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Starring:

Denzel Washington

Acting credits By Highest US Gross

Total Gross
1.

American Gangster / 2007

Director(s):
Starring:
$130,164,645
2.

Safe House / 2012

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonRyan ReynoldsVera Farmiga • Brendan Gleeson • Sam Shepard
$126,373,434
3.

Remember the Titans / 2001

Director(s):
Boaz Yakin

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Will Patton • Wood Harris • Ryan Hurst • Donald Faison
$115,719,751
4.

The Equalizer 2 / 2018

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonPedro Pascal • Ashton Sanders • Orson Bean • Bill Pullman
$102,084,362
5.

The Equalizer / 2014

Director(s):
Starring:
$101,530,738
6.

The Pelican Brief / 1994

Director(s):
Starring:
Julia RobertsDenzel Washington • Sam Shepard • John Heard • Tony Goldwyn
$100,768,056
7.

The Book of Eli / 2010

Director(s):
Albert HughesAllen Hughes

Starring:
$94,835,059
8.

Flight / 2012

Director(s):
Starring:
Nadine Velazquez • Denzel Washington • Carter Cabassa • Adam C. Edwards • Tamara Tunie
$93,749,203
9.

The Magnificent Seven / 2016

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonChris PrattEthan Hawke • Vincent D'Onofrio • Byung-hun Lee
$93,432,655
10.

The Equalizer 3 / 2023

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonDakota Fanning • Eugenio Mastrandrea • David Denman • Gaia Scodellaro
$92,373,751
11.

Crimson Tide / 1995

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonGene Hackman • Matt Craven • George Dzundza • Viggo Mortensen
$91,387,195
12.

Inside Man / 2006

Director(s):
Starring:
$88,513,495
13.

Unstoppable / 2010

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonChris PineRosario Dawson • Ethan Suplee • Kevin Dunn
$81,562,942
14.

Man On Fire / 2004

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonDakota Fanning • Marc Anthony • Radha Mitchell • Christopher Walken
$77,911,774
15.

Philadelphia / 1994

Director(s):
Starring:
Tom HanksDenzel Washington • Roberta Maxwell • Buzz Kilman • Karen Finley
$77,446,440
16.

Training Day / 2002

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonEthan Hawke • Scott Glenn • Tom Berenger • Harris Yulin
$76,631,907
17.

2 Guns / 2013

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonMark WahlbergPaula Patton • Bill Paxton • Fred Ward
$75,612,460
18.

John Q / 2002

Director(s):
Nick CassavetesGabriela OlteanDenzel WashingtonKimberly EliseRon AnnabelleDaniel E. SmithAnne HecheJames Woods

Starring:
Denzel WashingtonRobert Duvall • James Woods • Anne Heche • Kimberly Elise
$71,756,802
19.

The Bone Collector / 2000

Director(s):
Phillip Noyce

Starring:
Denzel WashingtonAngelina JolieQueen Latifah • Michael Rooker • Michael McGlone
$66,518,655
20.

The Manchurian Candidate / 2004

Director(s):
Starring:
Jeffrey Wright • Pablo Schreiber • Anthony Mackie • Dorian Missick • Jose Pablo Cantillo
$65,955,630
21.

The Taking of Pelham 123 / 2009

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonJohn Travolta • Luis Guzmn • Victor Gojcaj • John Turturro
$65,452,312
22.

Déjà Vu / 2006

Director(s):
Starring:
$64,038,616
23.

Courage Under Fire / 1996

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonMeg Ryan • Lou Diamond Phillips • Michael Moriarty • Matt Damon
$59,031,057
24.

Fences / 2017

Director(s):
Denzel Washington

Starring:
Denzel WashingtonViola Davis • Stephen Henderson • Jovan Adepo • Russell Hornsby
$57,682,904
25.

The Hurricane / 2000

Director(s):
Norman Jewison

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Vicellous Reon Shannon • Deborah Kara Unger • Liev Schreiber • John Hannah
$50,699,241
26.

Malcolm X / 1993

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel Washington • Angela Bassett • Albert Hall • Al Freeman Jr. • Delroy Lindo
$48,169,910
27.

The Preachers Wife / 1997

Director(s):
Penny Marshall

Starring:
Denzel WashingtonWhitney Houston • Courtney B. Vance • Gregory Hines • Jenifer Lewis
$48,102,795
28.

Out of Time / 2003

Director(s):
Carl Franklin

Starring:
Denzel WashingtonEva Mendes • Sanaa Lathan • Dean Cain • John Billingsley
$41,088,845
29.

The Siege / 1998

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonAnnette BeningBruce Willis • Tony Shalhoub • Sami Bouajila
$40,981,289
30.

The Great Debaters / 2007

Director(s):
Denzel Washington

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Nate Parker • Jurnee Smollett-Bell • Denzel Whitaker • Jermaine Williams
$30,073,532
31.

Glory / 1990

Director(s):
Starring:
$24,960,912
32.

Fallen / 1998

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonJohn GoodmanDonald Sutherland • Embeth Davidtz • James Gandolfini
$23,371,949
33.

Antwone Fisher / 2003

Director(s):
Denzel Washington

Starring:
Derek Luke • Malcolm David Kelley • Cory Hodges • Denzel Washington • Joy Bryant
$21,078,145
34.

A Soldiers Story / 1985

Director(s):
Norman Jewison

Starring:
Howard E. Rollins Jr. • Adolph Caesar • Art Evans • David Alan Grier • David Harris
$17,460,039
35.

Mo' Better Blues / 1990

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonSpike LeeWesley Snipes • Giancarlo Esposito • Robin Harris
$16,153,593
36.

The Little Things / 2021

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel WashingtonRami MalekJared Leto • Chris Bauer • Michael Hyatt
$15,226,613
37.

He Got Game / 1998

Director(s):
Starring:
Denzel Washington • Ray Allen • Milla JovovichRosario Dawson • Hill Harper
$13,234,225
38.

Devil In a Blue Dress / 1995

Director(s):
Carl Franklin

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Tom Sizemore • Jennifer Beals • Don Cheadle • Maury Chaykin
$12,935,354
39.

Roman J. Israel, Esq. / 2018

Director(s):
Dan Gilroy

Starring:
Denzel WashingtonColin Farrell • Carmen Ejogo • Lynda Gravatt • Amanda Warren
$11,962,424
40.

Much Ado About Nothing / 1993

Director(s):
Starring:
Richard Briers • Kate Beckinsale • Imelda Staunton • Jimmy Yuill • Brian Blessed
$4,265,421
41.

Mississippi Masala / 1991

Director(s):
Mira Nair

Starring:
Denzel Washington • Sarita Choudhury • Roshan Seth • Sharmila Tagore • Charles S. Dutton
$4,196,809
42.

The Mighty Quinn / 1989

Director(s):
Carl Schenkel

Starring:
Denzel Washington • James Fox • Mimi Rogers • M. Emmet Walsh • Sheryl Lee Ralph
$1,429,306