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Starring:

Idris Elba

Idris Elba
  • First Movie - Belle Maman 1999
  • Last Movie - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024
  • Total Movies - 53
  • Future Movies -
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (20th December 2024)
  • Highest Grossing Movies
    • UK: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - £70,813,294
    • US: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - $678,681,680
    • World: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - $2,048,359,754
  • Combined US gross - $678.7 Million
  • Highest Rated Movie - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - 100%
  • Lowest rated movie - Cats (2019) - 30%

Acting credits By Highest US Gross

Total Gross
1.

Avengers: Infinity War / 2018

Director(s):
$678,681,680
2.

Finding Dory / 2016

Starring:
Ellen DeGeneres • Albert Brooks • Ed O'Neill • Kaitlin Olson • Hayden Rolence
$486,295,561
3.

Avengers: Age of Ultron / 2015

Director(s):
$459,005,868
4.

The Jungle Book / 2016

Director(s):
$364,001,123
5.

Thor: Love and Thunder / 2022

Director(s):
$343,256,830
6.

Zootopia / 2016

Director(s):
Byron HowardRich MooreJared Bush

Starring:
Ginnifer Goodwin • Jason BatemanIdris Elba • Jenny Slate • Nate Torrence
$341,268,248
7.

Thor: Ragnarok / 2017

Director(s):
$315,058,289
8.

Thor: The Dark World / 2013

Director(s):
Starring:
Chris HemsworthNatalie PortmanTom HiddlestonAnthony Hopkins • Christopher Eccleston
$206,362,140
9.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 / 2022

Director(s):
Starring:
James Marsden • Jim CarreyBen Schwartz • Tika Sumpter • Idris Elba
$190,872,904
10.

Thor / 2011

Director(s):
Starring:
$181,030,624
11.

Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw / 2019

Director(s):
$173,788,145
12.

Star Trek: Beyond / 2016

Director(s):
Starring:
Chris PineZachary Quinto • Karl Urban • Zoe SaldanaSimon Pegg
$158,848,340
13.

American Gangster / 2007

Director(s):
Starring:
$130,164,645
14.

Prometheus / 2012

Director(s):
$126,477,084
15.

Pacific Rim / 2013

Director(s):
Starring:
Charlie Hunnam • Diego Klattenhoff • Idris Elba • Rinko Kikuchi • Charlie Day
$101,802,906
16.

Obsessed / 2009

Director(s):
Steve Shill

Starring:
Idris ElbaBeyoncé KnowlesAli Larter • Jerry O'Connell • Bonnie Perlman
$68,261,644
17.

Takers / 2010

Director(s):
John Luessenhop

Starring:
Chris Brown • Hayden Christensen • Matt Dillon • Michael Ealy • Idris Elba
$57,744,720
18.

The Suicide Squad / 2021

Director(s):
Starring:
Michael Rooker • Viola Davis • John Ostrander • Joel Kinnaman • Nathan Fillion
$55,795,457
19.

No Good Deed / 2014

Director(s):
Sam Miller

Starring:
Idris Elba • Taraji P. Henson • Leslie Bibb • Kate del Castillo • Henry Simmons
$52,543,632
20.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance / 2012

Director(s):
Mark NeveldineBrian Taylor

Starring:
Nicolas CageViolante PlacidoCiarán HindsIdris Elba • Johnny Whitworth
$51,774,002
21.

The Dark Tower / 2017

Director(s):
Nikolaj Arcel

Starring:
Matthew McConaugheyIdris Elba • Tom Taylor • Dennis Haysbert • Ben Gavin
$50,701,325
22.

This Christmas / 2007

Starring:
Delroy Lindo • Idris Elba • Loretta Devine • Chris Brown • Keith Robinson
$49,121,934
23.

Prom Night / 2008

Director(s):
Nelson McCormick

Starring:
Brittany Snow • Scott Porter • Jessica Stroup • Dana Davis • Collins Pennie
$43,869,350
24.

The Unborn / 2009

Director(s):
Starring:
Odette Yustman • Gary Oldman • Meagan Good • Cam Gigandet • Idris Elba
$42,670,410
25.

Beast / 2022

Director(s):
Starring:
Idris ElbaLeah JeffriesIyana Halley • Liyabuya Gongo • Martin Munro
$31,821,615
26.

Daddy's Little Girls / 2007

Director(s):
Starring:
Gabrielle Union • Idris Elba • Louis Gossett Jr. • Tasha Smith • Tracee Ellis Ross
$31,366,978
27.

The Mountain Between Us / 2017

Director(s):
Hany Abu-Assad

Starring:
Idris ElbaKate Winslet • Beau Bridges • Dermot Mulroney • Linda Sorensen
$30,348,555
28.

Mollys Game / 2018

Director(s):
Starring:
Jessica ChastainIdris ElbaKevin Costner • Michael Cera • Jeremy Strong
$28,780,744
29.

28 Weeks Later / 2007

Starring:
Robert CarlyleRose ByrneJeremy Renner • Harold Perrineau • Catherine McCormack
$28,638,916
30.

Cats / 2019

Director(s):
$27,166,770
31.

The Reaping / 2007

Director(s):
Stephen Hopkins

Starring:
Hilary Swank • David Morrissey • Idris Elba • AnnaSophia Robb • Stephen Rea
$25,126,214
32.

The Losers / 2010

Director(s):
Sylvain White

Starring:
Zoe SaldanaJeffrey Dean MorganChris EvansIdris Elba • Columbus Short
$23,591,432
33.

The Gospel / 2005

Director(s):
Rob Hardy

Starring:
Boris Kodjoe • Idris Elba • Nona Gaye • Clifton Powell • Aloma Wright
$15,778,152
34.

The Gunman / 2015

Director(s):
Starring:
Sean Penn • Jasmine Trinca • Javier BardemRay WinstoneMark Rylance
$10,664,749
35.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom / 2014

Director(s):
Starring:
Idris ElbaNaomie Harris • Tony Kgoroge • Riaad Moosa • Zolani Mkiva
$8,323,085
36.

Three Thousand Years of Longing / 2022

Director(s):
$8,275,769
37.

Rocknrolla / 2008

Director(s):
$5,700,626
38.

Buffalo Soldiers / 2003

Director(s):
Gregor Jordan

Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix • Ed Harris • Scott Glenn • Anna Paquin • Elizabeth McGovern
$354,421
39.

Beasts of No Nation / 2015

Director(s):
Starring:
Abraham Attah • Emmanuel Affadzi • Ricky Adelayitor • Andrew Adote • Vera Nyarkoah Antwi
$90,777
40.

Bastille Day / 2016

Director(s):
Starring:
Idris ElbaRichard Madden • Charlotte Le Bon • Kelly Reilly • Jose Garcia
$50,269