Will Arnett
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 18 films, with $4,562,025,084 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #182) |
Best-known acting roles: Mr. Perkins (Minions: The Rise of Gru), Batman (The Lego Movie), Batman/Bruce Wayne (The Lego Batman Movie), Mr. Perkins (Despicable Me), Vern Fenwick (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) |
Best-known technical roles: Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (Producer), Mansome (Executive Producer) |
Born: May 4, 1970 (54 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 18 | $1,914,000,039 | $2,648,025,045 | $4,562,025,084 |
Lead Ensemble Member | 6 | $446,210,495 | $378,482,383 | $824,692,878 | |
Leading | 6 | $525,936,020 | $539,703,767 | $1,065,639,787 | |
Inverviewee | 1 | $18,395 | $0 | $18,395 | |
(Unclassified) | 7 | $801,530 | $27,604 | $829,134 | |
In Technical Roles | Producer | 1 | $29,790,236 | $21,830,357 | $51,620,593 |
Executive Producer | 1 | $18,395 | $0 | $18,395 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Will Arnett’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 221 | $972,146,515 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) | 156 | $2,886,966,479 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 345 | $918,186,150 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 243 | $3,566,238,799 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 279 | $1,890,332,665 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 206 | $6,453,205,278 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) | 9,403 | $18,395 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,239 | $29,790,236 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,558 | $21,830,357 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) | 11,522 | $18,395 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,418 | $51,620,593 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Next Goal Wins trailer
November 20th, 2023
Taika Waititi’s soccer comedy drama, starring Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, and Will Arnett opened exclusively in theaters on Friday, November 17 ... Full Movie Details.
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Theater counts: The Marvels holds on as widest release despite a flurry of newcomers
November 16th, 2023
After a much lower than expected start for The Marvels last weekend, the latest Marvel film will remain the widest release this week, while four new wide releases make their way into theaters in time for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Marvels will hold steady in 4,030 locations this week after collecting just over $46 million during its first three days. While an impressive haul by most standards, it posted the lowest earning opening weekend for an MCU film to date.
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Trailer
January 8th, 2019
Animated adventure with the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, and Tiffany Haddish opens February 8 ... Full Movie Details.
The heroes of Bricksburg reunite in an adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
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2018 Preview: July
July 1st, 2018
June was amazing, with two absolute monster hits and a solid $100 million hit. By the end of the month, 2018’s lead over 2017 will be well over $500 million, or close to 10%. Even if 2018 only managed to maintain this lead in terms of raw numbers for the rest of the year, it will be a massive jump at the box office. As for July, there are a couple of potential monster hits, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Mission: Impossible—Fallout, plus four potential $100 million hits. Last July, there was only one monster hit, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and three $100 million hits. I don’t think 2018 will match 2017 at the top, but 2018 appears to have more depth and that should put it a little ahead over the full month.
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2018 Preview: May
May 1st, 2018
April was all about Avengers: Infinity War, which earned about as much during its opening weekend as the next two biggest films, A Quiet Place and Rampage, will earn in total. However, moving Infinity War to April has left a big gap for the first two weeks of May. It isn’t until Deadpool 2 debuts that we have a potential $100 million movie, while the week after Solo: A Star Wars Story closes the month on a strong note. Fortunately, both of those films are expected to earn more than $100 million during their opening weekends alone and combined could earn over $700 million domestically. Last May, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 helped the month get off to a fast start, but it was the only monster hit of the month. Infinity War opening a week early will mean the month will start slower, in terms of new releases, but Infinity War’s record-breaking debut should help 2018 come out ahead in the end.
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2017 Preview: August
August 1st, 2017
July is over and we should all be happy about that. Granted, there were some positive results we can talk about. Spider-Man: Homecoming is a huge hit and Despicable Me 3 will pull in a sizable profit before it reaches the home market. There were also a couple of other $100 million hits and a midlevel hit or two; however, overall, 2017 wasn’t able to compete with 2016 and the box office finally lost its lead over last year. 2017 started the summer about $200 million ahead of 2016, but will finish July about $100 million behind last year’s pace. August doesn’t look any better. There are a couple of films that have a reasonable shot at $100 million, The Dark Tower and Annabelle: Creation, as well as a few that should be solid midlevel hits. However, last year we had Sausage Party and Don’t Breathe, both of which nearly hit $100 million, then we had midlevel hits like Pete’s Dragon, Kubo and the Two Strings, and War Dogs. I don’t know if 2017 will be able to compete with that. ... Now some of you are thinking I forgot about Suicide Squad. Trust me, I will never forget that movie. I ignored it to make a point. Even without Suicide Squad, I don’t think 2017 will make up the deficit it has with 2016. With Suicide Squad, it is going to be a disaster. I want to be optimistic, but there’s no evidence to suggest I should be.
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2017 Preview: February
February 1st, 2017
January turned out to be a good month. Granted, it didn’t live up to last January, but its box office was one of the top five Januarys of all time, so that’s still a good start to the year. Also, we will have our first $100 million movie released in 2017 and that doesn’t happen this early very often. As for February, there’s potentially the first $200 million hit of the year, The Lego Batman Movie. Fifty Shades Darker and The Great Wall both have a shot at $100 million. That said, it is more likely that both will miss that milestone than both will get there. As for the rest of the films, there are a few that are aiming for solid midlevel hits, like John Wick: Chapter Two and Get Out, while there are very few potential bombs. By comparison, last February there was one monster hit, Deadpool, and a lot of bombs. No other movie besides Deadpool made $50 million. No movie opening this month will match Deadpool, but we won’t have as many bombs either, so hopefully that will balance out and 2017 won’t fall further behind 2016.
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2016 Preview: June
June 1st, 2016
May was great, as long as you don't compare it to last May. Captain America: Civil War was a monster hit and is closing in on $400 million, while both X-Men: Apocalypse and The Angry Birds Movie will earn over $100 million. Looking ahead, every week in June, there is one movie that should top $100 million; however, only Finding Dory is expected to make more than $200 million. In fact, that film is expected to make close to $400 million domestically and over $1 billion worldwide. Last June, there were two monster hits, Inside Out and Jurassic World, plus one $100 million hit, Spy. I don't see how 2016 will top that. Even if every film with a shot at $100 million gets to that milestone, 2016 still might not top last year's pace. Fortunately, 2016 does have a large lead and that could be enough to keep 2016 ahead of 2015's pace in the year-over-year competition. It could be really close at the end of the month, on the other hand.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 19th, 2014
August 19th, 2014
There are a number of big releases on this week's list, especially if you like TV on DVD. However, there are not a lot of releases in total. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the biggest release by a wide margin, but it is not the best. For that honor, I would have to chose Boardwalk Empire: Season 4 on Blu-ray.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Nut Job
April 13th, 2014
The Nut Job opened earlier this year and was a surprise hit more than doubling its production budget domestically. It did so well that a sequel is already in the works. Is this a good movie? Is it merely good enough for a kids movie? Or did it thrive because there wasn't a lot of competition when it opened?
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2014 Preview: January
January 1st, 2014
It's the first month of the new year, but the biggest hit might be a film released in December. Last month ended on a slow note with all five Christmas day releases failing to become hits, some more than others. (It's a little too soon to tell if The Wolf of Wall Street or The Secret Life of Walter Mitty will do well enough to break even any time soon, but neither is a serious hit.) There are still some December releases that will likely remain on the charts through the opening weekends of January, while there are some films that opened in limited release last month with a scheduled wide release this month. Of the purely January releases, I would guess Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will be the biggest hit. Even then, it won't live up to the previous films in the franchise, even if you don't take inflation into account. Most of the rest of the new releases will be happy if they can become midlevel hits. Last January was led by Mama, which earned more than $70 million. I think Shadow Recruit will top that figure at the box office, while there are a similar number of likely box office bombs opening this year as there were last year. 2014 could start out ahead of 2013's pace, but it likely won't be a huge difference either way.
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All Acting Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Nov 17, 2023 | Next Goal Wins | $6,713,826 | $11,211,046 | $17,924,872 | |
Jul 1, 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Mr. Perkins | $370,270,765 | $569,138,791 | $939,409,556 |
Dec 15, 2021 | Rumble | ||||
Oct 8, 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Ghost Host | |||
Feb 8, 2019 | The LEGO Movie 2: The … | Batman | $105,806,508 | $84,324,527 | $190,131,035 |
Jul 27, 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To The… | Slade Wilson/Deat… | $29,790,236 | $21,830,357 | $51,620,593 |
May 18, 2018 | Show Dogs | Frank | $17,744,685 | $22,270,313 | $40,014,998 |
Aug 11, 2017 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty b… | Surly | $28,370,522 | $29,054,430 | $57,424,952 |
Feb 10, 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | Batman/Bruce Wayne | $175,750,384 | $134,812,712 | $310,563,096 |
Jun 3, 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Ne… | Main CMZ Reporter | $9,496,130 | $40,990 | $9,537,120 |
Jun 3, 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja T… | Vern Fenwick | $82,051,601 | $163,276,773 | $245,328,374 |
Aug 8, 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja T… | Vern Fenwick | $191,204,754 | $293,800,000 | $485,004,754 |
Feb 7, 2014 | The Lego Movie | Batman | $257,784,718 | $209,791,710 | $467,576,428 |
Jan 17, 2014 | The Nut Job | Surly Squirrel | $64,251,538 | $58,278,428 | $122,529,966 |
May 18, 2012 | Mansome | Himself | $18,395 | $18,395 | |
Feb 17, 2012 | Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ… | Pod | $19,192,510 | $132,303,587 | $151,496,097 |
Jul 9, 2010 | Despicable Me | Mr. Perkins | $252,756,705 | $291,950,588 | $544,707,293 |
Jun 18, 2010 | Jonah Hex | Lieutenant Grass | $10,547,117 | $475,579 | $11,022,696 |
Jan 29, 2010 | When in Rome | $32,680,633 | $11,116,304 | $43,796,937 | |
Sep 25, 2009 | Brief Interviews with … | $33,745 | $33,745 | ||
Jul 24, 2009 | G-Force | Kip Killian | $119,436,770 | $173,381,071 | $292,817,841 |
Mar 27, 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | The Missing Link | $198,351,526 | $183,335,854 | $381,687,380 |
2008 | Spring Breakdown | Ted | |||
Aug 20, 2008 | The Rocker | Lex | $6,409,528 | $2,357,810 | $8,767,338 |
Mar 14, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | Vlad Vladikoff | $154,529,439 | $144,948,447 | $299,477,886 |
Feb 29, 2008 | Semi-Pro | Lou Redwood | $33,479,698 | $10,500,665 | $43,980,363 |
Oct 19, 2007 | Wristcutters: A Love S… | Messiah | $446,165 | $27,604 | $473,769 |
Sep 7, 2007 | The Brothers Solomon | John Solomon | $900,926 | $900,926 | |
Aug 3, 2007 | Hot Rod | Jonathan | $13,938,332 | $433,232 | $14,371,564 |
Jun 29, 2007 | Ratatouille | Horst | $206,445,654 | $420,104,041 | $626,549,695 |
Apr 6, 2007 | Grindhouse | Announcer (segeme… | $25,031,037 | $25,156,752 | $50,187,789 |
Mar 30, 2007 | Blades of Glory | Stranz Van Walden… | $118,594,548 | $27,000,000 | $145,594,548 |
Nov 17, 2006 | Let's Go to Prison | Nelson Biederman IV | $4,630,045 | $4,630,045 | |
Jun 23, 2006 | The Great New Wonderful | Danny | $150,142 | $150,142 | |
Apr 28, 2006 | R.V. | Todd | $71,724,497 | $15,748,527 | $87,473,024 |
Mar 31, 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Lone Gunslinger V… | $195,330,621 | $456,568,661 | $651,899,282 |
May 13, 2005 | Monster-in-Law | Kit | $82,931,301 | $73,000,000 | $155,931,301 |
Mar 2, 2001 | Series 7: The Contenders | Narrator | $171,478 | $171,478 | |
Averages | $82,484,757 | $122,973,752 | $184,377,294 | ||
Totals | 38 | $2,886,966,479 | $3,566,238,799 | $6,453,205,278 |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Nov 17, 2023 | Next Goal Wins | $2,500,295 | 2,240 | $6,713,826 | $17,924,872 | 37.5% |
Feb 8, 2019 | The LEGO Movie 2: The … | $34,115,335 | 4,303 | $105,806,508 | $190,131,035 | 55.6% |
Jul 27, 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To The… | $10,411,189 | 3,188 | $29,790,236 | $51,620,593 | 57.7% |
May 18, 2018 | Show Dogs | $6,023,972 | 3,212 | $17,744,685 | $40,014,998 | 44.3% |
Aug 11, 2017 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty b… | $8,342,311 | 4,003 | $28,370,522 | $57,424,952 | 49.4% |
Feb 10, 2017 | The Lego Batman Movie | $53,003,468 | 4,088 | $175,750,384 | $310,563,096 | 56.6% |
Jun 3, 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja T… | $35,316,382 | 4,071 | $82,051,601 | $245,328,374 | 33.4% |
Feb 7, 2014 | The Lego Movie | $69,050,279 | 3,890 | $257,784,718 | $467,576,428 | 55.1% |
Jan 17, 2014 | The Nut Job | $19,405,000 | 3,472 | $64,251,538 | $122,529,966 | 52.4% |
Mar 27, 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $59,321,095 | 4,136 | $198,351,526 | $381,687,380 | 52.0% |
Sep 7, 2007 | The Brothers Solomon | $508,601 | 700 | $900,926 | $900,926 | 100.0% |
Nov 17, 2006 | Let's Go to Prison | $2,220,050 | 1,495 | $4,630,045 | $4,630,045 | 100.0% |
Averages | $25,018,165 | 3,233 | $81,012,210 | $157,527,722 | 57.8% | |
Totals | 12 | $972,146,515 | $1,890,332,665 |
Supporting Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Jul 1, 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $107,010,140 | 4,427 | $370,270,765 | $939,409,556 | 39.4% |
Jun 3, 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Ne… | $4,698,715 | 2,313 | $9,496,130 | $9,537,120 | 99.6% |
Aug 8, 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja T… | $65,575,105 | 3,980 | $191,204,754 | $485,004,754 | 39.4% |
Feb 17, 2012 | Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ… | $6,446,395 | 2,958 | $19,192,510 | $151,496,097 | 12.7% |
Jul 9, 2010 | Despicable Me | $56,397,125 | 3,602 | $252,756,705 | $544,707,293 | 46.4% |
Jun 18, 2010 | Jonah Hex | $5,379,365 | 2,825 | $10,547,117 | $11,022,696 | 95.7% |
Jan 29, 2010 | When in Rome | $12,350,041 | 2,456 | $32,680,633 | $43,796,937 | 74.6% |
Jul 24, 2009 | G-Force | $31,706,934 | 3,697 | $119,436,770 | $292,817,841 | 40.8% |
Aug 20, 2008 | The Rocker | $2,636,048 | 2,784 | $6,409,528 | $8,767,338 | 73.1% |
Mar 14, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | $45,012,998 | 3,961 | $154,529,439 | $299,477,886 | 51.6% |
Feb 29, 2008 | Semi-Pro | $15,075,114 | 3,121 | $33,479,698 | $43,980,363 | 76.1% |
Aug 3, 2007 | Hot Rod | $5,310,711 | 2,607 | $13,938,332 | $14,371,564 | 97.0% |
Jun 29, 2007 | Ratatouille | $47,027,395 | 3,940 | $206,445,654 | $626,549,695 | 32.9% |
Apr 6, 2007 | Grindhouse | $11,596,613 | 2,629 | $25,031,037 | $50,187,789 | 49.9% |
Mar 30, 2007 | Blades of Glory | $33,014,202 | 3,467 | $118,594,548 | $145,594,548 | 81.5% |
Apr 28, 2006 | R.V. | $16,414,767 | 3,651 | $71,724,497 | $87,473,024 | 82.0% |
Mar 31, 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | $68,033,544 | 3,969 | $195,330,621 | $651,899,282 | 30.0% |
May 13, 2005 | Monster-in-Law | $23,105,133 | 3,424 | $82,931,301 | $155,931,301 | 53.2% |
Averages | $30,932,797 | 3,323 | $106,333,336 | $253,445,838 | 59.8% | |
Totals | 18 | $1,914,000,039 | $4,562,025,084 |
Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Jul 27, 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To The Movies | Producer | $29,790,236 | $21,830,357 | $51,620,593 |
May 18, 2012 | Mansome | Executive Producer | $18,395 | $18,395 | |
Averages | $14,904,316 | $21,830,357 | $25,819,494 | ||
Totals | 2 | $29,808,631 | $21,830,357 | $51,638,988 |
Producer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Jul 27, 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To The… | $10,411,189 | 3,188 | $29,790,236 | $51,620,593 | 57.7% |
Averages | $10,411,189 | 3,188 | $29,790,236 | $51,620,593 | 57.7% | |
Totals | 1 | $29,790,236 | $51,620,593 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,401-9,500) | 9,403 | $18,395 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,239 | $29,790,236 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) | 2,558 | $21,830,357 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,501-11,600) | 11,522 | $18,395 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) | 2,418 | $51,620,593 |