FILMCHATTER

Blank Check with Griffin & David

On the air since March 2015 · blankcheckpod.com

543Films
608Episodes
1,359Hours of talk
23 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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The Age of InnocenceNov 1, 2026The Age of Innocence with Libby Watson
Cape FearOct 25, 2026Cape Fear with Eva Anderson
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GoodFellasOct 18, 2026
The Last Temptation of ChristOct 11, 2026The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie
The Color of MoneyOct 4, 2026The Color of Money with Chris Ryan

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Milestones

First filmThe JudgeJun 8, 2015
100th filmRunning ScaredMar 11, 2018
250th filmAlliedJan 17, 2021
500th filmNo Other ChoiceJan 11, 2026
LatestThe Age of InnocenceNov 1, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 7.0 out of 10 · 532 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 4 films45.0 to 5.5: 18 films1855.5 to 6.0: 41 films416.0 to 6.5: 79 films7966.5 to 7.0: 115 films1157.0 to 7.5: 143 films14377.5 to 8.0: 88 films888.0 to 8.5: 37 films3788.5 to 9.0: 4 films49.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 4 films45.0 to 5.5: 18 films1855.5 to 6.0: 41 films416.0 to 6.5: 79 films7966.5 to 7.0: 115 films1157.0 to 7.5: 143 films14377.5 to 8.0: 88 films888.0 to 8.5: 37 films3788.5 to 9.0: 4 films49.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Schindler's List★ 8.6 / 10 · 1993
Interstellar★ 8.5 / 10 · 2014
Spirited Away★ 8.5 / 10 · 2001

Lowest rated on TMDB

Rollerball★ 3.9 / 10 · 2002
Gigli★ 4.0 / 10 · 2003
Piranha II: The Spawning★ 4.3 / 10 · 1982

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$97.5BWorldwide gross
$28.2BCombined budgets
54% hits19% flops · 27% in between

Biggest hits

Avatar$2.9B on a $237M budget
Avatar: The Way of Water$2.3B on a $460M budget
Titanic$2.3B on a $200M budget

Biggest flops

Crimewave$0.0M on a $3.0M budget
Vamps$0.1M on a $16M budget
The Weight of Water$0.1M on a $16M budget

THE MIX

90% of the films are American and 77 are from the United Kingdom. 34 aren't in English, mostly Japanese and Korean. 78 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Drama258
Comedy158
Thriller151
Adventure121
Action118
Romance107
Science Fiction96

Release decades

1920s: 12 films12'20s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 4 films4'50s1960s: 7 films7'60s1970s: 35 films35'70s1980s: 87 films87'80s1990s: 129 films129'90s2000s: 125 films125'00s2010s: 94 films94'10s2020s: 49 films49'20s

Franchises

Mad Max5 of 5 films covered
Indiana Jones4 of 5 films covered
The Matrix4 of 4 films covered
Avatar3 of 5 films covered
Back to the Future3 of 3 films covered
Evil Dead3 of 3 films covered
John Singleton's Hood Trilogy3 of 3 films covered
Mission: Impossible3 of 8 films covered

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