Brett Ratner, 48, is an American movie director, producer, and businessman who is best known for directing the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist.
As a producer, Ratner has been involved in the Fox series Prison Break, the comedy Horrible Bosses and its 2014 sequel Horrible Bosses 2.
Ratner, a graduate of NYU, is also the co-founder of RatPac-Dune Entertainment, a film production and financing company.
Brett Ratner Net Worth 2017: $400 Million
Brett Ratner, a Hollywood director and producer best known for the Rush Hour film series, is worth approximately $400 million dollars. Ratner is the co-founder of RatPac-Dune Entertainment. As a director, Ratner’s movies have grossed over $1 billion worldwide. As a producer, his films have grossed approximately $380 million worldwide.
1985-2000
Ratner graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1986.
In 1990, he graduated from New York University.
Brett Ratner had directed music videos and one film, Money Talks, before achieving commercial success with the action-comedy Rush Hour (1998), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker,.
2000-Present
Chan and Tucker reunited with Ratner for two sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007).
After Bryan Singer left the X-Men franchise to direct Superman Returns, Ratner became director of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
In 2011, Ratner directed the ensemble comedy Tower Heist.
In December 2012, Ratner and Australian media mogul James Packer formed a joint venture, RatPac Entertainment.
According to PageSix, Ratner’s production company RatPac-Dune earned $40 million from the 2013 film Gravity.
In September 2014, Ratner’s RatPac-Dune closed a $450 million financing deal with Warner Bros. to fund up to 75 upcoming films.
On January 19, 2017, Ratner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On November 1, 2017, six women accused Rater of sexual harassment in a Los Angeles Times report.