Ruben Ostlund

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 4 films, with $45,591,256 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,737)
Best-known technical roles: Triangle of Sadness (Director), Triangle of Sadness (Screenwriter), The Square (Director), The Square (Screenwriter), The Square (Editor)
Most productive collaborators: Harris Dickinson, Erik Hemmendorff, Philippe Bober, Woody Harrelson, Dan Friedkin
Born: April 13, 1974 (49 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
In Technical RolesDirector4$7,469,940$38,121,316$45,591,256
Screenwriter3$7,469,940$38,121,316$45,591,256
Editor2$2,861,844$9,838,429$12,700,273

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2020 Preview: February

February 1st, 2020

Birds of Prey

We had a great start to the year, sort of. Most films that opened / expanded wide in January are going to miss expectations; however, Bad Boys for Life and 1917 are so much stronger than anticipated that they alone will more than make up the difference. Looking forward, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is almost guaranteed to be the biggest hit of the month. There are two questions. Firstly, is it going to top Bad Boys for Life and become the biggest hit of the year so far? Secondly, is it going to be the only $100 million hit of month? Hopefully the answers to those questions are yes and no respectively, but no to both is would still be good news overall. Sonic the Hedgehog is looking better than before and frankly Paramount needs a hit after a very troubling 2019. Meanwhile, there are several midlevel hits that could help the overall box office. Last February was a mixed month with some hits, like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but some disappointing results as well, like from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I think it will be a close race in the year-over-year competition with 2020 winning some weeks and losing others. More...

Theater Averages: The Square Squirreled Away $18,558

November 1st, 2017

The Square

The Square was the only film in the $10,000 club this past weekend. The latest from Ruben Ostlund earned an average of $18,558 in four theaters. This is a better opening than his last film, Force Majeure, which earned more than $1 million domestically. Hopefully this one will do the same. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Get Hip to these Square Releases

October 27th, 2017

God’s Own Country

We don’t have a long list of limited releases this week, but there are a few that stand out as worth checking out and might actually do well in theaters. These include Bill Nye: Science Guy, God’s Own Country, The Square. The Square has the advantage, at least for the opening weekend, but I would be surprised if any of them expanded significantly over the coming weeks. More...

All Acting Credits



All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Oct 7, 2022Triangle of Sadness Director
Screenwriter
$4,608,096$28,282,887$32,890,983
Oct 27, 2017The Square Director
Screenwriter
Editor
$1,502,347$7,282,360$8,784,707
Feb 15, 2015Force MajeureTurist Director
Oct 24, 2014Turist Director
Scriptwriter
Editor
$1,359,497$2,556,069$3,915,566
 
Averages $2,489,980$12,707,105$15,197,085
Totals 4 $7,469,940$38,121,316$45,591,256


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 7, 2022Triangle of Sadness $214,602610$4,608,096$32,890,98314.0%
Oct 27, 2017The Square $74,23371$1,502,347$8,784,70717.1%
Feb 15, 2015Force MajeureTurist
Oct 24, 2014Turist $23,30968$1,359,497$3,915,56634.7%
 
Averages $104,048250$2,489,980$15,197,08521.9%
Totals 4 $7,469,940$45,591,256


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Oct 7, 2022Triangle of Sadness $214,602610$4,608,096$32,890,98314.0%
Oct 27, 2017The Square $74,23371$1,502,347$8,784,70717.1%
Oct 24, 2014Turist $23,30968$1,359,497$3,915,56634.7%
 
Averages $104,048250$2,489,980$15,197,08521.9%
Totals 3 $7,469,940$45,591,256