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Chris Weitz

1969 (57 years old)Writing

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Statistics

Total Movies
27
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Total Box Office
$5.55B
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Domestic Gross
43%
$2.36B
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International Gross
57%
$3.19B
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Average per Movie
$179.0M
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Total Budget
$1.43B
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Profitability Gap
+$977.3M
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Avg ROI
7.4x
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Opening Weekends
$745.2M
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Highest Grossing
$1.06B
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Biography

Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with Tony Gilroy.

Personal Information

BirthdayNovember 30, 1969
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Known ForWriting
Also Known As
Christopher Weitz Christopher John Weitz Christopher J. Weitz