Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $25,599,988 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,341)
Best-known acting roles: Mark (The Other Woman), Sykes (Oblivion), Lucas/Jeffrey (Mama), Horus (Gods of Egypt), Village Sheriff (Kingdom of Heaven)
Best-known technical roles: Flee (Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Alex Proyas, Brenton Thwaites, Matt Sazama, Jessica Chastain, Andy Muschietti
Born: July 27, 1970 (53 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLeading10$1,359,641$24,240,347$25,599,988
Supporting7$309,513,573$582,732,859$892,246,432
Lead Ensemble Member2$31,153,464$107,804,366$138,957,830
(Unclassified)1$4,298,329$11,733,099$16,031,428
In Technical RolesProducer1$339,754$1,722,419$2,062,173
Executive Producer1$0$439,085$439,085
Screenwriter1$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’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


DEG Watched At Home Chart: The Silencing Tops New Releases

August 27th, 2020

The Tax Collector

The top five of this week’s DEG Watched at Home chart is identical to last week, right down to the order. This means The Tax Collector remains in first place for the third week in a row. There are quite a few new releases making appearances lower down the chart though. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Game of Thrones: Season Seven

December 18th, 2017

Game of Thrones: Season Seven

Game of Thrones is one of the biggest TV shows of all time. It was considered a hit right away with an average viewership of just over 2.5 million during its fourth season. Its most recent season had an average viewership over four times that. It holds the record for most Emmy wins by a scripted show at 38. (This past season wasn’t eligible for this year’s Emmys because it started too late in the year, but I suspect it will earn a ton of nominations next year.) However, there is bad news, as season eight, the final season, won’t begin airing until 2019. Will season seven leave viewers aching for more? Or has the show finally started to show its age? More...

Home Market Releases for October 17th, 2017

October 18th, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

It is one of those weeks. There’s a massive release coming out, which has scared away nearly all of the competition, so it is a really shallow week. Fortunately, that huge release is Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is not only one of the biggest hits of the year, it is also one of the reviewed. It isn’t the only contender for Pick of the Week, but the Blu-ray Combo Pack wins that honor. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: California Dreaming

August 18th, 2017

Dave Made a Maze

It isn’t a particularly busy week for the art-house and VOD market, but there are several films that are earning good, even great reviews. California Typewriter, Marjorie Prime, Patti Cake$, and Dave Made a Maze are all worth checking out and that’s not the entire list. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Game of Thrones: Season 5

March 13th, 2016

Game of Thrones: Season Five

Season Six of Game of Thrones starts on the 24th of April. Still a full month away. On the other hand, Season Five comes out this week and to celebrate we have a Contest and a review. How was Season Five compared to the previous seasons? Is it still engaging? Or now that the show is running out of source material to pull from, is it starting to show cracks? More...

2016 Preview: February

February 1st, 2016

Deadpool

As expected, January was dominated by holdovers with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Revenant leading the way. That's not to say there were no new releases that did well, as Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3 were hits with moviegoers. Looking forward, there is only one film that looks like a sure hit, Deadpool. There's a slim chance it could be a surprise $200 million hit. There's a much better chance it will be the only $100 million hit. Conversely, last February started with a $100 million hit coming out, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, while there were two other $100 million movies to come out that month, Fifty Shades of Grey and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Looks like 2016 is going to lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

Tropes and Bad Writing

May 24th, 2015

It has been a horrendously busy week at work, so much so that I just got a chance to watch the few TV shows I bother to watch on a weekly basis. I still haven't had a chance to watch the season finale of Modern Family or this week's episode of iZombie, but I finally got a chance to see the most recent episode of Game of Thrones. I know I'm late to the party, but I would like to talk about the show's most controversial scene of the season and tropes. More...

Limited Releases: Lagging Behind the Competition

October 24th, 2014

Laggies poster

Last weekend, Birdman opened with Oscar-worthy reviews and it wasn't the only film that was expected to be a hit at the box office. This weekend, there are no such films. CitizenFour and Force Majeure are both earning Oscar buzz, but one's a documentary and the other is a foreign-language film, so neither are likely to expand significantly. This leaves Laggies as the film with the loudest buzz, even if its reviews suggest it might not thrive in limited release. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Other Woman

July 28th, 2014

The Other Woman is the second film called The Other Woman that I've reviewed. That film was melodramatic and mediocre. I really doubt this film with be melodramatic, but will it be better than merely mediocre? More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Mama

May 5th, 2013

January is generally a terrible time of the year to release a movie. Not only are people still dealing with Christmas shopping bills, but there will be several Oscar contenders and holiday blockbusters that are still going strong. Because of this, January tends to be filled with bad films that struggle just to become midlevel hits. Mama opened in the middle of the month and earned enough during its opening weekend to cover its production budget. Worldwide, it managed $130 million on just a $15 million budget. Unless it cost an unreasonable amount to market, it has already broken even. Will it be an ever bigger hit on the home market? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Game of Thrones: Season Two

February 19th, 2013

Game of Thrones was one of the biggest new shows of 2011 and the second season was given the green light, and a larger budget, a mere two days after the series premiere. This turned out to be a wise choice, because the ratings for season two were even greater than they were for season one. But was this due to just hype? Or did the quality of the show increase as well? And is the DVD or the Blu-ray Combo Pack as good as the first time around? More...

2013 Preview: January

January 1st, 2013

December ended on a positive note with 2012 topping 2011 with a week to spare. Hopefully this will translate into strong box office numbers going forward. There are several January releases that actually look very interesting, but you always have to ask, if the films are as good as they look, why are they opening in January? The biggest hit on this list will likely not be a January release, but a limited release from December that is expanding wide in January. Zero Dark Thirty opened in limited release the Wednesday before Christmas and right away it got off to an incredible start. If it can turn some of its Awards Season nominations into wins, which seems very likely at this point, it should be the biggest hit of January. If it can earn some major Oscars, then it might crack $100 million. Unfortunately, no other film on this release list is likely to come close to the $100 million mark. Last January was unseasonably strong with three films opening with $20 million or more and four films finishing with $50 million or more. It is possible that none of the new releases will reach those relatively weak standards. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 23, 2023God is a Bullet Bob Hightower $121,074$121,074
Mar 2, 2022Against the Ice Captain Ejnar Mik…
Jan 28, 2022Smagen af Sult Carsten $5,860$149,920$155,780
Aug 14, 2020The Silencing Rayburn Swanson $100,746$69,907$170,653
Jun 12, 2020Selvmordsturisten Max
UnknownKrudttønden
May 31, 2019Domino Christian $439,085$439,085
Aug 18, 2017Shot Caller Jacob/Money $2,812,006$2,812,006
Apr 28, 2017Small Crimes Joe Denton
Feb 26, 2016Gods of Egypt Horus $31,153,464$107,683,292$138,836,756
Oct 24, 2014Tusen ganger god natt Marcus $53,025$1,785,231$1,838,256
Apr 25, 2014The Other Woman Mark $83,911,193$110,358,910$194,270,103
Apr 19, 2013Oblivion Sykes $89,107,235$198,809,398$287,916,633
Jan 18, 2013Mama Lucas/Jeffrey $71,628,180$76,467,386$148,095,566
Apr 27, 2012Hodejegerne Clas Greve $1,200,010$18,984,198$20,184,208
Oct 7, 2011Blackthorn Young James $200,558$1,016,749$1,217,307
May 6, 2005Kingdom of Heaven Village Sheriff $47,398,413$171,276,525$218,674,938
Sep 17, 2004Wimbledon Dieter Prohl $16,862,585$24,803,891$41,666,476
Apr 19, 2002Enigma 'Puck' Pukowski $4,298,329$11,733,099$16,031,428
Nov 26, 1997Bent Wolf $405,409$405,409
 
Averages $26,640,385$48,434,045$67,052,230
Totals 20 $346,325,007$726,510,671$1,072,835,678


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 23, 2023God is a Bullet $121,074
Mar 2, 2022Against the Ice
Jan 28, 2022Smagen af Sult $2,84710$5,860$155,7803.8%
Aug 14, 2020The Silencing $53,20579$100,746$170,65359.0%
Jun 12, 2020Selvmordsturisten
UnknownKrudttønden
May 31, 2019Domino $439,085
Aug 18, 2017Shot Caller $2,812,006
Apr 28, 2017Small Crimes
Feb 26, 2016Gods of Egypt $14,123,9033,117$31,153,464$138,836,75622.4%
Oct 24, 2014Tusen ganger god natt $24,12024$53,025$1,838,2562.9%
Apr 27, 2012Hodejegerne $43,01360$1,200,010$20,184,2085.9%
 
Averages $2,849,418658$6,502,621$20,569,72718.8%
Totals 12 $32,513,105$164,557,818


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 25, 2014The Other Woman $24,763,7523,306$83,911,193$194,270,10343.2%
Apr 19, 2013Oblivion $37,054,4853,792$89,107,235$287,916,63330.9%
Jan 18, 2013Mama $28,402,3102,781$71,628,180$148,095,56648.4%
Oct 7, 2011Blackthorn $15,25421$200,558$1,217,30716.5%
May 6, 2005Kingdom of Heaven $19,635,9963,219$47,398,413$218,674,93821.7%
Sep 17, 2004Wimbledon $7,118,9852,039$16,862,585$41,666,47640.5%
Nov 26, 1997Bent $109,24313$405,409$405,409100.0%
 
Averages $16,728,5752,167$44,216,225$127,463,77643.0%
Totals 7 $309,513,573$892,246,432

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,801 $32,513,105
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,928 $309,513,573
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,339 $346,325,007
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,721 $277,360,271
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 23,601-23,700) 23,646 $64,666,407
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,901-5,000) 4,942 $346,325,007
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,445 $132,044,713
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,260 $582,732,859
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,322 $726,510,671
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,311 $518,697,156
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 9,901-10,000) 9,981 $196,080,416
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,853 $726,510,671
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,784 $164,557,818
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,653 $892,246,432
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,822 $1,072,835,678
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,467 $796,057,427
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,401-13,500) 13,462 $260,746,823
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,383 $1,072,835,678
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 562 14
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 575 14
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 615 14
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 326 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 326 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 362 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 403 37
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 402 37
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 446 37
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,780 $31,313,095
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,613 $1,200,010
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 882 $112,939,441
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 801-900) 882 $18,984,198
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 914 $121,074
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,132 $144,252,536
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,239 $20,184,208
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,140 $121,074
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,375 $32,513,105
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,014 $132,044,713
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,370 $164,557,818
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,397 $1,359,641
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $31,153,464
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,606 $24,240,347
Top International Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 264 $107,683,292
Top International Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,077 $121,074
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,298 $25,599,988
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $138,836,756
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,358 $121,074
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,033 $31,153,464
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 3,001-3,100) 3,099 $58,885
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 801-900) 806 $1,300,756
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 701-800) 764 $107,683,292
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,290 $121,074
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,684 $1,935,151
Top International Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 401-500) 408 $22,305,196
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 801-900) 835 $138,836,756
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,501 $121,074
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,375 $1,994,036
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $23,605,952
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $31,153,464
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,502 $1,300,756
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,471 $53,025
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 786 $107,683,292
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,206 $22,305,196
Top International Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 801-900) 833 $1,785,231
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 951 $138,836,756
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,636 $23,605,952
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $1,838,256
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 301-400) 304 $31,153,464
Top International Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 101-200) 116 $107,683,292
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $138,836,756

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 2, 2022Against the Ice Screenwriter
Dec 3, 2021Flee Producer $339,754$1,722,419$2,062,173
May 31, 2019Domino Executive Producer $439,085$439,085
 
Averages $339,754$1,080,752$1,250,629
Totals 3 $339,754$2,161,504$2,501,258


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 3, 2021Flee $24,794220$339,754$2,062,17316.5%
 
Averages $24,794220$339,754$2,062,17316.5%
Totals 1 $339,754$2,062,173


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 2, 2022Against the Ice
 
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Totals 1 n/an/a