Danny Trejo
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 38 films, with $3,252,328,689 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #371) |
| Best-known acting roles: Stronghold (Minions: The Rise of Gru), Jasper (Storks), El Jefe (xXx), Boots the Monkey (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Machete (Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over) |
| Most productive collaborators: Nicholas Stoller, Steve Carell, Kyle Balda, Taraji P. Henson, Brad Ableson |
| Born: May 16, 1944 (80 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 38 | $1,633,721,455 | $1,618,607,234 | $3,252,328,689 |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 19 | $84,346,150 | $128,770,342 | $213,116,492 | |
| Leading | 16 | $26,626,424 | $19,777,324 | $46,403,748 | |
| Cameo | 3 | $84,137,126 | $5,339,356 | $89,476,482 | |
| Narrator | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Inverviewee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| (Unclassified) | 29 | $154,632,173 | $4,573,504 | $159,205,677 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Danny Trejo’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 1,401-1,500) | 1,484 | $110,972,574 |
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 385 | $1,983,463,328 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,429 | $148,547,666 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800) | 771 | $1,777,067,760 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,453 | $259,520,240 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 539 | $3,760,531,088 |
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VOD Releases: The Long and Short of It
June 17th, 2020
There are a lot of smaller releases on this week’s list and nothing that truly stands out as a potential hit. However, almost everyone should find something worth watching. The Soul Collector should please fans of low-budget horror movies. Roger Waters Us + Them is worth the money for fans of Pink Floyd. The indie drama The Short History of the Long Road is earning a lot of praise. The Cameraman is the best movie on this week’s list, but the Blu-ray is the better deal than a VOD rental.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
November 18th, 2019
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold is a live-action adaptation of a kids cartoon aimed at preschoolers. Is it going to entertain older kids who grew up on Dora the Explorer? Will it entertain adults? Or does it fall in that awkward space between those two demographics?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Machete Kills
January 17th, 2014
Machete had one of the strangest origins. It began as a fake trailer in Grindhouse, but the fake trailer was so popular they turned it into a real movie. Unfortunately, while that movie earned good reviews, the target audience for Grindhouse cinema is too small to thrive in theaters. It must have done well enough to justify a sequel in someone's mind, albeit a sequel with a greatly reduced production budget being released by a smaller studio. But can the sequel live up to its predecessor?
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 22nd, 2013
October 21st, 2013
This week on the home market is... well... it's short. Last week, according to Amazon.com, there were 459 new releases or reissues. This week there are 161. Fortunately, there are a few releases of note, including The Conjuring, which pulled in more than $300 million worldwide on a production budget of just $20 million. Fortunately, it really deserved this success and the DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack are contenders for Pick of the Week. Other contenders include Before Midnight on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack and The Way Way Back on DVD or Blu-ray Combo Pack. In the end, it was literally a coin toss and The Conjuring won.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 8th, 2013
October 8th, 2013
There are a couple first-run releases on this week's list: After Earth and The Hangover: Part III. However, neither film won over critics and both bombed in theaters, when compared to their production budgets. That said, The Hangover: Part III will likely be the best selling release of the week. As for the best new release, including a number where I'm still waiting for the screener. Ignoring those, the two best are Robot Chicken: Season Six on DVD or Blu-ray and Much Ado About Nothing on DVD or Blu-ray. Both are must haves, but I'm going with the latter over the former for Pick of the Week.
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2013 Preview: October
October 1st, 2013
October is an awkward month. It sits between the dumping ground that is September and November, the unofficial start of Awards Season / holiday blockbuster season. For the most part, September was stronger than average for the month and there's reason to be optimistic going forward. After all, box office success tends to feed on itself, as does box office struggles. That said, there are not a lot of sure hits over the coming four weeks. Of the nine or ten films opening wide this month, only Gravity has a better than 50/50 chance at $100 million. Captain Phillips could have a shot at the century mark, but only if it becomes a serious Awards Season player. Its early reviews suggest that could be a possibility. Last October, there were two films to reach the $100 million mark, Taken 2 and Argo. On the other hand, pretty much everything else that opened that month crashed and burned. While this October doesn't have as strong a top end, it will hopefully have much better depth.
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2024 | Gracie and Pedro: Pets… | Laurence | $819,971 | $819,971 | |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Se7en Cemeteries | Bravo | |||
| Nov 3, 2023 | Death on the Border | ||||
| Dec 2, 2022 | Renegades | ||||
| Jul 1, 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Stronghold | $370,270,765 | $567,156,799 | $937,427,564 |
| Jun 3, 2022 | THE PREY: Legend of Ka… | ||||
| Apr 29, 2022 | Green Ghost & The Mast… | $113,687 | $113,687 | ||
| Feb 18, 2022 | A Tale of Two Guns | ||||
| Dec 9, 2021 | American Sicario | Pedro | |||
| Oct 8, 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | Huet | |||
| Aug 20, 2021 | Death Rider in the Hou… | $44,736 | $44,736 | ||
| Jun 11, 2021 | The House Next Door: M… | Hugo | $2,893,660 | $2,893,660 | |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Donny’s Bar Mitzvah | ||||
| Oct 15, 2020 | Bullets of Justice | Grave-Digger | |||
| Oct 13, 2020 | The Last Exorcist | ||||
| Aug 14, 2020 | Murder in the Woods | Sheriff Lorenzo | $351,205 | $21,418 | $372,623 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | The Short History of t… | Miguel | |||
| Apr 10, 2020 | LA Originals | Himself | |||
| Nov 12, 2019 | Cross 3 | Muerte | |||
| Nov 5, 2019 | Acceleration | ||||
| Sep 16, 2019 | 3 From Hell | Rondo | $119,009 | $119,009 | |
| Aug, 2019 | Slasher Party | ||||
| Aug 9, 2019 | Dora and the Lost City… | Boots the Monkey | $60,477,943 | $60,114,333 | $120,592,276 |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Madness in the Method | Himself | |||
| Jun 11, 2019 | The Outsider | Carlos | |||
| Jun 7, 2019 | Wish Man | Jose | |||
| Feb 12, 2019 | American Nightmares | ||||
| Feb 5, 2019 | Grand-Daddy Day Care | ||||
| Dec 4, 2018 | The Lost Day | ||||
| Nov 6, 2018 | #Roxy | ||||
| Oct 19, 2018 | Big Kill | General Morales | $1,469 | $1,469 | |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Mutafukaz | $229,423 | $232,301 | $461,724 | |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Maximum Impact | $31,806 | $31,806 | ||
| Sep 4, 2018 | Silencer | ||||
| Jun 19, 2018 | Frat Pack | ||||
| Sep 12, 2017 | Dead Again in Tombstone | ||||
| Jun 2, 2017 | All About the Money | Luis Trejo | |||
| Sep 23, 2016 | Storks | Jasper | $72,679,278 | $110,674,153 | $183,353,431 |
| Unknown | East L.A. Interchange | Narrator | |||
| Oct 6, 2015 | 4Got10 | ||||
| Jun 26, 2015 | L.A. Slasher | The Drug Dealer #2 | $2,421 | $2,421 | |
| May 1, 2015 | Preggoland | $25,294 | $25,294 | ||
| Mar 6, 2015 | Bad Asses On The Bayou | Frank Vega | |||
| Feb 24, 2015 | VANish | ||||
| Nov 21, 2014 | Reach Me | Vic | |||
| Oct 17, 2014 | The Book of Life | Manolo's Grandfather | $50,151,543 | $47,500,000 | $97,651,543 |
| Apr 8, 2014 | Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses | Frank Vega | |||
| Apr 4, 2014 | In the Blood | Big Biz | $650,881 | $650,881 | |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | Danny Trejo | $51,178,893 | $28,133,408 | $79,312,301 |
| Oct 22, 2013 | Dead in Tombstone | ||||
| Oct 11, 2013 | Machete Kills | Machete | $8,008,161 | $10,264,848 | $18,273,009 |
| Oct 8, 2013 | Zombie Hunter | ||||
| Aug 2, 2013 | Top Cat | Griswald | $6,756,182 | $6,756,182 | |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Violet and Daisy | Russ | $17,186 | $17,186 | |
| Jan 22, 2013 | Death Race 3: Inferno | ||||
| Jun 22, 2012 | BRO' | Gilbert | $9,329 | $9,329 | |
| Apr 13, 2012 | Bad Ass | Frank Vega | |||
| Feb 10, 2012 | Modus Operandi | Director Holiday | |||
| Nov 4, 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar … | Mr. Perez | $35,061,031 | $1,204,714 | $36,265,745 |
| Aug 19, 2011 | Spy Kids: All the Time… | Isador "Machete" … | $38,536,376 | $42,144,807 | $80,681,183 |
| Jul 15, 2011 | Ranchero | Capone | $23,449 | $23,449 | |
| Sep 17, 2010 | El Súperstar: The Unli… | E.J. | $2,330 | $2,330 | |
| Sep 3, 2010 | Machete | Machete | $26,593,646 | $19,777,324 | $46,370,970 |
| Jul 9, 2010 | Predators | Cuchillo | $52,000,688 | $75,233,701 | $127,234,389 |
| Nov 10, 2009 | La Linea | ||||
| Jul 28, 2009 | Necessary Evil | ||||
| May 1, 2009 | Battle for Terra | Elder Barum | $1,647,083 | $4,740,415 | $6,387,498 |
| Feb 6, 2009 | Fanboys | The Chief | $687,609 | $386,085 | $1,073,694 |
| Nov 16, 2007 | Smiley Face | Albert | $9,397 | $9,397 | |
| Aug 31, 2007 | Halloween | Ismael Cruz | $58,269,151 | $19,245,250 | $77,514,401 |
| May 11, 2007 | Delta Farce | Carlos Santana | $8,130,530 | $605,378 | $8,735,908 |
| Apr 6, 2007 | Grindhouse | Machete (segment … | $25,031,037 | $25,156,752 | $50,187,789 |
| Nov 17, 2006 | Hood of Horror | Derelict | $26,000 | $26,000 | |
| Sep 8, 2006 | Sherrybaby | Dean | $199,176 | $560,328 | $759,504 |
| Jul 22, 2005 | The Devil’s Rejects | Rondo | $17,044,981 | $3,895,447 | $20,940,428 |
| Jun 4, 2005 | The Crow: Wicked Prayer | Harold | |||
| Jul 9, 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend … | Bartender | $84,136,909 | $5,339,356 | $89,476,265 |
| Sep 12, 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Me… | Cucuy | $56,330,657 | $41,082,870 | $97,413,527 |
| Jul 25, 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Machete | $111,760,631 | $56,091,364 | $167,851,995 |
| Aug 9, 2002 | xXx | El Jefe | $141,930,000 | $125,270,000 | $267,200,000 |
| Aug 7, 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island… | Uncle Machete | $85,846,296 | $33,875,000 | $119,721,296 |
| Apr 26, 2002 | The Salton Sea | $676,698 | $676,698 | ||
| Aug 24, 2001 | Bubble Boy | Slim | $5,002,310 | $5,002,310 | |
| Mar 30, 2001 | Spy Kids | Machete | $112,692,062 | $85,000,000 | $197,692,062 |
| Oct 20, 2000 | Animal Factory | Vito | $43,805 | $88,875 | $132,680 |
| Feb 25, 2000 | Reindeer Games | Jumpy | $23,360,779 | $23,360,779 | |
| Jun 12, 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | Pierce | $74,339,294 | $90,460,706 | $164,800,000 |
| Feb 6, 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Collins | $19,035,741 | $19,035,741 | |
| Sep 26, 1997 | Trojan War | Scarface | $217 | $217 | |
| Jun 6, 1997 | Con Air | Johnny 'Johnny-23… | $101,117,573 | $123,000,000 | $224,117,573 |
| Apr 11, 1997 | Anaconda | Poacher | $65,598,907 | $71,400,000 | $136,998,907 |
| Jan 19, 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | Razor Charlie | $25,728,961 | $7,201 | $25,736,162 |
| Dec 15, 1995 | Heat | Trejo | $67,436,818 | $119,996,510 | $187,433,328 |
| Aug 25, 1995 | Desperado | Navajas | $25,532,388 | $25,532,388 | |
| Jul 15, 1994 | Mi Vida Loca | Frank | $3,269,420 | $3,269,420 | |
| Apr 16, 1993 | Bound by Honor | Geronimo | $4,496,583 | $4,496,583 | |
| Oct 4, 1991 | Whore | Tattoo Artist | $1,008,404 | $1,008,404 | |
| Apr 18, 1990 | Marked for Death | Hector | $43,224,499 | $43,224,499 | |
| Sep 1, 1989 | Cage | Costello's Bodyguard | $618,178 | $28,854 | $647,032 |
| Aug 4, 1989 | Lock Up | Chink's Gang | $22,099,847 | $22,099,847 | |
| Feb 3, 1989 | Kinjite | Prison Inmates | $3,088,086 | $3,088,086 | |
| 1988 | Bulletproof | Sharkey | $807,947 | $807,947 | |
| Nov 6, 1987 | Death Wish 4: The Crac… | Art Sanella | $6,880,310 | $6,880,310 | |
| Oct 30, 1987 | The Hidden | Prisoner | $9,747,988 | $245 | $9,748,233 |
| Dec 6, 1985 | Runaway Train | Boxer | $7,936,012 | $7,936,012 | |
| Averages | $33,618,023 | $45,565,840 | $57,854,324 | ||
| Totals | 105 | $1,983,463,328 | $1,777,067,760 | $3,760,531,088 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | $107,010,140 | 4,427 | $370,270,765 | $937,427,564 | 39.5% |
| Jun 12, 2020 | The Short History of t… | |||||
| Sep 16, 2019 | 3 From Hell | $119,009 | ||||
| Aug 9, 2019 | Dora and the Lost City… | $17,431,588 | 3,735 | $60,477,943 | $120,592,276 | 50.2% |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Wish Man | |||||
| Sep 28, 2018 | Maximum Impact | $31,806 | ||||
| Sep 4, 2018 | Silencer | |||||
| Jun 26, 2015 | L.A. Slasher | $2,421 | 7 | $2,421 | $2,421 | 100.0% |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Reach Me | |||||
| Oct 17, 2014 | The Book of Life | $17,005,218 | 3,113 | $50,151,543 | $97,651,543 | 51.4% |
| Apr 4, 2014 | In the Blood | $650,881 | ||||
| Mar 21, 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted | $17,005,126 | 3,194 | $51,178,893 | $79,312,301 | 64.5% |
| Jun 7, 2013 | Violet and Daisy | $9,982 | 17 | $17,186 | $17,186 | 100.0% |
| Nov 4, 2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar … | $12,954,142 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | $36,265,745 | 96.7% |
| Aug 19, 2011 | Spy Kids: All the Time… | $11,644,672 | 3,305 | $38,536,376 | $80,681,183 | 47.8% |
| Sep 17, 2010 | El Súperstar: The Unli… | $2,330 | 1 | $2,330 | $2,330 | 100.0% |
| Jul 9, 2010 | Predators | $24,760,882 | 2,669 | $52,000,688 | $127,234,389 | 40.9% |
| May 1, 2009 | Battle for Terra | $1,082,064 | 1,161 | $1,647,083 | $6,387,498 | 25.8% |
| Feb 6, 2009 | Fanboys | $171,533 | 46 | $687,609 | $1,073,694 | 64.0% |
| Nov 16, 2007 | Smiley Face | $5,993 | 1 | $9,397 | $9,397 | 100.0% |
| Aug 31, 2007 | Halloween | $26,362,367 | 3,475 | $58,269,151 | $77,514,401 | 75.2% |
| May 11, 2007 | Delta Farce | $3,420,645 | 1,931 | $8,130,530 | $8,735,908 | 93.1% |
| Apr 6, 2007 | Grindhouse | $11,596,613 | 2,629 | $25,031,037 | $50,187,789 | 49.9% |
| Sep 12, 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Me… | $23,424,118 | 3,289 | $56,330,657 | $97,413,527 | 57.8% |
| Jul 25, 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | $33,417,739 | 3,388 | $111,760,631 | $167,851,995 | 66.6% |
| Aug 9, 2002 | xXx | $44,506,103 | 3,536 | $141,930,000 | $267,200,000 | 53.1% |
| Aug 7, 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island… | $16,711,716 | 3,307 | $85,846,296 | $119,721,296 | 71.7% |
| Mar 30, 2001 | Spy Kids | $26,546,881 | 3,191 | $112,692,062 | $197,692,062 | 57.0% |
| Feb 25, 2000 | Reindeer Games | $8,128,356 | 2,205 | $23,360,779 | $23,360,779 | 100.0% |
| Jun 12, 1998 | Six Days, Seven Nights | $16,485,276 | 2,606 | $74,339,294 | $164,800,000 | 45.1% |
| Jun 6, 1997 | Con Air | $24,131,738 | 2,941 | $101,117,573 | $224,117,573 | 45.1% |
| Apr 11, 1997 | Anaconda | $16,620,887 | 2,456 | $65,598,907 | $136,998,907 | 47.9% |
| Jan 19, 1996 | From Dusk Till Dawn | $10,240,805 | 2,007 | $25,728,961 | $25,736,162 | 100.0% |
| Dec 15, 1995 | Heat | $8,445,656 | 1,704 | $67,436,818 | $187,433,328 | 36.0% |
| Jul 15, 1994 | Mi Vida Loca | $3,269,420 | $3,269,420 | 100.0% | ||
| Feb 3, 1989 | Kinjite | $3,088,086 | $3,088,086 | 100.0% | ||
| Oct 30, 1987 | The Hidden | $2,492,618 | 1,045 | $9,747,988 | $9,748,233 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $17,200,629 | 2,295 | $54,457,382 | $98,555,415 | 69.3% | |
| Totals | 37 | $1,633,721,455 | $3,252,328,689 | |||