Reading: Blackkklansman among Adam Driver’s biggest films as box office list is compiled

Blackkklansman among Adam Driver’s biggest films as box office list is compiled

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’s filmography has been compiled into a list of his five highest-grossing films, and is one of the titles that made the cut. The film earned $93 million worldwide and remains one of the clearest examples of how Driver has moved between prestige dramas and major commercial releases.

In Blackkklansman, Driver plays , a Jewish detective who helps an African-American officer infiltrate the . That role sits alongside other notable films on the list, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and House of Gucci, a lineup that shows just how widely Driver’s work has reached audiences.

The box office ranking was compiled as reported by , and the numbers place Blackkklansman in a career span that stretches from blockbuster franchise work to sharply drawn dramas. The list does not change the film’s subject or its place in Driver’s resume, but it does underline how a movie built around an undercover investigation into the Ku Klux Klan still found a broad audience.

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That is the larger story here: Driver’s most commercially successful films are not limited to one kind of part or one kind of audience. Blackkklansman earned its place on the list by combining a memorable performance with a film that reached far beyond the usual confines of a period crime drama.

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