Actor
Nicolas Cage
25 films•1987–2024•Action · Thriller · Comedy
61%average critics70%average audience$77.9Mdomestic average
Films
25
1987–2024
Domestic
$1.95B
lifetime
Worldwide
$4.48B
lifetime
Avg opening
$19.1M
3-day
Avg legs
4.39x
opening → total
Return
2.8x
on $1.60B of budget
Box Office Watch tracks 25 films featuring Nicolas Cage, from Raising Arizona (1987) to Longlegs (2024), together grossing $1.95B domestic and $4.48B worldwide. The biggest hit is The Croods (2013) at $587.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Ghost Rider (2007) at $45.4M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Longlegs | 2024 | $22.4M | $74.3M | 3.30x | $128.0M | C+ | 86% | #29 |
 Dream Scenario | 2023 | $1.7M | $5.7M | 3.40x | $12.5M | — | 91% | — |
 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | 2022 | $7.1M | $20.3M | 2.80x | $29.1M | — | 87% | — |
 The Croods: A New Age | 2020 | $9.7M | $58.6M | 6.00x | $216.0M | A | 76% | #8 |
 The Croods | 2013 | $43.6M | $187.0M | 4.29x | $587.0M | A | 71% | #14 |
 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | 2012 | $22.1M | $51.8M | 2.34x | $133.0M | — | 18% | — |
 Kick-Ass | 2010 | $19.8M | $48.1M | 2.40x | $97.5M | B | 78% | — |
 The Sorcerer's Apprentice | 2010 | $17.6M | $63.2M | 3.58x | $215.0M | B | 40% | #50 |
 G-Force | 2009 | $31.7M | $119.0M | 3.77x | $293.0M | B+ | 22% | #26 |
 Knowing | 2009 | $24.6M | $80.0M | 3.25x | $186.0M | — | 35% | #39 |
 Ghost Rider | 2007 | $45.4M | $116.0M | 2.55x | $229.0M | B | 28% | #27 |
 National Treasure: Book of Secrets | 2007 | $44.8M | $220.0M | 4.91x | $459.0M | A- | 35% | #8 |
 Next | 2007 | $7.1M | $18.2M | 2.60x | $73.6M | — | 28% | — |
 World Trade Center | 2006 | $18.7M | $70.3M | 3.75x | $163.0M | A- | 66% | #37 |
 Lord of War | 2005 | $9.4M | $24.1M | 2.60x | $60.4M | — | 62% | — |
 National Treasure | 2004 | $35.1M | $173.0M | 4.92x | $348.0M | A- | 47% | #9 |
 Adaptation | 2002 | $2.6M | $22.5M | 8.50x | $32.8M | — | 90% | — |
 Gone in 60 Seconds | 2000 | $25.3M | $102.0M | 4.01x | $237.0M | B | 25% | #21 |
 The Family Man | 2000 | $10.6M | $75.8M | 7.18x | $125.0M | B+ | 54% | #29 |
 Con Air | 1997 | $24.1M | $101.1M | 4.20x | $224.1M | — | 59% | — |
 Face/Off | 1997 | $23.4M | $112.3M | 4.80x | $241.2M | — | 93% | — |
 The Rock | 1996 | $25.1M | $134.1M | 5.30x | $336.1M | — | 76% | — |
 Leaving Las Vegas | 1995 | $3.3M | $32.0M | 9.80x | $49.8M | — | 91% | — |
 Wild at Heart | 1990 | $2.9M | $14.6M | 5.00x | — | — | 66% | — |
 Raising Arizona | 1987 | $36K | $22.8M | 630.4x | — | — | 91% | — |
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Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 1.5 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
2.8x
$4.46B worldwide on $1.60B of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $1.90BInternational $2.56B
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven12.8x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
What’s next
Full schedule →No upcoming movies announced yet.
Connected
Counted from this filmography. The number is how many of these films each one accounts for.