Bullock’s next film was ‘Minions”. The film grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide and quickly became the Oscar-winning actress’s highest-grossing film to date. Critics praised the comedic aspects of the animated film and the vocal performances of Bullock as the film’s villain, Scarlet Overkill, but felt that the title characters were not able to carry the film on their own.
She then played Jane Bodine, a retired political consultant hired by an unpopular Bolivian politician to help him win the presidential election in the political comedy-drama film, ‘Our Brand Is Crisis, before taking another sabbatical that lasted until her return only a few years later.
Her 2013 Comeback, “The Heat”, Was a HUGE Success
Bullock ended her 2-year hiatus with the buddy cop comedy 'The Heat', which went on to gross $230 million worldwide against a budget of only $43 million. It was a huge box-office hit for our wonderful actress.
The film tells the story of FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn and Boston Detective Shannon Mullins, and their quest to take down a mobster in Boston. The chemistry between the 2 main actresses, Bullock and McCarthy was highly praised by the critics, which lead to the film receiving the award for Best Movie Chemistry at the Teen Choice Awards.
Gravity Launched Bullock’s Career Into Space
That same year, Bullock took the lead role of a medical engineer and astronaut in the science fiction thriller 'Gravity' alongside the iconic George Clooney. The film revolves around a group of American astronauts who are stranded in space after the destruction of their Space Shuttle, and their attempt to return to Earth.
Gravity opened to raving reviews for its incredible acting and visual effects, leading it to become one of 2013’s best films. T Bullock was paid $20 million for her role in "Gravity," with an additional 15% of box office revenue, which got her at least $70 million, not to mention a second Academy Award nomination.
In 2018, Bullock’s Films Grossed More Than $5 Billion Total
Bullock returned in 2018 from her sabbatical in the all-female Ocean’s Eleven spin-offs, Ocean 8. She played leading lady Debbie Ocean, the sister of Danny Ocean, who helps plan a sophisticated heist of the annual Met Gala in New York City. Despite receiving bland reviews from critics, the film was a commercial success grossing US$296.9 million globally.
Bullock’s total box-office revenue generated from her movies officially passed the $5 billion mark after the release of 'Ocean 8', making her one of the highest-grossing actresses in Hollywood. She recently partnered with Netflix to play in one of the year’s anticipated post-apocalyptic horror films, 'Bird Box'.
Bullock’s Bird Box Became Netflix’s Highest Viewed Film
The highly anticipated Netflix horror film follows a woman, played by Sandra Bullock, as she tries to protect herself and two children from malevolent supernatural entities that make people who look at them go insane. Netflix reported a week after the film was released that 'Bird Box' had the biggest seven-day viewership for any of its original films to date, with over 45 million viewers.
Bullock received much praise for her performance. Variety wrote that she was "wonderfully self-reliant" and TheWrap described her performance as "fascinating and terrifying to watch".