Gladiator II's box office officially breaks an all-time Denzel Washington movie career record, as the film continues its successful run in theaters. Washington portrays Macrinus in the cast of Gladiator II, a former slave and current gladiator trainer with secret plans to control the Roman Empire. Many positive reviews for the movie have praised his performance, citing his character a standout in the story. This marks the actors' first time in a Ridley Scott-directed movie since 2007's American Gangster, which became the actors' highest-grossing movie of all time.

Now, The Numbers has confirmed Gladiator II is Washington's highest-grossing film of all time worldwide, having made $320.2 million at the time of writing. This beats out American Gangster's $267.9 million gross, making the actors' most financially successful releases movies directed by Scott. However, his 2007 movie still maintains the highest gross domestically at $130.1 million, something that could be beaten out by his newest movie,...