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Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Comedy 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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Will Ferrell
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Barbie ($797,194,408 in 2023), Daddy’s Home ($91,147,852 in 2015), Daddy’s Home 2 ($71,777,740 in 2017), Bewitched ($67,846,147 in 2005), The Other Guys ($51,716,492 in 2010), Elf ($46,812,848 in 2003), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ($44,833,047 in 2013), Step Brothers ($27,638,849 in 2008), Blades of Glory ($27,000,000 in 2007), Zoolander 2 ($26,500,000 in 2016)

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Jim Carrey
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Bruce Almighty ($241,763,613 in 2003), The Mask ($231,700,000 in 1994), Yes Man ($128,300,000 in 2008), Mr. Poppers's Penguins ($121,400,000 in 2011), Liar Liar ($121,300,000 in 1997), Dumb & Dumber ($119,224,626 in 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ($104,039,937 in 1995), Fun with Dick & Jane ($92,468,919 in 2005), Dumb and Dumber To ($70,345,582 in 2014), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ($38,034,860 in 2004)

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Eddie Murphy
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Coming to America ($160,647,699 in 1988), Doctor Dolittle ($150,000,000 in 1998), The Nutty Professor ($145,000,000 in 1996), Beverly Hills Cop II ($123,000,000 in 1987), Beverly Hills Cop ($81,539,522 in 1984), Beverly Hills Cop III ($76,594,077 in 1994), Tower Heist ($72,376,376 in 2011), Norbit ($63,300,000 in 2007), Dr. Dolittle 2 ($63,151,000 in 2001), Daddy Day Care ($60,136,806 in 2003)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Will Ferrell $1,421,295,309 31 $45,848,236
2 Jim Carrey $1,329,408,833 14 $94,957,774
3 Eddie Murphy $1,206,531,036 28 $43,090,394
4 Robert De Niro $1,024,403,892 18 $56,911,327
5 Kate McKinnon $1,003,619,048 4 $250,904,762
6 Margot Robbie $953,917,891 5 $190,783,578
7 Ben Stiller $943,174,881 17 $55,480,875
8 Zach Galifianakis $932,506,677 11 $84,773,334
9 Owen Wilson $913,206,380 22 $41,509,381
10 Adam Sandler $887,786,452 25 $35,511,458
11 Michael Cera $880,671,209 9 $97,852,357
12 Ryan Gosling $864,657,824 3 $288,219,275
13 Ed Helms $858,929,782 17 $50,525,281
14 Issa Rae $805,541,844 3 $268,513,948
15 America Ferrera $802,567,266 5 $160,513,453
16 Hari Nef $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
17 Emerald Fennell $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
18 Dua Lipa $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
19 Ncuti Gatwa $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
20 Emma Mackey $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
21 Jamie Demetriou $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
22 Nicola Coughlan $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
23 Alexandra Shipp $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
24 Simu Liu $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
25 Connor Swindells $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
26 Sharon Rooney $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
27 Ana Kayne $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
28 Scott Evans $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
29 Ritu Arya $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
30 Ariana Greenblatt $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
31 Kingsley Ben-Adir $797,194,408 1 $797,194,408
32 Bradley Cooper $796,847,082 5 $159,369,416
33 Seann William Scott $750,919,265 12 $62,576,605
34 Mark Wahlberg $747,353,680 8 $93,419,210
35 Dustin Hoffman $743,474,842 12 $61,956,237
36 Alyson Hannigan $618,963,495 5 $123,792,699
37 Anne Hathaway $596,235,017 9 $66,248,335
38 Jason Biggs $582,428,569 7 $83,204,081
39 Thomas Ian Nicholas $582,365,756 4 $145,591,439
40 Eddie Kaye Thomas $582,365,756 4 $145,591,439
41 Justin Bartha $582,100,000 2 $291,050,000
42 Rowan Atkinson $568,925,328 5 $113,785,066
43 Teri Polo $563,811,974 5 $112,762,395
44 Blythe Danner $563,811,974 4 $140,952,994
45 Steve Carell $532,942,273 15 $35,529,485
46 Kristin Davis $525,177,849 3 $175,059,283
47 John Goodman $524,420,238 5 $104,884,048
48 François Cluzet $520,158,807 3 $173,386,269
49 Melissa McCarthy $510,553,013 14 $36,468,072
50 Omar Sy $507,178,756 4 $126,794,689
51 Vince Vaughn $492,368,258 15 $32,824,551
52 Robin Williams $488,588,607 13 $37,583,739
53 Jia Ling $479,156,044 1 $479,156,044
54 Sarah Jessica Parker $477,795,672 7 $68,256,525
55 Ma Li $474,104,679 2 $237,052,340
56 Wei Xiang $474,104,679 2 $237,052,340
57 Seth MacFarlane $473,088,645 3 $157,696,215
58 Zac Efron $467,524,924 10 $46,752,492
59 Eugene Levy $463,469,761 10 $46,346,976
60 Cynthia Nixon $461,933,086 2 $230,966,543
61 Kim Cattrall $461,933,086 4 $115,483,272
62 Mary Ma $460,303,199 1 $460,303,199
63 Shen Teng $460,303,199 1 $460,303,199
64 Mena Suvari $458,053,971 8 $57,256,746
65 Natasha Lyonne $454,669,498 8 $56,833,687
66 Tara Reid $454,420,149 6 $75,736,692
67 Chris Klein $454,365,756 5 $90,873,151
68 Jennifer Aniston $441,074,602 12 $36,756,217
69 Channing Tatum $426,947,252 10 $42,694,725
70 Xu Zheng $423,941,100 2 $211,970,550
71 Kevin James $415,511,099 9 $46,167,900
72 Tom Wilkinson $410,511,594 4 $102,627,899
73 Jack Black $408,215,056 12 $34,017,921
74 Barbra Streisand $404,220,076 6 $67,370,013
75 Jonah Hill $401,787,149 12 $33,482,262
76 John Travolta $394,459,846 10 $39,445,985
77 Huang Bo $385,629,887 2 $192,814,944
78 Ryan Reynolds $380,875,979 12 $31,739,665
79 Seth Rogen $379,764,898 15 $25,317,660
80 Daniel Stern $376,328,813 4 $94,082,203
81 Macaulay Culkin $376,328,732 4 $94,082,183
82 Joe Pesci $376,328,732 3 $125,442,911
83 Jason Bateman $375,217,230 12 $31,268,103
84 Anna Faris $369,417,870 9 $41,046,430
85 Rose Byrne $359,721,872 9 $39,969,097
86 Heather Graham $356,183,354 5 $71,236,671
87 Arnold Schwarzenegger $356,113,924 5 $71,222,785
88 Sacha Baron Cohen $353,946,410 5 $70,789,282
89 Elizabeth Perkins $335,293,641 2 $167,646,821
90 Rebel Wilson $330,760,717 7 $47,251,531
91 Bill Murray $327,008,620 19 $17,210,980
92 Cameron Diaz $323,975,625 5 $64,795,125
93 Emma Stone $320,714,355 8 $40,089,294
94 Mike Myers $319,940,357 8 $39,992,545
95 Brittany Snow $319,801,102 6 $53,300,184
96 Kristen Wiig $305,951,756 8 $38,243,970
97 Kad Merad $296,157,293 2 $148,078,647
98 Chris Rock $296,153,238 9 $32,905,915
99 Justice Smith $284,814,480 2 $142,407,240
100 Sandra Bullock $280,328,928 7 $40,046,990

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

Will Ferrell: By Eva Rinaldi Uploaded by WikiCelebs (Will Ferrell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Jim Carrey: By Ian Smith from London, England (Flickr) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Eddie Murphy: By David Shankbone (flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons