Neil Patrick Harris

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films, with $2,322,339,218 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #729)

Best-known acting roles: Desi Collings (Gone Girl), Patrick Winslow (The Smurfs), Steve the Monkey (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2), Steve the Monkey (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), Patrick Winslow (The Smurfs 2)

Most productive collaborators: Raja Gosnell, Jordan Kerner, Jayma Mays, Sofia Vergara, David Fincher

Born: June 15, 1973 (51 years old)

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Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
As an Actor	Supporting	14	$849,770,690	$1,472,568,528	$2,322,339,218
	Lead Ensemble Member	3	$162,514,532	$198,656,674	$361,171,206
	Cameo	2	$113,075,676	$101,849,247	$214,924,923
	Leading	2	$35,061,031	$1,204,714	$36,265,745
	Narrator	1	$0	$0	$0
	(Unclassified)	2	$16,605,953	$10,127,337	$26,733,290

Career Trend

This graph shows Neil Patrick Harris’s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The Star Score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies (based on box office) in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on..

Latest Ranking on Selected Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,014	$197,575,563
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	916	$1,177,027,882
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,228	$199,861,388
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800)	765	$1,784,406,500
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,131	$397,436,951
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	798	$2,961,434,382

See the Acting Credits tab for all Acting Box Office Records and the Technical Credits tab for all Technical Box Office Records.

Featured VOD Review: MST3K: Season 11

April 17th, 2017

There were rumors about MST3K being revived for a while, but it wasn’t until the Kickstarter materialized that I really thought it would make a comeback. I was one of nearly 50,000 backers who have been patiently waiting more than a year for the revival to start airing. On Friday, all 14 episodes of the show debuted on Netflix. I’m going to review the first four episodes of the show for two reasons. Firstly, the creators recommended not binging on the show. Secondly, it matches the old DVD reviews I’ve done. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: A Million Ways to Die in The West

October 4th, 2014

Seth MacFarlane wrote and directed Ted, a movie about a talking Teddy bear that earned more than half a billion dollars worldwide. For his next film, he was given free rein. He decided to make A Million Ways to Die in The West, which made less than $100 million worldwide. Did this film struggle at the box office because it is a bad movie? Or is it just too much of a Seth MacFarlane movie? Is it only for his hardcore fans? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: Adventure Time: Season Three

February 24th, 2014

Adventure Time is in its fifth season, but the full-season sets are a little behind. This week, Season Three comes out on DVD and Blu-ray. If you've never seen the show, is it worth checking out? If you are a fan of the show, is it worth picking up, even if you have some of the previous smaller releases? More...

Featured TV on DVD Review: How I Met Your Mother: Season Eight

October 6th, 2013

I reviewed How I Met Your Mother a couple times in the past and while I liked the show's early seasons, I grew tired of the show in the latter seasons. Can the show turn it around? Or is it stumbling towards its conclusion? More...

2013 Preview: August

August 1st, 2013

July was hit and miss at the box office, mostly miss. In fact, only two films really topped expectations, Despicable Me 2 and The Conjuring. That said, 2013 has nearly closed the gap with 2012 and it won't take much to pull ahead. Looking forward to August, we find that it is a very busy month with 16 or so films opening wide over five weeks. Of course, the closer you get to September, the more likely these films will struggle to find an audience, and more often than not, there are simply too many films opening wide to suspect they will all find an audience. On the high end, 2 Guns could be the biggest hit of the month with just over $100 million. The Smurfs 2 and Elysium could pull in $100 million. All three of those films are opening in the first two weeks of the month. After that, most of the new releases will be lucky if they reach $50 million during their theatrical runs. By comparison, last August was not as busy with 14 wide releases. Of those, only one film, The Bourne Legacy, topped $100 million, although a couple came reasonably close. Hopefully we will have more $100 million hits this time around and 2013 will be able to complete the comeback. More...

All Acting Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Nov 24, 2023	Billion Dollar Babies:…	Narrator
Apr 22, 2022	The Unbearable Weight …	Richard Fink	$20,300,157	$8,816,163	$29,116,320
Dec 22, 2021	The Matrix Resurrections	The Analyst	$40,463,197	$118,734,558	$159,197,755
Nov 24, 2021	8-Bit Christmas	Jake Doyle (Adult)
Dec 22, 2017	Downsizing	Jeff Lonowski	$24,449,754	$30,013,217	$54,462,971
Oct 3, 2014	Gone Girl	Desi Collings	$167,767,189	$199,361,346	$367,128,535
May 30, 2014	A Million Ways to Die …	Foy	$42,720,965	$44,057,592	$86,778,557
Sep 27, 2013	Cloudy with a Chance o…	Steve the Monkey	$119,793,567	$154,599,082	$274,392,649
Jul 31, 2013	The Smurfs 2	Patrick Winslow	$71,017,784	$277,529,739	$348,547,523
Apr 6, 2012	American Reunion	Celebrity Dance-O…	$56,758,835	$180,040,376	$236,799,211
Nov 23, 2011	The Muppets	Himself	$88,625,922	$71,836,030	$160,461,952
Nov 4, 2011	A Very Harold & Kumar …	Neil Patrick Harris	$35,061,031	$1,204,714	$36,265,745
Jul 29, 2011	The Smurfs	Patrick Winslow	$142,614,158	$421,135,165	$563,749,323
Jun 24, 2011	The Best and the Brigh…	Jeff
Mar 4, 2011	Beastly	Will	$27,865,571	$10,162,659	$38,028,230
Jul 30, 2010	Cats & Dogs: The Reven…	Lou	$43,585,753	$69,440,630	$113,026,383
Sep 18, 2009	Cloudy with a Chance o…	Steve the Monkey	$124,870,275	$111,957,402	$236,827,677
Apr 25, 2008	Harold & Kumar Escape …	Neil Patrick Harris	$38,108,728	$5,244,389	$43,353,117
Jul 30, 2004	Harold & Kumar Go to W…	Neil Patrick Harris	$18,225,165	$1,249,387	$19,474,552
May 31, 2002	Undercover Brother	Lance	$38,230,435	$2,565,710	$40,796,145
Mar 3, 2000	The Next Best Thing	David	$14,983,572	$9,372,190	$24,355,762
Mar 27, 1998	The Proposition	Roger Martin	$1,622,381	$755,147	$2,377,528
Nov 7, 1997	Starship Troopers	Col. Carl Jenkins	$54,768,952	$66,331,004	$121,099,956
1988	Clara's Heart	David Hart	$5,194,491		$5,194,491

Averages			$56,048,947	$89,220,325	$141,020,685
Totals	24		$1,177,027,882	$1,784,406,500	$2,961,434,382

Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Nov 24, 2021	8-Bit Christmas
May 30, 2014	A Million Ways to Die …	$16,797,385	3,160	$42,720,965	$86,778,557	49.2%
Sep 27, 2013	Cloudy with a Chance o…	$34,017,930	4,001	$119,793,567	$274,392,649	43.7%
Nov 4, 2011	A Very Harold & Kumar …	$12,954,142	2,875	$35,061,031	$36,265,745	96.7%
Jun 24, 2011	The Best and the Brigh…

Averages		$21,256,486	3,345	$65,858,521	$132,478,984	63.2%
Totals	5			$197,575,563	$397,436,951

Supporting Roles

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Apr 22, 2022	The Unbearable Weight …	$7,131,703	3,036	$20,300,157	$29,116,320	69.7%
Dec 22, 2021	The Matrix Resurrections	$10,749,011	3,552	$40,463,197	$159,197,755	25.4%
Oct 3, 2014	Gone Girl	$37,513,109	3,284	$167,767,189	$367,128,535	45.7%
Jul 31, 2013	The Smurfs 2	$17,548,389	3,867	$71,017,784	$348,547,523	20.4%
Apr 6, 2012	American Reunion	$21,514,080	3,203	$56,758,835	$236,799,211	24.0%
Jul 29, 2011	The Smurfs	$35,611,637	3,427	$142,614,158	$563,749,323	25.3%
Mar 4, 2011	Beastly	$9,851,102	1,959	$27,865,571	$38,028,230	73.3%
Jul 30, 2010	Cats & Dogs: The Reven…	$12,279,363	3,705	$43,585,753	$113,026,383	38.6%
Sep 18, 2009	Cloudy with a Chance o…	$30,304,648	3,119	$124,870,275	$236,827,677	52.7%
Apr 25, 2008	Harold & Kumar Escape …	$14,908,404	2,545	$38,108,728	$43,353,117	87.9%
Jul 30, 2004	Harold & Kumar Go to W…	$5,480,378	2,163	$18,225,165	$19,474,552	93.6%
May 31, 2002	Undercover Brother	$12,037,685	2,169	$38,230,435	$40,796,145	93.7%
Nov 7, 1997	Starship Troopers	$22,058,773	2,971	$54,768,952	$121,099,956	45.2%
1988	Clara's Heart			$5,194,491	$5,194,491	100.0%

Averages		$18,229,868	3,000	$60,697,906	$165,881,373	56.8%
Totals	14			$849,770,690	$2,322,339,218

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,014	$197,575,563
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	921	$849,770,690
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,401	$775,702,611
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 601-700)	681	$741,301,697
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000)	8,973	$169,834,511
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	440	$113,075,676
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	916	$1,177,027,882
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,228	$199,861,388
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 601-700)	693	$1,472,568,528
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 801-900)	887	$1,346,560,139
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 501-600)	546	$1,261,689,527
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 6,601-6,700)	6,678	$281,889,623
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 401-500)	456	$101,849,247
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 701-800)	765	$1,784,406,500
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,131	$397,436,951
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	729	$2,322,339,218
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,024	$2,122,262,750
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	588	$2,002,991,224
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 7,201-7,300)	7,280	$451,724,134
Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	458	$214,924,923
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	798	$2,961,434,382
Highest Grossing Stars of 2011 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	447	10
Highest Grossing Stars of 2012 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	529	10
Highest Grossing Stars of 2013 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	545	10
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	458	25
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	443	25
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 401-500)	491	25
Highest Grossing Stars of 2014 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	525	14
Highest Grossing Stars of 2015 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 401-500)	494	14
Highest Grossing Stars of 2016 at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600)	531	14
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,060	$77,781,996
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400)	342	$119,793,567
Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,550	$45,262,306
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400)	373	$154,599,082
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,327	$123,044,302
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies (Rank 301-400)	343	$274,392,649
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,441	$77,781,996
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 201-300)	276	$119,793,567
Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,901-2,000)	1,981	$45,262,306
Top International Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 301-400)	328	$154,599,082
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,601-1,700)	1,698	$123,044,302
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies (Rank 301-400)	308	$274,392,649
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,568	$35,061,031
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	345	$119,793,567
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	459	$42,720,965
Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,292	$1,204,714
Top International Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	382	$154,599,082
Top International Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	478	$44,057,592
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 2,101-2,200)	2,101	$36,265,745
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Kids Fiction Movies (Rank 301-400)	360	$274,392,649
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Historical Fiction Movies (Rank 401-500)	481	$86,778,557
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 501-600)	562	$119,793,567
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 801-900)	837	$35,061,031
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Western Movies	86	$42,720,965
Top International Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700)	625	$154,599,082
Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,501-1,600)	1,501	$1,204,714
Top International Leading Stars for Western Movies	55	$44,057,592
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Adventure Movies (Rank 601-700)	602	$274,392,649
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies (Rank 1,001-1,100)	1,059	$36,265,745
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Western Movies	64	$86,778,557
Top Domestic Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 601-700)	691	$77,781,996
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 501-600)	542	$119,793,567
Top International Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 801-900)	859	$45,262,306
Top International Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 401-500)	490	$154,599,082
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies (Rank 701-800)	772	$123,044,302
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG Movies (Rank 501-600)	511	$274,392,649
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 701-800)	775	$35,061,031
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600)	582	$42,720,965
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 201-300)	204	$119,793,567
Top International Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 801-900)	864	$1,204,714
Top International Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 401-500)	420	$44,057,592
Top International Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	161	$154,599,082
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Warner Bros. Movies (Rank 801-900)	858	$36,265,745
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600)	515	$86,778,557
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Sony Pictures Movies (Rank 101-200)	171	$274,392,649