Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
| Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 7 films, with $32,410,342 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,143) |
| Best-known technical roles: Free Solo (Director), Meru (Director), Meru (Producer), The Rescue (Director), Wild Life (Director) |
| Most productive collaborators: Jimmy Chin, Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk, Jon Krakauer, Jenni Lowe-Anker |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Technical Roles | Director | 7 | $20,988,714 | $11,421,628 | $32,410,342 |
| Producer | 1 | $2,334,228 | $16,592 | $2,350,820 | |
| Executive Producer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,659 | $20,988,714 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) | 4,546 | $2,334,228 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,411 | $11,421,628 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) | 9,299 | $16,592 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) | 2,143 | $32,410,342 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) | 6,083 | $2,350,820 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2018 Awards Season: DGA - Nominations
January 9th, 2019
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Directors Guild of America announced their theatrical nominations this week and we are starting to see some real patterns emerge and I think the Oscar picture is getting clearer.
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2015 Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards Winners
February 27th, 2016
Awards Season begins with the Independent Spirit Awards nominations, but they don't hand the awards out until the day before the Oscars. Spotlight was the big winner tonight, but it wasn’t the only one.
2015 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations
January 14th, 2016
The Directors Guild of America spread out the nominations, which I always felt hurt the buzz. There are ten categories of awards, but only three of which pertain to theatrical releases. There are very few surprises across these three categories, so the Oscar nominations today shouldn't be full of surprises either.
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2015 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations
November 25th, 2015
Awards Season begins with the Independent Spirit Awards nominations. There were definitely some surprise nominees this year, but that also meant there were some unfortunate snubs as well. The overall leader was Carol, which just opened this past weekend. This is great timing and should help its box office numbers, as well as its chances throughout Awards Season. Its six nominations were one ahead of Beasts of No Nation and Spotlight. (One of Spotlight's was the Robert Altman Award, which has no nominations, just one winner.)
All Acting Credits
All Technical Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Endurance | Director | $199,437 | $199,437 | |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Nyad | Director | $16,098 | $16,098 | |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Wild Life | Director | $325,936 | $325,936 | |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Return to Space | Director | |||
| Nov 29, 2021 | 14 Peaks: Nothing is Imposs… | Executive Producer | |||
| Oct 8, 2021 | The Rescue | Director | $787,460 | $124,596 | $912,056 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Free Solo | Director | $17,541,090 | $11,064,905 | $28,605,995 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Meru | Director Producer |
$2,334,228 | $16,592 | $2,350,820 |
| Averages | $5,247,179 | $2,284,326 | $5,401,724 | ||
| Totals | 8 | $20,988,714 | $11,421,628 | $32,410,342 | |
Director Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Endurance | $199,437 | ||||
| Oct 20, 2023 | Nyad | $16,098 | ||||
| Apr 14, 2023 | Wild Life | $47,613 | 31 | $325,936 | $325,936 | 100.0% |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Return to Space | |||||
| Oct 8, 2021 | The Rescue | $69,662 | 561 | $787,460 | $912,056 | 86.3% |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Free Solo | $294,288 | 533 | $17,541,090 | $28,605,995 | 61.3% |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Meru | $91,279 | 176 | $2,334,228 | $2,350,820 | 99.3% |
| Averages | $125,711 | 325 | $5,247,179 | $5,401,724 | 86.7% | |
| Totals | 7 | $20,988,714 | $32,410,342 | |||
Producer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2015 | Meru | $91,279 | 176 | $2,334,228 | $2,350,820 | 99.3% |
| Averages | $91,279 | 176 | $2,334,228 | $2,350,820 | 99.3% | |
| Totals | 1 | $2,334,228 | $2,350,820 | |||
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,659 | $20,988,714 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) | 4,546 | $2,334,228 |
| Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,411 | $11,421,628 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) | 9,299 | $16,592 |
| Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) | 2,143 | $32,410,342 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) | 6,083 | $2,350,820 |