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Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - International Leading Science Fiction Stars - International Leading Kids Fiction Stars - International Leading Historical Fiction Stars - International Leading Super Hero Stars - International Leading Fantasy Stars - International Leading Dramatization Stars - International Leading Factual Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Contemporary Fiction movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($749,709,660 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($493,816,615 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($394,003,163 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996), Mission: Impossible III ($265,886,397 in 2006), Rain Man ($239,974,565 in 1988), Knight and Day ($182,328,335 in 2010) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,158,979,344 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast X ($568,462,292 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,565 in 2021), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($586,775,991 in 2019), Fast X ($568,462,292 in 2023), The Expendables 2 ($226,951,064 in 2012), The Expendables 3 ($170,138,834 in 2014), The Expendables ($165,199,650 in 2010), Spy! ($123,018,394 in 2015), Mechanic: Resurrection ($104,511,232 in 2016), The Beekeeper ($86,413,991 in 2024), Transporter 3 ($81,215,895 in 2008) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Cruise | $5,170,538,505 | 28 | $184,662,089 |
2 | Vin Diesel | $5,060,632,118 | 14 | $361,473,723 |
3 | Jason Statham | $3,771,892,864 | 34 | $110,938,025 |
4 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,414,292,140 | 17 | $200,840,714 |
5 | Daniel Craig | $3,258,587,672 | 13 | $250,660,590 |
6 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,883,377,911 | 12 | $240,281,493 |
7 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,660,232,644 | 43 | $61,865,875 |
8 | Paul Walker | $2,569,957,707 | 13 | $197,689,054 |
9 | Bruce Willis | $2,380,308,081 | 65 | $36,620,124 |
10 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,252,773,515 | 13 | $173,290,270 |
11 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,239,162,054 | 5 | $447,832,411 |
12 | Julia Roberts | $2,208,893,560 | 28 | $78,889,056 |
13 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,078,378,489 | 30 | $69,279,283 |
14 | Brad Pitt | $2,021,066,520 | 21 | $96,241,263 |
15 | Jordana Brewster | $1,931,667,081 | 8 | $241,458,385 |
16 | George Clooney | $1,883,965,608 | 20 | $94,198,280 |
17 | Sandra Bullock | $1,818,843,390 | 26 | $69,955,515 |
18 | Matt Damon | $1,775,324,564 | 19 | $93,438,135 |
19 | Tom Hanks | $1,762,453,434 | 21 | $83,926,354 |
20 | Charlize Theron | $1,739,006,161 | 15 | $115,933,744 |
21 | Liam Neeson | $1,713,753,818 | 36 | $47,604,273 |
22 | Morgan Freeman | $1,709,335,807 | 33 | $51,798,055 |
23 | Colin Firth | $1,708,262,457 | 18 | $94,903,470 |
24 | Nicolas Cage | $1,694,923,565 | 62 | $27,337,477 |
25 | Robert De Niro | $1,660,922,810 | 48 | $34,602,559 |
26 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,564,713,022 | 3 | $521,571,007 |
27 | Cameron Diaz | $1,514,074,215 | 20 | $75,703,711 |
28 | Channing Tatum | $1,466,894,054 | 21 | $69,852,098 |
29 | Bradley Cooper | $1,462,490,505 | 16 | $91,405,657 |
30 | Keanu Reeves | $1,428,262,873 | 27 | $52,898,625 |
31 | Ben Stiller | $1,388,394,289 | 26 | $53,399,780 |
32 | Ryan Gosling | $1,357,459,995 | 17 | $79,850,588 |
33 | Mel Gibson | $1,338,865,440 | 33 | $40,571,680 |
34 | Meryl Streep | $1,318,759,483 | 25 | $52,750,379 |
35 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,273,323,612 | 26 | $48,973,985 |
36 | Harrison Ford | $1,268,215,954 | 21 | $60,391,236 |
37 | Jim Carrey | $1,254,793,398 | 15 | $83,652,893 |
38 | Denzel Washington | $1,253,800,938 | 29 | $43,234,515 |
39 | Angelina Jolie | $1,252,637,566 | 12 | $104,386,464 |
40 | John Cena | $1,232,000,584 | 16 | $77,000,037 |
41 | Will Ferrell | $1,215,476,314 | 26 | $46,749,089 |
42 | John Travolta | $1,183,125,908 | 42 | $28,169,664 |
43 | Simon Pegg | $1,152,152,119 | 12 | $96,012,677 |
44 | Lea Seydoux | $1,116,203,242 | 8 | $139,525,405 |
45 | Rowan Atkinson | $1,090,571,006 | 8 | $136,321,376 |
46 | Michael Douglas | $1,075,506,245 | 28 | $38,410,937 |
47 | Andy Garcia | $1,057,843,338 | 18 | $58,769,074 |
48 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,057,475,374 | 16 | $66,092,211 |
49 | Adam Sandler | $1,053,520,804 | 30 | $35,117,360 |
50 | Glen Powell | $1,047,845,902 | 7 | $149,692,272 |
51 | Hugh Grant | $1,044,013,585 | 10 | $104,401,359 |
52 | Richard Gere | $1,029,544,715 | 33 | $31,198,325 |
53 | Anne Hathaway | $1,024,442,016 | 17 | $60,261,295 |
54 | Will Smith | $1,023,646,233 | 11 | $93,058,748 |
55 | Javier Bardem | $1,017,800,700 | 11 | $92,527,336 |
56 | Dakota Johnson | $1,004,949,410 | 12 | $83,745,784 |
57 | Zach Galifianakis | $979,598,554 | 11 | $89,054,414 |
58 | Jon Hamm | $976,805,815 | 14 | $69,771,844 |
59 | Jackie Chan | $948,341,748 | 23 | $41,232,250 |
60 | Samuel L. Jackson | $945,393,835 | 46 | $20,552,040 |
61 | Jamie Dornan | $945,176,876 | 8 | $118,147,110 |
62 | Wang Baoqiang | $943,010,884 | 4 | $235,752,721 |
63 | Woody Harrelson | $939,884,601 | 25 | $37,595,384 |
64 | Jeremy Renner | $938,431,849 | 7 | $134,061,693 |
65 | Eddie Murphy | $932,269,276 | 28 | $33,295,331 |
66 | Kate McKinnon | $927,699,678 | 4 | $231,924,920 |
67 | Joaquin Phoenix | $926,294,025 | 8 | $115,786,753 |
68 | Margot Robbie | $912,023,944 | 3 | $304,007,981 |
69 | Michael Caine | $910,558,723 | 24 | $37,939,947 |
70 | Jennifer Aniston | $893,256,968 | 27 | $33,083,591 |
71 | Xu Zheng | $875,117,740 | 3 | $291,705,913 |
72 | Amanda Seyfried | $869,322,062 | 14 | $62,094,433 |
73 | Michael Cera | $868,802,489 | 10 | $86,880,249 |
74 | Ed Helms | $858,929,782 | 14 | $61,352,127 |
75 | Jack Nicholson | $858,844,683 | 21 | $40,897,366 |
76 | Dustin Hoffman | $854,149,897 | 22 | $38,824,995 |
77 | Jay Ellis | $848,919,826 | 4 | $212,229,957 |
78 | Dua Lipa | $847,857,701 | 2 | $423,928,851 |
79 | Roger Moore | $844,000,000 | 12 | $70,333,333 |
80 | Jamie Foxx | $839,144,871 | 17 | $49,361,463 |
81 | Zac Efron | $836,119,116 | 18 | $46,451,062 |
82 | Michelle Monaghan | $825,893,257 | 17 | $48,581,956 |
83 | Tony Jaa | $821,229,522 | 10 | $82,122,952 |
84 | Miles Teller | $820,296,208 | 8 | $102,537,026 |
85 | Tom Wilkinson | $817,514,217 | 10 | $81,751,422 |
86 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $815,049,874 | 12 | $67,920,823 |
87 | Scott Evans | $808,794,408 | 2 | $404,397,204 |
88 | Issa Rae | $805,770,973 | 6 | $134,295,162 |
89 | Alexandra Shipp | $802,202,625 | 5 | $160,440,525 |
90 | America Ferrera | $798,529,840 | 3 | $266,176,613 |
91 | Ritu Arya | $798,244,372 | 2 | $399,122,186 |
92 | Hari Nef | $798,042,025 | 3 | $266,014,008 |
93 | Simu Liu | $797,527,507 | 2 | $398,763,754 |
94 | Sharon Rooney | $797,194,408 | 1 | $797,194,408 |
95 | Jamie Demetriou | $797,194,408 | 1 | $797,194,408 |
96 | Ana Kayne | $797,194,408 | 1 | $797,194,408 |
97 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $797,194,408 | 1 | $797,194,408 |
98 | Connor Swindells | $797,194,408 | 1 | $797,194,408 |
99 | Emma Mackey | $797,194,408 | 2 | $398,597,204 |
100 | Ncuti Gatwa | $797,194,408 | 1 | $797,194,408 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jason Statham: By fadedcaralunagirl / Maura Ortega (DSC05752) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons