Call it what you will, but such speech has been around a long time.

The early 21st century might be remembered as the age of “fake news” from all the press it has received over the years. Anyone reviewing the news and comments on social media will see this term thrown around with great vigor. Political commentaries during the Trump era will be peppered with the term from across the political spectrum. Even Donald Trump himself claimed that he invented the term, with his first tweet utilizing those words on December 10, 2016. However, this type of news is old news, and people have been accused of “fake news” for a long time. However, is fake news a great evil that must be censored?

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What is openEuler?

The OpenAtom openEuler project, short for openEuler, is an open-source OS project incubated and operated by the OpenAtom Foundation.
It started as a simple server OS but has now blossomed into a full-blown digital infrastructure OS, supporting server, cloud, edge, and embedded deployments. This Linux distribution is compatible with multiple instruction set architectures and ideal for a wide range of operational technology applications, enabling OT-ICT convergence.
Official website → https://www.openeuler.org/en/

What is the openEuler Community like?

Established officially on December 31, 2019, the openEuler Community operates as a global hub for developers worldwide, aiming to foster an open, diverse, and architecture-inclusive software ecosystem tailored for wide-ranging digital infrastructure needs. openEuler collaborates closely with both upstream and downstream communities to ensure continuous tech improvement and timely release of new versions.
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What instruction set architectures does openEuler support?

openEuler supports multiple ISAs, including 𝘅𝟴𝟲 (provided by Intel, AMD, and Zhaoxin), 𝗔𝗿𝗺 (provided by Kunpeng, Raspberry Pi, and Phytium), 𝗦𝗪𝟲𝟰 (provided by SunTai Infotech), 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗖-𝗩 (provided by StarFive and Nuclei System), and 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵 (provided by Loongson). It plans to include others like PowerPC in the future.
By offering a unified OS that can run on various devices, openEuler facilitates streamlined application development, allowing developers to target a wide range of hardware without significant code modification.

How often does openEuler release a new version?

openEuler releases two types of community versions: long-term support (LTS) and innovation versions.
LTS versions, like openEuler 20.03 LTS and openEuler 22.03 LTS, are released every two years and provide community support for four years. This includes two years of maintenance support and two years of extended support.
Innovation versions are released every six months, with each receiving community support for six months.
Prior to the end of any version's lifecycle, public announcements will be made and users will receive email notifications three months in advance.
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These scratches hinder the display making the display look very light. Any suggestions to remove these scratches from the plastic plate?

After installing the app update, my streams became more unstable, stopping the music every few minutes.
I left a review stating this, in hopes that Sonos would address this bug, but my review was censored by Apple Store instead.
As it stands, the current app has a 4.3 ⭐️ rating on the Apple Store (DE). Is this Apple protecting Sonos? What rating does it say on yours?

Until recently, I've been struggling to get this achievement and I've seen that many also have a hard time with it so here it is:
In this guide you will have to RP as an ultra racist, fascist dictator with 0 compassion. Might not be for everyone.
"*" = probably doesn't matter what you pick or do there.

In the Prologue you:

• were born into a wealthy family
• studied History at DUOC and agreed with Deivid
• protested with the students and held your ground
• joined the student council
• were immediatly attracted to Monica's beauty and weren't interested in women's rights*
• joined YS
• stayed for the clash with Rikard's forces*
• voted for the USP
• decided to escort the refugees back
• thought that working for the ruling party was the easiest path to power*
• accepted Soll's offer right away*
• sacrificed family time to improve your position in the party
• kept supporting Soll after the cracks were starting to show
• accepted Soll's offer again and voted for him
• didn't care who was in charge*
• joined the party effort and campaign for Alphonso nontheless
• tried all that's necessary to climb up the ladder and were worried about your reputation*
• advised Alphonso to step down
• promised to preserve national values

Turn 1:

• promote a free market economy
• stay neutral
• toughen immigration
• pick military or police

Keep choosing the (ethno-)nationalist, populist and capitalist options in your dialogue (My felllow sords.. Our capabilities... Sordland is above all... Capacity has never been greater... Sordland must be independent... The administration will be open to businesses... etc.) And don't forget be Anti-Communist!!!

• in the meeting with Petr and Lucian: insist on staying powerful, go for a dictatorial constitution by working with the NFP and be open to businessmen (duh)
• say the media is a tool that must be used and accept the meeting with your sugar daddy Marcel
• sign the Campaign Finance Bill
• invest in infrastructure (7) <- your budget now
• go for L1-HSR
• invest all your wealth in Armadine

^{Franc is an annoying little brat, it's up to you if you want to be friendly or not.}

Turn 2:

• in the security meeting: be fond of Bron's policies in the security meeting, say that you will keep your promise and increase police budget. Then be very respectful towards the Generals, consider increasing Military budget and keep being hostile towards Rumburg*
• take Tusk's bribe but tell him that he can do better first.
• react to unrest by labelling all protestors as traitors or expand police
• bail out businesses (5)
• flatter Marcel* and agree to his deal.
• give contract to Underhall (3)
• don't attend the funeral.
• in the meeting on diplomacy: close consulate, say you don't want to give any concessions to Agnolia and that the Wehlen deal is too lucrative to pass on. Ignore Rizia and don't be concerned about Gasom as long as resource extraction improves*.
• sign the Tourism Act (2)
• in the reform committee meeting: say will show your party TRUE leadership, would block Nia's work and don't care about her opinion. Then threaten her*.
• in the meeting with Orso and Heron: just be racist and don't declare emergency. Say you aren't a conspiracy theorist and you don't think any will come out of this meeting to get out of it ASAP.

Turn 3:

• barbecue with Franc: do whatever you want but when he asks you about your YS membership, say that you wanted to protect your country from communists*.
• on your way to Narbel: give Serge 2 PW and ask if serge is fine after you hit the pothole.
• welfare meeting: be pro business and say that you aren't interested in sighing the WRA. Whenever they finish their yapping, say that security is more important*.
• Gasom: agree with Gus, flatter Alphonso* and invest alone. Don't waste your time by giving concessions to traitors and leave with the helicopter. Say whatever on the flight as long as it's not pro-worker or leftist. (0)
• ban RY
• veto G.R.E.E.N (0)
• Time for the constitution: full veto, impeachment by assembly and court, confidence vote for ministers, 15% threshold, stronger decrees, no term limit, president picks justices, leave MoH alone.
• EPA meeting: Increase to 49%
• dinner with the oligarchs: just don't mention the poor and say money had nothing to do with your success*. Follow Tusk and promise a tax cut on large corporations.
• Budget meeting: fund police and military, keep health and defund education. (-4)

Turn 4:

• veto W.R.A (-4)
• invest in Lorren (-6)
• law enforcement meeting: give funds to ministry of interior and establish the secret police
• evening walk with Monica: be annoyed at the communists*, be oblivious and let her speak on the festival by picking the 2nd option. Lead the way yourself*.
• tax meeting: be pro-business as usual then decrease for large and increase for small corporations (-7)
• school visit in Leiren: let the principal through, applaud the nationalist oath and praise Soll's portrait
• education reform meeting: block the reform and privatize (-6)
• Gruni investment: Mechanize existing farms (-7)

^{Trade war avoided}

• meeting with Gloria: just be friendly and don't give in to her demands. Cancel Monica's speech instead
• chess with lucian (he will leak your corruption and Paskal will resign if you don't): start black, control center, press the center, unleash the rook, initiate rizian fork, exploit the back rank and decoy the queen
• meeting with Albin and the Assembly: say whatever to him and bribe him with becoming the next VP. In front of the assembly, pick the first option twice.

Turn 5:

• sign R.H.B

^{Gus will call you and tell you the returns on your investment in Armadine}

• meeting on immigration: Sordish citizen must come first* and tighten immigration
• private party: Do what you want as long as you keep the RP and don't show compassion*. I personally invested in Underhall.
• Benfi festival speech: watch the events unfold, say your wife is right but today is not the time to address her concerns. Solace her when she starts crying about the news article at home and let her get involved in politics, this way you can stop her from divorcing you and veto WLA later.
• secret police discussion: Don't worry about Lileas and make Karl investigate opposition.
• military meeting: modernize

^{We will stay unaligned and won't trade with filthy libs or commies}

• trade deal with Agnolia: Be friendly with their pathetic prime minister (Hug him, give the sword as a gift and ask for vodka), go for the good deal by recognizing Heljiland as Agnolian and form an alliance.
• trade deal with Wehlen: flatter the funny guy* (salute soldiers, praise him for the way he deals with dissidents etc.) be hostile towards Rumburg* and go for full OBT.
• speech on the reforms: just don't directly attack Soll or the supreme court, the conservative geezers don't like it. example: Honorable members... Strenghten executive... Prepare Sordland... Break down obstacles... then focus on war and talk about strenghtening decrees. Ask to set aside differences and ask for votes. Now you can leave the assembly if you want.

Turn 6:

• L1 opening: give credit to yourself and drive with whoever you want.*
• meeting with the bald fatty: praise the military*, abolish conscription and modernize airforce.

^{You should get the +2 from the Wehlen deal now (-5})

• meeting on economy: silence Edith and say Smolak is not a bad man.*
• 2nd megaproject: Conriat Industrial Zone (-7)
• escalation tensions in Bergia: just be pro-Bron* and don't touch the oppression special zone.
• sign the Central Bank Reinforcement act (-8)
• healthcare meeting: don't privatize (-8)
• meeting with Kesaro: just do the usual nationalist rambling about the bludish problem*, offer alliance and promise to sign U.E.L.A
• award contract to Underhall again (-10)

^{Gus will call you now and inform you on your Underhall returns. Getting 2 PW for spending 2 GB is a great deal, isn't it?}

• meeting with Ciara: she will tell you that the education ministry is struggling but that's not something you should particularly care about. Then piss her off by being a dogmatic moron and don't touch the curriculum.*
• Gasom shares: sell one third, you will get +2 a little later
• lobbying effort: spend 4 PW
• Victory Day: unleash your YS past and be racist once again*. Don't listen to Kesaro's or Frens' nonsense and refuse to join their statements!!!

^{Gasom returns (-8}\*)*

Turn 7:

• Koronti will call now and demand you to give him the shares from privatizing, just pretend you will nationalize (you won't) and make him burn his favor
• meeting with Lucian: privatization path. Go for minority of SSC and the entirety of Nedam (-5)
• sign U.E.L.A
• meeting with your sugar daddies: accept their bribes but split shares
• assembly vote on constitution changes: feel free to take the good luck charm*, ask Gloria to speed up the voting. You can ignore Soll if you want. The proposal should pass with 179-72. After the results, ask Kesaro to convince Heron into negotiations. Tell Petr you are fond of the alliance*.
• accept the Whistleblower, otherwise you will get nuked by that old hag.
• in the Cinema: be vague to the reporter and don't admit you didn't know about Soll's appereance. Then disrespect the director and say you loved "The Man Who Saved The World". Soll will ask you what you think of the movie now, say it's Bludish propaganda and should be banned. That drooling geezer will call you a tyrant but keep being respectful to him*.
• meeting on diplomatic strategy: save time and don't pursue further trade deals.
• dinner with family: send that little brat to the military, your principles are more important*.

^{You should get +1 budget back now and the economy should be booming now, IIRC it's from having L1 on time and Lorren investment. (-4})

• Day of Descension: free public opinion - Bow your head when you meet the archpriest. Confess if you want (I didn't). For the ceremony: Touch altar with right hand. Kneel. Touch sword with right hand. Give sceptre to the archpriest. Pass sword to disciples.
• dinner with justice Edmonds:
  • Wait for her to order.
  • Stand up for Handshake.
  • Welcome her.
  • Let her order first.
  • Take the salad too.
  • "How is the situation in the court?"
  • "And what do you think of the proposal itself?"
  • "We need a proper balance of power..."
  • "I know that I can't do a lot..."
  • "I thought the court could see reason."
  • "To ensure the new processes are respected..."
  • "Mrs. Edmonds, please help us achieve this victory..."
  • "The judicary should not have legislative powers..."
  • "I don't agree with that. We are not their puppet."
  • "Don't be..."
  • "It must have the power of judical review..."
  • "It plays an essential role..."
  • Stay silent and she should agree to your proposal now. You can say whatever you want to her after this.
  • Kesaro will appear and tell you that he convinced Heron.
• meeting with the corrupt geezer: agree to his deal.
• supreme court vote: do whatever, it will pass with 6 votes. Congratulations, now you are even more of a dictator than Soll was.

Turn 8:

• meeting on results: announce alliance with NFP, change party manifesto, reshuffle supreme court. Don't promise Lileas to transfer the militarized police (Gendarmerie) to her ministry. After this Karl will approach you and give you options, tell him to eliminate Frens.
• address to the nation: be a populist and say you will transform Sordland into a superpower. Focus on internal threats and say the future lies in our own hands*.
• Franc's departure: again, your choice if you want to be friendly or not.
• Don't start a scholarship program.
• changes to law: you can tell Lucian that you ordered the assassination of Frens if you want. Change manifesto to Ultranationalist and replace Hawker. Pick the most loyal judge. For decrees take:
  • Private prisons (-3)
  • Supreme Council of Radio and Television (Censor media)
  • Remove central bank independence
• Gasom shares: medium returns (-1)
• private meeting with Petr: handle the scandal yourself and call Lucian.
• Investigate Livia and dissolve her in acid when you get the results.
• political briefing meeting: keep supporting Bron and say you haven't done anything against the Bluds. Be fond of the security act Remus proposed.
• women's rights meeting: Be semi-supportive and let it go through the assembly.
• You can donate to the league of women if you want. Doesn't affect the run in any meaningful way
• Gendermerie dispute: keep it in the military
• healthcare meeting: mandate vaccination (-2)
• veto Less Smoke Bill (-2)
• meeting with family: indoctrinate your daughter into thinking that Bluds are naturally evil (actually, don't do that you psycho!!!)
• don't attend the anniversary
• briefing on the current political situation: extremely oppressive yet still very popular, huh?
• BFF occupies Soll Dam: infilitrate with secret police or send military and eradicate the terrorists. (Governor Bron and a lot of civilian Bluds will die if you send the military.)

^{Economy took a hit but don't worry.}

• sign Security Act
• expand the military industrial complex (-4)

Turn 9:

• veto W.L.A (-4)
• downtime at home: do whatever
• sign Human Dignity Bill
• veto C.F.A (-4)
• Karl will tell you that the BFF is elimiated.
• veto both Tax Acts (-4)
• fund YS (-6)
• emergency meeting: start Sordish war machine
• Monica will be slightly pissed that you vetoed WLA but she won't divorce you
• No need for a campaign, we are going to war.
• election speech at USP HQ: Lucian will tell you that Manoly is clean but you can just plant evidence and get rid of her that way. Arrest Kesaro and Remus as well. Proceed with picking the populist dialogue as usual.
• economy meeting: no major bad news except for the fact that a free market economy is inferior for war. Liquidate emergency funds. (-4)
• TV interview: warmonger and deny the wehlen genocide*, your international relations don't matter.
• meeting with Lileas: she will have some complaints but will stay in your cabinet since you formed the secret police
• military parade: there should be no issues here

Turn 10:

• AN meeting: support Wehlen and reveal nukes
• move wealth to Kyrute: no need
• private meeting with Deivid: If you followed the guide closely, he will overhear that people call you authoritarian, admit it and you will get the achievement. Finally.

Meeting with Deivid
From here on nothing is necessary but I will continue for the sake of finishing this run.

• Nia and Ciara will resign, they always do whenever you pursue dictatorial "reform". Nothing unexpected.
• dinner at home: you can tell them whatever you want, retirement is impossible after winning war.
• war planning: call allies to war. Go for Iosef's pincer plan. Let Wehlen reinforce your troops in Nargis. Agnolia will attack Dome in the meantime. Then march for Thornbourgh and make Wehlen cover your back in Tzarsbourgh.
• declaration of war against Rumburg: continue with nationalist/populist dialogue as usual.
• Congratulations, you won the war. Feel free to humilate that old hag.
• election speech: Winning war guarantees re-election.

End Screen!!! I had max Sollism at first but I'm not entirely sure what caused the -1 point now. (My guess is not letting Nia work on the Autonomous Zone and then veto-ing it this time.) I will investigate it later and edit the post if I figured it out.

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Here's a new edition of "Directors at the Box Office", which seeks to explore the directors' trajectory at the box office and analyze their hits and bombs. I already talked about a few, and as I promised, it's Robert Zemeckis' turn.
As a child, Zemeckis loved television and was fascinated by his parents' 8 mm film home movie camera. Starting off by filming family events like birthdays and holidays, he gradually began producing narrative films with his friends that incorporated stop-motion work and other special effects. After seeing Bonnie and Clyde with his father, Zemeckis decided that he wanted to go to film school. His parents disapproved of the idea, but he still went to USC, where he meet his colleague Bob Gale. One of his student films caught the attention of Steven Spielberg, who decided to become an executive producer and help him with his career.
From a box office perspective, how reliable was he to deliver a box office hit?
That's the point of this post. To analyze his career.

It should be noted that as he started his career in the 1970s, some of the domestic grosses here will be adjusted by inflation. The table with his highest grossing films, however, will be left in its unadjusted form, as the worldwide grosses are more difficult to adjust.

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

"It isn't fatal, but it sure is fun."
His directorial debut. It stars Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Marc McClure, Susan Kendall Newman, Theresa Saldana, Eddie Deezen, and Wendie Jo Sperber. Its story follows a disparate group of teenagers over the course of one day in New York City as they attempt to gain entry to the Beatles' first live appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964.
The reason behind the film's existence was that Steven Spielberg was confident Zemeckis could make a feature length film after watching his student films. So he signed as executive producer, his first credit. But Universal was not thrilled with the concept and handing the production to an unexperienced director. To bankroll it, Spielberg had to promise studio executives that, if Zemeckis was seen to be doing a markedly poor job, he would step in and direct the film himself.
Despite the backing of a major studio, the film flopped with just $1.9 million domestically. But it received very positive reviews, so there was interest in giving Zemeckis another chance.

• Budget: $2,800,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $1,944,682. ($9.3 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $1,944,682.
  

Used Cars (1980)

"Like new, great looking, and fully loaded with laughs."
His second film. It stars Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Frank McRae, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, Joe Flaherty, Al Lewis, Dub Taylor, Harry Northup, Dick Miller, and Betty Thomas. The story follows Rudy Russo, a devious salesman, working for affable, but monumentally unsuccessful used-car dealer Luke Fuchs. Luke's principal rival, located directly across the street, is his more prosperous brother, Roy L. Fuchs, who is scheming to take over Luke's lot.
Like his previous film, it received good reviews but it was a box office flop. Zemeckis really needed a hit now.

• Budget: $8,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $11,715,321. ($44.5 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $11,715,321.
  

Romancing the Stone (1984)

"She's a girl from the big city. He's a reckless soldier of fortune. For a fabulous treasure, they share an adventure no one could imagine... or survive."
His third film. It stars Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The film follows a romance novelist who must venture beyond her New York City comfort zone to Colombia in order to save her sister from criminals who are holding her for ransom.
The film received very positive reviews, with many favorably comparing it to Raiders of the Lost Ark. And after a streak of bad luck, the box office finally rewarded Zemeckis, as the film earned over $100 million worldwide.

• Budget: $10,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $75,078,260. ($226.5 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $115,078,260.
  

Back to the Future (1985)

"He was never in time for his classes. He wasn't in time for his dinner. Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all."
His fourth film. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985, it follows Marty McFly, a teenager accidentally sent back to 1955 in a time-traveling DeLorean automobile built by his eccentric scientist friend Emmett "Doc" Brown, where he inadvertently prevents his future parents from falling in love – threatening his own existence – and is forced to reconcile them and somehow get back to the future.
In 1980, Bob Gale visited his parents and took a look at his father's high school yearbook. He wondered if he and his father would have been friends had they attended school together. He did not think so, but realized he could test his theory if he could travel back to a time when he and his parents were a similar age. He shared the idea with Zemeckis, who recalled his mother's childhood stories were often contradictory. They believed many time-travel films focused on the past being immutable and wanted to show the past being altered and the effect those changes would have on the future.
In the first drafts, Doc was a video pirate and the time machine was a stationary object moved around on the back of a truck. Originally, Marty's actions in 1955 had a more significant impact on the future, making 1985 more futuristic and advanced, but every person who read the script took issue with the idea. Another huge aspect is that the drained time machine was written to be powered by Marty driving it into a nuclear explosion, combined with an additional ingredient: Coca-Cola.
They gave the second draft to Columbia Pictures president Frank Price, but he considered it way too "tame" compared to the raunchy hits of the 80s. Multiple studios rejected the script, as they felt the concept being unappealing to contemporary rebellious youth as well as the recent box office failure of time travel films. They only had Steven Spielberg's support, but they feared they'd have to rely solely on him to get their scripts greenlit. So Zemeckis temporarily left to make Romancing the Stone, and its box office success allowed him to gain more credibility. Spielberg got involved as executive producer, and set the project at Universal. Price was now working there, but Spielberg ensured that he had zero impact on the production.
Michael J. Fox was the first choice to play Marty, as Zemeckis and Gale were impressed by his work in the sitcom Family Ties. But the show's producer Gary David Goldberg did not give Fox the script. With Fox out, Sid Sheinberg preferred Eric Stoltz, who had impressed with his portrayal of Rocky Dennis in an early screening of the drama film Mask. With the filming date approaching, Zemeckis opted for Stoltz. Sheinberg promised that if Stoltz did not work out, they could reshoot the film. At the same time, Christopher Lloyd signed as Doc and Melora Hardin as Jennifer.
Filming began on November 26, 1984, and the tight schedule meant that editing occurred concurrently with filming. On December 30, Zemeckis reviewed the existing scenes with his editors, and he believed Stoltz's acting was not working and had already listed several scenes he wanted to reshoot. Zemeckis called in Gale and the producers to show them the footage; they agreed Stoltz was not right for the part. Stoltz was performing the role with an intense and serious tone, not the "screwball" energy they desired. Spielberg finally got Goldberg to let Fox sign, and filming continued without informing Stoltz that he would be replaced. One week after Fox agreed, Stoltz was finally fired, and the crew said they deemed this "good news" despite having to reshoot the film. As a result, Hardin was also fired as the crew felt she was too tall for Fox.
On January 15, 1985, Fox started filming his scenes. By that point, the film lost 34 days of filming and the reshoots meant that the budget had to increase by $4 million, which included Soltz getting his full salary despite not finishing the film. This also prompted Universal to mount a PR campaign to mitigate the negative buzz for replacing the lead actor. Fox filmed Family Ties during the day before traveling to the Back to the Future filming location. Often, he would not return home until early the following morning, and on weekends, the schedule was pushed back further as Family Ties was filmed in front of a live audience. Filming wrapped in April, and Zemeckis was pressured to complete editing, especially when Sheinberg decided to move up the date to July 3.
The film opened with $11.3 million on its first weekend, ranking #1. It eased an absurd 5% in its second weekend and added $10.5 million. After losing the top spot on its fourth weekend, it returned to #1 on its fifth weekend and it stayed there for 8 weeks. It didn't have a drop higher than 10.2% until its tenth weekend. It simply had incredible legs, and in October, it passed Rambo: First Blood Part II ($149 million) as the year's highest grossing title. It stayed in theaters for almost an entire year, and it closed with an extraordinary $211 million domestically ($214 million through re-releases). Worldwide, the film was also a huge success, earning $381 million ($384 million through re-releases).
The film received an incredible response from critics and audiences, quickly earning a place among the greatest sci-fi films ever made. It became one of the most influential and beloved films in history, and massively increased the careers of Zemeckis and Fox. Universal wanted a sequel, but Zemeckis and Gale were not interested.

• Budget: $15,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $214,077,472. ($623.8 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $384,577,472.
  

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

"It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble."
His fifth film. Loosely based on the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf, it stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, Joanna Cassidy, and the voices of Charles Fleischer and Kathleen Turner. Combining live-action and animation, the film is set in an alternate history Hollywood in 1947, where humans and cartoon characters (referred to as "toons") co-exist. Its plot follows Eddie Valiant, a private investigator with a grudge against toons, who must help exonerate Roger Rabbit, a toon framed for murder.
Disney bought the film rights in 1981, and Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman were hired to write the script. Zemeckis offered himself to direct, but Disney didn't trust him as the only two films he made by that point were box office duds. By 1985, Amblin Entertainment got involved as producers, and Disney greenlit the project when the film was set at $30 million. They offered the film to Terry Gilliam, but he declined because he felt it was too technically challenging (a decision he said regrets to this day). After the success of Romancing the Stone and Back to the Future, Zemeckis was finally granted the director's chair.
With his involvement, Spielberg convinced Warner Bros., Fleischer Studios, Harvey Comics, King Features Syndicate, Felix the Cat Productions, Turner Entertainment, and Universal Pictures/Walter Lantz Productions to "lend" their characters to appear in the film with (in some cases) stipulations on how those characters were portrayed. For this, Donald Duck and Daffy Duck appear as equally talented dueling pianists, while Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny also share a scene. Among the characters they were unable to use were Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Little Lulu, Casper, or the Terrytoons characters.
For the effects, mime artists, puppeteers, mannequins, and robotic arms were commonly used during filming to help the actors interact with "open air and imaginative cartoon characters." This caused the budget to escalate, while the shooting schedule ran longer than expected. When the budget reached $40 million, Disney CEO Michael Eisner seriously considered shutting down production, but studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg talked him out of it. Despite the budget escalating to over $50 million, Disney moved forward on production because they were enthusiastic to work with Spielberg.
The film opened with $11 million, which was Disney's biggest debut ever. It had fantastic legs, closing with $154 million domestically and $351 million worldwide, making it the year's second highest grossing film. It received extraordinary reviews for its groundbreaking special effects, winning 4 Oscars for Film Editing, Sound Effects, Visual Effects and a Special Achievement Award. It became one of the most influential films, as no film properly combined animation and live-action as efficient as this film. Zemeckis quickly became a big star. He said he's open to a sequel, even after Hoskins' death in 2014, claiming that there's a "wonderful" script he read. However, he said it was unlikely that Disney would greenlight it, as "the current corporate Disney culture has no interest in Roger, and they certainly don't like Jessica at all."

• Budget: $50,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $154,112,492. ($408.4 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $351,500,000.
  

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

"Getting back was only the beginning."
His sixth film. The sequel to Back to the Future, it stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, and Jeffrey Weissman. It follows Marty McFly and his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown as they travel from 1985 to 2015 to prevent Marty's son from sabotaging the McFly family's future. When their arch-nemesis Biff Tannen steals Doc's DeLorean time machine and uses it to alter history for his benefit, the duo must return to 1955 to restore the timeline.
Zemeckis and Gale did not plan for the original film to get a sequel, the final scene was just a nice send-off that suggested they would have adventures off-screen. But after the huge success, Universal convinced them in a sequel. Zemeckis and Gale would later regret that they ended the first one with Jennifer in the car with Marty and Doc Brown, because it required them to come up with a story that would fit her in, rather than a whole new adventure. With the size of the story, Zemeckis and Gale decided to make two sequels, shot back-to-back to save money. Claudia Wells had to drop out due to a family crisis, so Elisabeth Shue replaced her and re-shot the final scene of the previous film.
It was one of ILM's first forays into digital compositing, as well as the VistaGlide motion control camera system, which enabled them to shoot one of its most complex sequences, in which Fox played three separate characters (Marty Sr., Marty Jr., and Marlene), all of whom interacted with each other. Although such scenes were not new, the VistaGlide allowed, for the first time, a completely dynamic scene in which camera movement could finally be incorporated. The technique was also used in scenes where Fox, Thomas F. Wilson, Christopher Lloyd, and Elisabeth Shue's characters encounter and interact with their counterparts.
Rather than write George out of the film, Zemeckis used previously filmed footage of Glover from the first film as well as new footage of actor Jeffrey Weissman, who wore prosthetics including a false chin, nose, and cheekbones to resemble Glover. Glover filed a lawsuit against the producers of the film on the grounds that they neither owned his likeness nor had permission to use it. As a result of the suit, there are now clauses in the Screen Actors Guild collective bargaining agreements stating that producers and actors are not allowed to use such methods to reproduce the likeness of other actors.
Highly anticipated, the film opened with $27 million on its first weekend, breaking the Thanksgiving record. But while the original film had insane legs, this one wasn't quite strong. It closed with $119 million domestically, a steep 45% drop. It actually increased overseas, which allowed the film to close with $332 million worldwide. The film drew mixed reactions, particularly for its story and darker tone. In subsequent years, its reputation grew, although it was still considered inferior to the original.

• Budget: $40,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $119,000,002. ($300.9 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $332,500,002.
  

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

"They've saved the best trip for last... but this time they may have gone too far."
His seventh film. The final installment in the Back to the Future trilogy, it stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson, and Lea Thompson. The film continues immediately following Part II; while stranded in 1955, Marty discovers that "Doc, trapped in 1885, was killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen, Biff's great-grandfather. Marty travels to 1885 to rescue Doc and return once again to 1985, but matters are complicated when Doc falls in love with Clara Clayton.
While filming the original, Zemeckis talked with Fox over what kind of film he would like to make, and Fox said he wanted to make an Old West film. Zemeckis and Gale were intrigued and decided to have the third film set in the Old West. To save costs, the films were shot back-to-back, and it took nine months to film the two movies. Although the schedule for most of the personnel involved was grueling, the actors found the remote location for Part III relaxing, compared to shooting its predecessor.
It released six months after Part II opened, and just 3 days after that film hit VHS. The film opened with $19 million ($23 million for the four-day Memorial weekend), far below the projections. It closed with $88 million domestically and $245 million, marking another drop from the previous films. It received a favorable response, and was considered a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. Despite Universal wanting a fourth film or reboot, Zemeckis and Gale have said they will block all attempts to reboot the franchise.

• Budget: $40,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $88,277,583. ($211.7 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $245,077,583.
  

Death Becomes Her (1992)

"In one small bottle... the fountain of youth. The secret of eternal life. The power of an ancient potion. Sometimes it works... sometimes it doesn't."
His eighth film. The film stars Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, and Isabella Rossellini. Its plot follows two women who fight for the affections of the same man and drink a magic potion that promises eternal youth.
The film was a technologically complex film to make, and represented a major advancement in the use of computer-generated effects, under the pioneering direction of ILM. It was the first film where computer-generated skin texture was used. Streep admitted that she disliked working on a project that focused so heavily on special effects and vowed never to work on another film with heavy special effects again.
The film received mixed reviews; while the effects were praised, the humor was criticized. But with the trio's star power, the film earned $149 million, becoming a box office success. Its reputation grew with time, and it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

• Budget: $55,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $58,422,650. ($130.5 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $149,022,650.
  

Forrest Gump (1994)

"The world will never be the same once you've seen it through the eyes of Forrest Gump."
His ninth film. Based on the novel by Winston Groom, it stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field. The film follows the life of Forrest Gump, a man with low IQ, who recounts the early years of his life when he found himself in the middle of key historical events. All he wants now is to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Jenny.
The novel's success prompted a bidding war, with Warner Bros. winning the film rights. Groom was paid $500,000 and also wrote the first three first drafts of the screenplay, which leaned closer to the events of the novel. After Rain Man told the story of a savant, WB lost interest in the picture, and by 1990 the project was in turnaround. Columbia Pictures rejected the project, but Paramount picked it up just as Eric Roth joined as screenwriter. Ivan Reitman, Penny Marshall and Terry Gilliam passed on the project, while Barry Sonnenfeld was attached to direct, but left to work on Addams Family Values. Afterwards, Zemeckis joined to direct.
Once again, Zemeckis had another film with groundbreaking special effects. Using CGI techniques, it was possible to depict Forrest meeting deceased personages and shaking their hands. Hanks was first shot against a blue screen along with reference markers so that he could line up with the archive footage. To record the voices of the historical figures, voice actors were filmed and special effects were used to alter lip-syncing for the new dialogue. Archival footage was used and with the help of such techniques as chroma key, image warping, morphing, and rotoscoping, Hanks was integrated into it.
On its opening weekend, the film opened with $24 million. Buoyed by extraordinary word of mouth, the film decreased just 1.3% in its second weekend. By its third weekend, the film already broke the $100 million milestone in the United States. For the first twelve weeks of release, the film was in the top 3 at the US box office, topping the list 5 times, including in its tenth week of release. It spent almost one year in theaters. It eventually closed with a colossal $330 million domestically, making it the highest grossing film of the year in the United States. Even with its American focus, it was also a worldwide phenomenon; it earned $678 million worldwide, becoming the fourth highest grossing film ever. It was also Zemeckis' highest grossing film, as well as Paramount's biggest film.
The film received critical acclaim, and has been referred as one of the world's most beloved and iconic films. It received 13 Oscar nominations and won 6: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. Zemeckis was just unstoppable. There were talks to adapt the novel's sequel, Gump & Co., but the film is stuck in development hell. Roth submitted his draft on September 10, 2001. After 9/11, Roth, Zemeckis, and Hanks decided the story was no longer "relevant."

• Budget: $55,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $330,455,270. ($699.1 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $678,226,465.
  

Contact (1997)

"If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space."
His tenth film. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, it stars Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, and David Morse. It follows Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact.
Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan chose to adapt his own novel. They added the science and religion analogies as a metaphor of philosophical and intellectual interest in searching for the truth of both humanity and alien contact. Zemeckis was offered the director's chair, and while he liked the script, he said the very last page was the reason he decided to turn it down. WB hired George Miller instead, and he cast Jodie Foster to play Ellie. However, Miller spent so much time in pre-production that WB chose to fire him and convinced Zemeckis to finally direct, granting him total artistic control and the right of final cut privilege.
The film received a positive response, although some felt that the film prioritized scientific accuracy over storytelling. It earned $171 million worldwide, although that didn't look quite good against its $90 million budget.

• Budget: $90,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $100,920,329. ($197.1 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $171,120,329.
  

What Lies Beneath (2000)

"He was the perfect husband until his one mistake followed them home."
His 11th film. It stars Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar and Miranda Otto. The film follows a marriage who moves to the husband's old house, where the wife experiences disturbing supernatural activity. Soon, she discovers a shocking truth about her husband and Madison, his student who is dead.
Documentary filmmaker Sarah Kernochan had adapted a personal experience with the paranormal as a script treatment featuring a retirement aged couple dealing with restless but compassionate spirits. DreamWorks commissioned a rewrite from actor-writer Clark Gregg (Agent Coulson). Spielberg decided to give the project to Zemeckis, who managed to film the entire movie while another film of his shut down production (we'll get to that later on). At $100 million, it was the most expensive horror film ever.
The film received mixed reviews, particularly for its script. But the star power of Ford and Pfeiffer translated into a great box office run, as the film earned almost $300 million worldwide.

• Budget: $100,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $155,464,351. ($283 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $291,420,351.
  

Cast Away (2000)

"At the edge of the world, his journey begins."
His 12th film. It stars Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. It follows a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific, and the plot focuses on his desperate attempts to survive and return home.
Hanks wanted to make a film that would "examine the concept of four years of hopelessness, in which you have none of the requirements for living — food, water, shelter, fire and company." William Broyles was brought to write the film, and Zemeckis soon joined as director and Hanks gaining 50 pounds for the role. The film started filming in January 1999 and was paused two months later, so Hanks could lose the weight and grow his hair and beard to look like he had been living on the island for years. Filming didn't continue until April 2000. During that one-year gap, Zemeckis filmed What Lies Beneath. FedEx provided access to their equipment, but paid no money on product placement.
The film was well received, and the reunion of Zemeckis and Hanks provided another box office hit, as the film earned over $400 million worldwide. Hanks was later nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars, losing to Russell Crowe on Gladiator. Zemeckis was on fire.

• Budget: $90,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $233,632,142. ($425.4 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $429,632,142.
  

The Polar Express (2004)

"Believe."
His 13th film. Based on the children's book by Chris Van Allsburg, it stars Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, and Eddie Deezen. Set on Christmas Eve, it tells the story of a young boy who sees a mysterious train bound for the North Pole stop outside his window and is invited aboard by its conductor. He joins other children as they embark on a journey to visit Santa Claus, who is preparing for Christmas.
Hanks optioned the book in 1999 after reading the book to his children with the hopes of playing the conductor and Santa Claus. Van Allsburg was skeptical over selling the rights, but sold them after Hanks asked, under the condition that it wouldn't be animated as he feared this would not accurately represent his characters. Rob Reiner was hired to direct, but he was replaced by Zemeckis when the film was delayed. He brought in William Broyles to rewrite the script; their new draft expanded the roles of minor characters such as Hero Girl, Know-it-all, and Lonely Boy. It also added the new character of Hobo.
Despite Van Allsburg's original terms with Hanks, Zemeckis felt that a live-action version was unfeasible, claiming that it "would look awful, and it would be impossible – it would cost $1 billion instead of $160 million". Zemeckis felt that such a version would rob the audience of the art style of the book which he felt was "so much a part of the emotion of the story". However, Zemeckis also agreed that a conventional animated version would suit the film poorly. In order to keep his vision, a new process was created by which actors would be filmed with motion capture equipment in a black box stage which would then be animated to make the resulting film. This cost $1 million per minute of footage, and Hanks played 5 characters through this. It was recognized as the first all-digital capture film, and with $170 million, it was the most expensive animated film by that point.
The film attracted mixed reactions, as many were conflicted over the character animation. But word of mouth was far stronger; it was a box office success after earning $318 million worldwide through re-releases. But why was it a success if the budget was $170 million? Easy, because it was colossal in DVD and Christmas reruns. To this day, the film is still massively popular during the holiday season.

• Budget: $170,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $189,528,738. ($314.5 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $318,321,815.
  

Beowulf (2007)

"Evil breeds pain."
His 14th film. Based on the Old English epic poem, it features the voices of Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie. The film depicts the rise and fall of the warrior Beowulf after he travels to Denmark to kill a monster.
Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary wrote a screen adaptation of Beowulf in May 1997. The project was set up at DreamWorks with Avary slated to direct and Zemeckis producing. Avary stated he wanted to make a small-scale, gritty film with a budget of $15–20 million, similar to Jabberwocky or Excalibur. The project was then stuck in development hell. Producer Steve Bing, at the behest of Zemeckis who was wanting to direct the film himself, revived the production by convincing Avary that Zemeckis' vision, supported by the strength of digitally enhanced live action, was worth relinquishing the directorial reins.
The film received very positive reviews, who noted it as an improvement over The Polar Express. But the massive $150 million budget made it difficult to be profitable, and the film closed with just $196 million worldwide.

• Budget: $150,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $82,280,579. ($124.4 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $196,393,745.
  

A Christmas Carol (2009)

"Season's greedings."
His 15th film. Based on Charles Dickens's novel, it stars the voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. It follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old moneylender who is visited by three Christmas spirits on Christmas Eve. Scrooge embarks on a journey of self-redemption to mend his miserly ways.
After making The Polar Express, Zemeckis stated that he "fell in love with digital theater" and tried finding an avenue in order to use the format again. He eventually decided that an adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol would be an opportunity to achieve this. He collaborated with Disney on the project, marking their first film since Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
The film received mixed reviews for its tone and animation. It earned $325 million worldwide, but the massive costs meant that it was a flop. That's 3 box office duds in a row.

• Budget: $200,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $137,855,863. ($201.4 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $325,286,646.
  

Flight (2012)

His 16th film. The film stars Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood and Melissa Leo. It follows William "Whip" Whitaker Sr., an alcoholic airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board. Although hailed a hero, an investigation soon begins to cast the captain in a different light.
It marked Zemeckis' first R-rated film since Used Cars. It received very positive reviews, and was a much needed box office success for him.

• Budget: $31,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $93,772,375. ($128 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $161,772,375.
  

The Walk (2015)

"Dream high."
His 17th film. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, and Steve Valentine, and is based on the story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Despite good reviews, it was another box office bomb for Zemeckis, and it marked his first film to earn less than $100 million since Used Cars.

• Budget: $45,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $10,137,502. ($13.4 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $61,181,942.
  

Allied (2016)

"The enemy is listening."
His 18th film. It stars Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan. It follows a Canadian intelligence officer and a French Resistance fighter who fall in love while posing as a married couple during a mission in Casablanca in 1942, but the wife is suspected of being a German spy.
The film received mixed reviews, and marked another box office dud for Zemeckis.

• Budget: $113,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $40,098,064. ($52.3 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $119,520,023.
  

Welcome to Marwen (2018)

"You can't put this hero in a box."
His 19th film. The film stars Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Siobhan Williams and Neil Jackson. It tells the true story of Mark Hogancamp, a man struggling with PTSD who, after being physically assaulted, creates a fictional village to ease his trauma.
The film was poorly received, and it was his worst attended film since his debut in 1978.

• Budget: $50,000,000.
  
• Domestic gross: $10,763,520. ($13.4 million adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $13,061,491.
  

The Witches (2020)

His 20th film. Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, it stars Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, and Kristin Chenoweth. When an orphan encounters a witch, his grandmother takes him away in order to protect him. But, in their hotel, a group of witches plot to get rid of the children of the world.
Due to the pandemic, it was sent to HBO Max and played at select theaters worldwide, so it was a bomb. And a poorly received film again.

• Budget: N/A.
  
• Domestic gross: $203,571. ($246,625 adjusted)
  
• Worldwide gross: $29,303,571.
  

Pinocchio (2022)

His 21st film. A live-action remake of Disney's 1940 animated film, it stars Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo, and Luke Evans with Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, and Lorraine Bracco in voice roles. The story follows a wooden puppet named Pinocchio, who is brought to life by a blue fairy after being crafted by an old Italian woodcarver named Geppetto.
As it's a Disney+ original, there are no box office numbers here. What we have, however, is that it had awful reviews, with some considering it as Zemeckis' worst film.

The Future

His next film is a Forrest Gump reunion. The film is Here, which is written by Eric Roth and stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. The story covers the events of a single spot of land and its inhabitants spanning from the past to well into the future. It opens this November.

MOVIES (FROM HIGHEST GROSSING TO LEAST GROSSING)

No.	Movie	Year	Studio	Domestic Total	Overseas Total	Worldwide Total	Budget
1	Forrest Gump	1994	Paramount	$330,455,270	$347,771,195	$678,226,465	$55M
2	Cast Away	2000	Fox / DreamWorks	$233,632,142	$196,000,000	$429,632,142	$90M
3	Back to the Future	1985	Universal	$214,077,472	$170,500,000	$384,577,472	$15M
4	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1988	Disney	$154,112,492	$197,387,508	$351,500,000	$50M
5	Back to the Future Part II	1989	Universal	$119,000,002	$213,500,000	$332,500,002	$40M
6	A Christmas Carol	2009	Disney	$137,855,863	$187,430,783	$325,286,646	$200M
7	The Polar Express	2004	Warner Bros.	$189,528,738	$128,697,779	$318,321,815	$170M
8	What Lies Beneath	2000	DreamWorks / Fox	$155,464,351	$135,956,000	$291,420,351	$100M
9	Back to the Future Part III	1990	Universal	$88,277,583	$156,800,000	$245,077,583	$40M
10	Beowulf	2007	Paramount / Warner Bros.	$82,280,579	$114,113,166	$196,393,745	$150M
11	Contact	1997	Warner Bros.	$100,920,329	$70,200,000	$171,120,329	$90M
12	Flight	2012	Paramount	$93,772,375	$68,000,000	$161,772,375	$31M
13	Death Becomes Her	1992	Universal	$58,422,650	$90,600,000	$149,022,650	$55M
14	Allied	2016	Paramount	$40,098,064	$79,421,959	$119,520,023	$113M
15	Romancing the Stone	1984	Fox	$75,078,260	$40,000,000	$115,078,260	$10M
16	The Walk	2015	Sony	$10,137,502	$51,044,440	$61,181,942	$45M
17	The Witches	2020	Warner Bros.	$203,571	$29,100,000	$29,303,571	N/A
18	Welcome to Marwen	2018	Universal	$10,763,520	$2,297,971	$13,061,491	$50M
19	Used Cars	1980	Columbia	$11,715,321	$0	$11,715,321	$8M
20	I Wanna Hold Your Hand	1978	Universal	$1,944,682	$0	$1,944,682	$2.8M

He made 21 films, but only 20 went to theaters. Across those 20 films, he has made $4,386,656,865 worldwide. That's $219,332,843 per film.

The Verdict

His run through the 80s and 90s was just insane. Banger after banger, and films that could change the landscape of what movies were possible. To this day, these films have remained popular and he earned a place as one of the most bankable names in film business.
Starting on the 21st Century, however, you notice how the cracks start to appear. Bankable for a few years, but he hasn't made a profitable film in 12 years, which by itself was his first profitable in 12 years. Some broke even at best, but others were colossal box office failures. And through his recent films, you can tell he has not been able to replicate another beloved film. Zemeckis may still use his 80s/90s run to justify getting more films greenlit, but it's a foregone conclusion that his glory days are long past him.
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The next director will be Richard Donner. An influential figure in superhero films, for Superman changed everything.
I asked you to choose who else should be in the run and the comment with the most upvotes would be chosen. Well, we'll later talk about... Tony Scott. It was inevitable, as we already covered his brother Ridley.
This is the schedule for the following four:

Week	Director	Reasoning
May 27-June 2	Richard Donner	An influential figure of the 70s and 80s.
June 3-9	Ang Lee	What happened to Lee?
June 10-16	Zack Snyder	RIP Inbox.
June 17-23	Tony Scott	Action films have not been the same ever since his death.

Who should be next after Scott? That's up to you.