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Top International Leading Stars for Drama Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Drama 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 23 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Titanic ($1,548,588,773 in 1997), The Great Gatsby ($208,657,314 in 2013), Catch Me if You Can ($191,005,491 in 2002), The Departed ($157,276,304 in 2006), The Aviator ($105,762,065 in 2004), Gangs of New York ($105,394,121 in 2002), Romeo+Juliet ($101,203,653 in 1996), Revolutionary Road ($56,653,480 in 2008), J. Edgar ($47,300,000 in 2011), The Basketball Diaries ($41,929 in 1995) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 22 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 ($537,400,000 in 2012), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($405,571,077 in 2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 ($403,149,619 in 2011), The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($390,934,093 in 2009), Twilight ($209,508,710 in 2008), Water for Elephants ($58,100,000 in 2011), Remember Me ($37,437,880 in 2010), Bel Ami ($6,044,657 in 2012), Life ($5,536,354 in 2015), Good Time ($2,117,630 in 2017) |
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 24 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 ($537,400,000 in 2012), The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ($405,571,077 in 2010), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 ($403,149,619 in 2011), The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($390,934,093 in 2009), Twilight ($209,508,710 in 2008), Café Society ($33,245,087 in 2016), Spencer ($9,460,226 in 2021), On the Road ($8,592,474 in 2012), Equals ($2,091,101 in 2016), The Runaways ($1,704,959 in 2010) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
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1 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,521,883,130 | 15 | $168,125,542 |
2 | Robert Pattinson | $2,056,540,468 | 11 | $186,958,224 |
3 | Kristen Stewart | $2,003,628,750 | 18 | $111,312,708 |
4 | Tom Hanks | $1,997,807,790 | 19 | $105,147,778 |
5 | Taylor Lautner | $1,946,563,499 | 6 | $324,427,250 |
6 | Kate Winslet | $1,879,617,126 | 19 | $98,927,217 |
7 | Brad Pitt | $1,082,441,908 | 18 | $60,135,662 |
8 | Matt Damon | $1,081,521,348 | 18 | $60,084,519 |
9 | Jackson Yee | $1,067,263,543 | 3 | $355,754,514 |
10 | Jamie Dornan | $984,923,867 | 7 | $140,703,410 |
11 | Dakota Johnson | $983,154,255 | 10 | $98,315,426 |
12 | Julia Roberts | $778,764,681 | 10 | $77,876,468 |
13 | Russell Crowe | $762,047,823 | 14 | $54,431,987 |
14 | Meryl Streep | $690,877,707 | 27 | $25,588,063 |
15 | Rami Malek | $669,521,317 | 3 | $223,173,772 |
16 | Cillian Murphy | $666,378,678 | 5 | $133,275,736 |
17 | Christian Bale | $637,388,144 | 14 | $45,527,725 |
18 | Yue Yunpeng | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
19 | Shen Teng | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
20 | Yi Zhang | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
21 | Lei Jiayin | $634,631,282 | 1 | $634,631,282 |
22 | Johnny Depp | $623,535,264 | 20 | $31,176,763 |
23 | Cate Blanchett | $621,495,599 | 13 | $47,807,354 |
24 | Bradley Cooper | $606,799,126 | 10 | $60,679,913 |
25 | Demi Moore | $584,318,498 | 12 | $48,693,208 |
26 | Robert Redford | $560,513,373 | 14 | $40,036,670 |
27 | George Clooney | $550,071,365 | 9 | $61,119,041 |
28 | Sylvester Stallone | $546,699,637 | 9 | $60,744,404 |
29 | Suraj Sharma | $494,323,346 | 1 | $494,323,346 |
30 | Nicole Kidman | $479,700,578 | 27 | $17,766,688 |
31 | Joel Edgerton | $475,890,830 | 10 | $47,589,083 |
32 | Patrick Swayze | $456,025,263 | 8 | $57,003,158 |
33 | Judi Dench | $454,856,973 | 10 | $45,485,697 |
34 | Denzel Washington | $454,024,628 | 19 | $23,896,033 |
35 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $451,687,489 | 13 | $34,745,191 |
36 | Al Pacino | $451,402,512 | 26 | $17,361,635 |
37 | Xu Zheng | $451,176,640 | 1 | $451,176,640 |
38 | Clint Eastwood | $447,983,807 | 10 | $44,798,381 |
39 | Josh Gad | $443,824,132 | 5 | $88,764,826 |
40 | Du Jiang | $438,642,949 | 2 | $219,321,475 |
41 | Zhang Hanyu | $432,462,100 | 2 | $216,231,050 |
42 | Li Qin | $432,462,100 | 1 | $432,462,100 |
43 | Robert De Niro | $431,411,520 | 30 | $14,380,384 |
44 | Keira Knightley | $429,523,650 | 14 | $30,680,261 |
45 | Willem Dafoe | $426,112,033 | 23 | $18,526,610 |
46 | Helena Bonham Carter | $407,878,432 | 15 | $27,191,895 |
47 | Jack Nicholson | $385,870,074 | 13 | $29,682,313 |
48 | Colin Firth | $372,928,513 | 15 | $24,861,901 |
49 | Will Smith | $372,412,382 | 10 | $37,241,238 |
50 | Jude Law | $365,925,566 | 11 | $33,265,961 |
51 | Penélope Cruz | $364,989,084 | 10 | $36,498,908 |
52 | Marion Cotillard | $363,490,939 | 10 | $36,349,094 |
53 | Kristin Scott Thomas | $362,301,314 | 12 | $30,191,776 |
54 | Dev Patel | $361,131,685 | 4 | $90,282,921 |
55 | Geoffrey Rush | $354,114,802 | 8 | $44,264,350 |
56 | Mel Gibson | $352,144,444 | 15 | $23,476,296 |
57 | Mone Kamishiraishi | $342,641,011 | 1 | $342,641,011 |
58 | Stephanie Sheh | $342,641,011 | 1 | $342,641,011 |
59 | Ryunosuke Kamiki | $342,641,011 | 1 | $342,641,011 |
60 | Michael Sinterniklaas | $342,641,011 | 1 | $342,641,011 |
61 | Lily James | $341,325,608 | 4 | $85,331,402 |
62 | Kevin Spacey | $338,778,843 | 9 | $37,642,094 |
63 | Jim Carrey | $338,691,126 | 4 | $84,672,782 |
64 | Kenneth Branagh | $338,055,892 | 4 | $84,513,973 |
65 | Annette Bening | $326,904,794 | 13 | $25,146,523 |
66 | James Caviezel | $321,380,698 | 6 | $53,563,450 |
67 | Liam Neeson | $312,646,403 | 16 | $19,540,400 |
68 | Lady Gaga | $310,049,854 | 2 | $155,024,927 |
69 | Nicolas Cage | $309,046,619 | 15 | $20,603,108 |
70 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $307,902,532 | 13 | $23,684,810 |
71 | Carey Mulligan | $304,230,506 | 12 | $25,352,542 |
72 | Ewan McGregor | $303,308,367 | 12 | $25,275,697 |
73 | John Travolta | $302,984,434 | 14 | $21,641,745 |
74 | Michael Peña | $297,106,273 | 8 | $37,138,284 |
75 | Michael B. Jordan | $295,857,062 | 8 | $36,982,133 |
76 | Joaquin Phoenix | $294,784,588 | 10 | $29,478,459 |
77 | Tobey Maguire | $286,296,954 | 5 | $57,259,391 |
78 | Freida Pinto | $279,716,255 | 7 | $39,959,465 |
79 | Morgan Freeman | $278,829,465 | 15 | $18,588,631 |
80 | Juliette Binoche | $277,654,887 | 20 | $13,882,744 |
81 | Robin Williams | $276,526,705 | 9 | $30,725,189 |
82 | Tom Sizemore | $270,363,785 | 4 | $67,590,946 |
83 | Edward Burns | $269,457,984 | 4 | $67,364,496 |
84 | Ben Whishaw | $261,351,768 | 8 | $32,668,971 |
85 | Daniel Day-Lewis | $260,246,139 | 12 | $21,687,178 |
86 | Kevin Costner | $258,248,073 | 17 | $15,191,063 |
87 | Leslie Odom Jr. | $254,217,990 | 5 | $50,843,598 |
88 | Richard Dreyfuss | $250,700,000 | 5 | $50,140,000 |
89 | Daisy Ridley | $249,309,830 | 4 | $62,327,458 |
90 | Shia LaBeouf | $246,972,720 | 13 | $18,997,902 |
91 | Richard Gere | $244,690,640 | 18 | $13,593,924 |
92 | Rachel McAdams | $244,652,913 | 10 | $24,465,291 |
93 | Madhur Mittal | $242,494,724 | 1 | $242,494,724 |
94 | Ralph Fiennes | $239,184,788 | 10 | $23,918,479 |
95 | Sandra Bullock | $236,962,396 | 9 | $26,329,155 |
96 | Naomi Watts | $236,200,010 | 18 | $13,122,223 |
97 | Dongyu Zhou | $232,723,586 | 2 | $116,361,793 |
98 | Woody Harrelson | $232,691,671 | 15 | $15,512,778 |
99 | Ryan Gosling | $232,338,776 | 10 | $23,233,878 |
100 | Cameron Diaz | $227,953,482 | 7 | $32,564,783 |
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
Leonardo DiCaprio: By Siebbi (Leonardo DiCaprio) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Robert Pattinson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Kristen Stewart: By lukeford.net [CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons