Samara Weaving is a talent that has slowly worked her way up through the Hollywood and LRF ranks, paying her dues with several supporting roles before now finally getting her first LRF leading role in Vampire. Here is a look at her Resume....
Season 8
Damned Ship
Director: Adam Wingard
Writer: Ben Collins
Budget: $39,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $20,150,444
Foreign Box Office: $58,711,209
Total Profit: $1,339,757
Samara Weaving made her LRF debut in the horror film Damned Ship. The film is about a group of models on a haunted ship. Weaving plays one of the models, who meets a grisly end. Critics were mixed on the film, which barely managed to break even at the box office.
Season 12
The Reign of Lady Morgana
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Andrew Doster
Budget: $38,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $21,821,646
Foreign Box Office: $25,003,189
Total Profit: -$33,559,274
Weaving returned a few seasons later with another horror film supporting role. This time around though, critics trashed the film which became a huge box office flop.
Season 14
Y: The Last Man
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Matt Parker
Budget: $80,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $163,952,776
Foreign Box Office: $116,385,120
Total Profit: $48,119,010
Weaving was back with another supporting role, this time in the comic book adaptation Y: The Last Man. She played the girlfriend of the main character in the film, which proved to be her biggest stage to date. The film was a hit with critics and at the box office.
Season 15
Visions
Director: Ben Wheatley
Writer: Jack Slipter
Budget: $24,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $48,024,880
Foreign Box Office: $70,002,444
Total Profit: $51,950,020
Just one season later, Weaving was back with in a smaller role in the thriller Visions. The film was a surprise box office hit, grossing over $100 million on just a $24 million budget.
Season 17
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Director: JC Chandor
Writer: John Malone
Budget: $212,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $375,590,113
Foreign Box Office: $441,328,995
Total Profit: $335,004,106
In Season 17, Weaving hit the big time as Lady Dorma in the big screen debut of Namor the Sub-Mariner. The film was a massive hit with audiences and critics alike, even managing to snag a Best Picture nomination on top of the other three GRA trophies it would go on to win that season.
Season 18
The Brilliant Friend
Director: Reed Morano
Writer: Andrew Doster
Budget: $29,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $16,905,145
Foreign Box Office: $25,005,967
Total Profit: -$28,769,960
The box office good times ended for Weaving a season after the smash hit of Namor when The Brilliant Friend was released. It was a huge flop at the box office to go along with its mixed critical reaction - although critics seemed to finger Weaving as the film's highlight.
Season 20
Y: The Last Man - Part 2
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Matt Parker
Budget: $88,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $160,965,120
Foreign Box Office: $122,006,700
Total Profit: $47,669,042
In Season 20, Weaving reprised her role as the girlfriend of the title character in the sequel to Y: The Last Man. Like the first film, this sequel was a success with critics and audiences.
Season 24
Midnight Tales
Directors: Fede Alvarez, David Bruckner, John Carpenter & Adam Wingard
Writers: Ben Collins, Andrew Doster & Jack Slipter
Budget: $27,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $12,580,588
Foreign Box Office: $10,348,945
Total Profit: -$27,430,234
Weaving returned a few seasons later for a role in the horror anthology film, Midnight Tales. The film received mediocre reviews on its way to becoming a big failure at the box office, effectively killing hopes for anthology films in LRF.
Season 26
The Devil's Run
Director: Lance Daly
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Budget: $60,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $58,295,005
Foreign Box Office: $37,850,348
Total Profit: -$3,019,492
Weaving next made an appearance in the trilogy capper of The Devil's Westerns film series. She played a sexy bounty hunter in the film, which turned out to be the least successful film in the series.
Season 27
Home Before Dark
Director: Issa Lopez
Writers: Harmony Winters & Rene Menzie
Budget: $57,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $65,392,094
Foreign Box Office: $51,302,941
Total Profit: $14,190,613
Next up for Weaving was a supporting role in novel adaptation Home Before Dark where she played the mother of Margot Robbie's character in flashbacks. Despite less-than-stellar reviews, Home Before Dark wound up being pretty successful at the box office.
Detroit: Become Human
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Jack Slipter
Budget: $168,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $140,402,942
Foreign Box Office: $208,595,002
Total Profit: $3,098,039
Weaving made her second of three appearance in Season 27 with a supporting role in the android sci-fi video game adaptation Detroit: Become Human. The film grossed nearly $350 million at the box office, but only earned a small profit due to the film's pricey budget. She played one of the leaders of an android revolution in the film.
Namor the Sub-Mariner: Imperius Rex
Director: JC Chandor
Writer: John Malone
Budget: $218,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $415,438,013
Foreign Box Office: $494,818,481
Total Profit: $385,239,023
Weaving finally wrapped up her busy Season 27 by reprising her role as Lady Dorma in Namor the Sub-Mariner: Imperius Rex. The film was another smash hit like the first Namor, even managing to make a bit more money.
Up Next:
Samara Weaving's next role isn't set in stone yet, although a few upcoming high-profile films do have on the their casting shortlists.
Review:
- Highest Grossing Film: Namor the Sub-Mariner ($910,256,494)
- Most Profitable Film: Namor the Sub-Mariner: Imperius Rex ($385,239,023)
- Most Awarded Film: Namor the Sub-Mariner (3 wins + 1 nominations)
- Best Reviewed Film: Namor the Sub-Mariner (Metascore: 86)
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