Career Summary
| | Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
As an Actor | Supporting | 21 | $2,349,655,926 | $3,683,720,050 | $6,033,375,976 |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 6 | $146,794,836 | $39,156,190 | $185,951,026 |
| Leading | 4 | $19,606,548 | $11,484,747 | $31,091,295 |
| Narrator | 2 | $33,896,984 | $23,933,147 | $57,830,131 |
| Cameo | 1 | $262,233,381 | $612,720,847 | $874,954,228 |
| (Unclassified) | 20 | $340,522,170 | $110,650,545 | $451,172,715 |
In Technical Roles | Screenwriter | 4 | $48,528,487 | $1,967,542 | $50,496,029 |
| Story Creator | 1 | $187,168,425 | $385,900,000 | $573,068,425 |
Career Trend
This graph shows John Cleese’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 1,101-1,200) |
1,156 |
$166,401,384 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office |
89 |
$2,349,655,926 |
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
121 |
$3,152,709,845 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 2,301-2,400) |
2,359 |
$50,640,937 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office |
97 |
$3,683,720,050 |
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office |
44 |
$612,720,847 |
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
148 |
$4,481,665,526 |
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,501-1,600) |
1,590 |
$217,042,321 |
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office |
91 |
$6,033,375,976 |
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office |
68 |
$874,954,228 |
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 101-200) |
132 |
$7,634,375,371 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,951 |
$48,528,487 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
334 |
$187,168,425 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) |
4,654 |
$1,967,542 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
226 |
$385,900,000 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,770 |
$50,496,029 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
241 |
$573,068,425 |
See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.
November 4th, 2021
After two weeks sitting atop both the theater count chart and more importantly at the box office, Dune will take a backseat this week. The film opened domestically two weeks ago and has earned just north of $75 million. This week it drops down to 3,546 theaters, which is not enough to keep at the top of our list, but still widely available to see on the big screen. There’s no surprise that the honor of widest release this week goes to Walt Disney’s Eternals. The latest MCU feature, directed by Chloé Zhao and carrying a $200-million budget is set to launch in 4,090 locations across North America. The superhero blockbuster amassed $7.6 million from 14 international territories from rollouts beginning on Wednesday. Hitting theaters on Wednesday next week, the family-friendly film, Clifford the Big Red Dog is set to open in 3,400 locations. The animated-live action hybrid stars veteran actor John Cleese and Darby Camp and of course the amiable Clifford. Also making its way to the big screen this week is the biographical psychological drama Spencer. The movie from Neon Films which stars Kristen Stewart as Lady Diana will debut in a confirmed 996 locations.
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September 1st, 2020
The flood of TV-on-DVD releases has ended and we have no major first-run releases, which is no surprise. That said, there are a lot of catalog titles that are worth picking up coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week. Evil Under the Sun and two other Agatha Christie films will satisfy fans of mysteries. Horror buffs have Blood Quantum and Z. Fans of anime should check out Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Part One and Nichijou: My Ordinary Life. Meanwhile, if you have a 4K setup, Beetlejuice, Pitch Black, and The Goonies are all worth owning. In fact, The Goonies is this week’s Pick of the Week.
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November 17th, 2013
Planes started out as a direct-to-DVD sequel, but sometime during production, someone decided the script was good enough to be made into a theatrical release. This isn't the first time this has happened. Return to Neverland took the same route. That film wasn't loved by critics, but it did well for its production budget. Planes was huge at the box office, pulling in more than $200 million worldwide, which is much more than a lot of people thought it would pull in. Did it do so well because it was also better than expected? Or did it thrive because it was the last animated film of the summer, so it had no competition?
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Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) |
1,951 |
$48,528,487 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 301-400) |
334 |
$187,168,425 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the International Box Office (Rank 4,601-4,700) |
4,654 |
$1,967,542 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the International Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
226 |
$385,900,000 |
Top Grossing Screenwriter at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,701-2,800) |
2,770 |
$50,496,029 |
Top Grossing Story Creator at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 201-300) |
241 |
$573,068,425 |