Resume: Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks has slowly worked her way to stardom in her Last Resort Films career. She started out playing love interests, but through her work in The Question series has grown her exposure and acclaim. This season she starred in the well-regarded The Question: The End, which has led to some awards buzz for her performance. In this edition of Resume, we will look at the filmography of this radiant leading lady...









Season 1

Skin Tight
Director: David Dobkin
Writer: D.R. Cobb

Budget: $65,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $51,280,026
Foreign Box Office: $61,907,041
Total Profit: -$5,843,601




The underrated dark comedy Skin Tight was the final film of Season 1, and the first comedy effort from the studio. She played a reality TV producer who become romantically intangled with a private detective (Vince Vaughn( investigating a criminally inept plastic surgeon (Billy Bob Thornton). The film failed to break even at the box office, but was well received by critics.

Season 2

The Question
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer: D.R. Cobb

Budget: $106,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $150,860,040
Foreign Box Office: $267,105,398
Total Profit: $260,890,147

 

 

While not the first superhero film from the studio (that would be Blue Beetle), The Question is arguably the film that put LRF's DC Universe on the map. She played the female lead in the film, Myra Connelly, The Question's love interest, but hardly the standard damsel in distress found in this type of film. The film was a huge hit with critics and audiences alike.

Season 4

Last Rites
Director: Paolo Sorrentino

Writer: Lon Charles

Budget: $9,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $9,297,064
Foreign Box Office: $18,328,509
Total Profit: $335,621

 

 

Not the biggest of films or roles, Hendricks turns up in this cathartic tale of a dying movie star (Michael Madsen). Despite only appearing in a couple of scenes, she leaves quite the impact - and reportedly just missed out on a Golden Reel nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

 

Season 5

The Question: Dark Tomorrow

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer: D.R. Cobb

Budget: $135,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $175,934,643
Foreign Box Office: $277,453,987
Total Profit: $251,323,255

Hendricks is back in this sequel to The Question. She has more screen time in this outing as the character has grown from love interest to the full-blown co-lead. While not quite as universally acclaimed as the first entry in the series, this sequel managed to bring in more money than its predecessor.

Ringer

Director: Scott Derrickson

Writer: Dwight Gallo

Budget: $53,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $54,347,046
Foreign Box Office: $60,013,121
Total Profit: -$2,787,025

In this sci-fi thriller Hendricks played the baby crazy wife of a scientist (Bradley Cooper) who inadvertently clones himself, leading to disastrous and murderous results. Critics seemed to have fun with the film, but it narrowly missed out on bringing in a profit for the studio.

Season 7

The Question: The End
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Writer: D.R. Cobb

Budget: $150,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $195,009,755
Foreign Box Office: $282,221,781
Total Profit: $250,400,121

Hendricks returned for The Question: The End, the cap of a trilogy starring the character. Her character once again has grown even more important, this time driving much of the story. Her strong performance has received universal acclaim, leading many to consider her to be one of the front runners in the Best Actress race.

Up Next: Christina Hendricks has at least a handful of projects lined up for future seasons already. Next season, she will star in Decrescendo, a biopic of singer Alys Robi. After that, she has projects with writers such as Chad Taylor and H.G. Hansen.


Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: The Question: The End ($477,231,536)
• Most Profitable Film: The Question ($260,890,147)
• Most Awarded Film(s): The Question: Dark Tomorrow (1 win, 1 nomination), Last Rites (3 nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film: The Question