National Theatre Movies: Every Film, Box Office & Ratings
National Theatre has made 110 films from 1983 to 2025, earning $105M at the worldwide box office. Its biggest hits are National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (2019), National Theatre Live: Top Girls (2019) and National Theatre Live: Julie (2018). Its most frequent director is Robin Lough (14 films). Most of its films are drama films (89 of 110).
- films
- 110
- worldwide box office
- $105M
- average score of 1 rated film
- 71
- years active
- 1983–2025
- Film languages
- English (110)
- Busiest decade
- The 2010s, 78 films
- Frequent director
- Robin Lough
What Are National Theatre's Biggest Box Office Hits?
The National Theatre films that earned the most worldwide. National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (2019) leads with $7.87M, 8% of everything the studio's films have earned.
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National Theatre Live: Present Laughter 2019 · Comedy $7.87M - 2
National Theatre Live: Top Girls 2019 · Drama $7.87M - 3
National Theatre Live: Julie 2018 · Drama $7.87M - 4
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs 2019 · Drama $7.87M - 5
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy 2019 · Drama $7.87M - 6
National Theatre Live: Dara 2020 · History $7.87M - 7
National Theatre Live: Hamlet 2010 · Drama $4.64M - 8
National Theatre Live: East is East 2021 $4.31M
What Are the Latest National Theatre Movies?
The studio's most recent releases, newest first, starting with National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove (2025).
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2025 National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove Comedy -
2025 National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest Comedy -
2024 National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down Comedy -
2024 National Theatre Live: The Little Big Things Family -
2024 National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things Drama -
2024 The House of Bernarda Alba Drama -
2024 National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue Drama -
2024 National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin Drama
What Kind of Movies Does National Theatre Make?
The studio's films by genre, decade and language. Most of its films are drama films (89 of 110). The 2010s were its busiest decade, with 78 films.
Who Works With National Theatre the Most?
The people credited on the most National Theatre films. Rory Kinnear appears in 5 of them, and Robin Lough directed 14.
Directors Who Work With National Theatre
Actors in the Most National Theatre Movies
What Movies Has National Theatre Made?
All 110 films, newest first, with the Movie Echo Score and the worldwide box office. Filter by genre or decade, or sort by score, box office or title.
National Theatre Family Movies
Which Studios Are Similar to National Theatre?
The studios with the most English drama films. National Theatre has made 89 English drama films, more than any other kind.
- Paramount Pictures 635 English drama films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 607 English drama films
- Warner Bros. Pictures 588 English drama films
- BBC 583 English drama films
- Universal Pictures 476 English drama films
- Columbia Pictures 469 English drama films
- 20th Century Fox 354 English drama films
- Netflix 268 English drama films
National Theatre: Questions and Answers
Films, hits, scores and what comes next, answered from the same data as this page.
How many movies has National Theatre made?
National Theatre has released 110 films, from 1983 to 2025. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 78 films.
See every film What is National Theatre's highest-grossing movie?
National Theatre Live: Present Laughter (2019) is National Theatre's biggest box office hit, with $7.87M worldwide, ahead of National Theatre Live: Top Girls (2019) ($7.87M).
What is the best-rated National Theatre movie?
National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove (2025) is the only rated National Theatre film so far, with a Movie Echo Score of 71.
Which director has made the most films with National Theatre?
Robin Lough has directed 14 National Theatre films, more than anyone else, followed by Tim Van Someren (11) and Nicholas Hytner (8).