Billy Bob Thornton
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 59 films, with $2,795,440,214 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #875) |
Best-known acting roles: Jack (Puss in Boots), Dan Truman (Armageddon), Agent Thomas Morgan (Eagle Eye), Dwight Dickham (The Judge), Coach Gary Gaines (Friday Night Lights) |
Best-known technical roles: Sling Blade (Director), Sling Blade (Screenwriter), All the Pretty Horses (Director), All the Pretty Horses (Producer), The Gift (Screenwriter) |
Most productive collaborators: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Will Davies, Zach Galifianakis, Joe M. Aguilar |
Born: August 4, 1955 (68 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 16 | $826,886,359 | $1,328,319,668 | $2,155,206,027 |
Leading | 15 | $214,704,611 | $62,428,593 | $277,133,204 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 5 | $61,912,196 | $2,120,941 | $64,033,137 | |
Inverviewee | 4 | $126,673 | $3,010 | $129,683 | |
Cameo | 2 | $74,189,645 | $0 | $74,189,645 | |
(Unclassified) | 17 | $185,358,796 | $39,389,722 | $224,748,518 | |
In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 5 | $46,491,906 | $42,258,548 | $88,750,454 |
Director | 4 | $40,017,377 | $12,292,726 | $52,310,103 | |
Producer | 1 | $15,527,125 | $2,593,142 | $18,120,267 | |
Executive Producer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Billy Bob Thornton’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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2016 Preview: November
November 1st, 2016
October turned out to be a mixed month. On the one hand, not one movie earned $100 million, or even came close. However, it was also a more steady month than last October and the last two weeks really helped 2016 in the year-over-year comparisons. In November, we have five films with at least a shot at $100 million, three of which should have no trouble getting to at least $200 million. A little while ago, I thought Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them would be the biggest hit of the month, but the buzz took a hit recently. More on that below. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange’s reviews are currently 90% positive and that should help it out at the box office. The third very likely $200 million hit is Moana. There is certainly precedent for an animated movie to be a monster hit at this time of year, but there is also a lot of competition. Last November was similar in strength, with five films that earned more than $100 million and two films that earned more than $200 million. None earned more than $300 million, so that’s the goal for this November. If we can get one $300 million and / or three $200 million movies over the month, then it will be seen as a victory.
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2015 Preview: October
October 1st, 2015
September ended on a record note with the debut of Hotel Transylvania 2. Additionally, there was great depth and 2015's lead over 2014 grew to nearly $500 million. How do things look going forward? The month starts out with The Martian, which should have no trouble becoming the biggest hit of the month and might even top $200 million. On the other hand, no other film is expected to get to $100 million. There's only one or two that will even come close. Fortunately, last October was very similar with one $100 million hit, Gone Girl, while two other films came close, Annabelle and Fury. It looks like it will be up to the depth films from both years to determine which year comes out on top.
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2014 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part II
December 7th, 2014
This week on the Holiday Gift Guide, we tackle TV on DVD releases. As usual, I will only talk about first season and complete series updates, because you don't need me to tell you if Modern Family: Season Five on DVD would be a good gift or not. Do you know someone who owns and likes the first four seasons but doesn't have season five on DVD yet? Buy it. Or maybe not. Maybe they are waiting for it to come out on Blu-ray. Okay, bad example. But you get were I'm coming from. Unfortunately, this year's collection seems rather weak. There were only three new TV shows from last year that I really liked and there are not as many Full-Season Megasets to compensate. Worst still, some of these Megasets that are coming out are like True Blood or How I Met Your Mother and ended on a really weak note.
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2014 Preview: October
September 30th, 2014
September is over and while it got off to a bad start, a really, really, truly terrible start, it actually ended on a bit of a strong note. Granted, no film has yet to reach $100 million, but The Maze Runner and The Equalizer both could get there in the end. As for October, we might go another month without a $100 million hit. There are a couple of films that have the potential to reach the century mark, Gone Girl and Fury. Hopefully they will get there, but given the recent box office woes, it is probably best to keep expectations low. Last October, there were two films that earned more than $100 million. Bad Grandpa just made it passed that mark. On the other hand, Gravity was a monster hit earning nearly $275 million. It you compare its run to this year's batch of films, it only ranks behind Guardians of the Galaxy. ... There's no way any film opening this month is going to match that. ... There no way the top two films will match that. ... The top three films might not match that. ... 2014 is going to get crushed in the year-over-year comparison and by the end of the month, it will be safe to say its chances of ever catching up to 2013 will be over. It is going to be a depressing month.
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A Sampling of Limited Releases
September 13th, 2013
The list of new limited releases is shorter than it was last week, but there are more films earning Award-worthy reviews this week than there were last week. Wadjda, Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, Sample This, and Blue Caprice are all either above 90%, or very close to it. Of those four, Blue Caprice has the best shot at breakout success, but I hope they all thrive in limited release.
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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 17, 2023 | Devil’s Peak | Charlie | |||
Jul 15, 2022 | The Gray Man | Fitzroy | $451,178 | $451,178 | |
Oct 2, 2020 | Herb Alpert Is… | Himself | |||
Dec 6, 2019 | A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | $80,971 | $80,971 | |
Aug 19, 2019 | ZZ Top: That Little Ol… | Himself | $14,879 | $3,010 | $17,889 |
Oct 26, 2018 | London Fields | Samson Young | $252,676 | $181,056 | $433,732 |
Nov 23, 2016 | Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | $17,782,176 | $5,562,937 | $23,345,113 |
Mar 4, 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Hollanek | $23,083,334 | $2,267,413 | $25,350,747 |
Oct 30, 2015 | Our Brand is Crisis | Pat Candy | $7,002,261 | $1,592,297 | $8,594,558 |
Jun 3, 2015 | Entourage | Larsen McCredle | $32,363,404 | $14,075,134 | $46,438,538 |
May 19, 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | Douglass | |||
Apr 3, 2015 | Cut Bank | Big Stan Steeley | $213,012 | $213,012 | |
Nov 7, 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Link… | Himself | |||
Oct 10, 2014 | The Judge | Dwight Dickham | $47,119,388 | $28,954,168 | $76,073,556 |
Oct 4, 2013 | Parkland | Forest Sorrels | $641,439 | $974,914 | $1,616,353 |
Sep 13, 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | $14,836 | $14,836 | |
Mar 31, 2013 | Ain't in It for My Hea… | Himself | $111,794 | $111,794 | |
Jan 11, 2013 | The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | |||
Oct 28, 2011 | Puss in Boots | Jack | $149,260,504 | $405,726,973 | $554,987,477 |
Aug 19, 2011 | The Smell of Success | ||||
Nov 24, 2010 | Faster | Cop | $23,240,020 | $12,552,925 | $35,792,945 |
Apr 24, 2009 | The Informers | William | $315,000 | $315,000 | |
Sep 26, 2008 | Eagle Eye | Agent Thomas Morgan | $101,440,743 | $79,144,516 | $180,585,259 |
Sep 14, 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | Mr. Woodcock | $25,799,486 | $7,235,759 | $33,035,245 |
Feb 23, 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | $11,003,643 | $137,570 | $11,141,213 |
Sep 29, 2006 | School for Scoundrels | Dr. P | $17,807,569 | $17,807,569 | |
Nov 23, 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Vic Cavanaugh | $9,016,782 | $1,140,186 | $10,156,968 |
Jul 22, 2005 | The Bad News Bears | Coach Morris Butt… | $32,868,349 | $632,271 | $33,500,620 |
Apr 8, 2005 | Chrystal | Joe | $80,701 | $80,701 | |
Oct 8, 2004 | Friday Night Lights | Coach Gary Gaines | $61,255,921 | $694,849 | $61,950,770 |
Apr 9, 2004 | The Alamo | Davy Crockett | $22,406,362 | $1,505,000 | $23,911,362 |
Nov 26, 2003 | Bad Santa | Willie T. Soke | $60,060,328 | $17,086,703 | $77,147,031 |
Nov 7, 2003 | Love Actually | President of US | $60,104,551 | $186,244,221 | $246,348,772 |
Oct 10, 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Howard Doyle | $35,327,628 | $86,000,000 | $121,327,628 |
Apr 4, 2003 | Levity | Manuel Jordan | $209,151 | $209,151 | |
Unknown | The Badge | ||||
Oct 25, 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Lonnie Earl | $261,603 | $8,126 | $269,729 |
Unknown | Daddy and Them | ||||
Dec 26, 2001 | Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | $31,273,922 | $12,492,541 | $43,766,463 |
Oct 31, 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | $7,494,849 | $14,000,000 | $21,494,849 |
Oct 12, 2001 | Bandits | Terry Collins | $41,523,271 | $30,000,000 | $71,523,271 |
Dec 15, 2000 | South of Heaven, West … | Brigadier Smalls | $26,357 | $26,357 | |
Apr 23, 1999 | Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | $8,408,835 | $8,408,835 | |
Dec 11, 1998 | A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | $16,316,273 | $16,316,273 | |
Jul 1, 1998 | Armageddon | Dan Truman | $201,578,182 | $353,021,818 | $554,600,000 |
Apr 17, 1998 | Homegrown | Jack Madsen | $215,553 | $215,553 | |
Mar 20, 1998 | Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | $39,017,984 | $39,017,984 | |
Dec 17, 1997 | The Apostle | Troublemaker | $20,733,485 | $544,285 | $21,277,770 |
Oct 3, 1997 | U-Turn | Darrell | $6,690,074 | $6,690,074 | |
Jul 25, 1997 | The Winner | Jack | $21,000 | $21,000 | |
Nov 20, 1996 | Sling Blade | Karl Childers | $24,475,416 | $9,699,584 | $34,175,000 |
May 10, 1996 | Dead Man | Big George Drakou… | $1,025,488 | $52,576 | $1,078,064 |
Sep 15, 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henr… | Roy | $99,318 | $99,318 | |
Feb 18, 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | $38,590,458 | $38,590,458 | |
Dec 25, 1993 | Tombstone | Johnny Tyler, Far… | $56,505,065 | $56,505,065 | |
Apr 16, 1993 | Bound by Honor | Lightning | $4,496,583 | $4,496,583 | |
Apr 7, 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | $106,614,059 | $159,985,941 | $266,600,000 |
Nov 22, 1991 | For the Boys | Marine Sergeant, … | $17,684,580 | $17,684,580 | |
1991 | One False Move | Ray Malcolm | $1,543,000 | $1,543,000 | |
Averages | $28,399,548 | $44,758,185 | $54,812,553 | ||
Totals | 59 | $1,363,178,280 | $1,432,261,934 | $2,795,440,214 |
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 17, 2023 | Devil’s Peak | |||||
Jul 15, 2022 | The Gray Man | $451,178 | ||||
Oct 26, 2018 | London Fields | $168,575 | 613 | $252,676 | $433,732 | 58.3% |
Nov 23, 2016 | Bad Santa 2 | $6,176,680 | 2,945 | $17,782,176 | $23,345,113 | 76.2% |
Oct 30, 2015 | Our Brand is Crisis | $3,249,242 | 2,202 | $7,002,261 | $8,594,558 | 81.5% |
May 19, 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | |||||
Oct 4, 2013 | Parkland | $310,246 | 257 | $641,439 | $1,616,353 | 39.7% |
Sep 13, 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | $9,320 | 11 | $14,836 | $14,836 | 100.0% |
Jan 11, 2013 | The Baytown Outlaws | |||||
Aug 19, 2011 | The Smell of Success | |||||
Apr 24, 2009 | The Informers | $315,000 | 482 | $315,000 | $315,000 | 100.0% |
Sep 14, 2007 | Mr. Woodcock | $8,761,369 | 2,331 | $25,799,486 | $33,035,245 | 78.1% |
Feb 23, 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | $4,454,319 | 2,155 | $11,003,643 | $11,141,213 | 98.8% |
Sep 29, 2006 | School for Scoundrels | $8,602,333 | 3,007 | $17,807,569 | $17,807,569 | 100.0% |
Jul 22, 2005 | The Bad News Bears | $11,382,472 | 3,183 | $32,868,349 | $33,500,620 | 98.1% |
Apr 8, 2005 | Chrystal | $12,814 | 11 | $80,701 | $80,701 | 100.0% |
Oct 8, 2004 | Friday Night Lights | $20,269,025 | 3,004 | $61,255,921 | $61,950,770 | 98.9% |
Nov 26, 2003 | Bad Santa | $12,292,952 | 2,540 | $60,060,328 | $77,147,031 | 77.9% |
Apr 4, 2003 | Levity | $30,599 | 17 | $209,151 | $209,151 | 100.0% |
Oct 12, 2001 | Bandits | $13,050,700 | 3,207 | $41,523,271 | $71,523,271 | 58.1% |
Averages | $5,939,043 | 1,731 | $18,441,120 | $21,322,896 | 84.4% | |
Totals | 20 | $276,616,807 | $341,166,341 |
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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Dec 6, 2019 | A Million Little Pieces | $80,971 | ||||
Mar 4, 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | $7,450,275 | 2,413 | $23,083,334 | $25,350,747 | 91.1% |
Jun 3, 2015 | Entourage | $10,283,250 | 3,108 | $32,363,404 | $46,438,538 | 69.7% |
Apr 3, 2015 | Cut Bank | $213,012 | ||||
Oct 10, 2014 | The Judge | $13,116,226 | 3,003 | $47,119,388 | $76,073,556 | 61.9% |
Oct 28, 2011 | Puss in Boots | $34,077,439 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | $554,987,477 | 26.9% |
Nov 24, 2010 | Faster | $8,523,153 | 2,470 | $23,240,020 | $35,792,945 | 64.9% |
Sep 26, 2008 | Eagle Eye | $29,150,721 | 3,614 | $101,440,743 | $180,585,259 | 56.2% |
Nov 7, 2003 | Love Actually | $6,886,080 | 1,870 | $60,104,551 | $246,348,772 | 24.4% |
Oct 10, 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | $12,525,075 | 2,570 | $35,327,628 | $121,327,628 | 29.1% |
Jul 1, 1998 | Armageddon | $36,089,972 | 3,184 | $201,578,182 | $554,600,000 | 36.3% |
Mar 20, 1998 | Primary Colors | $12,045,395 | 1,976 | $39,017,984 | $39,017,984 | 100.0% |
Oct 3, 1997 | U-Turn | $2,730,440 | 1,311 | $6,690,074 | $6,690,074 | 100.0% |
Jul 25, 1997 | The Winner | 3 | $21,000 | $21,000 | 100.0% | |
May 10, 1996 | Dead Man | $104,649 | 37 | $1,025,488 | $1,078,064 | 95.1% |
Apr 7, 1993 | Indecent Proposal | $18,387,632 | 1,922 | $106,614,059 | $266,600,000 | 40.0% |
Averages | $14,720,793 | 2,246 | $59,063,311 | $134,700,377 | 64.0% | |
Totals | 16 | $826,886,359 | $2,155,206,027 |
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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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Feb 17, 2023 | Devil’s Peak | Executive Producer | |||
Sep 13, 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Director Screenwriter |
$14,836 | $14,836 | |
Unknown | Daddy and Them | Director Screenwriter |
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Dec 22, 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | Director Producer |
$15,527,125 | $2,593,142 | $18,120,267 |
Dec 19, 2000 | The Gift | Screenwriter | $12,008,642 | $32,558,964 | $44,567,606 |
Nov 20, 1996 | Sling Blade | Director Screenwriter |
$24,475,416 | $9,699,584 | $34,175,000 |
Mar 29, 1996 | A Family Thing | Screenwriter | $9,993,012 | $9,993,012 | |
Averages | $12,403,806 | $14,950,563 | $21,374,144 | ||
Totals | 7 | $62,019,031 | $44,851,690 | $106,870,721 |
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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Sep 13, 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | $9,320 | 11 | $14,836 | $14,836 | 100.0% |
Unknown | Daddy and Them | |||||
Dec 22, 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | 1,593 | $15,527,125 | $18,120,267 | 85.7% | |
Nov 20, 1996 | Sling Blade | 1,020 | $24,475,416 | $34,175,000 | 71.6% | |
Averages | $9,320 | 875 | $13,339,126 | $17,436,701 | 85.8% | |
Totals | 4 | $40,017,377 | $52,310,103 |
Producer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Dec 22, 2000 | All the Pretty Horses | 1,593 | $15,527,125 | $18,120,267 | 85.7% | |
Averages | n/a | 1,593 | $15,527,125 | $18,120,267 | 85.7% | |
Totals | 1 | $15,527,125 | $18,120,267 |
Writer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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Sep 13, 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | $9,320 | 11 | $14,836 | $14,836 | 100.0% |
Unknown | Daddy and Them | |||||
Dec 19, 2000 | The Gift | $11,827 | 807 | $12,008,642 | $44,567,606 | 26.9% |
Nov 20, 1996 | Sling Blade | 1,020 | $24,475,416 | $34,175,000 | 71.6% | |
Mar 29, 1996 | A Family Thing | $3,020,662 | 1,134 | $9,993,012 | $9,993,012 | 100.0% |
Averages | $1,013,936 | 743 | $11,622,977 | $22,187,614 | 74.6% | |
Totals | 5 | $46,491,906 | $88,750,454 |
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 1,201-1,300) | 1,218 | $40,017,377 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,801-2,900) | 2,856 | $15,527,125 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,948 | $46,491,906 |
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,278 | $12,292,726 |
Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 4,501-4,600) | 4,545 | $2,593,142 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,914 | $42,258,548 |
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,601-1,700) | 1,633 | $52,310,103 |
Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,501-3,600) | 3,578 | $18,120,267 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,922 | $88,750,454 |