Box Office Star Records > International > Creative Types > International Leading Dramatization Stars
Top International Leading Stars for Dramatization Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Dramatization Stars - International Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - International Leading Science Fiction Stars - International Leading Kids Fiction Stars - International Leading Historical Fiction Stars - International Leading Super Hero Stars - International Leading Fantasy Stars - International Leading Factual Stars - Worldwide Leading Dramatization Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Dramatization 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
Wu Jing
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Battle at Lake Changjin ($808,074,694 in 2021), Water Gate Bridge (长津湖之水门桥) ($515,456,809 in 2022), Pan Deng Zhe ($173,521,647 in 2019), Jin gang chuan ($167,007,608 in 2020) |
2
Leonardo DiCaprio
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 24 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Revenant ($349,300,408 in 2015), The Wolf of Wall Street ($272,866,953 in 2013), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($234,924,175 in 2019), Catch Me if You Can ($191,005,491 in 2002), The Aviator ($105,762,065 in 2004), J. Edgar ($47,300,000 in 2011), The Basketball Diaries ($41,929 in 1995), The Crowded Room ($0 in ), Total Eclipse ($0 in 1995) |
3
Zhang Yi
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Eight Hundred (八佰) ($436,779,294 in 2020), Home Coming (万里归途) ($219,150,259 in 2022), Pan Deng Zhe ($173,521,647 in 2019), Jin gang chuan ($167,007,608 in 2020) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Jing | $1,664,060,758 | 4 | $416,015,190 |
| 2 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,201,201,021 | 9 | $133,466,780 |
| 3 | Zhang Yi | $996,458,808 | 4 | $249,114,702 |
| 4 | Tom Hanks | $910,875,291 | 10 | $91,087,529 |
| 5 | Cillian Murphy | $721,295,803 | 4 | $180,323,951 |
| 6 | Rami Malek | $668,225,882 | 3 | $222,741,961 |
| 7 | Brad Pitt | $487,824,000 | 6 | $81,304,000 |
| 8 | Du Chun | $436,779,294 | 1 | $436,779,294 |
| 9 | Ou Hao | $436,779,294 | 1 | $436,779,294 |
| 10 | Li Chen | $436,779,294 | 1 | $436,779,294 |
| 11 | Jiang Wu | $436,779,294 | 1 | $436,779,294 |
| 12 | Qianyuan Wang | $436,779,294 | 1 | $436,779,294 |
| 13 | Russell Crowe | $412,772,916 | 8 | $51,596,615 |
| 14 | Christian Bale | $396,787,808 | 7 | $56,683,973 |
| 15 | Tom Hardy | $393,688,335 | 5 | $78,737,667 |
| 16 | James Caviezel | $387,921,381 | 7 | $55,417,340 |
| 17 | Julia Roberts | $362,865,045 | 3 | $120,955,015 |
| 18 | Kate Beckinsale | $356,549,948 | 4 | $89,137,487 |
| 19 | Bradley Cooper | $350,467,101 | 4 | $87,616,775 |
| 20 | Matt Damon | $342,643,630 | 8 | $42,830,454 |
| 21 | Colin Firth | $335,093,171 | 5 | $67,018,634 |
| 22 | Margot Robbie | $322,449,304 | 5 | $64,489,861 |
| 23 | Fionn Whitehead | $319,668,648 | 1 | $319,668,648 |
| 24 | Helena Bonham Carter | $319,123,937 | 3 | $106,374,646 |
| 25 | Michelle Williams | $312,162,660 | 5 | $62,432,532 |
| 26 | Ben Affleck | $309,926,056 | 6 | $51,654,343 |
| 27 | Josh Hartnett | $301,752,338 | 3 | $100,584,113 |
| 28 | Geoffrey Rush | $301,353,513 | 4 | $75,338,378 |
| 29 | Anthony Hopkins | $295,493,211 | 12 | $24,624,434 |
| 30 | Aamir Khan | $292,757,700 | 1 | $292,757,700 |
| 31 | Denzel Washington | $288,612,312 | 9 | $32,068,035 |
| 32 | Hugh Jackman | $285,060,336 | 5 | $57,012,067 |
| 33 | Owen Wilson | $282,415,071 | 2 | $141,207,536 |
| 34 | Xiaoming Huang | $277,739,313 | 2 | $138,869,657 |
| 35 | Zac Efron | $274,837,397 | 4 | $68,709,349 |
| 36 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $266,637,803 | 6 | $44,439,634 |
| 37 | Zendaya | $254,455,826 | 1 | $254,455,826 |
| 38 | Rebecca Ferguson | $254,455,826 | 1 | $254,455,826 |
| 39 | Val Kilmer | $250,359,394 | 6 | $41,726,566 |
| 40 | Liam Neeson | $250,045,099 | 5 | $50,009,020 |
| 41 | Viggo Mortensen | $244,020,296 | 3 | $81,340,099 |
| 42 | Mahershala Ali | $234,914,848 | 1 | $234,914,848 |
| 43 | Joaquin Phoenix | $227,661,673 | 3 | $75,887,224 |
| 44 | Kevin Costner | $227,051,047 | 7 | $32,435,864 |
| 45 | Tom Holland | $226,761,806 | 5 | $45,352,361 |
| 46 | Cate Blanchett | $220,716,360 | 4 | $55,179,090 |
| 47 | Johnny Depp | $219,410,947 | 9 | $24,378,994 |
| 48 | Junkai Wang | $219,150,259 | 1 | $219,150,259 |
| 49 | Will Smith | $214,457,015 | 6 | $35,742,836 |
| 50 | Meryl Streep | $212,115,236 | 8 | $26,514,405 |
| 51 | George Clooney | $207,401,543 | 2 | $103,700,772 |
| 52 | Tom Cruise | $205,051,557 | 3 | $68,350,519 |
| 53 | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | $200,891,701 | 3 | $66,963,900 |
| 54 | Sienna Miller | $200,705,662 | 3 | $66,901,887 |
| 55 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $198,996,062 | 6 | $33,166,010 |
| 56 | Robert De Niro | $195,614,261 | 9 | $21,734,918 |
| 57 | Helen Mirren | $194,197,723 | 8 | $24,274,715 |
| 58 | Marion Cotillard | $193,701,565 | 3 | $64,567,188 |
| 59 | Naomi Watts | $191,789,547 | 7 | $27,398,507 |
| 60 | Mark Wahlberg | $183,073,368 | 9 | $20,341,485 |
| 61 | Ming-Na | $182,879,746 | 1 | $182,879,746 |
| 62 | Sam Worthington | $181,052,073 | 3 | $60,350,691 |
| 63 | Adam Driver | $179,709,126 | 6 | $29,951,521 |
| 64 | Amy Adams | $179,338,059 | 5 | $35,867,612 |
| 65 | Jason Clarke | $178,567,361 | 3 | $59,522,454 |
| 66 | Izabela Vidovic | $177,756,811 | 1 | $177,756,811 |
| 67 | Jacob Tremblay | $177,756,811 | 2 | $88,878,406 |
| 68 | Mandy Patinkin | $177,756,811 | 2 | $88,878,406 |
| 69 | Daveed Diggs | $177,756,811 | 1 | $177,756,811 |
| 70 | Mel Gibson | $176,600,340 | 5 | $35,320,068 |
| 71 | Angelina Jolie | $174,375,739 | 4 | $43,593,935 |
| 72 | Zhang Ziyi | $173,521,647 | 1 | $173,521,647 |
| 73 | Boran Jing | $173,521,647 | 1 | $173,521,647 |
| 74 | Vision Wei Chan | $167,007,608 | 1 | $167,007,608 |
| 75 | Chao Deng | $167,007,608 | 1 | $167,007,608 |
| 76 | Jiuxiao Li | $167,007,608 | 1 | $167,007,608 |
| 77 | Sean Penn | $163,984,199 | 6 | $27,330,700 |
| 78 | Keira Knightley | $161,312,003 | 5 | $32,262,401 |
| 79 | Diane Lane | $158,118,005 | 6 | $26,353,001 |
| 80 | Colin Farrell | $156,805,693 | 4 | $39,201,423 |
| 81 | Jennifer Lawrence | $152,443,314 | 5 | $30,488,663 |
| 82 | Michael Peña | $151,116,761 | 4 | $37,779,190 |
| 83 | Ewan McGregor | $150,570,724 | 1 | $150,570,724 |
| 84 | Samuel Joslin | $150,570,724 | 1 | $150,570,724 |
| 85 | Al Pacino | $149,881,046 | 7 | $21,411,578 |
| 86 | Takeshi Kaneshiro | $149,500,000 | 2 | $74,750,000 |
| 87 | Zhang Fengyi | $149,500,000 | 2 | $74,750,000 |
| 88 | William Fichtner | $146,093,000 | 1 | $146,093,000 |
| 89 | Jaden Smith | $144,725,057 | 1 | $144,725,057 |
| 90 | Adrien Brody | $143,790,324 | 4 | $35,947,581 |
| 91 | Chris Hemsworth | $140,511,580 | 2 | $70,255,790 |
| 92 | Woody Harrelson | $138,231,056 | 8 | $17,278,882 |
| 93 | Austin Butler | $136,700,000 | 2 | $68,350,000 |
| 94 | Taron Egerton | $131,384,036 | 5 | $26,276,807 |
| 95 | Choi Min-sik | $130,619,928 | 1 | $130,619,928 |
| 96 | Jesse Eisenberg | $128,523,940 | 3 | $42,841,313 |
| 97 | Nick Nolte | $127,395,020 | 5 | $25,479,004 |
| 98 | Morgan Freeman | $124,842,151 | 3 | $41,614,050 |
| 99 | Chang Chen | $119,000,000 | 1 | $119,000,000 |
| 100 | Ryan Gosling | $118,687,192 | 2 | $59,343,596 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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
Leonardo DiCaprio: By Siebbi (Leonardo DiCaprio) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
