Jerusha Hess

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films, with $147,663,890 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,466)
Best-known technical roles: Nacho Libre (Screenwriter), Napoleon Dynamite (Screenwriter), Austenland (Director), Austenland (Screenwriter), Don Verdean (Screenwriter)
Most productive collaborators: Jared Hess, Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Hector Jimenez, Peter Stormare
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesScreenwriter5$126,907,831$20,756,059$147,663,890
Director1$2,137,573$75,833$2,213,406
Producer1$0$0$0

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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Austenland

February 9th, 2014

Austenland is a romantic comedy that opened in limited release last summer. That's not the right genre for a limited release, but it opened at about the $10,000 mark on the per theater chart and lasted long enough to hit $2 million at the box office. That's a better than expected run. Is the movie also better than expected? Or does it fall prey to the usual romcom clichés? More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 17, 2024Thelma the Unicorn Producer
Screenwriter
Dec 11, 2015Don Verdean Screenwriter $31,309$31,309
Aug 16, 2013Austenland Director
Screenwriter
$2,137,573$75,833$2,213,406
Jun 16, 2006Nacho Libre Screenwriter $80,197,993$19,098,469$99,296,462
Jun 11, 2004Napoleon Dynamite Screenwriter $44,540,956$1,581,757$46,122,713
 
Averages $31,726,958$6,918,686$36,915,973
Totals 5 $126,907,831$20,756,059$147,663,890


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Aug 16, 2013Austenland $40,662274$2,137,573$2,213,40696.6%
 
Averages $40,662274$2,137,573$2,213,40696.6%
Totals 1 $2,137,573$2,213,406


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 17, 2024Thelma the Unicorn
 
Averages n/an/an/an/a0.0%
Totals 1 n/an/a


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 17, 2024Thelma the Unicorn
Dec 11, 2015Don Verdean $12,90740$31,309$31,309100.0%
Aug 16, 2013Austenland $40,662274$2,137,573$2,213,40696.6%
Jun 16, 2006Nacho Libre $28,309,5993,083$80,197,993$99,296,46280.8%
Jun 11, 2004Napoleon Dynamite $116,6661,236$44,540,956$46,122,71396.6%
 
Averages $7,119,9591,158$31,726,958$36,915,97393.5%
Totals 5 $126,907,831$147,663,890