Marilyn Putt, 27, were close friends. They had both worked as blackjack dealers at the Harrah's Casino in South Lake Tahoe, on the border of Nevada and California, since May 1980. Marilyn had a 5-year-old son, Jason, and they had lived in a rented house at 725 Los Angeles Avenue since October 1981. The Putts shared the house with a roommate, Colleen Gore, who often helped take care of Jason. Schossow was in between apartments and temporarily living in the home as well. Neighbors recalled there were often many cars at the house, although there weren’t wild or noisy parties there. Jason was often seen playing in the snow with other neighborhood children. On January 12, 1982, Schossow and Putt had both worked at Harrah’s and then returned home after their shift. What is known about the intervening hours seems to come largely from their roommate, Colleen Gore. Schossow and Putt told Gore they were going “to party,” and at approximately 1 AM, a car horn sounded outside of the house and the women left. Both victims were seen drinking together at the Rendezvous Bar inside Harrah’s and leaving a bar with some men that evening, however I do not know if this happened before they returned home or after they went out again to party. Colleen told police that sometime during the night, Schossow came back to pick up her car. Putt called 11 hours later (unclear if this is at noon on January 13, or 11 hours after Schossow returned for the car) and said they had “met a couple of rich guys” and were headed to Sacramento or San Francisco. Putt asked Gore to babysit her son. Gore did not report the women missing for four days. This would have been approximately January 17. On February 2, police found Schossow’s brown Honda in the Harrah’s parking lot, covered in snow and with flat tires. Police said this indicated the car had been there since the day the women went missing, January 13. (What is mystifying is why the police knew the women were missing since January 17, knew Schossow’s car was missing, and knew both women worked at Harrah’s—yet apparently didn’t check that parking lot until February 2.) Note this interesting passage in an article from February 18, 1982, in the Reno Gazette-Journal: “The neighbors and some of the women’s co-workers from Harrah’s are reluctant to talk about Putt and Schossow. One Los Angeles Avenue woman said she was worried about retribution from the ‘two men the girls were with that night,’ and the Harrah’s workers have been ordered by casino officials not to talk about the missing dealers.” Discovery of the Bodies On June 6, 1982, almost six months later, the body of Marilyn Putt was discovered in the South Fork of the American River, one mile west of an area known as Chili Bar off of Highway 193. Her body was nude and had been weighted down with chains and binding material and the cause of death appears to be ligature strangulation, with the time of death being estimated at 6-8 weeks prior to her body being found. One month later, on July 9, 1982, the body of Julie Schossow was discovered also in the South Fork of the American River, approximately 150 yards from where Marilyn Putt's body had been discovered. She had a cord tightly wrapped around her neck two times and the coroner could not rule out the fact that she may have been bound together with Marilyn Putt. The cause of death appears to be ligature strangulation, with the time of death being estimated at 6-8 weeks prior to her body being found. Given the discrepancy between the time the women went missing and the estimated time of death, it is believed that the women were held captive for approximately three months, believed to be somewhere in between South Lake Tahoe and Placerville. Other events or potential leads *Notably, another woman, Debney Lynn Lobanoff, 28, went missing not long before these women in December 1981. Her nude body was found floating in the Slab Creek Reservoir on July 3, 1982, in between the discoveries of Putt’s and Schossow’s bodies and approximately 7.5 miles upstream. According to her husband, Debney left with two “biker-type” men. This case also remains unsolved. *In 2016, the El Dorado District Attorney’s Office launched a campaign to revive this cold case and made a specific request: “If there’s anyone out there that’s directly involved with or associated with the Church of Scientology in South Lake Tahoe, you may or may not know you have information that could be helpful, so please contact us.” The DA’s website further notes, “Although not a member herself, Marilyn Putt was closely associated with several leading members of the Church of Scientology.” *In February this year, the El Dorado DA’s office announced they had used genetic genealogy databases to identify Joseph Holt, a local real estate worker, as the man who kidnapped and killed a woman, Brynn Rainey, in 1977 and a teenaged girl, Carol Andersen, in 1979. Rainey was last seen at a bar just before her 2 AM shift at a South Lake Tahoe Casino; her body was found in a shallow grave and her cause of death was believed to be strangulation or suffocation. Andersen disappeared on her way home from a party near a South Lake Tahoe ski resort. Her body was found dumped by the side of the road a few miles away; she had been bound and strangled. Unfortunately, justice evaded Holt as he died in 2014. Questions --How is it that the women weren’t reported missing for so many days? January 13, 1982, was a Wednesday—it seems, especially during ski season, that it’s unlikely that both of them would have had multiple consecutive days off of work and over a weekend, but it appears that no one (Harrah’s or the roommate) reported the women missing until Saturday or Sunday. --The quotation from the anonymous neighbor is also odd—why would they be worried about retribution? Were these two men known to locals, but perhaps not to the women? Although they had both been there for some time, they were both transplants. --Were they held captive for months, or is there another explanation for the discrepancy in between their date of disappearance and apparent times of death? --Why is the DA currently inquiring about the Church of Scientology? --Holt’s MO doesn’t sound dissimilar from the circumstances of Putt and Schossow’s case except that evidence is pointing towards two men. Could Holt have had or later taken on a partner? It’s interesting to note that he worked in real estate given it appears the women were held captive. What do you think happened to Julie and Marilyn? Sources Julie Schossow & Marilyn Putt’s case info: https://www.eldoradocoldcase.com/victim/index.html?NewsID=45648 https://blog.edcda.com/2016/07/07/1982-cold-case-homicide-revisited-marilyn-putt-and-julie-schossow/ Brief video by the El Dorado County Cold Case Task Force about the case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO5PxH6rFeE Debney Lobanoff: https://www.eldoradocoldcase.com/victim/index.html?NewsID=45649 https://newspaperarchive.com/placerville-mountain-democrat-apr-18-1984-p-16/ Joseph Holt case: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/investigators-solve-1970s-cold-cases-with-emerging-dna-technique-today-2019-02-25/?fbclid=IwAR1CfHq6zwmNSTPPVpnnPp6D517L9zU3RG_RqvlakgaSL6tdWmxz161BzNI https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Two-decades-old-El-Dorado-County-cold-cases-solved-506390741.html Other sources: https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/06/08/cold-case-murders-reopened-with-questions-for-church-of-scientology/ https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article88292277.html https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/information-sought-in-1982-south-lake-tahoe-killings/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=9776368&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE0OTY1OTIwNCwiaWF0IjoxNTYxNDc5MjI5LCJleHAiOjE1NjE1NjU2Mjl9.jK1hrxhcfwdV9JM0ox6wUKsOQObiUm7g1tniwDtNL3E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9556461/julie_schossow1/
[NA] Completely updated the CinemaScore discussion!
What is CinemaScore and how are the ratings determined? It is a Las Vegas research firm that surveys audiences from different cities about their viewing experience off of a paper given by CinemaScore employees themselves. There are 25 cities all across the North American region where these surveys are handed out, but only 5 are chosen to actually implement their data from each week for each new wide release. For this set of data, I have compiled 3,177 films that have attained a CinemaScore. I will go through each score and determine the best and worst performances of a film that has received that score. Let's begin.
A+
The almighty score that is worn as a badge of honor. A relatively difficult score to achieve as we look at 69 films since its lifetime. Of every film that has reached this score, 40/69, or 57.9% have reached $100 million domestic with 62/69, or 89.85% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 6.27. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Schindler's List
$96,065,768
$4,703,730
20.42
12/15/1993
R
Dances with Wolves
$184,208,848
$9,491,623
19.41
11/9/1990
PG-13
Titanic
$658,672,302
$35,455,673
18.58
12/19/1997
PG-13
Beauty and the Beast
$218,967,620
$12,239,650
17.89
11/15/1991
G
Driving Miss Daisy
$106,593,296
$6,494,882
16.41
12/15/1989
PG
Forrest Gump
$330,252,182
$24,450,602
13.51
7/6/1994
PG-13
Die Hard
$83,008,852
$7,105,514
11.68
7/15/1988
R
Aladdin
$217,350,219
$19,289,073
11.27
11/13/1992
G
Dead Poets Society
$95,860,116
$9,102,459
10.53
6/2/1989
PG
When Harry Met Sally...
$92,823,546
$8,846,522
10.49
7/14/1989
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Avengers: Endgame
$824,365,940
$357,115,007
2.31
4/26/2019
PG-13
Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman
$50,633,099
$21,905,089
2.31
2/25/2005
PG-13
The Best Man Holiday
$70,525,195
$30,107,555
2.34
11/15/2013
R
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?
$55,204,525
$21,353,789
2.59
10/12/2007
PG-13
Patriots Day
$31,886,361
$11,613,765
2.75
12/21/2016
R
Unplanned
$18,105,038
$6,382,298
2.84
3/29/2019
R
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
$261,988,482
$88,357,488
2.97
11/15/2002
PG
The Avengers
$623,357,910
$207,438,708
3.01
5/4/2012
PG-13
Akeelah and the Bee
$18,848,430
$6,011,585
3.14
4/28/2006
PG
Lone Survivor
$125,095,601
$37,849,910
3.31
12/25/2013
R
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 4.06 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 6.99 Nonetheless, if a film receives an A+, your film is destined to have fantastic legs, even for today's movie-going audience. Yes, the highest multipliers come from an awards season push. But even the worst possible situation isn't something to slouch on. Even if you are the biggest opening of all time. Other notable films include: Frozen The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Lion King Finding Nemo Coco The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Up The Incredibles The Passion of the Christ Tangled Monsters, Inc. American Sniper Terminator 2: Judgment Day Toy Story 2 The Fugitive The Polar Express The Blind Side Mulan Wonder A Few Good Men Hidden Figures Argo The Help Lethal Weapon 2 Girls Trip Remember the Titans Ray Love, Simon Black Panther Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Incredibles 2
A
Of every film that has reached this score, 193/402, or 48% have reached $100 million domestic with 303/402, or 76% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 5.31. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Top Gun
$179,800,601
$8,231,279
21.84
5/16/1986
PG
Ghost
$217,631,306
$12,523,295
17.38
7/13/1990
PG-13
Platoon
$138,530,565
$8,216,207
16.86
12/19/1986
R
Fatal Attraction
$156,645,693
$9,347,602
16.76
9/18/1987
R
Children of a Lesser God
$31,853,080
$2,038,900
15.62
10/3/1986
R
Sense and Sensibility
$43,182,776
$2,907,705
14.85
12/15/1995
PG
Hannah and Her Sisters
$40,084,041
$2,707,966
14.80
2/7/1986
PG-13
Pretty Woman
$178,406,268
$12,471,670
14.30
3/23/1990
R
The Cider House Rules
$57,545,092
$4,066,251
14.15
12/10/1999
PG-13
Big
$114,968,774
$8,216,190
13.99
6/3/1988
PG
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
A Monster Calls
$3,740,823
$2,080,051
1.80
12/23/2016
PG-13
One Direction: This Is Us
$28,873,374
$15,815,497
1.83
8/30/2013
PG
For Colored Girls
$37,729,698
$19,497,324
1.94
11/5/2010
R
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
$11,862,398
$5,961,231
1.99
8/12/2011
PG
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?
$60,095,852
$29,289,537
2.05
4/2/2010
PG-13
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
$292,324,737
$141,067,634
2.07
11/16/2012
PG-13
Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns
$41,975,388
$20,082,809
2.09
3/21/2008
PG-13
Sparkle
$125,095,601
$11,643,342
2.10
8/17/2012
PG-13
Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion
$63,257,940
$30,030,661
2.11
2/24/2006
PG-13
Power Rangers
$85,364,450
$40,300,288
2.12
3/24/2017
PG-13
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 3.32 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 5.85 We have chipped a little bit from the coveted A+ score, but it appears that getting an A is something to be praised for as the lowest multipliers feature films that are some of the most frontloaded films ever. Tyler Perry and concert films always have this issue and A Monster Calls had some of the worst marketing and theatrical releases I've seen. Other notable films include: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Avatar Avengers: Infinity War Jurassic World Furious 7 Avengers: Age of Ultron Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Beauty and the Beast (2017) The Fate of the Furious Iron Man 3 Minions Captain America: Civil War Transformers: Dark of the Moon Skyfall The Dark Knight Rises Toy Story 3 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Jurassic Park Finding Dory Zootopia The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Dark Knight Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Jungle Book (2016) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Shrek 2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Spider-Man: Homecoming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Guardians of the Galaxy Inside Out Wonder Woman Independence Day Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Deadpool Maleficent A Star is Born Bohemian Rhapsody Captain Marvel Aladdin Shazam! How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
A-
Of every film that has reached this score, 209/655, or 32% have reached $100 million domestic with 458/655, or 70% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 4.46. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
The English Patient
$78,676,425
$4,340,950
18.12
11/15/1996
R
Moonstruck
$80,640,528
$5,069,508
15.91
12/18/1987
PG
The Full Monty
$45,950,122
$3,022,096
15.20
8/15/1997
R
Chicago
$170,687,518
$12,708,956
13.43
12/27/2002
PG-13
Ruthless People
$71,624,879
$5,434,671
13.18
6/27/1986
R
Dirty Dancing
$63,954,274
$4,889,239
13.08
8/21/1987
PG-13
The Last Emperor
$43,984,230
$3,398,662
12.94
11/20/1987
PG-13
Three Men and a Baby
$167,780,960
$13,123,622
12.78
11/25/1987
PG
L.A. Confidential
$64,616,940
$5,211,198
12.40
9/19/1997
R
As Good as It Gets
$148,478,011
$12,606,928
11.78
12/23/1997
PG-13
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
All Eyez On Me
$44,922,302
$26,435,354
1.70
6/16/2017
R
Endless Love
$23,438,250
$13,307,125
1.76
2/14/2014
PG-13
On the Line
$4,365,455
$2,307,063
1.89
10/26/2001
PG
About Last Night
$48,637,684
$25,649,011
1.90
2/14/2014
R
Miss Sloane
$3,500,605
$1,844,972
1.90
11/25/2016
R
Black Nativity
$7,018,189
$3,669,530
1.91
11/27/2013
PG
Battle of the Year
$8,888,355
$4,603,177
1.93
9/20/2013
PG-13
Kevin Hart's What Now?
$23,591,043
$11,767,210
2.00
10/14/2016
R
Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club
$15,973,881
$8,075,111
1.98
3/14/2014
PG-13
Extraordinary Measures
$12,068,313
$6,012,594
2.01
1/22/2010
PG
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 3.29 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 4.59 Once again, the better end of this list features films that had an awards season push. Blockbusters have always done well with this score, but smaller films that had poor marketing unfortunately get the short end of the stick. Other notable films include: Transformers: Age of Extinction Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest Despicable Me 3 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Alice in Wonderland Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Spectre The Secret Life of Pets The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Spider-Man The Amazing Spider-Man Gravity Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol The Sixth Sense Man of Steel Kung Fu Panda Logan Mamma Mia! Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Ant-Man and the Wasp The Grinch Mary Poppins Returns Aquaman Bumblebee The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Alita: Battle Angel Dumbo Rocketman John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Pokemon Detective Pikachu
B+
Of every film that has reached this score, 130/638, or 20.4% have reached $100 million domestic with 383/638, or 60% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 3.72. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Crocodile Dundee
$174,803,506
$10,560,827
16.55
9/26/1986
PG-13
American Beauty
$130,096,601
$9,505,313
13.69
9/15/1999
R
There's Something About Mary
$176,484,651
$13,740,644
12.84
7/15/1998
R
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
$45,512,588
$3,647,208
12.48
12/22/2000
PG-13
Dangerous Liaisons
$34,670,720
$2,840,201
12.21
12/23/1988
R
Pulp Fiction
$107,928,762
$9,311,882
11.59
10/14/1994
R
Bull Durham
$50,888,729
$5,111,244
9.96
6/17/1988
R
The Aviator
$102,610,330
$11,364,664
9.03
12/17/2004
PG-13
Baby Boom
$26,712,476
$3,052,491
8.75
10/9/1987
PG
Fargo
$24,611,975
$2,812,662
8.75
3/8/1996
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Jem and the Holograms
$2,184,640
$1,375,320
1.59
10/23/2015
PG
Life Itself
$4,102,648
$2,123,463
1.93
9/21/2018
R
Warcraft
$47,365,290
$24,166,110
1.96
6/10/2016
PG-13
A Good Year
$7,459,300
$3,721,526
2.00
11/10/2006
PG-13
Lords of Dogtown
$11,273,517
$5,623,373
2.00
6/3/2005
PG-13
Chasing Liberty
$12,195,626
$6,081,483
2.01
1/9/2004
PG-13
Super Troopers 2
$30,551,330
$15,181,624
2.01
4/20/2018
R
Every Day
$6,102,076
$3,016,149
2.02
2/23/2018
PG-13
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
$281,287,133
$138,122,261
2.04
11/18/2011
PG-13
Antitrust
$11,328,094
$5,486,209
2.06
1/12/2001
PG-13
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 2.95 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 3.74 The better end of the list features all-time greats and the opposite end features rather interesting installments... Overall, the B+ range isn't exactly something to celebrate. Your film is destined to perform fairly average for today's movie-going experience. Other notable films include: Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides Spider-Man 3 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Inception Shrek the Third 2012 The Da Vinci Code Suicide Squad The Matrix Reloaded The Amazing Spider-Man 2 IT Interstellar Justice League Hancock The Lost World: Jurassic Park Transformers: The Last Knight War of the Worlds The Revenant Kingsman: The Secret Service Ocean's Eleven Mad Max: Fury Road Edge of Tomorrow A Quiet Place Bridesmaids Split American Hustle Skyscraper Godzilla: King of the Monsters Booksmart Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald First Man Venom The Meg
B
Of every film that has reached this score, 69/524, or 13.1% have reached $100 million domestic with 262/524, or 49.8% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 3.37. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Sideways
$71,503,593
$6,347,364
11.27
10/22/2004
R
Waking Ned Devine
$24,792,251
$2,214,290
11.20
11/20/1998
PG
Wall Street
$43,848,069
$4,454,390
9.84
12/11/1987
R
Raising Arizona
$22,847,564
$2,451,750
9.32
3/13/1987
PG-13
Beetlejuice
$73,707,461
$8,030,897
9.18
4/1/1988
PG
The War of the Roses
$86,888,546
$9,488,794
9.16
12/8/1989
R
Elizabeth
$30,082,699
$3,391,187
8.87
11/6/1998
R
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
$62,134,225
$7,023,743
8.85
1/31/1986
R
The Shipping News
$11,434,216
$1,306,653
8.75
12/25/2001
R
Traffic
$124,115,725
$15,517,549
8.00
12/27/2000
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Winter's Tale
$12,600,231
$7,297,694
1.73
2/14/2014
PG-13
Max Steel
$3,818,664
$2,182,216
1.75
10/14/2016
PG-13
ATL
$21,170,563
$11,554,404
1.83
3/31/2006
PG-13
Promised Land
$7,597,898
$4,049,911
1.88
12/28/2012
R
The Girl in the Spider's Web
$14,841,338
$7,810,112
1.90
11/9/2018
R
Elektra
$24,409,722
$12,804,793
1.91
1/14/2005
PG-13
Code Name: The Cleaner
$8,135,024
$4,244,142
1.92
1/5/2007
PG-13
The Last Stand
$12,050,299
$6,281,433
1.92
1/18/2013
R
Against the Ropes
$5,884,190
$3,038,546
1.94
2/20/2004
PG-13
The Fifth Estate
$3,255,008
$1,673,351
1.95
10/18/2013
R
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 2.75 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 3.39 A step down, of course. As long as your film doesn't completely fucking suck and isn't directed by Zack Snyder, you should be fine. Other notable films include: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull I Am Legend Mission: Impossible II The Day After Tomorrow Sherlock Holmes Troy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Clash of the Titans The Mummy Prometheus Snow White and the Huntsman Independence Day: Resurgence Gone Girl Deep Impact Fantastic Four Seven The Devil Wears Prada Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Passengers Battleship The Truman Show Annabelle After Earth Collateral District 9 21 Jump Street Gangs of New York Tropic Thunder 12 Monkeys Watchmen
B-
Of every film that has reached this score, 17/368, or 4.6% reached $100 million domestic with 125/368, or 33.96% having a multiplier higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 3.01. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Blue Velvet
$8,551,228
$789,409
10.83
9/19/1986
R
The Hours
$41,675,994
$4,644,924
8.97
12/27/2002
PG-13
The Color of Money
$52,293,982
$6,357,877
8.23
10/17/1986
R
Match Point
$23,151,529
$2,935,733
7.89
12/28/2005
R
Colors
$46,616,067
$6,524,536
7.14
4/15/1998
R
The Ring
$129,128,133
$18,488,259
6.98
10/18/2002
PG-13
Married to the Mob
$21,486,757
$3,231,056
6.65
8/19/1988
R
Stealing Beauty
$4,722,310
$721,008
6.55
6/14/1996
R
Babel
$34,302,837
$5,558,095
6.17
10/27/2006
R
Spaceballs
$38,119,483
$6,613,837
5.76
6/26/1987
PG
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Friday the 13th
$65,002,019
$40,570,365
1.60
2/13/2009
R
Glitter
$4,274,407
$2,414,596
1.77
9/21/2001
PG-13
Doom
$28,212,337
$15,488,870
1.82
10/21/2005
R
Punisher: War Zone
$8,050,977
$4,271,451
1.88
12/5/2008
R
Sucker Punch
$36,392,502
$19,058,199
1.91
3/25/2011
PG-13
A Haunted House 2
$17,329,486
$8,843,875
1.96
4/18/2014
R
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
$22,006,296
$11,212,889
1.96
11/4/1994
R
All the King's Men
$7,221,458
$3,672,366
1.97
9/22/2006
PG-13
Vampire Academy
$7,791,979
$3,921,742
1.99
2/7/2014
PG-13
Tyler Perry Presents Peeples
$9,177,065
$4,611,534
1.99
5/10/2013
PG-13
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 2.70 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 3.01 Interesting Academy Award favorites versus frontloaded garbage. This score comes down to the quality to determine a film's box office performance. Other notable films include: Quantum of Solace The Mummy (2017) Jurassic Park III Ocean's Twelve Planet of the Apes (2003) Robin Hood Resident Evil: Afterlife Scary Movie Hulk Godzilla (1998) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Geostorm Jupiter Ascending Miami Vice Anaconda Saw 3D Casino 10 Cloverfield Lane Fight Club Zodiac Lady in the Water The First Purge The Curse of La Llorona Welcome to Marwen Mortal Engines X-Men: Dark Phoenix
C+
Of every film that has reached this score, 13/218, or 5.96% have reached $100 million domestic with 59/218, or 27% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.92. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Throw Momma From the Train
$57,915,972
$7,318,878
7.91
12/11/1987
PG-13
The Money Pit
$37,499,651
$5,344,555
7.02
3/28/1986
PG
The Talented Mr. Ripley
$81,298,265
$12,738,237
6.38
12/25/1999
R
All the Pretty Horses
$15,540,353
$2,477,053
6.27
12/25/2000
PG-13
Vice
$47,836,282
$7,791,044
6.14
12/25/2018
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Collide
$2,280,004
$1,512,824
1.51
2/24/2017
PG-13
Texas Chainsaw 3D
$34,341,945
$21,744,470
1.58
1/4/2013
R
Bad Moon
$1,055,525
$607,081
1.74
11/1/1996
R
Hardcore Henry
$9,252,038
$5,107,604
1.81
4/8/2016
R
Mortdecai
$7,696,134
$4,200,586
1.83
1/23/2015
R
Average Multiplier with $50M+ Highest Weekend: 2.26 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 2.79 Underwhelming films with large budgets are mixed with interesting indie flicks, but nowadays, these multipliers do not impress. Other notable films include: Fifty Shades of Grey Hannibal Lucy Shutter Island Rango Batman and Robin Wild Wild West Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Bewitched A.I. Artificial Intelligence Noah Bad Teacher Paranormal Activity 3 Superhero Movie Zoolander Alfie Brightburn Pet Semetary The Predator Upgrade Life (2017)
C
Of every film that has reached this score, 4/127, or 3.15% have reached $100 million domestic with 28/127, or 22% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.75. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
The White Ribbon
$2,222,862
$177,780
12.50
12/30/2009
R
Adaptation.
$22,498,520
$2,636,924
8.53
12/6/2002
R
Flawless
$1,200,234
$181,910
6.60
3/28/2008
PG-13
The Wolf of Wall Street
$116,900,694
$18,361,578
6.37
12/25/2013
R
Boogie Nights
$26,400,640
$4,681,934
5.64
10/10/1997
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
The Bye Bye Man
$22,395,806
$13,501,349
1.66
1/13/2017
PG-13
Harsh Times
$3,337,931
$1,968,505
1.70
11/10/2006
R
Blood and Chocolate
$3,526,847
$2,074,300
1.70
1/26/2007
PG-13
Replicas
$4,046,429
$2,375,325
1.70
1/11/2019
PG-13
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
$26,501,323
$15,027,415
1.76
1/2/2015
PG-13
Average Multiplier with $25M+ Highest Weekend: 2.32 Average Multiplier with <$25M Highest Weekend: 2.80 Other notable films include: The Last Airbender 10,000 B.C. The Village Unbreakable Cloverfield Alien 3 The Beach Saw V Ouija Syriana Piranha 3D Ouija: Origin of Evil Annihilation The Nun Hellboy Unfriended: Dark Web
C-
Of every film that has reached this score, none have reached $100 million domestic with 12/81, or 14.8% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.50. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
The Royal Tenenbaums
$52,364,010
$8,512,122
6.15
12/14/2001
R
How Do You Know
$30,212,620
$7,484,696
4.04
12/17/2010
PG-13
Magnolia
$22,455,976
$5,694,588
3.94
12/17/1999
R
Raising Cain
$21,370,057
$6,203,825
3.44
8/7/1992
R
Mimic
$25,480,490
$7,818,208
3.26
8/22/1997
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Undiscovered
$1,069,318
$676,048
1.58
8/26/2005
PG-13
Stay
$3,626,883
$2,188,199
1.66
10/21/2005
R
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
$32,462,372
$18,343,611
1.77
1/3/2014
R
Formula 51
$5,204,007
$2,817,719
1.85
10/18/2002
R
The Warrior's Way
$5,666,340
$3,048,665
1.86
12/3/2010
R
Average Multiplier with $25M+ Highest Weekend: 2.39 Average Multiplier with <$25M Highest Weekend: 2.50 Good luck reaching profitability with this. Other notable films include: The Day the Earth Stood Still Fantastic Four (2015) Epic Movie Meet the Spartans Rings Hostel Scary Movie 5 Drive Boogeyman Hail, Caesar! The Witch Freddy Got Fingered The Happytime Murders Rings Hotel Artemis
D+
Of every film that has reached this score, none have reached $100 million domestic with 7/34, or 21% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.49. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Punch-Drunk Love
$17,844,216
$4,003,535
4.46
10/11/2002
R
Closer
$33,987,757
$7,707,972
4.41
12/3/2004
R
Holmes and Watson
$30,568,743
$7,411,522
4.12
12/25/2018
PG-13
The Thirteenth Floor
$11,916,661
$3,322,416
3.59
5/28/1999
R
Hereditary
$44,069,456
$13,575,173
3.25
6/8/2018
R
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
The Order
$7,660,806
$4,438,899
1.73
9/5/2003
R
Primeval
$10,597,734
$6,048,315
1.75
1/12/2007
R
Battlefield Earth
$21,471,685
$11,548,898
1.86
5/12/2000
PG-13
Marci X
$1,648,818
$872,950
1.89
8/22/2003
R
Devil's Due
$15,821,461
$8,308,220
1.90
1/17/2014
R
Average Multiplier with $10M+ Highest Weekend: 2.38 Average Multiplier with <$50M Highest Weekend: 2.49 Other notable films include: Alexander Babylon A.D. Chernobyl Diaries The Circle Blair Witch Ultraviolet Serenity
D
Of every film that has reached this score, one film reached $50 million domestic with 3/24, or 13% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.44. Here's a chart of the best multipliers.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
$24,020,403
$4,547,181
5.28
12/10/2004
R
The Pledge
$19.733,089
$5,765,347
3.42
1/19/2001
R
American Psycho
$15,070,285
$4,961,015
3.04
4/14/2000
R
Jeepers Creepers
$37,904,175
$13,106,108
2.89
8/31/2001
R
Supernova
$14,230,455
$5,778,639
2.46
1/14/2000
PG-13
Now for the worst.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Movie 43
$8,840,453
$4,805,878
1.84
1/25/2013
R
The Big Bounce
$6,489,476
$3,336,374
1.95
1/30/2004
PG-13
The Snowman
$6,700,035
$3,372,565
1.99
10/20/2017
R
The Last Exorcism
$41,034,350
$20,366,613
2.01
8/27/2010
PG-13
Apollo 18
$17,687,709
$8,704,271
2.03
9/2/2011
PG-13
Average Multiplier with $10M+ Highest Weekend: 2.29 Average Multiplier with <$10M Highest Weekend: 2.48 Other notable films include: It Comes at Night Splice The Avengers (1998) Envy The Counselor One Missed Call The Happening
D-
Only one film in history managed to reach $100 million domestic and have a multiplier higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.50. Here's a chart of every multiplier.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Vanilla Sky
$100,618,344
$25,015,518
4.02
12/14/2001
R
Summer of Sam
$19,288,130
$5,952,452
3.24
7/2/1999
R
The Ninth Gate
$18,661,336
$6,622,518
2.82
3/10/2000
R
The American
$35,606,376
$13,177,790
2.70
9/1/2010
R
Slender Man
$30,569,484
$11,371,866
2.69
8/10/2018
PG-13
The Astronaut's Wife
$10,672,566
$4,027,003
2.65
8/27/1999
R
Eyes Wide Shut
$55,691,208
$21,706,163
2.57
7/16/1999
R
Dark Water
$25,473,352
$9,939,251
2.56
7/8/2005
PG-13
Suburbicon
$5,775,178
$2,840,246
2.03
10/27/2017
R
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
$26,437,094
$13,223,887
2.00
10/27/2000
R
Skyline
$21,393,620
$11,692,415
1.83
11/12/2010
PG-13
Willard
$6,886,089
$4,010,593
1.72
3/24/2003
PG-13
Gigli
$6,087,542
$3,753,518
1.62
8/1/2003
R
The rarest score to get, statistically. With the exception of Vanilla Sky, every other film has either fared decently, or crashed and burned.
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No film with this score has reached $100 million domestic with 2/19, or 11% having multipliers higher than 3x. The average multiplier stands at a 2.34. Here's a chart of every multiplier.
Movie Title
Domestic Total
Highest Weekend
Multiplier
Release Date
Rating
Darkness
$22,163,442
$6,163,306
3.60
12/25/2004
PG-13
Wolf Creek
$16,188,180
$4,908,206
3.30
12/25/2005
R
Eye of the Beholder
$16,500,786
$5,959,447
2.77
1/28/2000
R
Dr. T and the Women
$13,113,041
$5,012,867
2.62
10/13/2000
R
The Wicker Man
$23,649,127
$9,610,204
2.46
9/1/2006
PG-13
Disaster Movie
$14,190,901
$5,836,973
2.43
8/29/2008
PG-13
mother!
$17,800,004
$7,534,673
2.36
9/15/2017
R
fear dot com
$13,258,249
$5,710,128
2.32
8/30/2002
R
In the Cut
4,750,602
$2,063,361
2.30
10/22/2003
R
Solaris
$14,973,382
$6,752,722
2.22
11/27/2002
PG-13
Lucky Numbers
$10,042,516
$4,536,625
2.21
10/27/2000
R
Killing Them Softly
$15,026,056
$6,812,900
2.21
11/30/2012
R
Bug
$7,025,810
$3,245,556
2.16
5/25/2007
R
I Know Who Killed Me
$7,498,716
$3,506,291
2.14
7/27/2007
R
Lost Souls
$16,815,253
$7,954,766
2.11
10/13/2000
R
The Box
$15,051,977
$7,571,417
1.99
11/6/2009
PG-13
Silent House
$12,754,783
$6,661,234
1.91
3/9/2012
R
Alone in the Dark
$5,178,569
$2,834,421
1.83
1/28/2005
R
The Devil Inside
$53,261,944
$33,732,515
1.58
1/6/2012
R
Bottom line, if your film gets this score without that Christmas release date, you're absolutely fucked. Check out my initial post!
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