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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 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 Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Movie Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale 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
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Josh Gad
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Frozen II ($974,279,738 in 2019), Frozen ($869,136,459 in 2013), Beauty and the Beast ($755,747,521 in 2017)

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Lü Yanting
Best known as a Leading Actress based on a credit in that role in 1 film.
Top films contributed to this record: Ne Zha 2 (哪吒之魔童闹海) ($1,977,923,153 in 2025)

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Kristen Bell
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 14 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Frozen II ($974,279,738 in 2019), Frozen ($869,136,459 in 2013)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Josh Gad $2,599,163,718 3 $866,387,906
2 Lü Yanting $1,977,923,153 1 $1,977,923,153
3 Kristen Bell $1,843,416,197 2 $921,708,099
4 Idina Menzel $1,843,416,197 2 $921,708,099
5 Ewan McGregor $888,247,521 2 $444,123,761
6 Luke Evans $883,805,939 2 $441,902,970
7 Santino Fontana $869,136,459 1 $869,136,459
8 Jonathan Groff $869,136,459 1 $869,136,459
9 Alan Tudyk $869,136,459 1 $869,136,459
10 Emma Thompson $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
11 Ian McKellen $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
12 Emma Watson $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
13 Audra McDonald $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
14 Dan Stevens $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
15 Stanley Tucci $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
16 Kevin Kline $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
17 Gugu Mbatha-Raw $755,747,521 1 $755,747,521
18 Gael Garcia Bernal $585,937,150 1 $585,937,150
19 Benjamin Bratt $585,937,150 1 $585,937,150
20 Anthony Gonzalez $585,937,150 1 $585,937,150
21 Mandy Moore $381,618,215 1 $381,618,215
22 Zachary Levi $381,618,215 1 $381,618,215
23 Charlize Theron $363,031,278 2 $181,515,639
24 Chris Hemsworth $363,031,278 2 $181,515,639
25 Lily James $341,200,000 1 $341,200,000
26 Sofia Boutella $329,852,780 1 $329,852,780
27 Annabelle Wallis $329,852,780 1 $329,852,780
28 Tom Cruise $329,852,780 1 $329,852,780
29 Linda Larkin $286,700,000 1 $286,700,000
30 Lea Salonga $286,700,000 1 $286,700,000
31 Scott Weinger $286,700,000 1 $286,700,000
32 Jonathan Freeman $286,700,000 1 $286,700,000
33 Brad Kane $286,700,000 1 $286,700,000
34 Javier Bardem $271,454,233 1 $271,454,233
35 Jonah Hauer-King $271,454,233 1 $271,454,233
36 Halle Bailey $271,454,233 1 $271,454,233
37 Melissa McCarthy $271,454,233 1 $271,454,233
38 Keira Knightley $266,941,010 2 $133,470,505
39 Kristen Stewart $245,884,991 1 $245,884,991
40 Donnie Yen $237,813,540 2 $118,906,770
41 Paige O'Hara $232,323,678 1 $232,323,678
42 Robby Benson $232,323,678 1 $232,323,678
43 Kevin Costner $225,006,092 1 $225,006,092
44 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio $225,006,092 1 $225,006,092
45 Rosamund Pike $221,600,000 1 $221,600,000
46 Ralph Fiennes $221,600,000 1 $221,600,000
47 Liam Neeson $221,600,000 1 $221,600,000
48 Toby Kebbell $221,600,000 1 $221,600,000
49 Sam Worthington $221,600,000 1 $221,600,000
50 Russell Crowe $216,971,858 1 $216,971,858
51 Cate Blanchett $216,971,858 1 $216,971,858
52 Wen Zhang $207,909,924 1 $207,909,924
53 Huang Bo $207,909,924 1 $207,909,924
54 Show Lo $207,909,924 1 $207,909,924
55 Shu Qi $207,909,924 1 $207,909,924
56 Ming-Na $182,879,746 1 $182,879,746
57 Ilene Woods $178,591,415 1 $178,591,415
58 Dwayne Johnson $170,700,000 1 $170,700,000
59 Kellan Lutz $168,163,199 2 $84,081,600
60 Joe Chen $167,840,000 1 $167,840,000
61 Aaron Kwok $167,840,000 1 $167,840,000
62 Jeremy Renner $159,246,241 1 $159,246,241
63 Gemma Arterton $159,246,241 1 $159,246,241
64 Clive Owen $151,775,561 1 $151,775,561
65 Ioan Gruffudd $151,775,561 1 $151,775,561
66 Nicholas Hoult $132,500,000 1 $132,500,000
67 Eleanor Tomlinson $132,500,000 1 $132,500,000
68 Peter Stebbings $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
69 Henry Cavill $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
70 Joseph Morgan $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
71 Isabel Lucas $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
72 John Hurt $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
73 Stephen Dorff $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
74 Freida Pinto $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
75 Mickey Rourke $128,058,418 1 $128,058,418
76 Gal Gadot $118,475,500 1 $118,475,500
77 Rachel Zegler $118,475,500 1 $118,475,500
78 Emily Blunt $117,146,287 1 $117,146,287
79 Jessica Chastain $117,146,287 1 $117,146,287
80 Mackenzie Foy $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
81 Misty Copeland $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
82 Helen Mirren $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
83 Eugenio Derbez $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
84 Morgan Freeman $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
85 Richard E. Grant $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
86 Jayden Fowora-Knight $115,165,449 1 $115,165,449
87 Mark Povinelli $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
88 Ronald Lee Clark $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
89 Julia Roberts $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
90 Jordan Prentice $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
91 Martin Klebba $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
92 Lily Collins $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
93 Danny Woodburn $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
94 Joey Gnoffo $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
95 Armie Hammer $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
96 Sebastian Saraceno $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
97 Nathan Lane $108,678,315 1 $108,678,315
98 Eddie Peng $103,651,195 1 $103,651,195
99 Ni Ni $103,651,195 1 $103,651,195
100 Shawn Yue $103,651,195 1 $103,651,195

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

Josh Gad: By Voice Chasers [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Kristen Bell: By Magicland9 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons