Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy
By Mingle MediaTV (Melissa McCarthy - DSC_0107) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 16 films, with $1,563,337,558 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #161)
Best-known acting roles: Ursula (The Little Mermaid), Mullins (The Heat), Abby Yates (Ghostbusters), Megan (Bridesmaids), Diana (Identity Thief)
Best-known technical roles: Tammy (Screenwriter), Tammy (Producer), The Boss (Screenwriter), The Boss (Producer), Life of the Party (Screenwriter)
Most productive collaborators: Rob Marshall, Halle Bailey, Paul Feig, David Magee, Jonah Hauer-King
Born: August 26, 1970 (53 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLeading16$989,577,239$573,760,319$1,563,337,558
Supporting5$286,986,133$310,267,849$597,253,982
Lead Ensemble Member3$297,562,292$221,078,389$518,640,681
Inverviewee1$626,318$0$626,318
(Unclassified)1$0$0$0
In Technical RolesProducer6$221,369,355$51,226,859$272,596,214
Screenwriter3$200,662,903$40,256,870$240,919,773

Career Trend

This graph shows Melissa McCarthy’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


Theater counts: The Little Mermaid makes a splash in 4,320 theaters

May 25th, 2023

The Little Mermaid

It’s a very solid weekend for moviegoers as not only are there five new wide releases arriving in cinemas, but films like Fast X and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 are still pulling in respectable numbers and are available in around 4,000 locations. Despite being the second-widest release in its big screen debut last weekend, the former sped away with the best numbers at the box office, scoring just over $67 million over the weekend and currently enjoying a six-day domestic total of $81.9 million. This weekend though, all eyes are on The Little Mermaid. More...

The Kitchen Trailer

June 21st, 2019

Crime caper starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss opens August 9 ... Full Movie Details.

Three 1978 Hell’s Kitchen housewives’ mobster husbands are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia’s matters into their own hands—proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscars: And the Winner is... Green Book for Best Picture

February 24th, 2019

Green Book

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...

2018 Awards Season: Oscars Nominations: Final Look

February 24th, 2019

The Favourite

It’s Oscar Day, and we will be live blogging the show. Before that, let’s take a last look at the nominations with a few annotations. 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 would be happy with half of the Best Picture nominees winning. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Leading Actress

February 14th, 2019

The Wife

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 week we look at the four acting categories, ending with Best Lead Actress. In this category, there is an overwhelming favorite without an obvious runner up. More...

2018 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 23rd, 2019

The Favourite

The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday starting at just after 5 am Pacific time. They do this every year for reasons no one has been able to adequately explain to me. Because it was the day after a long weekend, it took a bit of time to get all the normal work done and digest the results. And there were some interesting results to digest. No one film led the way with total nominations, as two films, The Favourite and Roma tied with 10 nominations each. More...

2018 - Awards Season: BAFTA - Nominations

January 12th, 2019

The Favorite

The BAFTA nominations were announced and The Favorite led the way with 12 nominations. Sometimes the BAFTAs are a really good indicator for who will do well on Oscar night. Other times their bias to British films is too much. I think this year will be an example of the latter and I don't think The Favourite is suddenly an Oscar favorite. That said, there’s still some things you can learn here. More...

2018 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 12th, 2018

A Star is Born

The Screen Actors Guild were the third group to announce their nominations for this awards season. There’s not a lot of surprises on this week’s list. A Star is Born led the way with four nominations, while The Favourite was right behind with three. More...

2018 - Awards Season: Golden Globes - Nominations

December 6th, 2018

Vice

The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. It is still very early in the year and the predictive value of the Golden Globes is a little suspect, but there are still some things to learn here. For example Vice led the way with six nominations, so its Oscar chances have gone up, but don’t expect it to lead the way when the Oscars nominations are announced. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: The Happytime Murders

December 4th, 2018

The Happytime Murders

The screener for The Happytime Murders arrived technically on time, but late enough that I was barely able to get the review finished on Tuesday. The film failed to connect with audiences or with critics. Is it as bad as its Tomatometer Score would indicate? Or should more people have watched it in theaters. More...

2018 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations

November 17th, 2018

We The Animals

The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced on Friday and thus the 2018 Awards Season begins. We The Animals topped the list with five nominations, while A24 earned 12 as a studio. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Missing these Limited Releases is Unforgivable

October 19th, 2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

It’s an excellent week for limited releases with a trio of amazing films that have great star power as well. Can You Ever Forgive Me?, What They Had, and Wildlife all have a shot at box office success. Not to mention several documentaries, like On Her Shoulders, Sharkwater Extinction, Transformer, that could do well in limited release. More...

Home Market Releases for August 7th, 2018

August 8th, 2018

Deadpool 2

It is a deceptively busy week on the home market, and not in a good way. There’s no one big release, at least not on DVD / Blu-ray, but there’s a sea of mediocrity this week. I’m not talking about quality here, but sales rank. There are a lot of films that wouldn’t even be filler during a normal week, but this week are selling well enough to be mentioned. There are several that are worth picking up, including limited releases like Bye Bye Germany and Revenge, classics like The Changeling, and even some Anime titles like Big Fish & Begonia or Tsuredure Children. Deadpool 2 is by far the biggest release of the week and I suspect the Blu-ray will be the Pick of the Week when it comes out, but I don’t want to give it that title until than. As a result, there’s no real winner this week. There were a lot that came close. More...

2018 Preview: August

August 1st, 2018

Christopher Robin

Overall, July was a a little weaker than expected. Ant-Man and the Wasp appears to be on pace for $200 million, while it is too soon to tell if Mission: Impossible—Fallout will also get there. That said, 2018 is still ahead of 2017 by $550 million, so the month of July was a success in that regard. As for August, there’s only one movie that is expected to earn $100 million, Christopher Robin, and maybe a few others that could hit $50 million. It’s a rather sad slate of movies. Fortunately, last August was even worse, so 2018 should at least maintain its lead. Maybe we can get lucky and come away with a $600 million lead by the end of the month. More...

Weekend Predictions: Infinity War Looks to Complete the Threepeat

May 10th, 2018

Life of the Party

Avengers: Infinity War will have no trouble earning first place for the third time at the box office chart. It’s only competition is the sophomore stint of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, which earned $65 million this weekend last year. Hopefully Infinity War will come within $10 million of that. As for the new releases, Life of the Party should earn more than all three new releases earned last weekend, while Breaking In is on track for an opening in the low to mid teens. If all three films can meet these expectations, then 2018 will have a shot at winning in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2018 Preview: May

May 1st, 2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

April was all about Avengers: Infinity War, which earned about as much during its opening weekend as the next two biggest films, A Quiet Place and Rampage, will earn in total. However, moving Infinity War to April has left a big gap for the first two weeks of May. It isn’t until Deadpool 2 debuts that we have a potential $100 million movie, while the week after Solo: A Star Wars Story closes the month on a strong note. Fortunately, both of those films are expected to earn more than $100 million during their opening weekends alone and combined could earn over $700 million domestically. Last May, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 helped the month get off to a fast start, but it was the only monster hit of the month. Infinity War opening a week early will mean the month will start slower, in terms of new releases, but Infinity War’s record-breaking debut should help 2018 come out ahead in the end. More...

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Trailer

March 19th, 2018

Real-life crime caper starring Melissa McCarthy and Richard E. Grant opens October 19 ... Full Movie Details.

The true story of best-selling celebrity biographer (and friend to cats) Lee Israel who made her living in the 1970’s and 80’s profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack. More...

Life of the Party Trailer

February 6th, 2018

Comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Molly Gordon opens May 11 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2016 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - First-Run Releases and Franchise Box Sets

November 22nd, 2016

Finding Dory

It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, as well as franchise box sets, although there aren’t many of the latter to talk about. In fact, the best movie box set of the year includes more TV shows than movies in its running time and I’ve decided to include it in our second part, which deals with TV on DVD releases. There are still a number of big first-run releases this year that are definitely worthy gifts. We are going to start with the biggest domestic hit of the year... More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Ghostbusters

October 23rd, 2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters felt like a mistake from the very beginning. It is a remake of one the great comedies of all time. Then the first trailer came out and it was complete garbage. However, the international trailer was actually relatively good and the writer / director, Paul Feig, hadn’t made a bad movie since Unaccompanied Minors. Does this film live up to the original? If not, is it as good as the average Paul Feig movie? Or were the haters right on this one? More...

Home Market Releases for July 26th, 2016

July 27th, 2016

Sing Street

It’s a rather shallow week on the home market with the biggest release being Batman: The Killing Joke, which is a hot mess. More on that below. As for the best new release of the week, there are a handful of releases that were contenders for Pick of the Week, including Barbershop: The Next Cut, Deadline U.S.A., and Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVI. In the end, I picked Sing Street on Blu-ray for that title. More...

Weekend Estimates: Pets Keep Trophy with $50 Million to Ghostbusters’ $46 Million

July 17th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

After a huge amount of speculation on how it would perform at the box office, Ghostbusters is coming in right in the middle of (a very wide range of) expectations. Sony is projecting a $46 million debut for the supernatural comedy, which is far from the disaster many had feared, but some way short of the top tier. It’s also not enough for first place, even though The Secret Life of Pets will be down 52% in its second weekend. More...

2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Jungle is King of the Box Office pulling in $103.26 million

April 18th, 2016

The Jungle Book

Wow. As expected, The Jungle Book easily won first place on the box office chart, but did so with a much, much better than anticipated result of $103.26 million during its opening weekend. This is more than the rest of the box office earned. Barbershop: The Next Cut did well as counter-programming earning $20.24 million. On the other hand, Criminal missed the top five and barely managed to avoid the Mendoza Line. The overall box office was $176 million, which was 68% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016 has earned $3.19 billion at the box office, which is 9.2% / $270 million more than last year's pace. I didn't think 2016 had a chance to top 2015, but I'm really getting optimistic now. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Bossing the Competition Around

April 12th, 2016

The Boss

The Boss was a little better than anticipated and that helped it overtake Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice during its opening weekend. The fact that BvS couldn't get first place three weekends in a row despite the lack of top-tier competition is really bad news. It's not the only film struggling at the box office, as Hardcore Henry missed the Mendoza Line during its opening. The overall box office fell 20% from last weekend to $105 million. It was also down 20% from the same weekend last year. Year-to-date, 2016 has pulled in $2.99 billion, but its lead over 2015 has shrunk to 8.0% or $220 million. That's still a good figure, one that should grow next weekend when The Jungle Book opens. More...

Weekend Estimates: Boss tied at the top with Batman v Superman

April 10th, 2016

The Boss

Critics have not been kind to The Boss, and audiences are split 50–50 between liking it and hating it, but it will still post a respectable $23.48 million opening, according to Universal’s Sunday projection. Among recent Melissa McCarthy outings, that’s a little ahead of Tammy ($21.6 million on opening weekend), and a little behind Spy! ($29.1 million). Of more immediate interest, it’s almost exactly tied with Batman v Superman at the top of the chart. More...

Weekend Predictions: Getting Bossy

April 7th, 2016

The Boss

There's some good news and some bad news with regards to the two new releases coming out this week. On the positive side, the competition is a lot weaker than it should be. On the negative side, so are the reviews. The Boss's reviews are weaker than Tammy's are. Additionally, Hardcore Henry's reviews went from more than 80% positive to less than 50% positive and it looks like it will continue to drop. It is playing in a lot more theaters than anticipated, so that's good news. This weekend last year, Furious 7 led the way with nearly $60 million. That's not much less than the top five will earn this weekend. 2016 will lose in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2016 Preview: April

April 1st, 2016

The Jungle Book

March was a really good month, for the most part. There were a few bombs, but the two biggest films, Zootopia and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, both beat expectations by significant margins, so overall the box office was better than expected. Unfortunately, April is a mess, which makes prognosticating really tough. Every single week has at least one film that either moved, switched from wide to limited release, or disappeared entirely. The Jungle Book appears to be the biggest film of the year, but The Huntsman: Winter's War could also be a $100 million hit. Sadly, last April was led by Furious 7, which earned more than $350 million at the box office. That's very likely more than both The Jungle Book and The Huntsman: Winter's War will make combined. Worse still, there were only four weekends in April last year, meaning the month ends by going head-to-head with The Avengers: Age of Ultron. By the time the month ends, 2016's lead over 2015 might be gone. Let's hope it is not that bad. 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 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I

November 27th, 2015

MCU Phase 2

It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, as well as franchise box sets. I'm going to try to keep it to a dozen or so releases, as these columns are notorious for getting out of hand. Also, while there were a record number of $1 billion box office hits, there were not as many first run releases that earned stellar reviews this year. More...

Home Market Releases for October 13th, 2015

October 13th, 2015

Aladdin

There are two $100 million movies on this week's list of Home Market Releases: Spy, which earned more than $100 million domestically, and Tomorrowland, which merely cost more than $100 million to make. Spy is arguably the best release on this week's list, but the Blu-ray was already named Pick of the Week, so that honor is going to Aladdin's Blu-ray debut this week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Spy

October 12th, 2015

Spy

Spy is the latest collaboration between Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig. The previous two were hits, both with critics and with moviegoers. Does Spy complete the hat trick? And is the Blu-ray worth picking up? More...

Home Market Releases for August 18th, 2015

August 18th, 2015

Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection

The TV on DVD season is kicking into high gear, but it is still too soon for the summer blockbusters to arrive on the home market. This has led to a number of good releases, but not a lot of great ones. It was a pretty easy race for Pick of the Week with Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection on Blu-ray Combo Pack well ahead of the rest. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Jurassic World Maintains Record-Breaking Run

June 23rd, 2015

Jurassic World

It looks like Jurassic World is on pace to top The Avengers to become the biggest movie ever, not directed by a Canadian. It earned over $100 million at the weekend and has already passed $400 million. Meanwhile, Inside Out had the second-best opening for a Pixar film. It was a great weekend at the box office and we really needed it. The overall box office was down 9.5% from last weekend, but it was still at $248 million, which is the ninth-biggest combined weekend box office. Compared to last year, the box office was 70% higher this year. Year-to-date, 2015 has pulled in $5.08 billion, which is 5.2% or $250 million over 2014's pace. More...

International Box Office: After Shocks for San Andreas

June 11th, 2015

San Andreas

San Andreas remained in first place over the weekend with $97.8 million in 69 markets for a total of $188.0 million internationally and $286.5 million worldwide. It is almost guaranteed that the film's production budget is fully covered and the film should have the legs to cover its full advertising budget before its international run is over. That means its home market run will be pure gravy. This week, its biggest market was China, where the film earned first place with $34.26 million over the weekend for a six-day opening of $51.95 million. It won't last in first place for long, as Jurassic World has already opened in that market and taken over top spot. (More on that this time next week.) Its next biggest opening was South Korea, where it also earned first place with $5.74 million on 847 screens over the weekend for a total opening of $7.25 million. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Spy High, but not a Monster Hit

June 9th, 2015

Spy

None of the three new releases matched expectations and while the holdovers pulled their weight, it wasn't enough to help the overall box office. Spy didn't make it to $30 million during its opening weekend, but it came within a rounding error of that mark. Insidious Chapter 3 did very well compared to its production budget, but will likely be the weakest installment in the franchise. Meanwhile, if it weren't for its lower production budget, Entourage would be considered a bomb. Overall, the box office fell 4.3% from last weekend to $133 million. Worse still, the box office fell 18% from last year. Year-to-date, the overall box office has pulled in $4.39 billion, which is 1.2% above 2014's pace. More...

Weekend Estimates: Spy! Beats Crowded Field with $30 Million Debut

June 7th, 2015

Spy

Going into the weekend, any one of three films could conceivably win at the box office, with a fourth wide release having the potential to act as a spoiler by pulling away some of the audience from the others. In the event, the right film won, if one goes by the reviews, with Spy! pulling in $30 million to take the prize. That’s basically a par score for Melissa McCarthy, compared to Bridesmaids’ $26 million start, the $34.5 million debut of Identity Thief, The Heat’s $39 million, and Tammy’s $21.5 million. Paul Feig directed McCarthy in Bridesmaids, The Heat and now Spy!, so it’s a par score for him too. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Spy Become McCarthy / Feig's Third Hit?

June 5th, 2015

Spy

There are three wide releases this week, including one that is already in theaters. The biggest of these three releases is Spy, which is the latest film from Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig. Both of their previous films crossed $100 million with ease. Insidious Chapter 3 is the third film in the Insidious franchise, but most think it won't be the best. Entourage started out ahead of expectations, but its reviews could cause a quick decline. This weekend last year, The Fault in Our Stars opened with nearly $50 million, while Maleficent landed in second place with more than $30 million. I don't think 2015 will be strong on top, but I think it will have better depth. More...

2015 Preview: June

June 1st, 2015

Inside Out

May turned out to be softer than anticipated with The Avengers: Age of Ultron missing expectations by about $100 million. Additionally, only Pitch Perfect 2 really topped expectations. May 2015 kept pace with May of 2014, more or less. June doesn't have any films as strong as Age of Ultron, but there are two films that should have no trouble getting to $200 million. Those two films are Jurassic World and Inside Out and I'm not sure which one will turn out to be the biggest hit of the month. Last June, the biggest hit was Transformers: Age of Extinction, but both Jurassic World and Inside Out should top that film, albeit by small margins. On the other hand, last June had four other films that reached $100 million, while this time around only Spy! and Ted 2 have a real shot at that milestone. 2015 is stronger at the top, but has weaker depth. It will be interesting to see if 2015 will keep pace with 2014 over the course of the full month. More...

Spy! Trailer

February 27th, 2015

Comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Jude Law, directed by Paul Feig opens May 22... Full movie details... More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for November 11th, 2014

November 10th, 2014

It is not a very deep week on the home market. Leading the way is How to Train Your Dragon 2 on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack or 3D Combo Pack. The film failed to live up to high expectations at the box office, but it earned Oscar-worthy reviews. If it doesn't at least earn a nomination for Best Feature-Length Animated Film, I would be shocked. So it should come as no surprise that the Pick of the Week is The Compleat Al, which is making its DVD debut this week. More...

Weekend Predictions: Dinobots look to Chomp Down on New Releases

July 3rd, 2014

Tammy poster

There are three wide releases and a wide expansion this week all hoping to take advantage if the Independence Day long weekend. (There was to be one more wide expansion, but Begin Again is expanding to less than 200 theaters.) Tammy is the biggest of these wide releases and it is the latest Melissa McCarthy vehicle and might be a surprise $100 million hit. Deliver Us From Evil and Earth to Echo were in a close battle for third place on Wednesday, but I think their futures will be quite different. Finally, America: Imagine a World Without Her is expanding to over 1,000 theaters. This isn't enough to compete with the new releases, but it could compete for a spot in the top ten. While there are a lot of new releases, Transformers: Age of Extinction will win the race for top spot in the box office chart, unless something surprising happens. The only thing more surprising than Age of Extinction getting knocked out of top spot would be if the overall box office was stronger that the same weekend last year when Despicable Me 2 opened with more than $80 million during the three-day weekend. More...

2014 Preview: July

July 1st, 2014

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster

Overall, June was not good. Most films matched expectations, or came close enough that there weren't major disappointments. However, it looks like How to Train Your Dragon 2 will miss expectations by more than $100 million. This was such a massive amount that 2014 lost its lead over 2013 and not even Transformers: Age of Extinction's $100 million opening was able to turn things around. Looking forward to July, there's not a lot of good news. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes might be the only film coming out during July that will reach the $100 million milestone, but on the high end, it might reach the $200 million mark. There are a few others that have a shot, but are not favored to reach the century mark. On the other hand, there are more films that may or may not open / expand wide and even if they do, they will likely have no real impact at the box office. By comparison, last July, Despicable Me 2 was the top draw and finished with more than $350 million. There were also four other films that surpassed $100 million at the box office. It seems practically impossible for 2014 to match those numbers and will likely finish the month behind last year's pace. Overall, 2014 isn't doing poorly, but the summer has been much weaker than the spring was, so we've gone from potential record breaking year to merely average.

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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Heat

October 14th, 2013

The Heat had a lot of pre-release buzz and many were expecting this film to be one of the best comedies of the year. When it finally opened, its reviews were good, but not great. Its box office numbers, on the other hand, were fantastic. It opened with just shy of $40 million and stuck around long enough to reach more than $150 million domestically. Did it deserve to strike it rich at the box office? Or did it over-perform compared to its quality level? More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for August 20th, 2013

August 20th, 2013

The home market is rather slow this week with Epic the only first run release of note. (Scary Movie 5 is very unnoteworthy. Fortunately, there are some good TV on DVD releases worth checking out, like Revenge: The Complete Second Season and NCIS: Season Ten. In the end, I went with Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray Combo Pack for Pick of the Week. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will the Weekend Race be a Dead Heat?

June 28th, 2013

The final weekend of June has two wide releases that should be in a very close battle at the box office. The Heat and White House Down could finish within $1 million of each other over the weekend. Unfortunately, neither one really has a shot at first place. It looks like Monsters University will have no trouble repeating as champion at the box office. Comparisons to last year are a little complicated. The new releases last year were stronger than the new releases this year; however, this year's holdovers are better. So will 2013 win in the year-over-year comparison? Not sure, but it could be really close. More...

2013 Preview: June

June 2nd, 2013

May ended on a mixed note, but there was still enough to celebrate. Of the seven films I thought had a legitimate shot at $100 million, four have already gotten there, one more is a sure thing, and another has a good shot as well. Only one, After Earth, will definitely fail to get to that milestone. (Although Now You See Me might get there instead.) Looking forward to June, there are four weekends, each with two wide releases, for a total of eight films. Of those eight, six have a legitimate shot at $100 million. One, Monsters University, should have no trouble getting to $200 million, and another, Man of Steel, should top $300 million. It is hard to compare this June with last June, because last June there were five weekends. Taking that into account and ignoring the first week, which lines up with the final week of May, there were eight wide releases. Of those eight, five hit $100 million, including three $200 million movies. There were no $300 million movies, so if the two big hits this month do as well as expected, 2013 could come out ahead. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: This is 40

March 19th, 2013

This is 40 is a spin-off from Knocked-Up, which remains Judd Apatow's biggest hit and one of his most loved films. It had high expectations associated with it, but it failed to live up to them. Is it a case of the expectations being just too high? Or did it struggle because it is a flawed film? More...

Weekend Estimates: Identity Thief Makes Sneak Assault at the Box Office

February 10th, 2013

Universal has a winner on its hands this weekend, as Identity Thief is set to make a very impressive $36.5 million or so, according to their Sunday tracking, and that in spite of the big storm in the Northeast (reportedly causing a 10% at the box office) and mediocre reviews. The performance is perhaps helped by the surfeit of Oscar-hopefuls and action movies in theaters recently, and is clearly also a feather in the cap for stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy. The weekend's other opener, Side Effects is set for a more modest $10 million, which isn't exactly DOA, but is at best on life support. Perhaps good word of mouth will help it hang on in theaters for a while. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Side Effects Steal the Win from Identity Thief

February 7th, 2013

There are two wide releases this week, Identity Thief and Side Effects. One of these films is earning amazing reviews and one of them is the overwhelming favorite to win the box office race. Identity Thief looks like it is going to finish in first place and it's only real competition is from last year. Last year the box office was led by a one-two punch of The Vow and Safe House, both of which earned more than $40 million. No movie is going to do that this year, so 2013 is going to lose big this week. More...

2013 Preview: February

February 1st, 2013

For the most part, January was a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start. I'm not so sure about February, on the other hand. There's only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $100 million, A Good Day to Die Hard, but I'm a little concerned that it won't live up to expectations. The franchise has been around a long time and it is possible that the target audience has either moved on or are too young to remember when these films were huge at the box office. The film I'm most looking forward to seeing is Warm Bodies, which is earning amazing early reviews (the keyword there is "early"), but it is too high-concept to be a major hit. Last February, there were a couple of films that topped $100 million, plus a few other midlevel hits. I would like to think that would also be the case this year, but I have to be more cautious than that. The evidence points to a weak month ahead, for the most part. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
May 3, 2024Unfrosted: The Pop-Tar…
Nov 22, 2023Genie Flora $328,964$328,964
May 26, 2023The Little Mermaid Ursula $298,172,056$270,172,992$568,345,048
Sep 24, 2021The Starling Lilly
Apr 9, 2021Thunder Force Lydia
Nov 26, 2020Superintelligence Carol Peters $4,170,029$4,170,029
Aug 9, 2019The Kitchen Kathy Brennan $12,180,032$3,599,229$15,779,261
Oct 19, 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel $8,803,865$3,713,514$12,517,379
Sep 21, 2018Love, Gilda Herself $626,318$626,318
Aug 24, 2018The Happytime Murders Detective Connie … $20,706,452$6,799,960$27,506,412
May 11, 2018Life of the Party Deanna Miles $53,059,911$12,800,000$65,859,911
Nov 17, 2017Cook Off! Amber Strang
Jul 15, 2016Ghostbusters Abby Yates $128,350,574$100,658,084$229,008,658
Apr 8, 2016The Boss Michelle Darnell $63,077,560$15,574,647$78,652,207
Jun 5, 2015Spy! Susan Cooper $110,825,712$123,018,394$233,844,106
Oct 10, 2014St. Vincent Maggie $44,137,712$10,699,522$54,837,234
Jul 2, 2014Tammy Tammy $84,525,432$11,882,223$96,407,655
Jun 28, 2013The Heat Mullins $159,581,587$70,146,187$229,727,774
May 23, 2013The Hangover 3 Cassie $112,200,072$249,800,000$362,000,072
Feb 8, 2013Identity Thief Diana $134,506,920$40,854,658$175,361,578
Dec 21, 2012This is 40 Catherine $67,544,505$22,676,677$90,221,182
May 13, 2011Bridesmaids Megan $169,211,718$120,420,305$289,632,023
Apr 23, 2010The Back-up Plan Carol $37,490,007$37,791,172$75,281,179
Aug 31, 2007The Nines Margaret/Melissa/… $63,165$63,165
Jul 7, 2000The Kid Sky King Waitress $69,688,384$69,688,384
 
Averages $82,881,683$61,394,809$127,612,311
Totals 25 $1,574,751,982$1,105,106,557$2,679,858,539


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 3, 2024Unfrosted: The Pop-Tar…
Nov 22, 2023Genie $328,964
May 26, 2023The Little Mermaid $95,578,0404,320$298,172,056$568,345,04852.5%
Sep 24, 2021The Starling
Apr 9, 2021Thunder Force
Nov 26, 2020Superintelligence $4,170,029
Aug 9, 2019The Kitchen $5,527,4102,745$12,180,032$15,779,26177.2%
Oct 19, 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me? $161,510555$8,803,865$12,517,37970.3%
Aug 24, 2018The Happytime Murders $9,532,4253,256$20,706,452$27,506,41275.3%
May 11, 2018Life of the Party $17,886,0753,656$53,059,911$65,859,91180.6%
Nov 17, 2017Cook Off!
Jul 15, 2016Ghostbusters $46,018,7553,963$128,350,574$229,008,65856.0%
Apr 8, 2016The Boss $23,586,6453,495$63,077,560$78,652,20780.2%
Jun 5, 2015Spy! $29,085,7193,715$110,825,712$233,844,10647.4%
Oct 10, 2014St. Vincent $109,8782,552$44,137,712$54,837,23480.5%
Jul 2, 2014Tammy $21,577,0493,465$84,525,432$96,407,65587.7%
Jun 28, 2013The Heat $39,115,0433,184$159,581,587$229,727,77469.5%
Feb 8, 2013Identity Thief $34,551,0253,230$134,506,920$175,361,57876.7%
May 13, 2011Bridesmaids $26,247,4102,958$169,211,718$289,632,02358.4%
 
Averages $26,844,3833,161$99,010,733$138,798,54970.2%
Totals 19 $1,287,139,531$2,081,978,239


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 23, 2013The Hangover 3 $41,671,1983,565$112,200,072$362,000,07231.0%
Dec 21, 2012This is 40 $11,579,1752,931$67,544,505$90,221,18274.9%
Apr 23, 2010The Back-up Plan $12,201,7103,280$37,490,007$75,281,17949.8%
Aug 31, 2007The Nines $23,6175$63,165$63,165100.0%
Jul 7, 2000The Kid $12,687,7262,343$69,688,384$69,688,384100.0%
 
Averages $15,632,6852,425$57,397,227$119,450,79671.1%
Totals 5 $286,986,133$597,253,982

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 157 $1,287,139,531
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,427 $286,986,133
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 392 $1,574,751,982
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 336 $1,287,202,696
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,211 $287,549,286
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 562 $1,574,751,982
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 413 $794,838,708
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 7,001-7,100) 7,072 $310,267,849
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,145 $1,105,106,557
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 878 $794,838,708
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 5,801-5,900) 5,866 $310,267,849
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,486 $1,105,106,557
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 241 $2,081,978,239
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 6,201-6,300) 6,267 $597,253,982
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) 690 $2,679,858,539
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 547 $2,082,041,404
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,027 $597,817,135
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 941 $2,679,858,539
Highest Grossing Stars of 2011 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 160 87
Highest Grossing Stars of 2012 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 164 87
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the Domestic Box Office 15 254
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Domestic Box Office 14 256
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Domestic Box Office 4 330
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office 7 294
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Domestic Box Office 33 205
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Domestic Box Office 63 178
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 458 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 419 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 151 95
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 121 95
Highest Grossing Stars of 2011 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 221 71
Highest Grossing Stars of 2012 at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 206 71
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the International Box Office 98 108
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 393 37
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the International Box Office 96 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the International Box Office 95 98
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 98
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 406 39
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 174 82
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 159 82
Highest Grossing Stars of 2011 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 180 81
Highest Grossing Stars of 2012 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 165 81
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the Worldwide Box Office 36 201
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Worldwide Box Office 57 141
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Worldwide Box Office 18 208
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office 44 152
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Worldwide Box Office 79 131
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 314 64
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 149 91
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 133 91
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies 82 $839,633,004
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 401-500) 422 $12,180,032
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 403 $8,803,865
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Remake Movies 26 $426,522,630
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 301-400) 327 $416,365,925
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 401-500) 494 $3,599,229
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 501-600) 512 $3,713,514
Top International Leading Stars for Remake Movies 33 $370,831,076
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Movie Movies (Rank 101-200) 150 $328,964
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 158 $1,255,998,929
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 401-500) 488 $15,779,261
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 401-500) 497 $12,517,379
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Remake Movies 28 $797,353,706
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Movie Movies (Rank 101-200) 194 $328,964
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 163 $860,616,901
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 139 $426,522,630
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 401-500) 460 $424,007,632
Top International Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 230 $370,831,076
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $1,284,624,533
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 190 $797,353,706
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 68 $818,926,552
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 212 $128,350,574
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 136 $298,172,056
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 801-900) 823 $12,180,032
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 501-600) 503 $20,706,452
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 501-600) 551 $8,803,865
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 233 $409,894,929
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 306 $100,658,084
Top International Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 231 $270,172,992
Top International Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 966 $3,599,229
Top International Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 616 $6,799,960
Top International Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 634 $3,713,514
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 127 $1,228,821,481
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 274 $229,008,658
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 178 $568,345,048
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 901-1,000) 994 $15,779,261
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Fantasy Movies (Rank 601-700) 634 $27,506,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 601-700) 650 $12,517,379
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 201-300) 251 $298,172,056
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies 12 $947,277,126
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 801-900) 812 $20,983,897
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 199 $20,706,452
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 419 $270,172,992
Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies 49 $510,553,013
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,228 $7,312,743
Top International Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 216 $6,799,960
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 329 $568,345,048
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies 21 $1,457,830,139
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,027 $28,296,640
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $27,506,412
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 401-500) 462 $225,548,197
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies 31 $763,419,278
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $298,172,056
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 701-800) 741 $124,157,606
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 101-200) 147 $396,009,117
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 317 $274,671,985
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 601-700) 606 $349,705,803
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies 58 $1,159,428,395
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 262 $572,844,041
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $298,172,056
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 201-300) 275 $149,765,375
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies 76 $366,796,198
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 189 $128,350,574
Top Domestic Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies 71 $270,407,299
Top International Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $270,172,992
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 601-700) 633 $28,281,452
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 201-300) 227 $176,849,610
Top International Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 254 $100,658,084
Top International Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 210 $193,164,581
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Walt Disney Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $568,345,048
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 401-500) 447 $178,046,827
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 101-200) 124 $543,645,808
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 208 $229,008,658
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 128 $463,571,880

All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Apr 9, 2021Thunder Force Producer
Nov 26, 2020Superintelligence Producer $4,170,029$4,170,029
Aug 24, 2018The Happytime Murders Producer $20,706,452$6,799,960$27,506,412
May 11, 2018Life of the Party Screenwriter
Producer
$53,059,911$12,800,000$65,859,911
Apr 8, 2016The Boss Producer
Screenwriter
$63,077,560$15,574,647$78,652,207
Jul 2, 2014Tammy Screenwriter
Producer
$84,525,432$11,882,223$96,407,655
 
Averages $55,342,339$10,245,372$54,519,243
Totals 6 $221,369,355$51,226,859$272,596,214


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Apr 9, 2021Thunder Force
Nov 26, 2020Superintelligence $4,170,029
Aug 24, 2018The Happytime Murders $9,532,4253,256$20,706,452$27,506,41275.3%
May 11, 2018Life of the Party $17,886,0753,656$53,059,911$65,859,91180.6%
Apr 8, 2016The Boss $23,586,6453,495$63,077,560$78,652,20780.2%
Jul 2, 2014Tammy $21,577,0493,465$84,525,432$96,407,65587.7%
 
Averages $18,145,5493,468$55,342,339$54,519,24380.9%
Totals 6 $221,369,355$272,596,214


Writer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
May 11, 2018Life of the Party $17,886,0753,656$53,059,911$65,859,91180.6%
Apr 8, 2016The Boss $23,586,6453,495$63,077,560$78,652,20780.2%
Jul 2, 2014Tammy $21,577,0493,465$84,525,432$96,407,65587.7%
 
Averages $21,016,5903,539$66,887,634$80,306,59182.8%
Totals 3 $200,662,903$240,919,773