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)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector7$20,988,714$11,421,628$32,410,342
Producer1$2,334,228$16,592$2,350,820
Executive Producer1$0$0$0

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,660 $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) 2,412 $11,421,628
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,297 $16,592
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,144 $32,410,342
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,081 $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

A Star is Born

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. More...

2015 Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards Winners

February 27th, 2016

Spotlight

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.

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2015 - Awards Season: DGA - Nominations

January 14th, 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road

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. More...

2015 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 25th, 2015

Carol

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.)

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 31, 2024Endurance Director $199,437$199,437
Oct 20, 2023Nyad Director $16,098$16,098
Apr 14, 2023Wild Life Director $325,936$325,936
Apr 7, 2022Return to Space Director
Nov 29, 202114 Peaks: Nothing is Imposs… Executive Producer
Oct 8, 2021The Rescue Director $787,460$124,596$912,056
Sep 28, 2018Free Solo Director $17,541,090$11,064,905$28,605,995
Aug 14, 2015Meru 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		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Dec 31, 2024Endurance $199,437
Oct 20, 2023Nyad $16,098
Apr 14, 2023Wild Life $47,61331$325,936$325,936100.0%
Apr 7, 2022Return to Space
Oct 8, 2021The Rescue $69,662561$787,460$912,05686.3%
Sep 28, 2018Free Solo $294,288533$17,541,090$28,605,99561.3%
Aug 14, 2015Meru $91,279176$2,334,228$2,350,82099.3%
 
Averages $125,711325$5,247,179$5,401,72486.7%
Totals 7 $20,988,714$32,410,342


Producer Credits


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Aug 14, 2015Meru $91,279176$2,334,228$2,350,82099.3%
 
Averages $91,279176$2,334,228$2,350,82099.3%
Totals 1 $2,334,228$2,350,820

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,660 $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) 2,412 $11,421,628
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 9,201-9,300) 9,297 $16,592
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,144 $32,410,342
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100) 6,081 $2,350,820