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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Science Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Super Hero Stars - Domestic Leading Fantasy Stars - Domestic Leading Dramatization Stars - Domestic Leading Factual Stars - International Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Contemporary Fiction 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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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Rain Man ($172,825,435 in 1988), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023), The Firm ($158,340,892 in 1993)

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Vin Diesel
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($353,007,020 in 2015), Fast and Furious 6 ($238,679,850 in 2013), The Fate of the Furious ($225,764,765 in 2017), Fast Five ($210,031,325 in 2011), F9: The Fast Saga ($173,005,945 in 2021), Fast & Furious ($155,064,265 in 2009), Fast X ($146,126,015 in 2023), The Fast and the Furious ($144,512,310 in 2001), xXx ($141,930,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($113,006,880 in 2005)

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Sylvester Stallone
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 45 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Rambo: First Blood Part II ($150,415,432 in 1985), Rocky IV ($127,873,716 in 1985), Rocky III ($125,049,125 in 1982), Rocky ($117,235,147 in 1976), Creed II ($115,715,889 in 2018), Creed ($109,767,581 in 2015), The Expendables ($103,068,524 in 2010), Rocky 2 ($85,182,160 in 1979), The Expendables 2 ($85,028,192 in 2012), Cliffhanger ($84,049,211 in 1993)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $3,694,358,880 28 $131,941,389
2 Vin Diesel $2,001,150,931 14 $142,939,352
3 Sylvester Stallone $1,975,333,684 43 $45,937,993
4 Bruce Willis $1,975,199,341 65 $30,387,682
5 Adam Sandler $1,933,002,742 31 $62,354,927
6 Will Ferrell $1,913,050,379 26 $73,578,861
7 Sandra Bullock $1,911,838,048 26 $73,532,233
8 Julia Roberts $1,860,940,858 29 $64,170,374
9 Nicolas Cage $1,784,592,651 61 $29,255,617
10 John Travolta $1,739,023,626 42 $41,405,324
11 Robert De Niro $1,711,027,964 48 $35,646,416
12 Eddie Murphy $1,623,268,964 28 $57,973,892
13 Matt Damon $1,575,724,781 19 $82,932,883
14 Denzel Washington $1,568,933,587 29 $54,101,158
15 Ben Stiller $1,545,901,112 26 $59,457,735
16 Dwayne Johnson $1,525,702,034 17 $89,747,178
17 Jason Statham $1,467,742,119 34 $43,168,886
18 Mark Wahlberg $1,459,062,176 26 $56,117,776
19 Tom Hanks $1,431,200,659 21 $68,152,412
20 George Clooney $1,405,456,309 20 $70,272,815
21 Paul Walker $1,403,685,059 13 $107,975,774
22 Harrison Ford $1,396,666,515 21 $66,507,929
23 Jim Carrey $1,391,311,416 15 $92,754,094
24 Bradley Cooper $1,389,906,281 16 $86,869,143
25 Channing Tatum $1,379,456,651 21 $65,688,412
26 Morgan Freeman $1,364,095,294 33 $41,336,221
27 Daniel Craig $1,334,020,741 13 $102,616,980
28 Michael Douglas $1,326,828,836 28 $47,386,744
29 Samuel L. Jackson $1,315,051,994 46 $28,588,087
30 Mel Gibson $1,296,793,427 33 $39,296,771
31 Dustin Hoffman $1,288,053,630 22 $58,547,892
32 Robin Williams $1,286,452,200 23 $55,932,704
33 Keanu Reeves $1,249,940,028 28 $44,640,715
34 Brad Pitt $1,244,106,014 21 $59,243,144
35 Steve Martin $1,195,625,588 26 $45,985,600
36 Jack Nicholson $1,152,617,661 21 $54,886,555
37 Clint Eastwood $1,143,037,648 25 $45,721,506
38 Liam Neeson $1,141,512,254 36 $31,708,674
39 Michelle Rodriguez $1,137,247,640 12 $94,770,637
40 Jennifer Aniston $1,117,300,420 27 $41,381,497
41 Ryan Gosling $1,109,724,552 17 $65,277,915
42 Cameron Diaz $1,103,399,402 21 $52,542,829
43 Ben Affleck $1,096,621,197 27 $40,615,600
44 Meryl Streep $1,092,163,253 25 $43,686,530
45 Pierce Brosnan $1,084,147,570 30 $36,138,252
46 Vince Vaughn $1,081,109,975 21 $51,481,427
47 Jon Hamm $1,033,098,220 14 $73,792,730
48 Richard Gere $1,020,742,771 33 $30,931,599
49 Martin Lawrence $951,600,667 14 $67,971,476
50 Anne Hathaway $947,300,404 17 $55,723,553
51 Jamie Lee Curtis $920,155,365 16 $57,509,710
52 Zach Galifianakis $910,327,909 11 $82,757,083
53 Chris Rock $910,062,675 15 $60,670,845
54 Ice Cube $905,818,684 21 $43,134,223
55 Owen Wilson $879,949,560 20 $43,997,478
56 Jamie Foxx $871,984,130 18 $48,443,563
57 Will Smith $859,445,281 11 $78,131,389
58 Jordana Brewster $857,388,385 8 $107,173,548
59 Glen Powell $846,373,813 7 $120,910,545
60 Dennis Quaid $845,224,900 29 $29,145,686
61 Angelina Jolie $844,007,186 12 $70,333,932
62 Tyler Perry $839,421,354 17 $49,377,727
63 Michael Cera $838,972,914 10 $83,897,291
64 Jackie Chan $835,003,782 24 $34,791,824
65 Kevin Costner $828,526,408 24 $34,521,934
66 Kevin Hart $825,934,416 19 $43,470,232
67 Demi Moore $822,109,572 16 $51,381,848
68 Melissa McCarthy $818,926,552 12 $68,243,879
69 Ed Helms $814,249,128 14 $58,160,652
70 Miles Teller $790,444,733 8 $98,805,592
71 Woody Harrelson $786,005,333 25 $31,440,213
72 Tyrese Gibson $785,651,885 13 $60,434,760
73 Al Pacino $785,236,411 26 $30,201,400
74 Diane Keaton $784,284,753 32 $24,508,899
75 Jay Ellis $775,733,577 4 $193,933,394
76 Regina Hall $757,098,266 19 $39,847,277
77 Bill Murray $755,286,648 17 $44,428,626
78 Arnold Schwarzenegger $751,095,541 16 $46,943,471
79 Jason Bateman $747,436,983 18 $41,524,277
80 Kate McKinnon $746,673,627 4 $186,668,407
81 Joe Pesci $738,193,754 5 $147,638,751
82 Reese Witherspoon $738,031,950 22 $33,546,907
83 Drew Barrymore $737,338,828 20 $36,866,941
84 Meg Ryan $729,741,883 18 $40,541,216
85 Kevin James $727,591,223 10 $72,759,122
86 Danny Ramirez $718,732,821 1 $718,732,821
87 Lewis James Pullman $718,732,821 1 $718,732,821
88 Monica Barbaro $718,732,821 2 $359,366,411
89 Greg Tarzan Davis $718,732,821 1 $718,732,821
90 Danny Glover $704,752,858 17 $41,456,050
91 Issa Rae $702,007,807 6 $117,001,301
92 Seth Rogen $701,698,186 13 $53,976,784
93 America Ferrera $700,583,666 3 $233,527,889
94 Dan Aykroyd $695,788,267 12 $57,982,356
95 Goldie Hawn $693,137,281 16 $43,321,080
96 Margot Robbie $690,101,384 3 $230,033,795
97 Zac Efron $689,027,445 18 $38,279,303
98 Michael Caine $682,057,448 24 $28,419,060
99 Dua Lipa $681,445,696 2 $340,722,848
100 Jonah Hill $680,158,678 12 $56,679,890

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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

Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons