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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Musical Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Musical 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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Idina Menzel
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Frozen II ($1,451,653,316 in 2019), Frozen ($1,274,215,854 in 2013) |
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Kristen Bell
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Frozen II ($1,451,653,316 in 2019), Frozen ($1,274,215,854 in 2013), Molly and the Moon ($0 in ) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Gad | $3,994,566,653 | 3 | $1,331,522,218 |
| 2 | Idina Menzel | $2,725,869,170 | 2 | $1,362,934,585 |
| 3 | Kristen Bell | $2,725,869,170 | 3 | $908,623,057 |
| 4 | Meryl Streep | $1,543,655,268 | 5 | $308,731,054 |
| 5 | Ewan McGregor | $1,447,897,019 | 2 | $723,948,510 |
| 6 | Amanda Seyfried | $1,420,733,029 | 3 | $473,577,676 |
| 7 | Ian McKellen | $1,344,021,429 | 2 | $672,010,715 |
| 8 | Julie Walters | $1,331,047,077 | 3 | $443,682,359 |
| 9 | Colin Firth | $1,331,047,077 | 3 | $443,682,359 |
| 10 | Santino Fontana | $1,274,215,854 | 1 | $1,274,215,854 |
| 11 | Jonathan Groff | $1,274,215,854 | 2 | $637,107,927 |
| 12 | Alan Tudyk | $1,274,215,854 | 1 | $1,274,215,854 |
| 13 | Audra McDonald | $1,268,697,891 | 2 | $634,348,946 |
| 14 | Dan Stevens | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 15 | Luke Evans | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 16 | Stanley Tucci | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 17 | Kevin Kline | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 18 | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 19 | Emma Watson | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 20 | Emma Thompson | $1,268,697,483 | 1 | $1,268,697,483 |
| 21 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 22 | Taron Egerton | $1,035,598,770 | 3 | $345,199,590 |
| 23 | Tori Kelly | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 24 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 25 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 26 | Pierce Brosnan | $985,440,577 | 2 | $492,720,289 |
| 27 | Dominic Cooper | $985,440,577 | 2 | $492,720,289 |
| 28 | Stellan Skarsgård | $985,440,577 | 2 | $492,720,289 |
| 29 | Christine Baranski | $985,440,577 | 3 | $328,480,192 |
| 30 | Hugh Jackman | $864,346,656 | 2 | $432,173,328 |
| 31 | Benjamin Bratt | $796,514,370 | 2 | $398,257,185 |
| 32 | Anthony Gonzalez | $796,514,370 | 1 | $796,514,370 |
| 33 | Gael Garcia Bernal | $796,514,370 | 1 | $796,514,370 |
| 34 | Zac Efron | $703,447,084 | 2 | $351,723,542 |
| 35 | Seth MacFarlane | $631,064,182 | 1 | $631,064,182 |
| 36 | John C. Reilly | $631,064,182 | 1 | $631,064,182 |
| 37 | Timothée Chalamet | $629,317,560 | 1 | $629,317,560 |
| 38 | John Travolta | $590,295,178 | 2 | $295,147,589 |
| 39 | Helena Bonham Carter | $588,622,296 | 2 | $294,311,148 |
| 40 | Elijah Wood | $542,956,777 | 2 | $271,478,389 |
| 41 | Cher | $489,728,055 | 2 | $244,864,028 |
| 42 | Julie Andrews | $450,369,342 | 5 | $90,073,868 |
| 43 | Paige O'Hara | $438,656,843 | 1 | $438,656,843 |
| 44 | Robby Benson | $438,656,843 | 1 | $438,656,843 |
| 45 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 46 | Russell Crowe | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 47 | Anne Hathaway | $435,292,452 | 2 | $217,646,226 |
| 48 | Eddie Redmayne | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 49 | Emma Stone | $433,850,071 | 1 | $433,850,071 |
| 50 | Ryan Gosling | $433,850,071 | 1 | $433,850,071 |
| 51 | Rebecca Ferguson | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
| 52 | Michelle Williams | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
| 53 | Zendaya | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
| 54 | Olivia Newton-John | $410,234,928 | 2 | $205,117,464 |
| 55 | Letitia Wright | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 56 | Nick Kroll | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 57 | Eric Andre | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 58 | Pharrell Williams | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 59 | Bono | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 60 | Halsey | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 61 | Lily James | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 62 | Hugh Skinner | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 63 | Jessica Keenan Wynn | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 64 | Josh Dylan | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 65 | Alexa Davies | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 66 | Andy Garcia | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 67 | Jeremy Irvine | $399,175,380 | 1 | $399,175,380 |
| 68 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $367,802,477 | 2 | $183,901,239 |
| 69 | Emily Blunt | $345,606,500 | 1 | $345,606,500 |
| 70 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | $345,606,500 | 2 | $172,803,250 |
| 71 | Richard Gere | $306,770,545 | 1 | $306,770,545 |
| 72 | Renée Zellweger | $306,770,545 | 1 | $306,770,545 |
| 73 | Jamie Foxx | $295,449,975 | 2 | $147,724,988 |
| 74 | Ashley Tisdale | $281,312,848 | 2 | $140,656,424 |
| 75 | Lucas Grabeel | $274,394,260 | 2 | $137,197,130 |
| 76 | Monique Coleman | $274,392,880 | 1 | $274,392,880 |
| 77 | Vanessa Hudgens | $274,392,880 | 1 | $274,392,880 |
| 78 | Corbin Bleu | $274,392,880 | 1 | $274,392,880 |
| 79 | Ilene Woods | $263,591,415 | 1 | $263,591,415 |
| 80 | Nicole Kidman | $236,375,629 | 3 | $78,791,876 |
| 81 | Phil Harris | $197,518,526 | 2 | $98,759,263 |
| 82 | Adriana Caselotti | $187,171,725 | 1 | $187,171,725 |
| 83 | Beyoncé Knowles | $155,620,350 | 2 | $77,810,175 |
| 84 | Gerard Butler | $153,770,052 | 1 | $153,770,052 |
| 85 | Emmy Rossum | $153,770,052 | 1 | $153,770,052 |
| 86 | Johnny Depp | $153,329,844 | 1 | $153,329,844 |
| 87 | Madonna | $151,947,179 | 1 | $151,947,179 |
| 88 | Bruce Reitherman | $141,843,000 | 1 | $141,843,000 |
| 89 | Quvenzhané Wallis | $139,829,625 | 1 | $139,829,625 |
| 90 | Meg Ryan | $139,801,096 | 1 | $139,801,096 |
| 91 | Judi Dench | $132,308,165 | 2 | $66,154,083 |
| 92 | Dick Van Dyke | $115,426,327 | 3 | $38,475,442 |
| 93 | Corey Hawkins | $111,156,359 | 2 | $55,578,180 |
| 94 | Winslow Fegley | $107,192,068 | 1 | $107,192,068 |
| 95 | Shawn Mendes | $107,192,068 | 1 | $107,192,068 |
| 96 | Steve Martin | $105,465,633 | 3 | $35,155,211 |
| 97 | Tim Meadows | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
| 98 | Angourie Rice | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
| 99 | Bebe Wood | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
| 100 | Auli'i Cravalho | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Josh Gad: By Voice Chasers [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kristen Bell: By Magicland9 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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