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Daniel Myrick was born on 3 September 1963, in Sarasota, Florida USA, and is best known for directing and writing horror films, the best recognized and acclaimed of which is ‘’Blair Witch Project’’.

So just how rich is Daniel Myrick as of mid-2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Myrick’s net worth is as high as $2 million, accumulated from his two decades long career in the movie industry which began in the 1990s.

Daniel Myrick Net Worth $2 million

Myrick graduated from the University of Central Florida School of Film. Prior to his big breakthrough, he was gaining popularity locally, shooting and editing projects for companies based in Florida, and in addition shooting music videos. Subsequently he worked for the Florida Film Festival in 1997, setting the ground for his big upcoming silver screen breakthrough. In 1999, he wrote and directed ‘’Blair Witch Project’’ alongside Eduardo Sánchez, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and the commercial campaign was intriguing. After its successful premiere, Artisan Entertainment went on to buy rights for its distribution. ‘’Blair Witch Project’’ was praised publically and critically and grossed over $248.6 million at the box office, on a budget for the movie of $22,000. It soon became a cult movie and inspiration for other ‘’found footage’’ types of movies. As the result of its massive success, Daniel made a name for himself, and went on to make ‘’Curse of the Blair Witch’’, a documentary explaining the disappearance of three students in strange circumstances. Another similar project was ‘’An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend’’, also successful, Myrick made a sequel to the original movie in 2000 entitled ‘’Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2’’, but movie didn’t live up to expectations, and was poorly received scoring the total of two out of five stars on IMDB; nevertheless, it earned $47.7 million at the box office, and Daniel’s net worth was still rising.

Although Myrick’s genre of choice is horror, he made an exception directing ‘’Believers’’, a 2007 thriller, but it received mediocre reviews too, scoring a total of two and a half out of five stars. In the following year, Myrick returned to horror and directed ‘’Solstice’’, receiving mixed to positive reviews, and the same year he went on to create ‘’The Objective’’, following the same genre, but its premiere in Morocco received mediocre to negative reviews.

In 2015, he was a guest star on ‘’20 seconds to live’’, a successful horror comedy show, then in 2016, Daniel launched a campaign called Indiegogo Campaign for Docu‐Drama ‘Skyman’; the main goal of the creative team behind this campaign was to reach $25,000 and provide the creation of a UFO themed movie. As of 2017, Myrick directed ‘’Under the Bed’’, a movie about the stalker who took up residence under his victim’s bed, and based on true events.

In his private life, Myrick is believed to still be single. Unsurprisingly he is known to be a big film fanatic, stating that he looks up to cult horror movies such as ‘’The Exorcist’’ and ‘’Rosemary’s Baby’’ when he’s creating new movies. Daniel and his colleague and co-writer of ‘’Blair Witch Project’’, Eduardo Sánchez, are good friends and have established a successful partnership since they went to the film school in Orlando together.



Full Name Daniel Myrick
Net Worth $2 Million
Date Of Birth November 30, 1963
Place Of Birth Sarasota, Florida, United States
Profession Film Director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film Editor
Education University of Central Florida
Nationality American
Nicknames Dan Myrick , D.R. Myrick
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0617130/
Awards Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award
Nominations British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film – English Language
Movies The Blair Witch Project, Curse of the Blair Witch, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, Sublime, Believers, Solstice, Otis, The Objective, Alien Raiders, Rest Stop, Under The Bed The Strand: Venice Beach, CA, The Mothman
Title Salary
The Blair Witch Project (1999) $4,000,000 (payout after the success of the film)
Fact
1 Graduated from the University of Central Florida School of Film in 1994.

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Under the Bed (TV) 2017
A Blair Witch Tale 2008 Video short Based on film ”The Blair Witch Project”
The Objective 2008 screenplay / story
Solstice 2008/II written by – as Dan Myrick
Believers 2007 Video
The Strand 2007 Video
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 2000 characters
An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend 1999 Video short
Curse of the Blair Witch 1999 TV Short documentary
The Blair Witch Project 1999 written by

Director

Title Year Status Character
Under the Bed (TV) 2017
The Objective 2008
Solstice 2008/II as Dan Myrick
Believers 2007 Video
The Strand 2007 Video
An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend 1999 Video short
Curse of the Blair Witch 1999 TV Short documentary
The Blair Witch Project 1999
Split Screen 1997 TV Series

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Blair Witch 2016 executive producer
The Presence 2010 executive producer
Alien Raiders 2008 producer
Otis 2008 producer – as Dan Myrick
Believers 2007 Video executive producer / producer
Sublime 2007 Video producer
Rest Stop 2006 Video producer
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 2000 executive producer

Editor

Title Year Status Character
The Strand 2007 Video
All Shook Up 1999
The Blair Witch Project 1999

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Reel Paradise 2005 Documentary phase one instigator
FreakyLinks 2000 TV Series executive consultant – 1 episode
Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr 2000 Video Game representative: Haxan Films

Actor

Title Year Status Character
20 Seconds to Live 2015 TV Series Uninvited Guest
An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend 1999 Video short Interviewer (voice)

Cinematographer

Title Year Status Character
The Strand 2007 Video

Camera Department

Title Year Status Character
Drop Dead Gorgeous (In a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way) 2006 Video camera operator

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Area 51 Confidential 2011 acknowledgment
Red 2009/IV Short very special thanks
Alone and Restless 2004 special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Woods Movie 2015 Documentary Himself – Interviewee / Filmmaker
Groovey.TV’s Celebration of Badassery Interview Series 2014 TV Series Himself
Journey to Sundance 2014 Documentary Himself
Four Corners of Fear 2013 Video short Himself
Shock Movie Massacre 2003 TV Series Himself
The Daily Show 1999 TV Series Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Special Award – 25th Anniversary Yoga Awards The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2000 Golden Orange Award Florida Film Critics Circle Awards The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2000 Independent Spirit Award Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Under $500,000 The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2000 Yoga Award Yoga Awards Worst Foreign Film The Blair Witch Project (1999)
1999 Award of the Youth Cannes Film Festival Foreign Film The Blair Witch Project (1999)
1999 Netizen’s Choice Award Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival The Blair Witch Project (1999)
1999 Special Mention Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2008 Best of Puchon Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival The Objective (2008)
2001 Razzie Award Razzie Awards Worst Screenplay Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
2000 Bram Stoker Award Bram Stoker Awards Screenplay The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2000 Golden Slate Csapnivalo Awards Best Screenplay The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2000 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best First Feature The Blair Witch Project (1999)
2000 OFCS Award Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Debut The Blair Witch Project (1999)
1999 Best of Puchon Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival The Blair Witch Project (1999)
1999 Best Film Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival The Blair Witch Project (1999)

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