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Denise Di Novi

Highest Rated: 95% Heathers (1989)

Lowest Rated: 5% Almost Heroes (1998)

Birthday: Mar 21, 1956

Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California, USA

Producer of offbeat Hollywood hits best known for her association with director Tim Burton. Di Novi began as a print copy editor and segued to on-air reporting and film criticism for "City-TV" in Canada. She entered film in 1980 as a unit publicist on a Canadian feature, "Final Assignment." That year, she also joined Filmplan International, a Canadian production company, where she worked in various capacities. Di Novi moved to Los Angeles and received an associate producer credit on "Going Beserk" (1983), a raucous comedy starring John Candy. She next joined New World Pictures as vice president in charge of production. Di Novi received her first full producer credit on the teen black comedy "Heathers" (1989). She then joined forces with eccentric film stylist Tim Burton as head of his production company and subsequently produced "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), the successful sequel "Batman Returns" (1992) and "Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993), a macabre animated fantasy. In 1992 Di Novi left Burton's company to form her own Di Novi Pictures in conjunction with Columbia.

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Highest rated movies

95% 83% Heathers
Watchlist 95% 92% Little Women Watchlist 95% 92% Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Watchlist
92% 88% Ed Wood
Watchlist 92% 84% Little Women Watchlist
91% 66% James and the Giant Peach
Watchlist 90% 91% Edward Scissorhands Watchlist
82% 78% The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Watchlist 82% 73% Batman Returns Watchlist 79% 78% Crazy, Stupid, Love. Watchlist
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Denise Di Novi

Denise Di Novi UNFORGETTABLE, DIRECTOR DENISE DI NOVI (LEFT), ON-SET, 2017. PH: KAREN BALLARD. ©WARNER BROS. FOCUS, from left: Margot Robbie, producer Denise Di Novi, con artist advisor Apollo Robbins, on set, 2015. ph: Frank Masi/©Warner Bros. Pictures NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, from left: producer Denise Di Novi, Richard Gere, on set, 2008. ©Warner Bros. UNFORGETTABLE, FROM LEFT, KATHERINE HEIGL, DIRECTOR DENISE DI NOVI, ROSARIO DAWSON, ON-SET, 2017. PH: KAREN BALLARD. ©WARNER BROS. UNFORGETTABLE, FROM LEFT, DIRECTOR DENISE DI NOVI, KATHERINE HEIGL, ROSARIO DAWSON, ON-SET, 2017. PH: KAREN BALLARD. ©WARNER BROS. UNFORGETTABLE, DIRECTOR DENISE DI NOVI, TYING UP GEOFF STULTS, 2017. PH: KAREN BALLARD. ©WARNER BROS. UNFORGETTABLE, FROM LEFT, CINEMATOGRAPHER CALEB DESCHANEL, DIRECTOR DENISE DI NOVI, ON-SET, 2017. PH: KAREN BALLARD. ©WARNER BROS. THE BEST OF ME, producer Denise Di Novi (right), on set, 2014. ph: Gemma LaMana/©Relativity Media THE BEST OF ME, from left: director Michael Hoffman, producer Denise Di Novi, on set, 2014. ph: Gemma LaMana/©Relativity Media View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
64% 59% The Sky is Everywhere Producer - 2022
95% 92% Little Women Producer $108.1M 2019
29% 33% Unforgettable Director,
Producer 		$11.3M 2017
50% 29% Beaches Executive Producer - 2017
77% 73% Danny Collins Executive Producer $5.5M 2015
56% 53% Focus Producer $53.9M 2015
52% 70% You're Not You Executive Producer - 2014
12% 59% The Best of Me Producer $26.8M 2014
36% 61% If I Stay Executive Producer $50.5M 2014
20% 67% The Lucky One Producer $60.4M 2012
79% 78% Crazy, Stupid, Love. Producer $84.3M 2011
41% 50% Monte Carlo Producer $23.2M 2011
30% 61% Life as We Know It Executive Producer $53.4M 2010
71% 71% Ramona and Beezus Producer $26.2M 2010
30% 52% Nights in Rodanthe Producer $41.8M 2008
66% 66% The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Producer $44.1M 2008
28% 28% Lucky You Producer $5.8M 2007
82% 78% The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Producer $39.0M 2005
8% 18% Catwoman Producer $40.2M 2004
11% 47% New York Minute Producer $14.0M 2004
No Score Yet 73% Eloise at Christmastime Executive Producer - 2003
No Score Yet 69% Eloise at the Plaza Executive Producer - 2003
35% 62% What a Girl Wants Producer $36.0M 2003
30% 78% A Walk to Remember Producer $41.2M 2002
57% 62% Happy Campers Producer - 2001
12% 61% Original Sin Producer $16.5M 2001
32% 66% Message in a Bottle Producer $52.8M 1999
26% 73% Practical Magic Producer $46.8M 1998
5% 64% Almost Heroes Producer $6.1M 1998
91% 66% James and the Giant Peach Producer $28.9M 1996
92% 84% Little Women Producer $48.8M 1994
92% 88% Ed Wood Producer $5.9M 1994
48% 42% Cabin Boy Producer $3.5M 1994
95% 92% Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Producer,
Production Design 		$6.1M 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Nightmare Before Christmas Producer,
Production Design 		- 1993
82% 73% Batman Returns Producer $160.3M 1992
90% 91% Edward Scissorhands Producer $54.2M 1990
9% 49% Meet the Applegates Producer $274.8K 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Applegates Producer - 1990
95% 83% Heathers Producer $1.1M 1989
No Score Yet 31% Going Berserk Associate Producer - 1983

TV

Credit
54% 52% The Veil Executive Producer 2024
90% 87% Outlander Director 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet The District Executive Producer 2000-2004