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| Movies | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As an Actor | Supporting | 29 | $4,086,182,808 | $5,911,884,203 | $9,998,067,011 |
| Leading | 3 | $126,561,017 | $133,812,485 | $260,373,502 | |
| Lead Ensemble Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| (Unclassified) | 75 | $2,534,882,454 | $2,029,213,704 | $4,564,096,158 |
Frank Welker
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 108 films, with $14,822,536,671 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #3) |
| Best-Known Acting Roles: Soundwave / Devastator / Grindor / Ravage (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), Shockwave / Soundwave Voice (Transformers: Dark of the Moon), Galvatron (Transformers: Age of Extinction), Additional Vocal Effects (Alice in Wonderland), Sonya (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted) |
| Most productive collaborators: Raja Gosnell, Linda Woolverton, Neil Patrick Harris, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton |
Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Aladdin
October 12th, 2015
Aladdin first hit theaters in 1992 and was a smash hit with critics and with moviegoers. Because it is so well-known, I don't think I need to concentrate too much on the plot or the quality of the movie. What is more important is the technical presentation and any additionally extras new to this release. Does the Blu-ray shine in that regard?
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Featured Blu-ray Review: Hercules
August 9th, 2014
In 1989, The Little Mermaid ended Disney's slump at the box office. However, the good times didn't last forever. In fact, a decade later when Hercules came out, there were signs the studio was slipping back into a slump. Hercules missed expectations at the box office, but does that mean it was a bad movie? And is the Blu-ray worth picking up?
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2014 Preview: June
June 1st, 2014
It is too soon to tell how May will end, as this story will be published before the weekend estimates came out. (Maleficent had an excellent start on Friday, unlike A Million Ways to Die in the West.) Overall, it was a good month with at least three movies that are on track to hit $200 million, but there was no really big winner for the month. It was nice and balanced. Unfortunately, last May there was a monster hit, Iron Man 3, and 2014 could not compete with that, so it lost ground to 2013. June hopes to turn things around and there are some reasons to be optimistic. All four weeks there is at least one film opening that at least has a shot at $100 million. There are even two films that at least have a shot at $300 million. Transformers: Age of Extinction should win the monthly box office race while How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a long shot to win, but I wouldn't be completely surprised if it did. Additionally, 22 Jump Street, Edge of Tomorrow, The Fault in Our Stars, and Think Like a Man 2 are all contenders for the century club. Not all of them will get to that milestone, but all of them at least have a short. Last June, there were three films that reached $200 million, including Man of Steel, which nearly reached $300 million. It looks like June of 2014 will be about as strong as June of 2013, more or less. If all films reach their potential, it could win the year-over-year comparison. Unless there are some shocking bombs, it shouldn't struggle so much that 2014 loses its lead over 2013 entirely.
Analysis: Superstars, Side Kicks and Cameo Kings
September 14th, 2013
Top-grossing actors and actresses in leading roles
Over the past two or so years, we've been working on one of the biggest projects we've ever undertaken: building out our database of acting and technical credits to include complete information on every acting role and significant technical credit for movies for which we have box office information. While work on this vast task continues (and will, of course, continue as long as films are being made), we have enough coverage of the industry now to start doing some serious analysis. Over the next month or two, I'll be looking at some of the things we've found and we'll be rolling out new features at The Numbers that take advantage of the dataset. This week, I'll look into how we are categorizing acting roles, and discuss the first charts in our new People Records section.
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Featured Blu-ray Review: Hayao Miyazaki Double-Shot
June 19th, 2013
Hayao Miyazaki is one of the best animators working today, if not they best. He's created a number of masterpieces and even his weaker efforts are worth watching again and again. Recently two of his films were released on Blu-ray, Howl's Moving Castle and My Neighbor Totoro. The screeners arrived a little late, but I finally got to the reviews this week. Where do they fit in Hayao Miyazaki's filmography? And are they worth picking up?
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Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Frankenweenie
February 24th, 2013
Tim Burton is one of the most stylish directors around and while admittedly he sometimes lets the style get ahead of the story, he has still made many, many wonderful movies over the years. His latest is also one of his first. Way back in 1984, he made a short film called Frankenweenie. Last year, he remade the short as a feature-length stop-motion animated film, Frankenweenie. The film struggled to find an audience, but was that because it didn't deserve an audience? Or has Tim Burton burned up too much of the good-will he generated earlier in his career.
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| Release Date | Title | Role | Domestic Box Office | International Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | $0 | $658,224 | $658,224 | |
| 2/3/2015 | Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness | Scooby-Doo / Fred | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6/27/2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction | Galvatron | $245,439,076 | $858,600,000 | $1,104,039,076 |
| 7/31/2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Azrael | $71,017,784 | $277,529,739 | $348,547,523 |
| 4/30/2013 | The Outback | Higgens / Bull | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6/8/2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Sonya | $216,391,482 | $530,529,789 | $746,921,271 |
| 3/30/2012 | Mirror Mirror | Special Vocal Effects - Mannequins/Beast | $64,935,167 | $108,678,315 | $173,613,482 |
| 7/29/2011 | The Smurfs | Azrael | $142,614,158 | $421,135,165 | $563,749,323 |
| 6/29/2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Shockwave / Soundwave Voice | $352,390,543 | $771,400,000 | $1,123,790,543 |
| 6/17/2011 | Mr. Poppers's Penguins | Bitey the Penguin, Lovey the Penguin, Loudy the Penguin, Stinky the Penguin, Nimrod the Penguin, Captian the Penguin | $68,224,452 | $121,400,000 | $189,624,452 |
| 4/23/2010 | The Back-up Plan | Nuts | $37,490,007 | $37,791,172 | $75,281,179 |
| 3/5/2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Additional Vocal Effects | $334,191,110 | $691,300,000 | $1,025,491,110 |
| 3/2/2010 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey | George / Cow | $0 | $2,281,905 | $2,281,905 |
| 9/18/2009 | The Informant! | Mark Whitacre's Father | $33,316,821 | $8,454,347 | $41,771,168 |
| 6/24/2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Soundwave / Devastator / Grindor / Ravage | $402,111,870 | $434,407,829 | $836,519,699 |
| 2/6/2007 | Cinderella III: A Twist in Time | Lucifer | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9/19/2006 | Scooby-Doo in Pirates Ahoy! | Scooby-Doo / Fred | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 7/28/2006 | The Ant Bully | Spindle the Firefly | $28,142,535 | $21,468,363 | $49,610,898 |
| 2/10/2006 | Curious George | Curious George | $58,336,565 | $12,412,485 | $70,749,050 |
| 5/7/2004 | New York Minute | Reinaldo Vocal Effects | $14,018,364 | $7,197,518 | $21,215,882 |
| 11/21/2003 | The Cat in the Hat | Nevins | $101,018,283 | $32,800,000 | $133,818,283 |
| 11/14/2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Scooby-Doo | $20,950,820 | $33,589,842 | $54,540,662 |
| 7/3/2002 | The Powerpuff Girls | Whole Lotta Monkeys | $11,411,644 | $5,014,057 | $16,425,701 |
| 6/14/2002 | Scooby-Doo | Creature voices | $153,294,164 | $123,000,000 | $276,294,164 |
| 2/15/2002 | Peter Pan: Return to Neverland | Additional Voice | $48,423,368 | $61,432,424 | $109,855,792 |
| 12/21/2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Goddard/ Orthgot/ Worm/ Demon | $80,936,232 | $22,056,304 | $102,992,536 |
| 11/17/2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Max the Dog | $260,044,825 | $85,096,578 | $345,141,403 |
| 3/31/2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Altivo | $50,802,661 | $14,897,339 | $65,700,000 |
| 2/11/2000 | The Tigger Movie | Additional voices | $45,542,421 | $50,605,267 | $96,147,688 |
| 3/26/1999 | Doug's 1st Movie | Herman Melville | $19,421,271 | $0 | $19,421,271 |
| 7/24/1998 | Jane Austen's Mafia | Special Vocal Effects | $19,843,795 | $10,300,000 | $30,143,795 |
| 6/19/1998 | Mulan | Khan/Additonal Voices | $120,620,254 | $182,879,746 | $303,500,000 |
| 5/15/1998 | Quest for Camelot | Ayden | $22,717,758 | $15,400,000 | $38,117,758 |
| 12/25/1997 | Mr. Magoo | Special Vocal Effects | $21,382,456 | $7,500,000 | $28,882,456 |
| 7/31/1997 | Spawn | The Devil Malebolgia | $54,967,359 | $32,969,867 | $87,937,226 |
| 7/16/1997 | George Of The Jungle | Apes, Toucan, Elephant and other vocal effects | $105,263,257 | $69,200,000 | $174,463,257 |
| 6/6/1997 | Buddy | Buddy | $10,005,081 | $0 | $10,005,081 |
| 4/11/1997 | Anaconda | Voice of Anaconda | $65,557,989 | $71,400,000 | $136,957,989 |
| 3/26/1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Farley Wink | $3,562,749 | $0 | $3,562,749 |
| 11/27/1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Special Vocal Effects | $136,189,294 | $168,010,706 | $304,200,000 |
| 11/15/1996 | Space Jam | Charles the Dog | $90,463,534 | $159,736,466 | $250,200,000 |
| 7/2/1996 | Independence Day | Special Vocal Effects | $306,169,255 | $511,231,623 | $817,400,878 |
| 6/21/1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Baby Bird | $100,138,851 | $225,361,149 | $325,500,000 |
| 1/12/1996 | Dunston Checks In | Special Vocal Effects | $9,395,724 | $0 | $9,395,724 |
| 12/31/1995 | Adventures of the Yellow Dog | Vocal Effects for the Yellow Dog | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 7/14/1995 | The Indian in the Cupboard | Special Vocal Effects | $35,621,764 | $0 | $35,621,764 |
| 7/7/1995 | Species | Alien Sil | $60,000,401 | $53,300,000 | $113,300,401 |
| 6/10/1995 | Pocahontas | Flit | $141,579,773 | $205,520,227 | $347,100,000 |
| 5/12/1995 | Gordy | Various | $3,901,856 | $0 | $3,901,856 |
| 4/7/1995 | A Goofy Movie | Bigfoot | $35,323,408 | $0 | $35,323,408 |
| 3/31/1995 | Born to be Wild | Special Vocal Effects | $3,649,496 | $0 | $3,649,496 |
| 3/1/1995 | Tank Girl | Special Vocal Effects | $4,064,333 | $0 | $4,064,333 |
| 12/21/1994 | Ri¢hie Ri¢h | Special Vocal Effects | $38,059,575 | $0 | $38,059,575 |
| 11/23/1994 | The Pagemaster | Horror/Dragon | $11,992,698 | $0 | $11,992,698 |
| 11/11/1994 | The Santa Clause | Reindeers | $144,833,357 | $44,966,643 | $189,800,000 |
| 10/28/1994 | Stargate | Mastadge | $71,565,669 | $125,000,000 | $196,565,669 |
| 10/14/1994 | Little Giants | Animation Vocal Sound Effects | $19,299,064 | $0 | $19,299,064 |
| 7/1/1994 | The Shadow | Phurba | $31,835,600 | $0 | $31,835,600 |
| 6/15/1994 | The Lion King | Additional voice | $422,780,140 | $564,700,000 | $987,480,140 |
| 3/18/1994 | Monkey Trouble | Special Vocal Effects | $16,344,520 | $0 | $16,344,520 |
| 1/1/1994 | Trading Mom | Special Vocal Effects | $319,123 | $0 | $319,123 |
| 11/19/1993 | Man's Best Friend | Special vocal effects | $12,974,636 | $0 | $12,974,636 |
| 9/24/1993 | Warlock: The Armageddon | Special vocal effects | $3,902,679 | $0 | $3,902,679 |
| 5/28/1993 | Happily Ever After | Batso | $3,299,382 | $0 | $3,299,382 |
| 5/28/1993 | Super Mario Bros. | Creatures | $20,844,907 | $0 | $20,844,907 |
| 2/3/1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey | Special Vocal Effects | $41,833,324 | $0 | $41,833,324 |
| 11/11/1992 | Aladdin | Abu | $217,350,219 | $286,700,000 | $504,050,219 |
| 8/21/1992 | A Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | Scarlett Vocal Fx | $3,591,460 | $0 | $3,591,460 |
| 3/6/1992 | Once Upon a Crime… | The Itsy Bitsy Spider | $8,669,847 | $0 | $8,669,847 |
| 11/13/1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Footstool | $218,951,625 | $232,470,000 | $451,421,625 |
| 8/30/1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of … | Sharak/ Kodo/ Podo/ Ruh | $773,490 | $0 | $773,490 |
| 8/9/1991 | Bingo | Special Vocal Effects | $8,011,019 | $0 | $8,011,019 |
| 7/19/1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | The Devil/ Station/ Evil Easter Bunny | $37,537,675 | $0 | $37,537,675 |
| 5/24/1991 | Hudson Hawk | Bunny the Dog | $17,218,916 | $0 | $17,218,916 |
| 3/22/1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The … | Rahzar/Tokka | $78,656,813 | $0 | $78,656,813 |
| 11/16/1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Various | $27,931,461 | $19,500,000 | $47,431,461 |
| 8/3/1990 | DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of th… | Additional Voices | $18,075,331 | $0 | $18,075,331 |
| 7/6/1990 | Jetsons: The Movie | Additional Voices | $19,543,985 | $0 | $19,543,985 |
| 6/15/1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Voice of Mohawk | $41,476,097 | $0 | $41,476,097 |
| 11/15/1989 | The Little Mermaid | Additional Voices/Max | $111,543,479 | $110,756,521 | $222,300,000 |
| 6/23/1989 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Special Vocal Effects | $130,724,172 | $91,975,828 | $222,700,000 |
| 1/1/1989 | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Bev… | Special Vocal Effects | $2,156,471 | $0 | $2,156,471 |
| 11/18/1988 | Oliver & Company | Louie the hotdog man | $49,424,284 | $0 | $49,424,284 |
| 7/22/1988 | Caddyshack II | The Gopher | $11,798,302 | $0 | $11,798,302 |
| 1/1/1988 | The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Mr. Neilson/Alfonso | $3,569,939 | $0 | $3,569,939 |
| 5/22/1987 | The Chipmunk Adventure | Sophie/Arab Prince/Additional Voices | $6,804,312 | $0 | $6,804,312 |
| 1/1/1987 | Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Igor | $3,261,638 | $0 | $3,261,638 |
| 1/1/1987 | The Trouble with Spies | Perky | $205,507 | $0 | $205,507 |
| 12/12/1986 | The Golden Child | The Thing | $79,817,937 | $0 | $79,817,937 |
| 8/8/1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Various | $5,849,647 | $0 | $5,849,647 |
| 7/2/1986 | The Great Mouse Detective | Various | $23,605,534 | $0 | $23,605,534 |
| 6/6/1986 | SpaceCamp | Jinx/NASA Computer | $9,697,739 | $0 | $9,697,739 |
| 6/6/1986 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Bushwoolie #3/Grundle | $5,958,456 | $0 | $5,958,456 |
| 1/17/1986 | Troll | Torok the Troll/Gawain/Other Creatures | $4,542,346 | $0 | $4,542,346 |
| 1/1/1986 | GoBots: War of the Rock Lords | Various | $1,338,264 | $0 | $1,338,264 |
| 8/9/1985 | My Science Project | Aliens | $3,922,727 | $0 | $3,922,727 |
| 7/12/1985 | Explorers | Special Vocal Effects | $9,873,000 | $0 | $9,873,000 |
| 4/12/1985 | Cat's Eye | Special Vocal Effects | $8,899,323 | $0 | $8,899,323 |
| 6/29/1984 | Cannonball Run II | Special Vocal Effects | $27,299,433 | $0 | $27,299,433 |
| 6/8/1984 | Gremlins | Stripe and other Mogwai and Gremlins | $148,168,459 | $0 | $148,168,459 |
| 6/1/1984 | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Spock screaming | $76,471,046 | $10,528,954 | $87,000,000 |
| 4/6/1984 | Up the Creek | Chuck the Dog | $11,708,269 | $0 | $11,708,269 |
| 11/19/1982 | Heidi's Song | Schnoddle/Hootie | $4,269,402 | $0 | $4,269,402 |
| 7/24/1981 | Zorro, The Gay Blade | Narrator | $10,000,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 |
| 6/12/1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Monkey and Special Vocal Effects | $248,159,971 | $141,766,000 | $389,925,971 |
| 12/31/1971 | How to Frame a Fig | Prentiss Gates | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 12/31/1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| 12/31/1969 | The Trouble with Girls | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Movies: | 108 | Totals: | $6,747,626,279 | $8,074,910,392 | $14,822,536,671 |
| Averages: | $62,478,021 | $74,767,689 | $137,245,710 |