Nic Cage is everything I love about Hollywood. He consistently headlines a scattershot of inconsistent movies spanning all genres. He bailed on the name "Coppola," because that would be too easy, and named himself "Cage" instead. He married Elvis' daughter because obviously. He bought a castle.

More than anything, Cage is a damn fine actor (a fact that I'm reminded of watching his 2014 film, Joe, this morning). But despite that skill, he's also not too proud to give us the pulpy gems we all want. I'm sure they also probably help finance his awesome spending habits (did I mention the castle?).

So as he apparently turned 50 last month, let's celebrate Nic Cage, our National Treasure, with a data-driven review.

33 Years of Cage

Based on the data available at IMDB, Cage films have grossed over $5 Billion at the Box Office alone. That probably underestimates real growth, and doesn't even take into account the fourteen Laser Disc copies of The Rock that anybody bought ever. Compare that to roughly $2.5 Billion in Production Budgets, and he is doubling his investors' money. Nice work, Cage.

Below we've plotted cumulative Budget (Gray) against cumulative Box Office Gross (Teal) from the start of his career through today. The pink line shows the average IMDB rating. Hover over the graph for the numbers, and click on any movie title for the film's details. Scroll left for the full history