Director · Actor · Producer

Jon M. Chu

27 credited titles on WatchWise

Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for directing the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) and the musical fantasy "Wicked" (2024), the former being one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent. For his direction for "Wicked," Chu won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director. An alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, other films he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films "Step Up 2: The Streets" (2008) and "Step Up 3D" (2010), the musicals "Jem and the Holograms" (2015) and "In the Heights" (2021), as well as the live concert films "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" (2011) and "Justin Bieber's Believe" (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M. Chu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Associated lifetime gross

$1.6B

Combined reported budget

$412M

Gross / budget

3.9x

Bankability Index

55 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Romance

$541M · 1 film · 100% hit

Drama

$358M · 4 films · 50% hit

Thriller

$335M · 1 film · 100% hit

Comedy

$239M · 2 films · 50% hit

Documentary

$131M · 2 films · 100% hit

Bankability assessment

55/100Developing verified track record

Films measured × gross-vs-budget efficiency, weighted by billing prominence — lead roles and directing count fully, minor roles fractionally. Association, not attribution — not a claim that this individual caused the revenue.