William Shatner

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 8 films, with $265,623,311 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #755)
Best-known acting roles: Ozzie (Over the Hedge), Chancellor (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story), Shanker (Escape From Planet Earth), Stan Fields (Miss Congeniality), Stan Fields (Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous)
Best-known technical roles: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Director), Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Story Creator)
Most productive collaborators: Bruce Willis, Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick, Steve Carell, Len Blum
Born: March 22, 1931 (93 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLeading8$220,217,369$45,405,942$265,623,311
Supporting7$221,871,477$159,427,621$381,299,098
Lead Ensemble Member6$441,963,209$347,176,573$789,139,782
Cameo3$152,963,110$94,851,053$247,814,163
Inverviewee2$131,622$0$131,622
Documentary Subject2$444,615$0$444,615
(Unclassified)8$178,207,623$66,339,742$244,547,365
In Technical RolesDirector4$52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000
Story Creator1$52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000
Executive Producer1$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows William Shatner’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..

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Home Market Releases for October 15th, 2019

October 17th, 2019

Crawl

It’s a really slow week with Crawl being the biggest release of the week, and it wasn’t a monster hit at the box office. Fortunately, it is also the best DVD / Blu-ray release of the week and was the only real contender for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut

June 12th, 2016

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

I've never done a full featured review of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, although I have reviewed it as part of a couple of box sets in the past. It is widely considered the best film in the franchise and I absolutely agree with that assessment. Last week, the Director's Cut came out on Blu-ray for the first time individually. I assume most fans of the franchise already own this film on DVD, and Blu-ray, and if they are like me, on VHS as well. So the question isn't, "Is this a movie worth owning." It's, "Is it worth buying for the fifth or sixth time?" More...

2015 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Foreign Films, Classics, and Canadian Films

December 13th, 2015

The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki

The third installment of the Holiday Gift Guide focuses on smaller releases, movies that opened in limited release, foreign films, classics getting new releases, and a few Canadian films. This year the list looks different to the previous guides for a simple reason. While there were only eight releases on the TV on DVD installment of the holiday gift guide, the first pass had more than 30 films on this list. I tried trimming the list, but that resulted in me remembering more films I wanted to add to it. Even after getting rid of the ones that won't be released until after Christmas, like Bone Tomahawk, there are still way too many releases to deal with. So let's not delay anymore and get to the list, starting with the biggest release... More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Shanghaied

October 2nd, 2015

A Christmas Horror Story

It is a bad week for limited releases. Shanghai is the biggest release on this week's list, but that just means it is opening in way too many theaters to thrive. The film I'm most interested in is A Christmas Horror Story, but I do have a well-known pro-Canada bias. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Star Trek: The Original Series: Captain Kirk's Boldest Missions

March 16th, 2015

The latest home market release for Star Trek: The Original Series is a two-disc DVD... DVD? You would think there would at least be a Blu-ray option. What episodes are on this two-disc DVD? And is the DVD worth the asking price? More...

Featured DVD Review: The Horror at 37,000 Feet

March 16th, 2014

The Horror at 37,000 Feet is a TV movie starring, among others, William Shatner as an ex-priest on a plane that is attacked by an ancient demon. There's no way this movie will be good, at least not in the traditional sense of the word. But will it be entertaining? More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: 12 Years a Slave

March 15th, 2014

12 Years a Slave recently won the Best Picture Oscar. This creates huge expectations. I am a little worried the expectations are so great the film will be weak by comparison. Is that the case? Or is the film really as good as its reviews and accolades would indicate? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 29th, 2013

October 28th, 2013

Like last week, the home market is rather slow this week. There are more than 200 new releases, which is a step up from last week when there were only 161, at least according to Amazon.com. But even so, this week is arguably worse, if you only look at the top releases. The number one release is Monsters University, but number two is R.I.P.D., which bombed both in theaters and with critics. There are not even a few limited releases to help fill out the list, like we had last week. In fact, I'm pretty sure the Christmas Releases outnumber the non-Christmas releases by a sizable margin. Fortunately, there are two contenders for Pick of the Week, including Monsters University on Blu-ray Collector's Edition or 3D Combo Pack and Degrassi: Season 12. The former is the Pick of the Week, while the latter takes home the rarely awarded Puck of the Week. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: The Captains Close Up

October 23rd, 2013

The Captains Close Up was a TV series that aired earlier this year and had William Shatner interviewing, and being interviewed by, the other captains in the Star Trek franchise. The show is obviously aimed at Trekkies, but will it appeal to them? Will it have a broader appeal outside of the core fan base? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Star Trek: The Original Series: Origins

September 10th, 2013

Star Trek: The Original Series started nearly 50 years ago, while this week the latest movie, Into Darkness, comes out on the home market this week. To celebrate, a single-disc Blu-ray, Origins, comes out. So what episodes are found on the Blu-ray? And is it worth picking up? More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

September 9th, 2013

Star Trek: The Original Series began nearly 50 years ago and created a TV and movie franchise that is still going on. The franchise has had its share of low points, but the 2009 reboot, Star Trek, revitalized the franchise at the box office. Star Trek into Darkness did even better at the box office. But did it deserve this box office success? Does it live up to franchise as a whole? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 13th, 2013

August 15th, 2013

We are entering the beginning of TV on DVD season on the home market. As the fall schedule ramps up, more and more TV on DVD releases will come out. This week we have Once Upon A Time: The Complete Second Season on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as Girls: The Complete Second Season, also on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack. Both are worth checking out, but I'm waiting for the screeners for both, so I don't want to award either the Pick of the Week. Instead, I'm giving that honor to The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray. Meanwhile, What Maisie Knew on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack is a close second. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Star Trek: Enterprise: Season One

March 25th, 2013

Star Trek, as a franchise, began nearly 50 years ago and it has maintained a healthy fan base ever since. Star Trek: Enterprise started in 2001 and had quite a lot of pre-release buzz. It was to look at the very early days of humans exploring the galaxy and taking their place in pre-Federation times. The pilot, Broken Bow was seen by more than 12.6 million people. However, the average viewership for season one was just under 6 million and by the time the series was canceled after the fourth season, the show's ratings had fallen to under half of that. It obviously didn't live up to the hype, but now that the show's been off the air for nearly a decade and the hype is not an issue, is it worth going back and rediscovering the show? More...

2013 Preview: February

February 1st, 2013

For the most part, January was a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start. I'm not so sure about February, on the other hand. There's only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $100 million, A Good Day to Die Hard, but I'm a little concerned that it won't live up to expectations. The franchise has been around a long time and it is possible that the target audience has either moved on or are too young to remember when these films were huge at the box office. The film I'm most looking forward to seeing is Warm Bodies, which is earning amazing early reviews (the keyword there is "early"), but it is too high-concept to be a major hit. Last February, there were a couple of films that topped $100 million, plus a few other midlevel hits. I would like to think that would also be the case this year, but I have to be more cautious than that. The evidence points to a weak month ahead, for the most part. More...

Featured DVD Review: Kingdom of the Spiders

January 15th, 2010

When one thinks about the career of William Shatner, one usually divides it into three sections: Star Trek, Star Trek, and all the rest. Kingdom of the Spiders is part of all of the rest. It has a reputation for being, and let's be honest here, B-movie crap, but is this reputation deserved? More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 22, 2024William Shatner: You C… Himself $444,615$444,615
Mar 26, 2021Senior Moment Victor Martin $41,598$41,598
Mar 17, 2020To Your Last Death The Overseer
Oct 1, 2019Devil’s Revenge
Mar 6, 2018Aliens Ate My Homework
Nov 28, 2017Just in Time for Chris…
Sep 9, 2016For the Love of Spock Himself $80,141$80,141
Jun 15, 2016Range 15 Richard Chindler $575,258$575,258
Oct 10, 2015A Sunday Horse Kenneth Roubidoux
Oct 2, 2015A Christmas Horror Story Dangerous Dan
Aug 22, 2014To Be Takei Himself $51,481$51,481
Aug 12, 2014Get a Life! Himself
Feb 15, 2013Escape From Planet Earth Shanker $57,012,977$17,143,633$74,156,610
Feb 6, 2009Fanboys Himself $687,609$386,085$1,073,694
May 19, 2006Over the Hedge Ozzie $155,019,340$188,377,907$343,397,247
Apr 14, 2006The Wild Kazar $37,384,046$61,626,621$99,010,667
Mar 24, 2005Miss Congeniality 2: A… Stan Fields $48,478,006$52,814,337$101,292,343
Jun 18, 2004Dodgeball: A True Unde… Chancellor $114,326,736$53,464,968$167,791,704
Feb 19, 2004American Psycho II: Al… Robert Starkman
Mar 15, 2002Showtime Himself $37,948,765$41,000,000$78,948,765
Aug 10, 2001Osmosis Jones Mayor Phlegmming $13,596,911$13,596,911
Dec 22, 2000Miss Congeniality Stan Fields $106,807,667$106,613,284$213,420,951
Jun 4, 1999Free Enterprise Bill $30,193$30,193
May 21, 1999Trekkies Himself $617,172$617,172
Nov 18, 1994Star Trek: Generations Captain James T. … $75,671,262$44,328,738$120,000,000
Feb 5, 1993Loaded Weapon 1 General Mortars $27,979,399$27,979,399
Dec 6, 1991Star Trek VI: The Undi… Captain James T. … $74,888,996$22,011,004$96,900,000
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final… Captain James Tib… $52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000
Nov 26, 1986Star Trek IV: The Voya… Admiral/Captain J… $109,713,132$23,286,868$133,000,000
Jun 1, 1984Star Trek III: The Sea… Admiral James T. … $76,471,046$10,528,954$87,000,000
Dec 10, 1982Airplane II: The Sequel Buck Murdock $25,009,494$25,009,494
Jun 4, 1982Star Trek II: The Wrat… Admiral James T. … $78,912,963$16,887,037$95,800,000
May 28, 1982Visiting Hours Gary Baylor $12,581,713$12,581,713
Dec 7, 1979Star Trek: The Motion … Admiral/Captain J… $82,258,456$56,741,544$139,000,000
1977Kingdom of the Spiders Dr. Robert 'Rack'… $17,000,000$17,000,000
Dec 19, 1961Judgment at Nuremberg Capt. Harrison Byers $10,000,000$10,000,000
 
Averages $43,421,394$47,546,729$68,892,856
Totals 36 $1,215,799,025$713,200,931$1,928,999,956


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 26, 2021Senior Moment $16,54357$41,598$41,598100.0%
Oct 1, 2019Devil’s Revenge
Jun 15, 2016Range 15 $1,044260$575,258$575,258100.0%
Oct 10, 2015A Sunday Horse
Oct 2, 2015A Christmas Horror Story
Feb 15, 2013Escape From Planet Earth $15,891,0553,353$57,012,977$74,156,61076.9%
May 19, 2006Over the Hedge $38,457,0034,093$155,019,340$343,397,24745.1%
Apr 14, 2006The Wild $9,684,8092,854$37,384,046$99,010,66737.8%
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final… $17,375,6482,202$52,210,049$70,200,00074.4%
Nov 26, 1986Star Trek IV: The Voya… $16,881,8881,956$109,713,132$133,000,00082.5%
Jun 1, 1984Star Trek III: The Sea… $16,673,2291,966$76,471,046$87,000,00087.9%
Jun 4, 1982Star Trek II: The Wrat… $14,347,2211,621$78,912,963$95,800,00082.4%
May 28, 1982Visiting Hours $5,250,1571,176$12,581,713$12,581,713100.0%
Dec 7, 1979Star Trek: The Motion … $11,926,4211,002$82,258,456$139,000,00059.2%
 
Averages $13,318,6381,867$60,198,234$95,887,55476.9%
Totals 14 $662,180,578$1,054,763,093


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Mar 17, 2020To Your Last Death
Mar 24, 2005Miss Congeniality 2: A… $14,043,2153,233$48,478,006$101,292,34347.9%
Feb 19, 2004American Psycho II: Al…
Aug 10, 2001Osmosis Jones $5,271,2482,305$13,596,911$13,596,911100.0%
Dec 22, 2000Miss Congeniality $13,853,6862,669$106,807,667$213,420,95150.0%
Feb 5, 1993Loaded Weapon 1 $9,202,7222,015$27,979,399$27,979,399100.0%
Dec 10, 1982Airplane II: The Sequel $5,329,2081,300$25,009,494$25,009,494100.0%
 
Averages $9,540,0162,304$44,374,295$76,259,82079.6%
Totals 7 $221,871,477$381,299,098

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 354 $662,180,578
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) 7,372 $221,871,477
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,304 $799,378,026
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 652 $758,970,706
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 13,901-14,000) 13,979 $115,094,486
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 302 $152,963,110
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) 849 $1,215,354,410
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) 765 $392,582,515
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 13,701-13,800) 13,784 $159,427,621
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,853 $351,201,717
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,458 $460,579,227
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 25,401-25,500) 25,478 $53,851,053
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 486 $94,851,053
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,908 $713,200,931
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 525 $1,054,763,093
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,201-10,300) 10,233 $381,299,098
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,504 $1,150,579,743
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 993 $1,219,549,933
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,401-19,500) 19,436 $168,945,539
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 394 $247,814,163
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,464 $1,928,555,341
Highest Grossing Stars of 1980 at the Domestic Box Office 60 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1981 at the Domestic Box Office 47 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1982 at the Domestic Box Office 17 141
Highest Grossing Stars of 1983 at the Domestic Box Office 18 141
Highest Grossing Stars of 1984 at the Domestic Box Office 6 234
Highest Grossing Stars of 1985 at the Domestic Box Office 78 93
Highest Grossing Stars of 1986 at the Domestic Box Office 24 189
Highest Grossing Stars of 1987 at the Domestic Box Office 75 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1988 at the Domestic Box Office 74 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1989 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 119 75
Highest Grossing Stars of 1990 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 128 75
Highest Grossing Stars of 1991 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 118 75
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 858 $107,595,592
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $155,019,340
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies 14 $399,565,646
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,096 $78,770,254
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $188,377,907
Top International Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 137 $125,434,354
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 962 $186,365,846
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $343,397,247
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies 43 $525,000,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 382 $412,764,215
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 122 $249,416,363
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,047 $125,434,354
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $267,148,161
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 599 $538,198,569
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 168 $516,564,524
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,275 $50,007,357
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies 63 $400,140,904
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $212,032,317
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 991 $61,626,621
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 276 $125,434,354
Top International Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 314 $205,521,540
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,093 $111,633,978
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 132 $525,575,258
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 265 $417,553,857
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies 96 $596,771,960
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 566 $52,210,049
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,986 $616,856
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 601-700) 625 $12,581,713
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 308 $374,592,564
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 912 $17,989,951
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 201 $971,364,524
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 771 $70,200,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,345 $616,856
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 701-800) 721 $12,581,713
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies 72 $611,597,963
Top Domestic Leading Stars for G Movies (Rank 101-200) 194 $37,384,046
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 501-600) 537 $575,258
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $330,955,894
Top International Leading Stars for G Movies (Rank 101-200) 138 $61,626,621
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 101-200) 160 $942,553,857
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for G Movies (Rank 101-200) 151 $99,010,667
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,493 $575,258
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 601-700) 633 $37,384,046
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies 33 $554,584,986
Top Domestic Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 701-800) 705 $12,581,713
Top International Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 401-500) 478 $61,626,621
Top International Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies 98 $313,812,261
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 501-600) 548 $99,010,667
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies 54 $868,397,247
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 701-800) 750 $12,581,713

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Sep 1, 2020Chaos on the Bridge Director
Aug 12, 2014Get a Life! Director
Jul 22, 2011The Captains Director
Executive Producer
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final Fron… Director
Story Creator
$52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000
 
Averages $52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000
Totals 4 $52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 1, 2020Chaos on the Bridge
Aug 12, 2014Get a Life!
Jul 22, 2011The Captains
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final… $17,375,6482,202$52,210,049$70,200,00074.4%
 
Averages $17,375,6482,202$52,210,049$70,200,00074.4%
Totals 4 $52,210,049$70,200,000


Writer Credits


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Release
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TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final… $17,375,6482,202$52,210,049$70,200,00074.4%
 
Averages $17,375,6482,202$52,210,049$70,200,00074.4%
Totals 1 $52,210,049$70,200,000