Hollywood’s nepo babies directors were responsible for some of the biggest box office flops in 2024.
This year, the children of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Spielberg and Shyamalan, released their films, which greatly underperformed at the box office.
One of them was Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of Oscar nominee M. Night Shyamalan, who made her directorial debut with The Watchers, which left Netflix viewers “disappointed” with the ending.
Another was Jake Kasdan, son of four-time Oscar nominee Lawrence Kasdan, and his Christmas-themed action comedy film Red One, which opened in theaters last month.
Zelda Williams, daughter of the late and beloved comedian Robin Williams, released her first film Lisa Frankenstein, which grossed just $3 million less than the romantic comedy-horror film’s budget.
And although they lowered the average score of the class, there were some who carried the rest of the team on their backs and those were Zoe Kravitz and possibly Gia Coppola.
Hollywood’s nepo babies directors were responsible for some of the biggest box office flops in 2024. One of them was Ishana Night Shyamalan, who made her directorial debut with The Watchers, which left Netflix viewers “disappointed” with the end; photographed in January 2023 in New York City
This year, Ishana Night Shyamalan made her directorial debut with the supernatural horror film The Watchers.
The film, starring Dakota Fanning and following the story of a 28-year-old artist who becomes stranded in a vast virgin forest in the west of Ireland, had a budget of $30 million.
After its release over the summer, it grossed just $33 million worldwide and received a mediocre C-CinemaScore.
As for Jake Kasdan, he has a generally good track record. With eight feature films under his belt, he has generated $2.25 billion in total worldwide.
His father, Lawrence Kasdan, wrote the screenplays for some of Hollywood’s biggest hits to date, including four Star Wars films, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992).
The filmmaker is known for co-writing The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens and Solo: A Star Wars Story.
But compared to his father’s incomparable legacy and his own track record, Jake Kasdan came up a little short this year: numerically speaking, about $75 million less than the staggering budget he received to put the film together.
Although the film starred Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Chris Evans, Red One has grossed only $175 million worldwide to date.
She is the daughter of Oscar nominee M. Night Shyamalan; Pictured in June in New York City.
Another was Jake Kasdan, son of four-time Oscar nominee Lawrence Kasdan, and his Christmas-themed action comedy film Red One, which opened in theaters last month; Pictured in December 2019 in Hollywood.
And Zelda Williams released her first film, the romantic comedy/horror hybrid Lisa Frankenstein in February. The film had a budget of $13 million and ended up grossing $10 million at the box office; Pictured in January in Los Angeles.
She is the daughter of the late and beloved comedian Robin Williams; photographed in May 2004 in New York City.
He had a budget of 250 million dollars for the film with the unusual story about the kidnapping and rescue of Old Saint Nicholas.
The reviews were even harsher as his film received a paltry 30 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
It might come as a surprise, since Kasdan has a pretty good track record outside of Red One. His highest-grossing film was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which grossed $960 million worldwide in 2017.
Its 2019 follow-up, Jumanji: The Next Level, also grossed more than $800 million worldwide.
And Zelda Williams, Robin Williams’ daughter, released her first film, the romantic comedy-horror hybrid Lisa Frankenstein in February.
The film had a budget of $13 million and ended up grossing $10 million at the box office.
However, 2024 wasn’t all bad for nepo baby directors, as Zoë Kravitz, the daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and her psychological thriller Blink Twice was a box office success.
However, 2024 wasn’t all bad for nepo baby directors, as Zoë Kravitz, the daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, and her psychological thriller Blink Twice was a box office success; Pictured in December in New York City.
And Gia Coppola — granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Sofia Coppola — and her latest project, The Last Showgirl, could also be considered a success, but it hasn’t yet tested the box office; Pictured in December in Los Angeles.
And Gia Coppola, granddaughter of director Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Sofia Coppola, and her latest project, The Last Showgirl, could also be considered a success, but it has yet to taste the box office.
The Pamela Anderson-directed drama film, which follows the story of veteran Las Vegas showgirls, earned $50,300 on screen during its first Oscar qualifying weekend.
The film has since entered the awards conversation and lead actress Anderson even earned a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the drama.
The supporting cast, which also includes nepo babies Jamie Lee Curtis and Billie Lourd, were praised for their performances.