Chris Sanders

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $1,477,910,953 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #121)
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: Voice of Daultay Dofine (Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace), Belt (The Croods), 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)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting3$629,496,350$998,727,828$1,628,224,178
Lead Ensemble Member1$187,168,425$385,900,000$573,068,425
Leading1$145,771,527$100,028,470$245,799,997
In Technical RolesDirector5$650,949,657$826,961,296$1,477,910,953
Screenwriter4$588,607,289$781,952,473$1,370,559,762
Story Creator3$391,508,767$642,125,893$1,033,634,660
Executive Producer2$337,802,429$797,763,742$1,135,566,171
Production Designer1$423,981,226$564,408,500$988,389,726

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 719 $332,939,952
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $962,436,302
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 675 $485,928,470
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,028 $1,484,656,298
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 691 $818,868,422
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,078 $2,447,092,600
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 122 $648,653,702
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 441 $337,802,429
Top Grossing Production Designer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 151 $423,981,226
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 182 $586,311,334
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $391,508,767
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 136 $826,425,098
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $797,763,742
Top Grossing Production Designer at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $564,408,500
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 201 $781,416,275
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 109 $642,125,893
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $1,475,078,800
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 291 $1,135,566,171
Top Grossing Production Designer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $988,389,726
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 $1,367,727,609
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $1,033,634,660

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


2020 Preview: February

February 1st, 2020

Birds of Prey

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. More...

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? More...

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? More...

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. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Nov 25, 2020The Croods: A New Age Belt $58,568,815$156,197,423$214,766,238
Nov 26, 2014Penguins of Madagascar Antarctic Penguin $83,350,911$283,591,620$366,942,531
Mar 22, 2013The Croods Belt $187,168,425$385,900,000$573,068,425
Jun 21, 2002Lilo & Stitch Stitch $145,771,527$100,028,470$245,799,997
May 19, 1999Star Wars Ep. I: The P… Voice of Daultay … $487,576,624$558,938,785$1,046,515,409
 
Averages $192,487,260$296,931,260$489,418,520
Totals 5 $962,436,302$1,484,656,298$2,447,092,600


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Mar 22, 2013The Croods $43,639,7364,065$187,168,425$573,068,42532.7%
Jun 21, 2002Lilo & Stitch $35,260,2123,222$145,771,527$245,799,99759.3%
 
Averages $39,449,9743,644$166,469,976$409,434,21146.0%
Totals 2 $332,939,952$818,868,422


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Nov 25, 2020The Croods: A New Age $9,724,2002,211$58,568,815$214,766,23827.3%
Nov 26, 2014Penguins of Madagascar $25,447,4443,775$83,350,911$366,942,53122.7%
May 19, 1999Star Wars Ep. I: The P… $64,810,9703,126$487,576,624$1,046,515,40946.6%
 
Averages $33,327,5383,037$209,832,117$542,741,39332.2%
Totals 3 $629,496,350$1,628,224,178

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 719 $332,939,952
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,588 $629,496,350
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,515 $332,939,952
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 878 $629,496,350
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,231 $962,436,302
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) 675 $485,928,470
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,324 $998,727,828
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,421 $485,928,470
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 776 $998,727,828
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,028 $1,484,656,298
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 691 $818,868,422
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,368 $1,628,224,178
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,451 $818,868,422
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 758 $1,628,224,178
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,078 $2,447,092,600
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 321 $332,939,952
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 295 $485,928,470
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 294 $818,868,422
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $187,168,425
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Hand Animation Movies 28 $145,771,527
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $385,900,000
Top International Leading Stars for Hand Animation Movies 60 $100,028,470
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $573,068,425
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Hand Animation Movies 41 $245,799,997
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 133 $332,939,952
Top International Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $485,928,470
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 134 $818,868,422
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 239 $332,939,952
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $485,928,470
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 246 $818,868,422
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $332,939,952
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $485,928,470
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 193 $818,868,422
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 378 $145,771,527
Top Domestic Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $187,168,425
Top International Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 435 $100,028,470
Top International Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies 81 $385,900,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $245,799,997
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies 100 $573,068,425

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Sep 27, 2024The Wild Robot Director
Screenwriter		 $38,086,105$18,734,243$56,820,348
Nov 25, 2020The Croods: A New Age Story by $58,568,815$156,197,423$214,766,238
Feb 21, 2020The Call of the Wild Director $62,342,368$45,008,823$107,351,191
Feb 22, 2019How to Train Your Dragon: T… Executive Producer $160,799,505$360,180,396$520,979,901
Jun 13, 2014How to Train Your Dragon 2 Executive Producer $177,002,924$437,583,346$614,586,270
Mar 22, 2013The Croods Director
Screenwriter
Story Creator		 $187,168,425$385,900,000$573,068,425
Mar 26, 2010How to Train Your Dragon Director
Screenwriter		 $217,581,232$277,289,760$494,870,992
Jun 21, 2002Lilo & Stitch Director
Screenwriter
Story Creator		 $145,771,527$100,028,470$245,799,997
Jun 15, 1994The Lion King Production Designer $423,981,226$564,408,500$988,389,726
 
Averages $163,478,014$260,592,329$424,070,343
Totals 9 $1,471,302,127$2,345,330,961$3,816,633,088


Director Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Sep 27, 2024The Wild Robot $35,790,1503,962$38,086,105$56,820,34867.0%
Feb 21, 2020The Call of the Wild $24,791,6243,914$62,342,368$107,351,19158.1%
Mar 22, 2013The Croods $43,639,7364,065$187,168,425$573,068,42532.7%
Mar 26, 2010How to Train Your Dragon $43,732,3194,060$217,581,232$494,870,99244.0%
Jun 21, 2002Lilo & Stitch $35,260,2123,222$145,771,527$245,799,99759.3%
 
Averages $36,642,8083,845$130,189,931$295,582,19152.2%
Totals 5 $650,949,657$1,477,910,953


Writer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Sep 27, 2024The Wild Robot $35,790,1503,962$38,086,105$56,820,34867.0%
Nov 25, 2020The Croods: A New Age $9,724,2002,211$58,568,815$214,766,23827.3%
Mar 22, 2013The Croods $43,639,7364,065$187,168,425$573,068,42532.7%
Mar 26, 2010How to Train Your Dragon $43,732,3194,060$217,581,232$494,870,99244.0%
Jun 21, 2002Lilo & Stitch $35,260,2123,222$145,771,527$245,799,99759.3%
 
Averages $33,629,3233,504$129,435,221$317,065,20046.0%
Totals 5 $647,176,104$1,585,326,000

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 122 $648,653,702
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 441 $337,802,429
Top Grossing Production Designer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 151 $423,981,226
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 182 $586,311,334
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 $391,508,767
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 136 $826,425,098
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $797,763,742
Top Grossing Production Designer at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $564,408,500
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 201 $781,416,275
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 109 $642,125,893
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 $1,475,078,800
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 291 $1,135,566,171
Top Grossing Production Designer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 $988,389,726
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 $1,367,727,609
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 $1,033,634,660