Chris Weitz
Biography
Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with Tony Gilroy.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
The career in numbers
- US$ 333 mi Total budget from 7 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.3 bi Total box office from 7 film(s) with data
- US$ 48 mi Average budget from 7 film(s) with data
- US$ 188 mi Average box office from 7 film(s) with data
- 6.3 Average rating from 7 film(s) with data
- 3.9× Return on investment from 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Afraid
|
2024 | US$ 12 mi | US$ 13 mi | 5.9 |
Operation Finale
|
2018 | US$ 24 mi | US$ 18 mi | 6.7 |
A Better Life
|
2011 | US$ 10 mi | US$ 2 mi | 7.2 |
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|
2009 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 710 mi | 6.0 |
The Golden Compass
|
2007 | US$ 180 mi | US$ 372 mi | 6.1 |
About a Boy
|
2002 | US$ 27 mi | US$ 129 mi | 6.7 |
Down to Earth
|
2001 | US$ 30 mi | US$ 71 mi | 5.6 |
