Angelina Jolie, an Oscar winner with intensive expertise as an actress in entrance of the digicam and behind the scenes of movies, is again within the awards season dialog for her portrayal of Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain’s Netflix biopic in regards to the Greek opera singer. Although “Maria” could have a restricted theatrical launch on Nov. 27 earlier than streaming, its field workplace gross is unlikely to come back near that of Jolie’s largest live-action hits, which embrace a pair of “Maleficent” movies and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.”
Disney’s first live-action movie, Maleficent, starring Jolie because the evil fairy who curses Sleeping Beauty, grossed $759.9 million worldwide in its 2014 launch, whereas “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” it grossed $491.7 million globally 5 years later. “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” launched in 2005 on the top of the Brangelina tabloid frenzy, is shut behind with $487.3 million worldwide.
Other notable hits embrace “Eternals,” a 2021 superhero movie that grossed $402.1 million globally. Jolie additionally labored as a singer for the favored animated sequence Kung Fu Panda and earned her first and up to now solely Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” a 1999 drama starring Winona Ryder that grossed $48.4 million.
