Jon Turteltaub

15 films directed

Biography

Jonathan Charles "Jon" Turteltaub is an American film director and producer. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of television comedy writer Saul Turteltaub.

He has directed several successful mainstream films for the Walt Disney Studios, including; 3 Ninjas (1992), Cool Runnings (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Phenomenon (1996), Instinct (1999), Disney's The Kid (2000), 2004's National Treasure, as well as its 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and The Sorcerer's Apprentice.

Turteltaub produced the CBS television series, Jericho, and also directed the first three episodes, "Pilot", "Fallout", and "Four Horsemen".

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 773 mi Total budget from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 2.3 bi Total box office from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 70 mi Average budget from 11 film(s) with data
US$ 214 mi Average box office from 11 film(s) with data
6.5 Average rating from 11 film(s) with data
3.0× Return on investment from 11 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
The Meg	2018	US$ 150 mi	US$ 531 mi	6.3
Last Vegas	2013	US$ 28 mi	US$ 134 mi	6.4
The Sorcerer's Apprentice	2010	US$ 150 mi	US$ 215 mi	6.1
National Treasure: Book of Secrets	2007	US$ 130 mi	US$ 459 mi	6.4
National Treasure	2004	US$ 100 mi	US$ 348 mi	6.7
The Kid	2000	US$ 65 mi	US$ 110 mi	6.8
Instinct	1999	US$ 80 mi	US$ 34 mi	6.5
Phenomenon	1996	US$ 32 mi	US$ 152 mi	6.5
While You Were Sleeping	1995	US$ 17 mi	US$ 182 mi	7.0
Cool Runnings	1993	US$ 14 mi	US$ 155 mi	7.0
3 Ninjas	1992	US$ 7 mi	US$ 29 mi	5.8
Driving Me Crazy	1991	—	—	3.9
Think Big	1989	—	—	6.1
The Best Is Yet To Come	—	—	—	—
Untitled National Treasure 3	—	—	—	—