Wes Craven

27 films directed

Biography

Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was a prolific and influential American film director, writer, producer, and occasional actor known for his pioneering work in the horror genre, and particularly in the teen slasher subgenre. Among his best-known works are such landmark films as "The Last House on the Left" (1972), "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and the "Scream" series (1996–2011).

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Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 296 mi Total budget from 20 film(s) with data
US$ 934 mi Total box office from 17 film(s) with data
US$ 15 mi Average budget from 20 film(s) with data
US$ 55 mi Average box office from 17 film(s) with data
6.1 Average rating from 22 film(s) with data
3.2× Return on investment from 16 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
Scream 4	2011	US$ 40 mi	US$ 97 mi	6.5
My Soul to Take	2010	US$ 25 mi	US$ 22 mi	5.5
Paris Je T'aime	2006	US$ 13 mi	US$ 17 mi	6.8
Red Eye	2005	US$ 26 mi	US$ 58 mi	6.4
Cursed	2005	US$ 35 mi	US$ 19 mi	5.5
Tales That'll Tear Your Heart Out	2002	—	—	—
Scream 3	2000	US$ 40 mi	US$ 162 mi	6.0
Music of the Heart	1999	US$ 27 mi	US$ 15 mi	6.7
Scream 2	1997	US$ 24 mi	US$ 172 mi	6.5
Scream	1996	US$ 14 mi	US$ 173 mi	7.4
Vampire in Brooklyn	1995	US$ 14 mi	US$ 20 mi	5.1
Wes Craven's New Nightmare	1994	US$ 8 mi	US$ 20 mi	6.5
The People Under the Stairs	1991	US$ 6 mi	US$ 31 mi	6.6
Night Visions	1990	—	—	4.6
Shocker	1989	US$ 5 mi	US$ 17 mi	5.6
The Serpent and the Rainbow	1988	US$ 11 mi	US$ 20 mi	6.4
Deadly Friend	1986	—	US$ 9 mi	6.2
Casebusters	1986	—	—	6.4
The Hills Have Eyes Part 2	1985	US$ 700,000	—	4.3
Chiller	1985	—	—	4.2
A Nightmare on Elm Street	1984	US$ 2 mi	US$ 57 mi	7.4
Invitation to Hell	1984	—	—	5.1
Swamp Thing	1982	US$ 3 mi	—	5.4
Deadly Blessing	1981	US$ 3 mi	—	5.5
Stranger in Our House	1979	—	—	5.3
The Hills Have Eyes	1977	US$ 350,000	US$ 25 mi	6.2
The Last House on the Left	1972	US$ 90,000	—	6.0

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