The Best William Atherton Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 1972 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) comes out on top with a score of 60. The biggest box office hit is Die Hard 2 (1990) with $240M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest William Atherton Box Office Hits
William Atherton's films have made $490M worldwide in total. Die Hard 2 (1990) is the biggest hit at $240M, ahead of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) ($202M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Die Hard 2 1990 · Action $240M $118M dom. - 2
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024 · Adventure $202M $113M dom. - 3
Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977 · Drama $22.5M $22.5M dom. - 4
Real Genius 1985 · Sci-Fi $13M $13M dom. - 5
No Mercy 1986 · Drama $12.3M $12.3M dom. - 6
Into the Sun 2005 · Adventure $176K - 7
Frank & Jesse 1994 · Drama $50K $50K dom. - 8
Headspace 2005 · Sci-Fi $1.65K $1.65K dom. - 9
The Day of the Locust 1975 · Drama $42
The Best William Atherton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre William Atherton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) is the pick of them.
The Best William Atherton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of William Atherton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest William Atherton Movies
The most recent films William Atherton is credited on, newest first — starting with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024 · Mayor Walter Peck
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Jersey Shore Shark Attack 2012 · Dolan -
The Kane Files: Life of Trial 2010 · Daniel Morgan -
Ghouls 2008 · Stefan -
Aces ’N’ Eights 2008 · Howard -
Towards Darkness 2007 · John - Headspace 2005 · Dr. Ira Gold
- Into the Sun 2005 · Agent Block
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Gone But Not Forgotten 2005 · Sen. Ray Colby -
Race to Space 2001 · Ralph Stanton -
The Crow: Salvation 2000 · Nathan Randall -
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge 1999 · Darryl Zanuck
The Best William Atherton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William Atherton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best William Atherton movie?
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) is the best-rated William Atherton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 60. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing William Atherton movie?
Die Hard 2 (1990) made the most at the box office, with $240M worldwide, followed by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with $202M. Together, William Atherton's films with box office figures have made $490M.
Which William Atherton movie won the most awards?
The Day of the Locust (1975) is the most decorated William Atherton film, with 1 win from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best William Atherton drama movie?
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) is the best-rated of William Atherton's drama films. In other genres: Die Hard 2 (action), Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (adventure) and Real Genius (sci-fi).
What is the newest William Atherton movie?
The newest film on William Atherton's filmography is Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), with William Atherton as Mayor Walter Peck.
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