Djimon Hounsou
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 25 films, with $7,529,927,822 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #44) |
Best-known acting roles: Korath the Pursuer (Captain Marvel), King Ricou (Aquaman), Jakande (Furious 7), Korath (Guardians of the Galaxy), Man on Island (A Quiet Place: Part II) |
Most productive collaborators: Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Ben Mendelsohn |
Born: April 24, 1964 (60 years old) |
Also credited as: Djimon |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Supporting | 25 | $2,551,482,655 | $4,978,445,167 | $7,529,927,822 |
Leading | 8 | $164,954,505 | $160,418,371 | $325,372,876 | |
Lead Ensemble Member | 4 | $503,387,103 | $810,366,265 | $1,313,753,368 | |
(Unclassified) | 5 | $102,187,567 | $21,915,714 | $124,103,281 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Djimon Hounsou’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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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Captain Marvel
June 25th, 2019
Captain Marvel started with two strikes against it, because it’s an origin story and a prequel. There have been so many origin stories for super heroes released over the past decade plus that audiences have grown tired of them. Furthermore, prequels are difficult to do right, because it’s much harder to surprise audiences. Can this film overcome these obstacles? Or should fans of the M.C.U. just wait till the sequel comes out when this character can really shine?
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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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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: The Vatican Tapes
October 18th, 2015
The Vatican Tapes is a horror film that includes elements of found footage. (It was actually originally written to be entirely found footage, but that was changed early in the production.) This genre is well off its peak in terms of popularity and even the fact that it had some connection to found footage was enough to kill its buzz. It also opened in "select cities", which is a terrible release strategy in general, and especially bad for horror films. It opened below the Mendoza Line (earning less that $2,000 per theater) before disappearing from theaters. Is it really that bad? Or did it struggle because of genre overload?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Furious 7
September 13th, 2015
Furious 7 is the latest in the Fast and the Furious franchise. The films started out okay, but critical reception fell quickly. It wasn't until Fast Five when the filmmakers realized they were making, in essence, live-action cartoons that they truly found their voices. This focus helped the box office, so much so that Furious 7 became just the third film to earn more than $1 billion internationally and just the fourth film to earn $1.5 billion worldwide. Is the quality up to the same level as its box office? The odds of that are nearly zero. However, is it at least as entertaining as its box office numbers would indicate?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
December 8th, 2014
At the moment, Guardians of the Galaxy is the highest grossing film released in 2014. (Mockingjay, Part 1 still has a chance of catching it, depending on how well it does over Christmas). It is also one the the best-reviewed wide releases of 2014. As a fan of Marvel Comics in general and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in particular, I had very high hopes for this film. Was the buzz warranted? Or was this a case of too much hype?
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Featured Blu-ray review - Amistad
May 5th, 2014
I don't think it is unfair to call Amistad Oscar-bait. It is a film based on a powerful real life story that came out in theaters in December, right in the heart of Oscar season. However, it didn't live up to expectations, either with critics or at the box office. It did pick up four Oscar nominations, but it failed to convert any of those into wins. Then again, "Not quite good enough for Oscars." is hardly a damning statement. Was the movie hurt by unrealistic expectations? Has it aged well in the years since it came out? And is the Blu-ray worth picking up?
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Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
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Dec 15, 2023 | Rebel Moon — Part One:… | General Titus | |||
Aug 25, 2023 | Gran Turismo: Based on… | Steve Mardenborough | $44,428,554 | $73,433,553 | $117,862,107 |
Mar 17, 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | Shazam | $57,721,819 | $74,554,356 | $132,276,175 |
Oct 21, 2022 | Black Adam | Wizard | $168,283,344 | $222,171,744 | $390,455,088 |
Jul 15, 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Lege… | Sumo | $17,811,382 | $22,354,756 | $40,166,138 |
Dec 22, 2021 | The King’s Man | Shola | $37,176,373 | $83,948,927 | $121,125,300 |
May 28, 2021 | A Quiet Place: Part II | Man on Island | $160,215,764 | $136,434,592 | $296,650,356 |
Nov 15, 2019 | Charlie’s Angels | Bosley | $17,801,306 | $55,433,742 | $73,235,048 |
Apr 5, 2019 | Shazam! | Wizard | $140,371,656 | $223,192,251 | $363,563,907 |
Mar 8, 2019 | Captain Marvel | Korath the Pursuer | $426,829,839 | $702,746,255 | $1,129,576,094 |
Jan 25, 2019 | Serenity | Duke | $8,547,045 | $4,461,759 | $13,008,804 |
Dec 21, 2018 | Aquaman | King Ricou | $335,061,807 | $796,787,895 | $1,131,849,702 |
Oct 20, 2017 | Same Kind of Different… | Denver Moore | $6,423,605 | $45,059 | $6,468,664 |
May 23, 2017 | I am Heath Ledger | $495,980 | $495,980 | ||
May 12, 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of… | Sir Bedivere | $39,175,066 | $100,455,270 | $139,630,336 |
Jul 1, 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | Chief Mbonga | $126,643,061 | $222,258,964 | $348,902,025 |
Aug 14, 2015 | Air | Cartwright | |||
Jul 24, 2015 | The Vatican Tapes | Vicar Imani | $1,784,763 | $13,144,421 | $14,929,184 |
Apr 3, 2015 | Furious 7 | Jakande | $353,007,020 | $1,158,979,344 | $1,511,986,364 |
Feb 6, 2015 | Seventh Son | Radu | $17,725,785 | $91,149,182 | $108,874,967 |
Aug 1, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Korath | $333,714,112 | $437,168,283 | $770,882,395 |
Jun 13, 2014 | How to Train Your Drag… | Drago Bludvist | $177,002,924 | $437,583,346 | $614,586,270 |
Sep 27, 2013 | Baggage Claim | Quniton | $21,569,509 | $1,316,327 | $22,885,836 |
Oct 12, 2012 | Forces spéciales | Kovax | $10,759 | $1,324,882 | $1,335,641 |
May 17, 2011 | Elephant White | ||||
Dec 10, 2010 | The Tempest | Caliban | $277,943 | $277,943 | |
Feb 6, 2009 | Push | Henry Carver | $31,811,527 | $17,866,874 | $49,678,401 |
Mar 14, 2008 | Never Back Down | Jean Roqua | $24,850,922 | $14,468,879 | $39,319,801 |
Dec 15, 2006 | Eragon | Ajihad | $75,030,163 | $174,457,952 | $249,488,115 |
Dec 8, 2006 | Blood Diamond | Solomon Vandy | $57,377,916 | $114,000,000 | $171,377,916 |
Jul 22, 2005 | The Island | Laurent | $35,818,913 | $127,200,000 | $163,018,913 |
Mar 30, 2005 | Beauty Shop | Joe | $36,351,350 | $2,000,000 | $38,351,350 |
Feb 18, 2005 | Constantine | Papa Midnite | $75,976,178 | $145,617,376 | $221,593,554 |
Nov 26, 2003 | In America | Mateo | $15,539,656 | $9,843,255 | $25,382,911 |
Jul 25, 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raide… | Masai Warrior | $65,653,758 | $91,439,185 | $157,092,943 |
Jan 31, 2003 | Biker Boyz | Motherland | $21,908,034 | $197,276 | $22,105,310 |
Sep 20, 2002 | The Four Feathers | Abou Fatma | $18,306,166 | $11,576,479 | $29,882,645 |
May 5, 2000 | Gladiator | Juba | $187,683,805 | $263,999,794 | $451,683,599 |
Jan 30, 1998 | Deep Rising | Vivo | $11,203,026 | $11,203,026 | |
Dec 12, 1997 | Amistad | Cinque | $44,212,592 | $14,037,559 | $58,250,151 |
Oct 28, 1994 | Stargate | Horus | $71,565,669 | $125,000,000 | $196,565,669 |
Jun 26, 1992 | Unlawful Entry | Prisoner on Bench | $57,138,719 | $57,138,719 | |
Averages | $87,421,364 | $165,865,153 | $238,286,086 | ||
Totals | 42 | $3,322,011,830 | $5,971,145,517 | $9,293,157,347 |
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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Jul 15, 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Lege… | $6,321,423 | 3,481 | $17,811,382 | $40,166,138 | 44.3% |
Dec 22, 2021 | The King’s Man | $5,915,542 | 3,180 | $37,176,373 | $121,125,300 | 30.7% |
Mar 8, 2019 | Captain Marvel | $153,433,423 | 4,310 | $426,829,839 | $1,129,576,094 | 37.8% |
Oct 20, 2017 | Same Kind of Different… | $2,591,985 | 1,362 | $6,423,605 | $6,468,664 | 99.3% |
Aug 14, 2015 | Air | |||||
Sep 27, 2013 | Baggage Claim | $9,031,102 | 2,030 | $21,569,509 | $22,885,836 | 94.2% |
May 17, 2011 | Elephant White | |||||
Dec 10, 2010 | The Tempest | $42,436 | 21 | $277,943 | $277,943 | 100.0% |
Feb 6, 2009 | Push | $10,079,109 | 2,313 | $31,811,527 | $49,678,401 | 64.0% |
Mar 14, 2008 | Never Back Down | $8,603,195 | 2,729 | $24,850,922 | $39,319,801 | 63.2% |
Dec 8, 2006 | Blood Diamond | $8,648,324 | 1,920 | $57,377,916 | $171,377,916 | 33.5% |
Dec 12, 1997 | Amistad | $4,573,523 | 1,019 | $44,212,592 | $58,250,151 | 75.9% |
Averages | $20,924,006 | 2,237 | $66,834,161 | $163,912,624 | 64.3% | |
Totals | 12 | $668,341,608 | $1,639,126,244 |
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 15, 2023 | Rebel Moon — Part One:… | |||||
Aug 25, 2023 | Gran Turismo: Based on… | $17,410,552 | 3,856 | $44,428,554 | $117,862,107 | 37.7% |
Mar 17, 2023 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods | $30,111,158 | 4,071 | $57,721,819 | $132,276,175 | 43.6% |
Oct 21, 2022 | Black Adam | $67,004,323 | 4,402 | $168,283,344 | $390,455,088 | 43.1% |
May 28, 2021 | A Quiet Place: Part II | $47,547,231 | 3,744 | $160,215,764 | $296,650,356 | 54.0% |
Nov 15, 2019 | Charlie’s Angels | $8,351,109 | 3,452 | $17,801,306 | $73,235,048 | 24.3% |
Apr 5, 2019 | Shazam! | $53,505,326 | 4,306 | $140,371,656 | $363,563,907 | 38.6% |
Jan 25, 2019 | Serenity | $4,415,403 | 2,561 | $8,547,045 | $13,008,804 | 65.7% |
Dec 21, 2018 | Aquaman | $67,873,522 | 4,184 | $335,061,807 | $1,131,849,702 | 29.6% |
May 12, 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of… | $15,371,270 | 3,702 | $39,175,066 | $139,630,336 | 28.1% |
Jul 1, 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | $38,527,856 | 3,591 | $126,643,061 | $348,902,025 | 36.3% |
Jul 24, 2015 | The Vatican Tapes | $832,271 | 427 | $1,784,763 | $14,929,184 | 12.0% |
Apr 3, 2015 | Furious 7 | $147,187,040 | 4,022 | $353,007,020 | $1,511,986,364 | 23.3% |
Feb 6, 2015 | Seventh Son | $7,217,640 | 2,875 | $17,725,785 | $108,874,967 | 16.3% |
Aug 1, 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $94,320,883 | 4,088 | $333,714,112 | $770,882,395 | 43.3% |
Jun 13, 2014 | How to Train Your Drag… | $49,451,322 | 4,268 | $177,002,924 | $614,586,270 | 28.8% |
Oct 12, 2012 | Forces spéciales | $10,759 | 5 | $10,759 | $1,335,641 | 0.8% |
Dec 15, 2006 | Eragon | $23,239,907 | 3,030 | $75,030,163 | $249,488,115 | 30.1% |
Jul 22, 2005 | The Island | $12,409,070 | 3,138 | $35,818,913 | $163,018,913 | 22.0% |
Mar 30, 2005 | Beauty Shop | $12,801,465 | 2,659 | $36,351,350 | $38,351,350 | 94.8% |
Feb 18, 2005 | Constantine | $29,769,098 | 3,006 | $75,976,178 | $221,593,554 | 34.3% |
Jul 25, 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raide… | $21,783,641 | 3,222 | $65,653,758 | $157,092,943 | 41.8% |
Jan 31, 2003 | Biker Boyz | $10,106,992 | 1,769 | $21,908,034 | $22,105,310 | 99.1% |
May 5, 2000 | Gladiator | $34,819,017 | 3,188 | $187,683,805 | $451,683,599 | 41.6% |
Oct 28, 1994 | Stargate | $16,651,018 | 2,033 | $71,565,669 | $196,565,669 | 36.4% |
Averages | $33,779,911 | 3,150 | $106,311,777 | $313,746,993 | 38.6% | |
Totals | 25 | $2,551,482,655 | $7,529,927,822 |