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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Factual Book/Article 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
Paul Walker
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($359,347,833 in 2009), 2 Fast 2 Furious ($236,410,607 in 2003), The Fast and the Furious ($206,458,372 in 2001) |
2
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($359,347,833 in 2009), The Fast and the Furious ($206,458,372 in 2001) |
3
Dwayne Johnson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Walker | $2,221,493,154 | 5 | $444,298,631 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $1,985,082,547 | 4 | $496,270,637 |
| 3 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,419,276,342 | 2 | $709,638,171 |
| 4 | Jordana Brewster | $1,355,106,649 | 3 | $451,702,216 |
| 5 | Tom Hanks | $1,118,041,892 | 6 | $186,340,315 |
| 6 | Michelle Rodriguez | $1,047,377,236 | 3 | $349,125,745 |
| 7 | Cillian Murphy | $973,636,326 | 1 | $973,636,326 |
| 8 | Matt Damon | $795,710,729 | 8 | $99,463,841 |
| 9 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $749,533,389 | 4 | $187,383,347 |
| 10 | Russell Crowe | $709,130,911 | 6 | $118,188,485 |
| 11 | Anna Kendrick | $677,468,971 | 4 | $169,367,243 |
| 12 | Julia Roberts | $636,936,156 | 3 | $212,312,052 |
| 13 | Ester Dean | $588,995,955 | 3 | $196,331,985 |
| 14 | Brittany Snow | $588,995,955 | 3 | $196,331,985 |
| 15 | Rebel Wilson | $588,995,955 | 3 | $196,331,985 |
| 16 | Alexis Knapp | $588,995,955 | 3 | $196,331,985 |
| 17 | Anna Camp | $588,995,955 | 3 | $196,331,985 |
| 18 | George Clooney | $550,381,550 | 3 | $183,460,517 |
| 19 | Bradley Cooper | $547,326,372 | 1 | $547,326,372 |
| 20 | Sienna Miller | $547,326,372 | 1 | $547,326,372 |
| 21 | Elizabeth Banks | $524,403,554 | 4 | $131,100,889 |
| 22 | Kevin Costner | $435,064,524 | 2 | $217,532,262 |
| 23 | Taraji P. Henson | $423,334,970 | 4 | $105,833,743 |
| 24 | John Goodman | $385,843,505 | 2 | $192,921,753 |
| 25 | Diane Lane | $372,439,994 | 2 | $186,219,997 |
| 26 | Christian Bale | $357,015,387 | 2 | $178,507,694 |
| 27 | Ryan Gosling | $342,249,321 | 3 | $114,083,107 |
| 28 | William Fichtner | $328,711,434 | 1 | $328,711,434 |
| 29 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $326,166,457 | 2 | $163,083,229 |
| 30 | Owen Wilson | $318,509,120 | 2 | $159,254,560 |
| 31 | Adam Driver | $311,920,845 | 6 | $51,986,808 |
| 32 | Jacob Tremblay | $310,824,596 | 1 | $310,824,596 |
| 33 | Mandy Patinkin | $310,824,596 | 1 | $310,824,596 |
| 34 | Daveed Diggs | $310,824,596 | 1 | $310,824,596 |
| 35 | Izabela Vidovic | $310,824,596 | 1 | $310,824,596 |
| 36 | Sandra Bullock | $305,705,794 | 1 | $305,705,794 |
| 37 | Al Pacino | $281,706,800 | 4 | $70,426,700 |
| 38 | Daniel Day-Lewis | $273,346,281 | 1 | $273,346,281 |
| 39 | Denzel Washington | $267,985,456 | 1 | $267,985,456 |
| 40 | Ben Affleck | $257,220,760 | 4 | $64,305,190 |
| 41 | Bryan Cranston | $249,292,894 | 3 | $83,097,631 |
| 42 | Jennifer Lopez | $246,496,939 | 3 | $82,165,646 |
| 43 | Brad Pitt | $243,925,516 | 3 | $81,308,505 |
| 44 | Tyrese Gibson | $236,410,607 | 1 | $236,410,607 |
| 45 | Mark Wahlberg | $236,316,534 | 3 | $78,772,178 |
| 46 | Jim Parsons | $231,142,095 | 2 | $115,571,048 |
| 47 | Kirsten Dunst | $229,664,524 | 1 | $229,664,524 |
| 48 | Octavia Spencer | $229,664,524 | 1 | $229,664,524 |
| 49 | Janelle Monáe | $229,664,524 | 1 | $229,664,524 |
| 50 | Keira Knightley | $227,328,585 | 1 | $227,328,585 |
| 51 | Alan Arkin | $227,140,757 | 1 | $227,140,757 |
| 52 | Lucas Black | $219,744,975 | 2 | $109,872,488 |
| 53 | Eric Bana | $219,449,390 | 2 | $109,724,695 |
| 54 | Meg Ryan | $202,562,101 | 2 | $101,281,051 |
| 55 | Chrissie Fit | $185,736,412 | 1 | $185,736,412 |
| 56 | Hailee Steinfeld | $185,736,412 | 1 | $185,736,412 |
| 57 | Hana Mae Lee | $185,736,412 | 1 | $185,736,412 |
| 58 | Regina Hall | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 59 | Romany Malco | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 60 | Michael Ealy | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 61 | Kevin Hart | $183,401,697 | 3 | $61,133,899 |
| 62 | Gabrielle Union | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 63 | Jerry Ferrara | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 64 | Meagan Good | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 65 | Terrence J | $183,401,697 | 2 | $91,700,849 |
| 66 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $180,765,061 | 1 | $180,765,061 |
| 67 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $178,919,401 | 1 | $178,919,401 |
| 68 | Jean Dujardin | $177,577,813 | 2 | $88,788,907 |
| 69 | Jeremy Irons | $175,301,391 | 3 | $58,433,797 |
| 70 | Michael Peña | $175,219,281 | 3 | $58,406,427 |
| 71 | Clint Eastwood | $173,453,994 | 1 | $173,453,994 |
| 72 | Judi Dench | $172,927,479 | 3 | $57,642,493 |
| 73 | Jack O'Connell | $163,527,824 | 2 | $81,763,912 |
| 74 | Dev Patel | $161,500,022 | 2 | $80,750,011 |
| 75 | Bob Balaban | $158,702,748 | 1 | $158,702,748 |
| 76 | Bill Murray | $158,702,748 | 1 | $158,702,748 |
| 77 | Hugh Bonneville | $158,702,748 | 1 | $158,702,748 |
| 78 | Bow Wow | $157,794,205 | 1 | $157,794,205 |
| 79 | Anthony Hopkins | $154,117,117 | 3 | $51,372,372 |
| 80 | Lili Reinhart | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 81 | Trace Lysette | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 82 | Constance Wu | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 83 | Lizzo | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 84 | Mette Towley | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 85 | Julia Stiles | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 86 | Cardi B | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 87 | Keke Palmer | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 88 | Madeline Brewer | $150,467,919 | 1 | $150,467,919 |
| 89 | Steve Carell | $149,950,713 | 2 | $74,975,357 |
| 90 | Rooney Mara | $149,117,900 | 1 | $149,117,900 |
| 91 | Robert Redford | $149,088,176 | 5 | $29,817,635 |
| 92 | Tobey Maguire | $148,715,342 | 1 | $148,715,342 |
| 93 | Jeff Bridges | $148,715,342 | 1 | $148,715,342 |
| 94 | Chris Cooper | $148,715,342 | 1 | $148,715,342 |
| 95 | Lady Gaga | $147,474,138 | 1 | $147,474,138 |
| 96 | Jared Leto | $147,474,138 | 1 | $147,474,138 |
| 97 | Scarlett Johansson | $143,471,917 | 2 | $71,735,959 |
| 98 | Nick Nolte | $141,220,261 | 2 | $70,610,131 |
| 99 | Peter Sarsgaard | $128,490,608 | 2 | $64,245,304 |
| 100 | Morgan Freeman | $124,514,011 | 1 | $124,514,011 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Paul Walker: By m anima from San Jose, USA (Cropped from this image.) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or 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
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