Mason Thames, the actor who probably had 2025 as his best year for his Hollywood filmography, has broken a major record previously held by Jim Carrey for 30 years!
Being only 18 years of age, Mason Thames had his breakthrough role with the 2022 movie, The Black Phone. Although new to Hollywood, Thames broke the record of starring in three major commercial box office successes in one year. The three movies starring Mason Thames are:
The record was previously held by iconic actor Jim Carrey, who created the record back in 1994, with a streak of three highly successful movies.
Mason Thames Breaks Jim Carrey’s Previously Held Record of 30 Years
Back in the 1990s, it was an era for Jim Carrey. Starring in comedies and finding worldwide fame, 1994 was Jim Carrey’s year, and no one could take it away from him.
Back in 1994, Jim Carrey became the first actor to have three of his films open at #1 at the box office in the same year. Being comedies, the three films earned millions of dollars and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
Check out the full details and earnings of the movies below:
Will Mason Thames Be the Jim Carrey We Never Got to See?
Being 18 years of age, Mason Thames has broken Jim Carrey’s 30-year-old record. However, the difference between Carrey and Thames is that Mason Thames has not been typecast into a comedic role.
Jim Carrey had starred in plenty of serious movies like The Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and more. However, people preferred watching his comedic movies more.
Jim Carrey was often pigeon-holed into roles like The Mask, where the comedy was bizarre, crazy, and wild. However, Mason Thames has starred in serious, adventure, romantic, and thriller movies. Naturally, the actor has a bit of experience in several genres, expanding his career.
Mason Thames could be what Jim Carrey wasn’t allowed to be by Hollywood. With a broad genre of movies, Thames might just go on to be the next Jim Carrey of Hollywood.
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