Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most successful actresses of our generation, and her success has been thanks to her many high-grossing movies. Here’s a list of her highest-grossing titles and why they’ve been so popular with moviegoers.
1. The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games is a movie about a dystopian future where the government selects young people to compete in a televised game called The Hunger Games. Winners are chosen by lottery and are then dragged into a brutal competition where they must kill each other until only one person is left standing.
The Hunger Games was released in 2012 and quickly became one of the most popular movies of all time. It grossed over $708 million worldwide, making it Lawrence’s highest-grossing film to date. The movie has also been praised for its action and suspenseful scenes, as well as its realistic portrayal of the dystopian world described in the novel it was based on.
2. X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class is a superhero movie based on the X-Men comics. It tells the story of Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), who leads a team of young mutants in training to prevent worldwide disaster. The movie was released in 2011 and was a huge success, grossing over $600 million worldwide.
One of the main attractions of this movie is its cast, which includes Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkholme/Mystique and Oscar Isaac as Quicksilver. Lawrence won an Academy Award for her performance, and Quicksilver received a Golden Globe nomination. Other popular characters in the film include Cyclops (Tye Sheridan), Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and Bishop (Omar Sy).
3. Passengers (2016)
Jennifer Lawrence’s highest-grossing movies are all science fiction or fantasy movies. In 2016, she starred in the science fiction movie Passengers and it grossed over $217 million worldwide.
Passengers is a space adventure story about a group of people who are awakened from hibernation forty years after their ship has left Earth. The ship has been damaged and the passengers are forced to wake up the captain (Chris Pratt) to get him to take them back to Earth. Meanwhile, the other passengers explore their new environment and try to figure out what happened to everyone else on the ship.
Lawrence plays an executive named Aurora who is struggling with her job and her personal life. She’s also trying to connect with her son, who she’s never seen before. Overall, Passengers was a success both critically and commercially, and it’s likely that Lawrence will continue to be one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars.
4. American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle is a 2013 American biographical romantic crime drama film directed by David O. Russell and written by Eric Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, from a story by Russell and Aaron Sorkin. It was produced by Charles Roven, Emma Roberts, and Ryan Kavanaugh, with Jeremy Kleiner and Alex Gartner serving as executive producers. The film stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Louis C.K., Jennifer Lawrence, Steve Buscemi, and more.
The story follows former FBI agent Richie “Ricky” Carell as he and his wife Amy attempt to abscond with millions of dollars from the Madison Square Garden showman Irving Rosenfeld during the mid-1970s American political corruption scandal known as Watergate.
Principal photography began on January 25, 2013, in New York City and Worcester County Massachusetts. The film was released in the United States on December 19, 2013, to generally mixed reviews but was highly successful at the box office grossing over $250 million worldwide against a budget of $35 million.
5. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Jennifer Lawrence’s Silver Linings Playbook is a heartwarming and emotional film that tells the story of Pat Solitano (Robert De Niro), a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents. He starts to get along better with his father, played by Jack Nicholson, but his mother (Goldie Hawn) is still not convinced that he’s recovered.
One night, Pat goes out with Tiffany (Amanda Seyfried), an old friend from high school, and ends up spending the night at her house. Tiffany’s husband (Bradley Cooper) is also there, and things quickly start to get out of hand. Tiffany tries to take pictures of Pat with her phone while he’s having a mental breakdown, but he gets angry and punches her in the face.
The next day, Pat goes to apologize for what happened but finds that Tiffany has moved away. He then meets Rose (Lawrence), another patient at the psychiatric hospital who has recently been released. Rose helps him to rebuild his life by teaching him how to play chess, which brings them closer together.
Meanwhile, Pat’s father begins investigating the attack on Tiffany and eventually catches up with Pat and Rose at a pawn shop. They all share an emotional reunion that culminates in Pat finally getting approval from his mother to live his life
6. Red Sparrow (2018)
Red Sparrow is a spy thriller movie starring Jennifer Lawrence, directed by Francis Lawrence and produced by David O. Russell. The story follows Dominika Egorova, a Russian intelligence officer who is assigned to infiltrate the American government as a secret agent.
Dominika quickly realizes that the lifestyle she’s been living is hardly anything like the one she was promised – instead of glamorous spy work, she spends her days running and climbing through dangerous stunts to gather information. Her only hope of redemption is to complete her training and become part of the Sparrows, an elite team of Russian spies.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Red Sparrow was a commercial success, grossing over $214 million worldwide on a budget of just $50 million. This has led to speculation that there may be potential for a sequel or spin-off in the future.
7. Joy (2015)
Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most successful actors in Hollywood, with a career that has spanned more than two decades. Her latest movie, Joy, was released in 2015 and grossed over $100 million at the box office.
Joy tells the story of Joy Mangano, a woman who started her business cleaning bathrooms for restaurants in New York City. The film shows her journey from poverty to wealth and success as she achieves her dream of becoming a millionaire. It was well-received by both critics and moviegoers, earning rave reviews for its humour and heartwarming story.
8. Mother! (2017)
Mother! is a 2017 American drama film directed and written by Darren Aronofsky. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer and Domhnall Gleeson. It tells the story of a woman who is forced to live in a dystopian future where the population has been reduced to poverty and hardship after the world’s resources have run out.
Jennifer Lawrence was paid $14 million for her performance in Mother! Critics praised her for her gripping performance and regarded it as one of her best performances ever. The film was a box office success, grossing over $228 million worldwide on a budget of only $40 million.
9. House At The End Of The Street (2012)
House At The End of the Street is a psychological thriller movie that was released in 2012. It was written and directed by Josh Trank, and stars Jennifer Lawrence as Karen Carney.
Karen has just arrived in the small town of Greendale, Missouri, after being discharged from a mental hospital. She’s been staying with her friend Toni (played by Janelle Monáe) until she can find an apartment or get back on her feet. Toni invites Karen to stay with her and her boyfriend Luke (Max Thieriot) while she’s looking for a place to live, but Karen isn’t sure if she’s ready to face the outside world yet.
Things start to go wrong when Karen starts seeing strange things happening around her. First, there’s the incident with the dog – which Luke claims happened because Karen threw some paint at it. Then there’s the strange graffiti that starts showing up all over town…words that make no sense whatsoever. Finally, there are sightings of a woman matching Karen’s description who seems to be heading in the direction of Greendale…and she appears to be carrying something very dangerous in her hand!
As Karen continues to investigate these incidents, she begins to realize that they’re all connected…and that whatever is happening in Greendale, it isn’t going to stop until it gets rid of her.
10. Winter’s Bone (2010)
Winter’s Bone is a heart-wrenching story about the struggles of a young girl in rural America during the winter seasons. The film follows Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence), an 18-year-old girl who has been living on her family’s farm since she was 10 years old. When her father is arrested for drug trafficking, Ree has to find a way to support her family and keep them safe.
To make ends meet, Ree takes whatever odd jobs she can get – even working as a prostitute. But one day, she gets a job as a bone collector for a wealthy man named Walter White (Bryan Cranston). Walters is sick and he needs someone to dig up his bones so he can have them treated by a specialist. Ree reluctantly agrees, but soon finds out that this job is much more complex than she thought it would be.
Winter’s Bone is an incredibly powerful and moving film that will stay with you long after you’ve watched it. It sheds light on the harsh realities of life in rural America and the lengths people will go to survive. Jennifer Lawrence provides an outstanding performance as Ree Dolly, and Bryan Cranston gives an unforgettable performance as Walter White.
And there you have it. All the movies Jen has starred in and turned out to be blockbuster successes. The news of her new movie ‘Red Sparrow’ releasing on 22 March made headlines last year, but it is not as big a deal now when we have seen the collections of most of these movies!
As per Forbes’ calculations, Red Sparrow will easily gross over USD 50 million during its opening weekend at the box office, which is a healthy start for Jennifer Lawrence’s latest venture.
