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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Adventure Stars - Domestic Leading Action Stars - Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Drama Stars - Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Horror 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
Roy Scheider
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jaws ($260,000,000 in 1975), Jaws 2 ($102,922,376 in 1978) |
2
Jaeden Lieberher
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 3 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: It ($327,481,748 in 2017) |
3
Bill Skarsgård
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: It ($327,481,748 in 2017), It: Chapter 2 ($0 in 2019) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Scheider | $362,922,376 | 2 | $181,461,188 |
| 2 | Jaeden Lieberher | $327,481,748 | 1 | $327,481,748 |
| 3 | Bill Skarsgård | $327,481,748 | 2 | $163,740,874 |
| 4 | Anthony Hopkins | $260,329,783 | 3 | $86,776,594 |
| 5 | Richard Dreyfuss | $260,000,000 | 1 | $260,000,000 |
| 6 | Robert Shaw | $260,000,000 | 1 | $260,000,000 |
| 7 | Will Smith | $256,393,010 | 1 | $256,393,010 |
| 8 | Emily Blunt | $248,913,777 | 3 | $82,971,259 |
| 9 | Vera Farmiga | $239,870,149 | 2 | $119,935,075 |
| 10 | Tobin Bell | $209,284,943 | 4 | $52,321,236 |
| 11 | Max von Sydow | $204,868,002 | 1 | $204,868,002 |
| 12 | Micah Sloat | $192,671,717 | 2 | $96,335,859 |
| 13 | Katie Featherston | $192,671,717 | 2 | $96,335,859 |
| 14 | John Krasinski | $186,692,505 | 1 | $186,692,505 |
| 15 | Daniel Kaluuya | $176,040,665 | 1 | $176,040,665 |
| 16 | Allison Williams | $176,040,665 | 1 | $176,040,665 |
| 17 | Naomi Watts | $150,396,364 | 2 | $75,198,182 |
| 18 | Jane Levy | $143,457,731 | 2 | $71,728,866 |
| 19 | Robert Englund | $143,080,801 | 4 | $35,770,200 |
| 20 | Neve Campbell | $141,227,591 | 2 | $70,613,796 |
| 21 | Michael C. Williams | $140,539,099 | 1 | $140,539,099 |
| 22 | Joshua Leonard | $140,539,099 | 1 | $140,539,099 |
| 23 | Heather Donahue | $140,539,099 | 1 | $140,539,099 |
| 24 | James McAvoy | $138,141,585 | 1 | $138,141,585 |
| 25 | Rose Byrne | $112,225,363 | 2 | $56,112,682 |
| 26 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | $110,359,362 | 1 | $110,359,362 |
| 27 | Samuel L. Jackson | $109,053,922 | 2 | $54,526,961 |
| 28 | Tom Cruise | $105,264,608 | 1 | $105,264,608 |
| 29 | Chloe Cserngey | $104,028,807 | 1 | $104,028,807 |
| 30 | Jessica Tyler Brown | $104,028,807 | 1 | $104,028,807 |
| 31 | Jessica Chastain | $102,718,500 | 2 | $51,359,250 |
| 32 | Madison Wolfe | $102,470,008 | 2 | $51,235,004 |
| 33 | Frances O'Connor | $102,470,008 | 1 | $102,470,008 |
| 34 | Patrick Wilson | $102,470,008 | 1 | $102,470,008 |
| 35 | Stephanie Sigman | $102,092,201 | 1 | $102,092,201 |
| 36 | Miranda Otto | $102,092,201 | 1 | $102,092,201 |
| 37 | Anthony LaPaglia | $102,092,201 | 1 | $102,092,201 |
| 38 | Talitha Bateman | $102,092,201 | 1 | $102,092,201 |
| 39 | Johnny Depp | $101,068,340 | 1 | $101,068,340 |
| 40 | Christina Ricci | $101,068,340 | 1 | $101,068,340 |
| 41 | Milla Jovovich | $100,248,275 | 2 | $50,124,138 |
| 42 | Nicole Kidman | $96,522,687 | 1 | $96,522,687 |
| 43 | Liam Neeson | $91,188,905 | 1 | $91,188,905 |
| 44 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $91,188,905 | 1 | $91,188,905 |
| 45 | Dylan Minnette | $89,217,875 | 1 | $89,217,875 |
| 46 | Stephen Lang | $89,217,875 | 1 | $89,217,875 |
| 47 | Daniel Zovatto | $89,217,875 | 1 | $89,217,875 |
| 48 | James Brolin | $86,432,520 | 1 | $86,432,520 |
| 49 | Margot Kidder | $86,432,520 | 1 | $86,432,520 |
| 50 | Rod Steiger | $86,432,520 | 1 | $86,432,520 |
| 51 | Ken Kirzinger | $82,622,655 | 1 | $82,622,655 |
| 52 | Gary Oldman | $82,522,790 | 1 | $82,522,790 |
| 53 | Donald Pleasance | $82,182,000 | 3 | $27,394,000 |
| 54 | Sigourney Weaver | $80,935,630 | 2 | $40,467,815 |
| 55 | Tom Skerritt | $80,930,630 | 1 | $80,930,630 |
| 56 | Sanaa Lathan | $80,281,096 | 1 | $80,281,096 |
| 57 | Jack Black | $80,069,458 | 2 | $40,034,729 |
| 58 | Dylan Minette | $80,069,458 | 1 | $80,069,458 |
| 59 | Odeya Rush | $80,069,458 | 1 | $80,069,458 |
| 60 | Frank Grillo | $79,042,440 | 1 | $79,042,440 |
| 61 | Mykelti Williamson | $79,042,440 | 1 | $79,042,440 |
| 62 | Elizabeth Mitchell | $79,042,440 | 1 | $79,042,440 |
| 63 | Heather O'Rourke | $74,706,019 | 1 | $74,706,019 |
| 64 | Michael Fassbender | $74,269,352 | 2 | $37,134,676 |
| 65 | Katherine Waterston | $74,262,031 | 1 | $74,262,031 |
| 66 | John Cusack | $71,985,628 | 1 | $71,985,628 |
| 67 | Lin Shaye | $67,347,895 | 3 | $22,449,298 |
| 68 | Maria Bello | $67,268,835 | 1 | $67,268,835 |
| 69 | Teresa Palmer | $67,268,835 | 1 | $67,268,835 |
| 70 | Gabriel Bateman | $67,268,835 | 1 | $67,268,835 |
| 71 | Billy Burke | $67,268,835 | 1 | $67,268,835 |
| 72 | Jennifer Lopez | $65,598,907 | 1 | $65,598,907 |
| 73 | Ice Cube | $65,598,907 | 1 | $65,598,907 |
| 74 | Ryan Reynolds | $65,233,369 | 1 | $65,233,369 |
| 75 | Jackie Earle Haley | $63,075,011 | 1 | $63,075,011 |
| 76 | Benicio del Toro | $62,189,884 | 1 | $62,189,884 |
| 77 | Halle Berry | $59,588,068 | 1 | $59,588,068 |
| 78 | Tyler Mane | $58,269,151 | 1 | $58,269,151 |
| 79 | Ashley Bell | $56,213,653 | 2 | $28,106,827 |
| 80 | Laura Clifton | $55,683,845 | 1 | $55,683,845 |
| 81 | Ruby Modine | $55,683,845 | 1 | $55,683,845 |
| 82 | Charles Aitken | $55,683,845 | 1 | $55,683,845 |
| 83 | Jessica Rothe | $55,683,845 | 1 | $55,683,845 |
| 84 | Israel Broussard | $55,683,845 | 1 | $55,683,845 |
| 85 | Virginia Madsen | $55,389,516 | 1 | $55,389,516 |
| 86 | Kyle Gallner | $55,389,516 | 1 | $55,389,516 |
| 87 | Ty Simpkins | $54,009,150 | 1 | $54,009,150 |
| 88 | Kathryn Newton | $53,900,335 | 1 | $53,900,335 |
| 89 | Evan Helmuth | $53,262,945 | 1 | $53,262,945 |
| 90 | Suzan Crowley | $53,262,945 | 1 | $53,262,945 |
| 91 | Fernanda Andrade | $53,262,945 | 1 | $53,262,945 |
| 92 | Simon Quarterman | $53,262,945 | 1 | $53,262,945 |
| 93 | Stefanie Scott | $52,218,558 | 1 | $52,218,558 |
| 94 | Jaime King | $51,545,952 | 1 | $51,545,952 |
| 95 | Jensen Ackles | $51,545,952 | 1 | $51,545,952 |
| 96 | Patricia Arquette | $50,041,732 | 1 | $50,041,732 |
| 97 | Natasha Calis | $49,130,588 | 1 | $49,130,588 |
| 98 | Bailee Madison | $48,478,154 | 2 | $24,239,077 |
| 99 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $47,000,000 | 2 | $23,500,000 |
| 100 | Megan Burns | $45,064,915 | 1 | $45,064,915 |
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
Bill Skarsgård: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
