Resume: Reese Witherspoon

 

For this edition of Resume, we will look at the LRF career of Hollywood sweetheart Reese Witherspoon as her 6th film for the studio, Idlewild Ranch, is about to hit the big screen.





















Season 5

Nocturne

Director: Reed Morano

Writer: Clive Steinbeck

Budget: $56,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $73,695,037

Foreign Box Office: $65,801,678

Total Profit: $11,138,439

For her LRF debut, Reese Witherspoon headlined Nocturne, a supernatural thriller, alongside Jeremy Renner where they have to contend with a boogeyman terrorizing a family. The film was a sizable success at the box office and managed some decent reviews.

Season 7

Revolution

Director: Sam Mendes

Writer: John Malone

Budget: $66,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $97,828,082

Foreign Box Office: $75,541,050

Total Profit: $22,615,058

Next for Witherspoon was a role in the acclaimed ensemble drama, Revolution. The film was a hit with critics and audiences alike. Witherspoon won a GRA trophy for Best Ensemble Cast as part of the cast.


Season 8

Nevada, Iowa

Director: Jacob Aaron Estes

Writer: John Malone

Budget: $41,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $57,221,702

Foreign Box Office: $45,830,991

Total Profit: $25,503,757

Witherspoon wasn't away from the studio for long, returning just one season later as the star of this dark comedy/thriller about a Midwestern wife who suspects her husband is having an affair, only to learn it is much worse than that. The film was another box office success on Witherspoon's resume. She was also nominated for Best Actress, but the film came away from the GRA ceremony empty-handed.


Season 17

Kylie Dates New York City

Director: Nancy Meyers

Writer: Walter McKnight

Budget: $45,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $67,479,055

Foreign Box Office: $33,910,312

Total Profit: $12,907,694

Several seasons later, Witherspoon returned to work with another box office success with this romantic comedy. Witherspoon also was nominated for a second time for the Best Actress GRA, but did not win.


Season 18

The Youngest Hart

Director: Greta Gerwig

Writer: Jacob Jones

Budget: $55,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $34,279,200

Foreign Box Office: $69,045,116

Total Profit: -$10,507,492

One season later, Witherspoon was cast as the villain in the infamous drama, The Youngest Hart. Despite the film's reputation, it actually managed mostly mixed reviews, and Witherspoon managed to snag another GRA nomination, this time for Best Villain.

Up Next:

Reese Witherspoon has yet to line up her next LRF role officially after Idlewild Ranch, but she is reportedly being considered for a couple of upcoming projects.

Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: Revolution ($173,369,132)
• Most Profitable Film: Nevada, Iowa ($25,503,757)
• Most Awarded Film: Revolution (4 wins + 3 nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film: Nevada, Iowa (Metascore: 84)