Kate McKinnon
| Best known as a Supporting Actress based on credits in that role in 11 films, with $1,827,157,886 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1,132) |
| Best-known acting roles: Weird Barbie (Barbie), Inez (Finding Dory), Jillian Holtzmann (Ghostbusters), Lulu (DC League of Super Pets), Stella, Eva the Birthday Mom (The Angry Birds Movie) |
| Most productive collaborators: Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell, Noah Baumbach |
| Born: January 6, 1984 (40 years old) |
Career Summary
| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 11 | $825,318,581 | $1,001,839,305 | $1,827,157,886 |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 6 | $1,019,529,629 | $1,329,742,915 | $2,349,272,544 | |
| Cameo | 1 | $81,476,385 | $135,737,758 | $217,214,143 | |
| Leading | 1 | $33,562,069 | $45,436,176 | $78,998,245 |
Career Trend
This graph shows Kate McKinnon’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 201-300) | 205 | $1,053,091,698 |
| Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) | 393 | $1,959,886,664 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 228 | $1,375,179,091 |
| Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 437 | $2,512,756,154 |
| Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) | 211 | $2,428,270,789 |
| Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500) | 410 | $4,472,642,818 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Domestic Box Office | 100 | 100 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Domestic Box Office | 86 | 100 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the International Box Office | 73 | 100 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the International Box Office | 66 | 100 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2023 at the Worldwide Box Office | 84 | 100 |
| Highest Grossing Stars of 2024 at the Worldwide Box Office | 71 | 100 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
2018 Preview: August
August 1st, 2018
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Overall, July was a a little weaker than expected. Ant-Man and the Wasp appears to be on pace for $200 million, while it is too soon to tell if Mission: Impossible—Fallout will also get there. That said, 2018 is still ahead of 2017 by $550 million, so the month of July was a success in that regard. As for August, there’s only one movie that is expected to earn $100 million, Christopher Robin, and maybe a few others that could hit $50 million. It’s a rather sad slate of movies. Fortunately, last August was even worse, so 2018 should at least maintain its lead. Maybe we can get lucky and come away with a $600 million lead by the end of the month.
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The Spy Who Dumped Me Trailer
March 22nd, 2018
Comedy starring Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon opens on August 3 ... Full Movie Details.
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2017 Preview: December
December 1st, 2017
The box office was mostly as expected during November. Granted, Thor: Ragnarok over-performed and Justice League underperformed, but overall there were no real surprises. This means the month started slow, but we got a couple of wins in the end and that bodes well going into the final month of the year. That said, December is a weird month. There are five weekends, but only seven films that I’m sure are opening truly wide. Additionally, five of those seven films are opening Christmas weekend. I’ve never seen a month this lop-sided. There are no real wide releases the first two weeks of the month, so we will likely start slow again, but when The Last Jedi debuts, we should see explosive growth at the box office. It will open with more than any film last December made and that should help 2017 cut into 2016’s lead. 2017 won’t be able to close the gap entirely, but the month could do well enough to cut 2016’s lead to under $250 million. That’s my goal. If that happens, I will be happy.
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2017 Preview: June
June 1st, 2017
May was a really soft month with only one unqualified hit, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, which is climbing towards $375 million domestically. The second biggest hit of the month will be Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and I would be surprised if it tops $150 million by any serious margin. June looks a lot more profitable. There are five weeks and every week there is at least one film with a great shot at $100 million or more. In fact, there are four films with at least a decent shot at $200 million and we could double the number of $300 million hits released so far this year. Wonder Woman is widely expected to start the month with an explosive debut and pulling in more than $100 million during its opening weekend is more and more likely. That said, Despicable Me 3 will probably end up being the biggest hit overall with over $300 million. Meanwhile, Cars 3 and Transformers: The Last Knight are both aiming for $200 million. Last June was not particularly strong, outside of one hit. Finding Dory earned nearly $500 million domestically, while the second best film, Central Intelligence, barely earned a quarter of that. I don’t think any film will come close to Finding Dory, but there’s a lot more depth this time around and I have high hopes 2017 will extend its lead.
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Rough Night Trailer
May 31st, 2017
Comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Ilana Glazer, and Zoë Kravitz opens June 16 ... Full Movie Details.
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2016 - Holiday Gift Guide - Part I - First-Run Releases and Franchise Box Sets
November 22nd, 2016
It’s Thanksgiving weekend, which means Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and of course the first installment of our Holiday Gift Guide. This week we will tackle first run releases, as well as franchise box sets, although there aren’t many of the latter to talk about. In fact, the best movie box set of the year includes more TV shows than movies in its running time and I’ve decided to include it in our second part, which deals with TV on DVD releases. There are still a number of big first-run releases this year that are definitely worthy gifts. We are going to start with the biggest domestic hit of the year...
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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: Ghostbusters
October 23rd, 2016
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Ghostbusters felt like a mistake from the very beginning. It is a remake of one the great comedies of all time. Then the first trailer came out and it was complete garbage. However, the international trailer was actually relatively good and the writer / director, Paul Feig, hadn’t made a bad movie since Unaccompanied Minors. Does this film live up to the original? If not, is it as good as the average Paul Feig movie? Or were the haters right on this one?
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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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2016 Preview: July
July 1st, 2016
It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation.
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All Acting Credits
Announced (Undated)
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Barbie | Weird Barbie | $636,238,421 | $810,700,000 | $1,446,938,421 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | DC League of Super Pets | Lulu | $93,657,117 | $110,234,472 | $203,891,589 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Bombshell | Jess Carr | $31,762,808 | $29,641,586 | $61,404,394 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Yesterday | Deborah | $73,286,650 | $81,496,674 | $154,783,324 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Family | $196,322 | $196,322 | ||
| Aug 3, 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Morgan | $33,562,069 | $45,436,176 | $78,998,245 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Kate | |||
| Dec 15, 2017 | Ferdinand | Lupe the Goat | $84,410,380 | $223,081,265 | $307,491,645 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Ballerina | Régine Le Haut/Mo… | $21,858,070 | $74,731,719 | $96,589,789 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Rough Night | Pippa | $22,105,643 | $24,738,714 | $46,844,357 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Office Christmas Party | Mary Winetoss | $54,767,494 | $60,330,380 | $115,097,874 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Masterminds | Jandice | $17,356,894 | $13,493,772 | $30,850,666 |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Ghostbusters | Jillian Holtzmann | $128,350,574 | $100,658,084 | $229,008,658 |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Finding Dory | Inez | $486,295,561 | $538,710,564 | $1,025,006,125 |
| May 20, 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Stella, Eva the B… | $107,509,366 | $244,778,975 | $352,288,341 |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Sisters | Sam | $87,044,645 | $18,986,015 | $106,030,660 |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Ted 2 | Herself | $81,476,385 | $135,737,758 | $217,214,143 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Life Partners | Trace | $8,265 | $8,265 | |
| Averages | $115,287,451 | $167,517,077 | $263,096,636 | ||
| Totals | 18 | $1,959,886,664 | $2,512,756,154 | $4,472,642,818 | |
Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Barbie | $162,022,044 | 4,337 | $636,238,421 | $1,446,938,421 | 44.0% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | DC League of Super Pets | $23,003,441 | 4,332 | $93,657,117 | $203,891,589 | 45.9% |
| Aug 3, 2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | $12,103,043 | 3,111 | $33,562,069 | $78,998,245 | 42.5% |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Ferdinand | $13,401,586 | 3,630 | $84,410,380 | $307,491,645 | 27.5% |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Rough Night | $8,004,283 | 3,162 | $22,105,643 | $46,844,357 | 47.2% |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Office Christmas Party | $16,890,204 | 3,210 | $54,767,494 | $115,097,874 | 47.6% |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Ghostbusters | $46,018,755 | 3,963 | $128,350,574 | $229,008,658 | 56.0% |
| Averages | $40,206,194 | 3,678 | $150,441,671 | $346,895,827 | 44.4% | |
| Totals | 7 | $1,053,091,698 | $2,428,270,789 | |||
Supporting Roles
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| Release Date | Title | Opening Weekend | Maximum Theaters | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | Domestic Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2019 | Bombshell | $319,157 | 1,721 | $31,762,808 | $61,404,394 | 51.7% |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Yesterday | $17,010,050 | 2,755 | $73,286,650 | $154,783,324 | 47.3% |
| Apr 19, 2019 | Family | $19,586 | 107 | $196,322 | $196,322 | 100.0% |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Irreplaceable You | |||||
| Aug 25, 2017 | Ballerina | $4,730,038 | 2,705 | $21,858,070 | $96,589,789 | 22.6% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Masterminds | $6,541,205 | 3,042 | $17,356,894 | $30,850,666 | 56.3% |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Finding Dory | $135,060,273 | 4,305 | $486,295,561 | $1,025,006,125 | 47.4% |
| May 20, 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | $38,155,177 | 3,932 | $107,509,366 | $352,288,341 | 30.5% |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Sisters | $13,922,855 | 2,978 | $87,044,645 | $106,030,660 | 82.1% |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Life Partners | $2,665 | 3 | $8,265 | $8,265 | 100.0% |
| Averages | $23,973,445 | 2,394 | $91,702,065 | $203,017,543 | 59.8% | |
| Totals | 10 | $825,318,581 | $1,827,157,886 | |||