Jamie Foxxis one of the most recognizable and celebrated actors working in Hollywood. The actor got his start on the sketch comedy seriesIn Living Colorand later went on to become an Academy Award winner, so suffice it to say, Foxx has had an eclectic career. The actor has many iconic roles, from his Oscar-winning performance inRay, to the voice of the critically acclaimed Pixar filmSoul, to multiple action films likeWhite House DownandStealth.
Yet it goes to show how impressive the actor’s career is that those films do not even rank among his highest-grossing. Foxx’s career especially blew up in the 2010s, where eight of his films that decade became some of his highest-grossing. His film features a variety of genres from musicals to thrillers to comedies, and has collaborated with some of the most well-respected filmmakers in Hollywood. These are Jamie Foxx’s highest-grossing films ranked at the domestic box office.
10Collateral
2004 was a great year for Jamie Foxx, as his performance in the movieRaywould garner him an Academy Award win. The actor also starred inCollateralby director Michael Mann opposite Tom Cruise. In the film, Foxx played a cab driver who is drawn into the work of his passenger, a contract killer.Collateralsecured Foxx a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, the same year he would win forRay, meaning that he was nominated in two separate acting categories in the same year. The movie was a box office hit grossing $100 million at the domestic box office.
Jamie Foxx appears in a couple of scenes in the 2010 comedyDue Date, director Todd Phillips’s follow-up toThe Hangover. The combined star factor of Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, and Jamie Foxx made Due Date a box office hit grossing $100.5 million at the domestic box office. While Foxx might not have been the lead of the movie, the fact that the actor has a small supporting role and make an impression speaks to his talents as an actor.
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8Dreamgirls
InDreamgirlsJamie Foxx played Curtis Taylor Jr. who is based on Berry Gordon Jr.Dreamgirlswas a major film at the 76th Academy Awards receiving eight nominations and two wins for Best Supporting Actress for Jennifer Hudson and Best Sound Mix. While Foxx did not get a nomination for Best Actor and the film did not receive a nomination for Best Picture, the good word of mouth from the awards buzz brought audiences out, andDreamgirlsgrossed $103 million domestically.
7Baby Driver
Jamie Foxx played Bats in Edgar Wright’s 2017Baby Driver, an unhinged and temperamental member of a crew of criminals. Foxx shines in the role, highlighting his versatility as being both terrifying but also captivating to watch.Baby Driverwas a rare summer box office hit that was an original idea, and grossed $107 million at the domestic box office making it the highest-grossing film that Edgar Wright directed.
6Valentine’s Day
Jamie Foxx was one of the many stars who appeared in the 2010 romantic comedyValentine’s Day.Valentine’s Dayhad one of thebiggest openings over the Presidents' Day weekend, and that carried on to help boost the film to one of Foxx’s highest-grossing movies.Valentine’s Daygrossed $110 million dollars at the domestic box office.
5Horrible Bosses
Horrible Bossesfeatures incredible comedic talent like Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, and Jennifer Aniston, so it goes to show how funny Jamie Foxx is that he basically steals the show as criminal Mother F Jones.Horrible Bosseswas the breakout hit that summer grossing $117 million at the domestic box office and leading to a sequel,Horrible Bosses 2in 2014 where Foxx reprised his role.
4Rio & Rio 2
Jamie Foxx lent his voice to Blue Sky Animation filmsRioandRio 2playing Nico, a yellow canary. Notably, both Rio and Rio 2 box office grosses are incredibly close.Rio 2grossed $131 million domestically whileRiogrossed $143 million domestically, with only $12 million separating the two films. Foxx isn’t the lead ofRio, but it was a great example of the actor’sstrong voice acting work, which he would continue in Pixar’sSouland the upcomingStrays.
3Django Unchained
One of the biggest films of Foxx’s career is certainlyDjango Unchained, the seventh film from director Quentin Tarantino. Foxx played the titular Django, a freed slave who becomes a bounty hunter that goes on a quest to save his wife from an evil plantation owner.Django Unchainedgrossed $162 million at the domestic box office and is thehighest-grossing film of Quentin Tarantino’s careerto date. This means that, along withBaby Driver, Foxx is in the highest-grossing film of two critically acclaimed filmmakers.
2The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Foxx is one of many high-profile Academy Award-winning stars to take on the role of a supervillain in a comic book adaptation. In 2014, he played the role of Maxwell Dillion aka Electro inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2is a great example of the odd way in which a movie is defined as a hit, as the film grossed $202 million at the domestic box office but was still considered a disappointment and the lowest-grossing film intheSpider-Manfranchise. While the film was not kindly received and many were disappointed with Foxx’s Electro, the actor would get a second chance at the character seven years later.
1Spider-Man: No Way Home
Seven years afterThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, Jamie Foxx reprised his role as Electro in 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home. Shortly after Foxx was cast,the actor posted an image on Instagramthat first suggested the film would unite the various live-action Spider-Man, a post Foxx quickly took down. In the film, Foxx plays Max Dillion, brought over fromThe Amazing Spider-Manuniverse into the MCU but the character is drastically reworked in appearance and personality, one that is closer to Jamie Foxx.
Spider-Man: No Way Homewas the box office story of 2021, as it was the first big event film following the COVID-19 pandemic shut down movie theaters.Spider-Man: No Way Homeis easily Foxx’s highest-grossing movie grossing $814 at the domestic box office and the movie stands asthe third highest-grossing of all timeat the domestic box office.
