Director
Adam Shankman
8 films•2001–2026•Comedy · Drama · Romance
39%average critics65%average audience$82.9Mdomestic average
Films
8
2001–2026
Domestic
$663.2M
lifetime
Worldwide
$1.06B
lifetime
Avg opening
$19.2M
3-day
Avg legs
4.38x
opening → total
Return
3.0x
on $350.0M of budget
Box Office Watch tracks 8 films directed by Adam Shankman, from The Wedding Planner (2001) to Stop! That! Train! (2026), together grossing $663.2M domestic and $1.06B worldwide. The biggest hit is Bedtime Stories (2008) at $213.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Bringing Down the House (2003) at $31.1M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stop! That! Train! | 2026 | $2.0M | $4.0M | 2.00x | $4.0M | — | 83% | #80 |
 Bedtime Stories | 2008 | $27.5M | $110.0M | 4.01x | $213.0M | A | 27% | #24 |
 Hairspray | 2007 | $27.5M | $119.0M | 4.30x | $204.0M | A | 92% | #24 |
 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | 2005 | $9.3M | $82.6M | 8.87x | $130.0M | A- | 8% | #26 |
 The Pacifier | 2005 | $30.6M | $113.0M | 3.70x | $199.0M | A- | 21% | #17 |
 Bringing Down the House | 2003 | $31.1M | $133.0M | 4.27x | $165.0M | A | 33% | #14 |
 A Walk to Remember | 2002 | $12.2M | $41.2M | 3.40x | $46.1M | — | 30% | — |
 The Wedding Planner | 2001 | $13.5M | $60.4M | 4.47x | $94.7M | — | 17% | #39 |
Click any column to sort. Yearly rank is the film’s place on its release year’s domestic chart; a film outside that year’s top 50 shows a dash.
Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 3.6 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
3.0x
$1.05B worldwide on $350.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $659.2MInternational $392.6M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven5.0x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
What’s next
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