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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies


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

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Factual Book/Article 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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Paul Walker
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), 2 Fast 2 Furious ($109,290,549 in 2003), The Fast and the Furious ($61,946,062 in 2001)

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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: Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), The Fast and the Furious ($61,946,062 in 2001)

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Dwayne Johnson
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Paul Walker $1,346,085,346 5 $269,217,069
2 Vin Diesel $1,236,794,797 4 $309,198,699
3 Dwayne Johnson $970,565,167 2 $485,282,584
4 Jordana Brewster $816,850,224 3 $272,283,408
5 Cillian Murphy $635,129,780 1 $635,129,780
6 Michelle Rodriguez $624,066,656 3 $208,022,219
7 Tom Hanks $526,234,761 6 $87,705,794
8 Leonardo DiCaprio $463,872,444 4 $115,968,111
9 Matt Damon $407,270,735 8 $50,908,842
10 Julia Roberts $357,278,242 3 $119,092,747
11 Russell Crowe $346,659,326 6 $57,776,554
12 Anna Kendrick $282,121,915 4 $70,530,479
13 George Clooney $248,468,356 3 $82,822,785
14 Rebel Wilson $234,801,102 3 $78,267,034
15 Alexis Knapp $234,801,102 3 $78,267,034
16 Anna Camp $234,801,102 3 $78,267,034
17 Ester Dean $234,801,102 3 $78,267,034
18 Brittany Snow $234,801,102 3 $78,267,034
19 Sienna Miller $197,200,000 1 $197,200,000
20 Bradley Cooper $197,200,000 1 $197,200,000
21 Kevin Costner $195,051,739 2 $97,525,870
22 Ryan Gosling $181,052,003 3 $60,350,668
23 Adam Driver $179,431,956 6 $29,905,326
24 Owen Wilson $178,882,173 2 $89,441,087
25 Elizabeth Banks $178,677,267 4 $44,669,317
26 Daveed Diggs $178,401,787 1 $178,401,787
27 Izabela Vidovic $178,401,787 1 $178,401,787
28 Jacob Tremblay $178,401,787 1 $178,401,787
29 Mandy Patinkin $178,401,787 1 $178,401,787
30 Benedict Cumberbatch $172,465,636 2 $86,232,818
31 John Goodman $171,786,382 2 $85,893,191
32 Christian Bale $169,131,160 2 $84,565,580
33 Diane Lane $149,598,831 2 $74,799,416
34 William Fichtner $146,093,000 1 $146,093,000
35 Eric Bana $141,493,178 2 $70,746,589
36 Denzel Washington $137,820,811 1 $137,820,811
37 Keira Knightley $136,203,442 1 $136,203,442
38 Al Pacino $124,992,023 4 $31,248,006
39 Chiwetel Ejiofor $124,093,068 1 $124,093,068
40 Meg Ryan $111,559,761 2 $55,779,881
41 Ben Affleck $110,341,312 4 $27,585,328
42 Tyrese Gibson $109,290,549 1 $109,290,549
43 Anthony Hopkins $107,507,239 3 $35,835,746
44 Judi Dench $107,391,951 3 $35,797,317
45 Dev Patel $105,882,605 2 $52,941,303
46 Jeremy Irons $102,168,764 3 $34,056,255
47 Jean Dujardin $99,546,193 2 $49,773,097
48 Brad Pitt $98,060,154 3 $32,686,718
49 Bryan Cranston $97,830,583 3 $32,610,194
50 Rooney Mara $97,378,405 1 $97,378,405
51 Lucas Black $95,873,544 2 $47,936,772
52 Bow Wow $95,178,695 1 $95,178,695
53 Michelle Pfeiffer $94,000,000 1 $94,000,000
54 Lady Gaga $93,664,564 1 $93,664,564
55 Jared Leto $93,664,564 1 $93,664,564
56 Jennifer Lopez $92,825,134 3 $30,941,711
57 Daniel Day-Lewis $91,138,308 1 $91,138,308
58 Alan Arkin $91,115,254 1 $91,115,254
59 Bruno Ganz $88,129,804 1 $88,129,804
60 Eddie Redmayne $87,449,129 2 $43,724,565
61 Felicity Jones $87,434,155 1 $87,434,155
62 Morgan Freeman $87,022,647 1 $87,022,647
63 Taraji P. Henson $86,946,175 4 $21,736,544
64 Michael Peña $83,398,665 3 $27,799,555
65 Hana Mae Lee $80,838,882 1 $80,838,882
66 Chrissie Fit $80,838,882 1 $80,838,882
67 Hailee Steinfeld $80,838,882 1 $80,838,882
68 Hugh Bonneville $80,671,128 1 $80,671,128
69 Bob Balaban $80,671,128 1 $80,671,128
70 Bill Murray $80,671,128 1 $80,671,128
71 Thomas Kretschmann $79,334,860 1 $79,334,860
72 Adrien Brody $79,334,860 1 $79,334,860
73 Jake Gyllenhaal $74,924,474 3 $24,974,825
74 Steve Carell $72,056,076 2 $36,028,038
75 Anne Hathaway $70,349,316 2 $35,174,658
76 Clint Eastwood $69,649,587 1 $69,649,587
77 Nick Nolte $65,719,964 2 $32,859,982
78 Sean Penn $64,971,370 3 $21,657,123
79 Scarlett Johansson $61,838,690 2 $30,919,345
80 Steve Coogan $61,253,413 1 $61,253,413
81 Jim Parsons $60,150,805 2 $30,075,403
82 Octavia Spencer $60,057,237 1 $60,057,237
83 Janelle Monáe $60,057,237 1 $60,057,237
84 Kirsten Dunst $60,057,237 1 $60,057,237
85 Edgar Ramirez $58,921,183 2 $29,460,592
86 Anthony Mackie $58,100,000 1 $58,100,000
87 Robert Patrick $58,100,000 1 $58,100,000
88 Josh Brolin $58,100,000 1 $58,100,000
89 Giovanni Ribisi $58,100,000 1 $58,100,000
90 Emma Stone $58,100,000 1 $58,100,000
91 Mark Wahlberg $56,656,384 3 $18,885,461
92 Peter Sarsgaard $53,340,016 2 $26,670,008
93 Philip Seymour Hoffman $52,851,676 1 $52,851,676
94 Skylar Astin $51,043,254 1 $51,043,254
95 Sandra Bullock $49,746,319 1 $49,746,319
96 Jack O'Connell $47,889,929 2 $23,944,965
97 Chris Rock $47,320,813 1 $47,320,813
98 Cameron Diaz $47,320,813 1 $47,320,813
99 Ben Falcone $47,320,813 1 $47,320,813
100 Brooklyn Decker $47,320,813 1 $47,320,813

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

Paul Walker: By m anima from San Jose, USA (Cropped from this image.) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or 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