Highest Grossing Movies
- UK: The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - £56,446,768
- US: The Dark Knight (2008) - $534,858,444
- World: The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - $1,081,050,863
Combined grosses
- UK - £275 Million
- US - $2.8 Billion
- Global - $5.9 Billion
Highest Rated Movie - The Boy and the Heron (2023) - 100%
Lowest rated movie - Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) - 40%

Acting credits By Year of release

By Year

By UK Gross

By US Gross

By Global Gross

Starring With

SEE SHORT LIST

Year

The Bride

Director(s):

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Starring:

Christian Bale • Annette Bening • Jessie Buckley • Penélope Cruz • Julianne Hough

2025

The Boy and the Heron

(Christian Bale plays Shoichi Maki (voice))

Director(s):

Hayao Miyazaki

Starring:

Soma Santoki • Masaki Suda • Ko Shibasaki • Aimyon • Yoshino Kimura

2023

The Pale Blue Eye

(Christian Bale plays Augustus Landor)

Director(s):

Scott Cooper

Starring:

Christian Bale • Harry Melling • Simon McBurney • Timothy Spall • Toby Jones

2022

Amsterdam

(Christian Bale plays Burt Berendsen)

Director(s):

David O. Russell

Starring:

Christian Bale • Margot Robbie • John David Washington • Alessandro Nivola • Andrea Riseborough

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

(Christian Bale plays Gorr)

Director(s):

Taika Waititi

Starring:

Chris Hemsworth • Natalie Portman • Christian Bale • Tessa Thompson • Taika Waititi

2022

Le Mans '66

(Christian Bale plays Ken Miles)

Director(s):

James Mangold

Starring:

Matt Damon • Christian Bale • Roberta Sparta • Caitríona Balfe • Jon Bernthal

2019

Vice

(Christian Bale plays Dick Cheney)

Director(s):

Adam McKay

Starring:

Christian Bale • Amy Adams • Steve Carell • Sam Rockwell • Alison Pill

2018

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

(Christian Bale plays Bagheera)

Director(s):

Andy Serkis

Starring:

Christian Bale • Cate Blanchett • Benedict Cumberbatch • Naomie Harris • Andy Serkis

2018

Hostiles

(Christian Bale plays Capt. Joseph J. Blocker)

Director(s):

Scott Cooper

Starring:

Scott Shepherd • Rosamund Pike • Ava Cooper • Stella Cooper • David Midthunder

2018

The Promise

Director(s):

Terry George

Starring:

Oscar Isaac • Charlotte Le Bon • Christian Bale • Daniel Gimenez Cacho • Shohreh Aghdashloo

2017

The Big Short

Director(s):

Adam McKay

Starring:

Ryan Gosling • Rudy Eisenzopf • Casey Groves • Charlie Talbert • Harold Gervais

2016

Knight of Cups

(Christian Bale plays Rick)

Director(s):

Terrence Malick

Starring:

Christian Bale • Cate Blanchett • Natalie Portman • Brian Dennehy • Antonio Banderas

2015

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Director(s):

Ridley Scott

Starring:

Christian Bale • Joel Edgerton • John Turturro • Aaron Paul • Ben Mendelsohn

2014

Out of the Furnace

Director(s):

Scott Cooper

Starring:

Woody Harrelson • Dendrie Taylor • Carl Ciarfalio • Nancy Mosser • Christian Bale

2014

American Hustle

(Christian Bale plays Irving Rosenfeld)

Director(s):

David O. Russell

Starring:

Christian Bale • Bradley Cooper • Amy Adams • Jeremy Renner • Jennifer Lawrence

2014

The Flowers of War

Director(s):

Yimou Zhang

Starring:

Christian Bale • Ni Ni • Xinyi Zhang • Tianyuan Huang • Xiting Han

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

(Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne)

Director(s):

Christopher Nolan

Starring:

Christian Bale • Gary Oldman • Tom Hardy • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Anne Hathaway

2012

The Fighter

Director(s):

David O. Russell

Starring:

Mark Wahlberg • Christian Bale • Amy Adams • Melissa Leo • Mickey OKeefe

2011

Public Enemies

Director(s):

Michael Mann

Starring:

James Russo • David Wenham • Christian Stolte • Jason Clarke • Johnny Depp

2009

Terminator Salvation

(Christian Bale plays John Connor)

Director(s):

McG

Starring:

Christian Bale • Sam Worthington • Moon Bloodgood • Helena Bonham Carter • Anton Yelchin

2009

The Dark Knight

(Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne)

Director(s):

Christopher Nolan

Starring:

Christian Bale • Heath Ledger • Aaron Eckhart • Michael Caine • Maggie Gyllenhaal

2008

I'm Not There

Director(s):

Todd Haynes

Starring:

Cate Blanchett • Ben Whishaw • Christian Bale • Richard Gere • Marcus Carl Franklin

2007

Rescue Dawn

Director(s):

Werner Herzog

Starring:

Zach Grenier • Marshall Bell • Christian Bale • Toby Huss • Pat Healy

2007

3:10 to Yuma

(Christian Bale plays Dan Evans)

Director(s):

James Mangold

Starring:

Russell Crowe • Christian Bale • Logan Lerman • Dallas Roberts • Ben Foster

2007

The Prestige

Director(s):

Christopher Nolan

Starring:

Hugh Jackman • Christian Bale • Michael Caine • Piper Perabo • Rebecca Hall

2006

Harsh Times

(Christian Bale plays Jim Luther Davis)

Director(s):

David Ayer

Starring:

Christian Bale • Freddy Rodrguez • Eva Longoria • Chaka Forman • Tammy Trull

2006

Batman Begins

(Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne / Batman)

Director(s):

Christopher Nolan

Starring:

Christian Bale • Michael Caine • Liam Neeson • Katie Holmes • Gary Oldman

2005

The New World

Director(s):

Terrence Malick

Starring:

Colin Farrell • Q'orianka Kilcher • Christopher Plummer • Christian Bale • August Schellenberg

2005

Howl's Moving Castle

(Christian Bale plays Howl (voice))

Director(s):

Hayao Miyazaki

Starring:

Chieko Baisho • Takuya Kimura • Akihiro Miwa • Tatsuya Gashuin • Ryunosuke Kamiki

2004

The Machinist

Director(s):

Brad Anderson

Starring:

Christian Bale • Jennifer Jason Leigh • Aitana Snchez-Gijn • John Sharian • Michael Ironside

2004

Equilibrium

Director(s):

Kurt Wimmer

Starring:

Christian Bale • Dominic Purcell • Sean Bean • Christian Kahrmann • John Keogh

2003

Reign of Fire

(Christian Bale plays Quinn Abercromby)

Director(s):

Rob Bowman

Starring:

Christian Bale • Matthew McConaughey • Izabella Scorupco • Gerard Butler • Scott Moutter

2002

Laurel Canyon

Director(s):

Lisa Cholodenko

Starring:

Frances McDormand • Christian Bale • Kate Beckinsale • Natascha McElhone • Alessandro Nivola

2002

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Director(s):

John Madden

Starring:

Nicolas Cage • Penélope Cruz • John Hurt • Christian Bale • Irene Papas

2001

Shaft

(Christian Bale plays Walter Wade, Jr.)

Director(s):

John Singleton

Starring:

Samuel L. Jackson • Vanessa Williams • Jeffrey Wright • Christian Bale • Busta Rhymes

2000

American Psycho

Director(s):

Mary Harron

Starring:

Christian Bale • Justin Theroux • Josh Lucas • Bill Sage • Chlo Sevigny

2000

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Director(s):

Michael Hoffman

Starring:

Kevin Kline • Michelle Pfeiffer • Stanley Tucci • Rupert Everett • Calista Flockhart

1999

Velvet Goldmine

Director(s):

Todd Haynes

Starring:

Ewan McGregor • Jonathan Rhys Meyers • Christian Bale • Toni Collette • Eddie Izzard

1998

All the Little Animals

Director(s):

Jeremy Thomas

Starring:

John Hurt • Christian Bale • Daniel Benzali • James Faulkner • John O'Toole

1998

Metroland

Director(s):

Philip Saville

Starring:

Christian Bale • Emily Watson • Lee Ross • Elsa Zylberstein • Rufus

1997

The Secret Agent

(Christian Bale plays Stevie)

Director(s):

Christopher Hampton

Starring:

Bob Hoskins • Patricia Arquette • Gérard Depardieu • Jim Broadbent • Christian Bale

1996

The Portrait of a Lady

(Christian Bale plays Edward Rosier)

Director(s):

Jane Campion

Starring:

Nicole Kidman • John Malkovich • Barbara Hershey • Mary-Louise Parker • Martin Donovan

1996

Pocahontas

(Christian Bale plays Thomas)

Director(s):

Mike Gabriel • Eric Goldberg

Starring:

Irene Bedard • Mel Gibson • Billy Connolly • Joe Baker • Christian Bale

1995

Little Women

Director(s):

Gillian Armstrong

Starring:

Winona Ryder • Gabriel Byrne • Trini Alvarado • Samantha Mathis • Kirsten Dunst

1995

Royal Deceit

Director(s):

Gabriel Axel

Starring:

Gabriel Byrne • Helen Mirren • Christian Bale • Brian Cox • Steven Waddington

1994

Swing Kids

(Christian Bale plays Thomas Berger)

Director(s):

Thomas Carter

Starring:

Robert Sean Leonard • Christian Bale • Frank Whaley • Barbara Hershey • Tushka Bergen

1993

Newsies

(Christian Bale plays Jack Kelly)

Director(s):

Kenny Ortega

Starring:

Christian Bale • David Moscow • Luke Edwards • Max Casella • Gabriel Damon

1992

Treasure Island

(Christian Bale plays Jim Hawkins)

Director(s):

Fraser C. Heston

Starring:

Charlton Heston • Christian Bale • Oliver Reed • Christopher Lee • Richard Johnson

1990

Henry V

(Christian Bale plays Robin the Luggage-Boy)

Director(s):

Kenneth Branagh

Starring:

Derek Jacobi • Kenneth Branagh • Simon Shepherd • James Larkin • Brian Blessed

1989

Empire of the Sun

(Christian Bale plays Jim)

Director(s):

Steven Spielberg

Starring:

Christian Bale • John Malkovich • Miranda Richardson • Nigel Havers • Joe Pantoliano

1987

Mio Min Mio

Director(s):

Vladimir Grammatikov

Starring:

Nicholas Pickard • Christian Bale • Timothy Bottoms • Susannah York • Christopher Lee

1987