Denzel Washington Overtakes a Revenant, a Goodfella, and a Boy Wizard at the Domestic Box Office

Denzel Washington earned widespread acclaim for his colorful supporting performance in director Ridley Scott's Gladiator II. Headlined by Paul Mescal, the swords-and-sandals epic featured Washington as a Shakespearean villain, bent on usurping power with his political machinations. Gladiator II also turned out to be his highest-grossing hit, both domestically and worldwide. The movie has grossed over $170 million in stateside theaters, and around $455 million globally, putting it around $10 million shy of the original Gladiator film. Also directed by Scott, the original Gladiator starred Russell Crowe in the lead role, but didn't involve Washington.