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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies


See also: Domestic Leading R Stars - International Leading R Stars - Worldwide Leading PG-13 Stars - Worldwide Leading PG Stars - Worldwide Leading G Stars - Worldwide Leading Not Rated Stars - Worldwide Leading GP Stars - Worldwide Leading NC-17 Stars - Worldwide Leading M/PG Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the R 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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Brad Pitt
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 34 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Troy ($483,152,040 in 2004), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($377,426,903 in 2019), Se7en ($328,125,643 in 1995), Inglourious Basterds ($316,802,281 in 2009), Bullet Train ($238,534,963 in 2022), Fury ($210,315,681 in 2014), 12 Monkeys ($168,841,459 in 1995), Burn After Reading ($168,167,798 in 2008), Sleepers ($165,600,852 in 1996), Legends of the Fall ($160,502,573 in 1994)

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Keanu Reeves
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Matrix Reloaded ($738,576,929 in 2003), The Matrix ($465,974,198 in 1999), John Wick: Chapter 4 ($432,474,706 in 2023), The Matrix Revolutions ($427,300,260 in 2003), John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum ($326,685,379 in 2019), Speed ($283,200,000 in 1994), Constantine ($221,593,554 in 2005), John Wick: Chapter Two ($171,539,887 in 2017), The Matrix Resurrections ($159,197,755 in 2021), Devil’s Advocate ($153,007,424 in 1997)

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Leonardo DiCaprio
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Revenant ($532,938,302 in 2015), Django Unchained ($449,841,566 in 2012), The Wolf of Wall Street ($389,816,136 in 2013), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($377,426,903 in 2019), Shutter Island ($299,461,782 in 2010), The Departed ($289,660,619 in 2006), Gangs of New York ($183,124,621 in 2002), Blood Diamond ($171,377,916 in 2006), Killers of the Flower Moon ($156,582,148 in 2023), Body of Lies ($118,556,530 in 2008)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Brad Pitt $3,827,040,016 28 $136,680,001
2 Keanu Reeves $3,712,931,698 28 $132,604,704
3 Leonardo DiCaprio $3,186,606,697 18 $177,033,705
4 Bradley Cooper $3,038,804,731 15 $202,586,982
5 Tom Cruise $2,988,927,259 19 $157,311,961
6 Denzel Washington $2,962,735,167 30 $98,757,839
7 Arnold Schwarzenegger $2,805,627,467 18 $155,868,193
8 Sylvester Stallone $2,798,126,544 27 $103,634,316
9 Bruce Willis $2,699,693,127 62 $43,543,438
10 Ryan Reynolds $2,417,579,131 19 $127,241,007
11 Robert De Niro $2,346,961,297 47 $49,935,347
12 Mel Gibson $2,271,245,839 27 $84,120,216
13 Mark Wahlberg $2,263,274,969 25 $90,530,999
14 Jason Statham $1,982,840,633 28 $70,815,737
15 Zach Galifianakis $1,959,396,833 9 $217,710,759
16 Matt Damon $1,948,130,175 19 $102,533,167
17 Colin Firth $1,872,606,008 16 $117,037,876
18 Al Pacino $1,858,313,362 32 $58,072,293
19 Eddie Murphy $1,769,055,212 16 $110,565,951
20 Ben Affleck $1,766,943,698 27 $65,442,359
21 Michael Douglas $1,749,453,688 17 $102,909,040
22 Julia Roberts $1,733,697,825 16 $108,356,114
23 Samuel L. Jackson $1,704,910,414 40 $42,622,760
24 Morgan Freeman $1,654,933,638 25 $66,197,346
25 Anthony Hopkins $1,648,568,211 22 $74,934,919
26 Nicolas Cage $1,639,233,941 50 $32,784,679
27 Ed Helms $1,628,915,497 12 $135,742,958
28 Bill Skarsgård $1,602,028,395 9 $178,003,155
29 Jamie Foxx $1,585,618,910 17 $93,271,701
30 Gerard Butler $1,575,761,929 18 $87,542,329
31 Dakota Johnson $1,568,678,608 14 $112,048,472
32 John Travolta $1,543,182,592 30 $51,439,420
33 Joaquin Phoenix $1,531,448,437 15 $102,096,562
34 Russell Crowe $1,453,109,956 25 $58,124,398
35 Tom Hanks $1,447,244,549 12 $120,603,712
36 Seth Rogen $1,417,827,279 18 $78,768,182
37 Channing Tatum $1,391,801,963 10 $139,180,196
38 Tony Jaa $1,390,255,438 11 $126,386,858
39 George Clooney $1,381,103,109 15 $92,073,541
40 Laurence Fishburne $1,376,557,582 14 $98,325,542
41 Harrison Ford $1,367,742,806 11 $124,340,255
42 Josh Brolin $1,339,172,797 12 $111,597,733
43 Jamie Dornan $1,331,438,095 7 $190,205,442
44 Jude Law $1,312,731,060 18 $72,929,503
45 Clint Eastwood $1,281,529,414 22 $58,251,337
46 Milla Jovovich $1,272,993,784 13 $97,922,599
47 Jack Nicholson $1,269,545,048 19 $66,818,160
48 Richard Gere $1,267,151,862 25 $50,686,074
49 Wang Baoqiang $1,260,626,600 2 $630,313,300
50 Liu Haoran $1,260,626,600 2 $630,313,300
51 Satoshi Tsumabuki $1,260,626,600 2 $630,313,300
52 Jonah Hill $1,215,819,300 15 $81,054,620
53 Liam Neeson $1,211,288,553 25 $48,451,542
54 Danny Glover $1,210,910,100 13 $93,146,931
55 Will Smith $1,183,999,102 8 $147,999,888
56 Cameron Diaz $1,169,450,779 12 $97,454,232
57 Johnny Depp $1,161,196,300 23 $50,486,796
58 Melissa McCarthy $1,159,428,395 10 $115,942,840
59 Kevin Spacey $1,141,379,287 13 $87,798,407
60 Wesley Snipes $1,127,571,988 25 $45,102,880
61 Woody Harrelson $1,124,704,005 27 $41,655,704
62 Seann William Scott $1,123,783,248 12 $93,648,604
63 Tom Hardy $1,113,670,227 12 $92,805,852
64 Cillian Murphy $1,112,038,977 10 $111,203,898
65 Kevin Costner $1,107,650,310 17 $65,155,901
66 Margot Robbie $1,082,633,972 11 $98,421,270
67 Demi Moore $1,073,564,236 16 $67,097,765
68 Jason Bateman $1,070,606,599 15 $71,373,773
69 Ben Stiller $1,065,994,091 12 $88,832,841
70 Colin Farrell $1,065,532,718 17 $62,678,395
71 Christian Bale $1,060,133,063 20 $53,006,653
72 Jake Gyllenhaal $1,033,914,015 20 $51,695,701
73 Hugh Jackman $1,027,053,485 9 $114,117,054
74 Renée Zellweger $1,021,322,659 10 $102,132,266
75 Martin Freeman $1,013,574,381 7 $144,796,340
76 Vera Farmiga $1,008,314,648 12 $84,026,221
77 Taron Egerton $1,007,050,767 5 $201,410,153
78 Jason Biggs $1,003,617,010 7 $143,373,859
79 John Cusack $996,759,959 38 $26,230,525
80 Thomas Ian Nicholas $990,378,864 5 $198,075,773
81 Eddie Kaye Thomas $990,376,564 4 $247,594,141
82 Alyson Hannigan $990,376,564 4 $247,594,141
83 Natalie Portman $983,906,448 19 $51,784,550
84 Mark Strong $981,781,725 12 $81,815,144
85 Justin Bartha $967,538,985 4 $241,884,746
86 Jeremy Renner $964,219,279 10 $96,421,928
87 Nick Nolte $952,435,941 14 $68,031,139
88 Owen Wilson $942,232,178 15 $62,815,479
89 Sharon Stone $941,013,941 15 $62,734,263
90 Dustin Hoffman $933,512,642 12 $77,792,720
91 Martin Lawrence $911,690,348 7 $130,241,478
92 Christoph Waltz $910,786,001 6 $151,797,667
93 Karan Soni $905,886,065 4 $226,471,516
94 Jet Li $902,573,880 7 $128,939,126
95 T.J. Miller $901,622,583 4 $225,405,646
96 Lance Reddick $892,505,668 3 $297,501,889
97 Jennifer Aniston $890,818,653 16 $55,676,166
98 Ryan Gosling $879,873,303 14 $62,848,093
99 Zac Efron $875,138,905 14 $62,509,922
100 Will Ferrell $871,148,603 14 $62,224,900

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Brad Pitt: By Blake Nelson Boyd (Blake Nelson Boyd) [GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons

Keanu Reeves: By anna Hanks [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Leonardo DiCaprio: By Siebbi (Leonardo DiCaprio) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons