James Wong has a habit of directing guilty pleasures that contain sci-fi, special effects, and sometimes a good laugh. The good news is, Dragonball isn’t a dead serious anime, and could use humor. Dragonball is the highest budget film he has done.
Final Destination (1)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Rated: R
Budget: $23,000,000
U.S. Gross: $53,302,314
Worldwide Gross: $112,802,314
Opening Weekend Gross: $10,015,822
About: An R-rated horror film in which dumb kids get killed one by one.
Final Destination 3
Runtime: 115 minutes
Rated: R
Budget: About $25,000,000
U.S. Gross: $54,098,051
Worldwide Gross: $112,798,051
Opening Weekend Gross: $19,173,094
About: James Wong returns (he did not direct the second), for more of the same.
The One
Runtime: 87 minutes
Rated: PG-13
Budget: About $54 million
Box Office: $43,905,746
Opening Weekend Gross: $19,112,404
Worldwide Gross: $72,689,126
About: A simple, futuristic movie starring Jet Li. Doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is good because the story is lacking.
Dragonball
Runtime: Estimated 100 minutes
Rated: Most likely PG-13
Budget: $100,000,000 +
About: Based on the manga “Dragonball.” Story revolves around Goku, his friends, Piccolo and his henchman.
He wrote all of the above. He has also produced “Black Christmas,” “Willard,” and wrote and produced many episodes of “The X-Files” and “Millenium.” As you can see, his movies are pretty unusual.