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.
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 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 2016), Total Eclipse ($0 in 1995) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Catch Me if You Can ($191,005,491 in 2002), Apollo 13 ($162,029,504 in 1995), The Terminal ($141,600,000 in 2004), Captain Phillips ($113,511,767 in 2013), Sully ($113,454,523 in 2016), The Post ($97,865,999 in 2017), Charlie Wilson’s War ($52,851,676 in 2007), Saving Mr. Banks ($31,662,764 in 2013), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ($6,893,567 in 2019), Greyhound ($0 in 2020) |
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 12 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Oppenheimer ($643,773,786 in 2023), In the Heart of the Sea ($64,672,551 in 2015), The Edge of Love ($3,205,662 in 2009), Anthropoid ($2,301,076 in 2016) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,201,201,021 | 9 | $133,466,780 |
2 | Tom Hanks | $910,875,291 | 10 | $91,087,529 |
3 | Cillian Murphy | $713,953,075 | 4 | $178,488,269 |
4 | Rami Malek | $668,225,882 | 2 | $334,112,941 |
5 | Zhang Yi | $646,169,733 | 2 | $323,084,867 |
6 | Brad Pitt | $487,824,000 | 6 | $81,304,000 |
7 | Du Chun | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
8 | Ou Hao | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
9 | Li Chen | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
10 | Jiang Wu | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
11 | Qianyuan Wang | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
12 | Russell Crowe | $412,772,916 | 7 | $58,967,559 |
13 | Christian Bale | $396,787,808 | 7 | $56,683,973 |
14 | Tom Hardy | $393,688,335 | 5 | $78,737,667 |
15 | James Caviezel | $387,923,521 | 6 | $64,653,920 |
16 | Julia Roberts | $363,510,021 | 3 | $121,170,007 |
17 | Kate Beckinsale | $356,549,948 | 3 | $118,849,983 |
18 | Bradley Cooper | $350,167,101 | 4 | $87,541,775 |
19 | Matt Damon | $341,781,607 | 8 | $42,722,701 |
20 | Colin Firth | $335,093,171 | 5 | $67,018,634 |
21 | Margot Robbie | $322,449,304 | 5 | $64,489,861 |
22 | Fionn Whitehead | $322,321,731 | 1 | $322,321,731 |
23 | Helena Bonham Carter | $318,728,984 | 3 | $106,242,995 |
24 | Michelle Williams | $312,430,549 | 5 | $62,486,110 |
25 | Ben Affleck | $309,064,033 | 6 | $51,510,672 |
26 | Josh Hartnett | $301,752,338 | 3 | $100,584,113 |
27 | Geoffrey Rush | $301,353,513 | 4 | $75,338,378 |
28 | Anthony Hopkins | $295,098,408 | 12 | $24,591,534 |
29 | Aamir Khan | $292,757,700 | 1 | $292,757,700 |
30 | Denzel Washington | $288,612,312 | 9 | $32,068,035 |
31 | Hugh Jackman | $285,318,540 | 4 | $71,329,635 |
32 | Owen Wilson | $283,060,047 | 2 | $141,530,024 |
33 | Zac Efron | $271,755,300 | 4 | $67,938,825 |
34 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $266,637,803 | 6 | $44,439,634 |
35 | Zendaya | $254,714,030 | 1 | $254,714,030 |
36 | Rebecca Ferguson | $254,714,030 | 1 | $254,714,030 |
37 | Val Kilmer | $250,359,394 | 6 | $41,726,566 |
38 | Liam Neeson | $250,045,099 | 5 | $50,009,020 |
39 | Viggo Mortensen | $244,020,296 | 3 | $81,340,099 |
40 | Mahershala Ali | $234,914,848 | 1 | $234,914,848 |
41 | Kevin Costner | $228,268,730 | 7 | $32,609,819 |
42 | Joaquin Phoenix | $227,661,673 | 3 | $75,887,224 |
43 | Tom Holland | $222,134,357 | 4 | $55,533,589 |
44 | Cate Blanchett | $220,716,360 | 4 | $55,179,090 |
45 | Johnny Depp | $218,078,745 | 9 | $24,230,972 |
46 | Will Smith | $212,913,547 | 6 | $35,485,591 |
47 | Meryl Streep | $212,115,236 | 8 | $26,514,405 |
48 | George Clooney | $207,401,543 | 2 | $103,700,772 |
49 | Tom Cruise | $205,051,557 | 3 | $68,350,519 |
50 | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | $200,891,701 | 3 | $66,963,900 |
51 | Sienna Miller | $200,405,662 | 3 | $66,801,887 |
52 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $197,858,256 | 6 | $32,976,376 |
53 | Marion Cotillard | $193,647,283 | 3 | $64,549,094 |
54 | Helen Mirren | $193,233,403 | 8 | $24,154,175 |
55 | Robert De Niro | $192,138,410 | 8 | $24,017,301 |
56 | Naomi Watts | $191,789,547 | 7 | $27,398,507 |
57 | Ming-Na | $182,879,746 | 1 | $182,879,746 |
58 | Sam Worthington | $181,052,073 | 3 | $60,350,691 |
59 | Mark Wahlberg | $180,785,068 | 9 | $20,087,230 |
60 | Adam Driver | $179,431,956 | 6 | $29,905,326 |
61 | Amy Adams | $179,338,059 | 5 | $35,867,612 |
62 | Jason Clarke | $178,567,361 | 3 | $59,522,454 |
63 | Daveed Diggs | $178,401,787 | 1 | $178,401,787 |
64 | Izabela Vidovic | $178,401,787 | 1 | $178,401,787 |
65 | Jacob Tremblay | $178,401,787 | 1 | $178,401,787 |
66 | Mandy Patinkin | $178,401,787 | 1 | $178,401,787 |
67 | Mel Gibson | $176,391,510 | 4 | $44,097,878 |
68 | Boran Jing | $173,521,647 | 1 | $173,521,647 |
69 | Wu Jing | $173,521,647 | 1 | $173,521,647 |
70 | Zhang Ziyi | $173,521,647 | 1 | $173,521,647 |
71 | Sean Penn | $163,984,199 | 6 | $27,330,700 |
72 | Angelina Jolie | $162,414,340 | 3 | $54,138,113 |
73 | Keira Knightley | $161,312,003 | 5 | $32,262,401 |
74 | Diane Lane | $158,118,005 | 6 | $26,353,001 |
75 | Colin Farrell | $156,805,693 | 3 | $52,268,564 |
76 | Jennifer Lawrence | $152,443,314 | 5 | $30,488,663 |
77 | Michael Peña | $151,116,761 | 4 | $37,779,190 |
78 | Ewan McGregor | $150,570,724 | 1 | $150,570,724 |
79 | Samuel Joslin | $150,570,724 | 1 | $150,570,724 |
80 | Zhang Fengyi | $149,500,000 | 2 | $74,750,000 |
81 | Takeshi Kaneshiro | $149,500,000 | 2 | $74,750,000 |
82 | Al Pacino | $148,340,078 | 6 | $24,723,346 |
83 | William Fichtner | $146,093,000 | 1 | $146,093,000 |
84 | Jaden Smith | $144,725,057 | 1 | $144,725,057 |
85 | Adrien Brody | $143,790,368 | 4 | $35,947,592 |
86 | Woody Harrelson | $136,095,589 | 7 | $19,442,227 |
87 | Chris Hemsworth | $135,884,131 | 2 | $67,942,066 |
88 | Taron Egerton | $131,384,036 | 5 | $26,276,807 |
89 | Choi Min-sik | $130,619,928 | 1 | $130,619,928 |
90 | Jesse Eisenberg | $128,523,940 | 3 | $42,841,313 |
91 | Austin Butler | $128,522,481 | 1 | $128,522,481 |
92 | Nick Nolte | $127,395,020 | 5 | $25,479,004 |
93 | Morgan Freeman | $124,842,151 | 3 | $41,614,050 |
94 | Chang Chen | $119,000,000 | 1 | $119,000,000 |
95 | Ryan Gosling | $118,687,192 | 2 | $59,343,596 |
96 | Dev Patel | $117,395,960 | 3 | $39,131,987 |
97 | Ralph Fiennes | $117,200,697 | 5 | $23,440,139 |
98 | Mark Ruffalo | $115,972,161 | 4 | $28,993,040 |
99 | Heather Graham | $115,698,407 | 4 | $28,924,602 |
100 | Dustin Hoffman | $113,669,426 | 5 | $22,733,885 |
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
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons