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Scream Queen: The 10 Highest-Grossing Vera Farmiga Movies, Ranked

Vera Farmiga was most recently seen on TV in Marvel's Hawkeye but the actress is a veteran scream queen. Vera has starred in numerous horror movies and it has jumpstarted her career. It is not unusual for an actor to start their career in horror genre as Brad Pitt and Kevin Bacon started in that genre but staying in that lane is something Vera opted to do. As a result of this decision, her face became the face of horror. Here are the highest grossing Vera Farmiga films.

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10 Henry's Crime

American romantic comedy crime Henry's Crime is a film directed by Malcolm Venville which stars Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, and James Caan. The film which was only released in the US on April 8, 2011 only grossed $102,541 in the box office. It was about a man played by Keanu Reeves who conspired with a former cellmate played by James Caan to rob a bank. Keanu Reeves served time in jail even though he did not commit any crime, but this time he wants to rob a bank for real.

9 Boundaries

Comedy-drama film Boundaries is a film written and directed by Shana Feste which was distributed by Sony Pictures in collaboration with Mongrel Media. The film which was released on June 22, 2018 has domestically grossed $701,828 and $755,235 in the worldwide box office. The movie is about a well meaning single mother named Laura who is forced to drive her estranged father Jack to California with her troubled son Henry.

8 Higher Ground

American drama Higher Ground is a film directed by Vera Farmiga which happens to be her directorial debut. The film which was the movie adaptation of the 2002 memoir This Dark World was released on August 23, 2011 has grossed $842,693 in the worldwide box office. The movie is about a fundamentalist which was played by Vera Farmiga who has a lifelong struggle with the tenets of her church. It came to a head during the wake of her best friend.

7 Captive State

American science fiction action Captive State is a film directed by Rupert Wyatt and was co-written by Wyatt and Erica Beeney. The film which was released on March 15, 2019 has domestically grossed $5,958,315 and $9,363,210 in the world wide box office. The film is about the residents of Chicago who must decide whether they will continue to live under the alien rule or just support the resistance after 10 years of extraterrestrial occupation on earth.

6 The Many Saints of Newark

American crime drama The Many Saints of Newark is a film directed by Alan Taylor and was and written by David Chase and Lawrence Konner. The film which was released on October 1, 2021 has grossed $12,732,039 in the world wide box office. The film is about a man who grew up with his rival gangsters who wants to rise up and challenge the powerful DiMeo crime family.

5 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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Holocaust drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a film directed by Mark Hernan. The film which was released on November 7, 2008 has grossed $44,083,403 in the world wide box office. The movie which was set in the World War II is about the horror of Nazi extermination camp which was seen through the eyes of two eight year old boys.

4 Up in the Air

American comedy-drama Up in the Air is a film directed by Jason Reitman and was written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. The movie which was released on December 4, 2009 has grossed $166,842,739 in the world wide box office. The movie is about the idea of a new young co-worker which was played by Anna Kendrick to finally put an end to the constant travelling of the corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham played by George Clooney. He took her to a tour so he can demonstrate the importance of meeting people face to face when firing them.

3 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

American supernatural horror The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It also known as the Conjuring 3 is a film directed by Michael Chaves. The movie which was released on June 4, 2021 has grossed $200,271,845 in the world wide box office. The movie tackles the take of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren on the most sensational cases in their careers.

2 The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

American supernatural horror film The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist is a film directed by James Wan. The movie which was released on June 10, 2016 has grossed $310,201,399 in world wide box office. The movie is about the paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine who came out of the self-imposed sabbatical to travel to the borough in north London, Enfield. Things took a wild turn when they met Peggy Hodgson who is an overwhelmed single mother of four who told them that there is something evil in her house.

1 The Conjuring

American supernatural horror The Conjuring is film directed by James Wan and was written by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes. The movie which was released in July 9, 2013 has grossed $317,744,402 in the world wide box office. The movie is set in the 1970s where paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren was summoned to the home of Roger and Carolyn Perron. The couple with their five daughters recently moved into a secluded farmhouse where there seems to be a supernatural presence.

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Sources: Screen Rant, The Numbers, Hidden Remote

 



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