Jurnee Smollett

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 7 films, with $109,027,599 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #28,524)
Best-known acting roles: Dinah Lance/Black Canary (Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)), Judith (Tyler Perry’s Temptation), Danyelle Rollins (Gridiron Gang), Samantha Booke (The Great Debaters), Tori (Roll Bounce)
Most productive collaborators: Margot Robbie, Cathy Yan, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sue Kroll, Bryan Unkeless
Born: October 1, 1986 (37 years old)
Also credited as: Jumee Smollett-Bell, Jurnee Smollett-Bell
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting7$105,596,050$3,431,549$109,027,599
Leading4$51,975,354$1,167,790$53,143,144
Lead Ensemble Member1$84,158,461$116,847,091$201,005,552
In Technical RolesExecutive Producer1$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows Jurnee Smollett’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..

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


2020 Preview: February

February 1st, 2020

Birds of Prey

We had a great start to the year, sort of. Most films that opened / expanded wide in January are going to miss expectations; however, Bad Boys for Life and 1917 are so much stronger than anticipated that they alone will more than make up the difference. Looking forward, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is almost guaranteed to be the biggest hit of the month. There are two questions. Firstly, is it going to top Bad Boys for Life and become the biggest hit of the year so far? Secondly, is it going to be the only $100 million hit of month? Hopefully the answers to those questions are yes and no respectively, but no to both is would still be good news overall. Sonic the Hedgehog is looking better than before and frankly Paramount needs a hit after a very troubling 2019. Meanwhile, there are several midlevel hits that could help the overall box office. Last February was a mixed month with some hits, like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but some disappointing results as well, like from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I think it will be a close race in the year-over-year competition with 2020 winning some weeks and losing others. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: True Blood: The Complete Sixth Season

July 11th, 2014

For the past couple of seasons of True Blood, there have been troubling signs. The show was clearly off its peak in terms of quality and this was adversely affecting its ratings as well. It was still a good show, but no longer a great show. Season Six saw the show earn its weakest ratings since season one, which was before it was discovered by most people. Is this also a sign that these troubling signs finally broke and True Blood is now just a shadow of what it once was? More...

2013 Preview: March

March 1st, 2013

February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Apr 19, 2024We Grown Now
Oct 6, 2023The Burial
Sep 23, 2022Lou
Jun 17, 2022Spiderhead
Feb 7, 2020Birds of Prey (And the… Dinah Lance/Black… $84,158,461$116,847,091$201,005,552
Aug 26, 2016Hands of Stone Juanita Leonard $4,712,792$319,183$5,031,975
Mar 29, 2013Tyler Perry’s Temptati… Judith $51,975,354$1,167,790$53,143,144
Dec 25, 2007The Great Debaters Samantha Booke $30,226,144$35,149$30,261,293
Sep 15, 2006Gridiron Gang Danyelle Rollins $38,432,823$3,025,011$41,457,834
Sep 23, 2005Roll Bounce Tori $17,380,866$52,206$17,433,072
Nov 7, 1997Eve's Bayou Eve Batiste $14,843,425$14,843,425
 
Averages $34,532,838$20,241,072$51,882,328
Totals 11 $241,729,865$121,446,430$363,176,295


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 23, 2022Lou
Jun 17, 2022Spiderhead
Feb 7, 2020Birds of Prey (And the… $33,010,0174,236$84,158,461$201,005,55241.9%
Mar 29, 2013Tyler Perry’s Temptati… $21,641,6792,047$51,975,354$53,143,14497.8%
 
Averages $27,325,8483,142$68,066,908$127,074,34869.8%
Totals 4 $136,133,815$254,148,696


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 19, 2024We Grown Now
Oct 6, 2023The Burial
Aug 26, 2016Hands of Stone $1,751,3882,011$4,712,792$5,031,97593.7%
Dec 25, 2007The Great Debaters $6,005,1801,290$30,226,144$30,261,29399.9%
Sep 15, 2006Gridiron Gang $14,414,6303,510$38,432,823$41,457,83492.7%
Sep 23, 2005Roll Bounce $7,570,3661,661$17,380,866$17,433,07299.7%
Nov 7, 1997Eve's Bayou $3,287,846672$14,843,425$14,843,425100.0%
 
Averages $6,605,8821,829$21,119,210$21,805,52097.2%
Totals 7 $105,596,050$109,027,599

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,292 $136,133,815
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 16,801-16,900) 16,896 $105,596,050
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,701-6,800) 6,712 $241,729,865
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,249 $198,584,250
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 51,701-51,800) 51,750 $4,712,792
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,539 $241,729,865
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,519 $118,014,881
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 48,801-48,900) 48,849 $3,431,549
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 16,301-16,400) 16,320 $121,446,430
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 3,301-3,400) 3,322 $118,102,236
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 51,001-51,100) 51,045 $319,183
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 18,001-18,100) 18,016 $121,446,430
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,421 $254,148,696
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 28,501-28,600) 28,524 $109,027,599
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,501-10,600) 10,562 $363,176,295
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,758 $316,686,486
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 53,801-53,900) 53,859 $5,031,975
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,701-11,800) 11,799 $363,176,295
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 408 33
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 413 33
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 413 33
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 109 98
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 106 98
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Domestic Box Office 75 98
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 176 84
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 154 84
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 135 84
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 163 89
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 89
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 125 89
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 287 $84,158,461
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies 43 $51,975,354
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $116,847,091
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $1,167,790
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 273 $201,005,552
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies 72 $53,143,144
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 956 $136,133,815
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $118,014,881
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,040 $254,148,696
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,229 $51,975,354
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies (Rank 201-300) 225 $84,158,461
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,185 $1,167,790
Top International Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $116,847,091
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,691 $53,143,144
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies (Rank 201-300) 220 $201,005,552
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 474 $84,158,461
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 448 $51,975,354
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 541 $116,847,091
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,894 $1,167,790
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 501-600) 519 $201,005,552
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 732 $53,143,144
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,138 $51,975,354
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $84,158,461
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,996 $1,167,790
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 470 $116,847,091
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,468 $53,143,144
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 501-600) 529 $201,005,552
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $84,158,461
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $51,975,354
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 301-400) 361 $116,847,091
Top International Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 501-600) 542 $1,167,790
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 407 $201,005,552
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 301-400) 316 $53,143,144

All Technical Credits



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TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
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Box Office
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Box Office
Apr 19, 2024We Grown Now Executive Producer
 
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