Head to headJ.K. Rowling against David Yates Both careers by TMDB ratingJ.K. RowlingDavid Yates
Tale of the tape
J.K. Rowling vs David Yates
David Yates averages 7.17 across 9 rated films as a director, ahead of J.K. Rowling at 6.91 as a writer.
- 3
- Films
- 9
- 6.91
- Average
- 7.17▶
- 6.92
- Weighted
- 7.22▶
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 7.3
- Best film
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 8.1▶
- n/a
- Peak five
- 7.43, 2007 to 2016▶
- None
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films▶
- ◀6.91 (0.00)
- Current form
- 6.66 (−0.51)
- 37.1K
- TMDB votes
- 131K▶
- 2016 to 2022
- Career
- 2007 to 2023
- None
- Oscars
- None
- $1.88B
- Box office
- $6.49B▶
Rows won
1 to 7
David Yates ahead
Films together
3
averaging 6.91
Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.
 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2007 | 7.7 | Director | Source_author |
 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2009 | 7.7 | Director | Source_author |
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | 2010 | 7.7 | Director | Producer, Source_author |
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | 2011 | 8.1 | Director | Producer, Source_author |
 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | 2016 | 7.3 | Director | Writer, Producer |
 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 2018 | 6.8 | Director | Writer, Producer |
 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | 2022 | 6.6 | Director | Writer, Producer |