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Academy Award-winning actor Colin Firth is one of Hollywood’s most accomplished actor with an illustrious filmography to his name. He made his acting debut in 1984 with the movie Another Country and has since appeared in more than 40 movies with a career spanning over four decades. In 2011 Colin was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, and was also named in Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.
Colin Firth's most notable work includes movies like Shakespeare in Love, Bridget Jones's Diary, The King's Speech, Mamma Mia!, Love Actually, etc. Below is a list ranking the 8 Highest-grossing Colin Firth movies.
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - $263 Million
The sequel to the 2001 movie Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, was released in 2004. The movie is based on Helen Fielding’s 1999 novel of the same name and stars Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, and Renée Zellweger in the lead roles. Colin Firth reprises his role as Mark Darcy from the first movie. The movie opened to mixed reviews from the critics but went on to be a hit collecting $263 Million worldwide.
Bridget Jones's Diary - $282 Million
The franchise's first movie, Bridget Jones’s Diary, was released in 2001 and starred a stellar cast, including Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, and Hugh Grant. The film is based on Helen Fielding’s 1996 novel of the same name and focuses on the life of Bridget Jones, a 32-year-old British single woman who writes a diary that focuses on the things she wishes to happen in her life. Colin Firth stars as Mark Darcy, one of Bridget Jones’ love interests. The movie opened to widespread acclaim from critics and was instantly hailed as part of English pop culture. The film became a major box office success grossing $282 Million worldwide, as mentioned by IMDB.
Shakespeare In Love - $289 Million
One of the most critically acclaimed movies of Colin Firth’s career, Shakespeare In Love, was released in 1998 to widespread critical acclaim boasting a dream cast including Firth, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Joseph Fiennes, etc. Firth played the role of Lord Wessex, an aristocrat in the movie. The movie went on to bag 7 Academy Awards and a plethora of accolades and became the ninth highest-grossing film of 1998, collecting $289 Million worldwide.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again - $399.1 Million
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was released in 2018 as a direct sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia! With all the main cast reprising their roles. The movie boasts an ensemble of several A-listers, including Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, etc. Firth plays the role of a British Businessman called Harry Bright in the movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was a major commercial success grossing $399.1 Million worldwide as per The Numbers on a $75 Million budget while also receiving positive reviews from critics.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle - $405 Million
Colin Firth reprises his role as the enigmatic spy Harry Hart, in the 2017 movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle, which is the direct sequel to the 2014 movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. The movie boasts an ensemble of some of the biggest names in the industry, including Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Edward Holcroft, Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal, Elton John, Channing Tatum, etc. The movie opened to mixed reviews from the critics but became a commercial success grossing $405 Million worldwide, just like its predecessor.
The King's Speech - $411 Million
The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film starring Colin Firth in the titular role of King George VI. The movie, directed by Tom Hooper, also stars Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, and Derek Jacobi in supporting roles. It is based on the story of King George VI and his impromptu ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936. The movie opened to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. It became a substantial commercial hit grossing $411 Million worldwide, including a $138.8 Million domestic gross, as per Rotten Tomatoes, on a meager budget of $15 million. The movie received 11 nominations at the 83rd Academy Awards, and Colin Firth won his first and only Academy Award for Best Actor.
Kingsman: The Secret Service - $414 Million
The first movie of the Kingsman franchise, Kingsman: The Secret Service, was a spy action comedy released in 2014. The story follows the story of Gary Unwin's recruitment by Harry Hart, played by Colin Firth, into a secret spy organization called Kingsman and is based on a comic book of the same name. The movie boasts an ensemble of A-listers, including Firth, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Taron Egerton, etc. Kingsman: The Secret Service was a significant box office hit and grossed $414 million worldwide on a $94 Million production budget.
Mamma Mia! - $610 Million
Mamma Mia! It is a musical rom-com movie released in 2008 and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The film boasts a stellar ensemble, including veteran and young actors like Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep, etc. The movie follows the story of Sophie Sheridan, a young bride-to-be who invites three men to her upcoming wedding, with the possibility that any of them could be her father. Colin Firth plays the role of Harry Bright, a British banker and one of Sophie’s potential fathers. The movie was a huge commercial success grossing $610 Million worldwide on a modest $52 Million budget, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2008 as per Box Office Mojo.
In his long career, Colin Firth has starred in some of the most iconic movies of this generation. He has appeared in more than 40 movies in his career, taking the cumulative gross of his films to more than $3 Billion worldwide. Mamma Mia! is Colin Firth’s highest-grossing movie to date, grossing an impressive $610 Million worldwide.
Sources - Box Office Mojo, IMDB, The Numbers, Rotten Tomatoes
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