Martin Sheen
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films, with $2,719,537,022 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #535) |
Best-known acting roles: Ben Parker (The Amazing Spider-Man), Uncle Ben (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Roger Strong (Catch Me if You Can), Queenan (The Departed), Frank Minis Johnson (Selma) |
Best-known technical roles: Cadence (Director), Who Killed the Electric Car? (Director) |
Most productive collaborators: Andrew Garfield, Marc Webb, Emma Stone, James Vanderbilt, Rhys Ifans |
Born: August 3, 1940 (83 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 29 | $1,163,630,717 | $1,555,906,305 | $2,719,537,022 |
Leading | 18 | $144,105,567 | $52,632,041 | $196,737,608 | |
Cameo | 4 | $72,255,327 | $94,870,843 | $167,126,170 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 3 | $0 | $182 | $182 | |
Narrator | 2 | $38,492 | $0 | $38,492 | |
Inverviewee | 1 | $583,633 | $0 | $583,633 | |
(Unclassified) | 6 | $23,773,937 | $13,167,904 | $36,941,841 | |
In Technical Roles | Director | 2 | $3,614,349 | $170,518 | $3,784,867 |
Co-Executive Producer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Martin Sheen’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 1,201-1,300) | 1,261 | $144,105,567 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 679 | $1,404,387,673 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,208 | $52,632,223 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 790 | $1,716,577,275 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,618 | $196,737,790 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 709 | $3,120,964,948 |
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) | 2,717 | $3,614,349 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) | 8,246 | $170,518 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) | 4,685 | $3,784,867 |
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 Review: Filmmakers Signature Series
October 10th, 2012
A few weeks ago, there a number of films were released on Blu-ray as part of the Filmmakers Signature Series, including Hoffa on Blu-ray. I received The French Connection, Wall Street, and The War of the Roses, the first of which I previously reviewed. Are any of the three worth picking up?
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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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Jun 11, 2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | Doc Hall | $3,688,723 | $1,911,049 | $5,599,772 |
Feb 12, 2021 | Judas and the Black Me… | J. Edgar Hoover | $5,478,009 | $1,575,940 | $7,053,949 |
Nov 27, 2020 | Princess of the Row | John Austin | |||
Oct 16, 2020 | The Devil has a Name | Ralph | $182 | $182 | |
Unknown | The Devil Has a Name | ||||
Jul 27, 2018 | Citizen Clark: A Life … | Narrator | |||
Nov 23, 2016 | Rules Don’t Apply | Noah Dietrich | $3,652,206 | $219,242 | $3,871,448 |
Sep 16, 2016 | The Vessel | Father Douglas | |||
Jun 3, 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Ne… | Himself | $9,496,130 | $40,990 | $9,537,120 |
Oct 9, 2015 | Trash | Father Juilliard | $17,484 | $6,535,702 | $6,553,186 |
Mar 3, 2015 | Ask Me Anything | ||||
Jan 9, 2015 | Selma | Frank Minis Johnson | $52,076,908 | $14,594,090 | $66,670,998 |
Nov 7, 2014 | Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain | $12,111 | $12,111 | ||
Aug 19, 2014 | The Boxcar Children | ||||
May 2, 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Uncle Ben | $202,853,933 | $506,142,403 | $708,996,336 |
Sep 6, 2013 | Salinger | Himself | $583,633 | $583,633 | |
Aug 17, 2012 | Death by China | Narrator | $38,492 | $38,492 | |
Jul 3, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Ben Parker | $262,030,663 | $495,859,604 | $757,890,267 |
Jun 22, 2012 | Seeking a Friend for t… | Frank | $7,078,738 | $4,688,221 | $11,766,959 |
Jun 22, 2012 | Stella Days | Father Daniel Barry | |||
Oct 28, 2011 | The Double | Tom Hightland | $99,612 | $2,841,276 | $2,940,888 |
Oct 7, 2011 | The Way | Tom | $4,998,213 | $8,296,624 | $13,294,837 |
Sep 18, 2009 | Love Happens | $22,965,110 | $13,167,904 | $36,133,014 | |
Jun 12, 2009 | Imagine That | Dante D'Enzo | $16,222,392 | $6,215,752 | $22,438,144 |
Feb 27, 2009 | Echelon Conspiracy | $796,716 | $796,716 | ||
Jan 29, 2008 | Bordertown | George Morgan | $3,598,262 | $3,598,262 | |
Jul 13, 2007 | Talk to Me | E.G. Sonderling | $4,526,759 | $229,146 | $4,755,905 |
Nov 17, 2006 | Bobby | Jack | $11,242,801 | $9,355,005 | $20,597,806 |
Oct 6, 2006 | The Departed | Queenan | $132,384,315 | $157,276,304 | $289,660,619 |
Oct 4, 2005 | The Little Girl Who Li… | Frank Hallet | |||
Unknown | The Commission | ||||
Dec 25, 2002 | Catch Me if You Can | Roger Strong | $164,606,800 | $191,005,491 | $355,612,291 |
Aug 31, 2001 | O (Othello) | Coach Duke Goulding | $16,017,403 | $16,017,403 | |
Apr 23, 1999 | Lost and Found | Millstone | $6,552,255 | $6,552,255 | |
Sep 25, 1998 | Monument Ave. | Hanolon | $332,388 | $332,388 | |
Sep 23, 1998 | Shadrach | Narrator | $20,167 | $20,167 | |
Jul 31, 1997 | Spawn | Jason Wynn | $54,979,992 | $32,969,867 | $87,949,859 |
May 2, 1997 | Truth or Consequences,… | Sir | $54,154 | $54,154 | |
Nov 20, 1996 | The War at Home | Bob Collier | $34,368 | $34,368 | |
Sep 27, 1996 | Entertaining Angels: T… | Peter Maurin | $225,161 | $225,161 | |
Nov 17, 1995 | The American President | A.J. MacInerney | $60,022,813 | $47,800,000 | $107,822,813 |
Oct 13, 1995 | Gospa | Father Jozo Zovko | $381,000 | $381,000 | |
Oct 4, 1995 | Dead Presidents | The Judge (uncred… | $24,120,194 | $24,120,194 | |
Oct 8, 1993 | Gettysburg | General Robert E.… | $10,731,997 | $10,731,997 | |
May 21, 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Himself (uncredited) | $38,618,836 | $94,829,853 | $133,448,689 |
Mar 26, 1993 | Hear No Evil | Lt. Brock | $5,270,563 | $5,270,563 | |
Jan 18, 1991 | Cadence | Sergeant Otis V. … | $1,935,475 | $1,935,475 | |
1988 | Judgment in Berlin | Herbert J. Stern | $229,000 | $229,000 | |
1988 | Da | Charlie | $604,532 | $604,532 | |
Dec 11, 1987 | Wall Street | Carl Fox | $43,848,100 | $43,848,100 | |
Jun 10, 1987 | The Believers | Cal Jamison | $18,753,438 | $18,753,438 | |
1987 | Siesta | Del | $700,000 | $700,000 | |
May 11, 1984 | Firestarter | Captain Hollister | $15,136,870 | $15,136,870 | |
Oct 21, 1983 | The Dead Zone | Greg Stillson | $20,766,000 | $20,766,000 | |
Apr 1, 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | Robert Beckwith | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | |
Jan 7, 1983 | Enigma | Alex Holbeck | |||
Dec 10, 1982 | That Championship Season | Tom Daley | $40,000 | $40,000 | |
Dec 8, 1982 | Gandhi | Walker | $52,767,889 | $75,000,000 | $127,767,889 |
1980 | The Final Countdown | Warren Lasky | $16,647,800 | $40,000,000 | $56,647,800 |
Aug 15, 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Captain Benjamin … | $83,535,860 | $2,423,850 | $85,959,710 |
Feb 9, 1977 | The Cassandra Crossing | ||||
Mar 24, 1974 | Badlands | Kit | $518 | $518 | |
Jun 24, 1970 | Catch-22 | 1st Lt. Dobbs | $24,911,670 | $24,911,670 | |
Averages | $28,660,973 | $66,022,203 | $60,018,557 | ||
Totals | 63 | $1,404,387,673 | $1,716,577,275 | $3,120,964,948 |
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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Jun 11, 2021 | 12 Mighty Orphans | $251,569 | 1,047 | $3,688,723 | $5,599,772 | 65.9% |
Oct 16, 2020 | The Devil has a Name | $182 | ||||
Unknown | The Devil Has a Name | |||||
Sep 16, 2016 | The Vessel | |||||
Jun 22, 2012 | Stella Days | |||||
Oct 7, 2011 | The Way | $110,418 | 755 | $4,998,213 | $13,294,837 | 37.6% |
Nov 20, 1996 | The War at Home | $34,368 | $34,368 | 100.0% | ||
Sep 27, 1996 | Entertaining Angels: T… | $225,161 | $225,161 | 100.0% | ||
Oct 13, 1995 | Gospa | $32,022 | 17 | $381,000 | $381,000 | 100.0% |
Oct 8, 1993 | Gettysburg | $10,731,997 | $10,731,997 | 100.0% | ||
Jan 18, 1991 | Cadence | $1,935,475 | $1,935,475 | 100.0% | ||
1988 | Da | $604,532 | $604,532 | 100.0% | ||
1988 | Judgment in Berlin | $229,000 | $229,000 | 100.0% | ||
Jun 10, 1987 | The Believers | $4,347,732 | 1,548 | $18,753,438 | $18,753,438 | 100.0% |
Apr 1, 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | $802,702 | 350 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | 100.0% |
Jan 7, 1983 | Enigma | |||||
Dec 10, 1982 | That Championship Season | $40,000 | 2 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 100.0% |
1980 | The Final Countdown | $16,647,800 | $56,647,800 | 29.4% | ||
Aug 15, 1979 | Apocalypse Now | $118,558 | 105 | $83,535,860 | $85,959,710 | 97.2% |
Feb 9, 1977 | The Cassandra Crossing | |||||
Mar 24, 1974 | Badlands | $518 | ||||
Averages | $814,714 | 546 | $10,293,255 | $12,296,112 | 87.9% | |
Totals | 21 | $144,105,567 | $196,737,790 |
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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Feb 12, 2021 | Judas and the Black Me… | $2,027,076 | 1,906 | $5,478,009 | $7,053,949 | 77.7% |
Nov 27, 2020 | Princess of the Row | |||||
Nov 23, 2016 | Rules Don’t Apply | $1,589,625 | 2,386 | $3,652,206 | $3,871,448 | 94.3% |
Oct 9, 2015 | Trash | $10,230 | 17 | $17,484 | $6,553,186 | 0.3% |
Jan 9, 2015 | Selma | $571,450 | 2,235 | $52,076,908 | $66,670,998 | 78.1% |
May 2, 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | $91,608,337 | 4,324 | $202,853,933 | $708,996,336 | 28.6% |
Jul 3, 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $62,004,688 | 4,318 | $262,030,663 | $757,890,267 | 34.6% |
Jun 22, 2012 | Seeking a Friend for t… | $3,822,803 | 1,625 | $7,078,738 | $11,766,959 | 60.2% |
Oct 28, 2011 | The Double | $26,639 | 45 | $99,612 | $2,940,888 | 3.4% |
Jun 12, 2009 | Imagine That | $5,503,519 | 3,011 | $16,222,392 | $22,438,144 | 72.3% |
Jan 29, 2008 | Bordertown | $3,598,262 | ||||
Jul 13, 2007 | Talk to Me | $402,000 | 193 | $4,526,759 | $4,755,905 | 95.2% |
Nov 17, 2006 | Bobby | $69,039 | 1,670 | $11,242,801 | $20,597,806 | 54.6% |
Oct 6, 2006 | The Departed | $26,887,467 | 3,017 | $132,384,315 | $289,660,619 | 45.7% |
Oct 4, 2005 | The Little Girl Who Li… | |||||
Dec 25, 2002 | Catch Me if You Can | $30,082,000 | 3,225 | $164,606,800 | $355,612,291 | 46.3% |
Aug 31, 2001 | O (Othello) | $5,655,658 | 1,464 | $16,017,403 | $16,017,403 | 100.0% |
Apr 23, 1999 | Lost and Found | $3,024,709 | 2,469 | $6,552,255 | $6,552,255 | 100.0% |
Sep 25, 1998 | Monument Ave. | $41,556 | 18 | $332,388 | $332,388 | 100.0% |
Jul 31, 1997 | Spawn | $19,738,749 | 2,604 | $54,979,992 | $87,949,859 | 62.5% |
May 2, 1997 | Truth or Consequences,… | 55 | $54,154 | $54,154 | 100.0% | |
Nov 17, 1995 | The American President | $10,014,558 | 1,508 | $60,022,813 | $107,822,813 | 55.7% |
Mar 26, 1993 | Hear No Evil | $2,641,474 | 1,430 | $5,270,563 | $5,270,563 | 100.0% |
Dec 11, 1987 | Wall Street | $4,104,611 | 989 | $43,848,100 | $43,848,100 | 100.0% |
1987 | Siesta | $700,000 | $700,000 | 100.0% | ||
May 11, 1984 | Firestarter | $4,726,660 | 1,374 | $15,136,870 | $15,136,870 | 100.0% |
Oct 21, 1983 | The Dead Zone | $4,556,083 | 1,293 | $20,766,000 | $20,766,000 | 100.0% |
Dec 8, 1982 | Gandhi | $131,153 | 825 | $52,767,889 | $127,767,889 | 41.3% |
Jun 24, 1970 | Catch-22 | $24,911,670 | $24,911,670 | 100.0% | ||
Averages | $12,140,873 | 1,750 | $44,755,028 | $100,723,593 | 71.2% | |
Totals | 29 | $1,163,630,717 | $2,719,537,022 |
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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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Sep 16, 2016 | The Vessel | Co-Executive Producer | |||
Jun 28, 2006 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | Director | $1,678,874 | $170,518 | $1,849,392 |
Jan 18, 1991 | Cadence | Director | $1,935,475 | $1,935,475 | |
Averages | $1,807,175 | $170,518 | $1,892,434 | ||
Totals | 3 | $3,614,349 | $170,518 | $3,784,867 |
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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Jun 28, 2006 | Who Killed the Electri… | $45,138 | 74 | $1,678,874 | $1,849,392 | 90.8% |
Jan 18, 1991 | Cadence | $1,935,475 | $1,935,475 | 100.0% | ||
Averages | $45,138 | 74 | $1,807,175 | $1,892,434 | 95.4% | |
Totals | 2 | $3,614,349 | $3,784,867 |
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 2,701-2,800) | 2,717 | $3,614,349 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 8,201-8,300) | 8,246 | $170,518 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) | 4,685 | $3,784,867 |