Morgan Freeman
Worldwide gross, reported dollars, 1990 to today.$16.77bn in 2025 dollars.
Based on 56 of 142 films with known box office for Morgan Freeman (39.4%). Appearances as themselves or in archive footage are not counted as films.
Hit rate 55.4%.
The biggest film is The Dark Knight Rises (2012), at $1.08bn. The five biggest make up 34% of the total.
Photo: TMDB
The career, in four acts
Each film's money sits on its first release date. Inflation-adjusted figures use the year the money was earned.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Deep Impact, Se7en.
The Dark Knight, War of the Worlds, Bruce Almighty.
The Dark Knight Rises, The Lego Movie, Lucy.
Now You See Me: Now You Don't, A Good Person, My Dead Friend Zoe.
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 Morgan Freeman.
The biggest films
No. 1The Dark Knight Rises$1.08bn2012 · Billed 7th of 166
No. 2The Dark Knight$1.01bn2008 · Billed 7th of 138
No. 3War of the Worlds$606.84m2005 · Billed 89th of 115
No. 4Bruce Almighty$484.47m2003 · Billed 2nd
No. 5The Lego Movie$467.23m2014 · Billed 4th of 35
No. 6Lucy$457.51m2014 · Billed 2nd
No. 7Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves$390.50m1991 · Billed 2nd
No. 8Batman Begins$356.77m2005 · Billed 12th of 110
No. 9Deep Impact$349.46m1998 · Billed 5th of 68
No. 10Now You See Me$342.77m2013 · Billed 7th of 54
No. 11Wanted$342.42m2008 · Billed 3rd
No. 12Se7en$329.87m1995 · Billed 1st
Cameos and sources
No cameos
No named source calls any of Morgan Freeman'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 56 of 56 films. Primary source.
Re-releases, and the full total where The Numbers reports less. Not needed for Morgan Freeman today.
Credits, billing, dates, posters. Second opinion on the gross: TMDB has a figure for 56 of 56 films, and 41 of those agree within 5%.
Cameo calls: a named source says the appearance is a cameo. Billing never decides. None of Morgan Freeman'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)
Director
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Filmography
- The Dark Knight Rises 2012Fox · Billed 7th of 166$1.08bn
- The Dark Knight 2008Lucius Fox · Billed 7th of 138$1.01bn
- War of the Worlds 2005Narrator (voice) · Billed 89th of 115$606.84m
- Bruce Almighty 2003God · Billed 2nd$484.47m
- The Lego Movie 2014Vitruvius (voice) · Billed 4th of 35$467.23m
- Lucy 2014Professor Norman · Billed 2nd$457.51m
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991Azeem · Billed 2nd$390.50m
- Batman Begins 2005Lucius Fox · Billed 12th of 110$356.77m
- Deep Impact 1998President Tom Beck · Billed 5th of 68$349.46m
- Now You See Me 2013Thaddeus Bradley · Billed 7th of 54$342.77m
The receipts
Here is every film, every figure, and how we added it up.
- All time, worldwide, all roles
- in dollars as reported, not adjusted for inflation
Uncredited appearances: counted. Appearances as themselves: not counted. Cameos: not counted.
We counted 56 films. Together they earned $10.67bn. Each film is counted once. That is the 17th 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 56 counted films below and you get $10.67bn.
Find every film. We looked for every title Morgan Freeman is credited on. We found 187 titles. 45 are left out by the switches. That leaves 142 films.
Find the money. 56 of the 142 films have a box office figure. That is the money that cinema tickets brought in around the world. 86 have no figure we trust yet, so they add nothing. We never guess.
Count each film once. If someone acts in a film and also directs it, the film still counts one time.
Add it up. The 56 films together earned $10.67bn, in dollars as reported, not adjusted for inflation. Divide by 56 and the average is $190.50m a film.
Rank everyone. We add up every person the same way. Then we sort them from the biggest total to the smallest. Morgan Freeman has the 17th biggest total of the 30 people ranked on TopLiner.
31 of the 56 films earned $100 million or more (in dollars as reported).
Film by film: counted (56)
- The Dark Knight Rises 2012$1.08bn
- The Dark Knight 2008$1.01bn
- War of the Worlds 2005$606.84m
- Bruce Almighty 2003$484.47m
- The Lego Movie 2014$467.23m
- Lucy 2014$457.51m
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- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991$390.50m
- Batman Begins 2005$356.77m
- Deep Impact 1998$349.46m
- Now You See Me 2013$342.77m
- Wanted 2008$342.42m
- Se7en 1995$329.87m
- Now You See Me 2 2016$328.33m
- Oblivion 2013$287.92m
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't 2025$245.59m
- Million Dollar Baby 2004$231.93m
The Numbers: $231.93m · TMDB: $216.76m
- Ted 2 2015$217.21m
- RED 2010$196.44m
- London Has Fallen 2016$195.19m
The Numbers: $195.19m · TMDB: $205.75m
- The Sum of All Fears 2002$193.50m
- Outbreak 1995$190.02m
- The Bucket List 2007$174.81m
- Evan Almighty 2007$174.13m
- Olympus Has Fallen 2013$172.84m
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018$170.02m
- Unforgiven 1992$159.16m
- Angel Has Fallen 2019$133.35m
The Numbers: $133.35m · TMDB: $146.66m
- Invictus 2009$124.51m
- Last Vegas 2013$112.91m
The Numbers: $112.91m · TMDB: $134.40m
- Along Came a Spider 2001$105.16m
- Transcendence 2014$103.04m
- Dolphin Tale 2011$96.07m
- Ben-Hur 2016$91.67m
- Going in Style 2017$85.22m
- Dreamcatcher 2003$75.69m
The Numbers: $75.69m · TMDB: $81.24m
- Amistad 1997$65.54m
The Numbers: $65.54m · TMDB: $44.23m
- High Crimes 2002$63.78m
- Conan the Barbarian 2011$63.36m
- Chain Reaction 1996$60.21m
- Dolphin Tale 2 2014$57.82m
The Numbers: $57.82m · TMDB: $52.42m
- Lucky Number Slevin 2006$55.50m
- The Love Guru 2008
Counted. Morgan Freeman was not named on screen.
$40.16m - Gone Baby Gone 2007$34.36m
- The Shawshank Redemption 1994$28.94m
- Nurse Betty 2000$27.73m
The Numbers: $27.73m · TMDB: $29.36m
- Glory 1989$26.83m
Domestic gross shown as primary: the worldwide total’s international component is a source placeholder, so it is effectively domestic only. Worldwide as reported: $26.83m (flagged unreliable).
- An Unfinished Life 2005$18.54m
- Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 2014$12.17m
The Numbers: $12.17m · TMDB: $13.84m
- Just Getting Started 2017$6.76m
The Numbers: $6.76m · TMDB: $6.07m
- The Big Bounce 2004$6.63m
- Feast of Love 2007$5.80m
The Numbers: $5.80m · TMDB: $3.50m
- 5 Flights Up 2014$4.39m
The Numbers: $4.39m · TMDB: $1.02m
- A Good Person 2023$3.10m
The Numbers: $3.10m · TMDB: $2.20m
- My Dead Friend Zoe 2024$1.26m
The Numbers: $1.26m · TMDB: $1.17m
- The Hunting of the President 2004$405,472
The Numbers: $405,472 · TMDB: $376,612
- The Magic of Belle Isle 2012$125,417
Not counted: no box office figure found (86)
- The Power of Chi 2025
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Odysseus Returns 2024
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Gunner 2024
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- From the Balkans 2024
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Ritual Killer 2023
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- 57 Seconds 2023
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
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- Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains 2022
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Power of Chi 2022
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Minute You Wake Up Dead 2022
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Paradise Highway 2022
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Vanquish 2021
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Into Nature's Wild 2020
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Comeback Trail 2020
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Meeting the Beatles in India 2020
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Poison Rose 2019
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Brian Banks 2019
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- America's Musical Journey 2018
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step 2017
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The C Word 2016
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness 2015
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Momentum 2015
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Last Knights 2015
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- We the People 2014
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Wish Wizard 2014
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan 2013
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- JFK: A President Betrayed 2013
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo 2012
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- B.B. King: The Life of Riley 2012
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Born to Be Wild 2011
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Breaking the Taboo 2011
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office 2010
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The 16th Man 2010
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Prom Night in Mississippi 2009
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Maiden Heist 2009
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Thick as Thieves 2009
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Where the Water Meets the Sky 2008
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- A Raisin in the Sun 2008
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Contract 2006
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- 10 Items or Less 2006
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Greasy Rider 2006
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2006
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Edison 2005
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Unleashed 2005
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 2005
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- March of the Penguins 2005
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation 2004
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Guilty by Association 2003
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Levity 2003
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Partners of the Heart 2002
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Under Suspicion 2000
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Hard Rain 1998
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Kiss the Girls 1997
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Long Way Home 1997
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Cosmic Voyage 1996
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Inside the White House 1996
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Moll Flanders 1996
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial 1996
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Bopha! 1993
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Power of One 1992
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The True Story of Glory Continues 1991
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry 1991
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Follow the Drinking Gourd 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Earth Day Special 1990
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Lean On Me 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Johnny Handsome 1989
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Clean and Sober 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Clinton and Nadine 1988
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Fight for Life 1987
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Street Smart 1987
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Resting Place 1986
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Execution of Raymond Graham 1985
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Marie: A True Story 1985
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Gospel at Colonus 1985
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- That Was Then... This Is Now 1985
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Harry & Son 1984
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Teachers 1984
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Death of a Prophet 1981
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- The Marva Collins Story 1981
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Eyewitness 1981
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Attica 1980
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
- Brubaker 1980
Not counted. We could not find a box office figure we trust, and we never guess.
Not counted: left out by your switches (45)
- Clint Eastwood : la légende 2025
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers 2023
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Betty White: A Celebration 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Sidney 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- VM-krönika 2022 2022
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
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- Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Coming 2 America 2021
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II 2020
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United 2019
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Die Clint Eastwood Story 2018
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Words That Built America 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2017
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot 2013
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Echoes 'Cross the Tracks 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Ending the Knight 2012
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Clint Eastwood's West 2011
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Eastwood Factor 2010
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The People Speak 2009
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman 2008
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.
- All About Us 2007
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits 2006
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 2006
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- James Lipton Takes on Three 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Blues Divas 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Born to Fight 2005
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 2005
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.
- Genius. A Night for Ray Charles 2004
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Declaration of Independence 2003
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger 2002
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 2002
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature 2001
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Stephen King: Shining in the Dark 1999
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 1998
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- The Making of Se7en 1997
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 1992
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie 1991
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
- Night of 100 Stars III 1990
Left out because appearances as themselves are switched off.
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