Peak Rank
#20
Chiwetel Ejiofor
#34
Male Rank
2026
1,296
Current Score
2026
Chiwetel Ejiofor reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 in 2023. He has been ranked for 29 years. His ranking has remained relatively stable recently, ranging from No. 32 to No. 35.
CAREER RANKING HISTORY (MALE)
STATISTICS
Years Ranked
29
Years in Top 10
–
Average Rank
45.2
Theatrical Releases
Releases
36
Career BO (Dom.)
$2.8 Billion
Biggest Hit
$543.6 Million
Lead & supporting roles only
Chiwetel Ejiofor Filmography
Career Domestic Box Office
$2.8 Billion
| Year | Movie | Domestic Box Office Domestic BO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Backrooms | $197.1 Million |
| 2025 | Eleanor the Great | $2.6 Million |
| 2025 | The Life of Chuck | $6.7 Million |
| 2024 | Venom: The Last Dance | $139.8 Million |
| 2024 | Rob Peace | $383,520 |
| 2023 | The Pod Generation | $31,569 |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | $411.3 Million |
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $113.9 Million |
| 2019 | The Lion King | $543.6 Million |
| 2019 | Mary Magdalene | $124,741 |
| 2018 | Sherlock Gnomes | $43.2 Million |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | $232.6 Million |
| 2016 | Triple 9 | $12.6 Million |
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes | $20.2 Million |
| 2015 | The Martian | $228.4 Million |
| 2015 | Z for Zachariah | $121,461 |
| 2014 | Half of a Yellow Sun | $54,529 |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | $56.7 Million |
| 2013 | Savannah | $37,240 |
| 2010 | Salt | $118.3 Million |
| 2009 | 2012 | $166.1 Million |
| 2009 | Endgame | $9,645 |
| 2008 | Redbelt | $2.3 Million |
| 2007 | American Gangster | $130.2 Million |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | $4.5 Million |
| 2007 | Slow Burn | $1.2 Million |
| 2006 | Children of Men | $35.6 Million |
| 2006 | Inside Man | $88.5 Million |
| 2006 | Kinky Boots | $1.8 Million |
| 2005 | Serenity | $25.5 Million |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | $74.5 Million |
| 2005 | Melinda and Melinda | $3.8 Million |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | $366,037 |
| 2003 | Love Actually | $59.8 Million |
| 2003 | Dirty Pretty Things | $8.1 Million |
| 1997 | Amistad | $44.2 Million |
Filmography notes
- Only original theatrical releases with a domestic box office greater than $0 are included.
- Re-releases are not added to the original domestic gross.
- Streaming-only and direct-to-video productions are excluded.
- Years refer to the film's first U.S. or Canada theatrical release.