Filmography
Year Film Role Salary (US$) Notes
1990 Saturday Morning Videos Host TV
In Living Color Various Characters TV
The Perfect Date - "ABC Afterschool Specials" Hawker TV
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air William "Will" Smith TV (1990-1996)
1992 Blossom Fresh Prince TV, Cameo
Where the Day Takes You Manny 50,000
1993 Made in America Tea Cake Walters 100,000
Six Degrees of Separation Paul 500,000
1995 Bad Boys Detective Mike Lowrey 2,000,000
1996 Independence Day Captain Steven "Steve" Hiller, USMC 5,000,000
1997 Men in Black James Darrell Edwards / Agent J 5,000,000
1998 Enemy of the State Robert Clayton Dean 14,000,000 Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
1999 Torrance Rises Cameo
Wild Wild West Captain James "Jim" West 7,000,000
2000 Welcome to Hollywood Himself
The Legend of Bagger Vance Bagger Vance 10,000,000 Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2001 Ali Muhammad Ali 20,000,000 Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2002 Men in Black II James Darrell Edwards / Agent J 20,000,000
+ 10% of the gross BET Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Girlfriend by B2K Himself Music video
2003 Bad Boys II Detective Mike Lowrey 20,000,000
+ 20% of the gross Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2004 A Closer Walk Narrator Documentary
Jersey Girl Himself Uncredited Cameo
American Chopper Himself TV, Cameo
I, Robot Detective Del Spooner 28,000,000 Producer
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Shark Tale Oscar 15,000,000 Voice
2005 There's a God on the Mic Documentary
Hitch Alex "Hitch" Hitchens 20,000,000 Producer
Nominated — BET Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Black Movie Award for Best Actor]]
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2006 The Pursuit of Happyness Chris Gardner 10,000,000
+ 20% of the gross Producer, Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2007 I Am Legend Dr. Robert Neville 25,000,000 Producer, Nominated — BET Award for Best Actor
Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2008 Hancock John Hancock 20,000,000
+ 20% of the gross Producer
Lakeview Terrace Producer
The Secret Life of Bees Producer
Seven Pounds Ben Thomas Producer
Box office grosses
Year Title Budget U.S. gross[33] Worldwide gross[33]
1992 Where the Day Takes You N/A $390,152 $390,152
1993 Made in America $44,942,695 $104,942,695
Six Degrees of Separation $6,284,090 $6,284,090
1995 Bad Boys $23m $65,647,413 $141,247,413
1996 Independence Day $75m $306,169,255 $817,400,878
1997 Men in Black $90m $250,690,539 $587,790,539
1998 Enemy of the State $111,549,836 $250,649,836
1999 Wild Wild West $170m $113,805,681 $222,105,681
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance $80m $30,695,227 $39,235,486
2001 Ali $107m $58,183,966 $84,383,966
2002 Men in Black II $140m $190,418,803 $441,818,803
2003 Bad Boys II $130m $138,540,870 $272,940,870
2004 I, Robot $120m $144,801,023 $348,601,023
Shark Tale $75m $161,192,000 $367,192,000
2005 Hitch $70m $177,784,257 $366,784,257
2006 The Pursuit of Happyness $55m $162,586,036 $306,086,036
2007 I Am Legend $150m $256,393,010 $585,055,701
2008 Hancock $227,946,274 $624,346,274
Seven Pounds $55m $69,369,933 $130,051,824