A general who became a gladiator, then a god and a Kryptonian. The highest-grossing Russell Crowe movies, ranked by worldwide box office.
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A general who became a gladiator, then a god and a Kryptonian. The highest-grossing Russell Crowe movies, ranked by worldwide box office.
Thor: Love and Thunder
Crowe stole scenes as a flamboyant, Greek-accented Zeus in Taika Waititi's 2022 Marvel adventure, which grossed about $761 million worldwide, the biggest of Crowe's career.
Man of Steel
Crowe plays Superman's Kryptonian father Jor-El in Zack Snyder's 2013 reboot, which earned roughly $670 million worldwide.
Gladiator
Crowe won the Best Actor Oscar as the betrayed Roman general Maximus, fighting for revenge in the arena, in Ridley Scott's 2000 Best Picture winner, which grossed about $466 million worldwide.
Les Miserables
Crowe plays the relentless Inspector Javert in Tom Hooper's 2012 film of the stage musical, which earned roughly $443 million worldwide.
The Mummy
Crowe plays Dr. Henry Jekyll in Universal's 2017 monster reboot opposite Tom Cruise, which grossed about $409 million worldwide.
Noah
Crowe is the patriarch tasked with building the ark in Darren Aronofsky's ambitious 2014 biblical epic, which earned roughly $359 million worldwide.
Robin Hood
Crowe plays the outlaw archer in Ridley Scott's gritty 2010 origin story, which grossed about $322 million worldwide.
A Beautiful Mind
Crowe earned an Oscar nomination as the brilliant, schizophrenic mathematician John Nash in Ron Howard's 2001 Best Picture winner, which took in roughly $317 million worldwide.
American Gangster
Crowe plays the dogged detective Richie Roberts pursuing Denzel Washington's drug lord in Ridley Scott's 2007 crime epic, which grossed about $270 million worldwide.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Crowe is the Napoleonic-era naval captain Jack Aubrey in Peter Weir's acclaimed 2003 seafaring epic, which earned roughly $212 million worldwide.
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