Box Office Star Records > International > Lifetime Acting > Top International Cameo Stars

Top Stars in Cameo Roles at the International Box Office


See also: Top International Leading Stars - Top International Supporting Stars - Top International Live Action Stars - Top International Above the Line Stars - Top International Below the Line Stars - Top Domestic Cameo Stars - Top Worldwide Cameo Stars - Top International Stars

The figures represent the total amount of international revenue generated by all the movies a person has had a cameo role in over their lifetime.

A cameo is a small role performed by a well-known actor or director, often limited to a single scene, with the casting done specifically because of who they are, not because of their acting talents. Examples of cameos are Alfred Hitchcock's appearances in his films and Stan Lee's brief appearances in Marvel films. Note that small parts played by actors before they became famous are not cameos. Rather, they are either supporting roles or roles as an "extra".

Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

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Stan Lee
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avengers: Endgame ($1,930,539,285 in 2019), Avengers: Infinity War ($1,369,544,272 in 2018), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($936,311,111 in 2015), The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Iron Man 3 ($806,400,000 in 2013), Captain America: Civil War ($743,815,237 in 2016), Captain Marvel ($702,746,255 in 2019), Venom ($642,569,645 in 2018), Black Panther ($636,434,754 in 2018), Spider-Man 3 ($558,329,927 in 2007)

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John Ratzenberger
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 37 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Finding Nemo ($555,565,482 in 2003), Finding Dory ($538,710,564 in 2016), Monsters University ($474,967,481 in 2013), Up ($438,459,213 in 2009), The Incredibles ($370,000,000 in 2004), Cars 2 ($368,704,508 in 2011), Kickin It Old Skool ($0 in 2007), She's Having a Baby ($0 in 1988)

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Pat Kiernan
Best known as a Cameo Actor based on credits in that role in 5 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Avengers ($891,742,301 in 2012), Spider-Man: Far From Home ($741,575,437 in 2019), Doctor Strange ($443,701,254 in 2016), The Interpreter ($90,045,676 in 2005), The Commuter ($82,165,978 in 2018)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Stan Lee $18,676,555,082 46 $406,012,067
2 John Ratzenberger $2,746,407,248 8 $343,300,906
3 Pat Kiernan $2,249,230,646 5 $449,846,129
4 Samuel L. Jackson $1,948,632,404 9 $216,514,712
5 Jim Starlin $1,930,539,285 1 $1,930,539,285
6 Ken Jeong $1,930,539,285 1 $1,930,539,285
7 Yvette Nicole Brown $1,930,539,285 1 $1,930,539,285
8 Joe Russo $1,930,539,285 1 $1,930,539,285
9 Cobie Smulders $1,369,544,272 1 $1,369,544,272
10 Stephen McFeely $1,369,544,272 1 $1,369,544,272
11 Chris Evans $1,184,157,721 3 $394,719,240
12 Jimmy Fallon $1,017,882,303 4 $254,470,576
13 M. Night Shyamalan $951,626,482 6 $158,604,414
14 Thomas Roberts $891,742,301 1 $891,742,301
15 James Corden $792,950,433 2 $396,475,217
16 Larry King $788,262,249 21 $37,536,298
17 David Hasselhoff $787,586,850 6 $131,264,475
18 James Earl Jones $745,894,911 7 $106,556,416
19 Peter Jackson $744,757,812 4 $186,189,453
20 Ed Sheeran $740,724,033 2 $370,362,017
21 Jay Leno $738,865,964 25 $29,554,639
22 Ester Dean $718,443,294 1 $718,443,294
23 Rebel Wilson $718,443,294 1 $718,443,294
24 Joseph Gordon-Levitt $717,691,216 2 $358,845,608
25 Ellie Goulding $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
26 Sam Witwer $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
27 Oscar Wright $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
28 Gary Barlow $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
29 Andrew Jack $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
30 Gareth Edwards $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
31 Adrian Edmondson $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
32 Michaela Coel $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
33 Matthew Wood $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
34 Edgar Wright $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
35 Tom Hardy $711,453,759 1 $711,453,759
36 Paul McCartney $703,799,592 2 $351,899,796
37 Ethan Cohn $691,300,000 1 $691,300,000
38 Jon Voight $658,316,753 2 $329,158,377
39 Anderson Cooper $631,527,452 3 $210,509,151
40 Jeff Gordon $620,612,241 3 $206,870,747
41 Sigourney Weaver $612,964,972 5 $122,592,994
42 John Cleese $612,720,847 1 $612,720,847
43 Ryan Reynolds $586,775,991 1 $586,775,991
44 Mike Tyson $576,065,168 7 $82,295,024
45 Meadow Walker $568,475,595 1 $568,475,595
46 Kevin Smith $565,548,591 4 $141,387,148
47 Bruce Campbell $558,329,927 1 $558,329,927
48 Willem Dafoe $558,329,927 1 $558,329,927
49 Freddie Prinze, Jr. $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
50 Andy Serkis $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
51 J.D. Dillard $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
52 David Hearn $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
53 Ewan McGregor $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
54 Dhani Harrison $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
55 Jeff Garlin $557,565,455 2 $278,782,728
56 Frank Oz $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
57 Nigel Godrich $557,565,455 1 $557,565,455
58 Kevin Costner $556,034,897 5 $111,206,979
59 Soledad O'Brien $549,023,655 4 $137,255,914
60 Nancy Grace $546,002,865 2 $273,001,433
61 Charlie Rose $542,719,259 2 $271,359,630
62 Dana Bash $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
63 Vikram Gandhi $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
64 Erika Erickson $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
65 Kent Shocknek $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
66 Andrew Sullivan $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
67 Brooke Baldwin $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
68 Tom Luginbill $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
69 Neil deGrasse Tyson $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
70 Dave Pasch $542,034,897 1 $542,034,897
71 Patrick Stewart $540,893,379 1 $540,893,379
72 Steven Spielberg $537,321,403 5 $107,464,281
73 Conan O’Brien $524,777,552 5 $104,955,510
74 Kris Wu $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
75 Bai Ke $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
76 Wen Zhang $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
77 Tin Kai man $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
78 Chiu Chi-ling $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
79 Tsui Hark $521,789,022 1 $521,789,022
80 Miley Cyrus $515,307,236 4 $128,826,809
81 Matt Damon $494,097,954 7 $70,585,422
82 Seth Rogen $489,950,348 2 $244,975,174
83 Jeff Goldblum $486,445,463 2 $243,222,732
84 Christopher Knights $484,610,992 1 $484,610,992
85 Conrad Vernon $484,610,992 1 $484,610,992
86 Cody Cameron $484,610,992 1 $484,610,992
87 Rob Zombie $479,274,862 2 $239,637,431
88 Brad Pitt $478,776,722 2 $239,388,361
89 James McAvoy $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
90 Alan Tudyk $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
91 Evan Peters $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
92 Rhett Reese $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
93 Tye Sheridan $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
94 Paul Wernick $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
95 Nicholas Hoult $461,770,635 1 $461,770,635
96 Pete Docter $438,459,213 1 $438,459,213
97 Chen Shu $432,462,100 1 $432,462,100
98 Marc McClure $426,920,914 1 $426,920,914
99 Shaquille O'Neal $426,446,993 5 $85,289,399
100 John Landis $421,173,072 2 $210,586,536

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

Stan Lee: By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

John Ratzenberger: Mary Hanley of the Rhode Island International Film Festival [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons