Jeff Daniels
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 54 films, with $2,969,189,261 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #776) |
Best-known acting roles: Teddy Sanders (The Martian), Harry Dunne (Dumb and Dumber To), David (The Divergent Series: Allegiant), Abe (Looper), Roger (101 Dalmatians) |
Best-known technical roles: Super Sucker (Director), Guest Artist (Screenwriter), Guest Artist (Producer) |
Born: February 19, 1955 (69 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 17 | $844,403,778 | $1,000,770,123 | $1,845,173,901 |
Leading | 10 | $409,127,262 | $358,558,217 | $767,685,479 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 4 | $68,431,059 | $6,675,225 | $75,106,284 | |
Narrator | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Inverviewee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
(Unclassified) | 21 | $256,754,750 | $24,468,847 | $281,223,597 | |
In Technical Roles | Director | 1 | $137,650 | $0 | $137,650 |
Screenwriter | 1 | $10,017 | $0 | $10,017 | |
Producer | 1 | $10,017 | $0 | $10,017 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Jeff Daniels’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
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Martian
January 19th, 2016
The Martian opened in early October and became a huge box office and critical success. The film became the biggest hit in Ridley Scott's career and recently picked up seven Oscar nominations. Will I love it as much as the average critic did? Or will I be in the minority here?
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2014 Preview: November
October 31st, 2014
October was a better than expected month with the overall box office keeping pace with October of 2013, for the most part. (The last weekend will be terrible, but that's because of Halloween.) We were able to close the gap somewhat in the year-over-year comparison, at least by a little bit. So how will November do compared to October. Let's put it this way. There are only seven films opening wide this month. Of those, Beyond the Lights will likely not make an impact at the box office. Every other film has at least a reasonable shot at $100 million. More than half the of the films opening this month could hit $200 million. Leading the way will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which could hit $400 million. The only problem is when book franchises split the final installment into two parts, the first part tends to be weaker at the box office. Interstellar is a big question mark. On the low end, it could make just over $100 million, while on the high end, just over $300 million is within reach. That's a wide range of expectations. On the downside, last November, there were two movies to reach $400 million: Catching Fire and Frozen. On the other hand, there was only one other movie to make more than $100 million, Thor: The Dark World, so perhaps the depth this year will help 2014 come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison.
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Featured TV on DVD Review: The Newsroom: The Complete First Season
June 11th, 2013
The Newsroom was one of three new shows to debut on HBO last year, and the only drama. It was created by Aaron Sorkin, who has won countless awards including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, numerous Prime Time Emmys, WGAs, PGAs, etc. Needless to say, it had high expectations associated with it. Can it live up to those expectations? Will it appeal to fans of Aaron Sorkin? Will it only appeal to fans of Aaron Sorkin?
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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 21, 2023 | Bye Bye Barry | Narrator | |||
Sep 11, 2020 | Adam | $428,812 | $428,812 | ||
Aug 7, 2020 | Creem: America’s Only … | Himself | |||
Jul 10, 2020 | Guest Artist | Joseph Harris | $10,017 | $10,017 | |
Mar 18, 2016 | The Divergent Series: … | David | $66,184,051 | $105,838,466 | $172,022,517 |
Oct 9, 2015 | Steve Jobs | John Sculley | $17,766,658 | $17,812,349 | $35,579,007 |
Oct 2, 2015 | The Martian | Teddy Sanders | $228,433,663 | $425,175,444 | $653,609,107 |
Nov 14, 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Harry Dunne | $86,208,010 | $70,345,582 | $156,553,592 |
Sep 28, 2012 | Looper | Abe | $66,486,205 | $103,980,200 | $170,466,405 |
Sep 24, 2010 | Howl | Professor David Kirk | $617,334 | $617,334 | |
Apr 23, 2010 | Paper Man | Richard | $15,389 | $15,389 | |
Jul 24, 2009 | The Answer Man | Arlen Faber | $26,676 | $22,499 | $49,175 |
Jun 5, 2009 | Away We Go | Jerry | $9,451,946 | $656,070 | $10,108,016 |
Apr 17, 2009 | State of Play | Rep. George Fergus | $37,017,955 | $51,814,255 | $88,832,210 |
Aug 27, 2008 | Traitor | Carter | $23,530,831 | $4,351,395 | $27,882,226 |
Jul 18, 2008 | Space Chimps | Zartog | $30,105,968 | $36,923,988 | $67,029,956 |
Jun 3, 2008 | Mama’s Boy | Mert Rosenbloom | |||
Apr 25, 2008 | A Plumm Summer | Narrator | $60,668 | $60,668 | |
Mar 30, 2007 | The Lookout | Lewis | $4,600,585 | $954,433 | $5,555,018 |
Oct 13, 2006 | Infamous | Alvin Dewey | $1,151,330 | $1,462,387 | $2,613,717 |
Apr 28, 2006 | R.V. | Travis Gornicke | $71,724,497 | $15,748,527 | $87,473,024 |
Oct 7, 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | Sig Mickelson | $31,501,218 | $25,085,683 | $56,586,901 |
Oct 5, 2005 | The Squid and the Whale | Bernard Berkman | $7,372,734 | $3,818,689 | $11,191,423 |
Feb 18, 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Preacher | $32,647,042 | $861,443 | $33,508,485 |
Dec 17, 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Ben Travis | $228,524 | $62,351 | $290,875 |
Feb 21, 2003 | Gods and Generals | Joshua Lawrence C… | $12,882,934 | $41,002 | $12,923,936 |
Dec 27, 2002 | The Hours | Louis Waters | $41,675,994 | $55,354,474 | $97,030,468 |
Aug 9, 2002 | Blood Work | Buddy Noone | $26,199,517 | $26,199,517 | |
Jan 26, 2001 | Escanaba in Da Moonlight | Rueben Soady | $2,276,406 | $2,276,406 | |
Feb 12, 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Tim O'Hara | $36,850,101 | $36,850,101 | |
Oct 23, 1998 | Pleasantville | Mr. Johnson | $40,584,421 | $9,221,041 | $49,805,462 |
Oct 16, 1998 | All the Rage | Warren Harding | $198,553 | $198,553 | |
May 30, 1997 | Trial And Error | Charles Tuttle | $13,602,831 | $13,602,831 | |
Nov 27, 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Roger | $136,189,294 | $168,010,706 | $304,200,000 |
Sep 27, 1996 | 2 Days In The Valley | Alvin Strayer | $11,101,856 | $11,101,856 | |
Sep 13, 1996 | Fly Away Home | Thomas Alden | $25,143,818 | $11,325,504 | $36,469,322 |
Dec 16, 1994 | Dumb & Dumber | Harry Dunne | $127,175,374 | $119,224,626 | $246,400,000 |
Jun 10, 1994 | Speed | Harry Temple | $121,248,145 | $161,951,855 | $283,200,000 |
Oct 8, 1993 | Gettysburg | Col. Joshua Lawre… | $10,731,997 | $10,731,997 | |
1992 | Rain Without Thunder | Jonathan Garson | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
1992 | There Goes the Neighbo… | Willis Embry | $11,000 | $11,000 | |
Oct 25, 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Alex | $9,689,816 | $9,689,816 | |
Oct 12, 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Car… | Denton Webb | $3,989,297 | $3,989,297 | |
Jul 18, 1990 | Arachnophobia | Ross Jennings | $53,208,180 | $53,208,180 | |
Apr 21, 1989 | Checking Out | Ray Macklin | $31,000 | $31,000 | |
Sep 23, 1988 | Sweet Hearts Dance | Sam Manners | $3,790,493 | $3,790,493 | |
1988 | The House on Carroll S… | Cochran | $459,824 | $459,824 | |
Jan 30, 1987 | Radio Days | Biff Baxter | $14,792,779 | $14,792,779 | |
Oct 22, 1986 | Something Wild | Charles Driggs | $8,362,000 | $371 | $8,362,371 |
Jul 25, 1986 | Heartburn | Richard, Rachel's… | $25,314,289 | $25,314,289 | |
Sep 27, 1985 | Marie: A True Story | Eddie Sisk | $1,537,649 | $1,537,649 | |
Mar 1, 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Tom Baxter | $10,631,333 | $10,631,333 | |
Nov 23, 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton | $108,423,489 | $260 | $108,423,749 |
Nov 20, 1981 | Ragtime | Sgt. O'Donnell | $17,468,158 | $17,468,158 | |
Averages | $31,574,337 | $51,498,978 | $58,219,397 | ||
Totals | 54 | $1,578,716,849 | $1,390,472,412 | $2,969,189,261 |
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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Jul 10, 2020 | Guest Artist | $944 | 2 | $10,017 | $10,017 | 100.0% |
Nov 14, 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | $36,111,775 | 3,188 | $86,208,010 | $156,553,592 | 55.1% |
Apr 23, 2010 | Paper Man | $8,613 | 3 | $15,389 | $15,389 | 100.0% |
Jul 24, 2009 | The Answer Man | $12,998 | 6 | $26,676 | $49,175 | 54.2% |
Aug 27, 2008 | Traitor | $7,868,465 | 2,108 | $23,530,831 | $27,882,226 | 84.4% |
Mar 30, 2007 | The Lookout | $2,017,795 | 955 | $4,600,585 | $5,555,018 | 82.8% |
Oct 13, 2006 | Infamous | $452,966 | 179 | $1,151,330 | $2,613,717 | 44.0% |
Feb 18, 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie | $10,208,431 | 3,188 | $32,647,042 | $33,508,485 | 97.4% |
Feb 12, 1999 | My Favorite Martian | $11,181,043 | 2,349 | $36,850,101 | $36,850,101 | 100.0% |
Nov 27, 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | $33,504,025 | 2,901 | $136,189,294 | $304,200,000 | 44.8% |
Sep 27, 1996 | 2 Days In The Valley | $3,352,440 | 855 | $11,101,856 | $11,101,856 | 100.0% |
Dec 16, 1994 | Dumb & Dumber | $16,363,442 | 2,565 | $127,175,374 | $246,400,000 | 51.6% |
Oct 25, 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | $2,442,229 | 800 | $9,689,816 | $9,689,816 | 100.0% |
Oct 22, 1986 | Something Wild | 916 | $8,362,000 | $8,362,371 | 100.0% | |
Averages | $9,501,936 | 1,430 | $34,111,309 | $60,199,412 | 79.6% | |
Totals | 14 | $477,558,321 | $842,791,763 |
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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Sep 11, 2020 | Adam | $428,812 | ||||
Mar 18, 2016 | The Divergent Series: … | $29,027,348 | 3,740 | $66,184,051 | $172,022,517 | 38.5% |
Oct 9, 2015 | Steve Jobs | $521,522 | 2,493 | $17,766,658 | $35,579,007 | 49.9% |
Oct 2, 2015 | The Martian | $54,308,575 | 3,854 | $228,433,663 | $653,609,107 | 34.9% |
Sep 28, 2012 | Looper | $20,801,552 | 2,993 | $66,486,205 | $170,466,405 | 39.0% |
Sep 24, 2010 | Howl | $51,185 | 29 | $617,334 | $617,334 | 100.0% |
Jun 5, 2009 | Away We Go | $130,411 | 506 | $9,451,946 | $10,108,016 | 93.5% |
Apr 17, 2009 | State of Play | $14,071,280 | 2,807 | $37,017,955 | $88,832,210 | 41.7% |
Jul 18, 2008 | Space Chimps | $7,181,374 | 2,538 | $30,105,968 | $67,029,956 | 44.9% |
Apr 28, 2006 | R.V. | $16,414,767 | 3,651 | $71,724,497 | $87,473,024 | 82.0% |
Oct 7, 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck | $421,446 | 929 | $31,501,218 | $56,586,901 | 55.7% |
Dec 27, 2002 | The Hours | $338,622 | 1,010 | $41,675,994 | $97,030,468 | 43.0% |
Aug 9, 2002 | Blood Work | $7,312,413 | 2,525 | $26,199,517 | $26,199,517 | 100.0% |
Jun 10, 1994 | Speed | $14,456,194 | 2,169 | $121,248,145 | $283,200,000 | 42.8% |
Jul 18, 1990 | Arachnophobia | $8,045,760 | 2,005 | $53,208,180 | $53,208,180 | 100.0% |
Jul 25, 1986 | Heartburn | $5,783,079 | 850 | $25,314,289 | $25,314,289 | 100.0% |
Nov 20, 1981 | Ragtime | $151,351 | 500 | $17,468,158 | $17,468,158 | 100.0% |
Averages | $11,188,555 | 2,037 | $52,775,236 | $108,539,641 | 66.6% | |
Totals | 17 | $844,403,778 | $1,845,173,901 |
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All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Jul 10, 2020 | Guest Artist | Screenwriter Producer |
$10,017 | $10,017 | |
Jan 24, 2003 | Super Sucker | Director | $137,650 | $137,650 | |
Averages | $73,834 | n/a | $73,834 | ||
Totals | 2 | $147,667 | n/a | $147,667 |
Director Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Jan 24, 2003 | Super Sucker | $89,551 | 115 | $137,650 | $137,650 | 100.0% |
Averages | $89,551 | 115 | $137,650 | $137,650 | 100.0% | |
Totals | 1 | $137,650 | $137,650 |
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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Jul 10, 2020 | Guest Artist | $944 | 2 | $10,017 | $10,017 | 100.0% |
Averages | $944 | 2 | $10,017 | $10,017 | 100.0% | |
Totals | 1 | $10,017 | $10,017 |
Writer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Jul 10, 2020 | Guest Artist | $944 | 2 | $10,017 | $10,017 | 100.0% |
Averages | $944 | 2 | $10,017 | $10,017 | 100.0% | |
Totals | 1 | $10,017 | $10,017 |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,701-4,800) | 4,711 | $137,650 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 10,101-10,200) | 10,114 | $10,017 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000) | 8,967 | $10,017 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,401-10,500) | 10,496 | $137,650 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) | 12,665 | $10,017 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 11,101-11,200) | 11,163 | $10,017 |