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Top International Leading Stars for Live Action Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Live Action Stars - International Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - International Leading Digital Animation Stars - International Leading Hand Animation Stars - International Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - International Leading Rotoscoping Stars - International Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars - Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Live Action 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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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($735,268,289 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($493,816,615 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($393,055,322 in 2023), Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning ($385,000,000 in 2025), The Last Samurai ($345,700,000 in 2003), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), The Mummy ($329,852,780 in 2017), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996)

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Dwayne Johnson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($586,775,991 in 2019), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($557,123,891 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Jumanji: The Next Level ($475,641,422 in 2019), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Rampage ($327,100,000 in 2018), San Andreas ($319,400,000 in 2015), Skyscraper ($236,438,001 in 2018), Black Adam ($225,300,000 in 2022)

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Vin Diesel
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,107,459,011 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast X ($568,249,099 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Last Witch Hunter ($103,451,252 in 2015)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $7,239,515,897 42 $172,369,426
2 Dwayne Johnson $5,692,203,201 32 $177,881,350
3 Vin Diesel $5,258,560,087 24 $219,106,670
4 Jason Statham $4,563,698,688 43 $106,132,528
5 Johnny Depp $4,431,112,542 46 $96,328,534
6 Brad Pitt $4,426,088,215 45 $98,357,516
7 Leonardo DiCaprio $4,121,313,193 27 $152,641,229
8 Harrison Ford $3,866,196,863 42 $92,052,306
9 Tom Hanks $3,860,359,247 51 $75,693,319
10 Matt Damon $3,806,866,304 45 $84,597,029
11 Bruce Willis $3,453,058,189 85 $40,624,214
12 Jennifer Lawrence $3,436,316,483 26 $132,166,019
13 Hugh Jackman $3,420,958,190 30 $114,031,940
14 Daniel Craig $3,388,702,328 19 $178,352,754
15 Shen Teng $3,229,077,899 8 $403,634,737
16 Michelle Rodriguez $3,147,062,734 17 $185,121,337
17 Scarlett Johansson $3,122,855,330 29 $107,684,667
18 Sylvester Stallone $2,970,643,519 54 $55,011,917
19 Julia Roberts $2,946,226,866 38 $77,532,286
20 Samuel L. Jackson $2,925,763,336 61 $47,963,333
21 Robert Pattinson $2,858,787,593 25 $114,351,504
22 Will Smith $2,814,525,421 28 $100,518,765
23 Robert Downey, Jr. $2,802,033,201 38 $73,737,716
24 Keira Knightley $2,750,980,515 29 $94,861,397
25 Ben Affleck $2,687,416,843 47 $57,179,082
26 Idris Elba $2,652,796,371 28 $94,742,728
27 Paul Walker $2,580,406,613 16 $161,275,413
28 Anthony Hopkins $2,577,000,934 47 $54,829,807
29 Angelina Jolie $2,562,509,986 23 $111,413,478
30 George Clooney $2,543,146,103 35 $72,661,317
31 Charlize Theron $2,492,530,023 31 $80,404,194
32 Orlando Bloom $2,407,107,761 23 $104,656,859
33 Pierce Brosnan $2,380,425,635 40 $59,510,641
34 Christian Bale $2,378,903,012 33 $72,087,970
35 Kristen Stewart $2,371,044,497 32 $74,095,141
36 Keanu Reeves $2,349,639,889 48 $48,950,831
37 Robert De Niro $2,336,664,883 79 $29,578,036
38 Zendaya $2,336,284,760 10 $233,628,476
39 Morgan Freeman $2,335,191,927 48 $48,649,832
40 Cate Blanchett $2,291,180,287 32 $71,599,384
41 Geoffrey Rush $2,282,466,065 15 $152,164,404
42 Colin Firth $2,267,884,833 33 $68,723,783
43 Tyrese Gibson $2,246,950,688 18 $124,830,594
44 Kate Winslet $2,235,413,266 28 $79,836,188
45 Jason Momoa $2,210,292,163 13 $170,022,474
46 Wu Jing $2,209,920,946 6 $368,320,158
47 Nicolas Cage $2,205,633,617 91 $24,237,732
48 Chris Pratt $2,199,264,084 15 $146,617,606
49 Henry Cavill $2,185,030,733 14 $156,073,624
50 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,170,153,424 6 $361,692,237
51 Denzel Washington $2,165,243,057 49 $44,188,634
52 Taylor Lautner $2,143,065,704 10 $214,306,570
53 Liam Neeson $2,069,913,257 52 $39,806,024
54 Michael Fassbender $2,053,428,393 28 $73,336,728
55 Chris Evans $2,051,447,480 24 $85,476,978
56 Andy Lau $2,038,091,504 22 $92,640,523
57 Ben Stiller $2,027,664,770 33 $61,444,387
58 Meryl Streep $2,025,555,747 48 $42,199,078
59 Jim Carrey $2,010,855,485 26 $77,340,596
60 Russell Crowe $2,004,383,817 39 $51,394,457
61 James McAvoy $1,988,982,714 21 $94,713,463
62 Jack Black $1,985,097,047 23 $86,308,567
63 Wang Baoqiang $1,974,015,045 10 $197,401,505
64 Mel Gibson $1,962,756,029 54 $36,347,334
65 Sandra Bullock $1,961,998,046 34 $57,705,825
66 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,946,699,430 33 $58,990,892
67 Chris Hemsworth $1,941,768,457 20 $97,088,423
68 Jordana Brewster $1,931,650,359 12 $160,970,863
69 Bradley Cooper $1,916,205,629 25 $76,648,225
70 Jeremy Renner $1,901,484,428 14 $135,820,316
71 Ryan Gosling $1,897,036,033 25 $75,881,441
72 Jackie Chan $1,824,933,698 43 $42,440,319
73 Simon Pegg $1,805,678,729 21 $85,984,701
74 Robin Williams $1,800,940,497 37 $48,674,067
75 Zhang Yi $1,794,782,401 8 $224,347,800
76 Jake Gyllenhaal $1,792,220,742 34 $52,712,375
77 Margot Robbie $1,789,774,464 21 $85,227,355
78 Tom Holland $1,784,246,460 12 $148,687,205
79 Don Cheadle $1,709,934,230 19 $89,996,538
80 Tom Hiddleston $1,695,453,027 12 $141,287,752
81 Javier Bardem $1,694,051,397 21 $80,669,114
82 Tobey Maguire $1,693,020,593 11 $153,910,963
83 Lea Seydoux $1,692,004,630 19 $89,052,875
84 Donnie Yen $1,675,109,175 24 $69,796,216
85 Rebecca Ferguson $1,667,245,816 8 $208,405,727
86 Cameron Diaz $1,638,790,644 25 $65,551,626
87 Gal Gadot $1,619,688,453 11 $147,244,405
88 Jude Law $1,617,839,833 33 $49,025,449
89 Sebastian Stan $1,609,843,843 17 $94,696,697
90 Chris Pine $1,571,815,444 22 $71,446,157
91 Nicole Kidman $1,571,346,031 56 $28,059,751
92 Michelle Pfeiffer $1,540,707,770 37 $41,640,751
93 Nathalie Emmanuel $1,523,437,023 5 $304,687,405
94 Mark Wahlberg $1,520,427,819 43 $35,358,786
95 Colin Farrell $1,510,304,922 34 $44,420,733
96 John Travolta $1,505,051,610 57 $26,404,414
97 Chadwick Boseman $1,504,999,497 9 $167,222,166
98 Stellan Skarsgård $1,503,857,410 22 $68,357,155
99 Owen Wilson $1,474,701,508 32 $46,084,422
100 Penélope Cruz $1,459,831,225 24 $60,826,301

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

Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons