Ben Whishaw
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 11 films, with $2,570,615,067 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #614) |
| Best-known acting roles: Q (Skyfall), Q (No Time to Die), Q (Spectre), Michael Banks (Mary Poppins Returns), Paddington (Paddington) |
| Most productive collaborators: Daniel Craig, Neal Purvis, Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Michael G. Wilson |
| Born: October 14, 1980 (44 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 11 | $736,631,038 | $1,833,984,029 | $2,570,615,067 |
| Leading | 10 | $83,493,680 | $320,223,876 | $403,717,556 | |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 5 | $230,775,815 | $915,364,630 | $1,146,140,445 | |
| Narrator | 1 | $40,169 | $0 | $40,169 | |
| (Unclassified) | 4 | $16,555,407 | $39,785,978 | $56,341,385 | |
| In Technical Roles | Executive Producer | 1 | $0 | $89,237 | $89,237 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Ben Whishaw’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 751 | $314,269,495 |
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,073 | $1,067,496,109 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 252 | $1,235,588,506 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 307 | $3,109,358,513 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 364 | $1,549,858,001 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 461 | $4,176,854,622 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the International Box Office | 52 | 119 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the International Box Office | 36 | 119 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Worldwide Box Office | 65 | 115 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Worldwide Box Office | 48 | 115 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) | 8,365 | $89,237 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) | 10,170 | $89,237 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Theater Counts: Shang-Chi and Cry Macho once again too close to call
September 23rd, 2021
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Since its debut in early September, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has enjoyed the limelight as the widest film, coupled with impressive numbers at the box office. For the first time, however, the Marvel film dips below the 4,000 theater mark, landing this week in 3,952 locations, which will likely be neck-and-neck with Cry Macho, which opened in 3,967 theaters last weekend and will probably stay at the same number (Warner Bros. is not releasing official counts at this time). New this week is the musical Dear Evan Hansen. The teen-drama starring Ben Platt follows a high schooler who, plagued with social anxiety, concocts a story to become closer to the family of a deceased classmate. Directed by Stephen Chbosky and based on the music stage play by Steven Levenson, Dear Evan Hansen debuts in 3,364 theaters. Also new in wide release this week is Courageous Legacy. The film from Sony Pictures is a re-release of the 2011 film, which contains the original storyline with an extended, remastered cut 10 years later. It arrives in 1,023 theaters across North America this weekend. Lastly, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which debuted last week, expands to 1,352 locations this week.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Mary Poppins Returns
March 17th, 2019
Mary Poppins Returns was widely expected to be the big hit of last December and it was almost assumed it would be a monster hit. Most people expected the film to cruise past $250 million domestically and many thought it would top $300 million with ease. It barely topped $300 million worldwide. Its reviews weren’t bad, but it isn’t considered a classic like the original. Is that the issue? Is it simply a matter of expectations being too high for this film, or any film, to match?
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2018 Preview: January
January 1st, 2018
2017 wasn’t a good year. It started out well and ended on a high note, but the summer was a disaster and that proved to be too much for the rest of the year to overcome. Fortunately, The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle are still doing very well and will help January get off to a fast start. Unfortunately, the biggest new release of January is Paddington 2 and it isn’t expected to match its predecessor at the box office; it certainly won’t top $100 million domestically. It is unlikely any of the Oscar contenders will hit the century mark in January either. This is really bad news, as last January, we had a new release, Split and an Oscar contender, Hidden Figures, which both topped that milestone with ease. 2018 should get off to a faster start in the first two weeks, but overall, this month will end with a loss.
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Paddington 2 Trailer
November 27th, 2017
Family adventure starring Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, and Brendan Gleeson, with the voice of Ben Whishaw, opens January 12 ... Full Movie Details.
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Home Market Releases for April 12th, 2016
April 13th, 2016
It is a very slow week on the home market. The only first-run release is The Forest, which earned a single-digit Tomatometer Score. The best-selling release of the week is Justice League vs. Teen Titans which continues to prove animated D.C. is better than live-action D.C. As far as Pick of the Week contenders are concerned, there are a few releases that interest me, including Suspicion on Blu-ray. However, I went with The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun on Blu-ray. I will admit it dances deep into the Style over Substance territory, but it's a style I have really got into.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Spectre
March 7th, 2016
Spectre is the latest Bond film. It is a follow-up to Skyfall, which not only earned stellar reviews, but was also the biggest box office hit in the franchise earning more than $1 billion worldwide. Spectre wasn't as strong at the box office or with critics, but I'm a long time fan of the franchise, so I will still like it, right?
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2015 Preview: January
January 1st, 2015
2014 is over and for the most part, December was a soft ending to a weak year. This is bad news for two reasons. Firstly, it means the overall box office is still soft and it is unlikely that January will start strong. Secondly, last January was a great month, thanks in part to Frozen and other holdovers. The slump can't last forever and Taken 3 should help 2015 get off to a reasonably fast start and it even has a shot at $100 million. American Sniper got off to a really fast start in limited release, so it too could be a hit when it expands wide. By comparison, last January was led by Ride Along, but there were only two other films that didn't completely bomb. I want to say 2015 will start out on a winning note, but given the box office losing streak, it will likely pay to be pessimistic.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Skyfall
March 24th, 2013
Skyfall was the latest Bond movie to come out and while nearly everyone thought it would be a hit, almost no one thought it would be this big of a hit. It earned more than $300 million domestically and $1.1 billion worldwide. Had it made half that, it would have been a monster hit. Was it also better than expected? Did it truly deserve this success?
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2012 Preview: November
November 1st, 2012
October was pretty good with a few films really crushing expectations, which made up for the few duds that opened at the end. 2012 gained about $100 million over 2011 during the month of October. We really needed this success and hopefully November will continue this push forward. However, November is a bit of a weird month. There are five weekends, but only eight true wide releases, half of which open on the Thanksgiving long weekend, leaving the other four weeks with just one true wide release each. There are a couple others opening in the semi-wide level and another opening in limited release with a planned wide release, but even so, it is not a busy month. That said, it is a case of quality over quantity. There are four films that are pretty much guaranteed to reach $100 million, one of which should reach $300 million. By comparison, last November only produced one $100 million film. Granted, that film was The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, which made nearly $300 million, which is a huge number no matter how you look at it. But this year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 should top that number and with the other $100 million movies pulling in more than $400 million combined, it should be a very profitable month at the box office.
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | Paddington in Peru | Paddington | |||
| Dec 31, 2024 | Limonov: The Ballad of… | Eduard Limonov | $259,824 | $259,824 | |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Bad Behaviour | Elon | $89,237 | $89,237 | |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Passages | $551,611 | $656,429 | $1,208,040 | |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | August | $5,456,531 | $3,719,329 | $9,175,860 |
| Oct 8, 2021 | No Time to Die | Q | $160,891,007 | $598,038,764 | $758,929,771 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Surge | Joseph | $34,454 | $34,454 | |
| Aug 28, 2020 | The Personal History o… | Uriah Heep | $1,876,298 | $12,754,356 | $14,630,654 |
| Dec 6, 2019 | Little Joe | Chris | $23,862 | $200,915 | $224,777 |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | Michael Banks | $171,958,438 | $173,648,062 | $345,606,500 |
| Jan 12, 2018 | Paddington 2 | Paddington | $40,891,591 | $201,006,628 | $241,898,219 |
| Apr 22, 2016 | A Hologram for the King | Dave | $4,212,494 | $7,633,516 | $11,846,010 |
| Mar 25, 2016 | The Lobster | The Limping Man | $9,196,278 | $8,788,783 | $17,985,061 |
| Dec 11, 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | Herman Melville | $25,020,758 | $64,672,551 | $89,693,309 |
| Nov 27, 2015 | The Danish Girl | Henrik | $11,114,018 | $56,400,945 | $67,514,963 |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Spectre | Q | $200,074,175 | $679,003,169 | $879,077,344 |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Suffragette | Sonny | $4,702,420 | $33,185,623 | $37,888,043 |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Paddington | Paddington | $76,223,578 | $174,806,412 | $251,029,990 |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Days and Nights | Eric | $8,647 | $8,647 | |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Lilting | Richard | $26,699 | $20,981 | $47,680 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | The Zero Theorem | Doctor #3 | $257,706 | $765,347 | $1,023,053 |
| Mar 14, 2014 | Teenage | British Boy | $40,169 | $40,169 | |
| Nov 8, 2012 | Skyfall | Q | $304,360,277 | $806,166,704 | $1,110,526,981 |
| Oct 26, 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Cabin Boy/Robert … | $27,108,272 | $103,564,882 | $130,673,154 |
| Dec 10, 2010 | The Tempest | Ariel | $277,943 | $277,943 | |
| Sep 17, 2009 | Bright Star | John Keats | $4,444,637 | $12,775,454 | $17,220,091 |
| Jul 25, 2008 | Brideshead Revisited | Sebastian Flyte | $6,432,256 | $7,000,000 | $13,432,256 |
| Nov 21, 2007 | I’m Not There | Bob Dylan / Arthur | $4,017,609 | $8,380,004 | $12,397,613 |
| Dec 27, 2006 | Perfume: The Story of … | Jean-Baptiste Gre… | $2,223,293 | $131,380,170 | $133,603,463 |
| May 13, 2005 | Layer Cake | Sidney | $2,339,957 | $9,405,974 | $11,745,931 |
| Dec 29, 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Servant to Portia | $3,765,585 | $15,000,000 | $18,765,585 |
| Averages | $39,536,893 | $115,161,426 | $139,228,487 | ||
| Totals | 31 | $1,067,496,109 | $3,109,358,513 | $4,176,854,622 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | Paddington in Peru | |||||
| Dec 31, 2024 | Limonov: The Ballad of… | $259,824 | ||||
| Jun 14, 2024 | Bad Behaviour | $89,237 | ||||
| Aug 4, 2023 | Passages | $63,277 | 114 | $551,611 | $1,208,040 | 45.7% |
| Oct 8, 2021 | No Time to Die | $55,225,007 | 4,407 | $160,891,007 | $758,929,771 | 21.2% |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Surge | $34,454 | ||||
| Aug 28, 2020 | The Personal History o… | $475,800 | 1,550 | $1,876,298 | $14,630,654 | 12.8% |
| Dec 6, 2019 | Little Joe | $10,626 | 12 | $23,862 | $224,777 | 10.6% |
| Jan 12, 2018 | Paddington 2 | $11,001,961 | 3,702 | $40,891,591 | $241,898,219 | 16.9% |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Paddington | $18,966,676 | 3,355 | $76,223,578 | $251,029,990 | 30.4% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Days and Nights | $6,003 | 1 | $8,647 | $8,647 | 100.0% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Lilting | $1,567 | 9 | $26,699 | $47,680 | 56.0% |
| Oct 26, 2012 | Cloud Atlas | $9,612,247 | 2,023 | $27,108,272 | $130,673,154 | 20.7% |
| Sep 17, 2009 | Bright Star | $189,703 | 317 | $4,444,637 | $17,220,091 | 25.8% |
| Dec 27, 2006 | Perfume: The Story of … | $37,079 | 280 | $2,223,293 | $133,603,463 | 1.7% |
| Averages | $8,689,995 | 1,434 | $28,569,954 | $110,704,143 | 31.1% | |
| Totals | 15 | $314,269,495 | $1,549,858,001 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2022 | Women Talking | $40,530 | 707 | $5,456,531 | $9,175,860 | 59.5% |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns | $23,523,121 | 4,090 | $171,958,438 | $345,606,500 | 49.8% |
| Apr 22, 2016 | A Hologram for the King | $1,138,578 | 523 | $4,212,494 | $11,846,010 | 35.6% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | The Lobster | $50,003 | 563 | $9,196,278 | $17,985,061 | 51.1% |
| Dec 11, 2015 | In the Heart of the Sea | $11,053,366 | 3,103 | $25,020,758 | $89,693,309 | 27.9% |
| Nov 27, 2015 | The Danish Girl | $187,318 | 794 | $11,114,018 | $67,514,963 | 16.5% |
| Nov 6, 2015 | Spectre | $70,403,148 | 3,929 | $200,074,175 | $879,077,344 | 22.8% |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Suffragette | $76,224 | 517 | $4,702,420 | $37,888,043 | 12.4% |
| Sep 19, 2014 | The Zero Theorem | $3,138 | 63 | $257,706 | $1,023,053 | 25.2% |
| Nov 8, 2012 | Skyfall | $88,364,714 | 3,526 | $304,360,277 | $1,110,526,981 | 27.4% |
| Dec 10, 2010 | The Tempest | $42,436 | 21 | $277,943 | $277,943 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $17,716,598 | 1,621 | $66,966,458 | $233,692,279 | 38.9% | |
| Totals | 11 | $736,631,038 | $2,570,615,067 | |||
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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| Jun 14, 2024 | Bad Behaviour | Executive Producer | $89,237 | $89,237 | |
| Averages | n/a | $89,237 | $89,237 | ||
| Totals | 1 | n/a | $89,237 | $89,237 | |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 8,301-8,400) | 8,365 | $89,237 |
| Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) | 10,170 | $89,237 |