Director · Actor · Writer · Producer

Seth Gordon

34 credited titles on WatchWise

Seth Gordon has produced and edited the critically lauded films NEW YORK DOLL and CRY WOLF, which grossed $10m at the US box office, and was the cinematographer on the Oscar-nominated SHUT UP AND SING. Most recently, Seth directed the critically acclaimed THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS. The film was noted on a host of critics; and publicationsʼ Best of the Year lists. He is currently set to direct HORRIBLE BOSSES starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman and Kevin Spacey. Seth is an honors graduate of Yale University, winner of an Oxford University writing fellowship and alumni of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. He has also produced documentaries for PBS, the Gates Foundation and the UN.

Seth Gordon in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$384M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Horrible Bosses

$210M

Standout efficiency

6.0x

Horrible Bosses · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$553M

Combined reported budget

$154M

Gross / budget

3.6x

Bankability Index

45 / 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.