Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun : Maverickis still proving to be a box office juggernaut , but it ’s not the only one of star Jennifer Connelly ’s . Getting off to an impressive , yet low - grossing , start in Sergio Leone’sOnce Upon a Time in America , Connelly then branched off to obscure , surreal horror for Dario Argento’sPhenomenaand put in an coming into court for Jim Henson ’s cult - classic , David Bowie - star filmLabyrinth .
Connelly ’s next boastful office would add up in Disney’sThe Rocketeer , the first of several superhero movies in her filmography , but the performing artist spent most of the 1990s star in self-governing moving-picture show , culminate in 2000’sRequiem for a Dream . Darren Aronofsky ’s sweat - inducing withdrawal picture pushed Connelly back in the center field of the spotlight , and her comply projects ' tallies onBox Office Mojoserve as proof more often than not .
The Dilemma (2011) — $48 Million
Connelly reteamed withA Beautiful Minddirector Ron Howard for the poorly - reviewed and fairly flavourless nighttime comedyThe Dilemma . A picture that suffers from an inconsistent timber , the plot take after two business partners ( played by Vince Vaughn and Kevin James ) working on a make - or - break project . Unfortunately , the former sees the latter ’s married woman ( Winona Ryder ) capture hot and heavy with another man .
Connelly depict Beth , the prospicient - term lady friend of Vaughn ’s Ronny Valentine , and the narrative , unfortunately , does n’t ascertain much for a talent like Connelly to really chew on . The film was also a fiscal failure , earning just under$70 millionworldwide on an identical budget .
Blood Diamond (2006) — $57 Million
Edward Zwick ’s ( Glory ) South African civil war movie , Blood Diamond , is too obtusely - plotted to be view a straight entertainer , making widespread boxwood office achiever less probably even with marquee name such as Leonardo DiCaprio , Connelly , and Djimon Hounsou . DiCaprio portray a South African mercenary who team with a fisher ( Hounsou ) to convalesce an extremely valuable ball field before it gets into the hands of criminals . Connelly portray a tolerant - hearted journalist who proves to be the only one the two men can rely on , with or without the gem .
IfBlood Diamonddidn’t have a massive budget of $ 100 million , it would be considered a relatively successful striking actioner . With a domesticated haul of$57 million , the film was n’t off to the full of beginning , even if the star powerfulness of Connelly and DiCaprio was enough to get it another $ 114 million abroad .
The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008) — $79 Million
Before he gotSinisteror broughtDoctor Strangeto the big screen , Scott Derrickson remade the early ' 50s sci - fi classicThe daytime the Earth Stood Stillwith Connelly and Keanu Reeves .
Connelly portrays Helen Benson , an astrobiologist who pay back ample one on one meter to study Reeves ' extraterrestrial , Klaatu , who is inarguably the star of the show , makingThe Day the Earth Stood Stillyet another studio cinema that waste Connelly ’s gift . However , the picture show generated a fair chip of interview interest group and had the coming into court of a blockbuster moving-picture show in spite of a relatively modest $ 80 million budget , a public figure which it nearly made in the domestic market place alone . However , it did even better overseas , generate a further$150 million , making the film somewhat of a pocket-size hit .
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) — $86 Million
Robert Rodriguez’sAlita : Battle Angelhad been in one stagecoach of yield or the other dating as far back as 2003 . What end up on the screen could have been a flop not unlikeMortal Engines(2018 ) , another massively - budget adaptation of a lesser - known property .
However , while that Peter Jackson - produced film did n’t even get earn back its $ 100-$150 million budget worldwide , Alitamanaged to double the high remnant of her $ 150-$200 million budget with$405 millionworldwide . true , a motion picture needs to gain about three times its product budget in worldwide revenue to alternate over into profitableness , butAlitahas still managed to be viewed as a small-scale success . And , throw the film ’s relatively high quality , there ’s no doubtfulness it ’s the eccentric to do as well if not good on cyclosis and Blu - ray than in theaters .
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) — $94 Million
He ’s Just Not That Into Youfeatures a massive lineup of lovesick characters , including Connelly ’s Janine , the wife of Bradley Cooper ’s mash Ben , who ’s latterly take up with yoga instructor Anna ( Scarlett Johansson ) . Janine is one of the film ’s stronger and more likable characters .
Warner Bros. ' superstar - studded rom - com performed above the usual verge for the musical genre , scoring a domesticated tally of nearly$94 millionand an as impressive external enumeration of just about $ 85 million . Nothing about the narration setsHe ’s Just Not That Into Youapart from other comparable films of its epoch , so there ’s little doubt that the superstar power of Connelly and others was a driving factor in its succeeder .
Noah (2014) — $101 Million
Darren Aronofsky has never made ceremonious moving picture , whether it’sRequiem for a Dream , The jet , orBlack Swan;his directorial work incline to inspire walkouts from those who ca n’t get on or appreciate his wavelength . This was never more on-key than his teaming with Jennifer Lawrence forMother ! , but fellow imposter - biblical filmNoahgenerated controversy all its own . The plot , naturally , focus on the construction of Noah ’s Ark of the Covenant , but also has the nominal lineament , his wife , Naameh ( Connelly ) , and their tiddler go up against Ray Winstone ’s sinister and brutal Tubal - cain .
Almost no aspect ofNoahlines up with what a Christianity aficionado would anticipate , much less a devout ticket vendee genuinely have a bun in the oven a straight cinematic translation . Aronofsky ’s celluloid opened to a respectable$43.7 millionbut scarcely doubled that to the tune of $ 101 million domesticated . On a $ 125 million budget , that would be seen as troubling , but it also bring in a phenomenal $ 258 million from outside slate sales .
Hulk (2003) — $132 Million
The winner ofthe well - agedX - Menin 2000 hinted that superhero movies were about to start trending . And if 2002’sSpider - Mansolidified that thought process , 2003 ’s comic adaptations showed the importance of staying reliable to the characters of the reference fabric . LikeDaredevilfrom earlier the same year , Hulkopened to mixed to negative reviews and lukewarm box billet tally .
At the very least , critics took to Connelly ’s operation as Betty Ross , as well as Sam Elliot as her father , General " Thunderbolt " Ross . But Ang Lee ’s experimental choices as director indicate there still was n’t a authentic formula set for the subgenre . Hukalso lacks the consuming sentience of merriment present inSpider - Man , with pacing issues and a dour tone , make it far from the case to receive repeat business weekend after weekend . Even still , whileHulkcould never have realistically been expected to pass Spidey ’s $ 407 million domestic haul ; its$132 millionU.S. total on a budget of $ 137 million is nothing brusque of a letdown .
A Beautiful Mind (2001) — $170 Million
Ron Howard ’s Oscar darlingA Beautiful Mindscored a lot of care and praise from both critics and general audiences , but its financial winner arguably surpassed its sterling critical appraisal .
A Beautiful Mindwas hands down one of the biggest succeeder of director Howard ’s career thus far , score a$170 milliondomestic numeration ( and another $ 146 million internationally ) on a budget of only $ 58 million . While that ’s a mellow budget for a dramatic biopic , Mindalso had the marquee epithet of Howard ( fresh off ofHow the GrinchStole Christmas ) , Connelly , and Crowe ( impertinent off ofGladiator ) , and the gamble finish up being a home run .
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — $334 Million
Connelly does n’t show her face in Spidey ’s first solo MCU escapade , Spider - Man : Homecoming , but she does lend her cadence to Karen , the Tony Stark - provided articulation in Peter Parker ’s ear .
Homecomingwas a major hit for Sony and Disney / the MCU , especially consider the fact that Andrew Garfield ’s abbreviated run as the web - spinster end poorly withThe Amazing Spider - Man 2just two years prior . But the compounding of Jon Watts ' sterling direction , the inclusion of Robert Downey Jr. ’s Iron Man , Michael Keaton ’s phenomenal performance as marauder , and Tom Holland ’s already - proven take on the character ensuredHomecomingwould be a belt . It all come together to garner an impressive$334 milliondomestically ( and $ 880 million include international sale ) .
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — $570 Million (As Of 7/06)
Top Gun : Maverickstill has money to make in theaters , but it ’s already the highest - gross film of Connelly ’s tenacious calling . Part of the understanding for its massive winner is reverence for the pilot , which extends all the agency to the name give to Connelly ’s lineament , Penny Benjamin .
take over for Kelly McGillis as the title character ’s romantic interest , Connelly makes Benjamin ( the " admiral ’s girl " ) seem like a true - to - life smalltown woman from a military family , and her presence is just one of many assets that allowMaverickto surge even high in 2022 than in 1986 , having earned$570 milliondomestically as of other July .
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