Denzel Washington
#14 Actor▼352 filmsPeak 96.6
52 films · $4.9B lifetime box office
$4.9B
Box Office
96.60▼
Score
52
Movies
2/10
Oscars
2G1B2S
7.7
Philadelphia
Best Film
5.3
For Queen & Country
Lowest
Frequent Collaborators
Top co-stars, plus a director with real repeat history (3+ films)
Top 5 Box Office Hits
1
Gladiator II
$462.2M
2
American Gangster
$269.8M
3
Safe House
$208.1M
4
Philadelphia
$206.7M
5
The Pelican Brief
$195.3M
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Denzel Washington's box office skyline
Every bar is that film's own poster, scaled to its worldwide gross — 10 films, no gaps.
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Denzel WashingtonRatings
TMDB rating for every film
Career Zoom · Full career (1981–2025)
5.5
1
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
6.6
2
Gladiator II
2024
7.3
3
The Equalizer 3
2023
6.9
4
The Tragedy of Macbeth
2021
6.4
5
The Little Things
2021
6.8
6
The Equalizer 2
2018
6.3
7
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2017
6.9
8
Fences
2016
6.5
9
The Magnificent Seven
2016
7.3
10
The Equalizer
2014
6.5
11
2 Guns
2013
6.9
12
Flight
2012
6.5
13
Safe House
2012
6.6
14
Unstoppable
2010
6.8
15
The Book of Eli
2010
6.4
16
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
7.3
17
The Great Debaters
2007
7.6
18
American Gangster
2007
6.9
19
Déjà Vu
2006
7.4
20
Inside Man
2006
6.5
21
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
7.5
22
Man on Fire
2004
6.4
23
Out of Time
2003
6.9
24
Antwone Fisher
2002
7.1
25
John Q
2002
7.5
26
Training Day
2001
7.7
27
Remember the Titans
2000
6.8
28
The Bone Collector
1999
7.4
29
The Hurricane
1999
6.3
30
The Siege
1998
6.7
31
He Got Game
1998
6.8
32
Fallen
1998
5.8
33
The Preacher's Wife
1996
6.5
34
Courage Under Fire
1996
6.5
35
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
5.5
36
Virtuosity
1995
7.2
37
Crimson Tide
1995
7.7
38
Philadelphia
1993
6.6
39
The Pelican Brief
1993
7.0
40
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
7.6
41
Malcolm X
1992
6.1
42
Ricochet
1991
6.4
43
Mississippi Masala
1991
5.7
44
Heart Condition
1990
7.5
45
Glory
1989
6.0
46
The Mighty Quinn
1989
5.3
47
For Queen & Country
1988
7.0
48
Cry Freedom
1987
5.8
49
Power
1986
6.8
50
A Soldier's Story
1984
5.9
51
Carbon Copy
1981
5.0
52
Coriolanus
1979