Renée Zellweger
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 22 films, with $1,872,219,943 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #136) |
| Best-known acting roles: Angie (Shark Tale), Roxie Hart (Chicago), Vanessa Blume (Bee Movie), Dorothy Boyd (Jerry Maguire), Ruby Thewes (Cold Mountain) |
| Most productive collaborators: Sharon Maguire, Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Hickner, Vicky Jenson, Will Smith |
| Born: April 25, 1969 (55 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Leading | 22 | $754,862,831 | $1,117,357,112 | $1,872,219,943 |
| Supporting | 12 | $508,363,605 | $435,544,686 | $943,908,291 | |
| Cameo | 1 | $3,218,882 | $0 | $3,218,882 | |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 1 | $0 | $116,113 | $116,113 | |
| Inverviewee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| In Technical Roles | Executive Producer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Renée Zellweger’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 301-400) | 306 | $754,862,831 |
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 821 | $1,266,445,318 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 287 | $1,117,473,225 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) | 971 | $1,553,017,911 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 290 | $1,872,336,056 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 881 | $2,819,463,229 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2020 Awards Season: Oscars Winners and Reactions
February 10th, 2020
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The Oscars were handed out last night and unlike most years, I wasn’t able to live-blog the awards. This is a real shame, because it was one of the best Oscar nights I can remember and there were very few awards that made me legitimately angry, unlike many years in the past. There was even a surprise winner for the full night, as Parasite earned the most wins with four Oscars. It is incredibly rare for a foreign-language film to pull off that feat.
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1917 is the Hot Oscar Favorite
February 9th, 2020
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1917 starts out as the hot favorite to take the most awards as we go into Oscar evening. 63% of contestants in our Predict the Academy Awards contest picked it for the Best Picture award, and it is favorite in five other categories, including directing and cinematography. No other film is favored in more than two categories, and readers are showing a high level of confidence in a lot of winners.
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2020 Awards Season: Oscar Highlight: Best Leading Actress
February 5th, 2020
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Our annual Oscar Prediction contest is underway so now is the best time to look at the nominees and try and figure out who the favorites are and which films should just feel honored to be nominated. We are continuing our shortened schedule with Best Leading Actress. In this category, there is an absolute favorite and I will be so pissed if she doesn’t finally win.
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2020 Awards Season: Oscar Nominations
January 13th, 2020
The Oscar nominations were announced on Monday, and the results were... well, there were some puzzling results. Joker led the way with eleven nominations. ... A film with 69% positive reviews earned the most nominations. It’s not the worst-reviewed movie to earn a Best Picture Nomination—after all, Bohemian Rhapsody was nominated just last year. However, this film is arguably the worst-reviewed movie to ever earn the most nominations in a single year.
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2020 - Awards Season: Golden Globes Winners
January 6th, 2020
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The Golden Globes winners were announced on Sunday and we have some interesting developments for the rest of Awards Season. 1917 wasn’t considered a front-runner with five films earning more nominations. However, after this result, it might be the front-runner to become the big winner on Oscar night.
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Home Market Releases for December 24th, 2019
December 26th, 2019
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This year, Christmas Eve landed on a Tuesday. Christmas Eve is the busiest shopping day of the year, but that’s most people buying last minute groceries and the rest of the retail sector suffers as a result. This is true this year and there are so few releases to talk about that there will only be two sections in this week’s report: the main section and VOD releases. Judy is the only release on this week’s list that a majority will have heard of. It is also the best new release of the week.
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Judy
December 23rd, 2019
Judy started out well during a nationwide release and while it was never able to expand truly wide, it still finished with more than $20 million during its theatrical run. Likewise, the film hasn’t become a major player during Awards Season, but Renée Zellweger has already earned a trio of major nominations. Is the film better than its box office numbers? Or is Renée Zellweger’s performance its sole saving grace?
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2020 - Awards Season: SAG - Nominations
December 12th, 2019
The Screen Actors Guild announced their nominations this week and we are starting to see some patterns with similar names appearing over and over again. This time Bombshell led the way, earning four nominations, but four other films earned two or more nominations.
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2020 Awards Season: Golden Globes Nominations
December 11th, 2019
The Golden Globes nominations are the second major Awards Season set to come out. It is still very early in the year and the predictive value of the Golden Globes is a little suspect, but there are still some things to learn here. (This is especially true on the TV end, as there’s talk about how strange the nominations are this year.) Marriage Story led the way with six nominations, just ahead of The Irishman and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, both of which picked up five nods.
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2020 - Awards Season: Independent Spirit Awards - Nominations
November 21st, 2019
The Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced and thus the 2020 Awards Season begins. There are two changes to this year’s coverage of Awards Season. Firstly, we’re going back to using the year the awards are handed out and not the year the movie came out, even though the latter makes so much more sense. We are doing this, because every one else does this and being accurate takes a back seat to being easily understood. Secondly, since the Independent Spirit Awards are not particularly good indicators of Oscar success, we are just going to do summaries and not a full list of nominees.
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Friday Estimates: Abominable Grows on its Opening Day
September 28th, 2019
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Abominable bounced back a bit during Friday to earn $5.69 million. This is still behind Smallfoot’s opening Friday, but it is better than its previews. This is strong evidence that the film’s reviews and its A rating from CinemaScore is already having a positive effect. $20 million is now much more likely than it was yesterday at this time, while with a little luck, it will match our $22 million prediction.
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Limited and VOD Releases: A Lot to Love on This Week’s List
September 27th, 2019
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There are a lot of excellent films on this week’s list. Not only that, but there are a wide selections of films as well. Do you want to watch a documentary? Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is your best bet. Want to watch a potential Oscar-winning performance? Then Judy is for you. Want a Neo-Noir love story? First Love has what you need. Want to stay home and watch something on VOD? There are several choices there, both big and small.
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Judy Trailer
August 19th, 2019
Biopic starring Renée Zellweger opens September 27 ... Full Movie Details.
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2017 Preview: October
October 1st, 2017
September destroyed the previous September monthly record for total box office take, with $800 million or so (we won’t know the exact figure until after the weekend), which tops 2016’s record of $616 million. Granted, this is almost entirely due to It’s record breaking run, and the rest of the month was merely average. Kingsman: The Golden Circle was the only other film to come close to $100 million. October doesn’t look any better, as far as depth is concerned. Blade Runner 2049 is widely expected to be the biggest hit of the month, but it is the only film expected to reach $100 million domestically. Boo 2 should be the second biggest hit of the month, while there are only a couple of other films that have a shot at $50 million. Part of the problem is the level of competition, as there are 16 films opening during the four October weekends. (Needless to say, some of the predictions below will be a little short, as there’s not much to say about a film that will barely open in the top ten and disappear two weeks later.) That’s way too many and most will be buried by the competition. Last October was a flop, as no film earned more than $100 million at the box office. There were a few films that came close, including the original Boo! movie. As long as Blade Runner 2049 matches expectations, 2017 should win the year-over-year comparison by a small margin. If we get one surprise hit, then 2017 has a real shot at closing the gap with 2016 by a significant margin. I choose to be cautiously optimistic.
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Same Kind of Different as Me Trailer
September 21st, 2017
Drama starring Greg Kinnear, Renée Zellweger, and Djimon Hounsou opens October 20 ... Full Movie Details.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Handmade Limited Releases
October 21st, 2016
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Several films coming out this week are earning nearly unanimously positive reviews. This includes a few documentaries, but also a couple of narrative films that have a shot at some box office success. Moonlight is clearly aiming to win awards and it might do so. The Handmaiden should help grow Chan-wook Park’s fanbase here.
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2016 Preview: September
September 1st, 2016
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August continued to pad 2016’s lead over 2015 in the year-over-year comparison. It managed this feat almost entirely due to Suicide Squad, which is on pace to hit $300 million. The next best film was Sausage Party, which might make $100 million, if it gets a push over the top. September won’t be as strong as that. This is no surprise, as the month is one of the biggest dumping grounds on the calendar. That said, studios have been working to make the end of the month a lot more productive and there are a few potential hits. The biggest of these is The Magnificent Seven, which is expected to crack $100 million, maybe even $150 million. Meanwhile, Sully and Storks both have a limited chance at $100 million. Last September, the biggest release of the month was Hotel Transylvania 2 with pulled in $169.70 million. I don’t think The Magnificent Seven will match that, so we might need a surprise $100 million hit for 2016 to come out on top.
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2014 Awards Season: Oscars - Nominations
January 17th, 2015
The Oscar nominations were announced early in the morning, when all sensible people were asleep. There were some surprises, as well as some results that would have been surprises had it not been for the previous Awards Season nominations. Seventeen films earned two or more nods, led by Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, both of which picked up nine nominations, while The Imitation Game was right behind with eight.
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Featured Blu-ray review - Chicago: Diamond Edition
February 15th, 2014
Chicago came out in 2002 and was a surprise hit earning more than $300 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget. It was a surprise hit, in part because movie musicals had not been able to find an audience like that in a long, long time. Musicals have been around for as long as movies have had sound. The first film with spoken dialogue, The Jazz Singer, was also the first movie musical. But the heyday of movie musicals ended about forty years before Chicago hit theaters. Unfortunately for a lot of studios, Chicago wasn't able to reinvigorate the movie musical genre. Has the decline in the genre meant Chicago hasn't aged well? Or have more recent musicals failed to match it at the box office, because they have also failed to match its 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad Abo… | Bridget Jones | |||
| Sep 27, 2019 | Judy | Judy Garland | $24,319,961 | $21,175,039 | $45,495,000 |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Berlin, I Love You | $116,113 | $116,113 | ||
| Nov 9, 2018 | Here and Now | Tessa | $13,337 | $11,559 | $24,896 |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Same Kind of Different… | Deborah Hall | $6,423,605 | $45,059 | $6,468,664 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | The Whole Truth | Loretta Lassiter | $1,772,492 | $1,772,492 | |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Bridget Jones’s Baby | Bridget Jones | $24,139,805 | $183,158,578 | $207,298,383 |
| May 13, 2016 | Queen Mimi | Herself | |||
| Oct 1, 2010 | Case 39 | Emily Jenkins | $13,261,851 | $15,511,976 | $28,773,827 |
| Aug 21, 2009 | My One and Only | Ann Deveraux | $2,556,558 | $792,396 | $3,348,954 |
| Jan 30, 2009 | New in Town | Lucy Hill | $16,734,283 | $13,203,626 | $29,937,909 |
| Sep 19, 2008 | Appaloosa | Allison French | $20,211,394 | $7,700,059 | $27,911,453 |
| Apr 4, 2008 | Leatherheads | Lexi | $31,373,938 | $9,974,690 | $41,348,628 |
| Nov 2, 2007 | Bee Movie | Vanessa Blume | $126,631,277 | $160,963,300 | $287,594,577 |
| Dec 29, 2006 | Miss Potter | Beatrix Potter | $3,005,605 | $32,885,652 | $35,891,257 |
| Jun 3, 2005 | Cinderella Man | Mrs. Braddock | $61,649,911 | $43,371,577 | $105,021,488 |
| Nov 12, 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edg… | Bridget Jones | $40,203,020 | $223,691,531 | $263,894,551 |
| Oct 1, 2004 | Shark Tale | Angie | $161,412,000 | $210,329,123 | $371,741,123 |
| Dec 25, 2003 | Cold Mountain | Ruby Thewes | $95,632,614 | $69,541,295 | $165,173,909 |
| May 9, 2003 | Down with Love | Barbara Novak | $20,305,251 | $15,151,698 | $35,456,949 |
| Dec 27, 2002 | Chicago | Roxie Hart | $170,687,518 | $136,083,027 | $306,770,545 |
| Oct 11, 2002 | White Oleander | Claire Richards | $16,357,770 | $5,300,000 | $21,657,770 |
| Apr 13, 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | Bridget Jones | $71,500,556 | $201,094,497 | $272,595,053 |
| Sep 8, 2000 | Nurse Betty | Betty Sizemore | $25,170,054 | $2,562,312 | $27,732,366 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Irene P. Waters | $90,570,999 | $58,700,000 | $149,270,999 |
| Nov 5, 1999 | The Bachelor | Anna | $21,731,001 | $15,151,377 | $36,882,378 |
| Sep 18, 1998 | One True Thing | Ellen Gulden | $23,337,196 | $3,371,000 | $26,708,196 |
| Mar 25, 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | Sonia | $1,118,808 | $1,118,808 | |
| Jan 30, 1998 | Deceiver | Elizabeth | $699,062 | $699,062 | |
| Dec 18, 1996 | The Whole Wide World | Novalyne Price | $160,766 | $160,766 | |
| Dec 13, 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Dorothy Boyd | $153,952,592 | $119,600,000 | $273,552,592 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | The Low Life | Poet | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Sep 22, 1995 | Texas Chainsaw Massacr… | Jenny | $94,558 | $94,558 | |
| Sep 22, 1995 | Empire Records | Gina | $303,841 | $303,841 | |
| Feb 25, 1994 | 8 Seconds | Prescott Motel Bu… | $19,582,455 | $1,759,935 | $21,342,390 |
| Feb 18, 1994 | Reality Bites | Tani | $20,079,850 | $20,079,850 | |
| Aug 6, 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | $3,218,882 | $3,218,882 | ||
| Averages | $38,377,131 | $57,519,182 | $80,556,092 | ||
| Totals | 37 | $1,266,445,318 | $1,553,017,911 | $2,819,463,229 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2025 | Bridget Jones: Mad Abo… | |||||
| Sep 27, 2019 | Judy | $2,916,548 | 1,627 | $24,319,961 | $45,495,000 | 53.5% |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Berlin, I Love You | $116,113 | ||||
| Oct 20, 2017 | Same Kind of Different… | $2,591,985 | 1,362 | $6,423,605 | $6,468,664 | 99.3% |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Bridget Jones’s Baby | $8,571,785 | 2,930 | $24,139,805 | $207,298,383 | 11.6% |
| Oct 1, 2010 | Case 39 | $5,350,570 | 2,212 | $13,261,851 | $28,773,827 | 46.1% |
| Aug 21, 2009 | My One and Only | $58,692 | 256 | $2,556,558 | $3,348,954 | 76.3% |
| Jan 30, 2009 | New in Town | $6,741,530 | 1,941 | $16,734,283 | $29,937,909 | 55.9% |
| Sep 19, 2008 | Appaloosa | $248,847 | 1,290 | $20,211,394 | $27,911,453 | 72.4% |
| Apr 4, 2008 | Leatherheads | $12,682,595 | 2,798 | $31,373,938 | $41,348,628 | 75.9% |
| Nov 2, 2007 | Bee Movie | $38,021,044 | 3,984 | $126,631,277 | $287,594,577 | 44.0% |
| Dec 29, 2006 | Miss Potter | $9,653 | 102 | $3,005,605 | $35,891,257 | 8.4% |
| Nov 12, 2004 | Bridget Jones: The Edg… | $8,684,055 | 2,473 | $40,203,020 | $263,894,551 | 15.2% |
| Dec 25, 2003 | Cold Mountain | $14,574,213 | 2,802 | $95,632,614 | $165,173,909 | 57.9% |
| May 9, 2003 | Down with Love | $45,029 | 2,124 | $20,305,251 | $35,456,949 | 57.3% |
| Dec 27, 2002 | Chicago | $2,074,929 | 2,701 | $170,687,518 | $306,770,545 | 55.6% |
| Oct 11, 2002 | White Oleander | $5,607,480 | 1,510 | $16,357,770 | $21,657,770 | 75.5% |
| Apr 13, 2001 | Bridget Jones's Diary | $10,733,933 | 2,547 | $71,500,556 | $272,595,053 | 26.2% |
| Sep 8, 2000 | Nurse Betty | $7,145,950 | 1,491 | $25,170,054 | $27,732,366 | 90.8% |
| Nov 5, 1999 | The Bachelor | $7,480,288 | 2,524 | $21,731,001 | $36,882,378 | 58.9% |
| Sep 18, 1998 | One True Thing | $6,606,455 | 1,636 | $23,337,196 | $26,708,196 | 87.4% |
| Mar 25, 1998 | A Price Above Rubies | $36,063 | 52 | $1,118,808 | $1,118,808 | 100.0% |
| Dec 18, 1996 | The Whole Wide World | 9 | $160,766 | $160,766 | 100.0% | |
| Averages | $7,009,082 | 1,827 | $35,945,849 | $85,106,184 | 60.4% | |
| Totals | 23 | $754,862,831 | $1,872,336,056 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2018 | Here and Now | $8,090 | 51 | $13,337 | $24,896 | 53.6% |
| Oct 21, 2016 | The Whole Truth | $1,772,492 | ||||
| Jun 3, 2005 | Cinderella Man | $18,320,205 | 2,820 | $61,649,911 | $105,021,488 | 58.7% |
| Oct 1, 2004 | Shark Tale | $47,604,606 | 4,070 | $161,412,000 | $371,741,123 | 43.4% |
| Jun 23, 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | $24,209,385 | 3,087 | $90,570,999 | $149,270,999 | 60.7% |
| Jan 30, 1998 | Deceiver | $279,103 | 231 | $699,062 | $699,062 | 100.0% |
| Dec 13, 1996 | Jerry Maguire | $17,084,296 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | $273,552,592 | 56.3% |
| Jul 12, 1996 | The Low Life | $5,000 | $5,000 | 100.0% | ||
| Sep 22, 1995 | Texas Chainsaw Massacr… | 23 | $94,558 | $94,558 | 100.0% | |
| Sep 22, 1995 | Empire Records | $150,800 | 87 | $303,841 | $303,841 | 100.0% |
| Feb 25, 1994 | 8 Seconds | $3,369,037 | 838 | $19,582,455 | $21,342,390 | 91.8% |
| Feb 18, 1994 | Reality Bites | $6,003,525 | 1,175 | $20,079,850 | $20,079,850 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $13,003,227 | 1,491 | $46,214,873 | $78,659,024 | 78.6% | |
| Totals | 12 | $508,363,605 | $943,908,291 | |||