Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya
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Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films, with $479,656,604 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #508)
Best-known acting roles: W’Kabi (Black Panther), Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse), Chris Washington (Get Out), James Haywood (Nope), Slim (Queen & Slim)
Best-known technical roles: Queen & Slim (Executive Producer), Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Joe Robert Cole, Lupita Nyong'o
Born: February 24, 1989 (35 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLeading4$348,401,334$131,255,270$479,656,604
Supporting4$465,685,743$527,960,519$993,646,262
Lead Ensemble Member2$742,462,198$670,016,822$1,412,479,020
(Unclassified)2$0$153,811$153,811
In Technical RolesProducer2$2,561,270$0$2,561,270
Executive Producer1$43,808,310$4,457,853$48,266,163
Screenwriter1$0$0$0
Director1$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows Daniel Kaluuya’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


Nope trailer

February 15th, 2022

Horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Steven Yeun opens in theaters on July 22 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Theater counts: Judas and the Black Messiah leads the way into President’s Day (probably)

February 11th, 2021

The Little Things

As has become customary, Warner Bros. has declined to report theater counts for its movies this weekend, but it’s a fair bet that Judas and the Black Messiah will be playing in the most locations over President’s Day weekend. We’re estimating a 1,900-theater debut for the biographical drama starring Daniel Kaluuya, which would be a shade more than The Croods: A New Age, which is still playing in 1,890 in its 12th weekend in theaters. The uncertainty over theater counts for WB films means the top three films in theaters could end up in any order. Here are the counts we have, plus our estimates… More...

Judas and the Black Messiah Trailer

August 6th, 2020

Biographical drama starring Daniel Kaluuyya and Lakeith Stanfield will play exclusively in theaters, soon. Full movie details. More...

Queen & Slim Trailer

August 23rd, 2019

Drama starring Daniel Kaluuya, and Jodie Turner-Smith opens November 27 ... Full Movie Details.

When a black man and black woman on a first date are pulled over by a police officer at a traffic stop, their life goes awry. Forced to kill him in self-defense, rather than turn themselves in, they must go on the run. More...

2018 Preview: November

November 1st, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

October continued 2018’s phenomenal box office run, for the most part. There were a couple of films that missed expectations by $10 million or more, but on the other hand, Vemon and Halloween were smash hits and are now the first and second biggest October debuts of all time. Furthermore, 2018’s lead over 2017 is, as I’m writing this, just shy of $1 billion and if 2018 can maintain this lead, it will be one of the biggest year-over-year increases of all time. It won’t. The fun times end now. Why is that? Last November was amazing. There were only eight wide releases, but six of them earned more than $100 million. Three of those hit $200 million, including Thor: Ragnarok, which earned over $300 million. This year, there are a lot more movies opening in November, but it is a case of quantity over quality. No movie is expected to come close to $300 million and it would take a bit of luck just to have five $100 million hits. The film I’m looking forward to the most is Ralph Breaks the Internet, while it, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald are all aiming for $200 million this month. Fortunately, even if 2018 is behind 2017’s pace by around $300 million, 2018 has built up such a large lead that it should still go into December with an insurmountable lead at the box office. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Avengers: Infinity War - Spoiler / Detail Free Review

August 14th, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War

Like we did with The Force Awakens, we are going to do a spoiler-free, detail-free review for Avengers: Infinity War. In other words, we are going to rate all of the movies in the MCU to see where Infinity War and the rest fit into place. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Black Panther

May 7th, 2018

Black Panther

Black Panther was expected to be a hit; after all, it’s part of the MCU. However, almost no one was expecting it to become the biggest hit in the MCU. It is also considered the best film in the MCU by a lot of people. Am I one of them? If not, where does it fit? More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... The Shape of Water for Best Picture

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. We will announce the winners and have our reactions as they happen, while keeping track of how our readers did in predicting the outcomes. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

March 4th, 2018

The Shape of Water

It’s Oscar night and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. Nominees in Italics are those that have received the most votes from our readers so far in our Oscar contest (which is open to new entries until noon, Pacific, today—enter now!). Bold films are those films I think will win. Meanwhile, those that are Underlined are those I want to win. Not all categories have underlined nominees, because not all categories have someone I’m cheering for, or because there are two nominees I couldn’t pick between. For example, I will be happy no matter who wins Best Supporting Actress. One last note: The contest is still going and the leading for Best Picture Switched from The Shape of Water to Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to tied over the time I was writing this story. This is the closest I’ve ever seen it. Guessing the best picture correctly will go a long way to winning. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Leading Actor

February 22nd, 2018

Darkest Hour

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 who should just feel honored to be nominated. This week we look at the four acting categories, continuing with Best Lead Actor. As with every other acting category, there is an overwhelming favorite. More...

2017 Awards Season: BAFTA Winners

February 18th, 2018

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The BAFTAs were handed out on Sunday night, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri winning the most awards at five. This is not too surprising, as it was technically a British film, despite its setting, and that gave it a leg up on the competition. More...

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...

2017 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations

January 23rd, 2018

The Shape of Water

The Oscar nominations were announced starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year and no one has been able to adequately explain why to me. At least there were some interesting results this year. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 nominations, which is one below the current record and nearly as many as the next two films combined. Overall, there were seventeen films that earned two or more nominations. More...

2017 Awards Season: BAFTA Nominations

January 11th, 2018

The Shape of Water

The BAFTA nominations were announced and this time The Shape of Water led the way with 12 nominations. The same films appear on many of the lists of nominees, but so far no one film has come to dominate the list. This makes it interesting, to say the least. There’s a good chance no one film will win the majority of prestige awards and that multiple films will have lots of reason to celebrate on February 18th when the awards are handed out. More...

2017 Awards Season: SAG Nominations

December 13th, 2017

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. So far there have been three different films earning the most nominations. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri picked up four nominations, which is extra impressive, as there are only six theatrical categories. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 11th, 2017

The Shape of Water

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. Sort of. (WGA announced the nominations for TV, radio, etc., but not their theatrical nods.) It is still very early in the year, so it is hard to say if there are any real snubs, or if there are any real favorites. The Shape of Water led the way with seven nominations, while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri were right behind with six a piece. More...

2017 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 22nd, 2017

Call Me by Your Name

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced yesterday and thus the 2017 Awards Season begins. The movie with the most nominations is Call Me by Your Name, which opens on Friday. This is amazingly good timing. It’s not the only film that should get a financial boost. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Get Out

May 23rd, 2017

Get Out

Get Out is inarguably the biggest surprise hit of the year. It earned over $200 million worldwide on just a $5 million budget. It also earned 100% positive reviews. (Armond White doesn’t count, because he’s not a real critic. Roger Ebert himself called Armond White a Troll.) Does the film live up to its success? Is it even medically possible for it to live up to its success? More...

2017 Preview: February

February 1st, 2017

The Lego Batman Movie

January turned out to be a good month. Granted, it didn’t live up to last January, but its box office was one of the top five Januarys of all time, so that’s still a good start to the year. Also, we will have our first $100 million movie released in 2017 and that doesn’t happen this early very often. As for February, there’s potentially the first $200 million hit of the year, The Lego Batman Movie. Fifty Shades Darker and The Great Wall both have a shot at $100 million. That said, it is more likely that both will miss that milestone than both will get there. As for the rest of the films, there are a few that are aiming for solid midlevel hits, like John Wick: Chapter Two and Get Out, while there are very few potential bombs. By comparison, last February there was one monster hit, Deadpool, and a lot of bombs. No other movie besides Deadpool made $50 million. No movie opening this month will match Deadpool, but we won’t have as many bombs either, so hopefully that will balance out and 2017 won’t fall further behind 2016. More...

All Acting Credits

Announced (Undated)

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 2, 2023Spider-Man: Across the… Hobie Brown / Spi… $381,593,754$300,018,016$681,611,770
Jul 22, 2022Nope James Haywood $123,277,080$48,762,007$172,039,087
Feb 12, 2021Judas and the Black Me… Fred Hampton $5,478,009$1,575,940$7,053,949
Dec 31, 2020A Christmas Carol The Ghost of Chri… $153,811$153,811
Nov 27, 2019Queen & Slim Slim $43,808,310$4,457,853$48,266,163
Nov 16, 2018Widows Jatemme $42,402,632$33,582,068$75,984,700
Feb 16, 2018Black Panther W’Kabi $700,059,566$636,434,754$1,336,494,320
Feb 24, 2017Get Out Chris Washington $175,837,935$76,459,470$252,297,405
Sep 18, 2015Sicario Reggie Wayne $46,889,293$37,374,889$84,264,182
Aug 16, 2013Kick-Ass 2 Black Death $28,795,985$34,333,924$63,129,909
Oct 21, 2011Johnny English Reborn Agent Tucker $8,406,711$156,233,690$164,640,401
 
Averages $155,654,928$120,853,311$262,357,791
Totals 11 $1,556,549,275$1,329,386,422$2,885,935,697


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 22, 2022Nope $44,366,9103,807$123,277,080$172,039,08771.7%
Feb 12, 2021Judas and the Black Me… $2,027,0761,906$5,478,009$7,053,94977.7%
Nov 27, 2019Queen & Slim $11,890,4901,715$43,808,310$48,266,16390.8%
Nov 16, 2018Widows $12,361,3072,803$42,402,632$75,984,70055.8%
Feb 16, 2018Black Panther $202,003,9514,084$700,059,566$1,336,494,32052.4%
Feb 24, 2017Get Out $33,377,0603,143$175,837,935$252,297,40569.7%
 
Averages $51,004,4662,910$181,810,589$315,355,93769.7%
Totals 6 $1,090,863,532$1,892,135,624


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 2, 2023Spider-Man: Across the… $120,663,5894,332$381,593,754$681,611,77056.0%
Sep 18, 2015Sicario $401,2882,620$46,889,293$84,264,18255.6%
Aug 16, 2013Kick-Ass 2 $13,332,9552,945$28,795,985$63,129,90945.6%
Oct 21, 2011Johnny English Reborn $3,833,3001,554$8,406,711$164,640,4015.1%
 
Averages $34,557,7832,863$116,421,436$248,411,56640.6%
Totals 4 $465,685,743$993,646,262

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 188 $1,090,863,532
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,507 $465,685,743
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 669 $1,174,955,521
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 641 $780,804,431
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 510 $775,744,844
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 575 $1,556,549,275
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 402 $801,272,092
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 3,801-3,900) 3,816 $527,960,519
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,253 $1,029,214,595
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,139 $621,242,855
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,645 $708,143,567
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,155 $1,329,386,422
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 273 $1,892,135,624
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,192 $993,646,262
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 959 $2,204,170,116
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 871 $1,402,047,286
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 889 $1,483,888,411
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 833 $2,885,935,697
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 194 86
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Domestic Box Office 35 216
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Domestic Box Office 29 253
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office 54 167
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 435 37
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 169 87
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 87
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 177 87
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 399 30
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 107 125
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the International Box Office 93 125
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 104 95
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 289 49
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 328 49
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 269 49
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 281 63
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Worldwide Box Office 77 165
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Worldwide Box Office 72 165
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Worldwide Box Office 82 102
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 214 71
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 259 71
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 230 71
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 201-300) 298 $342,923,325
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies 55 $700,059,566
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 470 $5,478,009
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 280 $42,402,632
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 801-900) 813 $129,679,330
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies 89 $636,434,754
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 601-700) 633 $1,575,940
Top International Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 269 $33,582,068
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 401-500) 491 $472,602,655
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies 69 $1,336,494,320
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 597 $7,053,949
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $75,984,700
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $1,090,863,532
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 226 $801,272,092
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $1,892,135,624
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 335 $262,048,877
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 221 $123,277,080
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies 50 $700,059,566
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 667 $5,478,009
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 601-700) 651 $114,499,391
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 422 $48,762,007
Top International Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies 86 $636,434,754
Top International Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 769 $1,575,940
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500) 440 $376,548,268
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $172,039,087
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies 68 $1,336,494,320
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 701-800) 762 $7,053,949
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies 90 $700,059,566
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 401-500) 471 $49,286,319
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $42,402,632
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies 11 $299,115,015
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 171 $636,434,754
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,305 $6,033,793
Top International Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 338 $33,582,068
Top International Leading Stars for Horror Movies 50 $125,221,477
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $1,336,494,320
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 701-800) 706 $55,320,112
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies (Rank 301-400) 334 $75,984,700
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies 18 $424,336,492
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 163 $700,059,566
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 108 $390,803,966
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 278 $636,434,754
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 301-400) 355 $164,837,338
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $1,336,494,320
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $555,641,304
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies 73 $700,059,566
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,064 $5,478,009
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies 84 $342,923,325
Top Domestic Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 458 $42,402,632
Top International Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 143 $636,434,754
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 801-900) 837 $1,575,940
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $129,679,330
Top International Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 425 $33,582,068
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 101-200) 103 $1,336,494,320
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,070 $7,053,949
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 141 $472,602,655
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 401-500) 450 $75,984,700

All Technical Credits

Announced (Undated)

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Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jan 12, 2024The Kitchen Screenwriter
Director
Sep 2, 2022Honk for Jesus. Save Your S… Producer $2,561,270$2,561,270
Nov 27, 2019Queen & Slim Executive Producer $43,808,310$4,457,853$48,266,163
 
Averages $23,184,790$4,457,853$25,413,717
Totals 3 $46,369,580$4,457,853$50,827,433


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 12, 2024The Kitchen
 
Averages n/an/an/an/a0.0%
Totals 1 n/an/a


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 2, 2022Honk for Jesus. Save Y… $1,422,6151,882$2,561,270$2,561,270100.0%
 
Averages $1,422,6151,882$2,561,270$2,561,270100.0%
Totals 1 $2,561,270$2,561,270


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jan 12, 2024The Kitchen
 
Averages n/an/an/an/a0.0%
Totals 1 n/an/a