Michael Rooker
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 25 films, with $4,524,989,301 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #194) |
| Best-known acting roles: Yondu Udonta (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2), Yondu Udonta (Guardians of the Galaxy), Buddy (F9: The Fast Saga), Buddy (Fast X), Yondu (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3) |
| Born: April 6, 1955 (70 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 25 | $1,656,553,272 | $2,868,436,029 | $4,524,989,301 |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 3 | $391,921,468 | $479,274,862 | $871,196,330 | |
| Leading | 2 | $609,939 | $16,096 | $626,035 | |
| Cameo | 1 | $56,505,065 | $0 | $56,505,065 | |
| (Unclassified) | 14 | $129,069,699 | $61,832,177 | $190,901,876 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Michael Rooker’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 647 | $392,531,407 |
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 309 | $2,234,659,443 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 712 | $479,290,958 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 275 | $3,409,559,164 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 674 | $871,822,365 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 277 | $5,644,218,607 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2017 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - First-Run Releases and Franchise Box Sets
November 23rd, 2017
It's Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, and normally franchise box sets as well, but this year none jump out as essential additions to the Holiday Gift guide. Worse still, 2017 has been awful at the box office with potential blockbuster after potential blockbuster getting savaged by critics and struggling at the box office. Additionally, some of the biggest and some of the best have been on the home market for nearly half a year, meaning nearly everyone who would want them, already own them. That doesn’t mean there are no films worth adding to this list, but the list is a little shorter than usual. On a side note, two of the films on this year’s list are from the MCU and it would have been three, but Thor: Ragnarok is still in theaters. If you know someone who loves the MCU, but has all of the movies, then check out this site, which has some more unique gift ideas. I specifically like the Spider-man Drone.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
August 20th, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 was the second biggest hit of the summer and the third biggest hit of 2017 so far. It is also part of the MCU and there hasn’t been a truly bad movie in the MCU so far. Spoiler alert: This movie doesn’t break the winning streak. However, it could be a really good movie and still not live up to the original. Is that the case? Or can Vol 2 outshine the first installment?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
December 8th, 2014
At the moment, Guardians of the Galaxy is the highest grossing film released in 2014. (Mockingjay, Part 1 still has a chance of catching it, depending on how well it does over Christmas). It is also one the the best-reviewed wide releases of 2014. As a fan of Marvel Comics in general and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in particular, I had very high hopes for this film. Was the buzz warranted? Or was this a case of too much hype?
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Featured TV on DVD Review: Archer: Season Three
January 7th, 2013
I've reviewed the previous two seasons of Archer and quite frankly, I think it's one of the best animated shows on TV at the moment. Can season three live up to the first two seasons? Or will the show finally show signs of leveling off?
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Horizon: An American S… | Sgt. Major Riordan | |||
| Jul 11, 2025 | Superman | Superman Robot | |||
| Jun 28, 2024 | Horizon: An American S… | Sgt. Major Riordan | $29,035,702 | $9,800,000 | $38,835,702 |
| May 19, 2023 | Fast X | Buddy | $146,126,015 | $568,249,099 | $714,375,114 |
| May 5, 2023 | Guardians of the Galax… | Yondu | $358,995,815 | $486,559,962 | $845,555,777 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | The Guardians of the G… | ||||
| Jun 3, 2022 | White Elephant | $12,170 | $12,170 | ||
| Aug 5, 2021 | The Suicide Squad | Brian Durlin/Savant | $55,817,425 | $112,900,000 | $168,717,425 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | F9: The Fast Saga | Buddy | $173,005,945 | $546,354,123 | $719,360,068 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Vivo | Lutador | $1,326,371 | $1,326,371 | |
| Oct 16, 2020 | Love and Monsters | Clyde | $1,070,714 | $60,969 | $1,131,683 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Fantasy Island | Morgan | $26,441,782 | $22,624,494 | $49,066,276 |
| May 24, 2019 | BrightBurn | The Mr T | $17,259,427 | $15,924,213 | $33,183,640 |
| May 5, 2017 | Guardians of the Galax… | Yondu Udonta | $389,813,101 | $479,274,862 | $869,087,963 |
| Mar 17, 2017 | The Belko Experiment | Bud Melks | $10,166,820 | $1,626,122 | $11,792,942 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Yondu Udonta | $333,714,112 | $437,168,283 | $770,882,395 |
| Mar 20, 2009 | Super Capers | Judge | $30,955 | $30,955 | |
| Feb 14, 2008 | Jumper | William Rice | $80,172,128 | $142,468,684 | $222,640,812 |
| Unknown | Whisper | ||||
| Mar 31, 2006 | Slither | Grant Grant | $7,802,450 | $5,127,893 | $12,930,343 |
| Aug 23, 2002 | Undisputed | Prison Guard | $12,398,628 | $12,398,628 | |
| Nov 17, 2000 | The 6th Day | $34,543,701 | $61,481,197 | $96,024,898 | |
| Mar 24, 2000 | Here on Earth | Michael Arnold | $10,494,147 | $350,980 | $10,845,127 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | Brown's Requiem | Fritz Brown | $3,077 | $3,077 | |
| Nov 5, 1999 | The Bone Collector | Capt. Howard Cheney | $66,488,090 | $84,975,000 | $151,463,090 |
| Feb 6, 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Stan Zedkov | $19,035,741 | $19,035,741 | |
| Jan 30, 1998 | Deceiver | Kennesaw | $699,062 | $699,062 | |
| Apr 11, 1997 | Keys to Tulsa | Keith Michaels | $57,252 | $17,525 | $74,777 |
| Feb 21, 1997 | Rosewood | Sheriff Walker | $13,104,494 | $13,104,494 | |
| Jan 31, 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | (uncredited) | $4,073,582 | $4,073,582 | |
| Aug 30, 1996 | The Trigger Effect | Gary | $3,608,238 | $3,608,238 | |
| Oct 20, 1995 | Mallrats | Mr. Jared Svenning | $2,108,367 | $2,108,367 | |
| Dec 25, 1993 | Tombstone | Sherman McMasters | $56,505,065 | $56,505,065 | |
| May 28, 1993 | Cliffhanger | Hal Tucker | $84,049,211 | $170,950,789 | $255,000,000 |
| Apr 23, 1993 | The Dark Half | Sheriff Alan Pang… | $9,579,068 | $9,579,068 | |
| Dec 20, 1991 | JFK | Bill Broussard | $70,405,498 | $134,994,502 | $205,400,000 |
| Jun 27, 1990 | Days of Thunder | Rowdy Burns | $82,670,733 | $75,000,000 | $157,670,733 |
| Jan 5, 1990 | Henry: Portrait of a S… | Henry | $609,939 | $3,926 | $613,865 |
| Dec 25, 1989 | Music Box | Karchy Laszlo | $6,263,883 | $6,263,883 | |
| Sep 15, 1989 | Sea of Love | Terry | $58,571,513 | $52,308,000 | $110,879,513 |
| Dec 9, 1988 | Mississippi Burning | Frank Bailey | $34,603,000 | $34,603,000 | |
| Sep 1, 1988 | Eight Men Out | Chick Gandil | $5,680,515 | $5,680,515 | |
| Apr 8, 1988 | Above the Law | Man in Bar | $18,869,631 | $18,869,631 | |
| 1988 | Rent-A-Cop | Joe | $295,000 | $295,000 | |
| Feb 6, 1987 | Light of Day | Oogie | $10,489,617 | $10,489,617 | |
| Averages | $57,298,960 | $142,064,965 | $137,663,868 | ||
| Totals | 45 | $2,234,659,443 | $3,409,559,164 | $5,644,218,607 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Horizon: An American S… | |||||
| Jun 3, 2022 | White Elephant | $12,170 | ||||
| May 5, 2017 | Guardians of the Galax… | $146,510,104 | 4,347 | $389,813,101 | $869,087,963 | 44.9% |
| Oct 20, 1995 | Mallrats | $1,153,838 | 852 | $2,108,367 | $2,108,367 | 100.0% |
| Jan 5, 1990 | Henry: Portrait of a S… | $609,939 | $613,865 | 99.4% | ||
| Averages | $73,831,971 | 2,600 | $130,843,802 | $217,955,591 | 81.4% | |
| Totals | 5 | $392,531,407 | $871,822,365 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | Superman | |||||
| Jun 28, 2024 | Horizon: An American S… | $11,052,561 | 3,334 | $29,035,702 | $38,835,702 | 74.8% |
| May 19, 2023 | Fast X | $67,017,410 | 4,088 | $146,126,015 | $714,375,114 | 20.5% |
| May 5, 2023 | Guardians of the Galax… | $118,414,021 | 4,450 | $358,995,815 | $845,555,777 | 42.5% |
| Nov 25, 2022 | The Guardians of the G… | |||||
| Aug 5, 2021 | The Suicide Squad | $26,205,415 | 4,019 | $55,817,425 | $168,717,425 | 33.1% |
| Jun 25, 2021 | F9: The Fast Saga | $70,043,165 | 4,203 | $173,005,945 | $719,360,068 | 24.1% |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Vivo | $1,326,371 | ||||
| Oct 16, 2020 | Love and Monsters | $270,302 | 387 | $1,070,714 | $1,131,683 | 94.6% |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Fantasy Island | $12,310,420 | 2,784 | $26,441,782 | $49,066,276 | 53.9% |
| May 24, 2019 | BrightBurn | $7,845,658 | 2,607 | $17,259,427 | $33,183,640 | 52.0% |
| Mar 17, 2017 | The Belko Experiment | $4,137,230 | 1,341 | $10,166,820 | $11,792,942 | 86.2% |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $94,320,883 | 4,088 | $333,714,112 | $770,882,395 | 43.3% |
| Mar 20, 2009 | Super Capers | $21,463 | 80 | $30,955 | $30,955 | 100.0% |
| Feb 14, 2008 | Jumper | $27,354,808 | 3,430 | $80,172,128 | $222,640,812 | 36.0% |
| Mar 31, 2006 | Slither | $3,880,270 | 1,946 | $7,802,450 | $12,930,343 | 60.3% |
| Nov 5, 1999 | The Bone Collector | $16,712,020 | 2,623 | $66,488,090 | $151,463,090 | 43.9% |
| Apr 11, 1997 | Keys to Tulsa | $57,252 | $74,777 | 76.6% | ||
| May 28, 1993 | Cliffhanger | $20,458,022 | 2,431 | $84,049,211 | $255,000,000 | 33.0% |
| Apr 23, 1993 | The Dark Half | $3,250,883 | 1,563 | $9,579,068 | $9,579,068 | 100.0% |
| Dec 20, 1991 | JFK | $5,223,658 | 1,395 | $70,405,498 | $205,400,000 | 34.3% |
| Jun 27, 1990 | Days of Thunder | $15,490,445 | 2,307 | $82,670,733 | $157,670,733 | 52.4% |
| Sep 15, 1989 | Sea of Love | $10,017,840 | 1,439 | $58,571,513 | $110,879,513 | 52.8% |
| Dec 9, 1988 | Mississippi Burning | 1,074 | $34,603,000 | $34,603,000 | 100.0% | |
| Feb 6, 1987 | Light of Day | $3,536,309 | 1,041 | $10,489,617 | $10,489,617 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $25,878,139 | 2,411 | $75,297,876 | $196,738,665 | 59.7% | |
| Totals | 25 | $1,656,553,272 | $4,524,989,301 | |||