How successful have the Friends cast been in movies since the show ended?

Can you believe that it's been eight whole years since the demise of ‘Friends’, one of the most successful TV shows ever? From 1994 to 2004, the world was obsessed with the goings-on of those six funny New York types Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe and Joey.

But since the show ended how have the Hollywood careers of the actors behind the characters fared? With Jennifer Aniston's new comedy 'Wanderlust' out in cinemas now, we thought we'd get out our office calculator and tot up their box office success (or lack thereof) since 2004:

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The Friends:

Jennifer Aniston
Total box office takings: $880m (£553m)
Having appeared in pretty much every rom-com released in the past decade, Jen is the clear winner in the Battle of the Friends. She had a pretty successful movie career while the show was on our screens and has gone from strength to strength since (even if she does play exactly the same character in every film she's in).

David Schwimmer
Total box office takings: $370m (£232m)
That's a pretty healthy box office amount, but when you consider that that figure comes almost entirely from 'Madagascar' and its sequel, it's not all that impressive. David Schwimmer has moved away from acting recently and into directing, helming the distinctly average Simon Pegg comedy 'Run, Fat Boy, Run' and his own Broadway play, ‘Fault Lines’.

Courteney Cox
Total box office takings: $240m (£156m)
Like her on-screen brother Ross, much of Monica's movie success (over £200m of it) comes from lending her voice to kids' films while the rest comes from the disappointing horror sequel 'Scream 4'. She's now concentrating her career on TV, appearing as a sexy older woman in the hit series ‘Cougar Town’ since 2009.

Lisa Kudrow
Total box office takings: $190m (£119m)
The actress best known as Phoebe has achieved moderate success with her career since those Central Perk days. Parts in 'PS I Love You', 'Easy A' and 'Hotel for Dogs' and even a spot opposite Courteney Cox in ‘Cougar Town’ have all helped pay the rent post-Friends. Though fans of ‘Smelly Cat’ will wonder why she didn't pursue a career in music...

Matthew Perry
Total box office takings: $80m (£50m)
Most people expected big things from the joker in the pack, Chandler. Hits like the Bruce Willis-starrer 'The Whole Nine Yards' and rom-com 'Fools Rush In' during his ‘Friends’ days didn't really continue post-2004, with the exception  of'17 Again' alongside Zac Efron.

Matt LeBlanc
Total box office takings: $0m
Oh dear. The biggest box office flop by far. Movie parts have proved as elusive as laughs were in his dreadful ‘Friends’ spin-off, ‘Joey’. We wonder if having played a struggling actor for so long rubbed off on LeBlanc. His only success has come from the BBC meta-comedy ‘Episodes’, for which he won a Golden Globe.

Other notable cast members:

Jon Favreau
Total box office takings: $1.3bn (£816m)
'Swingers' star Favreau played Monica's rich mixed martial arts fighter ex Pete in season three. Favreau's had parts in both 'Iron Man' movies (as director he could cast himself...), 'Couples Retreat, 'The Break-Up', 'Four Christmases', 'G Force' and 'Open Season'.

Giovanni Ribisi
Total box office takings: $1bn (£628m)
What's that? You don't remember seeing the guy that played Phoebe's weirdo brother Frank in all that many films at the cinema? To be fair, James Cameron's mega-super-uber-smash 'Avatar' accounts for $760m of that $1bn...

Anna Faris 
Total box office earnings: $900m (£565m)
In the last-ever ‘Friends’ series 'Scary Movie' star Faris played Erica, the mother of the baby that Chandler and Monica adopt. Faris' stock has shot up massively since then, with her appearing in hit comedies 'The House Bunny' and 'Observe and Report' as well as voicing for the 'Alvin and the Chipmunk' sequels alongside 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'.

Paul Rudd
Total box office takings: $890m (£559m)
Lovable Paul Rudd, who played Phoebe’s boyfriend (and later husband) Mike, has segued effortlessly into big screen comedy hits and is now a huge star boasting the likes of 'The 40 Year-Old Virgin', 'Knocked Up' and 'Role Models' on his impressive CV.

Hank Azaria
Total box office takings: $870m (£546m)
As scientist David, Hank Azaria was a love rival for Paul Rudd's Mike. The pair are also box office competitors too, with Hank appearing in 'Dodgeball', 'Along Came Polly' and 'Night at the Museum: The Battle at the Smithsonian'. He's had lots of hits with his voice work too, including 'The Simpsons Movie', 'Open Season' and 'The Smurfs Movie'.

Elliott Gould
Total box office takings: $320m (£201m)
Ross and Monica's dad Jack was a big deal before ‘Friends’, during ‘Friends’ and will forever remain a Hollywood heavyweight. As he gets older his work rate's slowed down a bit, but he's still popped up in, amongst others, 'Ocean's Twelve', 'Ocean's Thirteen' as well as recent disease flick 'Contagion'.

Maggie Wheeler
Total box office takings: $0m
Thankfully for popcorn-munchers across the globe, Chandler's ex Janice and her brain-drilling laugh haven't echoed out in many multiplexes. None, in fact.

James Michael Tyler
Total box office takings: $0m
Aside from one episode of ‘Scrubs’ and a couple of TV movies, coffee shop owner Gunther has had about as much luck with work as he had scoring a date with Rachel.

So now we know who has technically had the most success. But who would you rather pay to see at the cinema? As ever, let us know with your comments below...