Kate McKinnon

Best known as a Supporting Actress based on credits in that role in 10 films, with $1,827,157,886 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,100)
Best-known acting roles: Weird Barbie (Barbie), Inez (Finding Dory), Jillian Holtzmann (Ghostbusters), Lulu (DC League of Super Pets), Stella, Eva the Birthday Mom (The Angry Birds Movie)
Most productive collaborators: Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling, Noah Baumbach, Will Ferrell
Born: January 6, 1984 (40 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting10$825,318,581$1,001,839,305$1,827,157,886
Lead Ensemble Member6$1,019,529,629$1,316,237,323$2,335,766,952
Cameo1$81,476,385$135,737,758$217,214,143
Leading1$33,562,069$45,436,176$78,998,245

Career Trend

This graph shows Kate McKinnon’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


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...

The Spy Who Dumped Me Trailer

March 22nd, 2018

Comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon opens on August 3 ... Full Movie Details. More...

2017 Preview: December

December 1st, 2017

The Last Jedi

The box office was mostly as expected during November. Granted, Thor: Ragnarok over-performed and Justice League underperformed, but overall there were no real surprises. This means the month started slow, but we got a couple of wins in the end and that bodes well going into the final month of the year. That said, December is a weird month. There are five weekends, but only seven films that I’m sure are opening truly wide. Additionally, five of those seven films are opening Christmas weekend. I’ve never seen a month this lop-sided. There are no real wide releases the first two weeks of the month, so we will likely start slow again, but when The Last Jedi debuts, we should see explosive growth at the box office. It will open with more than any film last December made and that should help 2017 cut into 2016’s lead. 2017 won’t be able to close the gap entirely, but the month could do well enough to cut 2016’s lead to under $250 million. That’s my goal. If that happens, I will be happy. More...

2017 Preview: June

June 1st, 2017

Despicable Me 3

May was a really soft month with only one unqualified hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, which is climbing towards $375 million domestically. The second biggest hit of the month will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and I would be surprised if it tops $150 million by any serious margin. June looks a lot more profitable. There are five weeks and every week there is at least one film with a great shot at $100 million or more. In fact, there are four films with at least a decent shot at $200 million and we could double the number of $300 million hits released so far this year. Wonder Woman is widely expected to start the month with an explosive debut and pulling in more than $100 million during its opening weekend is more and more likely. That said, Despicable Me 3 will probably end up being the biggest hit overall with over $300 million. Meanwhile, Cars 3 and Transformers: The Last Knight are both aiming for $200 million. Last June was not particularly strong, outside of one hit. Finding Dory earned nearly $500 million domestically, while the second best film, Central Intelligence, barely earned a quarter of that. I don’t think any film will come close to Finding Dory, but there’s a lot more depth this time around and I have high hopes 2017 will extend its lead. More...

Rough Night Trailer

May 31st, 2017

Comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, and Zoë Kravitz opens June 16 ... 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...

2016 Preview: September

September 1st, 2016

The Magnificent Seven

August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top. 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...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 21, 2023Barbie Weird Barbie $636,238,421$797,194,408$1,433,432,829
Jul 29, 2022DC League of Super Pets Lulu $93,657,117$110,234,472$203,891,589
Dec 13, 2019Bombshell Jess Carr $31,762,808$29,641,586$61,404,394
Jun 28, 2019Yesterday Deborah $73,286,650$81,496,674$154,783,324
Apr 19, 2019Family $196,322$196,322
Aug 3, 2018The Spy Who Dumped Me Morgan $33,562,069$45,436,176$78,998,245
Feb 16, 2018Irreplaceable You Kate
Dec 15, 2017Ferdinand Lupe the Goat $84,410,380$223,081,265$307,491,645
Aug 25, 2017Ballerina Régine Le Haut/Mo… $21,858,070$74,731,719$96,589,789
Jun 16, 2017Rough Night Pippa $22,105,643$24,738,714$46,844,357
Dec 9, 2016Office Christmas Party Mary Winetoss $54,767,494$60,330,380$115,097,874
Sep 30, 2016Masterminds Jandice $17,356,894$13,493,772$30,850,666
Jul 15, 2016Ghostbusters Jillian Holtzmann $128,350,574$100,658,084$229,008,658
Jun 17, 2016Finding Dory Inez $486,295,561$538,710,564$1,025,006,125
May 20, 2016The Angry Birds Movie Stella, Eva the B… $107,509,366$244,778,975$352,288,341
Dec 18, 2015Sisters Sam $87,044,645$18,986,015$106,030,660
Jun 26, 2015Ted 2 Herself $81,476,385$135,737,758$217,214,143
Dec 5, 2014Life Partners Trace $8,265$8,265
 
Averages $115,287,451$166,616,704$262,302,190
Totals 18 $1,959,886,664$2,499,250,562$4,459,137,226


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 21, 2023Barbie $162,022,0444,337$636,238,421$1,433,432,82944.4%
Jul 29, 2022DC League of Super Pets $23,003,4414,332$93,657,117$203,891,58945.9%
Aug 3, 2018The Spy Who Dumped Me $12,103,0433,111$33,562,069$78,998,24542.5%
Dec 15, 2017Ferdinand $13,401,5863,630$84,410,380$307,491,64527.5%
Jun 16, 2017Rough Night $8,004,2833,162$22,105,643$46,844,35747.2%
Dec 9, 2016Office Christmas Party $16,890,2043,210$54,767,494$115,097,87447.6%
Jul 15, 2016Ghostbusters $46,018,7553,963$128,350,574$229,008,65856.0%
 
Averages $40,206,1943,678$150,441,671$344,966,45744.4%
Totals 7 $1,053,091,698$2,414,765,197


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Dec 13, 2019Bombshell $319,1571,721$31,762,808$61,404,39451.7%
Jun 28, 2019Yesterday $17,010,0502,755$73,286,650$154,783,32447.3%
Apr 19, 2019Family $19,586107$196,322$196,322100.0%
Feb 16, 2018Irreplaceable You
Aug 25, 2017Ballerina $4,730,0382,705$21,858,070$96,589,78922.6%
Sep 30, 2016Masterminds $6,541,2053,042$17,356,894$30,850,66656.3%
Jun 17, 2016Finding Dory $135,060,2734,305$486,295,561$1,025,006,12547.4%
May 20, 2016The Angry Birds Movie $38,155,1773,932$107,509,366$352,288,34130.5%
Dec 18, 2015Sisters $13,922,8552,978$87,044,645$106,030,66082.1%
Dec 5, 2014Life Partners $2,6653$8,265$8,265100.0%
 
Averages $23,973,4452,394$91,702,065$203,017,54359.8%
Totals 10 $825,318,581$1,827,157,886

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 200 $1,053,091,698
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 942 $825,318,581
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 788 $1,084,679,785
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 330 $1,305,061,808
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 701-800) 785 $654,824,856
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 612 $81,476,385
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 384 $1,959,886,664
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 $1,361,673,499
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,285 $1,001,839,305
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,042 $1,171,975,809
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 340 $1,805,816,225
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,701-1,800) 1,713 $693,434,337
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 324 $135,737,758
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) 432 $2,499,250,562
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 205 $2,414,765,197
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,100 $1,827,157,886
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 937 $2,256,655,594
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 330 $3,110,878,033
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,090 $1,348,259,193
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 451 $217,214,143
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) 405 $4,459,137,226
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office 93 119
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Domestic Box Office 100 123
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 108 141
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 583 22
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) 507 18
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 101 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Domestic Box Office 67 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 339 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 333 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 368 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the International Box Office 59 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the International Box Office 44 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 175 85
Highest Grossing Stars of 2017 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 187 85
Highest Grossing Stars of 2018 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 177 92
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 581 7
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 553 7
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Worldwide Box Office 72 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Worldwide Box Office 51 100
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,306 $55,667,712
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400) 303 $139,177,874
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 266 $93,657,117
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Remake Movies 81 $128,350,574
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Toy Movies 9 $636,238,421
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,156 $70,174,890
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 101-200) 189 $283,411,645
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 282 $110,234,472
Top International Leading Stars for Remake Movies 93 $100,658,084
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Toy Movies 9 $797,194,408
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,218 $125,842,602
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 201-300) 228 $422,589,519
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Movies (Rank 201-300) 263 $203,891,589
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Remake Movies 84 $229,008,658
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Toy Movies 4 $1,433,432,829
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $746,673,627
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 300 $128,350,574
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 192 $178,067,497
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 179 $927,699,678
Top International Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 383 $100,658,084
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 161 $333,315,737
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 182 $1,674,373,305
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Animation/Live Action Movies (Rank 301-400) 365 $229,008,658
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 101-200) 170 $511,383,234
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 80 $746,673,627
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 212 $128,350,574
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 252 $178,067,497
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 66 $927,699,678
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 305 $100,658,084
Top International Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 185 $333,315,737
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 64 $1,674,373,305
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 277 $229,008,658
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 203 $511,383,234
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 401-500) 428 $178,067,497
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies 16 $852,918,558
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 195 $22,105,643
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 345 $333,315,737
Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies 5 $1,003,619,048
Top International Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 135 $24,738,714
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 358 $511,383,234
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies 8 $1,856,537,606
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Black Comedy Movies (Rank 101-200) 175 $46,844,357
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 146 $764,588,995
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 476 $110,435,206
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 387 $178,067,497
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $897,852,492
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 419 $130,505,270
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 267 $333,315,737
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 166 $1,662,441,487
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 401-500) 453 $240,940,476
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 201-300) 288 $511,383,234
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies 28 $729,895,538
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 155 $150,456,217
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 401-500) 441 $54,767,494
Top Domestic Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 289 $84,410,380
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 281 $33,562,069
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies 35 $907,428,880
Top International Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $125,396,798
Top International Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 364 $60,330,380
Top International Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $223,081,265
Top International Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 205 $45,436,176
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies 36 $1,637,324,418
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 162 $275,853,015
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 400 $115,097,874
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Fox Movies (Rank 201-300) 211 $307,491,645
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Lionsgate Movies (Rank 201-300) 229 $78,998,245

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