Ed Helms
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 12 films, with $1,313,142,969 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #192) |
Best-known acting roles: Stu (The Hangover Part II), Stu (The Hangover), The Once-ler (Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax), Brad Gurdlinger (We’re the Millers), Stu (The Hangover 3) |
Best-known technical roles: Central Intelligence (Executive Producer), Cedar Rapids (Executive Producer) |
Born: January 24, 1974 (50 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Leading | 12 | $694,554,369 | $618,588,600 | $1,313,142,969 |
Supporting | 10 | $571,841,300 | $413,039,226 | $984,880,526 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 7 | $211,011,280 | $293,595,701 | $504,606,981 | |
Narrator | 1 | $7,699,452 | $0 | $7,699,452 | |
(Unclassified) | 2 | $12,010 | $0 | $12,010 | |
In Technical Roles | Executive Producer | 3 | $134,301,973 | $90,754,963 | $225,056,936 |
Producer | 3 | $0 | $3,503 | $3,503 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Ed Helms’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..
Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 242 | $905,565,649 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 626 | $1,485,118,411 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 348 | $912,184,301 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,169 | $1,325,223,527 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 297 | $1,817,749,950 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 868 | $2,810,341,938 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,115 | $134,301,973 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,673 | $90,754,963 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) | 9,813 | $3,503 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) | 1,365 | $225,056,936 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) | 13,387 | $3,503 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Theater counts: Mortal Kombat takes on Demon Slayer in this week’s showdown
April 22nd, 2021
After experiencing a week with no new wide releases, this week will be a ray of sunshine for movie-goers as we see three new wide releases open across North America. The widest of these is the highly-anticipated Mortal Kombat. The Warner Bros. film arrives on 3,073 theaters, including IMAX locations, as well as HBO Max. Also new this week is the worldwide blockbuster anime film, Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, which has already made over $435m worldwide. Early reports have the Japanese fantasy film outselling Mortal Kombat 4 to 1 at AMC locations. That said, the FUNimation movie is only expected in around 1,500 locations, which will place Mortal Kombat as the widest release of the week. Demon Slayer will also show on IMAX screens and previews start on Thursday evening. One other wide release is debuting this week: Bleecker Street’s Together Together. The comedy starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison, opens in 665 theaters.
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Tag Trailer
June 6th, 2018
Comedy starring Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Jon Hamm, and Jeremy Renner opens June 15 ... Full Movie Details.
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2018 Preview: June
June 1st, 2018
This May was an odd month, as Avengers: Infinity War opened on the last weekend of April, rather than the first weekend of May. This meant May started out slowly, but Deadpool 2 and Solo: A Star Wars Story did well enough to give 2018 a healthy lead over 2017. Looking forward, there are two potential monster hits this month, Incredibles 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and another $100 million hit, Ocean’s 8. Last June, there were four $100 million hits, led by Wonder Woman, which pulled in over $400 million. I think 2018 and 2017 will be an even match at the top, so 2018 will have to rely on depth to improve upon its lead over 2017.
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Chappaquiddick Trailer
March 9th, 2018
Historical drama starring Kate Mara, Jason Clarke, Ed Helms, and Bruce Dern opens April 6 ... Full Movie Details.
A recounting of the tragic events of the 1969 car accident involving U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and a young, female campaign worker who died at the scene. Kennedy left the scene of the accident and didn’t alert authorities for ten hours. What happens over the ensuing days reveals how one of the most powerful and influential political family dynasties in U.S. history orchestrated the truth behind the death of Mary Jo Kopechne. Their efforts to control the story in the press, run damage control, and preserve the family’s legacy is a story of the powerful and the untouchable. This tension-filled war room became Kennedy’s savior and nemesis, ultimately revealing his vulnerabilities, his damaged relationship with his father, Joe Kennedy Sr., all while testing his integrity and political future. As his brother John’s presidential promise to land a man on the moon unfolds, Kennedy considers his own legacy. This infamous incident will become a defining moment in his career, as he wrestles with his own moral compass, and ultimately puts his future in the hands of the American People.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Can an Indian Film Find Mainstream Appeal?
January 26th, 2018
Padmavati is the biggest release of the week and unlike most Indian films, it is earning a lot of buzz. It could be a crossover hit. There are also a couple of films earning 100% positive reviews: the Chinese Indie animated film, Have a Nice Day, as well as Kickboxer: Retaliation. I don’t think the latter’s reviews will remain 100% positive for too much longer.
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2017 Preview: December
December 1st, 2017
The box office was mostly as expected during November. Granted, Thor: Ragnarok over-performed and Justice League underperformed, but overall there were no real surprises. This means the month started slow, but we got a couple of wins in the end and that bodes well going into the final month of the year. That said, December is a weird month. There are five weekends, but only seven films that I’m sure are opening truly wide. Additionally, five of those seven films are opening Christmas weekend. I’ve never seen a month this lop-sided. There are no real wide releases the first two weeks of the month, so we will likely start slow again, but when The Last Jedi debuts, we should see explosive growth at the box office. It will open with more than any film last December made and that should help 2017 cut into 2016’s lead. 2017 won’t be able to close the gap entirely, but the month could do well enough to cut 2016’s lead to under $250 million. That’s my goal. If that happens, I will be happy.
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2017 Preview: June
June 1st, 2017
May was a really soft month with only one unqualified hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, which is climbing towards $375 million domestically. The second biggest hit of the month will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and I would be surprised if it tops $150 million by any serious margin. June looks a lot more profitable. There are five weeks and every week there is at least one film with a great shot at $100 million or more. In fact, there are four films with at least a decent shot at $200 million and we could double the number of $300 million hits released so far this year. Wonder Woman is widely expected to start the month with an explosive debut and pulling in more than $100 million during its opening weekend is more and more likely. That said, Despicable Me 3 will probably end up being the biggest hit overall with over $300 million. Meanwhile, Cars 3 and Transformers: The Last Knight are both aiming for $200 million. Last June was not particularly strong, outside of one hit. Finding Dory earned nearly $500 million domestically, while the second best film, Central Intelligence, barely earned a quarter of that. I don’t think any film will come close to Finding Dory, but there’s a lot more depth this time around and I have high hopes 2017 will extend its lead.
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Captain Underpants Trailer
April 26th, 2017
Animated adventure with the voices of Ed Helms, Kevin Hart, and Thomas Middleditch opens June 2 ... Full Movie Details.
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Bastards Trailer
January 3rd, 2017
Comedy starring Ed Helms and Owen Wilson opens January 27 ... Full Movie Details.
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2017 Preview: January
January 1st, 2017
December box office numbers helped 2016 end on ... a note. The good news and the bad news almost exactly balance out. On the one hand, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will finish the year with more than $400 million after just 16 days of release. That’s a stunning amount of money that helped 2016 earn a record box office at the domestic market. However, Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $650 million during December of 2015, so the month lost a lot of its lead over 2015, so much so that ticket sales fell behind last year’s total. The weakness at the end of the year will spill over into 2017, which is terrible news. A slow start could result in the dominant box office story being 2017 struggles compared to 2016. Bad news like this can sometimes become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sadly, 2017 is also going to get off to a slow start when it comes to wide releases / expansions. There are 16 films scheduled to open or expand wide this month and none of them are expected to get to $100 million. It is likely none of them will even get very close. xXx: Return of Xander Cage is expected to be the best of a weak bunch, but I could see it getting beat by one of the five Oscar contenders opening wide this month, if it gets off to a slow start and one of the Oscar contenders starts picking up steam. Hidden Figures got off to a great start on Christmas Day and should it continue to earn Awards Season recognition, including some Oscar nominations, it could be in wide release well into February. Last January wasn’t as busy with 13 films opening or expanding wide over five weeks. Of these, two of them, The Revenant and Kung Fu Panda 3, topped $100 million domestically, while another, Ride Along 2, came close. 2017 is going to get destroyed in the year-over-year comparison.
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2015 Preview: July
July 1st, 2015
June was a much better month than expected due to two films, Jurassic World and Inside Out. Had those two films merely matched expectations, then 2015 would have likely fallen behind 2014. As for this coming month, there are five weekends in July and each week there is at least one film with the potential to reach $100 million. Most weeks there are two films that at least have a shot at getting to the century mark. The biggest hit of the month will likely be Minions, which has already opened in several international markets and it's ahead of Despicable Me 2 at the same point. That film made more than $300 million and nearly $1 billion worldwide, so any growth would be fantastic. There are also a number of potential $200 million films, led by Ant-man. Ant-man is the latest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a franchise that has averaged $300 million domestically over eleven films and all of the past six films have reached at least $200 million. I'm not saying this one is guaranteed to do the same, but you can't dismiss that possibility. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation and Pixels have smaller chances to get to $200 million, but you have to at least entertain the possibility. Additionally, last July was a lot weaker than this July looks to be, so 2015 should win in the year-over-year comparison most weeks. Or I might have let the box office success of June cloud my judgment. We will soon find out.
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2013 Preview: August
August 1st, 2013
July was hit and miss at the box office, mostly miss. In fact, only two films really topped expectations, Despicable Me 2 and The Conjuring. That said, 2013 has nearly closed the gap with 2012 and it won't take much to pull ahead. Looking forward to August, we find that it is a very busy month with 16 or so films opening wide over five weeks. Of course, the closer you get to September, the more likely these films will struggle to find an audience, and more often than not, there are simply too many films opening wide to suspect they will all find an audience. On the high end, 2 Guns could be the biggest hit of the month with just over $100 million. The Smurfs 2 and Elysium could pull in $100 million. All three of those films are opening in the first two weeks of the month. After that, most of the new releases will be lucky if they reach $50 million during their theatrical runs. By comparison, last August was not as busy with 14 wide releases. Of those, only one film, The Bourne Legacy, topped $100 million, although a couple came reasonably close. Hopefully we will have more $100 million hits this time around and 2013 will be able to complete the comeback.
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2013 Preview: May
May 1st, 2013
As April ends and summer begins, we see the 2013 box office on a losing streak. There is some good news, as May should be much, much, much better than April was. Much better. During the five weekends in May, there are nine films opening wide. Of those film, there are seven that at least have a shot at $100 million. And of those seven films, four at least have a shot at $200 million, two have a shot at $300 million, and we might even have a $400 million hit this month. Iron Man 3 should turn out to be the biggest hit of the month, while there are some who think Star Trek: Into Darkness could be a close competitor for that honor. There's also some bad news. The Avengers opened last May and earned more than $600 million. No film opening this month will come close to that figure. There's a chance the top two films opening this month won't match that combined. On the other hand, last year there was a huge drop-off from the biggest hit of the month to the second biggest hit of the month. There were so many high-profile failures last year, that 2013 might actually start winning some weekends in the year-over-year comparison.
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All Acting Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Nov 30, 2023 | Family Switch | Bill Walker | |||
Oct 22, 2021 | Ron’s Gone Wrong | Graham | $23,009,270 | $35,225,538 | $58,234,808 |
Apr 23, 2021 | Together Together | Matt | $1,436,324 | $1,436,324 | |
Apr 3, 2020 | Coffee & Kareem | Officer James Coffee | |||
Sep 20, 2019 | Corporate Animals | Brandon | $3,503 | $3,503 | |
Apr 17, 2019 | Penguins | Narrator | $7,699,452 | $7,699,452 | |
Jun 15, 2018 | Tag | Hogan “Hoagie” Ma… | $54,730,625 | $22,294,319 | $77,024,944 |
Apr 6, 2018 | Chappaquiddick | Joe Gargan | $17,395,521 | $752,570 | $18,148,091 |
Jan 26, 2018 | The Clapper | Eddie Krumble | $6,959 | $6,959 | |
Dec 22, 2017 | Father Figures | Peter Reynolds | $17,501,244 | $3,537,197 | $21,038,441 |
Sep 1, 2017 | I Do…Until I Don’t | $276,608 | $276,608 | ||
Jun 2, 2017 | Captain Underpants: Th… | Mr. Krupp/Captain… | $73,921,000 | $52,501,949 | $126,422,949 |
Oct 14, 2016 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | Bartender | $23,591,043 | $23,591,043 | |
Nov 13, 2015 | Love the Coopers | Hank | $26,302,731 | $17,960,682 | $44,263,413 |
Jul 29, 2015 | Vacation | Rusty Griswald | $58,884,188 | $43,422,312 | $102,306,500 |
Nov 25, 2014 | Stretch | Karl | |||
Jun 27, 2014 | They Came Together | Eggbert | $82,780 | $82,780 | |
Aug 7, 2013 | We’re the Millers | Brad Gurdlinger | $150,394,119 | $117,422,157 | $267,816,276 |
May 23, 2013 | The Hangover 3 | Stu | $112,200,072 | $249,800,000 | $362,000,072 |
Mar 16, 2012 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | Pat | $4,269,426 | $438,701 | $4,708,127 |
Mar 6, 2012 | High Road | ||||
Mar 2, 2012 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | The Once-ler | $214,151,550 | $136,946,253 | $351,097,803 |
Aug 19, 2011 | The Smell of Success | ||||
May 26, 2011 | The Hangover Part II | Stu | $254,464,305 | $332,300,000 | $586,764,305 |
Feb 11, 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Tim Lippe | $6,861,102 | $1,001,029 | $7,862,131 |
Aug 14, 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, … | Paxton Harding | $15,122,676 | $174,642 | $15,297,318 |
Jun 5, 2009 | The Hangover | Stu | $277,322,503 | $188,165,080 | $465,487,583 |
Jul 11, 2008 | Meet Dave | No. 2 - 2nd In Co… | $11,803,254 | $38,845,552 | $50,648,806 |
Feb 29, 2008 | Semi-Pro | Turtleneck | $33,479,698 | $10,500,665 | $43,980,363 |
Nov 9, 2007 | I'll Believe You | Leon | $12,010 | $12,010 | |
Jun 22, 2007 | Evan Almighty | Ark Reporter, Ed … | $100,289,690 | $73,841,639 | $174,131,329 |
Averages | $64,570,366 | $63,105,882 | $108,090,075 | ||
Totals | 31 | $1,485,118,411 | $1,325,223,527 | $2,810,341,938 |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Nov 30, 2023 | Family Switch | |||||
Apr 23, 2021 | Together Together | $532,773 | 665 | $1,436,324 | $1,436,324 | 100.0% |
Apr 3, 2020 | Coffee & Kareem | |||||
Sep 20, 2019 | Corporate Animals | $3,503 | ||||
Jun 15, 2018 | Tag | $14,947,396 | 3,382 | $54,730,625 | $77,024,944 | 71.1% |
Apr 6, 2018 | Chappaquiddick | $5,765,854 | 1,645 | $17,395,521 | $18,148,091 | 95.9% |
Jan 26, 2018 | The Clapper | $6,959 | ||||
Dec 22, 2017 | Father Figures | $3,287,451 | 2,902 | $17,501,244 | $21,038,441 | 83.2% |
Sep 1, 2017 | I Do…Until I Don’t | $234,259 | 165 | $276,608 | $276,608 | 100.0% |
Jun 2, 2017 | Captain Underpants: Th… | $23,851,539 | 3,529 | $73,921,000 | $126,422,949 | 58.5% |
Nov 13, 2015 | Love the Coopers | $8,317,545 | 2,603 | $26,302,731 | $44,263,413 | 59.4% |
Jul 29, 2015 | Vacation | $14,681,108 | 3,430 | $58,884,188 | $102,306,500 | 57.6% |
May 23, 2013 | The Hangover 3 | $41,671,198 | 3,565 | $112,200,072 | $362,000,072 | 31.0% |
Mar 16, 2012 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | $855,709 | 513 | $4,269,426 | $4,708,127 | 90.7% |
Aug 19, 2011 | The Smell of Success | |||||
May 26, 2011 | The Hangover Part II | $85,946,294 | 3,675 | $254,464,305 | $586,764,305 | 43.4% |
Feb 11, 2011 | Cedar Rapids | $302,968 | 462 | $6,861,102 | $7,862,131 | 87.3% |
Jun 5, 2009 | The Hangover | $44,979,319 | 3,545 | $277,322,503 | $465,487,583 | 59.6% |
Averages | $18,874,878 | 2,314 | $69,658,896 | $121,183,330 | 72.1% | |
Totals | 18 | $905,565,649 | $1,817,749,950 |
Supporting Roles
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Oct 22, 2021 | Ron’s Gone Wrong | $7,300,225 | 3,560 | $23,009,270 | $58,234,808 | 39.5% |
Oct 14, 2016 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | $11,767,210 | 2,567 | $23,591,043 | $23,591,043 | 100.0% |
Nov 25, 2014 | Stretch | |||||
Jun 27, 2014 | They Came Together | $82,780 | ||||
Aug 7, 2013 | We’re the Millers | $26,419,396 | 3,445 | $150,394,119 | $267,816,276 | 56.2% |
Mar 2, 2012 | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax | $70,217,070 | 3,769 | $214,151,550 | $351,097,803 | 61.0% |
Aug 14, 2009 | The Goods: Live Hard, … | $5,642,137 | 1,849 | $15,122,676 | $15,297,318 | 98.9% |
Jul 11, 2008 | Meet Dave | $5,251,918 | 3,011 | $11,803,254 | $50,648,806 | 23.3% |
Feb 29, 2008 | Semi-Pro | $15,075,114 | 3,121 | $33,479,698 | $43,980,363 | 76.1% |
Jun 22, 2007 | Evan Almighty | $31,192,615 | 3,636 | $100,289,690 | $174,131,329 | 57.6% |
Averages | $21,608,211 | 3,120 | $71,480,163 | $109,431,170 | 64.1% | |
Totals | 10 | $571,841,300 | $984,880,526 |
Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Apr 3, 2020 | Coffee & Kareem | Producer | |||
Sep 20, 2019 | Corporate Animals | Producer | $3,503 | $3,503 | |
Jan 26, 2018 | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Executive Producer | |||
Jun 17, 2016 | Central Intelligence | Executive Producer | $127,440,871 | $89,753,934 | $217,194,805 |
Feb 11, 2011 | Cedar Rapids | Executive Producer | $6,861,102 | $1,001,029 | $7,862,131 |
Averages | $67,150,987 | $30,252,822 | $75,020,146 | ||
Totals | 5 | $134,301,973 | $90,758,466 | $225,060,439 |
Producer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Apr 3, 2020 | Coffee & Kareem | |||||
Sep 20, 2019 | Corporate Animals | $3,503 | ||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,503 | 0.0% | |
Totals | 2 | n/a | $3,503 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,115 | $134,301,973 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,673 | $90,754,963 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 9,801-9,900) | 9,813 | $3,503 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,301-1,400) | 1,365 | $225,056,936 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 13,301-13,400) | 13,387 | $3,503 |