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Samuel L. Jackson

RowRankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 15 1408 MGM/W $71,985,628 2,733 $20,617,667 2,678 6/22/07
2 46 187 WB $5,727,130 1,121 $2,222,984 1,121 8/1/97
3 - African Cats
(Narrator)		 BV $15,428,747 1,224 $6,003,200 1,220 4/22/11
4 38 Amos & Andrew Col. $9,745,803 1,233 $3,617,317 1,233 3/5/93
5 30 Basic Sony $26,793,311 2,876 $11,511,960 2,876 3/28/03
6 - Betsy's Wedding BV $19,740,070 1,058 $4,662,488 1,048 6/22/90
7 40 Black Snake Moan ParV $9,396,870 1,253 $4,143,199 1,252 3/2/07
8 - Captain America: The First Avenger Par. $176,654,505 3,715 $65,058,524 3,715 7/22/11
9 51 The Caveman's Valentine Focus $687,194 59 $112,041 16 3/2/01
10 18 Changing Lanes Par. $66,818,548 2,642 $17,128,062 2,613 4/12/02
11 17 Coach Carter Par. $67,264,877 2,574 $24,182,961 2,524 1/14/05
12 - Coming to America Par. $128,152,301 2,064 $21,404,420 2,064 6/29/88
13 14 Deep Blue Sea WB $73,648,142 2,901 $19,107,643 2,854 7/30/99
14 49 Def by Temptation Troma $2,218,579 57 $54,582 11 5/11/90
15 11 Die Hard: With A Vengeance Fox $100,012,499 2,579 $22,162,245 2,525 5/19/95
16 5 Django Unchained Wein. $162,805,434 3,012 $30,122,888 3,010 12/25/12
17 - Do the Right Thing Uni. $27,545,445 534 $3,563,535 353 6/30/89
18 - Eddie Murphy Raw Par. $50,504,655 1,494 $9,077,324 1,391 12/18/87
19 35 Eve's Bayou Trim. $14,842,388 672 $3,287,846 659 11/7/97
20 - The Exorcist III Fox $26,098,824 1,414 $9,312,219 1,288 8/17/90
21 - Fathers & Sons Paci. $6,960 - n/a - 11/6/92
22 - Fluke
(Voice)		 MGM $3,987,768 1,200 $1,435,709 1,200 6/2/95
23 47 Formula 51 SGem $5,204,007 1,857 $2,817,719 1,857 10/18/02
24 36 Freedomland SonR $12,512,886 2,361 $5,833,562 2,361 2/17/06
25 42 Fresh Mira. $8,094,616 413 $2,921,660 411 8/19/94
26 - Goodfellas WB $46,836,214 1,328 $6,368,901 1,070 9/19/90
27 43 The Great White Hype Fox $8,008,255 1,499 $3,349,481 1,496 5/3/96
28 53 Hard Eight Gold. $222,559 29 $69,486 29 2/28/97
29 56 Home of the Brave MGM $51,708 44 $6,000 3 12/15/06
30 55 In My Country SPC $163,893 15 $22,383 9 3/11/05
31 4 The Incredibles
(Voice)		 BV $261,441,092 3,933 $70,467,623 3,933 11/5/04
32 - Iron Man
(Cameo)		 Par. $318,412,101 4,154 $98,618,668 4,105 5/2/08
33 3 Iron Man 2 Par. $312,433,331 4,390 $128,122,480 4,380 5/7/10
34 21 Jackie Brown Mira. $39,673,162 1,642 $9,292,248 1,370 12/25/97
35 - Johnny Suede Mira. $90,091 1 $8,535 1 8/14/92
36 32 Juice Par. $20,146,880 1,100 $8,085,915 1,089 1/17/92
37 13 Jumper Fox $80,172,128 3,430 $27,354,808 3,428 2/14/08
38 - Jumpin' at the Boneyard Fox $15,706 3 n/a - 9/18/92
39 26 Jungle Fever Uni. $32,482,682 844 $5,332,860 636 6/7/91
40 - Jurassic Park Uni. $402,435,892 2,566 $47,026,828 2,404 6/11/93
41 - Kill Bill Vol. 2
(Cameo)		 Mira. $66,208,183 3,073 $25,104,949 2,971 4/16/04
42 34 Kiss of Death Fox $14,942,422 1,627 $5,317,066 1,623 4/21/95
43 22 Lakeview Terrace SGem $39,263,506 2,574 $15,004,672 2,464 9/19/08
44 27 Loaded Weapon 1 NL $27,979,399 2,015 $9,202,722 1,989 2/5/93
45 25 The Long Kiss Goodnight NL $33,447,612 2,404 $9,065,363 2,245 10/11/96
46 45 Losing Isaiah Par. $7,603,766 912 $2,520,972 912 3/17/95
47 41 The Man NL $8,330,720 2,040 $4,065,014 2,040 9/9/05
48 1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $623,357,910 4,349 $207,438,708 4,349 5/4/12
49 58 Meeting Evil Magn. $525 1 $181 1 5/4/12
50 28 Menace II Society NL $27,912,072 581 $3,816,393 464 5/28/93
51 - Mo' Better Blues Uni. $16,153,593 572 $4,387,360 544 8/3/90
52 50 Mother and Child SPC $1,110,509 119 $43,040 4 5/7/10
53 20 The Negotiator WB $44,547,681 2,436 $10,218,831 2,436 7/31/98
54 - The New Age WB $245,217 12 n/a - 9/16/94
55 54 No Good Deed MAC $181,600 402 $127,000 402 9/12/03
56 7 The Other Guys Sony $119,219,978 3,651 $35,543,162 3,651 8/6/10
57 - Out of Sight Uni. $37,562,568 2,112 $12,020,435 2,106 6/26/98
58 - Patriot Games Par. $83,351,587 2,396 $18,511,191 2,365 6/5/92
59 10 Pulp Fiction Mira. $107,928,762 1,494 $9,311,882 1,338 10/14/94
60 - Ragtime Par. $11,099,118 447 $151,351 5 11/20/81
61 39 The Red Violin Lions $9,495,408 261 $47,415 10 11/6/98
62 48 Resurrecting the Champ YFG $3,172,573 1,605 $1,667,659 1,605 8/24/07
63 52 The Return of Superfly Trit $610,402 260 $359,367 260 11/9/90
64 19 Rules of Engagement Par. $61,335,230 3,220 $15,011,181 3,155 4/7/00
65 8 S.W.A.T. Sony $116,934,650 3,220 $37,062,535 3,202 8/8/03
66 57 The Samaritan IFC $2,521 3 $1,744 3 5/18/12
67 - School Daze Col. $14,545,844 224 $1,802,656 220 2/12/88
68 - Sea of Love Uni. $58,571,513 1,439 $10,017,840 1,246 9/15/89
69 - The Search for One-Eye Jimmy N.Arts $71,314 4 n/a - 6/21/96
70 16 Shaft Par. $70,334,258 2,433 $21,714,757 2,337 6/16/00
71 - A Shock to the System Cors $3,417,056 345 $1,002,158 345 3/23/90
72 24 Snakes on a Plane NL $34,020,814 3,555 $13,806,311 3,555 8/18/06
73 37 Soul Men MGM/W $12,082,391 2,048 $5,401,605 2,044 11/7/08
74 23 Sphere WB $37,020,277 2,814 $14,433,957 2,814 2/13/98
75 33 The Spirit LGF $19,806,188 2,509 $6,463,278 2,509 12/25/08
76 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $474,544,677 3,126 $64,820,970 2,970 5/19/99
77 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $310,676,740 3,161 $80,027,814 3,161 5/16/02
78 2 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $380,270,577 3,663 $108,435,841 3,661 5/19/05
79 44 Strictly Business WB $7,683,267 881 $2,456,772 881 11/8/91
80 - Thor
(Cameo)		 Par. $181,030,624 3,963 $65,723,338 3,955 5/6/11
81 9 A Time to Kill WB $108,766,007 2,313 $14,823,159 2,123 7/26/96
82 - Trees Lounge OrionC $749,741 2 $39,830 2 10/11/96
83 - True Romance WB $12,281,551 1,254 $4,023,420 1,254 9/10/93
84 31 Twisted Par. $25,198,598 2,704 $8,904,299 2,703 2/27/04
85 12 Unbreakable BV $95,011,339 2,708 $30,330,771 2,708 11/22/00
86 - White Sands WB $9,011,574 1,276 $3,151,629 1,275 4/24/92
87 6 XXX SonR $142,109,382 3,536 $44,506,103 3,374 8/9/02
88 29 XXX: State of the Union SonR $26,873,932 3,480 $12,712,272 3,480 4/29/05
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (58): $3,599,107,878
Average: $62,053,584
Opening Gross Average (45): $23,648,452 (Wide Releases Only)

UPCOMING RELEASES
Title (click to view)StudioRelease
Date
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 4/4/14
Oldboy (2013) 10/25/13
Turbo
(Voice)		 7/17/13

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation
RankTitle (click to view)StudioAdjusted GrossUnadjusted GrossRelease
- Jurassic Park Uni. $729,842,300 $402,435,892 6/11/93
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $717,077,900 $474,544,677 5/19/99
1 Marvel's The Avengers BV $609,539,700 $623,357,910 5/4/12
2 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $471,037,200 $380,270,577 5/19/05
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $424,539,700 $310,676,740 5/16/02
- Iron Man Par. $352,105,300 $318,412,101 5/2/08
3 The Incredibles BV $333,717,800 $261,441,092 11/5/04
4 Iron Man 2 Par. $312,040,300 $312,433,331 5/7/10
- Coming to America Par. $247,574,000 $128,152,301 6/29/88
5 Pulp Fiction Mira. $201,570,500 $107,928,762 10/14/94
6 A Time to Kill WB $195,385,100 $108,766,007 7/26/96
7 XXX SonR $194,193,600 $142,109,382 8/9/02
8 Die Hard: With A Vengeance Fox $182,551,500 $100,012,499 5/19/95
- Thor Par. $178,387,700 $181,030,624 5/6/11
- Captain America: The First Avenger Par. $176,679,200 $176,654,505 7/22/11
9 Django Unchained Wein. $162,350,100 $162,805,434 12/25/12
- Patriot Games Par. $159,472,700 $83,351,587 6/5/92
10 S.W.A.T. Sony $153,973,700 $116,934,650 8/8/03
11 Unbreakable BV $139,464,600 $95,011,339 11/22/00
12 The Other Guys Sony $119,070,000 $119,219,978 8/6/10
- Sea of Love Uni. $117,143,000 $58,571,513 9/15/89
13 Deep Blue Sea WB $115,111,500 $73,648,142 7/30/99
14 Shaft Par. $103,609,300 $70,334,258 6/16/00
- Eddie Murphy Raw Par. $100,230,700 $50,504,655 12/18/87
15 Changing Lanes Par. $91,314,900 $66,818,548 4/12/02
16 Rules of Engagement Par. $90,352,800 $61,335,230 4/7/00
17 Jumper Fox $88,658,300 $80,172,128 2/14/08
- Goodfellas WB $87,998,100 $46,836,214 9/19/90
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 Mira. $84,652,700 $66,208,183 4/16/04
18 Coach Carter Par. $83,320,300 $67,264,877 1/14/05
19 1408 MGM/W $83,076,400 $71,985,628 6/22/07
20 The Negotiator WB $75,417,600 $44,547,681 7/31/98
21 Jackie Brown Mira. $67,297,900 $39,673,162 12/25/97
- Out of Sight Uni. $63,592,100 $37,562,568 6/26/98
22 Sphere WB $62,674,000 $37,020,277 2/13/98
23 Jungle Fever Uni. $61,261,900 $32,482,682 6/7/91
24 The Long Kiss Goodnight NL $60,084,600 $33,447,612 10/11/96
- Do the Right Thing Uni. $55,090,900 $27,545,445 6/30/89
25 Loaded Weapon 1 NL $53,661,000 $27,979,399 2/5/93
26 Menace II Society NL $53,531,800 $27,912,072 5/28/93
- The Exorcist III Fox $48,989,300 $26,098,824 8/17/90
27 Lakeview Terrace SGem $43,419,500 $39,263,506 9/19/08
28 Snakes on a Plane NL $41,240,500 $34,020,814 8/18/06
29 Juice Par. $38,546,100 $20,146,880 1/17/92
- Betsy's Wedding BV $37,053,500 $19,740,070 6/22/90
30 Basic Sony $35,280,100 $26,793,311 3/28/03
31 XXX: State of the Union SonR $33,288,500 $26,873,932 4/29/05
32 Twisted Par. $32,218,500 $25,198,598 2/27/04
- Mo' Better Blues Uni. $30,321,400 $16,153,593 8/3/90
- Ragtime Par. $30,014,400 $11,099,118 11/20/81
- School Daze Col. $28,100,700 $14,545,844 2/12/88
33 Kiss of Death Fox $27,274,200 $14,942,422 4/21/95
34 Eve's Bayou Trim. $25,675,100 $14,842,388 11/7/97
- True Romance WB $23,554,500 $12,281,551 9/10/93
35 The Spirit LGF $21,902,700 $19,806,188 12/25/08
36 Amos & Andrew Col. $18,691,200 $9,745,803 3/5/93
- White Sands WB $17,241,400 $9,011,574 4/24/92
37 Fresh Mira. $15,375,900 $8,094,616 8/19/94
- African Cats BV $15,199,000 $15,428,747 4/22/11
38 Freedomland SonR $15,168,300 $12,512,886 2/17/06
39 The Red Violin Lions $14,841,200 $9,495,408 11/6/98
40 Strictly Business WB $14,490,500 $7,683,267 11/8/91
41 The Great White Hype Fox $14,385,900 $8,008,255 5/3/96
42 Losing Isaiah Par. $13,879,100 $7,603,766 3/17/95
43 Soul Men MGM/W $13,361,300 $12,082,391 11/7/08
44 Black Snake Moan ParV $10,844,600 $9,396,870 3/2/07
45 The Man NL $10,319,200 $8,330,720 9/9/05
46 187 WB $9,907,100 $5,727,130 8/1/97
- Fluke MGM $7,278,800 $3,987,768 6/2/95
47 Formula 51 SGem $7,111,800 $5,204,007 10/18/02
- A Shock to the System Cors $6,414,000 $3,417,056 3/23/90
48 Def by Temptation Troma $4,164,400 $2,218,579 5/11/90
49 Resurrecting the Champ YFG $3,661,400 $3,172,573 8/24/07
- Trees Lounge OrionC $1,346,800 $749,741 10/11/96
50 The Return of Superfly Trit $1,145,800 $610,402 11/9/90
51 Mother and Child SPC $1,109,100 $1,110,509 5/7/10
52 The Caveman's Valentine Focus $964,000 $687,194 3/2/01
- The New Age WB $465,800 $245,217 9/16/94
53 Hard Eight Gold. $385,000 $222,559 2/28/97
54 No Good Deed MAC $239,100 $181,600 9/12/03
55 In My Country SPC $203,000 $163,893 3/11/05
- Johnny Suede Mira. $172,400 $90,091 8/14/92
- The Search for One-Eye Jimmy N.Arts $128,100 $71,314 6/21/96
56 Home of the Brave MGM $59,700 $51,708 12/15/06
- Jumpin' at the Boneyard Fox $30,100 $15,706 9/18/92
- Fathers & Sons Paci. $13,300 $6,960 11/6/92
57 The Samaritan IFC $2,500 $2,521 5/18/12
58 Meeting Evil Magn. $500 $525 5/4/12
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $4,633,422,100
Average: $79,886,600

Worldwide (Unadjusted)
Title (click to view)StudioWorldwideDomestic / %Overseas / %Year
Marvel's The Avengers BV $1,511.8 $623.4 41.2% $888.4 58.8% 2012
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Fox $983.6 $431.1 43.8% $552.5 56.2% 1999
Jurassic Park Uni. $924.5 $357.1 38.6% $567.4 61.4% 1993
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Fox $848.8 $380.3 44.8% $468.5 55.2% 2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Fox $640.9 $302.2 47.2% $338.7 52.8% 2002
The Incredibles BV $631.4 $261.4 41.4% $370.0 58.6% 2004
Iron Man 2 Par. $623.9 $312.4 50.1% $311.5 49.9% 2010
Iron Man Par. $585.2 $318.4 54.4% $266.8 45.6% 2008
Thor Par. $449.3 $181.0 40.3% $268.3 59.7% 2011
Django Unchained Wein. $422.8 $162.8 38.5% $260.0 61.5% 2012
Captain America: The First Avenger Par. $368.6 $176.7 47.9% $192.0 52.1% 2011
Die Hard: With A Vengeance Fox $366.1 $100.0 27.3% $266.1 72.7% 1995
Coming to America Par. $288.8 $128.2 44.4% $160.6 55.6% 1988
XXX SonR $277.4 $142.1 51.2% $135.3 48.8% 2002
Unbreakable BV $248.1 $95.0 38.3% $153.1 61.7% 2000
Jumper Fox $222.2 $80.2 36.1% $142.1 63.9% 2008
Pulp Fiction Mira. $213.9 $107.9 50.5% $106.0 49.5% 1994
S.W.A.T. Sony $207.7 $116.9 56.3% $90.8 43.7% 2003
Patriot Games Par. $178.1 $83.4 46.8% $94.7 53.2% 1992
The Other Guys Sony $170.4 $119.2 70% $51.2 30% 2010
Deep Blue Sea WB $164.6 $73.6 44.7% $91.0 55.3% 1999
A Time to Kill WB $152.3 $108.8 71.4% $43.5 28.6% 1996
Kill Bill Vol. 2 Mira. $152.2 $66.2 43.5% $86.0 56.5% 2004
1408 MGM/W $132.0 $72.0 54.5% $60.0 45.5% 2007
Sea of Love Uni. $110.9 $58.6 52.8% $52.3 47.2% 1989
Shaft Par. $107.2 $70.3 65.6% $36.9 34.4% 2000
Changing Lanes Par. $94.9 $66.8 70.4% $28.1 29.6% 2002
The Long Kiss Goodnight NL $89.5 $33.4 37.4% $56.0 62.6% 1996
Out of Sight Uni. $77.7 $37.6 48.3% $40.2 51.7% 1998
Coach Carter Par. $76.7 $67.3 87.7% $9.4 12.3% 2005
Rules of Engagement Par. $71.7 $61.3 85.5% $10.4 14.5% 2000
XXX: State of the Union SonR $71.0 $26.9 37.8% $44.1 62.2% 2005
Snakes on a Plane NL $62.0 $34.0 54.9% $28.0 45.1% 2006
Lakeview Terrace SGem $44.7 $39.3 87.9% $5.4 12.1% 2008
Jungle Fever Uni. $43.9 $32.5 74% $11.4 26% 1991
Basic Sony $42.8 $26.8 62.6% $16.0 37.4% 2003
Twisted Par. $41.0 $25.2 61.5% $15.8 38.5% 2004
The Spirit LGF $39.0 $19.8 50.7% $19.2 49.3% 2008
The Exorcist III Fox $39.0 $26.1 66.9% $12.9 33.1% 1990
Do the Right Thing Uni. $37.3 $27.5 73.9% $9.8 26.1% 1989
African Cats BV $21.3 $15.4 72.4% $5.9 27.6% 2011
Freedomland SonR $14.7 $12.5 85.4% $2.1 14.6% 2006
Formula 51 SGem $14.4 $5.2 36% $9.2 64% 2002
The Man NL $13.5 $8.3 61.8% $5.2 38.2% 2005
Soul Men MGM/W $12.3 $12.1 98% $249k 2% 2008
Black Snake Moan ParV $10.9 $9.4 86.2% $1.5 13.8% 2007
Mother and Child SPC $5.0 $1.1 22.3% $3.9 77.7% 2010
Resurrecting the Champ YFG $3.2 $3.2 97.8% $69.9k 2.2% 2007
In My Country SPC $1.5 $164k 11% $1.3 89% 2005
The Caveman's Valentine Focus $687k $687k 100% n/a 0% 2001
Home of the Brave MGM $500k $51.7k 10.3% $448k 89.7% 2006
No Good Deed MAC $182k $182k 100% n/a 0% 2003
Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $7,054.8 million



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