- Creator of the Budweiser frogs.
- His Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) holds many box office distinctions, such as: fastest film to reach $100M (in just two days), most tickets sold in a single day ($55.8M worth), and largest sum earned in seven days ($196M total and counting). The blockbuster sequel also reached $200M in eight days, tying the industry record.
- Was guitarist of punk band, The Daredevils, with Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion and Josh Freese of The Vandals.
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year to be $37 million.
- Was brought in to take over the last 18 days of shooting on The Time Machine (2002), as director Simon Wells was suffering from "extreme exhaustion". Wells returned for post-production.
- Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
- Was a 1987 graduate of the prestigious UCLA film school
- Winner of 4 Clio Awards and one Cannes advertising Silver Lion.
- Was guitarist in punk band, Little Kings.
- His paternal grandparents, Pauline Jachimowicz and Benjamin Verbinski, were Polish immigrants.
- Ranked #79 on Premiere's 2004 annual Power 100 List. It is his first appearance on the list.
- One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.
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