Actor box office profile
Benedict Cumberbatch
105 acting credits tracked, with 26 films carrying usable worldwide financial data.
#4Worldwide rank
Credited worldwide
$14.35B26 matched films
Average gross
$551.8Mreported films
Median gross
$210.3Mreported films
Top movie
Avengers: Endgame$2.80B
Career history
Box office filmography
Eligible acting credits with reported worldwide theatrical gross.| Year | Film / character | Worldwide | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  The Phoenician SchemeUncle Nubar |
$40.6M | Actor |
| 2025 |  The RosesTheo Rose |
$52.0M | Actor |
| 2022 |  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessDoctor Stephen Strange |
$955.8M | Actor |
| 2021 |  Spider-Man: No Way HomeDoctor Strange |
$2.02B | Actor |
| 2021 |  The MauritanianLt. Stuart Couch |
$7.5M | Actor |
| 2020 |  The CourierGreville Wynne |
$26.0M | Actor |
| 2019 |  1917Colonel MacKenzie |
$446.1M | Actor |
| 2019 |  Avengers: EndgameDoctor Strange |
$2.80B | Actor |
| 2018 |  Avengers: Infinity WarDoctor Strange |
$2.05B | Actor |
| 2018 |  The Current WarThomas Edison |
$12.2M | Actor |
| 2018 |  The GrinchGrinch (voice) |
$553.0M | Voice role |
| 2017 |  Thor: RagnarokDoctor Strange |
$855.3M | Actor |
| 2016 |  Doctor StrangeDr. Stephen Strange |
$676.3M | Actor |
| 2015 |  Black MassBilly Bulger |
$100.0M | Actor |
| 2014 |  Penguins of MadagascarClassified (voice) |
$373.5M | Voice role |
| 2014 |  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesSmaug / Sauron (voice) |
$956.0M | Voice role |
| 2014 |  The Imitation GameAlan Turing |
$233.6M | Actor |
| 2013 |  12 Years a SlaveWilliam Ford |
$187.0M | Actor |
| 2013 |  August: Osage CountyLittle Charles Aiken |
$74.2M | Actor |
| 2013 |  Star Trek Into DarknessJohn Harrison / Khan |
$467.4M | Actor |
| 2013 |  The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugSmaug / Sauron |
$958.4M | Actor |
| 2011 |  Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyPeter Guillam |
$81.5M | Actor |
| 2011 |  War HorseMaj. Jamie Stewart |
$177.6M | Actor |
| 2008 |  The Other Boleyn GirlWilliam Carey |
$78.3M | Actor |
| 2007 |  AtonementPaul Marshall |
$131.0M | Actor |
| 2006 |  Amazing GraceWilliam Pitt |
$32.1M | Actor |
Additional acting creditsCredits without usable worldwide box office data79
| Year | Film / character | Status | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Wife & DogActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2026 | Confessions II – The FilmSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2026 | David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet EarthSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2026 | How to Live on EarthSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 | Financial data pending | Actor | |
| 2025 | Tilda Swinton: The WildcardSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 | Together for PalestineSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2024 | Placebo: This Search for MeaningSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2024 |  The Book of ClarenceBenjamin |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2024 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreHenry Sugar / Max Engelman / Harry (archive footage) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Arctic: Our Frozen PlanetNarrator |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | James Blunt: One Brit WonderSelf (archive footage) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Mog's ChristmasMr. Thomas (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2023 | PoisonHarry Pope |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Financial data pending | Actor | |
| 2023 | The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarHenry Sugar / Make-Up Artist |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | Behind the Scenes with Jane CampionSelf (archive footage) |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessSelf - Doctor Stephen Strange |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | Minions & More Volume 1The Grinch (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2022 | Reframing the West: Behind the Scenes of Jane Campion's The Power of the DogActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | The Tiger Who Came to TeaDaddy (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2021 | Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ HallActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2021 | Letters Live from the Archive: Union ChapelSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialStephen Strange / Doctor Strange (voice) (archive footage) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis WainLouis Wain |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2021 | The Power of the DogPhil Burbank |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 |  AntarcticaSelf - Narrator |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a KingSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The MovieBenedict Cumberbatch |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2019 | Brexit: The Uncivil WarDominic Cummings |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2019 | Cindy-Lou's Yule LogThe Grinch |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2019 | The Dog Days of WinterThe Grinch (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2018 | Mowgli: Legend of the JungleShere Khan (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2018 | The Child in TimeStephen Lewis |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2017 | Walk with MeNarrator (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2016 | Mark Gatiss: A Study in SherlockHimself |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 | Naples '44Norman Lewis (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2016 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSCSelf - Performer |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 | Sherlock: The Abominable BrideSherlock Holmes |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 |  Zoolander 2All |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2015 | National Theatre Live: HamletHamlet |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | 9 KissesMan at Costume Party |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | Cristiano Ronaldo: World at His FeetNarrator |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master DetectiveSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin TakeoverAgent Classified (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2014 | Unlocking SherlockHimself / Sherlock Holmes |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3DNarrator (Voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2013 | JerusalemNarrator (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2013 | Little FavourWallace |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: 50 Years on StageRosencrantz |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2013 | Sherlock: Many Happy ReturnsSherlock Holmes |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2013 |  The Fifth EstateJulian Assange |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | Frankenstein: A Modern MythSelf / Frankenstein / The Monster |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | Girlfriend in a ComaDante (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2012 | Sherlock: UncoveredSherlock, Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | The Dreams of William GoldingReader |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 |  The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyNecromancer |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | National Theatre Live: FrankensteinThe Creature / Victor Frankenstein |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | The Rattigan Enigma by Benedict CumberbatchActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | WreckersDavid |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | Burlesque FairytalesHenry Clark |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 |  Four LionsNegotiator |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 |  The WhistleblowerNick Kaufman |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 |  Third StarJames |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | Unlocking SherlockHimself |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | Van Gogh: Painted with WordsVincent Van Gogh |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2009 | CreationJoseph Dalton Hooker |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2009 | The Turning PointGuy Burgess |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 | InseparableJoe / Charlie |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 | Stuart: A Life BackwardsAlexander Masters |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 | Starter for 10Patrick Watts |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2005 | The Man Who Predicted 9/11Narrator (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2004 | HawkingStephen Hawking |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2003 | To Kill a KingRoyalist |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2002 | Fields of GoldJeremy |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2002 | Hills Like White ElephantsThe Man |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Blood on SnowThe Fisherman |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Last FlightKirk Wallace Johnson |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | MorningFrank |
Financial data pending | Actor |
Chronology
Cumulative credited worldwide gross
2006Amazing Grace$32.1M
2007Atonement$163.1M
2008The Other Boleyn Girl$241.4M
2011Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy$322.9M
2011War Horse$500.5M
2013Star Trek Into Darkness$967.9M
201312 Years a Slave$1.15B
2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug$2.11B
2013August: Osage County$2.19B
2014The Imitation Game$2.42B
2014Penguins of Madagascar$2.79B
2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies$3.75B
2015Black Mass$3.85B
2016Doctor Strange$4.53B
2017Thor: Ragnarok$5.38B
2018The Current War$5.39B
2018Avengers: Infinity War$7.45B
2018The Grinch$8.00B
2019Avengers: Endgame$10.80B
20191917$11.25B
2020The Courier$11.27B
2021The Mauritanian$11.28B
2021Spider-Man: No Way Home$13.30B
2022Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness$14.25B
2025The Phoenician Scheme$14.29B
2025The Roses$14.35B
Milestones
Career thresholds
16$100M+ films
9$500M+ films
3$1B+ films