Director
Akira Kurosawa
11 films•1950–1990•Drama · Crime · Mystery
89%average critics94%average audience$0.9Mdomestic average
Films
11
1950–1990
Domestic
$10.1M
lifetime
Worldwide
$11.6M
lifetime
Avg opening
$21K
3-day
Avg legs
15.7x
opening → total
Return
2.2x
on $0.5M of budget
Box Office Watch tracks 11 films directed by Akira Kurosawa, from Rashomon (1950) to Dreams (1990), together grossing $10.1M domestic and $11.6M worldwide. The biggest hit is Kagemusha (1980) at $4.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Ran (1985) at $223K.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dreams | 1990 | — | $2.0M | — | $3.0M | — | 67% | — |
 Ran | 1985 | $223K | $3.1M | — | $3.3M | — | 96% | — |
 Kagemusha | 1980 | — | $4.0M | — | $4.0M | — | 89% | — |
 Dersu Uzala | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | 73% | — |
 Red Beard | 1965 | — | $47K | — | — | — | 73% | — |
 High and Low | 1963 | — | $47K | — | — | — | 97% | — |
 Yojimbo | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | 96% | — |
 Throne of Blood | 1957 | — | $47K | — | — | — | 96% | — |
 Seven Samurai | 1954 | — | $754K | — | $1.1M | — | 100% | — |
 Ikiru | 1952 | — | $55K | — | $0.1M | — | 98% | — |
 Rashomon | 1950 | $6K | $97K | 15.7x | $0.1M | — | 98% | — |
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Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 4.0 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
2.2x
$1.1M worldwide on $0.5M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $0.8MInternational $0.3M
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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