These Are Joey King's 10 Highest Grossing Movies Ever

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Joey King was only a toddler when she began auditioning for local commercials. She garnered her first national commercial at four for Life Cereal and became a recognized face in the country. After working in over a hundred commercials, she was inspired by her grandmother, a theater actress, to pursue the world of acting. She earned her breakthrough at seven and has continued to work in movies. The actress began her journey by working in minor roles in big-budget movies as a child actor and now has become the leading lady for many movies in the film industry.

From romantic comedies to action thrillers and horror movies, Joey King has had a diversified acting portfolio since she stepped foot in Hollywood, let’s take a look at Joey King’s highest-grossing films over the years.

Ramona And Beezus (2010)

Based on the Ramona novel series by author Beverly Cleary, Joey plays the titular role of Ramona in the movie alongside Selena Gomez, who is her sister Beatrice or Beezus. According to IMDB, King’s character is a school grader who wants to help her family run the household and gets into a series of trouble. The family comedy movie made $27.4 million worldwide.

Quarantine (2008)

The actress played a supporting role in the footage horror movie Quarantine, wherein two firemen answer a house call that leads to a series of events. As it only showcases various footage, the movie only has sound effects with an absence of a music score. With a $12 million budget, the movie garnered $41.9 million in theaters and returned for a sequel.

Slender Man (2018)

One of the movies on the list that stars Joey as the main lead, Slender Man, is a supernatural horror film where her character Wren finds herself searching for clues to look for a missing friend. Slender Man is based on a character of the same name and managed to gross $51.9 million overall.

Going In Style (2017)

A heist-comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, and Michael Cain, Going In Style saw the artist starring as the supporting character Brooklyn Harding, Cain’s granddaughter. The A-Listers who plan to rob the bank helped the movie collect $80.8 million at the box office against the budget of $25 million.

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)

Crazy, Stupid, Love, One of the romantic comedy movies which earned $146.4 million in theaters, was deemed the ultimate feel-good movie. The plot revolves around Steve Carrell’s character, a middle-aged man who finds his life in chaos after his wife, portrayed by Julian Moore, asks for a divorce, as noted by Rotten Tomatoes. King played the couple’s youngest daughter Molly Weaver.

White House Down (2013)

Multiple movies have shown captured American Presidents being rescued during terror attacks, wherein White House Down was a fresh take on the same plot. Starring Channing Tatum as an army veteran and Jamie Foxx as the President, Joey King was Tatum’s daughter Emily in the movie who goes with her father on a tour of the White House. The film was highly acclaimed for the action sequences and made $205.4 million at the box office.

Horton Hears A Who! (2008)

Based on the children’s book written by Dr. Seuss of the same name, Horton Hears A Who! is an animated adventure comedy that raked $299.4 million worldwide. The first Dr. Seuss adaptation to be fully animated starred Jim Carey as Horton's The Elephant and Steve Carrell as Mayor McDodd. The actress voiced the character of an eccentric and cute baby yak called Katie.

The Conjuring (2013)

Filmmaker James Wan and producer Peter Safran created The Conjuring trilogy, which has become one of the most popular horror movie series. The first movie, The Conjuring released in 2013 and revolved around the Perron family. Joey played Christine Perron, the third-oldest daughter in the film. The film collected $320.2 million and was critically acclaimed for the plot and performances, as reported by Deadline.

Oz The Great And Powerful (2013)

Sam Raimi’s adventure fantasy movie, Oz The Great And Powerful, released big in the USA and worldwide, grossing $490.3 million in theaters. While James Franco and Mila Kunis starred in the movie as Oscar and Theodora, respectively, King voiced the character of China Girl, found by Franco’s character Oscar who fixes her legs and creates a strong bond with her.

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Joey received an opportunity of a lifetime when she starred as the younger version of Marion Cotillard’s character Talia al-Ghul in the third movie in The Dark Knight trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. As mentioned by The Hollywood Reporter, the film surpassed $1.05 billion at the box office and became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.

Her other notable movies include The Kissing Booth series, The In Between, and The Act. As one of the most talented young actors of her generation, Joey King is only getting started as a lead actress in Hollywood. She will be next seen in the action-comedy movie Bullet Train, which stars Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock.

Sources: IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter