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Steven Spielberg: The Hollywood legend's career in numbers
Published Friday, Dec 23 2011, 09:30 GMT | By Simon Reynolds | Add comment
Steven Spielberg's 40-year movie career has seen him direct crowd-pleasing blockbusters such as Jaws, Jurassic Park and ET, and bag Oscars for his World War II drama Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. And let's not forget his part in creating the whip-cracking Indiana Jones series.
The filmmaker has lost none of his magic touch in 2011, with The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse both hitting the big screen. Digital Spy takes a look at the iconic director's career in numbers...
> Vote for your favourite Steven Spielberg movie
> War Horse movie review
8,500,000,000: The accumulated, unadjusted worldwide box office takings (in US dollars) for all of Spielberg's movies.
3,000,000,000: Net worth, according to a 2010 Forbes Billionaire List.
450,000: The budget in US dollars for Spielberg's first theatrically released film Duel. War Horse cost $70 million, while The Adventures of Tintin was a cool $135 million.
1,000: The number of extras used in Saving Private Ryan's blistering Omaha Beach invasion sequence. The scene reportedly cost $11 million to make.
159: The number of days filming on the gruelling Jaws shoot. The shark attack picture was originally slated for a modest 55-day production.
27 ¼: Total number of theatrically released films Spielberg has directed. The ¼ is for his segment from Twilight Zone: The Movie.
8: The number of sequels Spielberg's movies have spawned. The director has helmed four of them - The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the three Indiana Jones sequels.
6: Number of children, including 21-year-old actress Sasha Spielberg.
5: Spielberg's age when his father took him to the cinema for the first time, to watch Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth.
4: The number of Academy Awards personally won. 'Best Director' and 'Best Picture' for Schindler's List, 'Best Director' for Saving Private Ryan, and the 'Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award'.
Watch the War Horse trailer below:
The filmmaker has lost none of his magic touch in 2011, with The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse both hitting the big screen. Digital Spy takes a look at the iconic director's career in numbers...
> Vote for your favourite Steven Spielberg movie
> War Horse movie review
8,500,000,000: The accumulated, unadjusted worldwide box office takings (in US dollars) for all of Spielberg's movies.
3,000,000,000: Net worth, according to a 2010 Forbes Billionaire List.
450,000: The budget in US dollars for Spielberg's first theatrically released film Duel. War Horse cost $70 million, while The Adventures of Tintin was a cool $135 million.
159: The number of days filming on the gruelling Jaws shoot. The shark attack picture was originally slated for a modest 55-day production.
27 ¼: Total number of theatrically released films Spielberg has directed. The ¼ is for his segment from Twilight Zone: The Movie.
8: The number of sequels Spielberg's movies have spawned. The director has helmed four of them - The Lost World: Jurassic Park and the three Indiana Jones sequels.
5: Spielberg's age when his father took him to the cinema for the first time, to watch Cecil B. DeMille's The Greatest Show on Earth.
4: The number of Academy Awards personally won. 'Best Director' and 'Best Picture' for Schindler's List, 'Best Director' for Saving Private Ryan, and the 'Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award'.
Watch the War Horse trailer below:
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