Sidney Poitier

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Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films, with $431,119,043 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #10,099)

Best-known acting roles: Preston (The Jackal), Donald Crease (Sneakers), Jungle Julia (Segment "Death Proof") (Grindhouse), Warren Stantin (Shoot to Kill), John Prentice (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)

Best-known technical roles: Stir Crazy (Director), Ghost Dad (Director), Hanky Panky (Director), Fast Forward (Director)

Born: February 20, 1927

Died: January 7, 2022

Also credited as: Director

Summary
News
Acting Credits
Technical Credits

Career Summary

		Movies	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
As an Actor	Leading	6	$51,433,000	$0	$51,433,000
	Supporting	3	$79,987,978	$129,556,752	$209,544,730
	Inverviewee	1	$47,718	$39,956	$87,674
	Narrator	1	$0	$0	$0
	Documentary Subject	1	$0	$0	$0
	(Unclassified)	8	$170,019,184	$34,455	$170,053,639
In Technical Roles	Director	5	$136,781,950	$2,753	$136,784,703

Career Trend

This graph shows Sidney Poitier’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 2,201-2,300)	2,291	$51,433,000
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100)	6,002	$301,487,880
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 17,301-17,400)	17,392	$129,631,163
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,209	$51,433,000
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100)	10,099	$431,119,043
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	597	$136,781,950
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100)	16,036	$2,753
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	963	$136,784,703

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

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for May 6th, 2014

May 6th, 2014

It's a short list this week, because there's almost nothing worth talking about. The best-selling new release according to Amazon is Veronica Mars, while the first page of new releases is dominated by Godzilla titles, and not even good Godzilla titles. There are not a lot of new releases that are contenders for Pick of the Week, but Still Mine on DVD is the best of what is out there. Meanwhile, another Canadian release, Republic of Doyle: Season 1 earns an honorable mention and is the Puck of the Week. More...

Featured DVD Review: Separate But Equal

May 4th, 2014

Sidney Poitier made a number of movies that dealt with race relations over the years, including Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night. He also starred in the TV mini-series Separate But Equal, which is about the landmark segregation decision. Is it as powerful as some of his previous films? And is the DVD worth picking up? More...

All Acting Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Sep 23, 2022	Sidney	Himself
Oct 23, 2020	Nationtime	Narrator
May 6, 2014	Separate But Equal	Thurgood Marshall
Jan 13, 2012	Sing Your Song	Himself	$47,718	$39,956	$87,674
Feb 19, 2008	Mr. Warmth: The Don Ri…	Himself
Apr 6, 2007	Grindhouse	Jungle Julia (Seg…	$25,031,037	$25,156,752	$50,187,789
Nov 14, 1997	The Jackal	Preston	$54,956,941	$104,400,000	$159,356,941
Sep 9, 1992	Sneakers	Donald Crease	$51,433,000		$51,433,000
Feb 12, 1988	Shoot to Kill	Warren Stantin	$29,300,000		$29,300,000
1988	Little Nikita	Roy Parmenter	$1,733,070		$1,733,070
Jul 30, 1975	The Wilby Conspiracy
Jul 10, 1970	They Call Me Mister Ti…	Virgil Tibbs
Dec 12, 1967	Guess Who's Coming to …	John Prentice	$56,700,000		$56,700,000
Aug 2, 1967	In the Heat of the Night	Detective Virgil …	$24,379,978	$27,669	$24,407,647
Jun 14, 1967	To Sir With Love	Mark Thackeray	$42,432,803		$42,432,803
Feb 15, 1965	The Greatest Story Eve…	Simon of Cyrene	$15,473,333		$15,473,333
May 29, 1961	A Raisin in the Sun
Jun 24, 1959	Porgy and Bess	Porgy
Aug 3, 1957	Band of Angels	Rau-Ru		$6,786	$6,786
May 24, 1952	Red Ball Express	Cpl. Andrew Rober…

Averages			$30,148,788	$25,926,233	$39,192,640
Totals	20		$301,487,880	$129,631,163	$431,119,043

Leading or Lead Ensemble Roles

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
May 6, 2014	Separate But Equal
Sep 9, 1992	Sneakers	$10,031,145	2,062	$51,433,000	$51,433,000	100.0%
Jul 30, 1975	The Wilby Conspiracy
Jul 10, 1970	They Call Me Mister Ti…
May 29, 1961	A Raisin in the Sun
Jun 24, 1959	Porgy and Bess

Averages		$10,031,145	2,062	$51,433,000	$51,433,000	100.0%
Totals	6			$51,433,000	$51,433,000

Supporting Roles

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Apr 6, 2007	Grindhouse	$11,596,613	2,629	$25,031,037	$50,187,789	49.9%
Nov 14, 1997	The Jackal	$15,164,595	2,309	$54,956,941	$159,356,941	34.5%
May 24, 1952	Red Ball Express

Averages		$13,380,604	2,469	$39,993,989	$104,772,365	42.2%
Totals	3			$79,987,978	$209,544,730

Latest Ranking on All Acting Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 2,201-2,300)	2,291	$51,433,000
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 21,501-21,600)	21,507	$79,987,978
Top Live Action Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 5,301-5,400)	5,305	$301,487,880
Top Above the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,401-4,500)	4,474	$55,004,659
Top Below the Line Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 40,201-40,300)	40,218	$25,031,037
Top Stars at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 6,001-6,100)	6,002	$301,487,880
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the International Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300)	16,210	$129,556,752
Top Live Action Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 15,601-15,700)	15,684	$129,631,163
Top Above the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 3,601-3,700)	3,693	$104,439,956
Top Below the Line Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 34,101-34,200)	34,108	$25,156,752
Top Stars at the International Box Office (Rank 17,301-17,400)	17,392	$129,631,163
Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 3,201-3,300)	3,209	$51,433,000
Top 100 Stars in Supporting Roles at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,201-18,300)	18,246	$209,544,730
Top Live Action Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 8,901-9,000)	8,942	$431,119,043
Top Above the Line Stars at the Wordwide Box Office (Rank 3,901-4,000)	3,992	$159,444,615
Top Below the Line Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 37,701-37,800)	37,743	$50,187,789
Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 10,001-10,100)	10,099	$431,119,043
Highest Grossing Stars of 1992 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	126	71
Highest Grossing Stars of 1993 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	134	71
Highest Grossing Stars of 1994 at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 101-200)	140	71
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 1,301-1,400)	1,396	$51,433,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies (Rank 2,001-2,100)	2,056	$51,433,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,879	$51,433,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Live Action Movies (Rank 2,701-2,800)	2,708	$51,433,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,201-1,300)	1,260	$51,433,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies (Rank 1,801-1,900)	1,818	$51,433,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 501-600)	578	$51,433,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Action Movies (Rank 801-900)	845	$51,433,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,101-1,200)	1,162	$51,433,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for PG-13 Movies (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,493	$51,433,000
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 501-600)	505	$51,433,000
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies (Rank 601-700)	647	$51,433,000

All Technical Credits

Release Date	Title	Role	Domestic Box Office	International Box Office	Worldwide Box Office
Jun 29, 1990	Ghost Dad	Director	$23,007,150		$23,007,150
Feb 15, 1985	Fast Forward	Director	$2,650,866		$2,650,866
Jun 4, 1982	Hanky Panky	Director	$9,823,934		$9,823,934
Dec 12, 1980	Stir Crazy	Director	$101,300,000		$101,300,000
Apr 28, 1972	Buck And The Preacher	Director		$2,753	$2,753

Averages			$34,195,488	$2,753	$27,356,941
Totals	5		$136,781,950	$2,753	$136,784,703

Director Credits

Release Date	Title	Opening Weekend	Maximum Theaters	Domestic Box Office	Worldwide Box Office	Domestic Share
Jun 29, 1990	Ghost Dad	$4,803,480	1,221	$23,007,150	$23,007,150	100.0%
Feb 15, 1985	Fast Forward	$1,571,394	1,162	$2,650,866	$2,650,866	100.0%
Jun 4, 1982	Hanky Panky	$3,597,244	1,238	$9,823,934	$9,823,934	100.0%
Dec 12, 1980	Stir Crazy	$8,691,886	813	$101,300,000	$101,300,000	100.0%
Apr 28, 1972	Buck And The Preacher				$2,753

Averages		$4,666,001	1,109	$34,195,488	$27,356,941	100.0%
Totals	5			$136,781,950	$136,784,703

Latest Ranking on All Technical Box Office Record Lists

Record	Rank	Amount
Top Grossing Director at the Domestic Box Office (Rank 501-600)	597	$136,781,950
Top Grossing Director at the International Box Office (Rank 16,001-16,100)	16,036	$2,753
Top Grossing Director at the Worldwide Box Office (Rank 901-1,000)	963	$136,784,703