Jack Nicholson is generally believed to be one of the greatest actors of all time, and as he has remained extremely active for more than five decades, the actor’s movies have accrued a total of billions of dollars.
Just like Jack Nicholson himself, his box office success is a true enigma, as there are some classics that surprisingly don’t make it in to the top 10 and some critical failures that do.
10 Terms Of Endearment (1983) - $108,423,489
Terms Of Endearment was a huge success for many reasons: it was a critical darling, was nominated for a whopping 11 Academy Awards, going on to win five, including Best Actor for Nicholson, and it made a truckload of cash at the box office.
Though it’s at the bottom of the list, Terms of Endearment was released close to 30 years ago, meaning the amount above is worth a lot more today when adjusted for inflation.
9 One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) - $108,997,629
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is arguably one of the greatest films of all time and it stands as a classic and one of the actor’s best movies according to IMDb.
Even though the movie has been criticized by psychologists for some of its scenes, it is largely faithful and true to what happened in mental institutions at the time, and the emotional heft of the film is what pulled in such a huge audience upon its release.
8 Wolf (1994) - $131,002,597
In one of his many horror roles that isn’t The Shining, Wolf is a strange entry in Jack Nicholson’s career, and though he has often made some weird choices, this one might just be the weirdest.
Many critics felt it was a run of the mill, schlocky werewolf movie rooted in a romantic drama, and it received a middling reception, but it somehow managed to pull in a decent figure worldwide.
7 The Bucket List (2007) - $175,372,502
Of the many heartwarming movies Nicholson starred in throughout the late 90s and 2000s, The Bucket List is the most endearing.
Following two elderly best friends who attempt to complete everything they want to do in life before they kick the bucket, Morgan Freeman served as an amazing costar to Nicholson and their chemistry is what helped the movie reach the surprising figure it did.
6 Anger Management (2003) - $195,745,823
Though not all of Adam Sandler’s movies have aged that well and some were even critically reviled, they were all mostly commercially successful.
Anger Management stands out as one of the comedian’s most underrated comedies in his filmography, and a lot of that is owed to Jack Nicholson’s presence, who, for the most part, plays an exaggerated character of his real-life self.
5 A Few Good Men (1992) - $243,240,178
A Few Good Men is one of the greatest legal dramas ever made and one of the best movies written by Aaron Sorkin, made even better thanks to Nicholson’s performance. It features his amazing, hair-raising delivery of that one line, “You can’t handle the truth,” and it earned him one of his 12 Oscar nominations.
The movie also reached this huge box office figure thanks to Tom Cruise, who was the most bankable actor in history at the time, drawing millions of people to the movie theatres.
4 Something’s Gotta Give (2003) - $265,328,738
Seemingly playing himself again, Nicholson plays a 60-something playboy who doesn’t date anybody over 30, that is until he meets and falls in love with Erica, played by Diane Keaton.
Diane Keaton is the MVP of the movie, as she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and even won the Golden Globe. Something’s Gotta Give is one of the best feel-good movies of the 2000s and it shows in its box office return.
3 The Departed (2006) - $291,465,034
The Departed saw Nicholson take up a role unlike any other in his career. Sure, he’s acted seedy before, and he has even acted manipulative before, but this movie paints him as the devil, so much so that he’s often shot in red lighting.
The movie is one of the best gangster movies of the past 15 years, and with it co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon, as well as being directed by none other than Martin Scorsese, it is a master class in filmmaking and made almost $300 million worldwide.
2 As Good As It Gets (1997) - $314,178,011
It seems like Nicholson finds a lot of success with romantic comedies, as As Good As It Gets is the actor’s highest-grossing original movie by a country mile.
Making more than $300 million on just a $50 million budget means that it isn’t just his highest-grossing original movie, but given its low budget, it also has one of the highest gross profits of his entire filmography too. It also features some of the actor’s best quotes.
1 Batman (1989) - $411,556,825
The success of the first major Batman movie was unheard of at the time. The difference between Batman and second place on the list is almost $100 million, and most of the movie’s success comes down to Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of The Joker.
Though there have been many varied takes on the iconic character at this point, many fans still believe that Nicholson’s portrayal is by far the best.
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