Robert Rodriguez
Biography
Robert Anthony Rodriguez is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 action film El Mariachi, which was a commercial success after grossing $2.6 million against a budget of $7,000. The film spawned two sequels, collectively known as the Mexico Trilogy: Desperado (1995) and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).
Rodriguez directed From Dusk till Dawn in 1996 and developed its television series adaptation(2014–2016). He co-directed the 2005 neo-noir crime thriller anthology Sin City (adapted from the graphic novel of the same name) and the 2014 sequel, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. He is also the creator of the Spy Kids franchise, as well as The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005), Planet Terror (2007), Machete (2010), We Can Be Heroes (2020), and directed The Faculty (1998) and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
Rodriguez is a close friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, who founded the production company A Band Apart, of which Rodriguez was a member. In December 2013, Rodriguez launched his own cable television channel, El Rey.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Danny Trejo 8
- Antonio Banderas 6
- Cheech Marin 5
- Jessica Alba 5
- Salma Hayek Pinault 5
- Alexa PenaVega 4
- Bruce Willis 4
- Daryl Sabara 4
Awards and nominations
- 2005 CST Award of the Technical Artist
- 1999 Golden Bear
- 1993 Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
- — ALMA Award
- — Film Independent Spirit Awards
- — Satellite Awards
The career in numbers
- US$ 807 mi Total budget from 23 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.6 bi Total box office from 20 film(s) with data
- US$ 35 mi Average budget from 23 film(s) with data
- US$ 78 mi Average box office from 20 film(s) with data
- 6.3 Average rating from 24 film(s) with data
- 2.1× Return on investment from 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypnotic
|
2023 | US$ 70 mi | US$ 16 mi | 6.2 |
Spy Kids: Armageddon
|
2023 | — | — | 5.9 |
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles
|
2021 | — | — | 7.8 |
We Can Be Heroes
|
2020 | — | — | 5.9 |
Alita: Battle Angel
|
2019 | US$ 170 mi | US$ 405 mi | 7.3 |
Red 11
|
2019 | US$ 7,000 | — | 5.2 |
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
|
2014 | US$ 65 mi | US$ 39 mi | 6.4 |
Machete Kills
|
2013 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 18 mi | 5.6 |
Two Scoops
|
2013 | — | — | 4.6 |
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
|
2011 | US$ 27 mi | US$ 86 mi | 4.7 |
Machete
|
2010 | US$ 11 mi | US$ 45 mi | 6.3 |
Shorts
|
2009 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 29 mi | 5.9 |
Planet Terror
|
2007 | US$ 23 mi | US$ 11 mi | 6.7 |
Grindhouse
|
2007 | US$ 60 mi | US$ 25 mi | 7.0 |
Sin City
|
2005 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 159 mi | 7.5 |
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
|
2005 | US$ 50 mi | US$ 72 mi | 5.2 |
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
|
2003 | US$ 29 mi | US$ 99 mi | 6.3 |
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
|
2003 | US$ 38 mi | US$ 197 mi | 5.1 |
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
|
2002 | US$ 38 mi | US$ 120 mi | 5.6 |
Spy Kids
|
2001 | US$ 35 mi | US$ 148 mi | 5.8 |
The Faculty
|
1998 | US$ 15 mi | US$ 40 mi | 6.6 |
From Dusk Till Dawn
|
1996 | US$ 19 mi | US$ 26 mi | 7.1 |
Desperado
|
1995 | US$ 7 mi | US$ 25 mi | 6.9 |
Four Rooms
|
1995 | US$ 4 mi | US$ 4 mi | 5.9 |
Roadracers
|
1994 | US$ 1 mi | — | 5.9 |
El Mariachi
|
1993 | US$ 7,225 | US$ 2 mi | 6.7 |
Bedhead
|
1991 | — | — | 6.0 |
Machete Kills Again... in Space
|
— | — | — | — |
Untitled We Can Be Heroes Sequel
|
— | — | — | — |
|
Incógnito
|
— | US$ 45 mi | — | — |
