> People > Actors


Randy Quaid

1978-Present

DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
10/27/78 Midnight Express Col. $35,000,000 - n/a - 9
2/29/80 Foxes MGM $7,470,348 - $221,141 34 20
5/16/80 The Long Riders UA $15,795,189 - $2,351,112 759 13
12/18/81 Heartbeeps Uni. $2,154,696 - $407,464 493 27
7/29/83 National Lampoon's Vacation WB $61,399,552 1,253 $8,333,358 1,175 5
9/28/84 The Wild Life Uni. $11,020,375 1,142 $4,001,400 1,140 17
3/29/85 The Slugger's Wife Col. $1,878,561 898 $1,314,993 898 28
12/6/85 Fool for Love Can. $836,156 57 $55,637 2 31
11/21/86 The Wraith NCeV $3,500,000 588 $1,402,535 588 24
1/23/87 Sweet Country PEC $6,614 - n/a - 38
10/23/87 No Man's Land (1987) Orion $2,877,571 510 $1,088,273 510 25
3/4/88 Moving WB $10,815,378 1,404 $4,022,782 1,404 18
7/22/88 Caddyshack II WB $11,798,302 1,556 $4,436,330 1,556 16
1/27/89 Parents Vest $870,532 94 $277,952 94 30
3/3/89 Out Cold (1989) Hemd $294,266 142 $201,499 142 32
11/3/89 Bloodhounds of Broadway Col. $43,671 5 $15,872 5 35
12/1/89 Christmas Vacation WB $71,319,526 1,950 $11,750,203 1,744 4
4/20/90 Martians Go Home Tau $129,778 155 $129,778 155 33
6/29/90 Days of Thunder Par. $82,670,733 2,307 $15,490,445 2,307 3
7/13/90 Quick Change WB $15,260,154 1,596 $4,700,960 1,596 14
9/28/90 Texasville Col. $2,268,181 354 $823,534 354 26
10/1/93 Freaked Fox $29,296 2 $6,957 2 36
3/18/94 The Paper Uni. $38,824,341 1,577 $175,507 5 6
3/17/95 Bye Bye, Love Fox $12,096,673 1,379 $4,523,048 1,378 15
5/3/96 Last Dance BV $5,939,449 1,563 $2,690,253 1,563 21
7/3/96 Independence Day Fox $306,169,268 2,977 $50,228,264 2,882 1
7/26/96 Kingpin MGM $25,023,434 1,975 $5,582,079 1,956 11
2/14/97 Vegas Vacation WB $36,400,360 2,070 $12,837,927 2,054 8
1/16/98 Hard Rain Par. $19,870,567 2,132 $8,009,024 2,107 12
6/30/00 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Uni. $26,005,820 2,482 $6,814,270 2,460 10
12/14/01 Not Another Teen Movie Sony $38,252,284 2,365 $12,615,116 2,365 7
8/16/02 The Adventures of Pluto Nash WB $4,420,080 2,320 $2,182,900 2,320 23
8/15/03 Grind WB $5,123,696 2,253 $2,511,403 2,253 22
9/25/03 Kart Racer All. $56,146 86 $56,146 86 34
4/2/04 Home on the Range
(Voice)		 BV $50,030,461 3,058 $13,880,771 3,047 -
6/3/05 Milwaukee, Minnesota Tar. $17,528 3 $7,517 3 37
11/23/05 The Ice Harvest Focus $9,016,782 1,555 $3,740,799 1,550 19
12/9/05 Brokeback Mountain Focus $83,043,761 2,089 $547,425 5 2
7/20/07 Goya's Ghosts Gold. $1,000,626 49 $159,671 49 29
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (38): $948,699,694
Average: $24,965,781
Opening Gross Average (20): $8,406,833 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Independence Day Fox $549,994,900 $306,169,268 7/3/96
2 Days of Thunder Par. $155,178,600 $82,670,733 6/29/90
3 National Lampoon's Vacation WB $154,765,800 $61,399,552 7/29/83
4 Christmas Vacation WB $139,981,200 $71,319,526 12/1/89
5 Midnight Express Col. $118,760,700 $35,000,000 10/27/78
6 Brokeback Mountain Focus $100,938,300 $83,043,761 12/9/05
7 The Paper Uni. $73,747,700 $38,824,341 3/18/94
- Home on the Range BV $63,968,100 $50,030,461 4/2/04
8 Vegas Vacation WB $62,967,100 $36,400,360 2/14/97
9 Not Another Teen Movie Sony $53,212,800 $38,252,284 12/14/01
10 The Long Riders UA $46,622,200 $15,795,189 5/16/80
11 Kingpin MGM $44,951,600 $25,023,434 7/26/96
12 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Uni. $38,309,100 $26,005,820 6/30/00
13 Hard Rain Par. $33,640,100 $19,870,567 1/16/98
14 Quick Change WB $28,644,400 $15,260,154 7/13/90
15 The Wild Life Uni. $26,042,200 $11,020,375 9/28/84
16 Caddyshack II WB $22,792,800 $11,798,302 7/22/88
17 Bye Bye, Love Fox $22,079,900 $12,096,673 3/17/95
18 Foxes MGM $22,050,000 $7,470,348 2/29/80
19 Moving WB $20,893,900 $10,815,378 3/4/88
20 The Ice Harvest Focus $11,169,000 $9,016,782 11/23/05
21 Last Dance BV $10,669,500 $5,939,449 5/3/96
22 The Wraith NCeV $7,490,600 $3,500,000 11/21/86
23 Grind WB $6,746,600 $5,123,696 8/15/03
24 Heartbeeps Uni. $6,154,100 $2,154,696 12/18/81
25 The Adventures of Pluto Nash WB $6,040,500 $4,420,080 8/16/02
26 No Man's Land (1987) Orion $5,843,500 $2,877,571 10/23/87
27 Texasville Col. $4,257,500 $2,268,181 9/28/90
28 The Slugger's Wife Col. $4,201,600 $1,878,561 3/29/85
29 Fool for Love Can. $1,797,300 $836,156 12/6/85
30 Parents Vest $1,741,100 $870,532 1/27/89
31 Goya's Ghosts Gold. $1,154,800 $1,000,626 7/20/07
32 Out Cold (1989) Hemd $588,500 $294,266 3/3/89
33 Martians Go Home Tau $243,600 $129,778 4/20/90
34 Bloodhounds of Broadway Col. $87,300 $43,671 11/3/89
35 Kart Racer All. $73,900 $56,146 9/25/03
36 Freaked Fox $56,200 $29,296 10/1/93
37 Milwaukee, Minnesota Tar. $21,700 $17,528 6/3/05
38 Sweet Country PEC $13,400 $6,614 1/23/87
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $1,783,924,200
Average: $46,945,400

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Independence Day Fox $817.4 $306.2 37.5% $511.2 62.5% 1996
Brokeback Mountain Focus $178.1 $83.0 46.6% $95.0 53.4% 2005
Days of Thunder Par. $157.9 $82.7 52.3% $75.3 47.7% 1990
Home on the Range BV $104.0 $50.0 48.1% $53.9 51.9% 2004
Not Another Teen Movie Sony $66.5 $38.3 57.5% $28.2 42.5% 2001
The Paper Uni. $48.4 $38.8 80.2% $9.6 19.8% 1994
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Uni. $35.1 $26.0 74% $9.1 26% 2000
The Ice Harvest Focus $10.2 $9.0 88.8% $1.1 11.2% 2005
Goya's Ghosts Gold. $9.4 $1.0 10.6% $8.4 89.4% 2007
The Adventures of Pluto Nash WB $7.1 $4.4 62.2% $2.7 37.8% 2002
Grind WB $5.1 $5.1 99.7% $17.5k 0.3% 2003
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $1,335.3 million



If there are any movies that you think should be on this list, e-mail us at mail@boxofficemojo.com.

RETURN TO PEOPLE INDEX