Chris Sanders
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $1,421,090,605 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #130) |
Best-known technical roles: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Executive Producer), The Croods (Director), How to Train Your Dragon (Director), How to Train Your Dragon (Screenwriter), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Executive Producer) |
Best-known acting roles: Belt (The Croods), Voice of Daultay Dofine (Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace), Stitch (Lilo & Stitch), Belt (The Croods: A New Age), Antarctic Penguin (Penguins of Madagascar) |
Most productive collaborators: Jay Baruchel, Dean DeBlois, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Kristine Belson |
Born: March 12, 1962 (62 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 3 | $616,464,403 | $992,313,051 | $1,608,777,454 |
Lead Ensemble Member | 1 | $187,168,425 | $385,900,000 | $573,068,425 | |
Leading | 1 | $145,771,527 | $100,028,470 | $245,799,997 | |
In Technical Roles | Director | 5 | $612,863,552 | $808,227,053 | $1,421,090,605 |
Screenwriter | 4 | $550,521,184 | $763,218,230 | $1,313,739,414 | |
Story Creator | 3 | $391,508,767 | $642,149,901 | $1,033,658,668 | |
Executive Producer | 2 | $337,802,429 | $798,379,263 | $1,136,181,692 | |
Production Designer | 1 | $421,785,283 | $564,408,500 | $986,193,783 |
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2020 Preview: February
February 1st, 2020
We had a great start to the year, sort of. Most films that opened / expanded wide in January are going to miss expectations; however, Bad Boys for Life and 1917 are so much stronger than anticipated that they alone will more than make up the difference. Looking forward, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is almost guaranteed to be the biggest hit of the month. There are two questions. Firstly, is it going to top Bad Boys for Life and become the biggest hit of the year so far? Secondly, is it going to be the only $100 million hit of month? Hopefully the answers to those questions are yes and no respectively, but no to both is would still be good news overall. Sonic the Hedgehog is looking better than before and frankly Paramount needs a hit after a very troubling 2019. Meanwhile, there are several midlevel hits that could help the overall box office. Last February was a mixed month with some hits, like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but some disappointing results as well, like from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I think it will be a close race in the year-over-year competition with 2020 winning some weeks and losing others.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Croods
October 16th, 2013
The Croods opened in March with more than $40 million and lasted long enough to pull in more than $180 million domestically and $570 million worldwide. That's a very impressive run for a spring release. Did it deserve this box office success? Or did it thrive because of the lack of direct competition?
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Featured Blu-ray Review: Lilo and Stitch Double-Shot
June 24th, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, Disney released three of their more recent animated films on Blu-ray for the first time, each of which included the direct-to-DVD sequel. This included The Emperor's New Groove Double-Shot and Atlantis: The Lost Empire Double-Shot. I was only able to get Lilo and Stitch Double-Shot. Are the two films worth checking out? And is the Blu-ray worth the money?
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2013 Preview: March
March 1st, 2013
February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace.
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All Acting Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Nov 25, 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Belt | $58,568,815 | $156,221,431 | $214,790,246 |
Nov 26, 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Antarctic Penguin | $83,350,911 | $283,591,620 | $366,942,531 |
Mar 22, 2013 | The Croods | Belt | $187,168,425 | $385,900,000 | $573,068,425 |
Jun 21, 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Stitch | $145,771,527 | $100,028,470 | $245,799,997 |
May 19, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The P… | Voice of Daultay … | $474,544,677 | $552,500,000 | $1,027,044,677 |
Averages | $189,880,871 | $295,648,304 | $485,529,175 | ||
Totals | 5 | $949,404,355 | $1,478,241,521 | $2,427,645,876 |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Mar 22, 2013 | The Croods | $43,639,736 | 4,065 | $187,168,425 | $573,068,425 | 32.7% |
Jun 21, 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | $35,260,212 | 3,222 | $145,771,527 | $245,799,997 | 59.3% |
Averages | $39,449,974 | 3,644 | $166,469,976 | $409,434,211 | 46.0% | |
Totals | 2 | $332,939,952 | $818,868,422 |
Supporting Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Nov 25, 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | $9,724,200 | 2,211 | $58,568,815 | $214,790,246 | 27.3% |
Nov 26, 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | $25,447,444 | 3,775 | $83,350,911 | $366,942,531 | 22.7% |
May 19, 1999 | Star Wars Ep. I: The P… | $64,810,970 | 3,126 | $474,544,677 | $1,027,044,677 | 46.2% |
Averages | $33,327,538 | 3,037 | $205,488,134 | $536,259,151 | 32.1% | |
Totals | 3 | $616,464,403 | $1,608,777,454 |
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All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Sep 27, 2024 | The Wild Robot | Director Screenwriter |
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Nov 25, 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Story by | $58,568,815 | $156,221,431 | $214,790,246 |
Feb 21, 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Director | $62,342,368 | $45,008,823 | $107,351,191 |
Feb 22, 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: T… | Executive Producer | $160,799,505 | $360,795,917 | $521,595,422 |
Jun 13, 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Executive Producer | $177,002,924 | $437,583,346 | $614,586,270 |
Mar 22, 2013 | The Croods | Director Screenwriter Story Creator |
$187,168,425 | $385,900,000 | $573,068,425 |
Mar 26, 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Director Screenwriter |
$217,581,232 | $277,289,760 | $494,870,992 |
Jun 21, 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Director Screenwriter Story Creator |
$145,771,527 | $100,028,470 | $245,799,997 |
Jun 15, 1994 | The Lion King | Production Designer | $421,785,283 | $564,408,500 | $986,193,783 |
Averages | $178,877,510 | $290,904,531 | $469,782,041 | ||
Totals | 9 | $1,431,020,079 | $2,327,236,247 | $3,758,256,326 |
Director Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Sep 27, 2024 | The Wild Robot | |||||
Feb 21, 2020 | The Call of the Wild | $24,791,624 | 3,914 | $62,342,368 | $107,351,191 | 58.1% |
Mar 22, 2013 | The Croods | $43,639,736 | 4,065 | $187,168,425 | $573,068,425 | 32.7% |
Mar 26, 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | $43,732,319 | 4,060 | $217,581,232 | $494,870,992 | 44.0% |
Jun 21, 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | $35,260,212 | 3,222 | $145,771,527 | $245,799,997 | 59.3% |
Averages | $36,855,973 | 3,815 | $153,215,888 | $355,272,651 | 48.5% | |
Totals | 5 | $612,863,552 | $1,421,090,605 |
Writer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Sep 27, 2024 | The Wild Robot | |||||
Nov 25, 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | $9,724,200 | 2,211 | $58,568,815 | $214,790,246 | 27.3% |
Mar 22, 2013 | The Croods | $43,639,736 | 4,065 | $187,168,425 | $573,068,425 | 32.7% |
Mar 26, 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | $43,732,319 | 4,060 | $217,581,232 | $494,870,992 | 44.0% |
Jun 21, 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | $35,260,212 | 3,222 | $145,771,527 | $245,799,997 | 59.3% |
Averages | $33,089,117 | 3,390 | $152,272,500 | $382,132,415 | 40.8% | |
Totals | 5 | $609,089,999 | $1,528,529,660 |