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The Wet Bandit, the loose-cannon partner, and the made man. The highest-grossing Joe Pesci movies, ranked by worldwide box office.
Home Alone
Pesci is the bumbling burglar Harry, one half of the Wet Bandits foiled by Macaulay Culkin's Kevin, in the 1990 Christmas classic that grossed about $477 million worldwide. The biggest hit of Pesci's career.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Pesci's Harry returns to torment Kevin across New York City in the 1992 sequel, which earned roughly $359 million worldwide.
Lethal Weapon 3
Pesci's fast-talking Leo Getz returns alongside Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in the 1992 buddy-cop sequel, which grossed about $322 million worldwide.
Lethal Weapon 4
Pesci's Leo Getz joins the gang one last time, with Jet Li as the villain, in the 1998 franchise finale that earned roughly $285 million worldwide.
Lethal Weapon 2
Pesci joined the franchise as the motormouthed informant Leo Getz in the 1989 sequel, which grossed about $228 million worldwide.
JFK
Pesci plays the shadowy David Ferrie in Oliver Stone's 1991 assassination drama, which earned roughly $205 million worldwide and was nominated for Best Picture.
Casino
Pesci is the volatile mob enforcer Nicky Santoro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 Las Vegas epic opposite Robert De Niro, which grossed about $116 million worldwide.
My Cousin Vinny
Pesci stars as the inexperienced Brooklyn lawyer defending his cousin in Alabama in the beloved 1992 courtroom comedy, which earned roughly $64 million worldwide.
Goodfellas
Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar as the terrifying Tommy DeVito in Martin Scorsese's 1990 mob masterpiece, which grossed about $47 million worldwide and is considered one of the greatest films ever made.
Raging Bull
Pesci made his breakthrough as Joey, the brother of boxer Jake LaMotta, in Scorsese's 1980 black-and-white classic, which earned roughly $23 million worldwide.
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