Dean DeBlois
Biography
Dean Allan DeBlois (/dəˈblwɑː/ də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. He is best known for writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch for Walt Disney Animation Studios (with Chris Sanders), the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy for DreamWorks Animation (the first film also with Sanders), and directing the documentary Heima about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Gerard Butler 5
- America Ferrera 3
- Cate Blanchett 3
- Christopher Mintz-Plasse 3
- Craig Ferguson 3
- Jay Baruchel 3
- Jonah Hill 3
- Kristen Wiig 3
The career in numbers
- US$ 669 mi Total budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 2.6 bi Total box office from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 134 mi Average budget from 5 film(s) with data
- US$ 513 mi Average box office from 5 film(s) with data
- 7.8 Average rating from 6 film(s) with data
- 3.8× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
How to Train Your Dragon 2
|
2027 | — | — | — |
How to Train Your Dragon
|
2025 | US$ 150 mi | US$ 636 mi | 7.9 |
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
|
2019 | US$ 129 mi | US$ 540 mi | 7.8 |
How to Train Your Dragon 2
|
2014 | US$ 145 mi | US$ 622 mi | 7.7 |
How to Train Your Dragon
|
2010 | US$ 165 mi | US$ 495 mi | 7.9 |
Jónsi: Go Quiet
|
2010 | — | — | 6.8 |
Heima
|
2007 | — | — | 7.7 |
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
|
2004 | — | — | 8.4 |
Lilo & Stitch
|
2002 | US$ 80 mi | US$ 273 mi | 7.6 |
