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The Highest-Grossing Dolph Lundgren Movies He Played

Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish-born actor, martial artist, and movie director. He was born on November 3, 1957, in Stockholm, Sweden, and holds a degree in chemical engineering. Dolph is a trained karate and kickboxer and is best known for his role in action movies such as Rocky IV, Expendables, and Creed II, among others. Dolph has also directed and produced several movies, including The Defender, Missionary Man Command Performance, and Icarus. He has also appeared on television, taking roles in the drama series Arrow and The Walking Dead. Dolph has received numerous awards during his 38-year career in the film industry. Here are the top 8 highest-grossing movies of Dolph Lundgren where He Played

Red Scorpion (1988) – $4.4 million

Red Scorpion is an action-adventure film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Dolph Lundgren. The film was released in 1988. It tells the story of a Soviet agent named Nikolai who is sent to an African country to kill a rebel leader. However, Nikolai is captured by the rebels and is forced to question his loyalty. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success, grossing 4.4 million admissions worldwide. This film also promoted Dolph Lundgren’s career in the film industry.

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Masters of the Universe (1987) – $17.3 million

Masters of the Universe is a 1987 science fiction film directed by Gary Goddard and starring Dolph Lundgren. Dolph plays the role of He-Man. The film follows the adventures of He-Man as he tries to protect the planet Eternia from the evil one and his armies who are seeking to conquer the universe.

Universal Soldier (1992) – $95 million

Universal Soldier is another science-fiction action film where two legends, Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme, star. The film is directed by Roland Emmerich and produced by Craig Baumgarten, Allen Shapiro, and Joel B. Michaels. The film was released in 1992 and followed two soldiers who died in Vietnam and were brought back to life in a secret government program as super-powered killing machines known as Universal Soldiers. The film was a commercial success and is considered a classic of the action genre, known for its action sequences.

Creed II (2018) – $214.1 million

Creed II is a 2018 American drama film directed by Steven Caple Jr. and written by Sylvester Stallone and Cheo Hodari Coker. The film is a sequel to the 2015 Creed and is the eighth installment in the Rocky film series. Adonis Creed (played by Michael B. Jordan), the late Apollo Creed’s son, faces off against Viktor Drago (played by Florian Munteanu), the son of Ivan Drago (played by Dolph Lundgren), the boxer who killed his father in the ring, in Creed II. The film was a commercial success grossing $214.1 million worldwide.

The Expendables (2010) – $274.5 million

The Expendables is an action film released in 2010. It was directed by Sylvester Stallone, who also starred in the film alongside several other well-known action stars including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Terry Crews. The plot revolves around a group of mercenaries known as The Expendables who travel to a fictional Latin American country to overthrow a dictator. However, they discover that the information provided differs from what they find on the ground.

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Rocky IV (1985) – $300.4 million

Rocky IV is another sports film released in 1985, starring Sylvester Stallone. Dolph Lundgren plays the role of Ivan Drago, a Soviet boxer trained to fight Rocky Balboa, an American boxer (played by Sylvester Stallone). It is the fourth film in the Rocky film series and is considered the best of the sequels.

The Expendables 2 (2012) – $315 million

The Expendables 2 is an American action film written by Sylvester Stallone and Richard Wenk. The film is directed by Simon West and stars action stars including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The second installment of The Expendables follows the exploits of a band of mercenaries on a mission to steal a priceless item from a crooked arms dealer in Albania.

Aquaman (2018) – $1.15 billion

Aquaman is a 2018 superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film is directed by James Wan and stars Jason Momoa as the title character, Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as King Orm and Willem Dafoe as Vulko. Dolph Lundgren plays the role of King Nereus, ruler of the underwater kingdom of Xebel and father of Mera. The film received positive reviews and commercial success, grossing over $1.1 billion.

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