Kumail Nanjiani

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $788,240,766 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #4,485)
Best-known acting roles: Kingo (Eternals), Mack Mallard (Migration), Jared The Airport Security Guard (Central Intelligence), Pawny (Men in Black: International), Plimpton (Dolittle)
Best-known technical roles: The Big Sick (Screenwriter), The Big Sick (Executive Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Chloé Zhao, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Patrick Burleigh, Salma Hayek
Born: February 21, 1978 (46 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting12$365,229,247$423,011,519$788,240,766
Lead Ensemble Member5$344,071,351$488,775,580$832,846,931
Leading5$148,897,572$166,675,571$315,573,143
(Unclassified)3$0$0$0
In Technical RolesScreenwriter1$42,872,467$13,996,210$56,868,677
Executive Producer1$42,872,467$13,996,210$56,868,677
Producer1$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows Kumail Nanjiani’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


Holiday theater counts: Wonka staves off a rush of newcomers heading into the Christmas weekend

December 21st, 2023

Wonka

As the lone wide release to enter theaters last week, Wonka dominated both the domestic and international box office, scoring a solid $39 million from North American showings, while adding just over $54 million to its previous overseas total of $59 million. The Willy Wonka origin story starring Timothée Chalamet will begin its sophomore frame by adding 10 locations this week, making the musical the widest film in the land with availability in 4,213 cinemas. Wonka will face far stiffer competition however this week at the box office as a bevy of new films make their way into theaters in time for the Christmas holiday. More...

Loving these Streaming Releases

May 23rd, 2020

The Lovebirds

Some major movies hit streaming services this week, with Fantastic Mr. Fox debuting on Disney+, and Rocketman coming out on multiple services. I highly recommend both. There is also some original fair and some smaller releases that likely slipped beneath most people’s radar. Of these, The Lovebirds is the film I’m looking forward to the most. It was supposed to be a wide release in April, but it was one of the films affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, and was picked up by Netflix. More...

Stuber Trailer

April 8th, 2019

Action comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista opens July 12 ... Full Movie Details. 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: Independent Spirit Awards Winners

March 3rd, 2018

Get Out

The Independent Spirit Awards were handed out tonight, and Get Out was the big winner, sort of. It earned two Awards, including the two most prestigious, awards. However, it wasn’t the only film to pick up two awards tonight. More...

2017 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Original Screenplay

February 27th, 2018

Get Out

With our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway, now is the best time to look at the nominees and try to figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. Today we look at the two Screenwriting Categories, ending with with Best Original Screenplay. This category is actually competitive, which is the first time I’ve been able to say that so far this year. In fact, there are three nominees that have a reasonable shot at winning. 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: WGA Nominations

January 4th, 2018

The Big Sick

The Writers Guild of America is the latest group to announce award nominees. There are a lot of categories that WGA hand out awards for, but only three of them are for theatrical releases. The list of nominees include several major Awards Season players, and not a lot of surprises. The Big Sick, Lady Bird, The Disaster Artist, Get Out, The Shape of Water… We've seen almost all of these films appear on lists of nominations before. More...

2017 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part III - Limited Releases, Classics, Foreign Imports

December 16th, 2017

The Big Sick

Both the first installment First-run Releases and the second installment, TV on DVD releases, were shorter than I would have liked, as this hasn’t been a great year for either wide releases or TV on DVD releases. That said, the third installment of our Holiday Gift Guide deals with limited releases, classics, and foreign imports and this list can get out of hand rather quickly. There will more releases on this list than the previous two, starting with... 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...

Home Market Releases for September 19th, 2017

September 20th, 2017

The Big Sick

I think it is a really good week on the home market. The biggest release of the week is Wonder Woman, which is also one of the best wide releases of the year. The extras are strong and the Blu-ray Combo Pack / 3D Combo Pack are Pick of the Week contenders. It isn’t the winner, as The Big Sick is one of the best movies I’ve seen all year and the DVD / Blu-ray Combo Pack is loaded with extras. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: The Big Sick

September 17th, 2017

The Big Sick

The Big Sick is the biggest limited release of the year earning over $40 million. This puts it ahead of many wide releases, including Ghost in the Shell, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and King Arthur Legend of the Sword, all of which cost more than $100 million to make. Is this film as good as its box office numbers? Or did it benefit from an historically weak summer? More...

2017 Preview: July

July 1st, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

I hate it when the first of the month lands on a Saturday. By the time this story goes live, we will still have almost no box office data for Despicable Me 3, so we won’t know if June ended on a positive note. Fortunately, Wonder Woman beat expectations and might end up as the biggest hit of the summer, at least for a little while. July begins with Spider-Man: Homecoming, which should make at least $300 million and is the last film being released this summer that has a shot at being a $400 million hit domestically. It is very likely that nothing else this month will come within $100 million of that movie, so that could help its legs. There are a few potential $100 million hits, including War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, and a couple of other long shots. Last July had a similar feel with The Secret Life of Pets topping the list with well over $300 million, while there were five other $100 million hits. This July would have to beat expectations substantially to match this performance. I’m not confident 2017 will be able to maintain its pace at the box office. I’m worried at least one big film will struggled and 2017 will end the month behind 2016’s pace. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Sick and Tired

June 23rd, 2017

The Big Sick

Not many limited releases are earning any real buzz this week. The Beguiled has the best pedigree and its reviews might be good enough to help it thrive in theaters. The Bad Batch is the biggest in terms of theaters, but its box office potential is close to zero. This leaves The Big Sick as the best new release. That said, if you are not near one of the five theaters it is playing, you could always stay home and binge GLOW on Netflix. I reviewed it this week and it is worth the praise. More...

The Big Sick Trailer

June 12th, 2017

Romantic comedy starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano, directed by Judd Apatow opens June 23 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Silicon Valley: Season 2

April 16th, 2016

Silicon Valley: Season 2

Silicon Valley started in 2014 with an eight-episode first season. I didn't get a chance to review the first season, but I did see a few of the episodes and liked what I saw. Does it get better in season two? And is the DVD or Blu-ray worth picking up? More...

All Acting Credits

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Mar 22, 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen E…
Dec 22, 2023Migration Mack Mallard $126,527,120$159,412,000$285,939,120
Nov 5, 2021Eternals Kingo $164,870,264$236,861,495$401,731,759
May 22, 2020The Lovebirds Eric
Jan 17, 2020Dolittle Plimpton $77,047,065$174,462,229$251,509,294
Jul 12, 2019Stuber Stu $22,370,452$7,263,571$29,634,023
Jun 14, 2019Men in Black: Internat… Pawny $80,001,807$174,308,196$254,310,003
Apr 27, 2018Duck Butter Jake $6,877$6,877
Sep 22, 2017The Lego Ninjago Movie Jay $59,281,555$63,455,646$122,737,201
Jun 23, 2017The Big Sick Kumail $42,872,467$13,996,210$56,868,677
Feb 17, 2017Fist Fight Mehar $32,187,017$8,099,399$40,286,416
Oct 7, 2016The Late Bloomer
Sep 30, 2016Flock of Dudes
Sep 9, 2016Brother Nature Riggleman
Jul 8, 2016Mike and Dave Need Wed… Keanu $46,009,673$29,888,427$75,898,100
Jun 17, 2016Central Intelligence Jared The Airport… $127,440,871$89,753,934$217,194,805
Mar 25, 2015Loaded
Feb 20, 2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Brad $12,314,651$511,993$12,826,644
Jul 18, 2014Sex Tape Punit $38,543,473$87,526,036$126,069,509
Oct 4, 2013Bad Milo Bobbi $19,613$19,613
Sep 6, 2013Hell Baby Cable Guy $4,980$4,980
Apr 27, 2012The Five-Year Engagement Pakistani Chef $28,700,285$32,923,534$61,623,819
 
Averages $53,637,386$82,958,667$121,041,303
Totals 22 $858,198,170$1,078,462,670$1,936,660,840


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 22, 2023Migration $12,453,2753,839$126,527,120$285,939,12044.2%
Nov 5, 2021Eternals $71,297,2194,090$164,870,264$401,731,75941.0%
May 22, 2020The Lovebirds
Jan 17, 2020Dolittle $21,844,0454,155$77,047,065$251,509,29430.6%
Jul 12, 2019Stuber $8,225,3843,050$22,370,452$29,634,02375.5%
Sep 22, 2017The Lego Ninjago Movie $20,433,0714,047$59,281,555$122,737,20148.3%
Jun 23, 2017The Big Sick $421,5772,597$42,872,467$56,868,67775.4%
 
Averages $22,445,7623,630$82,161,487$191,403,34652.5%
Totals 7 $492,968,923$1,148,420,074


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 14, 2019Men in Black: Internat… $30,035,8384,224$80,001,807$254,310,00331.5%
Apr 27, 2018Duck Butter $2,7972$6,877$6,877100.0%
Feb 17, 2017Fist Fight $12,201,8733,185$32,187,017$40,286,41679.9%
Sep 30, 2016Flock of Dudes
Sep 9, 2016Brother Nature
Jul 8, 2016Mike and Dave Need Wed… $16,628,1703,008$46,009,673$75,898,10060.6%
Jun 17, 2016Central Intelligence $35,535,2503,508$127,440,871$217,194,80558.7%
Feb 20, 2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2 $5,963,3242,901$12,314,651$12,826,64496.0%
Jul 18, 2014Sex Tape $14,608,1523,062$38,543,473$126,069,50930.6%
Oct 4, 2013Bad Milo $4,50311$19,613$19,613100.0%
Sep 6, 2013Hell Baby $4,98010$4,980$4,980100.0%
Apr 27, 2012The Five-Year Engagement $10,610,0602,941$28,700,285$61,623,81946.6%
 
Averages $12,559,4952,285$36,522,925$78,824,07770.4%
Totals 12 $365,229,247$788,240,766

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 488 $492,974,803
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,678 $365,229,247
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,067 $595,342,430
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 920 $572,981,590
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,260 $285,222,460
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,418 $858,204,050
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) 501 $655,451,151
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,003 $423,011,519
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,584 $681,132,795
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 832 $829,759,347
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 7,501-7,600) 7,530 $248,703,323
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,532 $1,078,462,670
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 482 $1,148,425,954
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,485 $788,240,766
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,149 $1,276,475,225
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 870 $1,402,740,937
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,701-5,800) 5,702 $533,925,783
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,456 $1,936,666,720
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 460 36
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 496 36
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 474 43
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 556 7
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Domestic Box Office 78 102
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 111 95
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 146 95
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 120 90
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 113 90
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 143 90
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 140 89
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 122 89
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 157 89
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 653 $148,903,452
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 401-500) 496 $77,047,065
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 203 $164,870,264
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 101-200) 185 $42,872,467
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Toy Movies 67 $59,281,555
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 697 $166,675,571
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 333 $174,462,229
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $236,861,495
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 301-400) 302 $13,996,210
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Toy Movies 72 $63,455,646
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 601-700) 678 $315,579,023
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 374 $251,509,294
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 101-200) 197 $401,731,759
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $56,868,677
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Toy Movies 65 $122,737,201
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 633 $230,113,183
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 373 $77,047,065
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 186 $185,814,555
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 660 $258,121,276
Top International Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 343 $174,462,229
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $222,867,646
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 601-700) 649 $488,234,459
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 356 $251,509,294
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300) 213 $408,682,201
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,884 $22,370,452
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 149 $262,861,620
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 196 $164,870,264
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 201-300) 272 $42,872,467
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,292 $7,263,571
Top International Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 157 $397,329,875
Top International Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 177 $236,861,495
Top International Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 395 $13,996,210
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,198 $29,634,023
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $660,191,495
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Super Hero Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $401,731,759
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 301-400) 312 $56,868,677
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 279 $262,861,620
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 341 $164,870,264
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,020 $22,370,452
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 207 $42,872,467
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 299 $397,329,875
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 400 $236,861,495
Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,012 $7,263,571
Top International Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 291 $13,996,210
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 284 $660,191,495
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 376 $401,731,759
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,081 $29,634,023
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 255 $56,868,677
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 596 $164,870,264
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 701-800) 777 $65,242,919
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 236 $262,861,620
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 545 $236,861,495
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,226 $21,259,781
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 224 $397,329,875
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 501-600) 559 $401,731,759
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 916 $86,502,700
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 226 $660,191,495
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 346 $164,870,264
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 569 $59,281,555
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 144 $203,580,065
Top Domestic Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 609 $22,370,452
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $42,872,467
Top International Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 286 $236,861,495
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 508 $63,455,646
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $333,874,229
Top International Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 501-600) 539 $7,263,571
Top International Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 301-400) 372 $13,996,210
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 301-400) 317 $401,731,759
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 501-600) 554 $122,737,201
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 126 $537,454,294
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 601-700) 618 $29,634,023
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 297 $56,868,677

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 23, 2017The Big Sick Screenwriter
Executive Producer
$42,872,467$13,996,210$56,868,677
 
Averages $42,872,467$13,996,210$56,868,677
Totals 1 $42,872,467$13,996,210$56,868,677