Richard Armitage

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 8 films, with $3,586,220,256 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #298)
Best-known acting roles: Thorin (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Thorin Oakenshield (The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies), Thorin (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug), Claude Becker (Ocean’s 8), Heinz Kruger (Captain America: The First Avenger)
Most productive collaborators: Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Fran Walsh, Steven Quale
Born: August 22, 1971 (52 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting8$1,135,429,734$2,450,790,522$3,586,220,256
Leading2$47,602,194$103,311,876$150,914,070
Inverviewee1$466,114$0$466,114
(Unclassified)2$0$23,448$23,448

Career Trend

This graph shows Richard Armitage’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


2014 Preview: December

December 1st, 2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies poster

November is over and there are not a lot of positive things to say about what happened during the month. There were a couple of films that matched expectations, but there were no breakout hits and a few that missed expectations by wide margins. Granted, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 will top $300 million with relative ease, but that's still nearly $100 million lower than some people were predicting. The month ends with 2014 about $300 million behind 2013's pace and there's really no chance to catch up in December. That doesn't mean there are no films that will be worth watching in December. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies should at least earn $200 million, while $300 million is not out of the question. Additionally, there are several films that at least have a shot at $100 million at the box office, but not all will get there. At least this December and last December are on par with each other. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug topped $250 million while there were three others that topped $100 million. I think we will get the same result this month. Last year there were a lot more wide releases, but many of them bombed. I think this year the lack of competition will help more films reach their potential. More...

2013 Preview: December

December 1st, 2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug poster

We had some good news and some bad news in November. The bad news is the overall weakness at the box office continued and 2013 lost its lead over 2012. Strong runs by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Frozen did help it bounce back in the end, but 2013 is still going to have a tough time topping 2012. Looking forward to December, we find about a dozen wide releases, sort of. There are several films that are opening in limited release that are expected to expand wide by the end of the month, but I'm not sure that will be the case for all of them. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be the easy winner this month and if it is a little lucky, it might even top its predecessor at the box office. There is a huge amount of hype surrounding Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and it could double the first film's box office numbers. On the other hand, those two films might be the only two December wide releases to reach $100 million. There are a few that have the potential to get to the century mark, if they are big players during Awards Season. Obviously some of the films coming out this month will win awards, but there's already a lot of competition in theaters before the month begins. There were three $100 million movies last December, led by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, so while it could be close, it looks like December will lose in the year-over-year comparison. This is really bad news, as 2013 can't afford to go out on a losing streak if it wants to top 2012. More...

2012 Preview: December

December 1st, 2012

November was a strong month and left 2012 with a very easy path to a new all time record. There was only one major miss the entire month, Rise of the Guardians, while The Silver Linings Playbook was pulled from wide release at the last minute, so it is a little hard to judge its box office performance. On the positive side, Skyfall might top original expectations by $100 million. All this December has to do is maintain pace with last December to ensure 2012 sets the new record. I would like to say that will be easy to do, but I really don't know. Last year, there was only one $200 million hit, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, plus a few others that reached $100 million, so the bar isn't set too high. This year, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is expected to at least come close to $300 million. Some think it will earn more than $400 million. However, it could also be the last film to make $100 million till February. December is normally a very good month to release a film, but the release schedule is so messed up that it makes it very hard to predict what will happen. There appears to be just ten films opening truly wide this month (I'm getting mixed signals on a few of them). That's a really light schedule for a month and a light schedule tends to help maximize the box office potential for individual films. However, eight of these films open wide within a seven-day period. That's insane. There's no way all of those films will find an audience and there's a chance that due to the competition, none of them will. Let's hope the situation isn't as bad as that, but there are some serious reasons to be concerned for most new releases coming out this month. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 30, 2023The Man From Rome Father Lorenzo Qu… $484,699$484,699
Feb 26, 2021My Zoe James $52,733$8,491$61,224
Feb 5, 2021승리호 (Space Sweepers)… $43,277$43,277
Feb 7, 2020The Lodge Richard $2,138,907$1,068,341$3,207,248
Jun 22, 2018Brain on Fire $19,368$19,368
Jun 8, 2018Ocean’s 8 Claude Becker $140,218,711$157,500,000$297,718,711
Aug 11, 2017Pilgrimage $4,080$4,080
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle… Thorin Oakenshield $255,119,788$685,203,251$940,323,039
Sep 5, 2014Last Days in Vietnam Himself $466,114$466,114
Aug 8, 2014Into the Storm Gary $47,602,194$102,827,177$150,429,371
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desola… Thorin $258,241,522$701,116,914$959,358,436
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpec… Thorin $303,003,568$711,934,977$1,014,938,545
Jul 22, 2011Captain America: The F… Heinz Kruger $176,654,505$193,915,271$370,569,776
 
Averages $131,499,782$212,843,821$287,509,530
Totals 13 $1,183,498,042$2,554,125,846$3,737,623,888


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 30, 2023The Man From Rome $484,699
Aug 8, 2014Into the Storm $17,346,4273,434$47,602,194$150,429,37131.6%
 
Averages $17,346,4273,434$47,602,194$75,457,03531.6%
Totals 2 $47,602,194$150,914,070


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Feb 26, 2021My Zoe $33,230237$52,733$61,22486.1%
Feb 5, 2021승리호 (Space Sweepers)… $43,277
Feb 7, 2020The Lodge $76,251395$2,138,907$3,207,24866.7%
Jun 8, 2018Ocean’s 8 $41,607,3784,145$140,218,711$297,718,71147.1%
Dec 17, 2014The Hobbit: The Battle… $54,724,3343,875$255,119,788$940,323,03927.1%
Dec 13, 2013The Hobbit: The Desola… $73,645,1973,928$258,241,522$959,358,43626.9%
Dec 14, 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpec… $84,617,3034,100$303,003,568$1,014,938,54529.9%
Jul 22, 2011Captain America: The F… $65,058,5243,715$176,654,505$370,569,77647.7%
 
Averages $45,680,3172,914$162,204,248$448,277,53247.4%
Totals 8 $1,135,429,734$3,586,220,256

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,335 $47,602,194
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 500 $1,135,429,734
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 661 $1,183,498,042
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 876 $607,917,190
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,621 $316,873,216
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 881 $1,183,498,042
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,657 $103,311,876
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 238 $2,450,790,522
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 304 $2,554,102,398
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 426 $1,501,570,213
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,010 $351,415,271
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 413 $2,554,125,846
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,877 $150,914,070
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 298 $3,586,220,256
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 377 $3,737,600,440
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 540 $2,109,487,403
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,442 $668,288,487
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 529 $3,737,623,888
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 414 33
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 413 33
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 449 33
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 331 49
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 303 49
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 321 49
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 335 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 366 47
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,412 $47,602,194
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 950 $102,827,177
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,465 $484,699
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,101 $150,429,371
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,034 $484,699
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,925 $47,602,194
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,215 $103,311,876
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,459 $150,914,070
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,306 $47,602,194
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 701-800) 719 $103,311,876
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 913 $150,914,070
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $47,602,194
Top International Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 152 $103,311,876
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $150,914,070
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,198 $47,602,194
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 799 $102,827,177
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 921 $150,429,371
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 645 $47,602,194
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $102,827,177
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 493 $150,429,371

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