The full ranking
Two Oscars and a run of villains, from Lex Luthor to John Doe. The highest-grossing Kevin Spacey movies, ranked by worldwide box office.
Superman Returns
Spacey plays the scheming Lex Luthor opposite Brandon Routh's Superman in Bryan Singer's 2006 film, which grossed about $391 million worldwide, the biggest of Spacey's career.
A Bug's Life
Spacey voiced the menacing grasshopper Hopper in Pixar's 1998 animated adventure, which earned roughly $363 million worldwide.
American Beauty
Spacey won the Best Actor Oscar as Lester Burnham, a suburban father in midlife crisis, in Sam Mendes's 1999 Best Picture winner, which grossed about $356 million worldwide.
Se7en
Spacey is the chilling serial killer John Doe in David Fincher's 1995 thriller, with its unforgettable ending, which earned roughly $330 million worldwide.
Baby Driver
Spacey plays the criminal mastermind Doc orchestrating heists for a getaway driver in Edgar Wright's kinetic 2017 thriller, which grossed about $227 million worldwide.
Horrible Bosses
Spacey is one of three monstrous bosses targeted for murder by their employees in the 2011 comedy, which earned roughly $210 million worldwide.
Outbreak
Spacey plays a military doctor caught up in the fight against a deadly virus in Wolfgang Petersen's 1995 thriller, which grossed about $190 million worldwide.
L.A. Confidential
Spacey is the slick, celebrity-chasing detective Jack Vincennes in Curtis Hanson's acclaimed 1997 neo-noir, which earned roughly $126 million worldwide.
Horrible Bosses 2
Spacey reprised his villainous role in the 2014 sequel, which grossed about $108 million worldwide.
K-PAX
Spacey plays a mysterious mental patient who claims to be an alien in the 2001 drama opposite Jeff Bridges, which earned roughly $65 million worldwide.
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