Sam Neill
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 21 films, with $5,306,803,683 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #129) |
Best-known acting roles: Alan Grant (Jurassic World: Dominion), Odin (Thor: Love and Thunder), Odin (Thor: Ragnarok), Dr. Alan Grant (Jurassic Park), Old Mr. McGregor (Peter Rabbit) |
Most productive collaborators: Will Gluck, Rose Byrne, Steven Spielberg, Laura Dern, Domhnall Gleeson |
Born: September 14, 1947 (76 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 21 | $2,156,048,313 | $3,150,755,370 | $5,306,803,683 |
Leading | 14 | $45,478,486 | $33,249,991 | $78,728,477 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 4 | $181,235,565 | $188,586,899 | $369,822,464 | |
(Unclassified) | 17 | $147,381,354 | $26,685,210 | $174,066,564 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Sam Neill’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 901-1,000) | 910 | $226,714,051 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 211 | $2,530,143,718 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,101 | $221,836,890 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 267 | $3,399,277,470 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) | 1,019 | $448,550,941 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 244 | $5,929,421,188 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Limited and VOD Releases: Neon Lights Shine Bright on Limited Releases
June 24th, 2016
Wow. This is a great week for limited releases. Not only are there a few releases earning a lot of buzz (The Neon Demon, Swiss Army Man, and Wiener Dog). There are also even more movies earning 100% positive reviews. Of those, Hunt for the Wilderpeople is the one that I think will have the best chance of breakout success.
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2013 Preview: April
April 1st, 2013
March is over and while it is a little too soon to tell where a few films will end their box office runs, it is clear Oz The Great and Powerful won the month. Some films beat expectations to become midlevel hits, like The Call, but it wasn't a great month at the box office, especially compared to last year. This month, there are only seven wide releases spread over four weeks. Only one of those films, Oblivion, has a shot at being anything more than a midlevel hit. None of the other six releases look like they will come close to $100 million, but none of them look like obvious bombs either. (Although I do have my worries when it comes to Scary Movie 5.) Last April was even weaker with no film earning $100 million, although Think Like a Man did come relatively close. We might actually see growth on the year-over-year comparison. We'd better, because 2013 is behind 2012's pace by a huge margin at the moment and things will get worse when May arrives.
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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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Feb 23, 2024 | Bring Him to Me | $2,301 | $52,848 | $55,149 | |
May 16, 2023 | Assassin Club | $190,747 | $190,747 | ||
Jul 8, 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Odin | $343,256,830 | $417,671,251 | $760,928,081 |
Jun 10, 2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion | Alan Grant | $376,851,080 | $627,153,512 | $1,004,004,592 |
Oct 29, 2021 | Tales from Sanctuary C… | $357,850 | $357,850 | ||
Jun 11, 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Ru… | Tommy Brock | $40,501,717 | $110,070,961 | $150,572,678 |
Feb 5, 2021 | Rams | $4,154,630 | $4,154,630 | ||
Sep 18, 2020 | Blackbird | Paul | $1,824,775 | $1,824,775 | |
Mar 10, 2020 | Ride Like a Girl | Paddy Payne | $9,619,183 | $9,619,183 | |
Feb 9, 2018 | Peter Rabbit | Old Mr. McGregor | $115,234,093 | $231,493,279 | $346,727,372 |
Jan 12, 2018 | The Commuter | Captain Hawthorne | $36,343,858 | $82,165,978 | $118,509,836 |
Nov 3, 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Odin | $315,058,289 | $535,424,489 | $850,482,778 |
Apr 14, 2017 | Tommy’s Honour | Alexander Boothby | $569,306 | $183,392 | $752,698 |
Jul 1, 2016 | The Daughter | Walter Finch | $67,149 | $1,975,391 | $2,042,540 |
Jun 24, 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | Uncle Hec | $5,205,471 | $18,695,371 | $23,900,842 |
Mar 11, 2016 | Backtrack | Duncan Steward | $905,669 | $905,669 | |
Jun 5, 2015 | United Passions | Joao Havelange | $918 | $167,914 | $168,832 |
Jul 11, 2014 | A Long Way Down | Chris Crichton | $13,347 | $743,933 | $757,280 |
Jan 10, 2014 | The Adventurer: The Cu… | Otto Luger | |||
Oct 18, 2013 | Escape Plan | Dr. Kyrie | $25,135,965 | $78,600,000 | $103,735,965 |
Apr 6, 2012 | The Hunter | Jack | $176,669 | $2,379 | $179,048 |
Feb 10, 2012 | The Vow | Bill Thornton | $125,014,030 | $72,604,130 | $197,618,160 |
Feb 11, 2011 | In Her Skin | David Reid | |||
Sep 24, 2010 | Legend of the Guardian… | Allomere | $55,675,313 | $84,041,404 | $139,716,717 |
Jan 8, 2010 | Daybreakers | Charles Bromley | $30,101,577 | $21,343,926 | $51,445,503 |
Oct 30, 2009 | Skin | $203,305 | $203,305 | ||
Feb 24, 2006 | Little Fish | Brad | $22,453 | $3,200,000 | $3,222,453 |
Jun 24, 2005 | Yes | Anthony | $396,035 | $265,186 | $661,221 |
Sep 17, 2004 | Wimbledon | Dennis Bradbury | $16,862,585 | $24,803,891 | $41,666,476 |
Dec 31, 2003 | Perfect Strangers | $69,685 | $69,685 | ||
Jul 18, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | Dr. Alan Grant | $181,166,115 | $184,733,885 | $365,900,000 |
Mar 14, 2001 | The Dish | Cliff Buxton | $2,252,970 | $14,000,000 | $16,252,970 |
Unknown | Sally Hemings: an Amer… | ||||
Dec 17, 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Sir | $58,220,776 | $29,200,000 | $87,420,776 |
May 15, 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | Robert MacLean | $75,383,563 | $111,500,000 | $186,883,563 |
Oct 3, 1997 | Forgotten Silver | Himself | |||
Aug 24, 1997 | The Grimm Brothers' Sn… | Frederick Hoffman | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
Aug 15, 1997 | Event Horizon | Weir | $26,673,242 | $712 | $26,673,954 |
Apr 30, 1997 | Children of the Revolu… | Nine | $845,391 | $845,391 | |
Dec 29, 1995 | Restoration | The King | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | |
Jul 28, 1995 | Country Life | Dr. Max Askey | $350,354 | $350,354 | |
Feb 3, 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | John Trent | $8,924,549 | $1,254 | $8,925,803 |
Dec 25, 1994 | The Jungle Book | Colonel Geoffrey … | $44,342,956 | $9,165,400 | $53,508,356 |
Mar 4, 1994 | Sirens | Norman Lindsay | $7,770,731 | $7,770,731 | |
Nov 12, 1993 | The Piano | Alisdair Stewart | $40,157,856 | $54,624 | $40,212,480 |
Jun 11, 1993 | Jurassic Park | Dr. Alan Grant | $415,404,543 | $643,049,687 | $1,058,454,230 |
Feb 28, 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisibl… | David Jenkins | $14,358,033 | $14,358,033 | |
Mar 2, 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Captain Borodin | $120,709,866 | $79,790,134 | $200,500,000 |
Apr 7, 1989 | Dead Calm | John Ingram | $7,032,915 | $7,032,915 | |
Nov 11, 1988 | A Cry in the Dark | Michael Chamberlain | $6,908,797 | $6,908,797 | |
Feb 20, 1987 | The Good Wife | Neville Gifford | $1,155,020 | $1,155,020 | |
Sep 19, 1985 | Plenty | Lazar | $6,104,212 | $6,104,212 | |
Oct 14, 1983 | Possession | Mark | $1,113,538 | $1,113,538 | |
Jan 7, 1983 | Enigma | Dimitri Vasilov | |||
Feb 28, 1982 | Sleeping Dogs | ||||
Mar 20, 1981 | The Final Conflict | Damien Thorn | $20,471,000 | $20,471,000 | |
Averages | $58,840,552 | $91,872,364 | $118,588,424 | ||
Totals | 56 | $2,530,143,718 | $3,399,277,470 | $5,929,421,188 |
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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Feb 23, 2024 | Bring Him to Me | $1,475 | 12 | $2,301 | $55,149 | 4.2% |
Oct 29, 2021 | Tales from Sanctuary C… | $357,850 | ||||
Feb 5, 2021 | Rams | $4,154,630 | ||||
Sep 18, 2020 | Blackbird | $1,824,775 | ||||
Mar 10, 2020 | Ride Like a Girl | $9,619,183 | ||||
Apr 14, 2017 | Tommy’s Honour | $209,190 | 167 | $569,306 | $752,698 | 75.6% |
Jul 1, 2016 | The Daughter | 2 | $67,149 | $2,042,540 | 3.3% | |
Jun 24, 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople | $78,439 | 200 | $5,205,471 | $23,900,842 | 21.8% |
Jun 5, 2015 | United Passions | $918 | 10 | $918 | $168,832 | 0.5% |
Jan 10, 2014 | The Adventurer: The Cu… | |||||
Feb 11, 2011 | In Her Skin | |||||
Dec 31, 2003 | Perfect Strangers | $69,685 | ||||
Jul 18, 2001 | Jurassic Park III | $50,771,645 | 3,470 | $181,166,115 | $365,900,000 | 49.5% |
Aug 24, 1997 | The Grimm Brothers' Sn… | $5,000 | $5,000 | 100.0% | ||
Aug 15, 1997 | Event Horizon | $9,511,915 | 2,328 | $26,673,242 | $26,673,954 | 100.0% |
Dec 29, 1995 | Restoration | $75,514 | 457 | $4,100,000 | $4,100,000 | 100.0% |
Feb 3, 1995 | In the Mouth of Madness | $3,441,807 | 1,531 | $8,924,549 | $8,925,803 | 100.0% |
Feb 28, 1982 | Sleeping Dogs | |||||
Averages | $8,011,363 | 909 | $22,671,405 | $29,903,396 | 55.5% | |
Totals | 18 | $226,714,051 | $448,550,941 |
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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May 16, 2023 | Assassin Club | $190,747 | ||||
Jul 8, 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | $144,165,107 | 4,375 | $343,256,830 | $760,928,081 | 45.1% |
Jun 10, 2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion | $145,075,625 | 4,697 | $376,851,080 | $1,004,004,592 | 37.5% |
Jun 11, 2021 | Peter Rabbit 2: The Ru… | $10,101,066 | 3,346 | $40,501,717 | $150,572,678 | 26.9% |
Feb 9, 2018 | Peter Rabbit | $25,010,928 | 3,725 | $115,234,093 | $346,727,372 | 33.2% |
Jan 12, 2018 | The Commuter | $13,701,452 | 2,892 | $36,343,858 | $118,509,836 | 30.7% |
Nov 3, 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | $122,744,989 | 4,080 | $315,058,289 | $850,482,778 | 37.0% |
Mar 11, 2016 | Backtrack | $905,669 | ||||
Jul 11, 2014 | A Long Way Down | $1,426 | 5 | $13,347 | $757,280 | 1.8% |
Oct 18, 2013 | Escape Plan | $9,885,732 | 2,883 | $25,135,965 | $103,735,965 | 24.2% |
Apr 6, 2012 | The Hunter | $19,032 | 17 | $176,669 | $179,048 | 98.7% |
Feb 10, 2012 | The Vow | $41,202,458 | 3,038 | $125,014,030 | $197,618,160 | 63.3% |
Sep 24, 2010 | Legend of the Guardian… | $16,112,211 | 3,575 | $55,675,313 | $139,716,717 | 39.8% |
Jan 8, 2010 | Daybreakers | $15,146,692 | 2,523 | $30,101,577 | $51,445,503 | 58.5% |
Sep 17, 2004 | Wimbledon | $7,118,985 | 2,039 | $16,862,585 | $41,666,476 | 40.5% |
Dec 17, 1999 | Bicentennial Man | $8,234,926 | 2,767 | $58,220,776 | $87,420,776 | 66.6% |
May 15, 1998 | The Horse Whisperer | $13,685,488 | 2,362 | $75,383,563 | $186,883,563 | 40.3% |
Jun 11, 1993 | Jurassic Park | $50,159,460 | 2,778 | $415,404,543 | $1,058,454,230 | 39.2% |
Mar 2, 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | $17,161,835 | 1,817 | $120,709,866 | $200,500,000 | 60.2% |
Sep 19, 1985 | Plenty | $436,266 | 228 | $6,104,212 | $6,104,212 | 100.0% |
Jan 7, 1983 | Enigma | |||||
Averages | $35,553,538 | 2,619 | $119,780,462 | $265,340,184 | 46.9% | |
Totals | 21 | $2,156,048,313 | $5,306,803,683 |