Jim Carrey
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films, with $4,880,111,102 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #27) |
| Best-known acting roles: Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Sonic the Hedgehog 2), Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Sonic The Hedgehog), Bruce Nolan (Bruce Almighty), The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas), Horton (Horton Hears a Who) |
| Best-known technical roles: Bruce Almighty (Producer), Fun with Dick & Jane (Producer), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Screenwriter), Rubble Kings (Producer) |
| Most productive collaborators: Jeff Fowler, Ben Schwartz, Tom Shadyac, Patrick Casey, Robert Zemeckis |
| Born: January 17, 1962 (62 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Leading | 28 | $2,542,481,714 | $2,337,629,388 | $4,880,111,102 |
| Supporting | 8 | $103,144,236 | $58,551 | $103,202,787 | |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 2 | $374,904,016 | $366,779,554 | $741,683,570 | |
| Inverviewee | 2 | $267,965 | $0 | $267,965 | |
| Cameo | 1 | $12,143,484 | $0 | $12,143,484 | |
| In Technical Roles | Producer | 3 | $353,262,411 | $334,232,532 | $687,494,943 |
| Screenwriter | 1 | $72,217,396 | $35,000,000 | $107,217,396 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Jim Carrey’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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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer
August 27th, 2024
Adventure featuring the voice of Ben Schwartz, with James Marsden, Keanu Reeves, and Jim Carrey, opens in theaters December 20. Full movie details.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
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Theater counts: Morbius now widest release despite solid showings from newcomers Sonic and Ambulance
April 7th, 2022
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Despite debuting last week, the arrival of Morbius could not oust The Lost City from its place as widest release. This week is a different story however as last week’s box office chart topper becomes the new widest release while fending off the two newcomers, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Ambulance.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 19th, 2020
May 20th, 2020
I think it’s a great week on the home market for a few reasons, one of which is selfish. Amazon finally got its act together and upcoming releases are appearing on the site so I can pre-plan weeks, which makes my job easier. It also is making my wallet very scared, because there are a number of amazing releases coming out soon. This includes several new releases this week that are worth picking up like Buffaloed, Emma., Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, etc. and those aren’t even the contenders for Pick of the Week. That list is limited to The Good Place: The Complete Series Blu-ray and The Quintessential Quintuplets: Season 1. In the end I went with The Good Place, which I think will have a wider appeal.
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Featured Digital Review: Sonic the Hedgehog
March 31st, 2020
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Talk of a Sonic the Hedgehog movie first began 25 years ago. It’s a super popular video game franchise, or at least it was at its peak. A string of subpar instalments in the franchise hurt its popularity, while the overall terrible quality of the average video game movie made a live-action movie seem like a risk. Then that first trailer came out. Granted, the effects quality improved dramatically as a result of the backlash, but I was still not interested in the substance the trailer offered. Then the reviews showed up and many people said this film was the best video game adaptation of all time. It then went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2020 so far. Is it as good as its reviews / box office numbers? Or do I think this film benefited from low expectations?
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2020 Preview: February
February 1st, 2020
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We had a great start to the year, sort of. Most films that opened / expanded wide in January are going to miss expectations; however, Bad Boys for Life and 1917 are so much stronger than anticipated that they alone will more than make up the difference. Looking forward, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is almost guaranteed to be the biggest hit of the month. There are two questions. Firstly, is it going to top Bad Boys for Life and become the biggest hit of the year so far? Secondly, is it going to be the only $100 million hit of month? Hopefully the answers to those questions are yes and no respectively, but no to both is would still be good news overall. Sonic the Hedgehog is looking better than before and frankly Paramount needs a hit after a very troubling 2019. Meanwhile, there are several midlevel hits that could help the overall box office. Last February was a mixed month with some hits, like How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but some disappointing results as well, like from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. I think it will be a close race in the year-over-year competition with 2020 winning some weeks and losing others.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer 2
November 12th, 2019
Adventure starring Ben Schwartz, James Marsden and Jim Carrey opens February 14 ... Full Movie Details.
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Sonic the Hedgehog Trailer
April 30th, 2019
Adventure starring Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey opens on November 8 ... Full Movie Details.
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Home Market Releases for January 29th, 2019
January 30th, 2019
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We are still stuck in the dead zone on the home market, as it is too late for summer blockbusters, but too early for the major fall hits. The biggest first-run release of the week is The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, which says a lot. The best is The Wife, which earns our Pick of the Week. However, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl was a close competitor.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Clear as Mud
November 17th, 2017
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I think it will be a bad week at the box office for new limited releases. Mudbound is the best film on this week’s list, but it is playing on Netflix, so it will likely go no where at the box office. Sadly, there’s no other film that can take advantage of the lack of competition.
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2014 Preview: November
October 31st, 2014
October was a better than expected month with the overall box office keeping pace with October of 2013, for the most part. (The last weekend will be terrible, but that's because of Halloween.) We were able to close the gap somewhat in the year-over-year comparison, at least by a little bit. So how will November do compared to October. Let's put it this way. There are only seven films opening wide this month. Of those, Beyond the Lights will likely not make an impact at the box office. Every other film has at least a reasonable shot at $100 million. More than half the of the films opening this month could hit $200 million. Leading the way will be The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1, which could hit $400 million. The only problem is when book franchises split the final installment into two parts, the first part tends to be weaker at the box office. Interstellar is a big question mark. On the low end, it could make just over $100 million, while on the high end, just over $300 million is within reach. That's a wide range of expectations. On the downside, last November, there were two movies to reach $400 million: Catching Fire and Frozen. On the other hand, there was only one other movie to make more than $100 million, Thor: The Dark World, so perhaps the depth this year will help 2014 come out ahead in the year-over-year comparison.
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2013 Preview: August
August 1st, 2013
July was hit and miss at the box office, mostly miss. In fact, only two films really topped expectations, Despicable Me 2 and The Conjuring. That said, 2013 has nearly closed the gap with 2012 and it won't take much to pull ahead. Looking forward to August, we find that it is a very busy month with 16 or so films opening wide over five weeks. Of course, the closer you get to September, the more likely these films will struggle to find an audience, and more often than not, there are simply too many films opening wide to suspect they will all find an audience. On the high end, 2 Guns could be the biggest hit of the month with just over $100 million. The Smurfs 2 and Elysium could pull in $100 million. All three of those films are opening in the first two weeks of the month. After that, most of the new releases will be lucky if they reach $50 million during their theatrical runs. By comparison, last August was not as busy with 14 wide releases. Of those, only one film, The Bourne Legacy, topped $100 million, although a couple came reasonably close. Hopefully we will have more $100 million hits this time around and 2013 will be able to complete the comeback.
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Weekend Estimates: Oz, Call and Breakers Have Magic, Burt Blunders
March 17th, 2013
There are definite signs of life at the box office this weekend, thanks to continued good numbers for Oz the Great and Powerful, an above-expected debut for The Call and a gigantic performance in limited release for Spring Breakers. Those three bright spots do something to compensate for a horrible $10 million opening for The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which might have fared better with a Summer release, but still casts some doubt on the star power of Steve Carell and Jim Carrey.
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2013 Preview: March
March 1st, 2013
February is over, and for the most part, we should be very happy it is done and buried. The biggest hit of the month turned out to be Identity Thief, which will cross $100 million shortly. There were also a couple of impressive midlevel hits, like Warm Bodies and Escape from Planet Earth, but for the most part, it was miss after miss. This is bad news for March, which is not only dealing with a slumping 2013 box office, but will be compared with a strong March of 2012. Last March started with The Lorax, which earned more than $200 million. There's a good chance no March release this year will reach this milestone. Last March was also the month The Hunger Games opened, which earned more than $400 million. There's a chance the top three films opening this month won't earn that much combined. 2013 is going to take a beating in the year-over-year comparison and it is already $100 million behind last year's pace.
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All Acting Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Dr. Ivo Robotnik … | |||
| Apr 8, 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Dr. Ivo Robotnik | $190,872,904 | $214,281,522 | $405,154,426 |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Sonic The Hedgehog | Dr. Ivo Robotnik | $146,066,470 | $156,469,654 | $302,536,124 |
| May 18, 2018 | Dark Crimes | Tadek | $27,672 | $27,672 | |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great … | Himself | |||
| Jun 23, 2017 | The Bad Batch | The Hermit | $180,851 | $1,375 | $182,226 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Lloyd Christmas | $86,208,010 | $70,345,582 | $156,553,592 |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Colonel Stars and… | $28,795,985 | $34,333,924 | $63,129,909 |
| Mar 15, 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wo… | Steve Gray | $22,537,881 | $4,854,728 | $27,392,609 |
| Jun 24, 2011 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Himself | $267,965 | $267,965 | |
| Jun 17, 2011 | Mr. Poppers's Penguins | Tom Popper | $68,224,452 | $121,400,000 | $189,624,452 |
| Feb 11, 2011 | Certifiably Jonathan | Himself | $7,826 | $7,826 | |
| Dec 3, 2010 | I Love You, Phillip Mo… | Steven Russell | $2,037,459 | $20,976,568 | $23,014,027 |
| Nov 6, 2009 | Disney’s A Christmas C… | Ebenezer Scrooge … | $137,855,863 | $177,853,834 | $315,709,697 |
| Feb 13, 2009 | Under the Sea 3D | Narrator | $37,346,841 | $10,638,746 | $47,985,587 |
| Dec 19, 2008 | Yes Man | Carl Allen | $97,690,976 | $128,300,000 | $225,990,976 |
| Mar 14, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | Horton | $154,529,439 | $144,948,447 | $299,477,886 |
| Feb 23, 2007 | The Number 23 | Walter Sparrow/Fi… | $35,193,167 | $42,400,000 | $77,593,167 |
| Dec 21, 2005 | Fun with Dick & Jane | Dick Harper | $110,550,000 | $92,468,919 | $203,018,919 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Ser… | Count Olaf | $118,627,117 | $94,328,907 | $212,956,024 |
| Mar 19, 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of th… | Joel Barish | $34,366,518 | $38,034,860 | $72,401,378 |
| May 23, 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Bruce Nolan | $242,704,995 | $241,763,613 | $484,468,608 |
| Dec 21, 2001 | The Majestic | Peter Appleton/Lu… | $27,796,042 | $9,510,292 | $37,306,334 |
| Nov 17, 2000 | How the Grinch Stole C… | The Grinch | $261,939,550 | $85,096,578 | $347,036,128 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Charlie Baileygat… | $90,570,999 | $58,700,000 | $149,270,999 |
| Dec 22, 1999 | Man on the Moon | Andy Kaufman/Tony… | $34,580,635 | $12,827,000 | $47,407,635 |
| Sep 11, 1998 | Simon Birch | Adult Joe Wenteworth | $18,253,415 | $57,176 | $18,310,591 |
| Jun 5, 1998 | The Truman Show | Truman Burbank | $125,618,201 | $138,500,000 | $264,118,201 |
| Mar 21, 1997 | Liar Liar | Fletcher Reede | $181,410,615 | $121,300,000 | $302,710,615 |
| Jun 14, 1996 | The Cable Guy | Cable Guy | $60,240,295 | $42,585,501 | $102,825,796 |
| Nov 10, 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Natu… | Ace Ventura | $108,360,063 | $104,039,937 | $212,400,000 |
| Jun 16, 1995 | Batman Forever | Edward Nygma/The … | $184,031,112 | $152,498,032 | $336,529,144 |
| Dec 16, 1994 | Dumb & Dumber | Lloyd Christmas | $127,175,374 | $119,224,626 | $246,400,000 |
| Jul 29, 1994 | The Mask | Stanley Ipkiss/Th… | $119,920,129 | $231,700,000 | $351,620,129 |
| Feb 4, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detec… | Ace Ventura | $72,217,396 | $35,000,000 | $107,217,396 |
| May 26, 1989 | Pink Cadillac | Comedian | $12,143,484 | $12,143,484 | |
| May 12, 1989 | Earth Girls are Easy | Wiploc | $3,916,303 | $3,916,303 | |
| Jul 13, 1988 | The Dead Pool | Johnny Squares | $37,903,000 | $37,903,000 | |
| Oct 10, 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Walter Getz, Dentist | $41,382,841 | $41,382,841 | |
| Nov 15, 1985 | Once Bitten | Mark Kendall | $9,917,242 | $9,917,242 | |
| May 18, 1984 | Finders Keepers | Lane Bidlekoff | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Averages | $79,814,248 | $87,240,887 | $147,113,049 | ||
| Totals | 41 | $3,032,941,415 | $2,704,467,493 | $5,737,408,908 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | $72,105,176 | 4,258 | $190,872,904 | $405,154,426 | 47.1% |
| Feb 14, 2020 | Sonic The Hedgehog | $58,018,348 | 4,198 | $146,066,470 | $302,536,124 | 48.3% |
| May 18, 2018 | Dark Crimes | $27,672 | ||||
| Nov 14, 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | $36,111,775 | 3,188 | $86,208,010 | $156,553,592 | 55.1% |
| Aug 16, 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | $13,332,955 | 2,945 | $28,795,985 | $63,129,909 | 45.6% |
| Mar 15, 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wo… | $10,177,257 | 3,160 | $22,537,881 | $27,392,609 | 82.3% |
| Jun 17, 2011 | Mr. Poppers's Penguins | $18,445,355 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | $189,624,452 | 36.0% |
| Dec 3, 2010 | I Love You, Phillip Mo… | $112,712 | 100 | $2,037,459 | $23,014,027 | 8.9% |
| Nov 6, 2009 | Disney’s A Christmas C… | $30,051,075 | 3,683 | $137,855,863 | $315,709,697 | 43.7% |
| Feb 13, 2009 | Under the Sea 3D | $661,185 | 108 | $37,346,841 | $47,985,587 | 77.8% |
| Dec 19, 2008 | Yes Man | $18,262,471 | 3,434 | $97,690,976 | $225,990,976 | 43.2% |
| Mar 14, 2008 | Horton Hears a Who | $45,012,998 | 3,961 | $154,529,439 | $299,477,886 | 51.6% |
| Feb 23, 2007 | The Number 23 | $14,602,867 | 2,759 | $35,193,167 | $77,593,167 | 45.4% |
| Dec 21, 2005 | Fun with Dick & Jane | $14,383,515 | 3,239 | $110,550,000 | $203,018,919 | 54.5% |
| Dec 17, 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Ser… | $30,061,756 | 3,623 | $118,627,117 | $212,956,024 | 55.7% |
| Mar 19, 2004 | Eternal Sunshine of th… | $8,175,198 | 1,357 | $34,366,518 | $72,401,378 | 47.5% |
| May 23, 2003 | Bruce Almighty | $67,953,330 | 3,549 | $242,704,995 | $484,468,608 | 50.1% |
| Dec 21, 2001 | The Majestic | $4,904,339 | 2,361 | $27,796,042 | $37,306,334 | 74.5% |
| Nov 17, 2000 | How the Grinch Stole C… | $55,820,330 | 3,256 | $261,939,550 | $347,036,128 | 75.5% |
| Jun 23, 2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | $24,209,385 | 3,087 | $90,570,999 | $149,270,999 | 60.7% |
| Dec 22, 1999 | Man on the Moon | $7,515,585 | 2,080 | $34,580,635 | $47,407,635 | 72.9% |
| Jun 5, 1998 | The Truman Show | $31,542,121 | 2,911 | $125,618,201 | $264,118,201 | 47.6% |
| Mar 21, 1997 | Liar Liar | $31,423,025 | 2,909 | $181,410,615 | $302,710,615 | 59.9% |
| Jun 14, 1996 | The Cable Guy | $19,806,226 | 2,657 | $60,240,295 | $102,825,796 | 58.6% |
| Nov 10, 1995 | Ace Ventura: When Natu… | $37,804,076 | 2,705 | $108,360,063 | $212,400,000 | 51.0% |
| Jun 16, 1995 | Batman Forever | $52,784,433 | 2,893 | $184,031,112 | $336,529,144 | 54.7% |
| Dec 16, 1994 | Dumb & Dumber | $16,363,442 | 2,565 | $127,175,374 | $246,400,000 | 51.6% |
| Jul 29, 1994 | The Mask | $23,117,068 | 2,516 | $119,920,129 | $351,620,129 | 34.1% |
| Feb 4, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detec… | $12,115,105 | 1,963 | $72,217,396 | $107,217,396 | 67.4% |
| Nov 15, 1985 | Once Bitten | $4,025,657 | 1,095 | $9,917,242 | $9,917,242 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $26,168,923 | 2,755 | $100,599,508 | $187,393,156 | 55.2% | |
| Totals | 30 | $2,917,385,730 | $5,621,794,672 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | |||||
| Jun 23, 2017 | The Bad Batch | $89,111 | 46 | $180,851 | $182,226 | 99.2% |
| Feb 11, 2011 | Certifiably Jonathan | $7,826 | 1 | $7,826 | $7,826 | 100.0% |
| Sep 11, 1998 | Simon Birch | $3,321,370 | 930 | $18,253,415 | $18,310,591 | 99.7% |
| May 12, 1989 | Earth Girls are Easy | $892,742 | 317 | $3,916,303 | $3,916,303 | 100.0% |
| Jul 13, 1988 | The Dead Pool | $9,071,330 | 1,831 | $37,903,000 | $37,903,000 | 100.0% |
| Oct 10, 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | $6,942,408 | 1,107 | $41,382,841 | $41,382,841 | 100.0% |
| May 18, 1984 | Finders Keepers | $865,207 | 753 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $3,027,142 | 712 | $14,734,891 | $14,743,255 | 99.8% | |
| Totals | 8 | $103,144,236 | $103,202,787 | |||
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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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| Jun 19, 2015 | Rubble Kings | Producer | $7,416 | $7,416 | |
| Dec 21, 2005 | Fun with Dick & Jane | Producer | $110,550,000 | $92,468,919 | $203,018,919 |
| May 23, 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Producer | $242,704,995 | $241,763,613 | $484,468,608 |
| Feb 4, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Screenwriter | $72,217,396 | $35,000,000 | $107,217,396 |
| Averages | $106,369,952 | $123,077,511 | $198,678,085 | ||
| Totals | 4 | $425,479,807 | $369,232,532 | $794,712,339 | |
Producer Credits
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2015 | Rubble Kings | 3 | $7,416 | $7,416 | 100.0% | |
| Dec 21, 2005 | Fun with Dick & Jane | $14,383,515 | 3,239 | $110,550,000 | $203,018,919 | 54.5% |
| May 23, 2003 | Bruce Almighty | $67,953,330 | 3,549 | $242,704,995 | $484,468,608 | 50.1% |
| Averages | $41,168,423 | 2,264 | $117,754,137 | $229,164,981 | 68.2% | |
| Totals | 3 | $353,262,411 | $687,494,943 | |||
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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| Feb 4, 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detec… | $12,115,105 | 1,963 | $72,217,396 | $107,217,396 | 67.4% |
| Averages | $12,115,105 | 1,963 | $72,217,396 | $107,217,396 | 67.4% | |
| Totals | 1 | $72,217,396 | $107,217,396 | |||
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
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| Top Grossing Producer at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 436 | $353,262,411 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) | 1,543 | $72,217,396 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 565 | $334,232,532 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) | 2,261 | $35,000,000 |
| Top Grossing Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 495 | $687,494,943 |
| Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) | 1,936 | $107,217,396 |