Mikael Hafstrom

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 9 films, with $405,268,356 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #462)
Best-known technical roles: 1408 (Director), The Rite (Director), Escape Plan (Director), Derailed (Director), Shanghai (Director)
Most productive collaborators: Sylvester Stallone, John Cusack, Anthony Hopkins, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Miles Chapman
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector9$166,235,714$239,032,642$405,268,356

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 518 $166,235,714
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 420 $239,032,642
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 462 $405,268,356

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.


Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Escape Plan

February 1st, 2014

Escape Plan features two of the biggest action stars of the 1980s, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It earned mixed reviews and failed to find an audience here. (It did perform well enough internationally that it could break even early on the home market.) Is the film better than its box office performance? Or did it fail to find an audience for a reason? More...

2013 Preview: October

October 1st, 2013

October is an awkward month. It sits between the dumping ground that is September and November, the unofficial start of Awards Season / holiday blockbuster season. For the most part, September was stronger than average for the month and there's reason to be optimistic going forward. After all, box office success tends to feed on itself, as does box office struggles. That said, there are not a lot of sure hits over the coming four weeks. Of the nine or ten films opening wide this month, only Gravity has a better than 50/50 chance at $100 million. Captain Phillips could have a shot at the century mark, but only if it becomes a serious Awards Season player. Its early reviews suggest that could be a possibility. Last October, there were two films to reach the $100 million mark, Taken 2 and Argo. On the other hand, pretty much everything else that opened that month crashed and burned. While this October doesn't have as strong a top end, it will hopefully have much better depth. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Aug 23, 2024Slingshot Director
Dec 31, 2023Stockholm Bloodbath Director
Jan 15, 2021Outside the Wire Director
Dec 31, 2019Quick Director $99,049$99,049
Oct 2, 2015Shanghai Director $46,425$15,459,497$15,505,922
Oct 18, 2013Escape Plan Director $25,135,965$78,600,000$103,735,965
Jan 28, 2011The Rite Director $33,047,633$64,096,354$97,143,987
Jun 22, 20071408 Director $71,985,628$59,277,742$131,263,370
Nov 11, 2005Derailed Director $36,020,063$21,500,000$57,520,063
 
Averages $33,247,143$39,838,774$67,544,726
Totals 9 $166,235,714$239,032,642$405,268,356


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Aug 23, 2024Slingshot
Dec 31, 2023Stockholm Bloodbath
Jan 15, 2021Outside the Wire
Dec 31, 2019Quick $99,049
Oct 2, 2015Shanghai $26,604103$46,425$15,505,9220.3%
Oct 18, 2013Escape Plan $9,885,7322,883$25,135,965$103,735,96524.2%
Jan 28, 2011The Rite $14,789,3932,985$33,047,633$97,143,98734.0%
Jun 22, 20071408 $20,617,6672,733$71,985,628$131,263,37054.8%
Nov 11, 2005Derailed $12,211,9862,447$36,020,063$57,520,06362.6%
 
Averages $11,506,2762,230$33,247,143$67,544,72635.2%
Totals 9 $166,235,714$405,268,356