Gael Garcia Bernal
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films, with $1,003,655,723 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #266) |
| Best-known acting roles: Hector (Coco), Guy (Old), Victor (Letters to Juliet), Santiago (Babel), Ernesto 'Che' Guevara de la Serna (The Motorcycle Diaries) |
| Best-known technical roles: Cesar Chavez (Executive Producer), Desierto (Executive Producer), Museo (Executive Producer), Güeros (Associate Producer), Miss Bala (Executive Producer) |
| Most productive collaborators: Anthony Gonzalez, Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina, Benjamin Bratt, Renee Victor |
| Born: November 30, 1978 (45 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Leading | 19 | $260,573,760 | $743,081,963 | $1,003,655,723 |
| Supporting | 4 | $59,368,624 | $33,385,130 | $92,753,754 | |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 1 | $48,276,510 | $41,560,287 | $89,836,797 | |
| Cameo | 1 | $0 | $1,422,122 | $1,422,122 | |
| Narrator | 1 | $18,190 | $0 | $18,190 | |
| (Unclassified) | 11 | $49,928,842 | $103,343,265 | $153,272,107 | |
| In Technical Roles | Executive Producer | 7 | $7,762,578 | $3,398,846 | $11,161,424 |
| Producer | 3 | $36,762 | $1,215,540 | $1,252,302 | |
| Director | 1 | $0 | $1,214,862 | $1,214,862 | |
| Associate Producer | 1 | $60,599 | $56,243 | $116,842 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Gael Garcia Bernal’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..
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Coco
March 18th, 2018
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Coco won Best Feature-Length Animated Film at this year’s Oscars, an award Pixar has won so many times that people sometimes refer to it as The Pixar Award. Did Coco deserve this award? Or have voters just become accustomed to voting for whatever Pixar movie came out that year?
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2017 Preview: November
November 1st, 2017
October wasn’t a good month; then again, outside of a few bright spots, the overall box office has been a disaster since early summer. I would love to say November will turn things around, but, while it should be better, in this case “better” is a relative term. There are two films on this list with a chance at $300 million, Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League, while Coco is nearly a guarantee for $200 million. By comparison, last November had a similar result with three films earning between $200 million and $300 million, but none topping that figure. This means, if Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League both get to that milestone, then 2017 could cut into 2016’s lead during the month. It will still take a minor miracle for 2017 to catch up in the end, but just cutting the lead in half by the end of December would be a reason to celebrate at this point.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Everybody Loves Some Limited Releases
February 17th, 2017
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While there are not a lot of films on this week’s list, there is still a wide selection of limited releases. Most of these films are earning overall positive reviews, if not overwhelmingly positive reviews. Two of these films are aimed at Hispanics, Everybody Loves Somebody and You’re Killing Me Susana, and they could do well in theaters.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Take Off, You Hoser
September 2nd, 2016
It’s a bad week for limited releases, as the only two films earning any real advance buzz are Skiptrace and Yoga Hosers, neither of which are earning good reviews. Of all of the films on this week’s list, Zoom is the only one I really want to see. It’s just $5 to rent on Video on Demand.
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Rosewater
February 9th, 2015
Rosewater is Jon Stewart's directorial debut and it is coming out on the home market the same week John Oliver's show returned to HBO. I wonder if that is a coincidence? As for the movie itself, it opened in a very awkward theater count and it struggled at the box office, but still managed $3 million overall. Is it worth checking out for those interested in Jon Stewart's directorial debut? Is it good regardless of who was behind the camera?
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Limited Release: Foxy Releases
November 14th, 2014
It's a long list this week, but you could eliminate nearly all of the films and concentrate on just Foxcatcher and Rosewater. These two films are earning the vast majority of the buzz. They are not the only films worth seeing, Red Army looks particularly good, but I worry no other film will thrive.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for June 25th, 2013
June 24th, 2013
It's summer time. Long time readers know what that means for the home market. It's bad news. There are a couple of first-run releases to come out: The Call and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone. The former was a solid midlevel hit earning more than $50 million on a $13 million budget. The latter bombed. Neither one is a contender for Pick of the Week. There are a couple limited releases that might rise to that level, but I think the best release is Todd & the Book of Pure Evil: The Complete Second Season on DVD. Unfortunately, the screener arrived late so I haven't had a chance to review it, and I hate handing out that honor when till after I give the screener a full review. Fortunately, there is a screener that arrived late that is worth that honor: My Neighbor Totoro on Blu-ray.
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Limited Releases: Like Limited Releases In Love
February 15th, 2013
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Limited Releases: Lonely at the Top
October 26th, 2012
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All Acting Credits
Announced (Undated)
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cassandro | Saúl Armendáriz | |||
| Aug 13, 2021 | Ema | Gastón | $53,437 | $317,948 | $371,385 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Old | Guy | $48,276,510 | $41,560,287 | $89,836,797 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Wasp Network | $1,541,687 | $1,541,687 | ||
| Dec 31, 2018 | Acusada | Himself | $1,422,122 | $1,422,122 | |
| Oct 12, 2018 | The Kindergarten Teacher | $552,188 | $552,188 | ||
| Sep 14, 2018 | Museo | Juan Nuñez | $148,505 | $71,694 | $220,199 |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Coco | Hector | $210,460,015 | $585,941,706 | $796,401,721 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Salt And Fire | Cavani | $1,494 | $1,494 | |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Me Estas Matando Susana | Eligio | $1,380,353 | $1,380,353 | |
| Dec 16, 2016 | Neruda | Oscar Peluchonneau | $939,099 | $5,161,492 | $6,100,591 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Desierto | Moises | $2,002,036 | $2,938,383 | $4,940,419 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Zoom | Edward | $2,784 | $2,784 | |
| Jul 14, 2015 | El Ardor | Kai | $18,572 | $678 | $19,250 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Rosewater | Maziar Bahari | $3,128,941 | $56,776 | $3,185,717 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Who is Dayani Cristal? | Narrator | $18,190 | $18,190 | |
| Feb 15, 2013 | No | Rene Saavedra | $2,341,226 | $2,924,599 | $5,265,825 |
| Oct 26, 2012 | The Loneliest Planet | Alex | $129,579 | $115,141 | $244,720 |
| May 4, 2012 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Julian Goldstein | $10,011 | $1,090,276 | $1,100,287 |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Casa de mi Padre | Onza | $5,909,483 | $2,537,469 | $8,446,952 |
| May 14, 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Victor | $53,032,453 | $29,116,085 | $82,148,538 |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Mammoth | $9,580 | $9,580 | ||
| May 8, 2009 | Rudo y Cursi | Tato | $1,827,660 | $10,160,264 | $11,987,924 |
| May 1, 2009 | The Limits of Control | $426,688 | $189,889 | $616,577 | |
| Oct 3, 2008 | Blindness | King of Ward 3 | $3,073,392 | $16,979,566 | $20,052,958 |
| Oct 27, 2006 | Babel | Santiago | $34,302,837 | $97,818,375 | $132,121,212 |
| Sep 22, 2006 | La science des rêves | Stéphane Miroux | $4,670,644 | $10,467,288 | $15,137,932 |
| May 19, 2006 | The King | Elvis | $282,183 | $440,927 | $723,110 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | Dot the I | Kit | $306,224 | $1,062,712 | $1,368,936 |
| Nov 19, 2004 | La mala educación | Ángel/Juan/Zahara | $5,211,842 | $35,100,000 | $40,311,842 |
| Sep 24, 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Ernesto 'Che' Gue… | $16,756,372 | $38,209,793 | $54,966,165 |
| Aug 22, 2003 | Don't Tempt Me | $77,732 | $77,732 | ||
| Nov 15, 2002 | El crimen de padre Amaro | Father Amaro | $5,719,000 | $130,791 | $5,849,791 |
| Mar 15, 2002 | Y Tu Mamá También | Julio Zapata | $13,649,881 | $20,000,000 | $33,649,881 |
| Mar 30, 2001 | Amores Perros | Octavio | $5,383,834 | $15,500,000 | $20,883,834 |
| Averages | $14,934,497 | $29,767,509 | $39,439,962 | ||
| Totals | 35 | $418,165,926 | $922,792,767 | $1,340,958,693 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cassandro | |||||
| Aug 13, 2021 | Ema | $10,422 | 27 | $53,437 | $371,385 | 14.4% |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Old | $16,854,735 | 3,379 | $48,276,510 | $89,836,797 | 53.7% |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Museo | $16,554 | 12 | $148,505 | $220,199 | 67.4% |
| Nov 22, 2017 | Coco | $50,802,605 | 3,987 | $210,460,015 | $796,401,721 | 26.4% |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Salt And Fire | $1,494 | ||||
| Feb 17, 2017 | Me Estas Matando Susana | $1,380,353 | ||||
| Dec 16, 2016 | Neruda | $29,402 | 46 | $939,099 | $6,100,591 | 15.4% |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Desierto | $514,282 | 168 | $2,002,036 | $4,940,419 | 40.5% |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Zoom | $2,784 | ||||
| Jul 14, 2015 | El Ardor | $13,726 | 17 | $18,572 | $19,250 | 96.5% |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Rosewater | $1,154,303 | 371 | $3,128,941 | $3,185,717 | 98.2% |
| Feb 15, 2013 | No | $71,742 | 99 | $2,341,226 | $5,265,825 | 44.5% |
| Oct 26, 2012 | The Loneliest Planet | $15,689 | 13 | $129,579 | $244,720 | 52.9% |
| May 4, 2012 | A Little Bit of Heaven | $10,011 | 11 | $10,011 | $1,100,287 | 0.9% |
| May 8, 2009 | Rudo y Cursi | $211,460 | 219 | $1,827,660 | $11,987,924 | 15.2% |
| Oct 27, 2006 | Babel | $389,351 | 1,251 | $34,302,837 | $132,121,212 | 26.0% |
| Nov 19, 2004 | La mala educación | $147,370 | 106 | $5,211,842 | $40,311,842 | 12.9% |
| Averages | $5,017,261 | 693 | $22,060,734 | $64,323,089 | 40.4% | |
| Totals | 18 | $308,850,270 | $1,093,492,520 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2020 | Wasp Network | $1,541,687 | ||||
| Mar 16, 2012 | Casa de mi Padre | $2,287,239 | 475 | $5,909,483 | $8,446,952 | 70.0% |
| May 14, 2010 | Letters to Juliet | $13,540,486 | 2,975 | $53,032,453 | $82,148,538 | 64.6% |
| May 1, 2009 | The Limits of Control | $55,820 | 27 | $426,688 | $616,577 | 69.2% |
| Averages | $5,294,515 | 1,159 | $19,789,541 | $23,188,439 | 67.9% | |
| Totals | 4 | $59,368,624 | $92,753,754 | |||
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All Technical Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2023 | Cassandro | Executive Producer | |||
| Dec 31, 2018 | Chicuarotes | Director Producer |
$1,214,862 | $1,214,862 | |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Museo | Executive Producer | $148,505 | $71,694 | $220,199 |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Salt And Fire | Executive Producer | $1,494 | $1,494 | |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Desierto | Executive Producer | $2,002,036 | $2,938,383 | $4,940,419 |
| Jul 14, 2015 | El Ardor | Producer | $18,572 | $678 | $19,250 |
| May 20, 2015 | Güeros | Associate Producer | $60,599 | $56,243 | $116,842 |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Who is Dayani Cristal? | Producer | $18,190 | $18,190 | |
| Mar 28, 2014 | Cesar Chavez | Executive Producer | $5,571,497 | $5,571,497 | |
| Jan 20, 2012 | Miss Bala | Executive Producer | $40,540 | $387,275 | $427,815 |
| Mar 4, 2011 | Abel | Executive Producer | |||
| Averages | $1,122,848 | $667,233 | $1,392,285 | ||
| Totals | 11 | $7,859,939 | $4,670,629 | $12,530,568 | |
Director Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | Chicuarotes | $1,214,862 | ||||
| Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,214,862 | 0.0% | |
| Totals | 1 | n/a | $1,214,862 | |||
Producer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | Chicuarotes | $1,214,862 | ||||
| Jul 14, 2015 | El Ardor | $13,726 | 17 | $18,572 | $19,250 | 96.5% |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Who is Dayani Cristal? | $5,712 | 2 | $18,190 | $18,190 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $9,719 | 10 | $18,381 | $417,434 | 98.2% | |
| Totals | 3 | $36,762 | $1,252,302 | |||