Ben Mendelsohn
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films, with $1,309,555,179 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,899) |
Best-known acting roles: Director Orson Krennic (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Talos/Keller (Captain Marvel), Nolan Sorrento (Ready Player One), Killian (Spies in Disguise), King George VI (Darkest Hour) |
Most productive collaborators: Anna Boden, Brie Larson, Ryan Fleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Gareth Edwards |
Born: April 3, 1969 (55 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 17 | $429,876,337 | $879,678,842 | $1,309,555,179 |
Leading | 7 | $3,196,579 | $12,016,785 | $15,213,364 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 6 | $1,164,862,446 | $1,765,986,634 | $2,930,849,080 | |
(Unclassified) | 1 | $0 | $495,980 | $495,980 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Ben Mendelsohn’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..
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Theater counts: Five Nights at Freddy’s becomes widest release in its sophomore frame
November 2nd, 2023
After a stellar weekend at the box office that saw Five Nights at Freddy’s topple a 12-year-old Halloween weekend record, the film adds 114 locations this week. Now it’s available in 3,789 cinemas throughout North America,the horror feature becomes the widest release in the land. Currently enjoying a six-day domestic total of just over $92 million, Freddy’s is poised to once again reign over the box office field. This week however see’s a trio of wide releases make their nationwide entrance into theaters.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Captain Marvel
June 25th, 2019
Captain Marvel started with two strikes against it, because it’s an origin story and a prequel. There have been so many origin stories for super heroes released over the past decade plus that audiences have grown tired of them. Furthermore, prequels are difficult to do right, because it’s much harder to surprise audiences. Can this film overcome these obstacles? Or should fans of the M.C.U. just wait till the sequel comes out when this character can really shine?
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2018 Preview: March
March 1st, 2018
February was an amazing month, thanks mainly to Black Panther, but Fifty Shades Freed and Peter Rabbit were also significant hits and overall the month was a massive improvement over last February. Looking forward, there’s nothing opening in March that will earn as much in total as Black Panther did during its opening weekend. That said, A Wrinkle in Time and Ready Player One should have no trouble getting to $100 million, while Tomb Raider has a 50/50 chance of getting there. Unfortunately, compared to last March, this is still a pittance. There’s a chance that no film opening this March will earn as much in total as Beauty and the Beast opened with last march. We will need Black Panther to have good legs to keep 2018 ahead of 2017 by the end of the month.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
March 27th, 2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the first in a series of standalone movies movies Disney is planning for the Star Wars franchise. There were some who questioned whether or not audiences would show up to a Star Wars movie if it wasn’t directly part of the overall story. Turns out the answer to that question is yes, to the tune of over $1 billion worldwide. This was nearly 50% less than The Force Awakens earned, but is it also much weaker in terms of quality?
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2016 Preview: December
December 1st, 2016
November was good, but not great. Fortunately, 2016 had a large enough lead going into November that the month only needed to be good. In fact, it could have been mediocre and 2016 would have still had an excellent shot to end the year above 2015. As for December, it’s a race between Star Wars and Star Wars. Almost no one thinks Rogue One is going to match The Force Awakens, but if Rogue One earns just half of what The Force Awakens managed, then 2016 will come out on top in the year-over-year comparison. There are only two other films with a better than 50/50 chance of hitting $100 million, Passengers and Sing. Either one could earn second place for the month, but Passengers will likely start faster. Last December, the only other film to earn more than $100 million was Daddy’s Home, which earned just a hair over $150 million. There’s a chance both Passengers and Sing will earn more than $150 million, which would be a boon to the box office. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was just too strong last year and it would take a miracle for 2016 to have a stronger December. That said, it would take a complete collapse for 2016 not to top 2015 in raw dollars. The growth might not be enough to keep pace with ticket price inflation, on the other hand.
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2015 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Foreign Films, Classics, and Canadian Films
December 13th, 2015
The third installment of the Holiday Gift Guide focuses on smaller releases, movies that opened in limited release, foreign films, classics getting new releases, and a few Canadian films. This year the list looks different to the previous guides for a simple reason. While there were only eight releases on the TV on DVD installment of the holiday gift guide, the first pass had more than 30 films on this list. I tried trimming the list, but that resulted in me remembering more films I wanted to add to it. Even after getting rid of the ones that won't be released until after Christmas, like Bone Tomahawk, there are still way too many releases to deal with. So let's not delay anymore and get to the list, starting with the biggest release...
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2015 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations
November 25th, 2015
Awards Season begins with the Independent Spirit Awards nominations. There were definitely some surprise nominees this year, but that also meant there were some unfortunate snubs as well. The overall leader was Carol, which just opened this past weekend. This is great timing and should help its box office numbers, as well as its chances throughout Awards Season. Its six nominations were one ahead of Beasts of No Nation and Spotlight. (One of Spotlight's was the Robert Altman Award, which has no nominations, just one winner.)
Limited and VOD Releases: Taking a Gamble on Limited Releases
September 25th, 2015
While it isn't a quiet week for limited releases, nearly all of the buzz is directed towards two films, 99 Homes and Mississippi Grind. The former will likely be the biggest box office hit, but the later is a gambling movie, so it is the one I most want to see.
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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 3, 2023 | The Marsh King’s Daugh… | $1,792,905 | $831,789 | $2,624,694 | |
Apr 21, 2023 | To Catch a Killer | $1,539,856 | $1,539,856 | ||
Feb 25, 2022 | Cyrano | De Guiche | $3,873,124 | $2,113,800 | $5,986,924 |
Jun 19, 2020 | Babyteeth | Henry Finlay | $4,507 | $1,151,847 | $1,156,354 |
Dec 25, 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Killian | $66,757,013 | $98,367,080 | $165,124,093 |
Nov 1, 2019 | The King | $127,937 | $127,937 | ||
Mar 8, 2019 | Captain Marvel | Talos/Keller | $426,829,839 | $702,746,255 | $1,129,576,094 |
Feb 8, 2019 | Untogether | Martin | |||
Nov 21, 2018 | Robin Hood | Sheriff of Nottin… | $30,824,628 | $54,385,384 | $85,210,012 |
Sep 14, 2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | Anders Hill | |||
Mar 29, 2018 | Ready Player One | Nolan Sorrento | $137,690,172 | $441,365,481 | $579,055,653 |
Nov 22, 2017 | Darkest Hour | King George VI | $56,443,120 | $94,364,510 | $150,807,630 |
Oct 6, 2017 | Una | Ray | $432,418 | $432,418 | |
May 23, 2017 | I am Heath Ledger | $495,980 | $495,980 | ||
Dec 16, 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars… | Director Orson Kr… | $533,539,991 | $521,543,605 | $1,055,083,596 |
Sep 25, 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Gerry | $130,541 | $318,100 | $448,641 |
May 15, 2015 | Slow West | Payne | $229,094 | $1,859,978 | $2,089,072 |
Apr 7, 2015 | Lost River | Dave | $45,431 | $1,964,213 | $2,009,644 |
Jan 23, 2015 | Black Sea | Fraser | $1,171,559 | $2,160,512 | $3,332,071 |
Dec 12, 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Hegep | $65,014,513 | $203,300,000 | $268,314,513 |
Aug 27, 2014 | Starred Up | Neville Love | $54,915 | $66,792 | $121,707 |
Sep 6, 2013 | Adore | Harold | $302,020 | $535,014 | $837,034 |
Mar 29, 2013 | The Place Beyond the P… | Robin | $21,403,519 | $25,607,930 | $47,011,449 |
Nov 30, 2012 | Killing Them Softly | Russell | $14,945,541 | $24,292,902 | $39,238,443 |
Oct 14, 2011 | Trespass | Elias | $16,816 | $769,716 | $786,532 |
Sep 23, 2011 | Killer Elite | Martin | $25,124,986 | $40,284,060 | $65,409,046 |
Aug 13, 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Andrew "Pope" Cody | $1,044,039 | $7,034,644 | $8,078,683 |
Mar 20, 2009 | Knowing | Phil Beckman | $79,957,634 | $106,492,683 | $186,450,317 |
Nov 26, 2008 | Australia | Captain Dutton | $49,554,002 | $165,526,808 | $215,080,810 |
Dec 25, 2005 | The New World | Ben | $12,712,093 | $13,472,307 | $26,184,400 |
Dec 8, 2000 | Vertical Limit | Malcolm Bench | $68,473,360 | $145,026,640 | $213,500,000 |
Averages | $63,917,414 | $91,661,319 | $146,762,538 | ||
Totals | 31 | $1,597,935,362 | $2,658,178,241 | $4,256,113,603 |
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 3, 2023 | The Marsh King’s Daugh… | $849,006 | 1,055 | $1,792,905 | $2,624,694 | 68.3% |
Apr 21, 2023 | To Catch a Killer | $1,539,856 | ||||
Dec 25, 2019 | Spies in Disguise | $13,354,798 | 3,502 | $66,757,013 | $165,124,093 | 40.4% |
Mar 8, 2019 | Captain Marvel | $153,433,423 | 4,310 | $426,829,839 | $1,129,576,094 | 37.8% |
Feb 8, 2019 | Untogether | |||||
Sep 14, 2018 | The Land of Steady Habits | |||||
Mar 29, 2018 | Ready Player One | $41,769,050 | 4,234 | $137,690,172 | $579,055,653 | 23.8% |
Oct 6, 2017 | Una | $432,418 | ||||
Dec 16, 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars… | $155,081,681 | 4,157 | $533,539,991 | $1,055,083,596 | 50.6% |
Sep 25, 2015 | Mississippi Grind | $12,434 | 46 | $130,541 | $448,641 | 29.1% |
May 15, 2015 | Slow West | 54 | $229,094 | $2,089,072 | 11.0% | |
Apr 7, 2015 | Lost River | $20,828 | 3 | $45,431 | $2,009,644 | 2.3% |
Aug 13, 2010 | Animal Kingdom | $61,968 | 61 | $1,044,039 | $8,078,683 | 12.9% |
Averages | $45,572,899 | 1,936 | $129,784,336 | $267,823,859 | 30.7% | |
Totals | 13 | $1,168,059,025 | $2,946,062,444 |
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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Feb 25, 2022 | Cyrano | $1,385,995 | 797 | $3,873,124 | $5,986,924 | 64.7% |
Jun 19, 2020 | Babyteeth | $2,487 | 12 | $4,507 | $1,156,354 | 0.4% |
Nov 1, 2019 | The King | $127,937 | ||||
Nov 21, 2018 | Robin Hood | $9,195,670 | 2,939 | $30,824,628 | $85,210,012 | 36.2% |
Nov 22, 2017 | Darkest Hour | $175,006 | 1,733 | $56,443,120 | $150,807,630 | 37.4% |
Jan 23, 2015 | Black Sea | $37,675 | 353 | $1,171,559 | $3,332,071 | 35.2% |
Dec 12, 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | $24,115,934 | 3,503 | $65,014,513 | $268,314,513 | 24.2% |
Aug 27, 2014 | Starred Up | $13,561 | 7 | $54,915 | $121,707 | 45.1% |
Sep 6, 2013 | Adore | $125,400 | 57 | $302,020 | $837,034 | 36.1% |
Mar 29, 2013 | The Place Beyond the P… | $279,457 | 1,584 | $21,403,519 | $47,011,449 | 45.5% |
Nov 30, 2012 | Killing Them Softly | $6,812,900 | 2,424 | $14,945,541 | $39,238,443 | 38.1% |
Oct 14, 2011 | Trespass | $16,816 | 10 | $16,816 | $786,532 | 2.1% |
Sep 23, 2011 | Killer Elite | $9,352,008 | 2,986 | $25,124,986 | $65,409,046 | 38.4% |
Mar 20, 2009 | Knowing | $24,604,751 | 3,337 | $79,957,634 | $186,450,317 | 42.9% |
Nov 26, 2008 | Australia | $14,800,723 | 2,721 | $49,554,002 | $215,080,810 | 23.0% |
Dec 25, 2005 | The New World | $20,000 | 811 | $12,712,093 | $26,184,400 | 48.5% |
Dec 8, 2000 | Vertical Limit | $15,507,845 | 2,602 | $68,473,360 | $213,500,000 | 32.1% |
Averages | $6,652,889 | 1,617 | $26,867,271 | $77,032,658 | 34.4% | |
Totals | 17 | $429,876,337 | $1,309,555,179 |