Mickey Rooney
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films, with $1,390,921,484 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,394) |
| Best-known acting roles: Gus (Night at the Museum), Gus (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb), Himself (The Muppets), Nervous Waiter (Babe: Pig in the City), Adult Tod (The Fox and the Hound) |
| Born: September 23, 1920 |
| Died: April 6, 2014 |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 4 | $392,481,653 | $619,640,538 | $1,012,122,191 |
| Leading | 4 | $41,599,643 | $0 | $41,599,643 | |
| Cameo | 2 | $92,125,922 | $71,836,030 | $163,961,952 | |
| Inverviewee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| (Unclassified) | 8 | $159,537,698 | $13,700,000 | $173,237,698 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Mickey Rooney’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 2,501-2,600) | 2,573 | $41,599,643 |
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,001-2,100) | 2,033 | $685,744,916 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 2,901-3,000) | 2,995 | $705,176,568 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,401-3,500) | 3,461 | $41,599,643 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) | 2,394 | $1,390,921,484 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
April 5th, 2015
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is the third film, and likely final film, in the Night at the Museum franchise. The previous two films were very profitable, but the films have never really won over critics. This film had the weakest run at the box office, but is it also the weakest in terms of quality?
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2015 | The Outrageous Sophie … | Himself | |||
| Dec 19, 2014 | Night at the Museum: S… | Gus | $113,746,621 | $240,010,000 | $353,756,621 |
| Nov 23, 2011 | The Muppets | Himself | $88,625,922 | $71,836,030 | $160,461,952 |
| Dec 22, 2006 | Night at the Museum | Gus | $250,863,268 | $328,583,139 | $579,446,407 |
| Nov 25, 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | Nervous Waiter | $18,319,860 | $50,812,000 | $69,131,860 |
| 1992 | Little Nemo: Adventure… | Flip | $1,368,210 | $1,368,210 | |
| Mar 1, 1991 | My Heroes Have Always … | Junion, Jesse's R… | $3,603,615 | $3,603,615 | |
| Sep 22, 1989 | Erik the Viking | Erik's Grandfather | $1,932,642 | $1,932,642 | |
| Mar 29, 1985 | The Care Bears Movie | Mr. Cherrywood | $22,934,000 | $22,934,000 | |
| Jul 10, 1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Adult Tod | $43,899,231 | $43,899,231 | |
| Oct 17, 1979 | The Black Stallion | Henry Dailey | $37,799,643 | $37,799,643 | |
| Nov 3, 1977 | Pete’s Dragon | Lampie | $36,000,000 | $36,000,000 | |
| Nov 7, 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad… | Ding "Ding" Bell | $46,300,000 | $13,700,000 | $60,000,000 |
| Oct 5, 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Mr. Yunioshi | $9,551,904 | $235,399 | $9,787,303 |
| Dec 9, 1948 | Words and Music | Lorenz Hart | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| Nov 26, 1943 | Girl Crazy | Danny Churchill, Jr. | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | |
| Sep 13, 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Cameo | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| Mar 2, 1943 | The Human Comedy | Homer Macauley | |||
| Sep 27, 1940 | Strike Up the Band | ||||
| Averages | $42,859,057 | $117,529,428 | $86,932,593 | ||
| Totals | 19 | $685,744,916 | $705,176,568 | $1,390,921,484 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1979 | The Black Stallion | $37,799,643 | $37,799,643 | 100.0% | ||
| Nov 26, 1943 | Girl Crazy | $3,800,000 | $3,800,000 | 100.0% | ||
| Mar 2, 1943 | The Human Comedy | |||||
| Sep 27, 1940 | Strike Up the Band | |||||
| Averages | n/a | n/a | $20,799,822 | $20,799,822 | 100.0% | |
| Totals | 4 | $41,599,643 | $41,599,643 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2014 | Night at the Museum: S… | $17,100,520 | 3,914 | $113,746,621 | $353,756,621 | 32.2% |
| Dec 22, 2006 | Night at the Museum | $30,433,781 | 3,768 | $250,863,268 | $579,446,407 | 43.3% |
| Nov 25, 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | $6,162,640 | 2,387 | $18,319,860 | $69,131,860 | 26.5% |
| Oct 5, 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | $9,551,904 | $9,787,303 | 97.6% | ||
| Averages | $17,898,980 | 3,356 | $98,120,413 | $253,030,548 | 49.9% | |
| Totals | 4 | $392,481,653 | $1,012,122,191 | |||