Roger Allers
Biography
Roger Allers (June 29, 1949 – January 17, 2026) was an American film director, screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist, and playwright. He was best known for co-directing Disney Animation's The Lion King (1994), the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time, and for writing the Broadway adaptation of the same name. He also directed Sony Pictures Animation's first feature-length animated film, Open Season (2006) and the animated adaptation of The Prophet.
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Most directed genres
The career in numbers
- US$ 142 mi Total budget from 3 film(s) with data
- US$ 965 mi Total box office from 3 film(s) with data
- US$ 47 mi Average budget from 3 film(s) with data
- US$ 322 mi Average box office from 3 film(s) with data
- 7.4 Average rating from 5 film(s) with data
- 6.8× Return on investment from 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
|
2015 | — | — | 7.8 |
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
|
2014 | US$ 12 mi | US$ 1 mi | 7.3 |
Open Season
|
2006 | US$ 85 mi | US$ 201 mi | 6.2 |
The Little Matchgirl
|
2006 | — | — | 7.5 |
The Lion King
|
1994 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 763 mi | 8.3 |
