Julia Roberts
Worldwide gross, in 2025 dollars, 1989 to today.$6.43bn as reported.
Based on 44 of 58 films with known box office for Julia Roberts (75.9%). Appearances as themselves or in archive footage are not counted as films.
Hit rate 68.2%.
The biggest film is Pretty Woman (1990), at $1.07bn. The five biggest make up 33% of the total.
Photo: TMDB
The career, in three acts
Each film's money sits on its first release date. Inflation-adjusted figures use the year the money was earned.
Pretty Woman, Hook, Notting Hill.
Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Erin Brockovich.
Wonder, Valentine's Day, Eat Pray Love.
The nightly snapshot series · the time series behind the leaderboard, with its live pointShow
This series is pre-computed and does not yet respond to the appearance switches: it always counts every credited appearance.
Annual points through 2019, monthly from 2020, then daily snapshots from 5 August 2026, with the latest shown as live (dashed, see note below).
Note on the last point: historical points only count a film once its earliest release date is at least 90 days old. The live point (dashed line above) is ungated and includes films released within the last 90 days, so it can jump ahead of the historical curve rather than extend it smoothly.
No films currently sit inside that 90-day gate for Julia Roberts.
The biggest films
No. 1Pretty Woman$1.07bn1990 · Billed 1st
No. 2Ocean's Eleven$807.25m2001 · Billed 5th of 78
No. 3Hook$711.65m1991 · Billed 3rd
No. 4Notting Hill$703.41m1999 · Billed 1st
No. 5My Best Friend's Wedding$599.93m1997 · Billed 1st
No. 6Runaway Bride$599.80m1999 · Billed 1st
No. 7Ocean's Twelve$598.79m2004 · Billed 2nd
No. 8Erin Brockovich$482.30m2000 · Billed 1st
No. 9The Pelican Brief$419.24m1993 · Billed 1st
No. 10Sleeping with the Enemy$413.88m1991 · Billed 1st
No. 11Wonder$397.94m2017 · Billed 2nd
No. 12Valentine's Day$321.43m2010 · Billed 19th of 129
Cameos and sources
No cameos
No named source calls any of Julia Roberts's credits a cameo, so the total and the rank are the same with cameos counted or not.
Our rule: a cameo is what a named source calls a cameo. Billing never decides. How cameos are decided
Where the numbers come from
Worldwide gross for 44 of 44 films. Primary source.
Re-releases, and the full total where The Numbers reports less. Not needed for Julia Roberts today.
Credits, billing, dates, posters. Second opinion on the gross: TMDB has a figure for 44 of 44 films, and 32 of those agree within 5%.
Cameo calls: a named source says the appearance is a cameo. Billing never decides. None of Julia Roberts's credits has a cameo call yet.
How the total is built
- Every film counts once, whatever the role.
- A film's gross is its original run plus re-releases.
- Inflation is adjusted from the year the money was earned, to 2025 dollars.
- Appearances as themselves and archive footage are not counted as films. Any box office they carry stays in the total unless that switch is off.
Credits by role
Actor (unclassified)
58
Filmography
- Pretty Woman 1990Vivian Ward · Billed 1st$1.07bnin 2025 money
The Numbers: $432.57m · TMDB: $463.41m
- Ocean's Eleven 2001Tess Ocean · Billed 5th of 78$807.25min 2025 money
- Hook 1991Tinkerbell · Billed 3rd$711.65min 2025 money
- Notting Hill 1999Anna Scott · Billed 1st$703.41min 2025 money
- My Best Friend's Wedding 1997Julianne Potter · Billed 1st$599.93min 2025 money
- Runaway Bride 1999Maggie Carpenter · Billed 1st$599.80min 2025 money
- Ocean's Twelve 2004Tess Ocean · Billed 2nd$598.79min 2025 money
- Erin Brockovich 2000Erin Brockovich · Billed 1st$482.30min 2025 money
- The Pelican Brief 1993Darby Shaw · Billed 1st$419.24min 2025 money
- Sleeping with the Enemy 1991Laura Burney / Sara Walters · Billed 1st$413.88min 2025 money
The receipts
Here is every film, every figure, and how we added it up.
- All time, worldwide, all roles
- adjusted for inflation, in 2025 dollars
Uncredited appearances: counted. Appearances as themselves: not counted. Cameos: counted.
We counted 44 films. Together they earned $11.71bn. Each film is counted once. That is the 24th biggest total, all time, worldwide, out of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner. Ranks come from the leaderboard published on 1 November 2026.
How it adds up
Check it yourself: add up the 44 counted films below and you get $11.71bn.
Find every film. We looked for every title Julia Roberts is credited on. We found 81 titles. 23 are left out by the switches. That leaves 58 films.
Find the money. 44 of the 58 films have a box office figure. That is the money that cinema tickets brought in around the world. 13 have no figure we trust yet, so they add nothing. We never guess. 1 is not out yet.
Count each film once. If someone acts in a film and also directs it, the film still counts one time.
Add it up. The 44 films together earned $11.71bn, adjusted for inflation, in 2025 dollars. Divide by 44 and the average is $266.05m a film.
Rank everyone. We add up every person the same way. Then we sort them from the biggest total to the smallest. Julia Roberts has the 24th biggest total of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner.
24 of the 44 films earned $100 million or more (in dollars as reported).
Film by film: counted (44)
- Pretty Woman 1990$1.07bnin 2025 money
The Numbers: $432.57m · TMDB: $463.41m
- Ocean's Eleven 2001$807.25min 2025 money
- Hook 1991$711.65min 2025 money
- Notting Hill 1999$703.41min 2025 money
- My Best Friend's Wedding 1997$599.93min 2025 money
- Runaway Bride 1999$599.80min 2025 money
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- Ocean's Twelve 2004$598.79min 2025 money
- Erin Brockovich 2000$482.30min 2025 money
- The Pelican Brief 1993$419.24min 2025 money
- Sleeping with the Enemy 1991$413.88min 2025 money
- Wonder 2017$397.94min 2025 money
- Valentine's Day 2010$321.43min 2025 money
- Stepmom 1998$308.94min 2025 money
- Eat Pray Love 2010$305.23min 2025 money
- America's Sweethearts 2001$292.28min 2025 money
The Numbers: $160.65m · TMDB: $138.19m
- Conspiracy Theory 1997$286.56min 2025 money
- The Mexican 2001$264.24min 2025 money
- Smurfs: The Lost Village 2017$259.67min 2025 money
- Mirror Mirror 2012$243.60min 2025 money
The Numbers: $173.61m · TMDB: $183.02m
- Mona Lisa Smile 2003$240.83min 2025 money
- Steel Magnolias 1989$234.61min 2025 money
- Charlotte's Web 2006$223.71min 2025 money
- Dying Young 1991$192.23min 2025 money
- Closer 2004$191.60min 2025 money
- Ticket to Paradise 2022$185.69min 2025 money
- Charlie Wilson's War 2007$178.82min 2025 money
- Something to Talk About 1995$163.43min 2025 money
- I Love Trouble 1994$134.64min 2025 money
- Money Monster 2016$125.46min 2025 money
- Duplicity 2009$121.75min 2025 money
- Larry Crowne 2011$88.01min 2025 money
The Numbers: $61.45m · TMDB: $75.06m
- The Ant Bully 2006$79.28min 2025 money
The Numbers: $49.61m · TMDB: $55.20m
- Mother's Day 2016$70.29min 2025 money
The Numbers: $52.37m · TMDB: $48.78m
- Everyone Says I Love You 1996$69.44min 2025 money
The Numbers: $34.60m · TMDB: $9.76m
- August: Osage County 2013$69.05min 2025 money
The Numbers: $50.74m · TMDB: $74.19m
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 2002$57.81min 2025 money
- Michael Collins 1996$55.79min 2025 money
The Numbers: $27.80m · TMDB: $16.90m
- Secret in Their Eyes 2015$43.77min 2025 money
The Numbers: $32.61m · TMDB: $34.85m
- Prêt-à-Porter 1994$41.87min 2025 money
The Numbers: $19.81m · TMDB: $11.30m
- Mary Reilly 1996$26.50min 2025 money
- Ben Is Back 2018$15.90min 2025 money
- After the Hunt 2025$6.95min 2025 money
The Numbers: $7.14m · TMDB: $9.43m
- Full Frontal 2002$6.16min 2025 money
- Love, Wedding, Marriage 2011$74,354in 2025 money
Not counted: no box office figure found (13)
- Leave the World Behind 2023
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Let's Dance 2018
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Normal Heart 2014
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Fireflies in the Garden 2008
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Beslan: Three Days in September 2006
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Grand Champion 2004
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
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- Law & Order: Corruption Empire 2003
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Flatliners 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Blood Red 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Mystic Pizza 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Satisfaction 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Baja Oklahoma 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Firehouse 1987
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Not counted: not in cinemas yet (1)
- Panic Carefully 2027
Not counted yet. It has not reached cinemas.
Not counted: left out by your switches (23)
- Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy 2025
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2024
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Tom Hanks: The Nomad 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Citizen Penn 2020
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall 2020
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
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- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- His Way 2011
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Who Needs Sleep? 2006
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Tell Them Who You Are 2004
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- 'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con 2002
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- America | A Tribute to Heroes 2001
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts 2000
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Light Keeps Me Company 2000
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! 1997
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels 1996
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 1994
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration 1993
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Player 1992
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
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