12 Highest-Grossing Laura Dern Movies
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She’s the daughter of two famous actors, Bruce Dern and Dianne Ladd, grew up in movie studios and went on to appear in blockbuster hits like Jurassic Park and Marriage Story.
Laura Dern has a girl next door appearance but isn’t afraid to take on gritty and award-winning roles that has consistently pushed her talent to the extreme and according to Celebrity Net Worth, earned her a net worth of $20 million.
She made her first appearance on the big screen at the age of six in 1973 as an extra in White Lightning and then the following year alongside her mother in Martin Scorsese’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore but it wasn’t until 1986 that Dern began gaining widespread recognition.
Check out Dern’s top grossing films to date.
Marriage Story – $2.3 Million
The straight to Netflix film starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver won Laura Dern her first Academy Award for her supporting role as Nora Fanshaw, Johannsson’s lawyer. Released during the pandemic in the summer of 2020, just how successful the film was is hard to tell because Netflix doesn’t release box office numbers. What we do know however, is Dern walked away with an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award and Critics Choice Movie Award.
Blue Velvet – $8 Million
Not one of her biggest hits, but one that stands out for fans that remember seeing Dern for the first time. The crime drama follows an investigation of murder and kidnapping. Dern plays opposite the late Dennis Hopper, Kyle MacLachlan and Isabella Rossellini. The group recently celebrated director David Lynch’s birthday on a Zoom meeting. According to Entertainment Weekly, the film is seen as a “milestone in cinema history”.
When the Game Stands Tall – $30 Million
The A-list star played Bev Ladouceur, the wife of legendary football coach, Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel) as he takes the De La Salle High School football team from the bottom to a 151-game winning streak, shattering all records in any American sport.
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A Perfect World – $31 Million
Dern plays Sally Gerber, assisting Chief Red Garnett (Clint Eastwood) as they try to find an escaped convict played by Kevin Costner. Dern’s performance stands out in the Eastwood directed film and according to Vogue, “woefully underused” given her star status at the time, but Dern puts her all into every role she takes despite the screen time.
October Sky – $32 Million
In Jake Gyllenhaal’s first leading role as a high school student inspired by the Sputnik launch and outer space, Dern’s role is that of Miss Riley, a teacher who encourages Gyllenhaal to pursue his dreams. Despite being reprimanded by her school principal; Miss Riley holds firm in her belief of inspiring and encouraging young people in the small town.
Wild – $37 Million
In the 2014 biographical drama starring Reese Witherspoon we follow a young woman on a thousand-mile solo hike as she works to recover from personal tragedy. According to IMDb, Dern plays Bobbi, in a supporting role.
I Am Sam – $40 Million
In an emotional drama in which Sam (Sean Penn) is a mentally handicapped man fighting for custody of his seven-year-old daughter (Dakota Fanning), Dern takes a supporting role in the unique film.
Little Women – $108 Million
Dern plays Marmee March alongside a female cast including Emma Watson and Meryl Streep. The movie based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel by the same name was a hit among movie goers and followed four young women, each creating their own path on their terms.
The Fault in Our Stars – $124 Million
In one of Shailene Woodley’s first major films, Dern plays the mother of a young woman living with cancer and the life-affirming journey between two teens.
Little Fockers – $148 Million
In the much-anticipated sequel of “Meet the Fockers” starring Ben Stiller, Teri Polo and Robert De Niro, Dern takes on another supporting role in a star studded and wildly successful follow up film.
Jurassic Park – $402 Million
It isn’t everyday you catch a role in one of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters of all time. Laura Dern starred alongside Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough as a scientist discovering a new theme park on an island in Central America. As we know, Jurassic Park isn’t as safe and secure as developers originally believed. Dern, Neill and two children run for their lives, fighting off dinosaurs throughout the film.
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – $620 Million
In the second to last film in the Star Wars franchise, Dern takes on the role of purple haired Vice Admiral Holdo alongside regulars in the series, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley and others. While Dern may not have received accolades for her role, just appearing in the 2017 film shows she has what it takes.
Sources: Celebrity Net Worth, Entertainment Weekly , Vogue, IMDb
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