Laura Dern

Best known as an Actress based on credits in that role in 55 films, with $5,181,257,969 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #316)
Best-known acting roles: Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo (Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi), Ellie Sattler (Jurassic World: Dominion), Ellie Sattler (Jurassic Park), Marmee March (Little Women), Frannie (The Fault in Our Stars)
Best-known technical roles: Inland Empire (Producer), The Way I See it (Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Sam Neill, Steven Spielberg, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow
Born: February 10, 1967 (57 years old)
                                    

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  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting18$2,184,046,494$2,692,033,515$4,876,080,009
Leading11$4,304,861$5,037,250$9,342,111
Cameo2$42,049,754$30,013,217$72,062,971
Narrator2$0$0$0
(Unclassified)22$160,762,949$63,009,929$223,772,878
In Technical RolesProducer2$1,258,971$3,184,789$4,443,760
Executive Producer1$0$0$0

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists


2020 Awards Season: Oscars Winners and Reactions

February 10th, 2020

Parasite

The Oscars were handed out last night and unlike most years, I wasn’t able to live-blog the awards. This is a real shame, because it was one of the best Oscar nights I can remember and there were very few awards that made me legitimately angry, unlike many years in the past. There was even a surprise winner for the full night, as Parasite earned the most wins with four Oscars. It is incredibly rare for a foreign-language film to pull off that feat. More...

1917 is the Hot Oscar Favorite

February 9th, 2020

1917

1917 starts out as the hot favorite to take the most awards as we go into Oscar evening. 63% of contestants in our Predict the Academy Awards contest picked it for the Best Picture award, and it is favorite in five other categories, including directing and cinematography. No other film is favored in more than two categories, and readers are showing a high level of confidence in a lot of winners. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Picture

February 8th, 2020

1917

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest closes at noon, Pacific Time, on Sunday, so 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. We finish our shortened schedule with Best Picture, which is basically a two-horse race at this point. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 4th, 2020

Marriage Story

Our annual Oscar Prediction contest underway so 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. We are continuing today with Best Supporting Actress. In this category, there is an absolute favorite, a long shot with a shot, and then everyone else. More...

2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations

January 13th, 2020

1917

The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year. More...

2020 - Awards Season: Golden Globes Winners

January 6th, 2020

1917

The Golden Globes winners were announced on Sunday and we have some interesting developments for the rest of Awards Season. 1917 wasn’t considered a front-runner with five films earning more nominations. However, after this result, it might be the front-runner to become the big winner on Oscar night. More...

2020 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations

December 12th, 2019

Bombshell

The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations this week and we are starting to see some patterns with similar names appearing over and over again. This time Bombshell led the way, earning four nominations, but four other films earned two or more nominations. More...

2020 Awards Season: Golden Globes Nominations

December 11th, 2019

Marriage Story

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. (This is especially true on the TV end, as there’s talk about how strange the nominations are this year.) Marriage Story led the way with six nominations, just ahead of The Irishman and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, both of which picked up five nods. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: Take a Souvenir from Your Trip to the Theaters

May 17th, 2019

The Souvenir

It’s a rather busy week for limited releases, but few of them are earning overwhelmingly positive reviews. In fact, some on this list couldn’t even make it to the overall positive level. There are some films that are worth checking out, including Last Year at Marienbad, Walking on Water, and The Souvenir. Of these three, I suspect The Souvenir will have the best box office run. More...

Trial by Fire Trailer

May 13th, 2019

Real-life drama starring Laura Dern and Jack O’Connell opens May 17 ... Full Movie Details.

The true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond between an imprisoned death row inmate and a mother of two from Houston who, though facing staggering odds, fights mightily for his freedom. Cameron Todd Willingham, a poor, uneducated heavy metal devotee with a violent streak and a criminal record, is convicted of arson-related triple homicide in 1992. During his 12 years on death row, Elizabeth Gilbert, an improbable ally, uncovers questionable methods and illogical conclusions in his case, and battles with the state to expose suppressed evidence that could save him. More...

Limited and VOD Releases: End of the Road for Limited Releases

April 26th, 2019

JT LeRoy

It is a rough week for limited releases, as Avengers: Endgame is scaring away all of the competition. The biggest release of the week is JT LeRoy, but its reviews strongly suggest it will do better on VOD than in theaters. There are some films on this week’s list that earned stellar reviews, like Okko’s Inn, Carmine Street Guitars, etc., but none of them have the buzz to be major hits. More...

Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

March 26th, 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the biggest box office hit of 2016, both domestically and worldwide. It also earned 91% positive reviews and a solid A from CinemaScore. It is also hated by a minority of very loud, very aggressive people. Are the majority right? Do the minority have a legitimate case to make? More...

Wilson Trailer

January 23rd, 2017

Comedy starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern opens March 24 ... Full Movie Details. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Wild

April 9th, 2015

Wild is a drama based on a real life person that came out in December. This movie screams Oscar Bait. However, while its reviews were amazing, but it never really became a major player during Awards Season. It did pick up a couple of Oscar nominations, including one for Reese Witherspoon; however, it failed to live up to expectations. Is it busted Oscar-bait? Or should it really have performed better? More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Supporting Actress

February 12th, 2015

Boyhood poster

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. Today we look at the two supporting actor categories, starting with Best Supporting Actress. Three of the four acting categories have almost no suspense to them, as there is an overwhelming favorite amongst the five nominees. This is not the exception. More...

2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations

January 17th, 2015

Birdman poster

The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight. More...

2014 Preview: August

August 1st, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy poster

July was... well... let's just pretend it didn't happen. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes did well, but week after week 2014 fell further behind 2013 in the year-to-date comparison. At the moment, we are roughly $400 million behind last year's pace and while I don't think August will continue the losing streak, there's really no chance August will put a dent in that number. It looks more and more likely that Guardians of the Galaxy will be a hit, especially given its early reviews, but it could be the last $100 million hit till October, if the bad buzz surrounding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turns into bad ticket sales. Last August there were two films that reached $100 million, plus two others that came close. This August might match that, while the biggest film this year should top the biggest film from last year. I think the slump 2014 is suffering through will end the first weekend and overall I think it will cut the deficit a little bit. That said, summer 2014 will still end as one of the worst recent summers at the box office. More...

2013 Preview: April

April 1st, 2013

March is over and while it is a little too soon to tell where a few films will end their box office runs, it is clear Oz The Great and Powerful won the month. Some films beat expectations to become midlevel hits, like The Call, but it wasn't a great month at the box office, especially compared to last year. This month, there are only seven wide releases spread over four weeks. Only one of those films, Oblivion, has a shot at being anything more than a midlevel hit. None of the other six releases look like they will come close to $100 million, but none of them look like obvious bombs either. (Although I do have my worries when it comes to Scary Movie 5.) Last April was even weaker with no film earning $100 million, although Think Like a Man did come relatively close. We might actually see growth on the year-over-year comparison. We'd better, because 2013 is behind 2012's pace by a huge margin at the moment and things will get worse when May arrives. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for January 8th, 2013

January 7th, 2013

After two weeks of almost nothing worth talking about on the home market, there's plenty to talk about this week. ... Actually, to be totally honest, it is another slow week, it's just not painfully slow. (Also, I'm unwilling to pad the list like I had to do the last couple weeks.) Worse still, because the holiday just ended, a lot of the screeners that were supposed to arrive have not, including a few Pick of the Week contenders. Compliance, Dredd, and Frankenweenie are all contenders that are currently late, and I really don't like choosing a late screener. In the end, it was literally a coin toss between Archer: Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray and Red Dwarf: X on DVD or Blu-ray. And the coin said... Red Dwarf: X. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
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TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
2020-2029Lonely Planet
Sep 8, 2023Joyce Carol Oates: A B… Herself
Jan 20, 2023The Son Kate $449,650$1,104,120$1,553,770
Jun 10, 2022Jurassic World: Dominion Ellie Sattler $376,851,080$627,153,512$1,004,004,592
Jan 8, 2021Grizzly II: Revenge
UnknownCrazy, Not Insane Narrator
Dec 25, 2019Little Women Marmee March $108,095,955$110,742,431$218,838,386
Dec 6, 2019Marriage Story Nora Fanshaw $321,463$321,463
May 17, 2019Trial by Fire Elizabeth $148,504$148,504
Apr 26, 2019JT LeRoy Laura Albert $18,441$18,441
Feb 8, 2019Cold Pursuit Mrs. Coxman $32,138,862$30,460,297$62,599,159
Jul 3, 2018The Tale $1,634$1,634
Dec 22, 2017Downsizing Laure Lonowski $24,449,754$30,013,217$54,462,971
Dec 15, 2017Star Wars Ep. VIII: Th… Vice Admiral Amil… $620,181,382$711,453,759$1,331,635,141
Mar 24, 2017Wilson $653,951$56,432$710,383
Jan 20, 2017The Founder Ethel Kroc $12,786,053$11,617,139$24,403,192
Oct 14, 2016Certain Women Laura Wells $1,068,054$152,200$1,220,254
Sep 25, 201599 Homes Lynn Nash $1,411,927$577,700$1,989,627
May 8, 2015Bravetown Annie
Dec 3, 2014Wild Bobbi $37,880,356$14,580,187$52,460,543
Aug 22, 2014When the Game Stands Tall Bev Ladouceur $30,127,963$10,949$30,138,912
Jun 6, 2014The Fault in Our Stars Frannie $124,872,350$182,294,484$307,166,834
Sep 14, 2012The Master Helen Sullivan $16,247,159$12,797,179$29,044,338
May 13, 2011Everything Must Go Delilah Armstrong $2,712,131$108,879$2,821,010
Dec 22, 2010Little Fockers Prudence $148,438,600$162,211,974$310,650,574
Dec 11, 2009Tenderness
Apr 13, 2007Lonely Hearts Rene $188,565$188,565
Apr 13, 2007Year of the Dog Bret $1,540,141$1,540,141
Dec 6, 2006Inland Empire Nikki Grace/Susan… $1,209,941$3,184,789$4,394,730
Sep 30, 2005The Prize Winner of De… Dortha Schaefer $627,844$627,844
Jul 15, 2005Happy Endings Pam $1,315,701$133,000$1,448,701
Aug 13, 2004We Don't Live Here Any… Terry Linden $2,037,545$276,260$2,313,805
UnknownDaddy and Them
Dec 28, 2001I Am Sam Randy $40,270,895$52,271,523$92,542,418
Nov 16, 2001Novocaine Jean Noble $2,025,238$497,690$2,522,928
Oct 19, 2001Focus Gertrude Hart $719,901$719,901
Jul 18, 2001Jurassic Park III Dr. Ellie Sattler $181,166,115$184,733,885$365,900,000
Oct 13, 2000Dr. T and the Women Peggy $13,065,561$9,731,250$22,796,811
Feb 19, 1999October Sky Miss Riley $32,683,932$425,933$33,109,865
Dec 13, 1996Citizen Ruth Ruth Stoops $336,470$336,470
Nov 24, 1993A Perfect World Sally Gerber $31,160,784$31,160,784
Jun 11, 1993Jurassic Park Ellie Sattler $415,404,543$643,049,687$1,058,454,230
Sep 20, 1991Rambling Rose Rose $6,266,621$6,266,621
Aug 17, 1990Wild at Heart Lula $14,560,000$1,825$14,561,825
Oct 20, 1989Fat Man and Little Boy Kathleen Robinson $3,560,942$3,560,942
Jul 5, 1989Haunted Summer Claire Clairmont $10,000$10,000
Feb 9, 1988Sister, Sister Actress $743,445$743,445
Sep 19, 1986Blue Velvet Sandy Williams $8,551,228$112,072$8,663,300
Nov 15, 1985Smooth Talk Connie $16,785$16,785
Mar 8, 1985Mask Diane Adams $42,417,782$42,417,782
Oct 5, 1984Teachers Diane $27,700,000$27,700,000
Oct 15, 1982Ladies and Gentleman: …
Feb 29, 1980Foxes Debbie $7,470,348$7,470,348
Jan 29, 1975Alice Doesn't Live Her… Girl Eating Ice C… $17,600,000$17,600,000
 
Averages $55,608,466$93,003,130$112,636,043
Totals 54 $2,391,164,058$2,790,093,911$5,181,257,969


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
2020-2029Lonely Planet
Jan 20, 2023The Son $213,287554$449,650$1,553,77028.9%
Jan 8, 2021Grizzly II: Revenge
May 17, 2019Trial by Fire $78,817109$148,504$148,504100.0%
Apr 26, 2019JT LeRoy $18,441
Oct 14, 2016Certain Women $60,898138$1,068,054$1,220,25487.5%
Sep 25, 201599 Homes $32,253691$1,411,927$1,989,62771.0%
May 8, 2015Bravetown
Dec 6, 2006Inland Empire $27,50815$1,209,941$4,394,73027.5%
Nov 15, 1985Smooth Talk $16,7852$16,785$16,785100.0%
 
Averages $71,591252$717,477$1,334,58769.2%
Totals 10 $4,304,861$9,342,111


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jun 10, 2022Jurassic World: Dominion $145,075,6254,697$376,851,080$1,004,004,59237.5%
Dec 25, 2019Little Women $16,755,3103,308$108,095,955$218,838,38649.4%
Dec 6, 2019Marriage Story $321,463
Feb 8, 2019Cold Pursuit $11,030,2332,630$32,138,862$62,599,15951.3%
Dec 15, 2017Star Wars Ep. VIII: Th… $220,009,5844,232$620,181,382$1,331,635,14146.6%
Jan 20, 2017The Founder $3,404,1021,115$12,786,053$24,403,19252.4%
Dec 3, 2014Wild $606,8101,361$37,880,356$52,460,54372.2%
Aug 22, 2014When the Game Stands Tall $8,381,5092,766$30,127,963$30,138,912100.0%
Jun 6, 2014The Fault in Our Stars $48,002,5233,340$124,872,350$307,166,83440.7%
Sep 14, 2012The Master $736,311864$16,247,159$29,044,33855.9%
May 13, 2011Everything Must Go $791,676245$2,712,131$2,821,01096.1%
Dec 22, 2010Little Fockers $30,833,6653,675$148,438,600$310,650,57447.8%
Apr 13, 2007Year of the Dog $108,223152$1,540,141$1,540,141100.0%
Nov 16, 2001Novocaine $418,098189$2,025,238$2,522,92880.3%
Jul 18, 2001Jurassic Park III $50,771,6453,470$181,166,115$365,900,00049.5%
Nov 24, 1993A Perfect World $8,075,5821,964$31,160,784$31,160,784100.0%
Jun 11, 1993Jurassic Park $50,159,4602,778$415,404,543$1,058,454,23039.2%
Mar 8, 1985Mask $135,4991,024$42,417,782$42,417,782100.0%
 
Averages $35,017,4032,224$128,473,323$270,893,33465.8%
Totals 18 $2,184,046,494$4,876,080,009

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) 4,573 $4,304,861
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 106 $2,184,046,494
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 166 $2,348,460,353
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) 190 $1,838,354,967
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,457 $372,906,001
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 947 $42,049,754
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) 252 $2,391,164,058
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 4,201-4,300) 4,214 $5,037,250
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) 196 $2,692,033,515
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 251 $2,760,022,628
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) 235 $2,330,042,396
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 4,301-4,400) 4,327 $397,041,586
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900) 807 $30,013,217
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 359 $2,790,093,911
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,001-5,100) 5,035 $9,342,111
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) 161 $4,876,080,009
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 212 $5,108,482,981
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) 213 $4,168,397,363
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,628 $769,947,587
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) 881 $72,062,971
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 301-400) 316 $5,181,257,969
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300) 3,235 $3,071,518
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,636 $1,084,839
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 801-900) 879 $148,504
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800) 2,771 $4,866,609
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600) 1,575 $152,200
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 401-500) 421 $18,441
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 3,401-3,500) 3,429 $7,938,127
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,887 $1,237,039
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,124 $148,504
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies (Rank 401-500) 491 $18,441
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,001-4,100) 4,094 $4,304,861
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,653 $5,037,250
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 4,401-4,500) 4,475 $9,342,111
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,801-2,900) 2,843 $4,156,357
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,080 $148,504
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,479 $5,018,809
Top International Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,227 $18,441
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,101-3,200) 3,132 $9,175,166
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,309 $166,945
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,409 $4,304,861
Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400) 1,369 $5,037,250
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Drama Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700) 1,646 $9,342,111
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,451 $466,435
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,124 $3,838,426
Top International Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100) 2,004 $1,104,120
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900) 1,896 $3,933,130
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,476 $1,570,555
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,256 $7,771,556
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 701-800) 794 $18,441
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,074 $18,441

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Sep 18, 2020The Way I See it Producer $49,030$49,030
Dec 6, 2006Inland Empire Producer $1,209,941$3,184,789$4,394,730
 
Averages $629,486$3,184,789$2,221,880
Totals 2 $1,258,971$3,184,789$4,443,760


Producer Credits


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Release
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TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Sep 18, 2020The Way I See it $25,150124$49,030$49,030100.0%
Dec 6, 2006Inland Empire $27,50815$1,209,941$4,394,73027.5%
 
Averages $26,32970$629,486$2,221,88063.8%
Totals 2 $1,258,971$4,443,760