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Shane Black

1961 (65 years old)Writing

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Statistics

Total Movies
13
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Total Box Office
$3.93B
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Domestic Gross
40%
$1.58B
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International Gross
60%
$2.35B
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Average per Movie
$196.3M
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Total Budget
$1.08B
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Profitability Gap
+$638.3M
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Avg ROI
3.2x
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Opening Weekends
$520.7M
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Highest Grossing
$1.21B
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Biography

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).

Personal Information

BirthdayDecember 16, 1961
Place of BirthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known ForWriting