Brett Ratner
Biography
Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, Tower Heist, and Hercules. He is a producer of several films, including the Horrible Bosses series, as well as executive producer on other projects, including the films The Revenant and War Dogs and the television series Prison Break.
Ratner got his start directing with music videos in the 1990s and directed his first motion picture, Money Talks, in 1997. Overall, the films Ratner has directed have earned over $2 billion at the global box office. Ratner is the co-founder of RatPac Entertainment, a film production company. Ratner led RatPac's partnership with Dune Entertainment in September 2013 for a co-producing deal with Warner Bros. that included 75 films. RatPac Entertainment has co-financed 81 theatrically released motion pictures, exceeding $17 billion in worldwide box office receipts. RatPac's co-financed films have been nominated for 59 Academy Awards, 25 Golden Globes, and 43 BAFTAs and have won 25 Academy Awards, 8 Golden Globes, and 24 BAFTAs. In January 2017, Ratner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.
In 2017, numerous women in Hollywood came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, or harassment against Ratner.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Chris Tucker 4
- Jackie Chan 3
- Don Cheadle 2
- Edward Norton 2
- Hugh Jackman 2
- Ken Leung 2
- Philip Baker Hall 2
- Rex Linn 2
Awards and nominations
- — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The career in numbers
- US$ 932 mi Total budget from 13 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.2 bi Total box office from 13 film(s) with data
- US$ 72 mi Average budget from 13 film(s) with data
- US$ 170 mi Average box office from 13 film(s) with data
- 6.1 Average rating from 13 film(s) with data
- 2.4× Return on investment from 13 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Melania
|
2026 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 17 mi | 3.6 |
Hercules
|
2014 | US$ 100 mi | US$ 245 mi | 5.8 |
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
|
2014 | — | — | 7.5 |
Movie 43
|
2013 | US$ 6 mi | US$ 32 mi | 4.7 |
Tower Heist
|
2011 | US$ 75 mi | US$ 153 mi | 6.1 |
New York, I Love You
|
2008 | US$ 15 mi | US$ 10 mi | 6.0 |
Rush Hour 3
|
2007 | US$ 140 mi | US$ 258 mi | 6.5 |
X-Men: The Last Stand
|
2006 | US$ 210 mi | US$ 459 mi | 6.4 |
After the Sunset
|
2004 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 61 mi | 6.2 |
Red Dragon
|
2002 | US$ 78 mi | US$ 209 mi | 7.0 |
Rush Hour 2
|
2001 | US$ 90 mi | US$ 347 mi | 6.8 |
The Family Man
|
2000 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 125 mi | 6.8 |
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
|
1999 | — | — | 7.7 |
Rush Hour
|
1998 | US$ 33 mi | US$ 245 mi | 7.1 |
Money Talks
|
1997 | US$ 25 mi | US$ 48 mi | 6.0 |
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese
|
1990 | — | — | 3.0 |
Rush Hour 4
|
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