Lena Headey

Lena Headey
By Denny Harrison [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Best known as an Actress based on credits in that role in 34 films, with $1,577,468,487 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,952)
Best-known acting roles: Queen Gorgo (300), Lara (DC League of Super Pets), Queen Gorgo (300: Rise of an Empire), Mary Sandin (The Purge), Julia “Sweet Saraya” Bevis (Fighting With My Family)
Most productive collaborators: Zack Snyder, Gerard Butler, Mark Canton, Bernie Goldmann, Dominic West
Born: October 3, 1973 (50 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting9$371,878,111$474,994,250$846,872,361
Leading8$102,372,753$94,516,709$196,889,462
Lead Ensemble Member5$132,765,313$249,140,580$381,905,893
(Unclassified)12$86,993,528$64,807,243$151,800,771
In Technical RolesDirector1$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows Lena Headey’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


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...

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

November 13th, 2016

Game of Thrones: Season Six

Long time fans of Game of Thrones have just one question on their minds... Why is Season Six coming out this week and not in spring just before Season Seven comes out, like they’ve done every year before. Well, I have some bad news for you. Season Seven isn’t coming out in the spring. It’s coming out in the Summer. So will this Blu-ray holdover fans until the next season comes out? 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...

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...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Macgyver: The Complete Collection

April 6th, 2015

This week, there are a number of TV on DVD Complete Series Megasets coming out from Paramount. This includes Frasier, Matlock, The Brady Bunch, as well as the one I'm reviewing this week, MacGyver. More...

2014 Preview: March

March 1st, 2014

Divergent poster

2014 continued its strong run in February with The Lego Movie beating even the high end expectations and will become the first film released in 2014 to reach $200 million. March doesn't look as strong, as no film is on track to hit $200 million, but there are five films that have a chance at $100 million. Granted, not all of them will get there; in fact, there's a chance only one of them will get there. Divergent is the film I think has the best shot at the century club, but it could be joined by Mr. Peabody and Sherman, for instance, which is earning surprisingly strong reviews. Noah is a big-budget Bible epic and the studio has to be hoping for at least $100 million, but the buzz is quite negative and there have been reports of troubles behind-the-scenes. Last March was led by Oz The Great and Powerful, which pulled in more than $200 million domestically. I don't think any film opening this March will match that figure. In addition, The Croods and G.I. Joe: Retaliation also hit the $100 million milestone, while Olympus Has Fallen came very close. Granted, there were also some big bombs last March, like The Host, but even so, I think 2014 will lose ground in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. 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...

All Acting Credits

Announced (Undated)

Ballerina Overdrive

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 29, 2022DC League of Super Pets Lara $93,657,117$110,234,472$203,891,589
Apr 22, 20229 Bullets $96,968$96,968
Jul 30, 2021Twist Sikes $211,734$211,734
Jul 14, 2021Gunpowder Milkshake Scarlet $859,571$859,571
Dec 31, 2019The Flood Wendy $14,267$14,267
Feb 14, 2019Fighting With My Family Julia “Sweet Sara… $22,958,583$18,544,505$41,503,088
Aug 19, 2016Final Fantasy XV: King… Lunafreya Nox Fle… $269,980$6,210,000$6,479,980
Feb 5, 2016Pride and Prejudice an… Lady Catherine de… $10,907,291$5,731,009$16,638,300
Aug 28, 2015Zipper Jeannie Ellis
Oct 24, 2014Low Down Sheila Albany $52,337$52,337
Mar 7, 2014300: Rise of an Empire Queen Gorgo $106,580,051$224,200,000$330,780,051
Jan 10, 2014The Adventurer: The Cu… Monica
Aug 21, 2013The Mortal Instruments… Jocelyn Fray $31,165,421$44,800,146$75,965,567
Jun 7, 2013The Purge Mary Sandin $64,473,115$26,793,466$91,266,581
Sep 21, 2012Dredd Ma-Ma $13,414,714$28,052,892$41,467,606
Mar 19, 2010The Red Baron Kate $40,789$40,789
UnknownVivaldi
UnknownTell-Tale
Oct 9, 2009St. Trinian’s Miss Dickinson $15,000$29,815,239$29,830,239
Jul 10, 2007The Contractor DI Annette Ballard $274$274
Mar 9, 2007300 Queen Gorgo $210,614,939$243,546,996$454,161,935
Jan 27, 2006Imagine Me & You Luce $672,243$2,457,228$3,129,471
Aug 26, 2005The Cave Katherine $15,007,991$12,140,000$27,147,991
Aug 26, 2005The Brothers Grimm Angelika $37,899,638$67,400,000$105,299,638
Aug 16, 2002Possession Blanche Glover $10,103,647$4,702,165$14,805,812
Aug 17, 2001Aberdeen Kairo 'Kaisa' Heller $64,148$64,148
Apr 21, 2000Gossip Jones $5,108,820$7,482,450$12,591,270
Dec 17, 1999Onegin Olga Larin $183,821$183,821
May 28, 1999Twice Upon a Yesterday Sylvia Weld $258,464$258,464
Feb 20, 1998Mrs. Dalloway Young Sally $3,263,672$3,263,672
Dec 25, 1994The Jungle Book Katherine 'Kitty'… $44,342,956$9,165,400$53,508,356
Nov 5, 1993The Remains of the Day Lizzie $22,954,968$41,000,000$63,954,968
 
Averages $30,174,335$40,157,217$56,338,160
Totals 32 $694,009,705$883,458,782$1,577,468,487


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 22, 20229 Bullets $96,968
Jul 30, 2021Twist $211,734
Jul 14, 2021Gunpowder Milkshake $859,571
Dec 31, 2019The Flood $14,267
Aug 19, 2016Final Fantasy XV: King… $119,80126$269,980$6,479,9804.2%
Feb 5, 2016Pride and Prejudice an… $5,324,2402,931$10,907,291$16,638,30065.6%
Mar 7, 2014300: Rise of an Empire $45,038,4603,490$106,580,051$330,780,05132.2%
Jan 10, 2014The Adventurer: The Cu…
Jun 7, 2013The Purge $34,058,3602,591$64,473,115$91,266,58170.6%
Jul 10, 2007The Contractor $274
Aug 26, 2005The Cave $6,147,2942,195$15,007,991$27,147,99155.3%
Aug 26, 2005The Brothers Grimm $15,092,0793,098$37,899,638$105,299,63836.0%
 
Averages $17,630,0392,389$39,189,678$52,617,76044.0%
Totals 12 $235,138,066$578,795,355


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 29, 2022DC League of Super Pets $23,003,4414,332$93,657,117$203,891,58945.9%
Feb 14, 2019Fighting With My Family $138,7802,855$22,958,583$41,503,08855.3%
Aug 28, 2015Zipper
Oct 24, 2014Low Down $7,0008$52,337$52,337100.0%
Aug 21, 2013The Mortal Instruments… $9,336,9573,118$31,165,421$75,965,56741.0%
Sep 21, 2012Dredd $6,278,4912,557$13,414,714$41,467,60632.3%
UnknownTell-Tale
Oct 9, 2009St. Trinian’s $15,00076$15,000$29,830,2390.1%
Mar 9, 2007300 $70,885,3013,280$210,614,939$454,161,93546.4%
 
Averages $15,666,4242,318$53,125,444$120,981,76645.9%
Totals 9 $371,878,111$846,872,361

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 885 $235,138,066
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) 3,544 $371,878,111
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,045 $600,082,608
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,163 $448,911,734
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) 9,801 $158,130,232
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,966 $694,009,705
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 830 $343,657,289
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,311 $474,994,250
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,102 $767,014,310
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,085 $651,808,362
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 13,601-13,700) 13,689 $137,027,938
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,108 $883,458,782
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 842 $578,795,355
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,051 $846,872,361
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,953 $1,367,096,918
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,074 $1,100,720,096
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,001-12,100) 12,007 $295,158,170
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,952 $1,577,468,487
Highest Grossing Stars of 2005 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 324 29
Highest Grossing Stars of 2006 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 286 29
Highest Grossing Stars of 2007 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 257 29
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 340 46
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Domestic Box Office 92 118
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Domestic Box Office 85 118
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 246 72
Highest Grossing Stars of 2005 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 63
Highest Grossing Stars of 2006 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 168 63
Highest Grossing Stars of 2007 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 164 63
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 181 78
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 179 78
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 196 78
Highest Grossing Stars of 2005 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 230 55
Highest Grossing Stars of 2006 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 202 55
Highest Grossing Stars of 2007 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 55
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 454 22
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 104 97
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 111 97
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 212 75
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 701-800) 800 $117,380,744
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,228 $10,907,291
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 234 $106,580,051
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Game Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $269,980
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 925 $107,304,546
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,100 $5,942,743
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $224,200,000
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Game Movies 92 $6,210,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 834 $224,685,290
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,302 $16,850,034
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 234 $330,780,051
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Game Movies (Rank 101-200) 105 $6,479,980
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 993 $128,288,035
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 337 $106,580,051
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 601-700) 638 $269,980
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,128 $113,247,289
Top International Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $224,200,000
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 601-700) 684 $6,210,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $241,535,324
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 326 $330,780,051
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 701-800) 701 $6,479,980
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $90,388,397
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $106,580,051
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 376 $38,169,618
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,180 $1,182,814
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 442 $44,664,475
Top International Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $224,200,000
Top International Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 323 $73,610,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,457 $1,182,814
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 368 $135,052,872
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 156 $330,780,051
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 301-400) 325 $111,779,618
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 975 $38,169,618
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $106,580,051
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,297 $10,907,291
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 117 $79,481,106
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 801-900) 840 $73,610,000
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 412 $225,271,579
Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $5,731,009
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) 2,669 $111,235
Top International Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 201-300) 255 $38,933,466
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 904 $111,779,618
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $331,851,630
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $16,638,300
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,622 $111,235
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 187 $118,414,572
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $64,084,900
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 318 $171,053,166
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 801-900) 826 $91,481,009
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 226 $252,064,771
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 912 $155,565,909
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 201-300) 260 $423,117,937
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 385 $106,580,051
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 423 $64,473,115
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 601-700) 629 $25,915,282
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 245 $224,200,000
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600) 516 $26,793,466
Top International Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 542 $17,871,009
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 292 $330,780,051
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500) 482 $91,266,581
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 597 $43,786,291

All Technical Credits