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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Domestic Leading Based on TV Stars - Domestic Leading Remake Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Play Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Play Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Based on Play 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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Tyler Perry
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 27 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Madea Goes To Jail ($90,508,336 in 2009), Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ($73,206,343 in 2016), Madea's Family Reunion ($63,257,940 in 2006), Why Did I Get Married Too? ($60,095,852 in 2010), Why Did I Get Married? ($55,204,525 in 2007), Madea’s Big Happy Family ($53,345,287 in 2011), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas ($52,543,354 in 2013), I Can Do Bad All By Myself ($51,733,921 in 2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman ($50,406,346 in 2005), Meet the Browns ($41,975,388 in 2008)

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Nia Vardalos
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films.
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($241,438,208 in 2002)

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John Corbett
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films.
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($241,438,208 in 2002)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tyler Perry $592,277,292 10 $59,227,729
2 Nia Vardalos $241,438,208 1 $241,438,208
3 John Corbett $241,438,208 1 $241,438,208
4 Demi Moore $180,042,488 2 $90,021,244
5 Tom Cruise $141,340,178 1 $141,340,178
6 Jack Nicholson $141,340,178 1 $141,340,178
7 Jane Fonda $139,279,947 2 $69,639,974
8 Meg Ryan $139,102,121 3 $46,367,374
9 Katharine Hepburn $122,285,432 4 $30,571,358
10 Doug McKeon $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
11 Henry Fonda $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
12 Tom Hanks $115,821,495 1 $115,821,495
13 Loretta Devine $114,322,524 3 $38,107,508
14 Jessica Tandy $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
15 Morgan Freeman $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
16 James McAvoy $99,967,670 1 $99,967,670
17 Warren Beatty $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
18 Julie Christie $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
19 Janet Jackson $97,825,550 2 $48,912,775
20 Meryl Streep $92,454,429 5 $18,490,886
21 Viola Davis $91,129,374 3 $30,376,458
22 Julia Roberts $71,726,567 2 $35,863,284
23 Amanda Bynes $69,879,664 2 $34,939,832
24 Whoopi Goldberg $63,609,003 4 $15,902,251
25 Richard Dreyfuss $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
26 Bette Midler $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
27 Nick Nolte $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
28 Kate Winslet $61,284,229 3 $20,428,076
29 Jill Scott $60,095,852 1 $60,095,852
30 Leonardo DiCaprio $59,142,033 2 $29,571,017
31 Denzel Washington $57,682,904 2 $28,841,452
32 Johnny Depp $56,511,671 2 $28,255,836
33 Isaiah Mustafa $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
34 Natalie Desselle Reid $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
35 Cassi Davis $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
36 Rodney Perry $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
37 Tamela Mann $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
38 Shannon Kane $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
39 Bow Wow $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
40 Lauren London $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
41 Teyana Taylor $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
42 David Mann $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
43 Jurnee Smollett $51,975,354 1 $51,975,354
44 Tom Hulce $51,973,029 1 $51,973,029
45 Taraji P. Henson $51,733,921 1 $51,733,921
46 Angela Bassett $48,993,576 2 $24,496,788
47 Regina Hall $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
48 Joy Bryant $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
49 Michael Ealy $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
50 Kevin Hart $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
51 Blayne Weaver $48,430,258 1 $48,430,258
52 Claire Danes $46,397,131 2 $23,198,566
53 Natalie Wood $43,700,000 1 $43,700,000
54 Richard Beymer $43,700,000 1 $43,700,000
55 Christopher Walken $43,398,239 2 $21,699,120
56 Matthew Broderick $43,184,798 1 $43,184,798
57 Michelle Pfeiffer $42,983,170 3 $14,327,723
58 Jenifer Lewis $41,975,388 1 $41,975,388
59 George Clooney $40,962,534 1 $40,962,534
60 Ryan Gosling $40,962,534 1 $40,962,534
61 Daryl Hannah $39,148,164 1 $39,148,164
62 Steve Martin $39,148,164 1 $39,148,164
63 Rob Lowe $38,702,310 1 $38,702,310
64 Colin Firth $38,647,289 2 $19,323,645
65 Sam Shepard $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
66 Dermot Mulroney $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
67 Benedict Cumberbatch $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
68 Ewan McGregor $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
69 Julianne Nicholson $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
70 Margo Martindale $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
71 Abigail Breslin $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
72 Misty Upham $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
73 Chris Cooper $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
74 Juliette Lewis $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
75 Anika Noni Rose $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
76 Thandiwe Newton $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
77 Kerry Washington $37,729,698 2 $18,864,849
78 Tessa Thompson $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
79 Kimberly Elise $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
80 Jodie Foster $36,139,447 3 $12,046,482
81 Kelly Preston $35,990,505 1 $35,990,505
82 Diane Keaton $35,708,305 2 $17,854,153
83 Danny DeVito $35,682,000 1 $35,682,000
84 Al Pacino $34,765,180 3 $11,588,393
85 Clive Owen $34,393,166 2 $17,196,583
86 Philip Seymour Hoffman $33,988,462 2 $16,994,231
87 Natalie Portman $33,987,757 1 $33,987,757
88 Jude Law $33,987,757 1 $33,987,757
89 Alexandra Breckenridge $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
90 Robert Hoffman $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
91 Laura Ramsey $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
92 Channing Tatum $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
93 Liam Neeson $33,592,700 1 $33,592,700
94 Amy Adams $33,446,470 1 $33,446,470
95 William Hurt $31,853,080 1 $31,853,080
96 Clint Eastwood $31,678,778 1 $31,678,778
97 James Caan $30,000,000 1 $30,000,000
98 Marsha Mason $30,000,000 1 $30,000,000
99 Mira Sorvino $29,235,353 1 $29,235,353
100 Lisa Kudrow $29,235,353 1 $29,235,353

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

Tyler Perry: By 82nd_Academy_Awards,_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg: Sgt. Michael Connors - 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachmentderivative work: Beao [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

John Corbett: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons