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Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Live Action Stars - International Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - International Leading Digital Animation Stars - International Leading Hand Animation Stars - International Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - International Leading Rotoscoping Stars - International Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars - Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Live Action 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 ($748,862,735 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), The Last Samurai ($345,700,000 in 2003), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), The Mummy ($329,852,780 in 2017), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996), Edge of Tomorrow ($266,822,724 in 2014) |
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), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($557,123,891 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Jumanji: The Next Level ($478,525,666 in 2019), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Rampage ($326,918,984 in 2018), San Andreas ($301,067,707 in 2015), Skyscraper ($236,438,001 in 2018), Black Adam ($222,171,744 in 2022) |
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 ($568,440,419 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 Last Witch Hunter ($103,451,252 in 2015) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Cruise | $6,869,057,491 | 42 | $163,548,988 |
2 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,631,268,164 | 31 | $181,653,812 |
3 | Vin Diesel | $5,356,796,546 | 24 | $223,199,856 |
4 | Jason Statham | $4,545,869,932 | 40 | $113,646,748 |
5 | Johnny Depp | $4,429,780,257 | 45 | $98,439,561 |
6 | Brad Pitt | $4,242,481,864 | 43 | $98,662,369 |
7 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $4,120,983,315 | 26 | $158,499,358 |
8 | Tom Hanks | $3,839,765,225 | 49 | $78,362,556 |
9 | Matt Damon | $3,804,433,200 | 43 | $88,475,191 |
10 | Harrison Ford | $3,650,153,294 | 41 | $89,028,129 |
11 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,435,906,428 | 24 | $143,162,768 |
12 | Hugh Jackman | $3,420,265,523 | 28 | $122,152,340 |
13 | Bruce Willis | $3,397,968,203 | 85 | $39,976,097 |
14 | Daniel Craig | $3,385,135,615 | 17 | $199,125,624 |
15 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,193,778,860 | 17 | $187,869,345 |
16 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,967,912,956 | 52 | $57,075,249 |
17 | Julia Roberts | $2,946,876,871 | 36 | $81,857,691 |
18 | Scarlett Johansson | $2,930,394,912 | 26 | $112,707,497 |
19 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,918,526,073 | 60 | $48,642,101 |
20 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $2,802,125,299 | 37 | $75,733,116 |
21 | Robert Pattinson | $2,770,008,065 | 23 | $120,435,133 |
22 | Keira Knightley | $2,662,805,340 | 27 | $98,622,420 |
23 | Idris Elba | $2,651,176,683 | 28 | $94,684,882 |
24 | Ben Affleck | $2,649,132,272 | 45 | $58,869,606 |
25 | Paul Walker | $2,631,926,946 | 16 | $164,495,434 |
26 | Will Smith | $2,606,028,933 | 27 | $96,519,590 |
27 | Anthony Hopkins | $2,572,470,008 | 43 | $59,824,884 |
28 | Angelina Jolie | $2,549,043,018 | 22 | $115,865,592 |
29 | George Clooney | $2,543,146,103 | 33 | $77,065,033 |
30 | Charlize Theron | $2,529,383,222 | 29 | $87,220,111 |
31 | Orlando Bloom | $2,407,072,615 | 22 | $109,412,392 |
32 | Christian Bale | $2,370,447,268 | 32 | $74,076,477 |
33 | Kristen Stewart | $2,369,722,400 | 29 | $81,714,566 |
34 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,364,608,726 | 35 | $67,560,249 |
35 | Keanu Reeves | $2,335,541,309 | 46 | $50,772,637 |
36 | Morgan Freeman | $2,334,850,364 | 47 | $49,677,667 |
37 | Robert De Niro | $2,332,509,430 | 74 | $31,520,398 |
38 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,293,666,814 | 18 | $127,425,934 |
39 | Geoffrey Rush | $2,282,748,048 | 14 | $163,053,432 |
40 | Zendaya | $2,282,268,297 | 7 | $326,038,328 |
41 | Colin Firth | $2,277,062,573 | 33 | $69,001,896 |
42 | Kate Winslet | $2,222,935,821 | 28 | $79,390,565 |
43 | Cate Blanchett | $2,218,404,371 | 27 | $82,163,125 |
44 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,216,869,550 | 6 | $369,478,258 |
45 | Chris Pratt | $2,199,264,084 | 13 | $169,174,160 |
46 | Henry Cavill | $2,176,987,838 | 13 | $167,460,603 |
47 | Taylor Lautner | $2,145,335,560 | 10 | $214,533,556 |
48 | Nicolas Cage | $2,141,429,175 | 86 | $24,900,339 |
49 | Liam Neeson | $2,068,120,240 | 51 | $40,551,377 |
50 | Mel Gibson | $2,048,449,059 | 51 | $40,165,668 |
51 | Meryl Streep | $2,034,323,432 | 46 | $44,224,422 |
52 | Michael Fassbender | $2,028,319,819 | 26 | $78,012,301 |
53 | Ben Stiller | $2,027,664,770 | 31 | $65,408,541 |
54 | Jim Carrey | $2,010,855,485 | 26 | $77,340,596 |
55 | Russell Crowe | $1,994,982,307 | 37 | $53,918,441 |
56 | Sandra Bullock | $1,962,329,598 | 33 | $59,464,533 |
57 | Chris Evans | $1,950,464,066 | 23 | $84,802,785 |
58 | James McAvoy | $1,948,652,465 | 20 | $97,432,623 |
59 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,946,699,576 | 32 | $60,834,362 |
60 | Jordana Brewster | $1,931,841,803 | 11 | $175,621,982 |
61 | Bradley Cooper | $1,915,905,629 | 24 | $79,829,401 |
62 | Jeremy Renner | $1,901,484,428 | 14 | $135,820,316 |
63 | Denzel Washington | $1,870,812,142 | 48 | $38,975,253 |
64 | Chris Hemsworth | $1,830,441,008 | 20 | $91,522,050 |
65 | Simon Pegg | $1,805,678,729 | 21 | $85,984,701 |
66 | Robin Williams | $1,800,940,497 | 35 | $51,455,443 |
67 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,792,534,334 | 32 | $56,016,698 |
68 | Tom Holland | $1,773,605,300 | 9 | $197,067,256 |
69 | Margot Robbie | $1,772,646,626 | 19 | $93,297,191 |
70 | Ryan Gosling | $1,726,588,647 | 24 | $71,941,194 |
71 | Don Cheadle | $1,704,540,844 | 19 | $89,712,676 |
72 | Tobey Maguire | $1,693,020,994 | 11 | $153,910,999 |
73 | Tom Hiddleston | $1,686,740,140 | 10 | $168,674,014 |
74 | Jason Momoa | $1,681,041,850 | 12 | $140,086,821 |
75 | Lea Seydoux | $1,679,814,193 | 18 | $93,323,011 |
76 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,657,075,849 | 8 | $207,134,481 |
77 | Jackie Chan | $1,650,420,833 | 38 | $43,432,127 |
78 | Cameron Diaz | $1,638,790,644 | 24 | $68,282,944 |
79 | Gal Gadot | $1,616,447,649 | 10 | $161,644,765 |
80 | Jude Law | $1,615,757,419 | 29 | $55,715,773 |
81 | Chris Pine | $1,568,571,973 | 20 | $78,428,599 |
82 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,564,713,022 | 4 | $391,178,256 |
83 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $1,540,707,604 | 35 | $44,020,217 |
84 | Nicole Kidman | $1,535,775,590 | 54 | $28,440,289 |
85 | Chadwick Boseman | $1,507,336,735 | 9 | $167,481,859 |
86 | Colin Farrell | $1,505,687,476 | 32 | $47,052,734 |
87 | John Travolta | $1,504,998,802 | 55 | $27,363,615 |
88 | Stellan Skarsgård | $1,503,557,850 | 21 | $71,597,993 |
89 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,487,570,185 | 41 | $36,282,200 |
90 | Javier Bardem | $1,474,876,552 | 19 | $77,625,082 |
91 | Owen Wilson | $1,472,906,857 | 31 | $47,513,124 |
92 | Penélope Cruz | $1,459,827,466 | 22 | $66,355,794 |
93 | Eddie Murphy | $1,446,882,355 | 41 | $35,289,814 |
94 | Kevin Costner | $1,446,202,593 | 41 | $35,273,234 |
95 | Jack Black | $1,444,094,855 | 20 | $72,204,743 |
96 | Michael Douglas | $1,414,162,531 | 32 | $44,192,579 |
97 | Sebastian Stan | $1,411,851,467 | 13 | $108,603,959 |
98 | Will Ferrell | $1,409,269,451 | 35 | $40,264,841 |
99 | Jet Li | $1,396,312,851 | 14 | $99,736,632 |
100 | Amanda Seyfried | $1,381,714,303 | 21 | $65,795,919 |
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
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons