Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films, with $434,940,527 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #549) |
Best-known acting roles: Carter Wilson (Lee Daniels' The Butler), Doris 'Dorie' Miller (Pearl Harbor), Nicky Barnes (American Gangster), Deion Hughes (Norbit), Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire) |
Born: January 2, 1968 (56 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Leading | 16 | $332,021,760 | $102,918,767 | $434,940,527 |
Supporting | 14 | $1,303,891,577 | $1,216,314,583 | $2,520,206,160 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 3 | $106,487,904 | $30,537,483 | $137,025,387 | |
Cameo | 1 | $45,172,250 | $15,608,731 | $60,780,981 | |
(Unclassified) | 12 | $124,126,328 | $14,508,495 | $138,634,823 | |
In Technical Roles | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Screenwriter | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
Executive Producer | 1 | $0 | $872,757 | $872,757 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Cuba Gooding, Jr.’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 |
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Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600) | 542 | $438,509,664 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 402 | $1,911,699,819 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) | 1,448 | $133,456,250 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) | 1,118 | $1,379,888,059 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 801-900) | 860 | $571,965,914 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 601-700) | 651 | $3,291,587,878 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) | 6,114 | $872,757 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) | 7,344 | $872,757 |
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Home Market Releases for December 25th, 2018
December 24th, 2018
This year, Christmas Day lands on a Tuesday. Tuesday is the usual day for new DVD / Blu-ray releases. You can see why releasing a DVD / Blu-ray on Christmas Day is a bad idea, so it should come as no surprise that there are almost no releases worth talking about. The only “big” release of the week is White Boy Rick and on an average week, that would be relegated to the Secondary Blu-ray list. The biggest release on this week’s list is The Predator, but that’s because the screener arrived a week late.
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Limited and VOD Releases: Some Lovely Limited Releases
June 5th, 2015
In another improvement to our news this week, the Limited Releases column is expanding to cover both limited and VOD releases. I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, “aren't you already talking about VOD on the Home Market Releases column?” Yes. However, those are for VOD releases for films that already played in theaters some time ago. This column will include films that debut on VOD either before, or simultaneously with, their theatrical release. We think this it an important change, as too often the Limited Release column was “Limited Releases Playing in New York City and Possibly Los Angeles.” For people in most of the rest of the country, there were no films on the list playing anywhere near them. This week, there are at least a few films worth checking out, including We Are Still Here, which is playing on VOD and Love and Mercy and Testament of Youth, which are theatrical-only releases that both have a shot at mainstream success.
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Featured TV on DVD Review: The Book of Negroes
April 25th, 2015
The Book of Negroes is an award-winning Canadian novel by Lawrence Hill that came out in 2007. It was turned into a six-part TV mini-series, also called The Book of Negroes that aired in its native Canada early this year. The mini-series earned the best ratings for an original program in 25 years. So it was a popular mini-series, but is it also award-worthy like the book was? Are there enough extras on the three-disc DVD to be worth picking up?
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Limited Releases: Big Bad Limited Releases
January 17th, 2014
It's the weekend after the Oscar nominations were announced and it is closing in on Sundance, so it is not a good time to release a film in limited release, as art house aficionados are focuses elsewhere. Unfortunately, there are lots of limited releases on this week's list, most of which are earning weak, or really weak reviews. There are a few that are earning good reviews, Big Bad Wolves, G.B.F., Like Father, Like Son, etc., but with the competition, I can practically guarantee that most of them will get lost in the crowd.
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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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Oct 5, 2018 | Bayou Caviar | ||||
Apr 10, 2018 | Firelight | ||||
Jun 5, 2015 | Freedom | Samuel | $872,757 | $872,757 | |
Apr 7, 2015 | The Book of Negroes | Sam Fraunces | |||
Jan 9, 2015 | Selma | Fred Gray | $52,076,908 | $14,594,090 | $66,670,998 |
Jan 17, 2014 | Life of a King | Eugene Brown | $4,304 | $48,362 | $52,666 |
Oct 11, 2013 | Machete Kills | El Camaleon | $8,008,161 | $10,264,848 | $18,273,009 |
Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | Carter Wilson | $116,632,095 | $60,393,403 | $177,025,498 |
Jun 18, 2013 | Summoned | ||||
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | Major Emmanuel St… | $49,876,377 | $489,121 | $50,365,498 |
May 10, 2011 | The Hit List | ||||
May 26, 2009 | The Devil's Tomb | ||||
Oct 21, 2008 | Linewatch | Michael Dixon | |||
Jul 11, 2008 | Harold | Cromer | $13,229 | $13,229 | |
Apr 29, 2008 | Hero Wanted | Liam Case | |||
Nov 2, 2007 | American Gangster | Nicky Barnes | $130,164,645 | $137,820,811 | $267,985,456 |
Aug 8, 2007 | Daddy Day Camp | Charlie Hinton | $13,235,267 | $4,974,605 | $18,209,872 |
Mar 23, 2007 | What Love Is | Tom | $18,901 | $18,901 | |
Feb 9, 2007 | Norbit | Deion Hughes | $95,673,607 | $63,300,000 | $158,973,607 |
Jul 21, 2006 | Shadowboxer | Mikey | $370,627 | $72,324 | $442,951 |
May 2, 2006 | End Game | Alex Thomas | |||
Jan 20, 2006 | Dirty | $271,078 | $271,078 | ||
Apr 2, 2004 | Home on the Range | Buck | $50,026,353 | $26,456,108 | $76,482,461 |
Oct 24, 2003 | Radio | James Robert 'Rad… | $52,333,738 | $959,890 | $53,293,628 |
Sep 19, 2003 | The Fighting Temptations | Darren | $30,238,577 | $358,496 | $30,597,073 |
Mar 21, 2003 | Boat Trip | Jerry | $8,586,376 | $6,347,337 | $14,933,713 |
Jan 18, 2002 | Snow Dogs | Ted Brooks | $81,150,692 | $35,747,336 | $116,898,028 |
Sep 28, 2001 | Zoolander | Himself | $45,172,250 | $15,608,731 | $60,780,981 |
Aug 17, 2001 | Rat Race | Owen Templeton | $56,607,223 | $30,000,000 | $86,607,223 |
May 25, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Doris 'Dorie' Miller | $198,539,855 | $250,699,998 | $449,239,853 |
Nov 10, 2000 | Men of Honor | Carl Brashear | $48,814,909 | $33,524,574 | $82,339,483 |
Sep 1, 1999 | Chill Factor | Arlo | $11,263,966 | $11,263,966 | |
Jun 4, 1999 | Instinct | Theo Caulder | $34,105,207 | $34,105,207 | |
Oct 2, 1998 | What Dreams May Come | Albert | $55,485,043 | $16,000,000 | $71,485,043 |
Dec 24, 1997 | As Good as it Gets | Frank Sachs | $148,478,011 | $165,633,912 | $314,111,923 |
Dec 13, 1996 | Jerry Maguire | Rod Tidwell | $153,952,592 | $119,600,000 | $273,552,592 |
Mar 17, 1995 | Losing Isaiah | Eddie Hughes | $7,564,608 | $7,564,608 | |
Mar 10, 1995 | Outbreak | Major Salt | $67,823,573 | $122,200,000 | $190,023,573 |
Jul 1, 1994 | Blown Away | Bomb Squad Class … | $30,133,002 | $30,133,002 | |
Mar 11, 1994 | Lightning Jack | Ben Doyle | $16,821,273 | $16,821,273 | |
Oct 15, 1993 | Judgment Night | Mike Peterson | $12,108,480 | $12,108,480 | |
Dec 11, 1992 | A Few Good Men | Cpl. Carl Hammaker | $141,340,178 | $95,159,822 | $236,500,000 |
Mar 6, 1992 | Gladiator | Abraham Lincoln H… | $8,205,703 | $8,205,703 | |
Jul 12, 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Tre Styles | $56,190,094 | $25,001 | $56,215,095 |
Mar 31, 1989 | Sing | Stanley | $2,260,616 | $8,088,834 | $10,349,450 |
Jun 29, 1988 | Coming to America | Boy Getting Haircut | $128,152,301 | $160,647,699 | $288,800,000 |
Averages | $53,102,773 | $51,106,965 | $88,961,835 | ||
Totals | 46 | $1,911,699,819 | $1,379,888,059 | $3,291,587,878 |
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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Oct 5, 2018 | Bayou Caviar | |||||
Apr 10, 2018 | Firelight | |||||
Jun 5, 2015 | Freedom | $872,757 | ||||
Jan 17, 2014 | Life of a King | $4,304 | 16 | $4,304 | $52,666 | 8.2% |
Jan 20, 2012 | Red Tails | $18,782,154 | 2,573 | $49,876,377 | $50,365,498 | 99.0% |
May 26, 2009 | The Devil's Tomb | |||||
Oct 21, 2008 | Linewatch | |||||
Jul 11, 2008 | Harold | $10,578 | 3 | $13,229 | $13,229 | 100.0% |
Apr 29, 2008 | Hero Wanted | |||||
Aug 8, 2007 | Daddy Day Camp | $3,402,678 | 2,814 | $13,235,267 | $18,209,872 | 72.7% |
Mar 23, 2007 | What Love Is | $11,583 | 42 | $18,901 | $18,901 | 100.0% |
May 2, 2006 | End Game | |||||
Apr 2, 2004 | Home on the Range | $13,880,771 | 3,058 | $50,026,353 | $76,482,461 | 65.4% |
Oct 24, 2003 | Radio | $13,303,724 | 3,074 | $52,333,738 | $53,293,628 | 98.2% |
Sep 19, 2003 | The Fighting Temptations | $11,758,372 | 2,026 | $30,238,577 | $30,597,073 | 98.8% |
Jan 18, 2002 | Snow Dogs | $17,814,259 | 2,454 | $81,150,692 | $116,898,028 | 69.4% |
Aug 17, 2001 | Rat Race | $11,662,094 | 2,551 | $56,607,223 | $86,607,223 | 65.4% |
Nov 10, 2000 | Men of Honor | $13,339,465 | 2,190 | $48,814,909 | $82,339,483 | 59.3% |
Jul 12, 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | $10,023,462 | 926 | $56,190,094 | $56,215,095 | 100.0% |
Averages | $9,499,454 | 1,811 | $36,542,472 | $43,997,378 | 78.0% | |
Totals | 19 | $438,509,664 | $571,965,914 |
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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Apr 7, 2015 | The Book of Negroes | |||||
Jan 9, 2015 | Selma | $571,450 | 2,235 | $52,076,908 | $66,670,998 | 78.1% |
Oct 11, 2013 | Machete Kills | $3,837,183 | 2,538 | $8,008,161 | $18,273,009 | 43.8% |
Aug 16, 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler | $24,637,312 | 3,330 | $116,632,095 | $177,025,498 | 65.9% |
Nov 2, 2007 | American Gangster | $43,565,135 | 3,111 | $130,164,645 | $267,985,456 | 48.6% |
Feb 9, 2007 | Norbit | $34,195,434 | 3,145 | $95,673,607 | $158,973,607 | 60.2% |
May 25, 2001 | Pearl Harbor | $59,078,912 | 3,255 | $198,539,855 | $449,239,853 | 44.2% |
Oct 2, 1998 | What Dreams May Come | $15,833,592 | 2,531 | $55,485,043 | $71,485,043 | 77.6% |
Dec 24, 1997 | As Good as it Gets | $12,606,928 | 1,837 | $148,478,011 | $314,111,923 | 47.3% |
Dec 13, 1996 | Jerry Maguire | $17,084,296 | 2,531 | $153,952,592 | $273,552,592 | 56.3% |
Mar 17, 1995 | Losing Isaiah | $2,520,972 | 912 | $7,564,608 | $7,564,608 | 100.0% |
Mar 10, 1995 | Outbreak | $13,420,387 | 2,230 | $67,823,573 | $190,023,573 | 35.7% |
Dec 11, 1992 | A Few Good Men | $15,517,468 | 2,201 | $141,340,178 | $236,500,000 | 59.8% |
Jun 29, 1988 | Coming to America | $21,404,420 | 2,064 | $128,152,301 | $288,800,000 | 44.4% |
Averages | $20,328,730 | 2,455 | $100,299,352 | $193,862,012 | 58.6% | |
Totals | 14 | $1,303,891,577 | $2,520,206,160 |
Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists
All Technical Credits
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Oct 5, 2018 | Bayou Caviar | Director Screenwriter |
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Jun 5, 2015 | Freedom | Executive Producer | $872,757 | $872,757 | |
Averages | n/a | $872,757 | $872,757 | ||
Totals | 2 | n/a | $872,757 | $872,757 |
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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Oct 5, 2018 | Bayou Caviar | |||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | n/a |
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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Oct 5, 2018 | Bayou Caviar | |||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | n/a |
Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
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Top Grossing Executive Producer at the International Box Office (Rank 6,101-6,200) | 6,114 | $872,757 |
Top Grossing Executive Producer at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,301-7,400) | 7,344 | $872,757 |