Resume: Mila Kunis

 

In this edition of Resume, we will be taking a look at the filmography of one of the newest members of the studio's Marvel Universe.... Mila Kunis!



Season 7

Numero Uno

Director: Shane Black

Writer: Jack Ryder

Budget: $134,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $182,318,075

Foreign Box Office: $216,566,046

Total Profit: $60,949,151

Mila Kunis' first LRF appearance was in the huge action comedy hit Numero Uno. She played the handler/tech support of Tom Hardy's character. The film received multiple GRA nominations in addition to its strong box office numbers.

Season 15

Hotel California

Director: Rian Johnson

Writer: Meirad Tako

Budget: $13,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $29,873,990

Foreign Box Office: $38,212,004

Total Profit: $43,003,556

It took a while for Kunis' number to be called, but finally in Season 15 she played the female lead in horror/mystery Hotel California opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers. While it wasn't quite as big a hit as Numero Uno, it was another profitable film that also garnered three GRA nominations.



Season 17

Super Mario

Directors: Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Writer: Chad Taylor

Budget: $116,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $378,951,215

Foreign Box Office: $500,121,743

Total Profit: $459,109,374

Next for Kunis was a voice role as Daisy in the animated Super Mario film. The film was a massive box office success, still the highest grossing animated film in the studio's history.

Season 18

Bad Dreams Come True

Director: Cate Shortland

Writer: Billy Cruder

Budget: $34,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $38,856,093

Foreign Box Office: $55,205,997

Total Profit: $25,120,064

Mila Kunis' box office success streak continued with Bad Dreams Come True, although she was just in a supporting role opposite the GRA-nominated Elisabeth Moss.



Season 21

Free Spirit

Director: Pete Docter

Writer: Chad Taylor

Budget: $35,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $79,783,556

Foreign Box Office: $52,128,763

Total Profit: $56,003,196

The hits continued for Kunis as she played the mother of the female lead in the supernatural family film Free Spirit. Like the earlier projects, this one also was positively received by critics.

Season 22

The Only Good Indians

Director: Jeff Barnaby

Writer: Rene Menzie

Budget: $24,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $32,002,853

Foreign Box Office: $12,910,935

Total Profit: $3,020,110

Next for Kunis was another supporting role, this time in novel adaptation The Only Good Indians. Once again the film was positively received, although it almost broke the streak of box office successes for Kunis, only earning a profit of $3 million.



Season 25

Believe It or Not!

Director: Seth MacFarlane

Writer: Lon Charles

Budget: $70,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $115,703,192

Foreign Box Office: $128,483,779

Total Profit: $72,046,102

And the hits continued with a big supporting role opposite her Family Guy boss, Seth MacFarlane, in the Robert Ripley biopic Believe It or Not! Her role as Ripley's secretary was her biggest in a while. It was the first time a Kunis-featured film actually won a GA trophy, for Best Original Story, in addition to three more nominations. 

Up Next:

After Black Widow x Hawkeye, Mila Kunis has two roles lined up in the near future. First she is set to reprise her Black Widow role in next season's The Avengers. After that she has a big supporting role in a sports drama due out in Season 33.

Review:

• Highest Grossing Film: Super Mario ($879,072,958)
• Most Profitable Film: Super Mario ($459,109,374)
• Most Awarded Film: Believe It or Not! (1 win + 3 nominations)
• Best Reviewed Film: Believe It or Not! (Metascore: 82)