James Doohan

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films, with $280,979,399 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #14,089)
Best-known acting roles: Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (Star Trek: Generations), Captain Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), Cmdr./Capt. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock), Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
Born: March 3, 1920
Died: July 20, 2005
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting4$235,573,457$45,405,942$280,979,399
Lead Ensemble Member2$191,971,588$80,028,412$272,000,000
(Unclassified)2$150,560,258$66,339,742$216,900,000

Career Trend

This graph shows James Doohan’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


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,036 $191,971,588
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,591 $578,105,303
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,985 $80,028,412
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,693 $191,774,096
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,410 $272,000,000
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,458 $769,879,399

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Home Market Releases for October 15th, 2019

October 17th, 2019

Crawl

It’s a really slow week with Crawl being the biggest release of the week, and it wasn’t a monster hit at the box office. Fortunately, it is also the best DVD / Blu-ray release of the week and was the only real contender for Pick of the Week. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Director's Cut

June 12th, 2016

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

I've never done a full featured review of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, although I have reviewed it as part of a couple of box sets in the past. It is widely considered the best film in the franchise and I absolutely agree with that assessment. Last week, the Director's Cut came out on Blu-ray for the first time individually. I assume most fans of the franchise already own this film on DVD, and Blu-ray, and if they are like me, on VHS as well. So the question isn't, "Is this a movie worth owning." It's, "Is it worth buying for the fifth or sixth time?" More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season Six

June 21st, 2014

This is the penultimate season for Star Trek: The Next Generation and the end of what most people would call the golden age of the seasons. (Season seven wasn't bad. It was better than the first two seasons, but it was certainly not as good as seasons three through six.) So what are the highlights of season six? Are there many lowlights? And is the Blu-ray worth upgrading to? More...

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Release
Date		TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office		International
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office
Nov 18, 1994Star Trek: Generations Captain Montgomer… $75,671,262$44,328,738$120,000,000
Feb 5, 1993Loaded Weapon 1 Scotty $27,979,399$27,979,399
Dec 6, 1991Star Trek VI: The Undi… Captain Montgomer… $74,888,996$22,011,004$96,900,000
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final… Captain Montgomer… $52,210,049$17,989,951$70,200,000
Nov 26, 1986Star Trek IV: The Voya… Captain Montgomer… $109,713,132$23,286,868$133,000,000
Jun 1, 1984Star Trek III: The Sea… Cmdr./Capt. Montg… $76,471,046$10,528,954$87,000,000
Jun 4, 1982Star Trek II: The Wrat… Commander Montgom… $78,912,963$16,887,037$95,800,000
Dec 7, 1979Star Trek: The Motion … Commander Montgom… $82,258,456$56,741,544$139,000,000
 
Averages $72,263,163$27,396,299$96,234,925
Totals 8 $578,105,303$191,774,096$769,879,399


Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Nov 26, 1986Star Trek IV: The Voya… $16,881,8881,956$109,713,132$133,000,00082.5%
Dec 7, 1979Star Trek: The Motion … $11,926,4211,002$82,258,456$139,000,00059.2%
 
Averages $14,404,1551,479$95,985,794$136,000,00070.8%
Totals 2 $191,971,588$272,000,000


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date		TitleOpening
Weekend		Maximum
Theaters		Domestic
Box Office		Worldwide
Box Office		Domestic
Share
Feb 5, 1993Loaded Weapon 1 $9,202,7222,015$27,979,399$27,979,399100.0%
Jun 9, 1989Star Trek V: The Final… $17,375,6482,202$52,210,049$70,200,00074.4%
Jun 1, 1984Star Trek III: The Sea… $16,673,2291,966$76,471,046$87,000,00087.9%
Jun 4, 1982Star Trek II: The Wrat… $14,347,2211,621$78,912,963$95,800,00082.4%
 
Averages $14,399,7051,951$58,893,364$70,244,85086.2%
Totals 4 $235,573,457$280,979,399

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists


RecordRankAmount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,036 $191,971,588
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,901-7,000) 6,923 $235,573,457
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,101-2,200) 2,164 $578,105,303
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,475 $347,355,597
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 38,701-38,800) 38,740 $27,979,399
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,501-2,600) 2,591 $578,105,303
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,985 $80,028,412
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 30,101-30,200) 30,173 $45,405,942
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 11,301-11,400) 11,319 $191,774,096
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700) 3,642 $107,444,403
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 12,601-12,700) 12,693 $191,774,096
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,410 $272,000,000
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,001-14,100) 14,089 $280,979,399
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) 4,684 $769,879,399
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300) 2,233 $454,800,000
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 44,301-44,400) 44,374 $27,979,399
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 5,401-5,500) 5,458 $769,879,399
Highest Grossing Stars of 1980 at the Domestic Box Office 65 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1981 at the Domestic Box Office 52 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1986 at the Domestic Box Office 70 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1987 at the Domestic Box Office 78 96
Highest Grossing Stars of 1988 at the Domestic Box Office 77 96
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies 65 $191,971,588
Top International Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies (Rank 201-300) 209 $80,028,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies (Rank 101-200) 113 $272,000,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 701-800) 761 $191,971,588
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,499 $80,028,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,021 $272,000,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 101-200) 148 $191,971,588
Top International Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400) 371 $80,028,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Science Fiction Movies (Rank 201-300) 270 $272,000,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 301-400) 396 $191,971,588
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 801-900) 851 $80,028,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700) 610 $272,000,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 301-400) 364 $191,971,588
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 601-700) 672 $80,028,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 501-600) 516 $272,000,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200) 140 $191,971,588
Top International Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 301-400) 309 $80,028,412
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Paramount Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300) 214 $272,000,000

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