Marlon Brando:Box office grosses with inflation for his Best and Worst movies.
73Marlon Brando in is his greatest movie role The Godfather(Movie Score 98.72). Brando won his 2nd Oscar for this movie.
Marlon Brando owned the 1950s as an actor. He received 5 Oscar nominations for Best Actor between 1952 and 1958. He had it all.... blockbusters, critical acclaim, and an Oscar win. His movies generated over 200 million ticket sales in the 1950s. Unfortunately the 1960s were not so kind to him. One could argue, that every movie he made in the 1960s was a box office failure. By the early 1970s he was considered box office poison. It was during this time that movie magic would happen again. That of course, was his role in The Godfather. The Godfather was a blockbuster hit that won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actor. The following year he earned another Oscar nomination for Last Tango in Paris. Then he pretty much stop making movies. Over the last 30 years of his life he only made 10 more movies and they were pretty much supporting parts. The following list has every one of his movies that were released to the theaters. They can be sorted by any of the six category headings.
Inflated box office grosses are used to make it easier, to figure out how successful a movie was when it was originally released and compare that to our current box office numbers. For example: The classic On the Waterfront grossed $9,240,000 in 1954. In 2010, 9.2 million would have barely beat MacGruber for 127th place. However its inflated box office gross of 159.8 million would have finished 16th right behind True Grit and ahead of MegaMind in 2010.
Rank Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 The Godfather (1972)
| 624.90
| 78.59
| 98.72
| 96%
| 11 / 03
|
#2 On the Waterfront (1954)
| 159.80
| 20.10
| 89.38
| 93%
| 12 / 08
|
#3 Sayonara (1957)
| 327.50
| 41.20
| 85.03
| 83%
| 10 / 04
|
#4 Apocalypse Now (1979)
| 249.60
| 31.39
| 80.19
| 92%
| 08 / 02
|
#5 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
| 167.70
| 21.10
| 79.31
| 89%
| 12 / 04
|
#6 Superman (1978)
| 456.30
| 57.40
| 72.91
| 84%
| 03 / 00
|
#7 Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
| 228.20
| 28.70
| 70.60
| 71%
| 07 / 00
|
#8 Guys & Dolls (1956)
| 218.60
| 27.50
| 70.31
| 78%
| 04 / 00
|
#9 Last Tango in Paris (1973)
| 162.20
| 20.39
| 67.60
| 76%
| 02 / 00
|
#10 The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
| 181.30
| 22.79
| 63.37
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
#11 Julius Caesar (1953)
| 81.90
| 10.30
| 58.08
| 82%
| 05 / 01
|
#12 The Young Lions (1958)
| 130.40
| 16.39
| 53.90
| 74%
| 03 / 00
|
#13 Viva Zapata! (1952)
| 60.40
| 7.59
| 48.37
| 73%
| 05 / 01
|
Rank Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
#14 Desiree (1954)
| 170.90
| 21.50
| 47.27
| 34%
| 02 / 00
|
#15 One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
| 101.80
| 12.80
| 44.18
| 66%
| 01 / 00
|
#16 The Score (2001)
| 100.20
| 12.60
| 44.15
| 68%
| 00 / 00
|
#17 The Wild One (1953)
| 82.70
| 10.39
| 42.44
| 74%
| 00 / 00
|
#18 Candy (1968)
| 98.60
| 12.39
| 40.59
| 60%
| 00 / 00
|
#19 The Ugly American (1963)
| 65.20
| 8.19
| 39.99
| 72%
| 00 / 00
|
#20 Missouri Breaks (1976)
| 57.20
| 7.19
| 35.59
| 69%
| 00 / 00
|
#21 A Dry White Season (1989)
| 7.20
| 0.89
| 35.25
| 75%
| 01 / 00
|
#22 Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
| 40.50
| 5.09
| 33.34
| 70%
| 01 / 00
|
#23 The Chase (1966)
| 35.00
| 4.40
| 32.66
| 73%
| 00 / 00
|
#24 The Men (1950)
| 31.00
| 3.90
| 32.11
| 72%
| 01 / 00
|
#25 Bedtime Story (1964)
| 50.90
| 6.40
| 32.05
| 63%
| 00 / 00
|
#26 Morituri (1965)
| 35.80
| 4.50
| 31.81
| 67%
| 02 / 00
|
Rank Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (Millions)
| Tickets (Millions)
| Movie Score
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Win
|
#27 Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)
| 30.20
| 3.79
| 31.24
| 72%
| 00 / 00
|
#28 The Freshman (1990)
| 40.50
| 5.09
| 31.17
| 70%
| 00 / 00
|
#29 The Fugitive Kind (1960)
| 48.50
| 6.09
| 30.00
| 58%
| 00 / 00
|
#30 Burn (1969)
| 11.90
| 1.50
| 28.97
| 76%
| 00 / 00
|
#31 The Night of the Following Day (1968)
| 12.70
| 1.60
| 26.22
| 68%
| 00 / 00
|
#32 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
| 50.10
| 6.30
| 24.20
| 30%
| 00 / 00
|
#33 Appaloosa (1966)
| 22.30
| 2.79
| 23.54
| 55%
| 00 / 00
|
#34 A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
| 15.90
| 2.00
| 21.85
| 53%
| 00 / 00
|
#35 The Nightcomers (1971)
| 10.30
| 1.29
| 20.04
| 51%
| 00 / 00
|
#36 The Formula (1980)
| 27.00
| 3.40
| 18.35
| 37%
| 00 / 00
|
#37 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
| 15.90
| 2.00
| 11.95
| 23%
| 00 / 00
|
The Best of Marlon Brando.
#1 The Godfather (Movie Score 98.72)....the #2 movie ranked on IMDB, this movie is one of the greatest movies ever made
#2 On the Waterfront (Movie Score 89.38)...won Brando his first Oscar back in 1954...the "I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender" movie
#3 Sayonara (Movie Score 85.03)...his forgotten classic, made tons of money, nominated for 10 Oscars, he received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations
#4 Apocalypse Now (Movie Score 80.19)....many consider this the greatest Vietnam movie ever made
#5 A Streetcar Named Desire (Movie Score 79.31).....I know this movie is a classic, but I will not watch it again....very long and very depressing
Marlon Brando's refusal of the 1972 Academy Award.
The Worst of Marlon Brando.
5th place: The Island of Dr. Moreau (Movie Score 24.20)....his second to last film to be released in theaters..it is painful to watch....I know Appaloosa actually scored lower...but this movie has to be on the worst list
4th place: A Countess from Hong Kong (Movie Score 21.85)...I had never heard of this movie before...the most interesting fact about this movie, it was the last film Charlie Chaplain directed.
4th place: The Island of Dr. Moreau (Movie Score 24.94)....his second to last film to be released in theaters..it is painful to watch
The Bronze: The Nightcomers (Movie Score 20.04)...I have never seen this movie which is a prequel to Henry James's "Turn of the Screw"
Runner Up: The Formula (Movie Score 18.35)...Oscar winners Brando and George C. Scott got together and made this very boring movie
The Winner: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (Movie Score 15.90)....nominated for a Razzie in 1994 for worst picture of the year
A tribute video by hollypop 737. Around the 3 minute mark there is video of him accepting first first Oscar from Bette Davis.
Movie Score card for #17 The Score. Marlon Brando's last movie
So what the heck are Movie Scores?
There are all kinds of ways to determine if you want to see or skip a movie. You can depend on your favorite critic.My favorites are Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. You might go to Rotten Tomatoes to get the consensus of all the critics. You might watch the viewer ratings at Yahoo Movies and IMDB. You might depend on which movies are doing the best at the box office. You might wait for the end of the year awards. Movie Score takes all of these options and creates a mathematical equation that generates a score from 1 to 100. The higher the score the better the movie.
For more Movie Scores from other stars go here.
Alphabetical Index: Classic Actors/Actresses
Humphrey Bogart; Marlon Brando; James Cagney;Gary Cooper; Bing Crosby;Kirk Douglas;Clark Gable; Cary Grant;Katharine Hepburn; Charlton Heston; Rock Hudson; Burt Lancaster; Myrna Loy; Steve McQueen; Marilyn Monroe; Paul Newman; Gregory Peck; James Stewart;John Wayne; Richard Widmark;
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Wanted to see Bob Hope introducing Betty Davis for the Waterfront best oscar for Marlo Brando but it kept stopping. Can this be corrected?
At the beginning on Line 10 it should read EVERY movie not ever - thought you might like to correct this.
Enjoyed the tribute to Marlon Brando - interesting photos. WILL WATCH OTHERS LATER TODAY. THANKS.
Glad the Tribute Video worked for you BERN 1960.....you are welcome KellyE...thanks for reading
Brando is definitely one of the iconic movie stars of the 20th century. Many consider him the great actor ever. That may or may not be true but he's certainly been in many great films. His performance in "the Godfather" is part of our pop-culture now.
I remember back when he refused the Oscar due to the wounded Knee tragedy and the interpretation of Native Americans on film. I recall when he had had Sacheen Littlefeather come out to speak for him. (It turns out she's not pure Indian as she claimed, only part)
He was certainly an interesting guy.
I agree he is awesome in The Godfather.....but I have not been impressed with some of his great works from the 50s...his method acting is not appealing to me....but I agree with you about him being an interesting guy
Sayonara was a good movie - it was a good realiatic movie regarding prejudices. Good acting and of course the ending was just right...except for Red Buttons and wife, the characters in the movie.
Just watched a couple of trailers for Steve McQueen - good to watch - takes one back to the movies he made. THANKS A LOT.
I agree with number one. it is a classic,
Yes the 1960s were a rough time for Marlon. Interesting list. thanks
You got one right The Godfather is the number one movie, good hub
he really did not make that many movies
Oddly enough, I just watched "Mutiny on the Bounty" last night! I give it five stars. It is great! On your recommendation, I will seek out "Sayonara." I haven't seen it. Thanks for a fine Hub.
I am glad we agree Yankees Rule....but you still new a better baseball team
james.....true Brando did not make many movies compared to other stars....I think his weight issues really limited after the Godfather
James A......I think you will enjoy Sayonara...Red Buttons won the academy award for this film....
Thanks to everybody for reading and commenting
Okay. Since the latest hub is not a classic era actor I will turn to Brando. First, I am not a Brando fan-I am not a fan of method acting in the extreme that he did it having people wear signs bearing dialogue so he didn't memorize lines but I love or admire several films he made. Others I can't stand or haven't seen.
I have not seen The Godfather (or either of the sequels that were actually prequels either) as they are too violent and make gangsters the heroes. The classic gangster film-gangsters, they were always arrested if they weren't killed-not so much after The Godfather. Killed yes, arrested,no. It seems for all the uproar about ethnic stereotyping in the movies, no one outside Italians complain that Italians are always portrayed as being the mafia. I'm only a quarter Italian. I can't imagine my reaction if I were 100%. Brando was actually French. The real spelling of his name was Brandeux-not great for the marquee.
Oh, you might want to list Apocolypse Now Redux as a separate entry as it adds scenes that were not in the original release.
He had much tragedy in his life.
Regarding movies that I've seen:
I have seen 16 of them. I have not seen every movie he made before The Godfather. Really. The only movies he made *after* The Godfather I've seen are Apocolpse Now and The Last Tango in Paris. Yes, I've sen TLTIP-once only. Not again.
It is difficult to watch A Streetcar Named Desire. I have to be in the right mood to se it. I have seen it more than once. The one I have problem with because of the violence and backstabbing is On The Waterfront. Excellent-but I can't stand to watch it.
The only one I've seen on the big screen is Apocolypse Now Redux-not my type of m film, but I wanted to see Martin Sheen -who adored Brando, by the way- as a young man on the big screen to see hereally does look like Emilio's twin-he does. I'm a Sheen fan. It is very difficult to watch though. Sheen almost died, and well, as you said it's about Vietnam.
You would probably expect me to say Guys and Dolls is my favourite as it is a musical. It is fun, but knowing the background of the film I can't watch it without thinking how at the time the leading men did not get along-later they became friendly and Brando always had Sinatra music playing.
My favourite is actually julius Cesear. I'm not sure Brando was the best choice for Marc Anthony, but he does a good job and the other cast members are excellent. I particularily love James Mason as Brutus.
Second would be a film where he was miscast, but still researched his role to do as best he could-The Teahouse of the august moon-halarious! I watched it gor Ford and albert, primarily.
Hey Flora, I must admit I am not his biggest fan either. Good points about The Godfather versus the older gangster movies...I guess as time goes on....crime does pay. I did not know that Brandeux was his last name.
His method acting does not seem to translate well to our modern time. I find A Streetcar Named Desire to be almost unwatchable....I have watched it twice and have not enjoyed either viewing. I also read that Guys and Dolls was a huge conflict between the two stars...but I will give Brando credit....he does perform his dancing and singing pretty well. I have not seen either of the two you mentioned...but I have always been curious about The Teahouse of the August Moon.....it won some Turkey Awards...but back in the day...the movie was a hit and got Brando a Golden Globe nomination.....I will have to check it out soon...thanks for checking out my Brando hub.
KellyE1967 Level 1 Commenter 15 months ago
Thanks for the hub.....I now know more than I ever knew about Marlen Brando they ever knew....since I have been born he only made a few movies