Actor box office profile
Idris Elba
95 acting credits tracked, with 37 films carrying usable worldwide financial data.
#11Worldwide rank
Credited worldwide
$11.76B37 matched films
Average gross
$317.7Mreported films
Median gross
$80.2Mreported films
Top movie
Zootopia 2$1.87B
Career history
Box office filmography
Eligible acting credits with reported worldwide theatrical gross.| Year | Film / character | Worldwide | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Masters of the UniverseDuncan / Man-At-Arms |
$109.7M | Actor |
| 2025 |  Zootopia 2Chief Bogo (voice) |
$1.87B | Voice role |
| 2024 |  Sonic the Hedgehog 3Knuckles (voice) |
$492.2M | Voice role |
| 2022 |  Sonic the Hedgehog 2Knuckles (voice) |
$405.4M | Voice role |
| 2022 |  Thor: Love and ThunderHeimdall |
$760.9M | Actor |
| 2022 |  Three Thousand Years of LongingThe Djinn |
$20.3M | Actor |
| 2021 |  The Suicide SquadBloodsport |
$168.7M | Actor |
| 2019 |  CatsMacavity |
$77.3M | Actor |
| 2019 | $760.1M | Actor | |
| 2017 |  Molly's GameCharlie Jaffey |
$59.3M | Actor |
| 2017 |  The Dark TowerRoland Deschain |
$113.2M | Actor |
| 2017 |  The Mountain Between UsDr. Ben Bass |
$62.8M | Actor |
| 2017 |  Thor: RagnarokHeimdall |
$855.3M | Actor |
| 2016 |  Bastille DaySean Briar |
$14.4M | Actor |
| 2016 |  Finding DoryFluke (voice) |
$1.03B | Voice role |
| 2016 |  Star Trek BeyondKrall |
$343.5M | Actor |
| 2016 |  The Jungle BookShere Khan (voice) |
$966.6M | Voice role |
| 2016 |  ZootopiaChief Bogo (voice) |
$1.03B | Voice role |
| 2015 |  Beasts of No NationCommandant |
$9.1M | Actor |
| 2015 |  The GunmanBarnes |
$13.6M | Actor |
| 2014 |  No Good DeedColin |
$53.8M | Actor |
| 2013 |  Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomNelson Mandela |
$28.0M | Actor |
| 2013 |  Pacific RimStacker Pentecost |
$411.0M | Actor |
| 2013 |  Thor: The Dark WorldHeimdall |
$644.8M | Actor |
| 2012 |  PrometheusJanek |
$403.4M | Actor |
| 2011 | $132.6M | Actor | |
| 2011 |  ThorHeimdall |
$449.3M | Actor |
| 2010 |  TakersGordon Jennings |
$80.2M | Actor |
| 2010 |  The LosersRoque |
$23.6M | Actor |
| 2009 |  ObsessedDerek Charles |
$73.8M | Actor |
| 2009 |  The UnbornArthur Wyndham |
$76.5M | Actor |
| 2008 |  Prom NightDetective Winn |
$14.8M | Actor |
| 2008 |  RocknRollaMumbles |
$25.7M | Actor |
| 2007 |  28 Weeks LaterGeneral Stone |
$72.3M | Actor |
| 2007 |  Daddy's Little GirlsMonty James |
$31.6M | Actor |
| 2007 |  The ReapingBen |
$62.8M | Actor |
| 2005 |  The GospelReverend Charles Frank |
$15.8M | Actor |
Additional acting creditsCredits without usable worldwide box office data58
| Year | Film / character | Status | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Children of Blood and BoneLekan |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2027 | High in the CloudsBarrel (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2027 |  Sonic the Hedgehog 4Knuckles (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2026 | Above the BelowJackson |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 |  A House of DynamitePOTUS |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 | FixedRocco (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2025 | Heads of StateSam Clarke |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 | Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime CrisisSelf - Presenter |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2025 | VictoryIdris Elba |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Extraction 2Alcott |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Gold: A Journey with Idris ElbaActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2023 | Luther: The Fallen SunJohn Luther |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 |  BeastDr. Nate Daniels |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2022 | The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the HorseThe Fox (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2021 | An Audience with AdeleSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2021 | Passion ProjectSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2021 | The Harder They FallRufus Buck |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | Concrete CowboyHarp |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartneySelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | One World: Together at HomeSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2020 | Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief EffortSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2019 | KroosSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2018 |  Avengers: Infinity WarHeimdall |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 | 100 StreetsMax |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 | Madonna: Rebel Heart TourSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2016 | Marine Life InterviewsFluke (voice) |
Financial data pending | Voice role |
| 2015 |  Avengers: Age of UltronHeimdall |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2015 | Cut from a Different ClothActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2015 | King for a TermAkuna's father |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2015 | Mandela, My Dad and MeSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | Enchanted Kingdomnarrator |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2014 | Second ComingMark |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | How Clubbing Changed the WorldSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2012 | The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers'Self |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYCSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2011 | How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2010 | LegacyMalcolm Gray |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2008 | The Human ContractLarry |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 |  American GangsterTango |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 | Tapping the WireSelf |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2007 | This ChristmasQuentin "Junior" Whitfield |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2006 | All In The GamePaul |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2005 | Sometimes in AprilAugustin |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2003 | One LoveAaron |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2002 |  Buffalo SoldiersKimborough |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 2000 | SortedJam |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1999 | Belle MamanGrégoire |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| 1996 | Spiders and FliesBenton |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Bang!Acting credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Extraction 3Alcott |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Hammer DownMac |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | InfernusDonovan Kamara |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Stay FrostyActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | This Is How It GoesActing credit |
Financial data pending | Actor |
| — | Untitled Luther SequelJohn Luther |
Financial data pending | Actor |
Chronology
Cumulative credited worldwide gross
2005The Gospel$15.8M
2007Daddy's Little Girls$47.4M
2007The Reaping$110.2M
200728 Weeks Later$182.5M
2008Prom Night$197.3M
2008RocknRolla$223.0M
2009The Unborn$299.5M
2009Obsessed$373.4M
2010The Losers$396.9M
2010Takers$477.1M
2011Thor$926.5M
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance$1.06B
2012Prometheus$1.46B
2013Pacific Rim$1.87B
2013Thor: The Dark World$2.52B
2013Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom$2.55B
2014No Good Deed$2.60B
2015The Gunman$2.61B
2015Beasts of No Nation$2.62B
2016Zootopia$3.65B
2016The Jungle Book$4.61B
2016Bastille Day$4.63B
2016Finding Dory$5.66B
2016Star Trek Beyond$6.00B
2017The Dark Tower$6.12B
2017Thor: Ragnarok$6.97B
2017The Mountain Between Us$7.03B
2017Molly's Game$7.09B
2019Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw$7.85B
2019Cats$7.93B
2021The Suicide Squad$8.10B
2022Sonic the Hedgehog 2$8.50B
2022Thor: Love and Thunder$9.27B
2022Three Thousand Years of Longing$9.29B
2024Sonic the Hedgehog 3$9.78B
2025Zootopia 2$11.65B
2026Masters of the Universe$11.76B
Milestones
Career thresholds
18$100M+ films
8$500M+ films
3$1B+ films