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Top International Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Thriller/Suspense 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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Morgan Freeman
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 38 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Now You See Me 2 ($263,249,467 in 2016), Se7en ($228,000,000 in 1995), Now You See Me ($225,045,211 in 2013), London Has Fallen ($132,669,825 in 2016), Outbreak ($122,200,000 in 1995), Olympus Has Fallen ($73,909,401 in 2013), Angel Has Fallen ($64,315,147 in 2019), Lucky Number Slevin ($33,000,000 in 2006), Along Came a Spider ($31,100,387 in 2001), High Crimes ($22,237,893 in 2002)

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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: Ocean\'s Eleven ($267,311,379 in 2001), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($234,924,175 in 2019), Se7en ($228,000,000 in 1995), Bullet Train ($135,166,361 in 2022), The Devil's Own ($98,014,407 in 1997), Ad Astra ($85,217,910 in 2019), The Counselor ($54,035,619 in 2013), Killing Them Softly ($24,292,902 in 2012), True Romance ($362,293 in 1993), Kalifornia ($0 in 1993)

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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: Inception ($533,210,699 in 2010), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($234,924,175 in 2019), Shutter Island ($171,448,848 in 2010), Body of Lies ($79,161,864 in 2008)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Morgan Freeman $1,197,039,562 16 $74,814,973
2 Brad Pitt $1,127,325,046 11 $102,484,095
3 Leonardo DiCaprio $1,018,745,586 4 $254,686,397
4 Bruce Willis $952,619,160 16 $59,538,698
5 Matt Damon $885,167,307 9 $98,351,923
6 Joaquin Phoenix $872,078,049 3 $290,692,683
7 George Clooney $804,541,111 6 $134,090,185
8 Michael Douglas $747,962,802 15 $49,864,187
9 Harrison Ford $742,892,596 8 $92,861,575
10 Tom Hanks $657,860,222 4 $164,465,056
11 Denzel Washington $639,562,036 15 $42,637,469
12 Angelina Jolie $588,224,568 7 $84,032,081
13 Gerard Butler $570,726,881 10 $57,072,688
14 Ben Affleck $562,536,524 11 $51,139,684
15 Joseph Gordon-Levitt $544,328,454 3 $181,442,818
16 Dave Franco $535,294,997 4 $133,823,749
17 Elliot Page $533,210,699 1 $533,210,699
18 Sandra Bullock $531,527,652 5 $106,305,530
19 Liam Neeson $518,055,286 14 $37,003,949
20 Woody Harrelson $503,502,641 6 $83,917,107
21 Michael Caine $493,373,101 8 $61,671,638
22 Noomi Rapace $492,852,466 12 $41,071,039
23 Mark Ruffalo $490,628,268 3 $163,542,756
24 Jesse Eisenberg $489,687,257 7 $69,955,322
25 Ni Ni $487,559,038 1 $487,559,038
26 Janice Man $487,559,038 1 $487,559,038
27 Zhu Yilong $487,559,038 1 $487,559,038
28 Tom Cruise $472,236,092 4 $118,059,023
29 Johnny Depp $412,124,288 7 $58,874,898
30 Haley Joel Osment $389,152,577 2 $194,576,289
31 Samuel L. Jackson $377,563,330 16 $23,597,708
32 Maggie Grace $366,616,387 4 $91,654,097
33 Jodie Foster $362,457,334 6 $60,409,556
34 Sharon Stone $357,543,799 6 $59,590,633
35 Jamie Foxx $331,312,673 6 $55,218,779
36 Will Smith $329,139,674 5 $65,827,935
37 Jake Gyllenhaal $316,066,764 11 $28,733,342
38 Robert De Niro $312,807,811 11 $28,437,074
39 Mark Wahlberg $295,882,035 9 $32,875,782
40 Julia Roberts $292,144,352 7 $41,734,907
41 Richard Gere $290,212,100 13 $22,324,008
42 Mel Gibson $289,217,594 11 $26,292,509
43 Daniel Radcliffe $288,948,634 3 $96,316,211
44 Andy Garcia $282,296,858 6 $47,049,476
45 Clive Owen $268,504,196 8 $33,563,025
46 Lizzy Caplan $265,609,467 2 $132,804,734
47 Jay Chou $263,249,467 1 $263,249,467
48 Natalie Portman $260,650,646 3 $86,883,549
49 Pierce Brosnan $244,128,754 11 $22,193,523
50 Jeremy Renner $242,922,648 4 $60,730,662
51 Nicolas Cage $238,511,282 18 $13,250,627
52 Famke Janssen $238,020,927 4 $59,505,232
53 Margot Robbie $235,592,705 4 $58,898,176
54 Aaron Eckhart $233,148,476 12 $19,429,040
55 Dean-Charles Chapman $229,912,796 1 $229,912,796
56 George MacKay $229,912,796 2 $114,956,398
57 Mélanie Laurent $225,045,211 3 $75,015,070
58 Isla Fisher $225,045,211 1 $225,045,211
59 Rosamund Pike $221,450,496 7 $31,635,785
60 Ryan Gosling $220,256,625 5 $44,051,325
61 Russell Crowe $215,132,353 8 $26,891,544
62 Kevin Spacey $207,359,154 6 $34,559,859
63 Blake Lively $204,267,333 8 $25,533,417
64 Al Pacino $203,938,590 8 $25,492,324
65 Emily Blunt $200,693,748 3 $66,897,916
66 Amanda Seyfried $198,743,470 5 $39,748,694
67 Rooney Mara $197,627,224 3 $65,875,741
68 Dave Bautista $196,850,110 6 $32,808,352
69 Jon Hamm $195,856,517 5 $39,171,303
70 Ryan Reynolds $195,174,494 5 $39,034,899
71 Aaron Taylor-Johnson $194,784,273 4 $48,696,068
72 Anthony Hopkins $193,969,617 11 $17,633,602
73 Chris Evans $193,411,973 6 $32,235,329
74 Ben Foster $189,216,701 3 $63,072,234
75 Sidse Babett Knudsen $188,394,097 4 $47,098,524
76 Talitha Bateman $187,095,849 1 $187,095,849
77 Irrfan Khan $185,483,193 4 $46,370,798
78 Felicity Jones $185,176,063 2 $92,588,032
79 Omar Sy $185,175,793 1 $185,175,793
80 James McAvoy $183,056,690 5 $36,611,338
81 Jared Leto $180,279,212 2 $90,139,606
82 Yawen Zhu $177,454,106 1 $177,454,106
83 Zhang Yi $177,454,106 1 $177,454,106
84 Liu Hao Cun $177,454,106 1 $177,454,106
85 Yu Hewei $177,454,106 1 $177,454,106
86 Amanda Qin $177,454,106 1 $177,454,106
87 Rene Russo $177,200,000 2 $88,600,000
88 Catherine Zeta-Jones $175,975,798 3 $58,658,599
89 Brian Tyree Henry $175,356,919 3 $58,452,306
90 Ana de Armas $175,146,547 7 $25,020,935
91 Bryce Dallas Howard $173,944,114 2 $86,972,057
92 Nicole Kidman $172,993,057 14 $12,356,647
93 Nick Nolte $170,458,108 4 $42,614,527
94 Justin Timberlake $168,746,054 2 $84,373,027
95 Channing Tatum $166,905,984 2 $83,452,992
96 Sylvia Hoeks $165,886,736 2 $82,943,368
97 Hiroyuki Sanada $163,508,411 2 $81,754,206
98 Glenn Close $163,454,304 1 $163,454,304
99 Daniel Craig $161,931,028 3 $53,977,009
100 Michael Shannon $160,874,818 5 $32,174,964

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

Morgan Freeman: By David Sifry (David Sifry's flickr account) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

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

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