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Viola Davis

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Lifetime Gross / Theaters		Opening / Theaters		Date
1	The Help	BV	$169,708,112	3,014	$26,044,590	2,534	8/10/11
2	Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail	LGF	$90,508,336	2,203	$41,030,947	2,032	2/20/09
3	Eat Pray Love	Sony	$80,574,010	3,108	$23,104,523	3,082	8/13/10
4	Disturbia	P/DW	$80,209,692	3,132	$22,224,982	2,925	4/13/07
5	Knight & Day	Fox	$76,423,035	3,104	$20,139,985	3,098	6/23/10
6	Law Abiding Citizen	Over.	$73,357,727	2,890	$21,039,502	2,890	10/16/09
7	Nights in Rodanthe	WB	$41,850,659	2,704	$13,418,454	2,704	9/26/08
8	Doubt	Mira.	$33,446,470	1,287	$507,226	15	12/12/08
9	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	WB	$31,847,881	2,630	$72,348	6	12/25/11
10	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Par.	$30,985,352	1,666	$12,020,807	1,652	11/9/05
11	Beautiful Creatures (2013)	WB	$19,452,138	2,950	$7,582,595	2,950	2/14/13
12	Far From Heaven	Focus	$15,901,849	291	$211,279	6	11/8/02
13	Solaris	Fox	$14,973,382	2,406	$6,752,722	2,406	11/27/02
14	It's Kind of a Funny Story	Focus	$6,363,628	757	$2,013,406	742	10/8/10
15	Won't Back Down	Fox	$5,310,554	2,517	$2,603,370	2,515	9/28/12
16	Trust (2011)	MNE	$120,016	28	$58,214	28	4/1/11
17	The Architect	Magn.	$13,737	8	$2,032	1	12/1/06
-	Traffic	USA	$124,115,725	1,755	$184,725	4	12/27/00
-	World Trade Center	Par.	$70,278,893	3,021	$18,730,762	2,957	8/9/06
-	Kate and Leopold	Mira.	$47,121,859	2,467	$9,725,408	2,452	12/25/01
-	Out of Sight	Uni.	$37,562,568	2,112	$12,020,435	2,106	6/26/98
-	State of Play	Uni.	$37,017,955	2,807	$14,071,280	2,803	4/17/09
-	Antwone Fisher	FoxS	$21,078,145	1,021	$210,013	15	12/19/02

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Lifetime Gross Total (17): $771,046,578
Average: $45,355,681
Opening Gross Average (12): $16,497,990 (Wide Releases Only)

UPCOMING RELEASES

Title (click to view)	Studio	Release Date
	LG/S	11/1/13

Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Adjusted Gross	Unadjusted Gross	Release
-	Traffic	USA	$174,121,400	$124,115,725	12/27/00
1	The Help	BV	$169,892,800	$169,708,112	8/10/11
2	Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail	LGF	$100,088,600	$90,508,336	2/20/09
3	Disturbia	P/DW	$92,567,600	$80,209,692	4/13/07
-	World Trade Center	Par.	$85,193,000	$70,278,893	8/9/06
4	Eat Pray Love	Sony	$80,472,700	$80,574,010	8/13/10
5	Law Abiding Citizen	Over.	$76,512,300	$73,357,727	10/16/09
6	Knight & Day	Fox	$76,326,900	$76,423,035	6/23/10
-	Kate and Leopold	Mira.	$64,671,300	$47,121,859	12/25/01
-	Out of Sight	Uni.	$63,592,100	$37,562,568	6/26/98
7	Nights in Rodanthe	WB	$46,280,500	$41,850,659	9/26/08
-	State of Play	Uni.	$40,936,300	$37,017,955	4/17/09
8	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Par.	$38,375,100	$30,985,352	11/9/05
9	Doubt	Mira.	$36,986,800	$33,446,470	12/12/08
10	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	WB	$31,930,600	$31,847,881	12/25/11
-	Antwone Fisher	FoxS	$27,814,500	$21,078,145	12/19/02
11	Far From Heaven	Focus	$21,407,500	$15,901,849	11/8/02
12	Solaris	Fox	$20,454,500	$14,973,382	11/27/02
13	Beautiful Creatures (2013)	WB	$19,186,300	$19,452,138	2/14/13
14	It's Kind of a Funny Story	Focus	$6,355,600	$6,363,628	10/8/10
15	Won't Back Down	Fox	$5,419,800	$5,310,554	9/28/12
16	Trust (2011)	MNE	$121,200	$120,016	4/1/11
17	The Architect	Magn.	$16,700	$13,737	12/1/06

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.

Adjusted Total: $822,395,700
Average: $48,376,200

Worldwide (Unadjusted)

Rank	Title (click to view)	Studio	Worldwide	Domestic / %		Overseas / %		Year
1	Knight & Day	Fox	$261.9	$76.4	29.2%	$185.5	70.8%	2010
2	The Help	BV	$211.6	$169.7	80.2%	$41.9	19.8%	2011
-	Traffic	USA	$207.5	$124.1	59.8%	$83.4	40.2%	2000
3	Eat Pray Love	Sony	$204.6	$80.6	39.4%	$124.0	60.6%	2010
-	World Trade Center	Par.	$163.0	$70.3	43.1%	$92.7	56.9%	2006
4	Law Abiding Citizen	Over.	$126.7	$73.4	57.9%	$53.3	42.1%	2009
5	Disturbia	P/DW	$117.8	$80.2	68.1%	$37.6	31.9%	2007
-	State of Play	Uni.	$87.8	$37.0	42.2%	$50.8	57.8%	2009
6	Nights in Rodanthe	WB	$84.4	$41.9	49.6%	$42.5	50.4%	2008
-	Out of Sight	Uni.	$77.7	$37.6	48.3%	$40.2	51.7%	1998
-	Kate and Leopold	Mira.	$76.0	$47.1	62%	$28.9	38%	2001
7	Beautiful Creatures (2013)	WB	$60.1	$19.5	32.4%	$40.6	67.6%	2013
8	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	WB	$55.2	$31.8	57.6%	$23.4	42.4%	2011
9	Doubt	Mira.	$50.9	$33.4	65.7%	$17.5	34.3%	2008
10	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Par.	$46.4	$31.0	66.7%	$15.5	33.3%	2005
11	Solaris	Fox	$30.0	$15.0	49.9%	$15.0	50.1%	2002
12	Far From Heaven	Focus	$29.0	$15.9	54.8%	$13.1	45.2%	2002
-	Antwone Fisher	FoxS	$23.4	$21.1	90.2%	$2.3	9.8%	2002
13	It's Kind of a Funny Story	Focus	$6.5	$6.4	98%	$128k	2%	2010
14	Won't Back Down	Fox	$5.3	$5.3	100%	n/a	0%	2012
15	Trust (2011)	MNE	$120k	$120k	100%	n/a	0%	2011

Note: Titles in grey are cameo or bit parts and not counted in totals and averages.
Total: $1,290.6 million

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