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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.

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Tom Cruise
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)

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Vin Diesel
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)

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Jason Statham
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)

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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