The 10 Highest-Grossing Films Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Ranked
Tommy Lee Jones is an A-list Hollywood actor best known for his roles in Westerns, often wearing a cowboy hat and wielding a holster on his hip, however, Jones has proven to be quite versatile over his acting career. The Harvard grad started his career on the Broadway stage, landing his first role in 1969 and spent a decade in theater, soap operas and small film roles. By 1983, Jones began to gain audience notice with roles in the Lonesome Dove miniseries and by the early 90s, officially hit his stride.
With a net worth of $100 million today, the 76-year-old Hollywood icon is continuing to share the screen with a variety of stars such as Jenna Ortega, Jamie Foxx, Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman.
Check out his highest grossing films to date.
10 Men In Black – $250 Million
Jones stars alongside Will Smith in the 1997 action comedy. In fact, all of the Men in Black films has topped his highest grossing films to date. Men in Black 3 banked an impressive $179 million and Men in Black II brought in $190 million. Fans loved watching the pair fight aliens, erase memories and befriend a variety of strange characters.
9 Batman Forever – $184 Million
In a unique role as Two-Face, Jones is nearly unrecognizable but yet, plays a role in one of Hollywood’s most popular franchise films. Batman, played by Val Kilmer battles the former district attorney, Harvey Dent (now Two-Face) and The Riddler, played by Jim Carrey with help from his friends. With his gruff voice and tough persona, Jones played the role flawlessly.
8 The Fugitive – $184 Million
Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) is a seasoned officer chasing down a fugitive (Harrison Ford) accused of murdering his wife. With a keen sense of humanity and a tough job to do, Jones works to solve the case as he tracks the subject of a nationwide manhunt. The 1993 film was in the early years of Jones’ success but audiences took notice and he took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
7 Lincoln – $182 Million
In Director Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated film based on America’s President during the Civil War, Jones signs on as Thaddeus Stevens, one of Lincoln’s close advisors. The star-studded cast was sure to be a hit with the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, James Spader and Jones. His memorable role, according to Celebrity Net Worth, earned Jones an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
6 Captain America: The First Avenger – $176 Million
Jones plays Colonel Chester Phillips in the hit film starring Chris Evans. When a rejected military soldier transforms into Captain America, he has to fight off a terrorist organization. In typical Jones fashion, he brings sarcasm, comedy and a bit of an attitude to the role as he attempts to toughen up Evans’ character. It’s a dud grenade that Phillips throws himself that convinces him that the young soldier has what it takes to join the Strategic Scientific Reserve.
5 Jason Bourne – $162 Million
The 2016 film starring Matt Damon has Jones playing CIA Director Robert Dewey, the villain responsible for the murder of his father. According to Looper, nine years after The Bourne Ultimatum closed the Jason Bourne trilogy and four years after the studio tried to continue the story without their title character, Damon returns and brings new life to the franchise with Jones by his side.
4 Double Jeopardy – $116 Million
Ashley Judd stars as a woman framed for her husband’s murder but suspects he’s still alive. According to IMDB, the idea behind the drama film is, if she’s already been tried for the crime, she can’t be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him. Jones played Travis Lehman, an ex-law professor that helps Judd’s character along the way. Audiences loved the 1999 mystery and the movie remains one of Judd’s most popular films to date.
3 Love Story – $106 Million
In his film debut, Jones plays Hank Simpson, a small role opposite Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw. Even in his first performance on the big screen, Jones proved he could star in hit films that attracted audiences and further cemented his future as a celebrity with a penchant for success.
2 The Client – $92 Million
Early in his career, Jones stars as ‘Reverend’ Roy Foltrigg in the crime drama with Susan Sarandon and a young Brad Renfro. The film is the first of several collaborations with Director Joel Schumacher and a perfect fit for Jones as he plays the lawyer with ambitions for political power. Against his tough exterior, Sarandon plays a lawyer with only the best intentions and even earns an Oscar nomination in the process.
1 Space Cowboys – $90 Million
In the 2000 action thriller, Jones plays William “Hawk” Hawkins alongside friends in film and in real life, Clint Eastwood, James Garner and Donald Sutherland. When Eastwood’s character is asked to re-enter the space program to rescue a failing satellite, he insists his retired team return for the action. The men had missed their chance to go into space throughout their careers, but here was a second opportunity. Though Jones is more than a decade younger than the three other men, thanks to his history of roles showing his “old man” face and gruff demeanor, he fit in perfectly.
Sources: Celebrity Net Worth, Looper, IMDB
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