Lena Waithe
Best known as a Producer based on credits in that role in 7 films, with $57,133,516 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #2,326) |
Best-known technical roles: Queen & Slim (Screenwriter), Queen & Slim (Story Creator), Queen & Slim (Producer), A Thousand and One (Producer), Dear White People (Producer) |
Best-known acting roles: Aech/Helen (Ready Player One), Specter (Onward), Herself (House Party) |
Most productive collaborators: Tye Sheridan, Steven Spielberg, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Kristie Macosko Krieger |
Born: May 17, 1984 (39 years old) |
Career Summary
Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
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As an Actor | Lead Ensemble Member | 2 | $199,245,317 | $513,167,937 | $712,413,254 |
Cameo | 1 | $9,011,251 | $202,484 | $9,213,735 | |
Supporting | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
In Technical Roles | Producer | 7 | $51,612,484 | $5,521,032 | $57,133,516 |
Screenwriter | 2 | $43,808,310 | $4,457,853 | $48,266,163 | |
Story Creator | 1 | $43,808,310 | $4,457,853 | $48,266,163 | |
Executive Producer | 1 | $77,278 | $11,042 | $88,320 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Lena Waithe’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
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2020 Preview: March
March 1st, 2020
The box office had mixed results during February with Birds of Prey missing expectations by a huge margin, but Sonic the Hedgehog did well enough to almost make up the difference. This March, there are three films that will almost certainly reach $100 million domestically: Onward, A Quiet Place: Part II, and Mulan. In fact, all three at least have a slim shot at $200 million domestically. By comparison, last March Captain Marvel was released, which earned more than $400 million, while Us and Dumbo earned close to $300 million combined. I don’t think the top three films this year will match last year’s top three, or even come particularly close, and I fear 2020 will fall behind 2019 in the year-over-year comparison. So much for that lead 2020 built up in January.
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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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Jan 13, 2023 | House Party | Herself | $9,011,251 | $202,484 | $9,213,735 |
Oct 16, 2020 | Bad Hair | Brook-Lynne | |||
Mar 6, 2020 | Onward | Specter | $61,555,145 | $71,802,456 | $133,357,601 |
Mar 29, 2018 | Ready Player One | Aech/Helen | $137,690,172 | $441,365,481 | $579,055,653 |
Averages | $69,418,856 | $171,123,474 | $240,542,330 | ||
Totals | 4 | $208,256,568 | $513,370,421 | $721,626,989 |
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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Mar 6, 2020 | Onward | $39,119,861 | 4,310 | $61,555,145 | $133,357,601 | 46.2% |
Mar 29, 2018 | Ready Player One | $41,769,050 | 4,234 | $137,690,172 | $579,055,653 | 23.8% |
Averages | $40,444,456 | 4,272 | $99,622,659 | $356,206,627 | 35.0% | |
Totals | 2 | $199,245,317 | $712,413,254 |
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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Oct 16, 2020 | Bad Hair | |||||
Averages | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.0% | |
Totals | 1 | n/a | n/a |
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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Jul 28, 2023 | Kokomo City | Executive Producer | $77,278 | $11,042 | $88,320 |
May 26, 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Producer | |||
Mar 31, 2023 | A Thousand and One | Producer | $3,400,020 | $63,562 | $3,463,582 |
Mar 10, 2023 | Chang Can Dunk | Producer | |||
Jun 29, 2022 | Beauty | Screenwriter | |||
Oct 9, 2020 | The 40-Year Old Version | Producer | |||
Nov 27, 2019 | Queen & Slim | Screenwriter Story by Producer |
$43,808,310 | $4,457,853 | $48,266,163 |
Jan 19, 2018 | Step Sisters | Producer | |||
Oct 17, 2014 | Dear White People | Producer | $4,404,154 | $999,617 | $5,403,771 |
Averages | $12,922,441 | $1,383,019 | $14,305,459 | ||
Totals | 9 | $51,689,762 | $5,532,074 | $57,221,836 |
Producer Credits
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Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
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May 26, 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | |||||
Mar 31, 2023 | A Thousand and One | $1,795,695 | 926 | $3,400,020 | $3,463,582 | 98.2% |
Mar 10, 2023 | Chang Can Dunk | |||||
Oct 9, 2020 | The 40-Year Old Version | |||||
Nov 27, 2019 | Queen & Slim | $11,890,490 | 1,715 | $43,808,310 | $48,266,163 | 90.8% |
Jan 19, 2018 | Step Sisters | |||||
Oct 17, 2014 | Dear White People | $347,959 | 392 | $4,404,154 | $5,403,771 | 81.5% |
Averages | $4,678,048 | 1,011 | $17,204,161 | $19,044,505 | 90.1% | |
Totals | 7 | $51,612,484 | $57,133,516 |
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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Jun 29, 2022 | Beauty | |||||
Nov 27, 2019 | Queen & Slim | $11,890,490 | 1,715 | $43,808,310 | $48,266,163 | 90.8% |
Averages | $11,890,490 | 1,715 | $43,808,310 | $48,266,163 | 90.8% | |
Totals | 2 | $43,808,310 | $48,266,163 |