Jay Ellis

Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actor based on credits in that role in 2 films, with $1,624,058,208 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #148)
Best-known acting roles: Payback (Top Gun: Maverick), Jason Walker (Escape Room)
Most productive collaborators: Tom Cruise, Joseph Kosinski, Miles Teller, Ehren Kruger, Glen Powell
Born: December 27, 1981 (42 years old)
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorLead Ensemble Member2$775,733,577$848,324,631$1,624,058,208
Leading2$0$595,195$595,195
Supporting2$0$0$0

Career Trend

This graph shows Jay Ellis’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


Preview: January

January 1st, 2019

Glass

December would have been an excellent month, except it had to be compared to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The top four movies of this December might not finish with as much as that movie made. That said, the year ended on an overall positive note finishing with a lead of close to $800 million over 2017. Unfortunately, 2019 is going to get off to a slow start. Not only are there very few films opening wide this month, only one of them, Glass, is expected to be a midlevel hit or better. Granted, Glass is expected to earn more than $100 million domestically, which is something no film released last January could do. However, The Last Jedi and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle both had such incredible legs that 2019 will still get off to a slower start, even if it has stronger new releases. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Feb 10, 2023Somebody I Used to Know Sean
May 27, 2022Top Gun: Maverick Payback $718,732,821$749,709,660$1,468,442,481
Jan 4, 2019Escape Room Jason Walker $57,000,756$98,614,971$155,615,727
Nov 9, 2018In a Relationship
Sep 14, 2018A Boy. A Girl. A Dream Roc
Oct 9, 2015Breaking Through Quinn $595,195$595,195
 
Averages $387,866,789$282,973,275$541,551,134
Totals 6 $775,733,577$848,919,826$1,624,653,403


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Feb 10, 2023Somebody I Used to Know
May 27, 2022Top Gun: Maverick $126,707,4594,751$718,732,821$1,468,442,48148.9%
Jan 4, 2019Escape Room $18,238,1722,717$57,000,756$155,615,72736.6%
Oct 9, 2015Breaking Through $595,195
 
Averages $72,472,8163,734$387,866,789$541,551,13442.8%
Totals 4 $775,733,577$1,624,653,403


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Nov 9, 2018In a Relationship
Sep 14, 2018A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
 
Averages n/an/an/an/a0.0%
Totals 2 n/an/a

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 288 $775,733,577
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,381 $775,733,577
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) 643 $775,733,577
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,682 $775,733,577
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 372 $848,919,826
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,806 $848,919,826
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 816 $848,919,826
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,248 $848,919,826
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 336 $1,624,653,403
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,510 $1,624,653,403
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) 712 $1,624,653,403
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,877 $1,624,653,403
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) 428 52
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 390 52
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) 378 52
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Domestic Box Office 67 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 105 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Domestic Box Office 72 100
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 389 44
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 373 44
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 325 44
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the International Box Office 51 99
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the International Box Office 80 99
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the International Box Office 64 99
Highest Grossing Stars of 2019 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 387 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2020 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 365 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2021 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 346 47
Highest Grossing Stars of 2022 at the Worldwide Box Office 62 99
Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Worldwide Box Office 93 99
Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Worldwide Box Office 76 99
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies 96 $775,733,577
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 123 $848,919,826
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 101-200) 112 $1,624,653,403
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 184 $775,733,577
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 201-300) 206 $848,919,826
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 188 $1,624,653,403
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 75 $775,733,577
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 77 $848,919,826
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies 67 $1,624,653,403
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies 86 $718,732,821
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 196 $57,000,756
Top International Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 140 $749,709,660
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,134 $595,195
Top International Leading Stars for Horror Movies 88 $98,614,971
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 101-200) 111 $1,468,442,481
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 2,901-3,000) 2,925 $595,195
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies (Rank 101-200) 118 $155,615,727
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 145 $775,733,577
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 200 $848,324,631
Top International Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,162 $595,195
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 101-200) 172 $1,624,058,208
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Not Rated Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,463 $595,195
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 381 $57,000,756
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies 20 $718,732,821
Top International Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 257 $98,614,971
Top International Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies 32 $749,709,660
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 307 $155,615,727
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies 22 $1,468,442,481

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