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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Musical or Opera Movies
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This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Musical or Opera 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
Amanda Seyfried
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Mamma Mia! ($586,265,197 in 2008), Les Misérables ($435,292,452 in 2012) |
2
Helena Bonham Carter
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Les Misérables ($435,292,452 in 2012), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ($153,329,844 in 2007) |
3
Christine Baranski
Best known as a Supporting Actress based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Mamma Mia! ($586,265,197 in 2008) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Amanda Seyfried | $1,021,557,649 | 2 | $510,778,825 |
2 | Helena Bonham Carter | $588,622,296 | 2 | $294,311,148 |
3 | Christine Baranski | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
4 | Pierce Brosnan | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
5 | Julie Walters | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
6 | Colin Firth | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
7 | Dominic Cooper | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
8 | Stellan Skarsgård | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
9 | Meryl Streep | $586,265,197 | 1 | $586,265,197 |
10 | Anne Hathaway | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
11 | Eddie Redmayne | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
12 | Hugh Jackman | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
13 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
14 | Russell Crowe | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
15 | John Travolta | $387,472,317 | 1 | $387,472,317 |
16 | Olivia Newton-John | $387,472,317 | 1 | $387,472,317 |
17 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $367,802,477 | 2 | $183,901,239 |
18 | Richard Gere | $306,770,545 | 1 | $306,770,545 |
19 | Renée Zellweger | $306,770,545 | 1 | $306,770,545 |
20 | Julie Andrews | $286,213,233 | 1 | $286,213,233 |
21 | Beyoncé Knowles | $155,620,350 | 1 | $155,620,350 |
22 | Jamie Foxx | $155,620,350 | 1 | $155,620,350 |
23 | Gerard Butler | $153,770,052 | 1 | $153,770,052 |
24 | Emmy Rossum | $153,770,052 | 1 | $153,770,052 |
25 | Johnny Depp | $153,329,844 | 1 | $153,329,844 |
26 | Madonna | $151,947,179 | 1 | $151,947,179 |
27 | Judi Dench | $132,308,165 | 2 | $66,154,083 |
28 | Corey Hawkins | $111,156,359 | 2 | $55,578,180 |
29 | Tim Meadows | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
30 | Angourie Rice | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
31 | Bebe Wood | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
32 | Auli'i Cravalho | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
33 | Christopher Briney | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
34 | Jaquel Spivey | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
35 | Tina Fey | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
36 | Renée Rapp | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
37 | Avantika | $104,404,248 | 1 | $104,404,248 |
38 | Taylor Swift | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
39 | Idris Elba | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
40 | James Corden | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
41 | Rebel Wilson | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
42 | Ian McKellen | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
43 | Francesca Hayward | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
44 | Jennifer Hudson | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
45 | Jason Derulo | $75,323,946 | 1 | $75,323,946 |
46 | Audrey Hepburn | $72,072,607 | 1 | $72,072,607 |
47 | Rex Harrison | $72,072,607 | 1 | $72,072,607 |
48 | Burt Reynolds | $69,701,637 | 1 | $69,701,637 |
49 | Dolly Parton | $69,701,637 | 1 | $69,701,637 |
50 | Taraji P. Henson | $67,509,383 | 2 | $33,754,692 |
51 | Halle Bailey | $67,509,383 | 1 | $67,509,383 |
52 | Danielle Brooks | $67,509,383 | 1 | $67,509,383 |
53 | Fantasia Barrino | $67,509,383 | 1 | $67,509,383 |
54 | Colman Domingo | $67,509,383 | 1 | $67,509,383 |
55 | Phylicia Pearl Mpasi | $67,509,383 | 1 | $67,509,383 |
56 | H.E.R. | $67,509,383 | 1 | $67,509,383 |
57 | Vincent Piazza | $65,282,732 | 1 | $65,282,732 |
58 | John Lloyd Young | $65,282,732 | 1 | $65,282,732 |
59 | Erich Bergen | $65,282,732 | 1 | $65,282,732 |
60 | Michael Lomenda | $65,282,732 | 1 | $65,282,732 |
61 | Julianne Hough | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
62 | Mary J. Blige | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
63 | Diego Boneta | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
64 | Tom Cruise | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
65 | Russell Brand | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
66 | Malin Akerman | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
67 | Paul Giamatti | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
68 | Alec Baldwin | $61,031,932 | 1 | $61,031,932 |
69 | Barbra Streisand | $58,707,416 | 1 | $58,707,416 |
70 | Marion Cotillard | $56,984,219 | 1 | $56,984,219 |
71 | Nicole Kidman | $56,984,219 | 1 | $56,984,219 |
72 | Fergie | $56,984,219 | 1 | $56,984,219 |
73 | Daniel Day-Lewis | $56,984,219 | 1 | $56,984,219 |
74 | Penélope Cruz | $56,984,219 | 1 | $56,984,219 |
75 | Kate Hudson | $56,984,219 | 1 | $56,984,219 |
76 | Anthony Ramos | $43,646,976 | 1 | $43,646,976 |
77 | Melissa Barrera | $43,646,976 | 1 | $43,646,976 |
78 | Leslie Grace | $43,646,976 | 1 | $43,646,976 |
79 | Susan Sarandon | $41,548,396 | 1 | $41,548,396 |
80 | Tim Curry | $41,548,396 | 1 | $41,548,396 |
81 | Barry Bostwick | $41,548,396 | 1 | $41,548,396 |
82 | Ellen Greene | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
83 | Steve Martin | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
84 | Rick Moranis | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
85 | Vincent Gardenia | $38,747,385 | 1 | $38,747,385 |
86 | Alisha Weir | $35,595,984 | 1 | $35,595,984 |
87 | Roger Daltrey | $34,274,478 | 1 | $34,274,478 |
88 | Uma Thurman | $32,952,995 | 1 | $32,952,995 |
89 | Matthew Broderick | $32,952,995 | 1 | $32,952,995 |
90 | Nathan Lane | $32,952,995 | 1 | $32,952,995 |
91 | Ted Ross | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
92 | Diana Ross | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
93 | Michael Jackson | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
94 | Nipsey Russell | $22,000,000 | 1 | $22,000,000 |
95 | George Murphy | $19,500,000 | 1 | $19,500,000 |
96 | Ronald Reagan | $19,500,000 | 1 | $19,500,000 |
97 | Joan Leslie | $19,500,000 | 1 | $19,500,000 |
98 | Ben Platt | $17,509,859 | 1 | $17,509,859 |
99 | Shirley Jones | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
100 | Robert Preston | $14,953,846 | 1 | $14,953,846 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Amanda Seyfried: By Courtney [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Helena Bonham Carter: David Torcivia [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons