Want to know the best Leslie Caron movies? How about the worst Leslie Caron movies? Curious about Leslie Caron box office grosses or which Leslie Caron movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Leslie Caron movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Leslie Caron (1931-) is a French 2-time Oscar® nominated actress, singer and dancer. Her IMDb page shows 71 acting credits from 1951-2017. This page will rank 30 Leslie Caron movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Movies not released in North American theaters, cameos, shorts and uncredited roles were not included in the rankings. This page was a request by Dyan. One of my all-time favorite movies is Father Goose….which of course stars Caron and the legend, Mr. Cary Grant.
Leslie Caron Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Leslie Caron films by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Leslie Caron films by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Leslie Caron films by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Leslie Caron films by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Leslie Caron film received.
- Sort Leslie Caron films by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Leslie Caron Table
- Six Leslie Caron movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 35.00% of her movies listed. Her biggest hit was Gigi (1958).
- An average Leslie Caron movie grosses an average of $51.80 million in adjusted domestic gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 16 Leslie Caron movies are rated as good movies…or 53.33% of her movies. Lili (1953) was her highest rated movie while Chandler (1971) was her lowest rated movie.
- Thirteen Leslie Caron movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 40.00% of her movies.
- Five Leslie Caron movie won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 16.66% of her movies.
- An average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 40.00. 9 Leslie Caron movies scored higher than that average….or 30.00% of her movies. An American in Paris (1951) got the the highest UMR Score while Chandler (1971) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Leslie Caron
- Leslie Claire Margaret Caron was born in Boulogne-sur-Seine, Seine in 1931.
2. Leslie Caron’s mom was a dancer and her dad was a chemist. Caron’s brother followed their dad’s footprint and became a chemist while Caron followed her mom’s footprint and became a ballerina.
3. When Cyd Charisse became pregnant and could not be in 1951’s An American In Paris, Gene Kelly needed a new leading lady. Kelly discovered Caron in the Roland Petit company “Ballet des Champs Elysée” and cast her in a leading role of the soon to be Oscar® winning movie.
4. Leslie Caron was one of the few actresses to have danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in the movies, other actresses that have also done this includes Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse, Vera-Ellen, Debbie Reynolds and Rita Hayworth. We now have UMR pages on everybody but Vera-Ellen.
5. Leslie Caron Is one of 13 French actresses to have received an Academy Award® nomination. The others in chronological order are: Claudette Colbert, Colette Marchand, Simone Signoret, Anouk Aimée, Isabelle Adjani, Marie-Christine Barrault, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Bérénice Bejo, Emmanuelle Riva and Isabelle Huppert.
6. Leslie Caron received 2 Best Actress Oscar® nominations (1958’s Gigi and 1962’s The L-Shaped Room) and 3 Best Actress Golden Globe® nominations (1958’s Gigi, 1961’s Fanny and 1962’s The L-Shaped Room). She won the Golden Globe® for The L-Shaped Room.
7. Leslie Caron has been married three times. She has two children. She acted with her daughter, Jennifer Caron Hall, in two episodes of The Love Boat.
8. Leslie Caron’s movies from 1950 to 1959 earned $945 million in adjusted domestic gross. That puts her in 95th place when looking at all the stars of that decade. 1950’s Top Box Office Stars.
9. Leslie Caron’s movies from 1960 to 1969 earned $422 million in adjusted domestic gross. That puts her in 120th place when looking at all the stars of that decade. 1960’s Top Box Office Stars.
10. Check out Leslie Caron’s movie career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
But Wait….We Have More Leslie Caron Stats….Worldwide Adjusted Box Office Grosses
- Gigi (1958) $421.90 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- An American in Paris (1951) $358.90 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Chocolat (2000) $239.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Lili (1953) $230.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Fanny (1961) $220.20 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Daddy Long Legs (1955) $187.80 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- The Glass Slipper (1955) $139.80 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- The Story of Three Loves (1953) $135.70 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Gaby (1956) $61.10 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- The Man with the Cloak (1951) $36.20 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Guns of Darkness (1962) $32.50 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- The Doctor’s Dilemma (1958) $29.30 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- The Subterraneans (1960) $26.90 million in adjusted worldwide gross
- Glory Alley (1952) $26.60 million in adjusted worldwide gross
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Hey John. Gigi’s box office yearly rank is from Variety. On the Caron slideshow I put the box office rank by the totals in my database. I think my rank is much more accurate. 5th place seems to be a good ranking.
I’ve only seen 3 of Leslie Caron’s movies – An American in Paris, Gigi and Daddy Long Legs. I have the first two on DVD and Blu-ray, great musicals.
I can’t remember if I’ve seen Father Goose, maybe when I was a kid.
Mon capitan! I thought everyone loved Gigi, strange seeing it out of the top 10 on the critics chart. It’s one of the most highly regarded musicals. No? Gigi scored 8.5 on Steve’s wonderfully accurate video scoresheet. Why even whatsisname Hirschhorn liked it! Oh well. At least An American in Paris is near the top.
Enjoyed the trivia and I even glanced at the stats, what more could you possibly want?! 🙂
Good stuff Bruce, keep em coming amigo. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for stopping by and commenting. I have seen 8 to your 3 when it comes to Caron movies. As for Gigi it is one of the worst reviewed Best Picture Oscar Winning movies. I think the movie has aged very poorly. The I love little girls song seems somewhat creepy when it is song by a 60 year old man. But like you said, at least Joel liked that movie. Good feedback.
Cogerson
Is there a mistake in the “36th of 1958” box-office for Gigi? $301.80 seems to be a very solid box-office performance. 1958 was not that great of a box-office year to see such a high box-office performance end up #36. Wiki in their 1958 page lists Gigi as the #5 box-office hit of 1958, and that does seem more reasonable.
Leslie Caron is no longer on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. However, she was # 334 on the original list in 2000. Here are the people on the 2016 list who have appeared in a film with her;
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Promise Her Anything (1965)
15 SEYMOUR CASSEL Valentino (1977)
34 ALFRED MOLINA Chocolat (2000)
51 RUTGER HAUER Chanel Solitaire (1981)
52 PETER STORMARE Chocolat (2000)
52 PETER STORMARE Damage (1992)
73 JOHNNY DEPP Chocolat (2000)
77 KAREN BLACK Chanel Solitaire (1981)
129 NAOMI WATTS Le divorce (2003)
139 MICHAEL LERNER Goldengirl (1979)
149 OLIVER PLATT Funny Bones (1995)
163 JAMES CROMWELL Daddy Long Legs (1955)
182 MATTHEW MODINE Le divorce (2003)
236 JEREMY IRONS Damage (1992)
263 HEATHER GRAHAM Let It Be Me (1995)
264 GLENN CLOSE Le divorce (2003)
284 CAROL KANE Valentino (1977)
327 HELENE CARDONA CHOCOLAT (2000)
348 CHARLIE SHEEN Courage Mountain (1990)
398 PATRICK STEWART Let It Be Me (1995)
413 JAMES COBURN Goldengirl (1979)
438 JOHN RATZENBERGER Valentino (1977)
473 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Damage (1992)
481 THOMAS LENNON LE DIVORCE (2003)
496 JUDI DENCH Chocolat (2000)
523 HARRY FIELDER Valentino (1977)
562 STOCKARD CHANNING Le divorce (2003)
622 RALPH MORATZ DADDY LONG LEGS (1955)
642 DAVID THEWLIS DAMAGE (1992)
892 LAMBERT WILSON CHANEL SOLITAIRE (1981)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY A Very Special Favor (1965)
917 MICHAEL LONSDALE Is Paris Burning? (1966)
926 BILL MCKINNEY Valentino (1977)
929 JENNIFER BEALS Let It Be Me (1995)
964 LENA OLIN Chocolat (2000)
Here are the people who were on the list in 2000 who have since fallen off who appeared with Leslie in a filc. Rank is for 2000.
9 ORSON WELLES Is Paris Burning? (1966)
9 ORSON WELLES The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
25 RODDY MCDOWELL The Subterraneans (1960)
26 JACK PALANCE The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
32 KIRK DOUGLAS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
32 KIRK DOUGLAS The Story of Three Loves (1953)
43 KEENAN WYNN Promise Her Anything (1965)
43 KEENAN WYNN The Glass Slipper (1955)
52 JAMES MASON The Story of Three Loves (1953)
56 HENRY FONDA The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
61 TREVOR HOWARD Father Goose (1964)
81 LIONEL STANDER Promise Her Anything (1965)
94 ROBERT MORLEY The Doctor’s Dilemma (1958)
96 FERDY MAYNE Promise Her Anything (1965)
100 IAN WOLFE Gaby (1956)
102 DAVID NIVEN Guns of Darkness (1962)
109 OLIVER REED Funny Bones (1995)
120 ROBERT STACK Is Paris Burning? (1966)
129 CURT JURGENS Goldengirl (1979)
132 GLENN FORD Is Paris Burning? (1966)
139 E.G. MARSHALL Is Paris Burning? (1966)
155 ROYAL DANO Chandler (1971)
158 JOSEPH COTTEN The Man with a Cloak (1951)
171 JOHN WOOD Chocolat (2000)
177 MARCEL DALIO The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
215 WOLFGANG PREISS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
222 BESS FLOWERS The Story of Three Loves (1953)
235 CLAUDIA CARDINALE The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
251 MEL FERRER Lili (1953)
256 HANK WORDEN The Man with a Cloak (1951)
257 MICHEL PICCOLI Dangerous Moves (1984)
257 MICHEL PICCOLI Is Paris Burning? (1966)
266 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Is Paris Burning? (1966)
271 PETER BROCCO The Story of Three Loves (1953)
289 ANTHONY PERKINS Is Paris Burning? (1966)
302 RICHARD ANDERSON The Story of Three Loves (1953)
315 JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT Lili (1953)
338 IAN BANNEN Damage (1992)
348 ALAIN DELON Is Paris Burning? (1966)
384 GILBERT ROLAND Glory Alley (1952)
393 CHARLES BOYER A Very Special Favor (1965)
393 CHARLES BOYER Fanny (1961)
393 CHARLES BOYER Is Paris Burning? (1966)
395 WALTER PIDGEON The Glass Slipper (1955)
412 SAM WATERSTON Le divorce (2003)
420 MAURICE MARSAC Gigi (1958)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR Lili (1953)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR The Million Dollar Nickel (1952)
424 ZSA ZSA GABOR The Story of Three Loves (1953)
436 TIMOTHY DALTON Chanel Solitaire (1981)
444 GERT FROBE Is Paris Burning? (1966)
453 WARREN OATES Chandler (1971)
458 WARREN BEATTY Promise Her Anything (1965)
460 SCATMAN CROTHERS Chandler (1971)
462 GUNTER MEISNER Is Paris Burning? (1966)
464 JOHN ALDERSON Valentino (1977)
474 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Funny Bones (1995)
474 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Valentino (1977)
476 ROSSANO BRAZZI The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
500 DANIEL GELIN Is Paris Burning? (1966)
514 HORST BUCHHOLZ Fanny (1961)
515 BESSIE LOVE Promise Her Anything (1965)
532 JIM BACKUS The Man with a Cloak (1951)
550 ALEXANDRA STEWART Chanel Solitaire (1981)
562 PAUL BRYAR A Very Special Favor (1965)
562 PAUL BRYAR Glory Alley (1952)
562 PAUL BRYAR The Story of Three Loves (1953)
564 HARRY GUARDINO Goldengirl (1979)
581 PETER VAUGHAN Valentino (1977)
589 ROCK HUDSON A Very Special Favor (1965)
606 ALBERTO MORIN The Story of Three Loves (1953)
686 MITCHELL RYAN Chandler (1971)
691 GEORGE PEPPARD The Subterraneans (1960)
696 TUTTE LEMKOW Guns of Darkness (1962)
728 JOSH MOSTEL Let It Be Me (1995)
742 RICARDO MONTALBAN THE MILLION DOLLAR NICKEL (1952)
765 LOUIS JOURDAN Gigi (1958)
797 SIMONE SIGNORET Is Paris Burning? (1966)
804 NICOLAS COSTER Goldengirl (1979)
806 NINA FOCH An American in Paris (1951)
809 DIRK BOGARDE The Doctor’s Dilemma (1958)
816 CARLETON YOUNG Daddy Long Legs (1955)
820 LIV ULLMANN Dangerous Moves (1984)
823 JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT Is Paris Burning? (1966)
823 JEAN-LOUIS TRINTIGNANT The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
824 FRANK WILCOX The Story of Three Loves (1953)
827 ANTON DIFFRING Valentino (1977)
837 GERALD SIM The L-Shaped Room (1962)
851 CEDRIC HARDWICKE Gaby (1956)
872 ROBERT CULP Goldengirl (1979)
877 JERRY LEWIS Funny Bones (1995)
901 BERNARD LEE The L-Shaped Room (1962)
903 JACK KRUSCHEN The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
914 DOUG MCCLURE The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
916 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Funny Bones (1995)
923 GEORGE FURTH A Very Special Favor (1965)
951 PERCY HERBERT Valentino (1977)
972 RICHARD BOONE Madron (1970)
991 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Is Paris Burning? (1966)
I only count 10 Oscar winners that Leslie worked with.
DAVID NIVEN Guns of Darkness (1962)
ETHEL BARRYMORE The Story of Three Loves (1953)
GLORIA GRAHAME Chandler (1971)
HENRY FONDA The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
JACK PALANCE The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
JAMES COBURN Goldengirl (1979)
JEREMY IRONS Damage (1992)
JUDI DENCH Chocolat (2000)
JULIETTE BINOCHE Chocolat (2000)
SIMONE SIGNORET Is Paris Burning? (1966)
In the 1967 – 1968 TV Season ABC ran a series produced by MGM called Off to Se the Wizard. It was an anthology series much like the Wonderful World of Disney. When the series showed movies they were split into 2 parts like Disney did back in that era (1 hour series). 2 of Leslie’s films, Lili and The Glass Slipper made their TV debuts on this series. The series lasted only 1 year.
When Leslie Caron first appeared on film, she had an irresistible gamine appeal and wide saucer eyes that glowed with innocence. This innocence was exquisitely utilized in her early musicals. Maturity added sophistication and an expanded acting range, but it also subtracted some of her individuality.
Joel’s 4 star Leslie Caron performances from his Rating the Movie Stars book.
An American In Paris (1951) – UMR Rank….1st
Lili (1953) – UMR Rank….4th
Daddy Long Legs (1957) – UMR Rank….7th
Gaby (1956) – UMR Rank….16th
Gigi (1958) – – UMR Rank….2nd
Fanny (1961) – UMR Rank….5th
The L-Shaped Room (1962) – UMR Rank….8th