Ben Ketai

Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 3 films, with $72,893,492 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,120)

Best-known technical roles: The Strangers: Prey at Night (Screenwriter), The Forest (Screenwriter)

Most productive collaborators: Natalie Dormer, Jason Zada, Taylor Kinney, Sarah Cornwell, Yukiyoshi Ozawa

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Acting Credits
Technical Credits

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
In Technical Roles	Screenwriter	3	$51,025,733	$21,867,759	$72,893,492
	Director	3	$0	$0	$0

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,850	$51,025,733
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,479	$21,867,759
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,120	$72,893,492

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

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. More...

2016 Preview: January

January 1st, 2016

2016 will begin the same way 2015 ended, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens on top. In fact, three of the five films that have the best shot at box office success in January are The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, and The Revenant, all of which opened in December. There are two true January releases that could also do really well, for this time of year: Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3. The rest of the releases are just hoping to become midlevel hits. Last January, American Sniper dominated earning more than $300 million. Its success could prevent 2016 from being ahead in the year-over-year comparison by the end of the month, but this year does have better depth. More...

All Acting Credits

All Technical Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Aug 1, 2023	River Wild	Director Screenwriter
Mar 9, 2018	The Strangers: Prey at Night	Screenwriter	$24,431,472	$7,712,790	$32,144,262
Jan 8, 2016	The Forest	Screenwriter	$26,594,261	$14,154,969	$40,749,230
Jul 25, 2014	Beneath	Director
Oct 5, 2010	30 Days of Night: Dark Days	Director

Averages			$25,512,867	$10,933,880	$36,446,746
Totals	5		$51,025,733	$21,867,759	$72,893,492

Director Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Aug 1, 2023	River Wild
Jul 25, 2014	Beneath
Oct 5, 2010	30 Days of Night: Dark…

Averages		n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0.0%
Totals	3			n/a	n/a

Writer Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Aug 1, 2023	River Wild
Mar 9, 2018	The Strangers: Prey at…	$10,402,271	2,464	$24,431,472	$32,144,262	76.0%
Jan 8, 2016	The Forest	$12,741,176	2,509	$26,594,261	$40,749,230	65.3%

Averages		$11,571,724	2,487	$25,512,867	$36,446,746	70.6%
Totals	3			$51,025,733	$72,893,492

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,850	$51,025,733
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500)	2,479	$21,867,759
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,120	$72,893,492