Chris Sanders
Biography
Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances.
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Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 567 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.8 bi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 113 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 360 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 7.6 Average rating from 5 film(s) with data
- 3.2× Return on investment from 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lilo & Stitch 2
|
2028 | — | — | — |
The Wild Robot
|
2024 | US$ 78 mi | US$ 332 mi | 8.3 |
The Call of the Wild
|
2020 | US$ 109 mi | US$ 111 mi | 7.5 |
The Croods
|
2013 | US$ 135 mi | US$ 587 mi | 6.9 |
How to Train Your Dragon
|
2010 | US$ 165 mi | US$ 495 mi | 7.9 |
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
|
2004 | — | — | 8.4 |
Lilo & Stitch
|
2002 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 273 mi | 7.6 |
