Jennifer Jason Leigh

Best known as an Actress based on credits in that role in 57 films, with $880,063,778 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #4,421)
Best-known acting roles: Daisy Domergue (The Hateful Eight), Anne Sullivan (Road to Perdition), Dr. Ventress (Annihilation), FBI Agent Snyder (White Boy Rick), Jennifer Vaitkus (Backdraft)
Best-known technical roles: The Anniversary Party (Director), The Anniversary Party (Screenwriter), The Anniversary Party (Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Samuel L. Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, Kurt Russell, Richard N. Gladstein, Stacey Sher
Born: February 5, 1962 (62 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting20$245,059,030$189,320,028$434,379,058
Lead Ensemble Member6$115,924,740$108,038,951$223,963,691
Leading5$59,874,813$0$59,874,813
Cameo1$0$588$588
Narrator1$0$0$0
(Unclassified)24$123,690,894$38,154,734$161,845,628
In Technical RolesDirector1$4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065
Screenwriter1$4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065
Producer1$4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065

Career Trend

This graph shows Jennifer Jason Leigh’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..

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2018 Preview: February

February 1st, 2018

Black Panther

2018 got off to a good start and January more or less held its ground when compared to 2017. There were some misses, but surprise holdovers made up the difference. Looking forward, February will be dominated by Black Panther. In fact, it will very likely make more during its opening weekend than the second place film, Fifty Shades Freed, will likely make in total. Black Panther likely won’t break records, but it could come close, while Fifty Shade Freed and Peter Rabbit both have a 50/50 shot at $100 million. Last February, The Lego Batman Movie both earned $175 million, while Fifty Shades Darker earned over $100 million. Black Panther will easily beat any film from last February; in fact, it could earn more than the top two films earned combined. As long as the rest of the box office isn’t a complete disaster, February should help 2018 earn a significant edge over 2017 in the year-over-year comparisons. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Winners... And the Oscar Goes to Spotlight for Best Picture

February 28th, 2016

Spotlight

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

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2015 Awards Season: Oscar Preview

February 28th, 2016

The Revenant

It’s Oscar day and, if all goes to plan, I will be live-blogging the ceremony tonight. Here is the list of nominees marked according to predictions from our readers, and my personal wishes. Nominees in Bold are the ones predicted to win by our readers (we’ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon, after the contest ends). If I am predicting a different film, those are in Italics. Meanwhile, the nominees I want to win, but don’t think will win, are Underlined. There are a few categories where the film I really think deserves the award was not even nominated, plus a few I don’t have a real opinion on.

If you haven’t done so already, it’s not too late to enter our Oscar competition, and win all Best Picture nominees on Blu-ray or DVD. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 24th, 2016

The Danish Girl

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. This year, Best Supporting Actress is a two-horse race, making it one of the more competitive categories of the ones we are going to look at. More...

2015 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 15th, 2016

The Revenant

The Oscar nominations were announced at 5:30 am Pacific time. Nothing is good that early in the morning. Worse still, this was a terrible year for snubs, especially when it comes to diversity of the nominees. The voters for the Oscars are 94% white and 77% male... but that's still more diverse than the list of nominees. The Revenant led the way with 12 nominations and it is expected to win a few of those, while it is a serious contender in most of the categories it was nominated in. More...

2015 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 9th, 2016

Bridge of Spies

The BAFTA nominations were announced and you can read them on their site... in alphabetical order. Alphabetical order is very useful in most circumstances, but not here. On the other hand, the nominees within each category are not presented in alphabetical order. ... Are the BAFTAs trolling us? As for the actual nominees, the big winners here are Bridge of Spies and Carol, both of which earned nine nominations. For Carol, this is just another impressive score, but this was a pleasant surprise for Bridge of Spies. More...

2016 Preview: January

January 1st, 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 will begin the same way 2015 ended, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens on top. In fact, three of the five films that have the best shot at box office success in January are The Force Awakens, The Hateful Eight, and The Revenant, all of which opened in December. There are two true January releases that could also do really well, for this time of year: Ride Along 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3. The rest of the releases are just hoping to become midlevel hits. Last January, American Sniper dominated earning more than $300 million. Its success could prevent 2016 from being ahead in the year-over-year comparison by the end of the month, but this year does have better depth. More...

2015 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 10th, 2015

Carol

The Golden Globes nominations were announced this morning and we are already beginning to see a trend for this year's Awards Season. For the most part, the same films are coming up over and over again. Carol led the way with five awards, while there was a three-way tie for second place with The Big Short, The Revenant and Steve Jobs each picking up four. More...

2015 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 25th, 2015

Carol

Awards Season begins with the Independent Spirit Awards nominations. There were definitely some surprise nominees this year, but that also meant there were some unfortunate snubs as well. The overall leader was Carol, which just opened this past weekend. This is great timing and should help its box office numbers, as well as its chances throughout Awards Season. Its six nominations were one ahead of Beasts of No Nation and Spotlight. (One of Spotlight's was the Robert Altman Award, which has no nominations, just one winner.)

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Featured Blu-ray Review: eXistenZ

January 10th, 2013

eXistenZ is a Canadian movie that cost more than $30 million Canadian dollars to make, but made less than $3 million at the domestic box office. There's never been a time when the exchange rate was great enough to cover that difference. Is it a bad movie? Is that why it failed to find an audience? Or is it, like so many David Cronenberg movies, just too weird for a mainstream audience? More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 29, 2022Sharp Stick $68,598$68,598
Jun 9, 2021Awake $149,558$149,558
May 14, 2021The Woman in the Window
Oct 2, 2020Possessor Girder $752,885$161,522$914,407
Oct 18, 2019Sid & Judy Narrator
Sep 14, 2018White Boy Rick FBI Agent Snyder $24,004,833$1,943,150$25,947,983
Feb 23, 2018Annihilation Dr. Ventress $32,732,301$10,338,614$43,070,915
Nov 3, 2017LBJ Lady Bird Johnson $2,468,683$38,498$2,507,181
Oct 28, 2017Amityville: The Awakening Joan $742$7,701,166$7,701,908
Aug 11, 2017Good Time Corey Ellman $2,026,498$2,117,630$4,144,128
Sep 2, 2016Morgan Dr. Kathy Grieff $3,915,251$3,383,535$7,298,786
Dec 30, 2015Anomalisa Lisa $3,759,286$1,946,882$5,706,168
Dec 25, 2015The Hateful Eight Daisy Domergue $54,117,416$97,695,942$151,813,358
May 1, 2015Welcome to Me Deb $625,727$4,159$629,886
Apr 17, 2015Alex of Venice Herself $588$588
Aug 15, 2014Jake Squared Sheryl $2,592$2,592
Jun 6, 2014The Moment Lee
Apr 11, 2014Hateship Loveship Chloe $51,610$51,610
Oct 18, 2013Kill Your Darlings Naomi Ginsberg $1,029,949$1,054,866$2,084,815
Aug 2, 2013The Spectacular Now $6,852,971$63,980$6,916,951
Mar 19, 2010Greenberg Beth $4,234,170$3,128,812$7,362,982
Oct 24, 2008Synecdoche, New York Maria $3,083,538$1,300,000$4,383,538
Nov 16, 2007Margot at the Wedding Pauline $1,959,420$408,798$2,368,218
Apr 13, 2005Palindromes Aviva $553,368$553,368
Mar 4, 2005The Jacket Dr. Lorenson $6,301,131$9,151,847$15,452,978
Oct 22, 2004The Machinist Stevie $1,082,044$7,573,353$8,655,397
Oct 22, 2003In the Cut Pauline $4,717,455$18,976,191$23,693,646
Jul 12, 2002Road to Perdition Anne Sullivan $104,054,514$79,300,000$183,354,514
Jun 28, 2002Hey Arnold! The Movie Bridget $13,684,949$13,684,949
Jun 8, 2001The Anniversary Party Sally Nash $4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065
May 11, 2001The King is Alive Gina $103,505$103,505
Apr 23, 1999eXistenZ Allegra Geller $2,840,417$2,840,417
Oct 5, 1997Washington Square Catherine Sloper $1,775,644$1,775,644
Sep 19, 1997A Thousand Acres Caroline Cook $7,928,412$1,568,667$9,497,079
Aug 16, 1996Kansas City Blondie O'Hara $1,353,824$1,353,824
Dec 8, 1995Georgia Sadie $860,948$860,948
Mar 24, 1995Dolores Claiborne Selena St. George $24,262,193$24,262,193
Nov 23, 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vi… Dorothy Parker $2,144,667$2,144,667
Mar 11, 1994The Hudsucker Proxy Amy Archer $2,816,518$12,121,631$14,938,149
Oct 1, 1993Short Cuts Lois Kaiser $6,110,979$6,110,979
Aug 14, 1992Single White Female Hedra Carlson $48,017,402$48,017,402
Dec 22, 1991Rush Kristen $7,241,350$7,241,350
May 24, 1991Backdraft Jennifer Vaitkus $77,868,585$74,500,000$152,368,585
1991Crooked Hearts Marriet Hoffman $31,000$31,000
May 4, 1990Last Exit to Brooklyn Tralala $678,680$678,680
Apr 20, 1990Miami Blues Susie Waggoner $9,654,290$117$9,654,407
Sep 15, 1989The Big Picture Lydia Johnson $117,463$117,463
Mar 3, 1989Heart of Midnight Carol Rivers $113,000$113,000
Feb 9, 1988Sister, Sister Lucy Bonnard $743,445$743,445
Sep 19, 1986The Men's Club Teensy $2,556,361$2,556,361
Feb 21, 1986The Hitcher Nash $5,844,868$5,844,868
Aug 30, 1985Flesh & Blood Agnes $100,000$100,000
Aug 3, 1984Grandview, U.S.A. Candy Webster $4,743,119$4,743,119
Aug 19, 1983Easy Money Allesion Capuletti $29,309,766$29,309,766
Aug 13, 1982Fast Times at Ridgemon… Stacey Hamilton $27,092,880$236$27,093,116
Apr 16, 1982Wrong is Right Young Girl $3,600,000$3,600,000
Mar 27, 1981Eyes of a Stranger Tracy Harris $546,724$546,724
 
Averages $10,472,105$12,426,456$16,297,477
Totals 57 $544,549,477$335,514,301$880,063,778


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Feb 23, 2018Annihilation $11,071,5842,112$32,732,301$43,070,91576.0%
Dec 25, 2015The Hateful Eight $4,610,6762,938$54,117,416$151,813,35835.6%
May 1, 2015Welcome to Me $38,168133$625,727$629,88699.3%
Aug 15, 2014Jake Squared $1,68110$2,592$2,592100.0%
Jun 6, 2014The Moment
Apr 23, 1999eXistenZ $810,262256$2,840,417$2,840,417100.0%
Oct 5, 1997Washington Square $111,26235$1,775,644$1,775,644100.0%
Aug 16, 1996Kansas City $432,183215$1,353,824$1,353,824100.0%
Aug 14, 1992Single White Female $10,212,4011,744$48,017,402$48,017,402100.0%
Dec 22, 1991Rush $7,241,350$7,241,350100.0%
Aug 13, 1982Fast Times at Ridgemon… $2,545,674713$27,092,880$27,093,116100.0%
 
Averages $3,314,877906$17,579,955$28,383,85091.1%
Totals 11 $175,799,553$283,838,504


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 29, 2022Sharp Stick $18,14256$68,598$68,598100.0%
Jun 9, 2021Awake $149,558
May 14, 2021The Woman in the Window
Oct 2, 2020Possessor $252,664320$752,885$914,40782.3%
Sep 14, 2018White Boy Rick $8,860,4312,504$24,004,833$25,947,98392.5%
Nov 3, 2017LBJ $1,110,565659$2,468,683$2,507,18198.5%
Oct 28, 2017Amityville: The Awakening $74210$742$7,701,9080.0%
Aug 11, 2017Good Time $125,101721$2,026,498$4,144,12848.9%
Sep 2, 2016Morgan $2,012,7092,020$3,915,251$7,298,78653.6%
Dec 30, 2015Anomalisa $135,222573$3,759,286$5,706,16865.9%
Apr 11, 2014Hateship Loveship $6,46416$51,610$51,610100.0%
Oct 18, 2013Kill Your Darlings $53,45278$1,029,949$2,084,81549.4%
Aug 2, 2013The Spectacular Now $197,415770$6,852,971$6,916,95199.1%
Mar 19, 2010Greenberg $118,152186$4,234,170$7,362,98257.5%
Oct 24, 2008Synecdoche, New York $172,194119$3,083,538$4,383,53870.3%
Nov 16, 2007Margot at the Wedding $81,035121$1,959,420$2,368,21882.7%
Jul 12, 2002Road to Perdition $22,079,4812,332$104,054,514$183,354,51456.8%
Mar 11, 1994The Hudsucker Proxy $2,816,518$14,938,14918.9%
Oct 1, 1993Short Cuts $6,110,979$6,110,979100.0%
May 24, 1991Backdraft $15,723,4801,983$77,868,585$152,368,58551.1%
 
Averages $3,184,203779$13,614,391$22,862,05668.2%
Totals 20 $245,059,030$434,379,058

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,089 $175,799,553
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,401-6,500) 6,478 $245,059,030
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) 2,317 $540,790,191
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,298 $401,766,708
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 52,001-52,100) 52,090 $4,234,170
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,719 $544,549,477
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,619 $108,038,951
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 11,601-11,700) 11,692 $189,320,028
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,292 $333,566,831
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,029 $281,699,738
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 45,001-45,100) 45,058 $3,129,400
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,466 $588
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300) 7,257 $335,514,301
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,327 $283,838,504
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) 8,901 $434,379,058
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,802 $874,357,022
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,645 $683,466,446
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 52,501-52,600) 52,507 $7,363,570
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,773 $588
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,421 $880,063,778
Highest Grossing Stars of 1982 at the Domestic Box Office 69 76
Highest Grossing Stars of 1983 at the Domestic Box Office 77 76
Highest Grossing Stars of 1984 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 104 76
Highest Grossing Stars of 1992 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 129 68
Highest Grossing Stars of 1993 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 136 68
Highest Grossing Stars of 1994 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 68
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 339 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 360 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 387 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 603 17
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 608 17
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 520 17
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 338 42
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 360 42
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 352 42
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 314 51
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 346 51
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 333 51
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,259 $58,939,976
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 365 $109,618,227
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 978 $97,700,101
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 991 $10,338,850
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,073 $156,640,077
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 501-600) 583 $119,957,077
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 801-900) 821 $168,558,203
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,172 $108,038,951
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 967 $276,597,154
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 949 $75,738,601
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $35,572,718
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 349 $57,246,884
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 5,501-5,600) 5,515 $4,395
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 613 $10,338,614
Top International Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $97,695,942
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,415 $75,742,996
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $45,911,332
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 296 $154,942,826
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 919 $27,721,199
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,534 $3,129,468
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $83,590,120
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Western Movies 51 $54,117,416
Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,191 $4,395
Top International Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 501-600) 558 $10,338,614
Top International Leading Stars for Western Movies 20 $97,695,942
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,115 $27,725,594
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,146 $3,129,468
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $93,928,734
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Western Movies 43 $151,813,358
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 374 $146,931,029
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,669 $1,775,644
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 510 $108,038,715
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 427 $254,969,744
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,825 $1,775,644
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 801-900) 881 $1,775,644
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 701-800) 722 $27,092,880
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 424 $48,017,402
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 569 $32,732,301
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 801-900) 826 $236
Top International Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 551 $10,338,614
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 801-900) 887 $1,775,644
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 701-800) 770 $27,093,116
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 577 $48,017,402
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 501-600) 574 $43,070,915

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 8, 2001The Anniversary Party Director
Screenwriter
Producer
$4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065
 
Averages $4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065
Totals 1 $4,013,506$884,559$4,898,065