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Christian Bale

Acting credits By Highest US Gross

Total Gross
1.

The Dark Knight / 2008

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartMichael Caine • Maggie Gyllenhaal
$534,858,444
2.

The Dark Knight Rises / 2012

Director(s):
$448,139,099
3.

Thor: Love and Thunder / 2022

Director(s):
$343,256,830
4.

Batman Begins / 2005

Director(s):
$206,852,432
5.

American Hustle / 2014

Director(s):
$150,117,807
6.

Pocahontas / 1995

Director(s):
Mike GabrielEric Goldberg

Starring:
Irene Bedard • Mel GibsonBilly Connolly • Joe Baker • Christian Bale
$141,579,773
7.

Terminator Salvation / 2009

Director(s):
Starring:
$125,322,469
8.

Le Mans '66 / 2019

Director(s):
Starring:
Matt DamonChristian Bale • Roberta Sparta • Caitríona Balfe • Jon Bernthal
$117,624,357
9.

Public Enemies / 2009

Director(s):
Starring:
James Russo • David Wenham • Christian Stolte • Jason ClarkeJohnny Depp
$97,104,620
10.

The Fighter / 2011

Director(s):
Starring:
Mark WahlbergChristian BaleAmy Adams • Melissa Leo • Mickey OKeefe
$93,617,009
11.

Shaft / 2000

Director(s):
Starring:
Samuel L. Jackson • Vanessa Williams • Jeffrey WrightChristian Bale • Busta Rhymes
$70,334,258
12.

The Big Short / 2016

Director(s):
Starring:
Ryan Gosling • Rudy Eisenzopf • Casey Groves • Charlie Talbert • Harold Gervais
$70,259,870
13.

Exodus: Gods and Kings / 2014

Director(s):
$65,014,513
14.

3:10 to Yuma / 2007

Director(s):
Starring:
Russell CroweChristian BaleLogan Lerman • Dallas Roberts • Ben Foster
$53,574,088
15.

The Prestige / 2006

Director(s):
Starring:
$53,089,891
16.

Little Women / 1995

Director(s):
Starring:
Winona Ryder • Gabriel Byrne • Trini Alvarado • Samantha Mathis • Kirsten Dunst
$50,083,616
17.

Vice / 2018

Director(s):
Starring:
$47,790,516
18.

The Boy and the Heron / 2023

Director(s):
Starring:
Soma Santoki • Masaki Suda • Ko Shibasaki • Aimyon • Yoshino Kimura
$46,798,641
19.

Reign of Fire / 2002

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian BaleMatthew McConaughey • Izabella Scorupco • Gerard Butler • Scott Moutter
$43,061,982
20.

Hostiles / 2018

Director(s):
Starring:
Scott Shepherd • Rosamund Pike • Ava Cooper • Stella Cooper • David Midthunder
$29,818,869
21.

Captain Corelli's Mandolin / 2001

Director(s):
Starring:
$25,528,495
22.

A Midsummer Night's Dream / 1999

Director(s):
Michael Hoffman

Starring:
Kevin KlineMichelle PfeifferStanley TucciRupert Everett • Calista Flockhart
$16,071,990
23.

American Psycho / 2000

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian BaleJustin Theroux • Josh Lucas • Bill Sage • Chlo Sevigny
$15,070,285
24.

Amsterdam / 2022

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian BaleMargot RobbieJohn David Washington • Alessandro Nivola • Andrea Riseborough
$14,942,740
25.

The New World / 2005

Director(s):
Starring:
$12,712,093
26.

Out of the Furnace / 2014

Director(s):
Starring:
Woody Harrelson • Dendrie Taylor • Carl Ciarfalio • Nancy Mosser • Christian Bale
$11,326,836
27.

Henry V / 1989

Director(s):
Starring:
Derek JacobiKenneth Branagh • Simon Shepherd • James Larkin • Brian Blessed
$10,161,099
28.

The Promise / 2017

Director(s):
Terry George

Starring:
Oscar Isaac • Charlotte Le Bon • Christian Bale • Daniel Gimenez Cacho • Shohreh Aghdashloo
$8,186,236
29.

Howl's Moving Castle / 2004

Director(s):
Starring:
Chieko Baisho • Takuya Kimura • Akihiro Miwa • Tatsuya Gashuin • Ryunosuke Kamiki
$5,576,743
30.

Rescue Dawn / 2007

Director(s):
Werner Herzog

Starring:
Zach Grenier • Marshall Bell • Christian Bale • Toby Huss • Pat Healy
$5,484,375
31.

I'm Not There / 2007

Director(s):
Todd Haynes

Starring:
Cate BlanchettBen WhishawChristian BaleRichard Gere • Marcus Carl Franklin
$4,017,609
32.

Laurel Canyon / 2002

Director(s):
Starring:
Frances McDormand • Christian Bale • Kate Beckinsale • Natascha McElhone • Alessandro Nivola
$3,661,906
33.

Swing Kids / 1993

Director(s):
Thomas Carter

Starring:
Robert Sean Leonard • Christian Bale • Frank Whaley • Barbara Hershey • Tushka Bergen
$3,560,361
34.

Harsh Times / 2006

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian Bale • Freddy Rodrguez • Eva Longoria • Chaka Forman • Tammy Trull
$3,335,839
35.

The Portrait of a Lady / 1996

Director(s):
Jane Campion

Starring:
Nicole KidmanJohn MalkovichBarbara Hershey • Mary-Louise Parker • Martin Donovan
$2,911,061
36.

Newsies / 1992

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian Bale • David Moscow • Luke Edwards • Max Casella • Gabriel Damon
$2,303,142
37.

Equilibrium / 2003

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian Bale • Dominic Purcell • Sean Bean • Christian Kahrmann • John Keogh
$1,190,018
38.

The Machinist / 2004

Director(s):
Brad Anderson

Starring:
Christian Bale • Jennifer Jason Leigh • Aitana Snchez-Gijn • John Sharian • Michael Ironside
$1,082,044
39.

Velvet Goldmine / 1998

Director(s):
Todd Haynes

Starring:
Ewan McGregor • Jonathan Rhys Meyers • Christian BaleToni ColletteEddie Izzard
$1,053,788
40.

Knight of Cups / 2015

Director(s):
Starring:
$566,006
41.

The Flowers of War / 2012

Director(s):
Starring:
Christian BaleNi Ni • Xinyi Zhang • Tianyuan Huang • Xiting Han
$308,495
42.

The Secret Agent / 1996

Director(s):
Christopher Hampton

Starring:
Bob Hoskins • Patricia Arquette • Gérard Depardieu • Jim BroadbentChristian Bale
$106,606
43.

Metroland / 1997

Director(s):
Philip Saville

Starring:
Christian BaleEmily Watson • Lee Ross • Elsa Zylberstein • Rufus
$26,682
44.

All the Little Animals / 1998

Director(s):
Jeremy Thomas

Starring:
John HurtChristian Bale • Daniel Benzali • James Faulkner • John O'Toole
$11,888