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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay 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 Based on Factual Book/Article 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 Fiction Book/Short Story 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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Emma Watson
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 12 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,642,575 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004), Little Women ($218,838,386 in 2019), The Circle ($45,497,689 in 2017)

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Daniel Radcliffe
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,642,575 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($128,955,898 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($31,124,367 in 2015)

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Rupert Grint
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,642,575 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Emma Watson $7,923,814,250 11 $720,346,750
2 Daniel Radcliffe $7,791,008,215 13 $599,308,324
3 Rupert Grint $7,626,408,872 8 $953,301,109
4 Daniel Craig $4,176,634,077 7 $596,662,011
5 Ralph Fiennes $3,920,126,596 13 $301,548,200
6 Jennifer Lawrence $3,645,392,504 10 $364,539,250
7 Eddie Murphy $3,480,740,209 7 $497,248,601
8 Robert Pattinson $3,440,676,516 11 $312,788,774
9 Kristen Stewart $3,320,634,164 7 $474,376,309
10 Taylor Lautner $3,312,981,509 6 $552,163,585
11 Cameron Diaz $3,204,945,570 8 $400,618,196
12 Mike Myers $3,125,034,864 5 $625,006,973
13 Tom Hanks $3,105,570,000 15 $207,038,000
14 Viggo Mortensen $3,022,174,666 8 $377,771,833
15 Martin Freeman $3,017,366,234 4 $754,341,559
16 Ian McKellen $3,010,518,328 7 $430,074,047
17 Chris Pratt $2,978,286,943 2 $1,489,143,472
18 Matt Damon $2,651,695,236 11 $241,063,203
19 Johnny Depp $2,635,878,508 15 $175,725,234
20 Robin Williams $2,243,053,647 11 $203,913,968
21 Brad Pitt $2,010,462,388 10 $201,046,239
22 Alan Rickman $1,990,638,916 3 $663,546,305
23 Jude Law $1,913,778,471 10 $191,377,847
24 Liam Neeson $1,902,985,608 14 $135,927,543
25 Elijah Wood $1,858,749,751 6 $309,791,625
26 Timothée Chalamet $1,826,532,732 6 $304,422,122
27 Meryl Streep $1,771,932,626 19 $93,259,612
28 Javier Bardem $1,771,064,575 8 $221,383,072
29 Orlando Bloom $1,744,416,934 4 $436,104,234
30 Pierce Brosnan $1,737,629,526 10 $173,762,953
31 Christopher Walken $1,687,924,936 5 $337,584,987
32 Leonardo DiCaprio $1,639,653,282 9 $182,183,698
33 Josh Brolin $1,612,599,445 7 $230,371,349
34 Georgie Henley $1,556,074,680 4 $389,018,670
35 Skandar Keynes $1,556,067,810 3 $518,689,270
36 Bryce Dallas Howard $1,521,443,306 2 $760,721,653
37 Ben Whishaw $1,482,353,768 8 $185,294,221
38 Lea Seydoux $1,473,448,697 4 $368,362,174
39 Dave Bautista $1,454,571,506 4 $363,642,877
40 Robert Downey, Jr. $1,444,565,422 11 $131,324,129
41 Jamie Dornan $1,438,449,744 5 $287,689,949
42 Harrison Ford $1,431,051,013 12 $119,254,251
43 Dakota Johnson $1,424,150,794 5 $284,830,159
44 Scarlett Johansson $1,419,726,467 7 $202,818,067
45 Tom Cruise $1,412,328,030 8 $176,541,004
46 Ben Kingsley $1,373,465,629 5 $274,693,126
47 Bruce Willis $1,364,480,132 11 $124,043,648
48 Zendaya $1,356,086,327 3 $452,028,776
49 Jim Carrey $1,347,486,844 6 $224,581,141
50 Eva Green $1,249,005,213 5 $249,801,043
51 Robert De Niro $1,248,615,695 18 $69,367,539
52 Kenneth Branagh $1,232,678,544 5 $246,535,709
53 Maggie Smith $1,199,715,154 9 $133,301,684
54 Stellan Skarsgård $1,194,332,202 9 $132,703,578
55 Roger Moore $1,193,521,732 10 $119,352,173
56 Tilda Swinton $1,191,106,295 6 $198,517,716
57 Danny DeVito $1,180,369,530 7 $168,624,219
58 Idris Elba $1,175,430,239 7 $167,918,606
59 Ben Stiller $1,170,709,654 4 $292,677,414
60 Charlotte Rampling $1,165,013,088 7 $166,430,441
61 Rebecca Ferguson $1,141,842,132 2 $570,921,066
62 William Moseley $1,137,880,860 2 $568,940,430
63 Anna Popplewell $1,137,880,860 2 $568,940,430
64 Simon Pegg $1,124,091,586 5 $224,818,317
65 Shailene Woodley $1,057,988,744 7 $151,141,249
66 Bill Murray $1,054,477,260 6 $175,746,210
67 Anthony Hopkins $1,053,099,748 13 $81,007,673
68 Sylvester Stallone $1,040,164,486 8 $130,020,561
69 Alec Baldwin $1,038,252,883 6 $173,042,147
70 Josh Hutcherson $1,021,399,864 6 $170,233,311
71 Ben Affleck $1,020,688,450 12 $85,057,371
72 Ana de Armas $1,019,763,661 6 $169,960,610
73 Rami Malek $1,018,215,285 3 $339,405,095
74 Dylan O’Brien $993,074,699 4 $248,268,675
75 John Travolta $990,171,346 13 $76,167,027
76 Anne Hathaway $988,183,298 9 $109,798,144
77 Renée Zellweger $985,239,315 8 $123,154,914
78 Dustin Hoffman $984,921,334 14 $70,351,524
79 Patrick Gallagher $981,677,470 2 $490,838,735
80 Mizuo Peck $981,677,470 2 $490,838,735
81 Robert Redford $978,186,791 9 $108,687,421
82 Will Smith $973,397,755 4 $243,349,439
83 Robbie Coltrane $963,642,575 1 $963,642,575
84 Richard Harris $963,642,575 2 $481,821,288
85 Neel Sethi $953,535,821 1 $953,535,821
86 Giancarlo Esposito $953,535,821 1 $953,535,821
87 Lupita Nyong'o $953,535,821 2 $476,767,911
88 Demi Moore $950,699,673 6 $158,449,946
89 Rachel McAdams $949,156,976 7 $135,593,854
90 Benjamin Barnes $944,403,205 3 $314,801,068
91 Thomas Brodie-Sangster $932,010,095 5 $186,402,019
92 Florence Pugh $930,612,899 3 $310,204,300
93 Kaya Scodelario $929,643,843 5 $185,928,769
94 Nicole Kidman $913,964,427 17 $53,762,613
95 Bill Hader $913,451,389 3 $304,483,796
96 Colin Farrell $890,967,816 6 $148,494,636
97 Glenn Close $879,177,809 7 $125,596,830
98 Antonio Banderas $872,621,009 4 $218,155,252
99 Hugh Jackman $865,440,256 6 $144,240,043
100 Morgan Freeman $857,643,302 11 $77,967,573

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Emma Watson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Daniel Radcliffe: DavidDjJohnson at English Wikipedia [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Rupert Grint: By John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom (Ron Weasley) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons