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Top International Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies


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

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Romantic 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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Julia Roberts
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Pretty Woman ($254,160,093 in 1990), Notting Hill ($247,628,518 in 1999), Runaway Bride ($157,880,669 in 1999), Valentine's Day ($107,083,674 in 2010), Ticket to Paradise ($100,300,996 in 2022), America's Sweethearts ($67,040,820 in 2001), I Love Trouble ($31,141,073 in 1994), Larry Crowne ($25,840,890 in 2011), Mother’s Day ($19,874,163 in 2016)

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Hugh Grant
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Notting Hill ($247,628,518 in 1999), Four Weddings and a Funeral ($190,194,977 in 1994), Love Actually ($186,244,221 in 2003), Two Weeks Notice ($105,688,391 in 2002), Music and Lyrics ($95,624,296 in 2007), Nine Months ($68,825,698 in 1995), Did You Hear About the Morgans? ($50,900,479 in 2009), The Rewrite ($886,889 in 2015)

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Renée Zellweger
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 21 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason ($223,691,531 in 2004), Bridget Jones's Diary ($201,094,497 in 2001), Bridget Jones’s Baby ($183,158,578 in 2016), Down with Love ($15,151,698 in 2003), The Bachelor ($15,151,377 in 1999), New in Town ($13,203,626 in 2009), Leatherheads ($9,974,690 in 2008)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Julia Roberts $1,010,950,896 9 $112,327,877
2 Hugh Grant $945,993,469 8 $118,249,184
3 Renée Zellweger $661,425,997 7 $94,489,428
4 Patrick Dempsey $563,455,520 6 $93,909,253
5 Cameron Diaz $559,267,806 5 $111,853,561
6 Richard Gere $534,010,012 5 $106,802,002
7 Lin Yun $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
8 Show Luo $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
9 Zhang Yuqi $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
10 Chao Deng $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
11 Jennifer Aniston $465,476,029 10 $46,547,603
12 Katherine Heigl $441,752,445 7 $63,107,492
13 Colin Firth $417,952,662 6 $69,658,777
14 Drew Barrymore $416,867,488 8 $52,108,436
15 Ashton Kutcher $416,228,884 6 $69,371,481
16 Sandra Bullock $404,704,433 7 $57,814,919
17 Ben Stiller $380,781,248 6 $63,463,541
18 Susan Sarandon $351,521,887 5 $70,304,377
19 Jennifer Lopez $328,958,252 7 $46,994,036
20 Jack Nicholson $327,049,469 3 $109,016,490
21 Meg Ryan $322,472,657 9 $35,830,295
22 Adam Sandler $312,290,341 4 $78,072,585
23 Gerard Butler $301,907,532 4 $75,476,883
24 James Marsden $296,116,415 2 $148,058,208
25 Tom Hanks $262,037,837 4 $65,509,459
26 Diane Keaton $248,826,914 11 $22,620,629
27 Catherine Zeta-Jones $235,353,765 5 $47,070,753
28 Jessica Biel $231,972,626 4 $57,993,157
29 Meryl Streep $226,128,653 3 $75,376,218
30 Amy Adams $219,377,264 2 $109,688,632
31 Shen Teng $212,660,552 1 $212,660,552
32 Jennifer Garner $209,617,985 5 $41,923,597
33 Bradley Cooper $200,448,034 3 $66,816,011
34 Hector Elizondo $199,389,309 2 $99,694,655
35 Bill Nighy $196,447,826 2 $98,223,913
36 George Clooney $196,275,686 4 $49,068,922
37 Emma Thompson $196,126,512 2 $98,063,256
38 Helen Hunt $194,727,203 2 $97,363,602
39 Hilary Swank $194,379,505 2 $97,189,753
40 Mel Gibson $191,300,000 1 $191,300,000
41 Andie MacDowell $190,209,811 3 $63,403,270
42 Will Smith $189,000,000 1 $189,000,000
43 Keira Knightley $188,066,319 2 $94,033,160
44 Rowan Atkinson $186,244,221 1 $186,244,221
45 Laura Linney $186,244,221 1 $186,244,221
46 Alan Rickman $186,244,221 1 $186,244,221
47 Martine McCutcheon $186,244,221 1 $186,244,221
48 Liam Neeson $186,244,221 1 $186,244,221
49 Ryan Reynolds $184,328,666 3 $61,442,889
50 Reese Witherspoon $184,314,866 6 $30,719,144
51 Sarah Jessica Parker $182,893,823 3 $60,964,608
52 Gwyneth Paltrow $179,182,206 3 $59,727,402
53 Joseph Fiennes $179,182,206 1 $179,182,206
54 Alec Baldwin $169,485,322 3 $56,495,107
55 Michelle Monaghan $152,617,181 3 $50,872,394
56 Henry Golding $151,559,859 2 $75,779,930
57 Owen Wilson $151,210,921 3 $50,403,640
58 Anne Hathaway $146,774,192 3 $48,924,731
59 Josh Duhamel $145,428,522 4 $36,357,131
60 Nia Vardalos $143,752,984 3 $47,917,661
61 John Corbett $143,752,984 3 $47,917,661
62 Keanu Reeves $143,660,230 2 $71,830,115
63 Amanda Peet $142,646,700 3 $47,548,900
64 Jack Black $141,640,447 2 $70,820,224
65 Kate Winslet $141,640,447 1 $141,640,447
66 Jude Law $141,640,447 1 $141,640,447
67 Jessica Alba $134,610,843 3 $44,870,281
68 Topher Grace $134,300,028 3 $44,766,676
69 Scarlett Johansson $133,468,424 4 $33,367,106
70 Tong Liya $132,903,651 1 $132,903,651
71 Ia Ying Yei $132,903,651 1 $132,903,651
72 Ben Affleck $129,138,464 3 $43,046,155
73 Sydney Sweeney $127,997,408 1 $127,997,408
74 Glen Powell $127,997,408 1 $127,997,408
75 Harrison Ford $124,102,387 2 $62,051,194
76 Tom Cruise $119,600,000 1 $119,600,000
77 Zac Efron $119,305,635 3 $39,768,545
78 Robert De Niro $118,912,258 2 $59,456,129
79 Ginnifer Goodwin $113,137,631 2 $56,568,816
80 Shirley MacLaine $113,083,672 2 $56,541,836
81 Justin Long $112,899,695 5 $22,579,939
82 John Cusack $108,773,257 4 $27,193,314
83 Queen Latifah $107,410,976 2 $53,705,488
84 Jamie Foxx $107,363,609 2 $53,681,805
85 Carter Jenkins $107,083,674 2 $53,541,837
86 Taylor Lautner $107,083,674 1 $107,083,674
87 George Lopez $107,083,674 1 $107,083,674
88 Kathy Bates $107,083,674 2 $53,541,837
89 Bryce Robinson $107,083,674 1 $107,083,674
90 Eric Dane $107,083,674 1 $107,083,674
91 Taylor Swift $107,083,674 1 $107,083,674
92 Chris Pine $102,213,766 1 $102,213,766
93 Tom Hardy $102,213,766 1 $102,213,766
94 Michelle Pfeiffer $101,245,290 4 $25,311,323
95 Bill Pullman $101,000,000 4 $25,250,000
96 William Chan $99,550,700 1 $99,550,700
97 Guo Qilin $99,550,700 1 $99,550,700
98 Zhang Zifeng $99,550,700 1 $99,550,700
99 Elaine Zhong $99,550,700 1 $99,550,700
100 Lilia Landi $99,550,700 1 $99,550,700

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

Julia Roberts: By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Hugh Grant: By Kurt Kulac [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons

Renée Zellweger: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons