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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Real Life Events 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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Rami Malek photo
Rami Malek
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Bohemian Rhapsody ($662,785,558 in 2018)

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Zhang Yi
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Ba bai ($472,648,086 in 2020), Pan Deng Zhe ($173,521,647 in 2019)

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Qianyuan Wang
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actor based on credits in that role in 3 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Ba bai ($472,648,086 in 2020)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Rami Malek $662,785,558 1 $662,785,558
2 Zhang Yi $646,169,733 2 $323,084,867
3 Qianyuan Wang $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
4 Du Chun $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
5 Ou Hao $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
6 Li Chen $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
7 Jiang Wu $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
8 Li Qin $432,462,100 1 $432,462,100
9 Zhang Hanyu $432,462,100 1 $432,462,100
10 Du Jiang $432,462,100 1 $432,462,100
11 Donnie Yen $414,914,079 4 $103,728,520
12 Leonardo DiCaprio $387,986,240 4 $96,996,560
13 Tom Hanks $384,640,530 4 $96,160,133
14 Kate Beckinsale $357,853,372 5 $71,570,674
15 Mel Gibson $339,019,824 2 $169,509,912
16 Brad Pitt $328,424,175 2 $164,212,088
17 Margot Robbie $320,181,891 4 $80,045,473
18 Michelle Williams $300,289,392 4 $75,072,348
19 Aamir Khan $292,757,700 1 $292,757,700
20 Ben Affleck $289,837,975 3 $96,612,658
21 Hugh Jackman $284,078,757 3 $94,692,919
22 Zac Efron $270,337,843 3 $90,112,614
23 Rebecca Ferguson $254,714,030 1 $254,714,030
24 Zendaya $254,714,030 1 $254,714,030
25 Josh Hartnett $250,699,998 2 $125,349,999
26 Liam Neeson $250,045,099 5 $50,009,020
27 Mahershala Ali $234,914,848 1 $234,914,848
28 Viggo Mortensen $234,914,848 2 $117,457,424
29 Joaquin Phoenix $227,783,676 3 $75,927,892
30 Tom Holland $222,134,357 4 $55,533,589
31 Cate Blanchett $216,415,634 3 $72,138,545
32 Meryl Streep $212,115,236 4 $53,028,809
33 Tom Cruise $205,051,557 2 $102,525,779
34 Tony Leung Chiu Wai $200,891,701 3 $66,963,900
35 Will Smith $197,081,589 5 $39,416,318
36 Anthony Hopkins $182,334,720 7 $26,047,817
37 Amy Adams $179,299,207 4 $44,824,802
38 Jason Clarke $178,567,361 3 $59,522,454
39 Sam Worthington $177,814,791 1 $177,814,791
40 Jake Gyllenhaal $177,814,791 2 $88,907,396
41 Christian Bale $176,390,833 5 $35,278,167
42 Helen Mirren $174,499,236 7 $24,928,462
43 Naomi Watts $174,434,561 3 $58,144,854
44 Boran Jing $173,521,647 1 $173,521,647
45 Wu Jing $173,521,647 1 $173,521,647
46 Zhang Ziyi $173,521,647 1 $173,521,647
47 Ewan McGregor $171,547,292 2 $85,773,646
48 Mike Tyson $154,621,517 1 $154,621,517
49 Max Zhang $154,621,517 1 $154,621,517
50 Lynn Xiong $154,621,517 1 $154,621,517
51 Patrick Tam $154,621,517 1 $154,621,517
52 Danny Chan $154,621,517 1 $154,621,517
53 Bradley Cooper $152,967,101 3 $50,989,034
54 Jennifer Lawrence $152,443,314 2 $76,221,657
55 Angelina Jolie $152,437,559 2 $76,218,780
56 Mark Wahlberg $150,651,257 7 $21,521,608
57 Samuel Joslin $150,570,724 1 $150,570,724
58 Takeshi Kaneshiro $149,500,000 2 $74,750,000
59 Zhang Fengyi $149,500,000 2 $74,750,000
60 Jaden Smith $144,725,057 1 $144,725,057
61 Chris Hemsworth $135,884,131 2 $67,942,066
62 Val Kilmer $134,427,740 5 $26,885,548
63 Colin Farrell $133,000,000 2 $66,500,000
64 Julia Roberts $132,256,558 1 $132,256,558
65 Denzel Washington $130,791,501 5 $26,158,300
66 Choi Min-sik $130,619,928 1 $130,619,928
67 Austin Butler $128,522,481 1 $128,522,481
68 Jesse Eisenberg $128,412,480 2 $64,206,240
69 Taron Egerton $126,559,617 4 $31,639,904
70 Rachel McAdams $119,450,792 2 $59,725,396
71 Chang Chen $119,000,000 1 $119,000,000
72 Jeremy Renner $111,970,573 4 $27,992,643
73 Andrew Garfield $106,228,105 2 $53,114,053
74 Chris Pine $105,841,182 3 $35,280,394
75 Russell Crowe $96,275,664 2 $48,137,832
76 Nicolas Cage $95,618,507 4 $23,904,627
77 Michael Peña $93,016,761 2 $46,508,381
78 Richard Roxburgh $87,897,314 2 $43,948,657
79 Daniel Brühl $81,929,741 4 $20,482,435
80 Nick Jonas $81,234,319 2 $40,617,160
81 Taylor Swift $80,652,337 1 $80,652,337
82 Channing Tatum $80,124,179 3 $26,708,060
83 Robert De Niro $79,478,736 5 $15,895,747
84 Olivia Colman $78,641,888 3 $26,213,963
85 Marion Cotillard $78,456,968 3 $26,152,323
86 Kingsley Ben-Adir $78,100,000 1 $78,100,000
87 Matt Damon $77,207,683 2 $38,603,842
88 Ben Kingsley $75,278,938 4 $18,819,735
89 David Harbour $73,433,553 1 $73,433,553
90 Archie Madekwe $73,433,553 1 $73,433,553
91 Orlando Bloom $73,433,553 1 $73,433,553
92 Aaron Eckhart $72,059,180 4 $18,014,795
93 Dennis Quaid $71,473,228 8 $8,934,154
94 John Malkovich $70,778,359 4 $17,694,590
95 Woody Harrelson $70,607,763 6 $11,767,961
96 Luke Evans $70,291,291 2 $35,145,646
97 Cillian Murphy $70,179,289 3 $23,393,096
98 Ed Skrein $69,968,228 1 $69,968,228
99 Patrick Wilson $69,968,228 1 $69,968,228
100 Mandy Moore $69,968,228 1 $69,968,228

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

Rami Malek: By Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX (IMG_5834) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons