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Reese Witherspoon

DateTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersRank
10/4/91 The Man in the Moon MGM $2,853,801 121 $109,935 24 23
3/12/93 A Far Off Place BV $12,890,752 1,622 $3,522,836 1,610 18
4/2/93 Jack the Bear Fox $5,145,823 1,071 $2,219,891 1,065 -
1/20/95 S.F.W. Gram. $63,513 44 $44,227 44 25
4/12/96 Fear Uni. $20,831,000 1,615 $6,312,240 1,584 13
8/23/96 Freeway Roxie $295,493 9 $14,945 6 24
3/6/98 Twilight (1998) Par. $15,055,091 1,354 $5,866,411 1,351 16
10/23/98 Pleasantville NL $40,584,421 1,773 $8,855,063 1,636 10
3/5/99 Cruel Intentions Sony $38,328,567 2,312 $13,020,565 2,312 11
4/23/99 Election Par. $14,902,041 827 $119,080 6 17
9/10/99 Best Laid Plans FoxS $27,816 5 $14,872 5 26
4/14/00 American Psycho Lions $15,070,285 1,242 $4,961,015 1,236 15
11/10/00 Little Nicky
(Cameo)		 NL $39,464,775 2,910 $16,063,904 2,910 -
5/11/01 The Trumpet of the Swan
(Voice)		 Sony $102,202 125 $102,202 125 -
7/13/01 Legally Blonde MGM $96,520,674 2,725 $20,377,426 2,620 5
5/17/02 The Importance of Being Earnest Mira. $8,384,929 216 $500,447 38 22
9/27/02 Sweet Home Alabama BV $127,223,418 3,313 $35,648,740 3,293 2
7/2/03 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde MGM $90,186,328 3,375 $22,220,670 3,350 6
9/1/04 Vanity Fair Focus $16,136,476 1,054 $4,833,900 1,051 14
9/16/05 Just Like Heaven DW $48,318,130 3,543 $16,408,718 3,508 9
11/18/05 Walk the Line Fox $119,519,402 3,160 $22,347,341 2,961 4
10/19/07 Rendition NL $9,736,045 2,250 $4,060,012 2,250 21
2/29/08 Penelope Sum. $10,011,996 1,207 $3,802,144 1,196 20
11/26/08 Four Christmases WB (NL) $120,146,040 3,540 $31,069,826 3,310 3
3/27/09 Monsters Vs. Aliens
(Voice)		 P/DW $198,351,526 4,136 $59,321,095 4,104 1
12/17/10 How Do You Know Sony $30,212,620 2,483 $7,484,696 2,483 12
4/22/11 Water for Elephants Fox $58,709,717 2,820 $16,842,353 2,817 7
2/17/12 This Means War Fox $54,760,791 3,189 $17,405,930 3,189 8
4/26/13 Mud RAtt. $11,656,971 960 $2,215,891 363 19
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (26): $1,160,777,843
Average: $44,645,302
Opening Gross Average (19): $16,018,999 (Wide Releases Only)

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
1 Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $211,114,100 $198,351,526 3/27/09
2 Sweet Home Alabama BV $173,754,600 $127,223,418 9/27/02
3 Walk the Line Fox $147,241,500 $119,519,402 11/18/05
4 Legally Blonde MGM $135,401,800 $96,520,674 7/13/01
5 Four Christmases WB (NL) $132,863,400 $120,146,040 11/26/08
6 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde MGM $118,752,800 $90,186,328 7/2/03
7 Pleasantville NL $68,049,300 $40,584,421 10/23/98
8 Cruel Intentions Sony $59,907,300 $38,328,567 3/5/99
9 Just Like Heaven DW $59,851,200 $48,318,130 9/16/05
- Little Nicky NL $58,083,400 $39,464,775 11/10/00
10 Water for Elephants Fox $57,848,400 $58,709,717 4/22/11
11 This Means War Fox $54,847,200 $54,760,791 2/17/12
12 Fear Uni. $37,420,400 $20,831,000 4/12/96
13 How Do You Know Sony $29,948,600 $30,212,620 12/17/10
14 Twilight (1998) Par. $25,487,700 $15,055,091 3/6/98
15 A Far Off Place BV $24,722,800 $12,890,752 3/12/93
16 Election Par. $23,291,800 $14,902,041 4/23/99
17 American Psycho Lions $22,200,000 $15,070,285 4/14/00
18 Vanity Fair Focus $20,631,800 $16,136,476 9/1/04
19 Mud RAtt. $11,657,000 $11,656,971 4/26/13
20 The Importance of Being Earnest Mira. $11,458,900 $8,384,929 5/17/02
21 Rendition NL $11,236,100 $9,736,045 10/19/07
22 Penelope Sum. $11,071,800 $10,011,996 2/29/08
- Jack the Bear Fox $9,869,000 $5,145,823 4/2/93
23 The Man in the Moon MGM $5,382,200 $2,853,801 10/4/91
24 Freeway Roxie $530,800 $295,493 8/23/96
- The Trumpet of the Swan Sony $143,400 $102,202 5/11/01
25 S.F.W. Gram. $115,900 $63,513 1/20/95
26 Best Laid Plans FoxS $43,500 $27,816 9/10/99
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $1,454,830,800
Average: $55,955,000

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $381.5 $198.4 52% $183.2 48% 2009
Walk the Line Fox $186.4 $119.5 64.1% $66.9 35.9% 2005
Sweet Home Alabama BV $180.6 $127.2 70.4% $53.4 29.6% 2002
Four Christmases WB (NL) $163.7 $120.1 73.4% $43.6 26.6% 2008
This Means War Fox $156.5 $54.8 35% $101.7 65% 2012
Legally Blonde MGM $141.8 $96.5 68.1% $45.3 31.9% 2001
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde MGM $124.9 $90.2 72.2% $34.7 27.8% 2003
Water for Elephants Fox $117.1 $58.7 50.1% $58.4 49.9% 2011
Just Like Heaven DW $102.9 $48.3 47% $54.5 53% 2005
Cruel Intentions Sony $75.9 $38.3 50.5% $37.6 49.5% 1999
Little Nicky NL $58.3 $39.5 67.7% $18.8 32.3% 2000
Pleasantville NL $49.8 $40.6 81.5% $9.2 18.5% 1998
How Do You Know Sony $48.7 $30.2 62.1% $18.5 37.9% 2010
American Psycho Lions $34.3 $15.1 44% $19.2 56% 2000
Rendition NL $27.0 $9.7 36% $17.3 64% 2007
Penelope Sum. $21.2 $10.0 47.3% $11.1 52.7% 2008
Vanity Fair Focus $19.5 $16.1 82.9% $3.3 17.1% 2004
The Importance of Being Earnest Mira. $17.3 $8.4 48.5% $8.9 51.5% 2002
The Trumpet of the Swan Sony $102k $102k 100% n/a 0% 2001
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $1,849.0 million



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