Season 2
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Mark Newton
Budget: $109,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $101,294,087
Foreign Box Office: $194,490,751
Total Profit: $160,531,450
Tom Hardy made his LRF debut with this R-rated Tom Clancy adaptation where he played Navy SEAL John Clark. The film was a hit with audiences and critics, showing that Tom Hardy was indeed ready for stardom.
Season 3
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: John Malone
Budget: $160,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $157,285,001
Foreign Box Office: $229,311,611
Total Profit: $41,027,000
Hardy next tackled the lead role in the adaptation of the classic British television series, The Prisoner. The film was a huge hit and was beloved by audiences and critics alike. The film won 7 Golden Reel Awards, including a Best Actor win for Hardy. The film was later voted as the #1 Best Film in the history of Last Resort Film as part of the LRF 100! voting.
Director: Rian Johnson
Writer: Seth Overton
Budget: $203,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $296,004,097
Foreign Box Office: $376,189,602
Total Profit: $231,996,629
Hardy's historic Season 3 wasn't over after The Prisoner though, as he also filmed a supporting role in the massive blockbuster, Mass Effect. His performance was done through motion capture as he portrays a large alien creature. The film spawned a large franchise of several films.
Season 5
Director: Todd Phillips
Writer: Billy Armstrong
Budget: $17,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $28,418,013
Foreign Box Office: $16,101,918
Total Profit: $2,620,993
Hardy next disappeared into the role of infamous punk rocker, GG Allin. He took a sizable pay cut to play the lead role and ended up being voted as the 6th Best Performance in the LRF 100! voting. He was nominated for a Best Actor Golden Reel Award, but lost out to Benedict Cumberbatch.
Season 6
Director: Rian Johnson
Writer: Seth Overton
Budget: $219,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $311,206,981
Foreign Box Office: $385,400,779
Total Profit: $244,999,502
Hardy then returned for the Mass Effect sequel as Garrus Vakarian. The film was a massive success at the box office, furthering Hardy's string of successful films at the box office.
Season 7
Director: Shane Black
Writer: Jack Ryder
Budget: $134,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $182,318,075
Foreign Box Office: $216,566,046
Total Profit: $60,949,151
Next, Hardy joined other rising stars Chris Hemsworth and Alexander Skarsgard for an ambitious action-comedy from director Shane Black and writer Jack Ryder. The film was a big hit at the box office and critics were fairly fond of the film as well. Audiences were excited about the prospects of a sequel, but this has yet to happen due to Jack Ryder's seeming retirement from writing.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer: Chad Taylor
Budget: $42,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $37,690,057
Foreign Box Office: $45,053,753
Total Profit: -$18,085,078
Hardy's box office dominance finally came to an end with the wrestling drama The Squared Circle. The film was a hit with critics, but just didn't find a big enough audience at the box office to make a profit. The film however did win Best Picture at the Season 7 Golden Reel Awards and Hardy was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
Season 8
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer: Lon Charles
Budget: $33,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $44,902,189
Foreign Box Office: $41,787,444
Total Profit: $17,981,750
Hardy decided to star in another biographical film depicting a controversial figure, this time he played famed occultist Aleister Crowley. The film did well at the box office, especially considering the subject matter, and Hardy won his second Best Actor Golden Reel Award for the film.
Season 9
Director: Duncan Jones
Writer: Carl Flimmer
Budget: $182,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $211,031,884
Foreign Box Office: $290,500,752
Total Profit: $199,092,467
Next Hardy tackled his the lead role in the potential franchise starter, God of War. The film was a huge hit at the box office, grossing over $500 million, but bombed with critics, only scoring a Metascore of 32.
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writer: Seth Overton
Budget: $200,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $287,333,021
Foreign Box Office: $350,093,506
Total Profit: $169,000,013
Tom Hardy wasn't done with blockbusters for Season 9 yet, and reprised his role of Garrus in this Mass Effect spin-off. Like the rest of the franchise, it was a huge hit at the box office.
Season 11
Director: James Gray
Writers: Mo Buck, Jack Ryder & Dominic Wilkins
Budget: $115,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $127,219,555
Foreign Box Office: $170,308,287
Total Profit: $69,425,769
After taking Season 10 off, Tom Hardy returned in Season 11 with two films. The first was a medieval adventure film, Kingmaker Chronicles. The film was a solid earner at the box office and critics seemed to be fond of Hardy's lead performance.
Director: Rian Johnson
Writer: Seth Overton
Budget: $265,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $367,119,030
Foreign Box Office: $442,905,669
Total Profit: $358,994,284
Hardy then reprised his role of Garrus in the first part of the massive two-part conclusion to the Mass Effect franchise. The film grossed over $800 million at the box office and managed to earn two Golden Reel Award nominations. The film won the GRA for Most Wanted Sequel, while it was also nominated for Best Ensemble Cast.
Up Next: Hardy will next reprise his role as Kratos in the new God of War film, God of War: Kratos, which is set to serve as a soft-reboot to the previous film. Later this season will also see Hardy return as Garrus in the epic finale of the Mass Effect franchise, Mass Effect 3 - Part 2. After this season, Hardy is set to return for a future Kingmaker Chronicles sequel.
Review:
- Highest Grossing Film: Mass Effect 3 - Part 1 ($810,024,699)
- Most Profitable Film: Mass Effect 3 - Part 1 ($358,994,284)
- Most Awarded Film: The Prisoner (7 wins, 2 nominations)
- Best Reviewed Film(s): The Prisoner (Metascore: 90)
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