Jerusha Hess

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $147,663,890 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,621)

Best-known technical roles: Nacho Libre (Screenwriter), Napoleon Dynamite (Screenwriter), Austenland (Director), Austenland (Screenwriter), Don Verdean (Screenwriter)

Most productive collaborators: Jared Hess, Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Hector Jimenez, Peter Stormare

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Acting Credits
Technical Credits

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Screenwriter	5	$126,907,831	$20,756,059	$147,663,890
	Director	1	$2,137,573	$75,833	$2,213,406
	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 3,101-3,200)	3,152	$2,137,573
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,031	$126,907,831
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200)	10,181	$75,833
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,741	$20,756,059
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800)	5,728	$2,213,406
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,621	$147,663,890

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

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Austenland

February 9th, 2014

Austenland is a romantic comedy that opened in limited release last summer. That's not the right genre for a limited release, but it opened at about the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart and lasted long enough to hit $2 million at the box office. That's a better than expected run. Is the movie also better than expected? Or does it fall prey to the usual romcom clichés? More...

All Acting Credits

All Technical Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
May 17, 2024	Thelma the Unicorn	Producer Screenwriter
Dec 11, 2015	Don Verdean	Screenwriter	$31,309		$31,309
Aug 16, 2013	Austenland	Director Screenwriter	$2,137,573	$75,833	$2,213,406
Jun 16, 2006	Nacho Libre	Screenwriter	$80,197,993	$19,098,469	$99,296,462
Jun 11, 2004	Napoleon Dynamite	Screenwriter	$44,540,956	$1,581,757	$46,122,713

Averages			$31,726,958	$6,918,686	$36,915,973
Totals	5		$126,907,831	$20,756,059	$147,663,890

Director Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Aug 16, 2013	Austenland	$40,662	274	$2,137,573	$2,213,406	96.6%

Averages		$40,662	274	$2,137,573	$2,213,406	96.6%
Totals	1			$2,137,573	$2,213,406

Producer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
May 17, 2024	Thelma the Unicorn

Averages		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0%
Totals	1			n/a	n/a

Writer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
May 17, 2024	Thelma the Unicorn
Dec 11, 2015	Don Verdean	$12,907	40	$31,309	$31,309	100.0%
Aug 16, 2013	Austenland	$40,662	274	$2,137,573	$2,213,406	96.6%
Jun 16, 2006	Nacho Libre	$28,309,599	3,083	$80,197,993	$99,296,462	80.8%
Jun 11, 2004	Napoleon Dynamite	$116,666	1,236	$44,540,956	$46,122,713	96.6%

Averages		$7,119,959	1,158	$31,726,958	$36,915,973	93.5%
Totals	5			$126,907,831	$147,663,890

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200)	3,152	$2,137,573
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,031	$126,907,831
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200)	10,181	$75,833
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,741	$20,756,059
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800)	5,728	$2,213,406
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,621	$147,663,890