Lee Isaac Chung

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $387,736,924 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #498)
Best-known technical roles: Twisters (Director), Minari (Director), Minari (Screenwriter)
Most productive collaborators: Steven Yeun, Alan Kim, Dede Gardner, Han Yeri, Jeremy Kleiner
Born: October 19, 1978 (46 years old)

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector5$270,727,081$117,009,843$387,736,924
Screenwriter1$2,964,816$12,509,843$15,474,659

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $270,727,081
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,441 $2,964,816
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 774 $117,009,843
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,605 $12,509,843
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 498 $387,736,924
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,889 $15,474,659

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


Theater counts: Twisters winds its way into 4,151 theaters

July 18th, 2024

Twisters

After six consecutive weeks of box office dominance, the reign of animated features looks to be coming to an end this weekend as Twisters funnels into theaters. It has been impressive run for Inside Out 2, and Despicable Me 4, however, as the two films have combined for a worldwide total of over $1.84 billion, largely due to the massive success of the former. More...

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 19, 2024Twisters Director $267,762,265$104,500,000$372,262,265
Sep 14, 2021Lucky Life Director
Dec 11, 2020Minari Director
Screenwriter		 $2,964,816$12,509,843$15,474,659
Aug 30, 2013Abigail Harm Director
 
Averages $135,363,541$58,504,922$193,868,462
Totals 4 $270,727,081$117,009,843$387,736,924


Director Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Jul 19, 2024Twisters $81,251,4154,170$267,762,265$372,262,26571.9%
Sep 14, 2021Lucky Life
Dec 11, 2020Minari 912$2,964,816$15,474,65919.2%
Aug 30, 2013Abigail Harm
 
Averages $81,251,4152,541$135,363,541$193,868,46245.5%
Totals 4 $270,727,081$387,736,924


Writer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Dec 11, 2020Minari 912$2,964,816$15,474,65919.2%
 
Averages n/a912$2,964,816$15,474,65919.2%
Totals 1 $2,964,816$15,474,659

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 $270,727,081
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,441 $2,964,816
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 774 $117,009,843
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,605 $12,509,843
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 498 $387,736,924
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,801-4,900) 4,889 $15,474,659