Ken Watanabe
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $3,887,669,928 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #254) |
Best-known acting roles: Saito (Inception), Drift (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Dr. Ishiro Serizawa (Godzilla), Lieutenant Hide Yoshida (Pokémon: Detective Pikachu), Dr. Ishiro Serizawa (Godzilla: King of the Monsters) |
Most productive collaborators: Thomas Tull, Gareth Edwards, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Nolan, Max Borenstein |
Born: October 21, 1959 (64 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 9 | $1,301,713,277 | $2,585,956,651 | $3,887,669,928 |
Leading | 6 | $125,013,660 | $422,297,320 | $547,310,980 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 1 | $40,774,679 | $63,497,457 | $104,272,136 | |
(Unclassified) | 1 | $140,200 | $0 | $140,200 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Ken Watanabe’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 1,101-1,200) | 1,149 | $165,788,339 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 636 | $1,467,641,816 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 655 | $485,794,777 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 309 | $3,071,751,428 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 781 | $651,583,116 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 392 | $4,539,393,244 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2014 Preview: May
May 1st, 2014
It has been a great year so far and April was again a strong month. The box office was led by Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as it became the second film of the year to reach $200 million, while Rio 2 is on pace to become the seventh $100 million hit of the year. Big picture, 2014 has already hit $3 billion, which isn't a record for this time of the year, but it is $250 million ahead of 2013. That streak ends in May. Don't get me wrong. There are six films opening this month that at least have a shot at $100 million and two of those should earn more than $200 million and there are two others that at least have a shot at that milestone. Leading the way is The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is looking to top The Winter Soldier and become the second biggest hit of the year so far. Its main competition this month is X-men: Days of Future Past, while Godzilla also has a shot at $200 million. Unfortunately, this month last year, Iron Man 3 earned more than $400 million, while two other films took in $200 million and seven films in total reached the century mark. That is going to be really hard to replicate this year and 2014 will likely lose some of its lead over 2013. Fortunately, 2014 has such a big lead that unless the box office really slumps, it will end the month with at least a small lead over 2013.
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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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Sep 29, 2023 | The Creator | Harun | $40,774,679 | $63,497,457 | $104,272,136 |
Mar 5, 2021 | Fukushima 50 | Masao Yoshida | $5,948,122 | $5,948,122 | |
May 31, 2019 | Godzilla: King of the … | Dr. Ishiro Serizawa | $110,500,138 | $272,799,776 | $383,299,914 |
May 10, 2019 | Pokémon: Detective Pik… | Lieutenant Hide Y… | $144,105,346 | $284,814,480 | $428,919,826 |
Sep 14, 2018 | Bel Canto | Hosokowa | $80,134 | $189,303 | $269,437 |
Mar 23, 2018 | Isle of Dogs | Head Surgeon | $32,015,231 | $26,482,519 | $58,497,750 |
Aug 26, 2016 | The Sea of Trees | Takumi Nakamura | $20,444 | $888,482 | $908,926 |
Oct 2, 2015 | Shanghai | Tanaka | $46,425 | $15,459,497 | $15,505,922 |
Jun 27, 2014 | Transformers: Age of E… | Drift | $245,439,076 | $858,614,996 | $1,104,054,072 |
May 16, 2014 | Godzilla | Dr. Ishiro Serizawa | $200,676,069 | $328,400,000 | $529,076,069 |
Jul 16, 2010 | Inception | Saito | $292,576,195 | $533,210,699 | $825,786,894 |
Oct 23, 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The V… | Mr. Tall | $14,046,595 | $25,707,362 | $39,753,957 |
May 18, 2007 | Memories of Tomorrow | $140,200 | $140,200 | ||
Dec 20, 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | General Kuribayashi | $13,756,082 | $54,111,916 | $67,867,998 |
Dec 9, 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Chairman | $57,010,853 | $104,500,000 | $161,510,853 |
Jun 15, 2005 | Batman Begins | Ra's Al Ghul | $205,343,774 | $151,426,819 | $356,770,593 |
Dec 5, 2003 | The Last Samurai | Lord Katsumoto | $111,110,575 | $345,700,000 | $456,810,575 |
Averages | $91,727,614 | $191,984,464 | $267,023,132 | ||
Totals | 17 | $1,467,641,816 | $3,071,751,428 | $4,539,393,244 |
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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Sep 29, 2023 | The Creator | $14,079,512 | 3,680 | $40,774,679 | $104,272,136 | 39.1% |
Mar 5, 2021 | Fukushima 50 | $5,948,122 | ||||
Sep 14, 2018 | Bel Canto | $12,421 | 30 | $80,134 | $269,437 | 29.7% |
Aug 26, 2016 | The Sea of Trees | $1,877 | 101 | $20,444 | $908,926 | 2.2% |
Oct 2, 2015 | Shanghai | $26,604 | 103 | $46,425 | $15,505,922 | 0.3% |
Dec 20, 2006 | Letters from Iwo Jima | $89,097 | 781 | $13,756,082 | $67,867,998 | 20.3% |
Dec 5, 2003 | The Last Samurai | $24,271,354 | 2,938 | $111,110,575 | $456,810,575 | 24.3% |
Averages | $6,413,478 | 1,272 | $27,631,390 | $93,083,302 | 19.3% | |
Totals | 7 | $165,788,339 | $651,583,116 |
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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May 31, 2019 | Godzilla: King of the … | $47,776,293 | 4,108 | $110,500,138 | $383,299,914 | 28.8% |
May 10, 2019 | Pokémon: Detective Pik… | $54,365,242 | 4,248 | $144,105,346 | $428,919,826 | 33.6% |
Mar 23, 2018 | Isle of Dogs | $1,620,294 | 1,947 | $32,015,231 | $58,497,750 | 54.7% |
Jun 27, 2014 | Transformers: Age of E… | $100,038,390 | 4,233 | $245,439,076 | $1,104,054,072 | 22.2% |
May 16, 2014 | Godzilla | $93,188,384 | 3,952 | $200,676,069 | $529,076,069 | 37.9% |
Jul 16, 2010 | Inception | $62,785,337 | 3,792 | $292,576,195 | $825,786,894 | 35.4% |
Oct 23, 2009 | Cirque du Freak: The V… | $6,293,205 | 2,754 | $14,046,595 | $39,753,957 | 35.3% |
Dec 9, 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | $682,504 | 1,654 | $57,010,853 | $161,510,853 | 35.3% |
Jun 15, 2005 | Batman Begins | $48,745,440 | 3,858 | $205,343,774 | $356,770,593 | 57.6% |
Averages | $46,166,121 | 3,394 | $144,634,809 | $431,963,325 | 37.9% | |
Totals | 9 | $1,301,713,277 | $3,887,669,928 |