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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.
1
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) |
2
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) |
3
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) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
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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