Director · Actor · Writer · Producer

Victor Salva

25 credited titles on WatchWise

Victor Ronald Salva (born March 29, 1958) is an American film director and screenwriter. The self-described protégé of Francis Ford Coppola, he is best known for writing and directing the horror films Jeepers Creepers (2001), Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003), and Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017). In 1988, Salva was convicted of sexually abusing child actor Nathan Forrest Winters during the production of Clownhouse (1989), he also videotaped one of the encounters and was found to possess child pornography, though this was not publicized until 2006. Protests against his films soon followed, including boycotts organized by Winters. Despite this, he has continued to work in the industry and has made the films Powder (1995), Peaceful Warrior (2006), Rosewood Lane (2011), and Dark House (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Victor Salva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Associated lifetime gross

$102M

Combined reported budget

$43M

Gross / budget

2.4x

Bankability Index

32 / 100

Associated performance by genre

Worldwide gross by tagged contribution — US$.

Horror

$67M · 2 films · 50% hit

Drama

$35M · 2 films · 50% hit

Bankability assessment

32/100Developing 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.

Filmography cards

Each title carries role, budget, worldwide gross and commercial verdict.

Hit

Hit

Based on 4 of 11 catalogued titles with reported budget and worldwide gross — figures from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.