Actor · Writer

Chris Matheson

13 credited titles on WatchWise

Chris Matheson (born December 11, 1960) is an American film director and screenwriter. Matheson is best known for his collaborations with fellow screenwriter Ed Solomon, together creating the Bill & Ted franchise, writing the three films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, and Bill & Ted Face the Music. Together they also wrote the films Mom and Dad Save the World and Imagine That.

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Chris Matheson in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$85M · 60% hit rate

Biggest hit

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

$41M

Standout efficiency

4.0x

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$85M

Combined reported budget

$70M

Gross / budget

1.2x

Bankability Index

17 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.