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Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies


See also: Domestic 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 Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Original Screenplay 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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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 ($1,158,979,344 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast X ($568,462,292 in 2023), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,565 in 2021), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Last Witch Hunter ($103,451,252 in 2015), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005), Riddick ($52,738,623 in 2013), The Chronicles of Riddick ($49,500,000 in 2004)

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Zoe Saldana
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), The Book of Life ($47,500,000 in 2014), Colombiana ($35,629,408 in 2011), Crossroads ($19,811,333 in 2002), Amsterdam ($14,452,857 in 2022), Missing Link ($8,743,697 in 2019), Center Stage ($4,160,184 in 2000), Infinitely Polar Bear ($699,431 in 2015), Drumline ($713 in 2002)

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Sam Worthington
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,633,438,619 in 2022), Man on a Ledge ($31,001,440 in 2012), Last Night ($12,534,432 in 2011), Sabotage ($7,867,925 in 2014), Texas Killing Fields ($1,641,521 in 2011), Simulant ($196,913 in 2023), 9 Bullets ($96,968 in 2022), Transfusion ($72,986 in 2023), Alphas ($0 in 2020)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Vin Diesel $4,043,474,196 15 $269,564,946
2 Zoe Saldana $3,902,920,619 15 $260,194,708
3 Sam Worthington $3,825,335,181 16 $239,083,449
4 Dwayne Johnson $3,347,466,492 15 $223,164,433
5 Jason Statham $3,176,820,486 26 $122,185,403
6 Harrison Ford $2,892,505,793 23 $125,761,121
7 Jack Black $2,790,745,830 20 $139,537,292
8 Ben Stiller $2,720,798,139 28 $97,171,362
9 Tom Hanks $2,635,869,618 26 $101,379,601
10 John Boyega $2,633,463,707 10 $263,346,371
11 Leonardo DiCaprio $2,590,120,599 7 $370,017,228
12 John Leguizamo $2,473,557,831 16 $154,597,364
13 Adam Driver $2,465,699,225 11 $224,154,475
14 Denis Leary $2,429,547,679 8 $303,693,460
15 Ray Romano $2,412,973,021 9 $268,108,113
16 Daisy Ridley $2,396,972,806 4 $599,243,202
17 Arnold Schwarzenegger $2,318,791,518 25 $92,751,661
18 Keanu Reeves $2,290,470,406 33 $69,408,194
19 Samuel L. Jackson $2,278,343,126 42 $54,246,265
20 Michelle Rodriguez $2,267,902,187 10 $226,790,219
21 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,239,162,054 6 $373,193,676
22 Tyrese Gibson $2,152,962,460 13 $165,612,497
23 Adam Sandler $2,130,389,844 38 $56,062,891
24 Kevin Hart $2,100,063,047 17 $123,533,120
25 Sylvester Stallone $2,099,388,810 35 $59,982,537
26 Tom Cruise $2,088,951,604 17 $122,879,506
27 Steve Carell $2,073,640,195 17 $121,978,835
28 Nicolas Cage $2,043,756,154 63 $32,440,574
29 Brad Pitt $2,016,886,125 26 $77,572,543
30 Mark Hamill $2,006,634,884 8 $250,829,361
31 Bruce Willis $2,001,314,161 61 $32,808,429
32 Kate Winslet $1,973,955,718 10 $197,395,572
33 Tim Allen $1,943,846,342 14 $138,846,167
34 Will Smith $1,939,292,514 18 $107,738,473
35 Charlize Theron $1,912,657,742 14 $136,618,410
36 Owen Wilson $1,873,594,672 26 $72,061,334
37 Ewan McGregor $1,849,910,149 19 $97,363,692
38 Julia Roberts $1,843,489,171 21 $87,785,199
39 Liam Neeson $1,792,675,956 28 $64,024,141
40 Chris Rock $1,784,616,804 14 $127,472,629
41 Mel Gibson $1,780,566,005 37 $48,123,406
42 Sandra Bullock $1,766,897,846 22 $80,313,538
43 Natalie Portman $1,766,251,277 21 $84,107,204
44 Queen Latifah $1,664,099,694 11 $151,281,790
45 Robert De Niro $1,655,538,940 43 $38,500,906
46 Matt Damon $1,614,614,518 22 $73,391,569
47 Kristen Wiig $1,576,292,327 13 $121,253,256
48 Nathalie Emmanuel $1,564,713,022 4 $391,178,256
49 Jada Pinkett Smith $1,564,522,750 8 $195,565,344
50 Ryan Reynolds $1,558,272,989 30 $51,942,433
51 Keegan-Michael Key $1,540,897,923 12 $128,408,160
52 George Clooney $1,469,901,109 17 $86,464,771
53 Jamie Foxx $1,465,582,917 21 $69,789,663
54 Carrie Fisher $1,449,016,166 6 $241,502,694
55 Kevin James $1,447,727,235 15 $96,515,149
56 Matthew McConaughey $1,431,986,118 19 $75,367,690
57 Scarlett Johansson $1,399,276,714 15 $93,285,114
58 Jesse Eisenberg $1,387,947,611 21 $66,092,743
59 Gerard Butler $1,386,889,354 19 $72,994,177
60 Morgan Freeman $1,380,977,714 26 $53,114,527
61 Oscar Isaac $1,313,080,964 13 $101,006,228
62 David Schwimmer $1,312,999,728 5 $262,599,946
63 Michael Caine $1,298,678,222 23 $56,464,271
64 Anthony Daniels $1,269,019,214 2 $634,509,607
65 Jackie Chan $1,246,335,812 30 $41,544,527
66 Rowan Atkinson $1,242,060,372 7 $177,437,196
67 Paul Walker $1,239,775,726 9 $137,752,858
68 John Cena $1,232,000,584 18 $68,444,477
69 Cameron Diaz $1,214,154,203 15 $80,943,614
70 David Spade $1,209,602,708 15 $80,640,181
71 Woody Harrelson $1,185,153,698 27 $43,894,581
72 John Goodman $1,161,383,530 10 $116,138,353
73 Anne Hathaway $1,158,864,460 13 $89,143,420
74 Angelina Jolie $1,151,704,739 8 $143,963,092
75 Jordana Brewster $1,115,013,770 6 $185,835,628
76 Shen Teng $1,094,934,481 2 $547,467,241
77 Ellen DeGeneres $1,094,276,046 3 $364,758,682
78 Sacha Baron Cohen $1,092,390,812 6 $182,065,135
79 Albert Brooks $1,072,483,652 6 $178,747,275
80 Andy Lau $1,058,132,502 7 $151,161,786
81 Jason Bateman $1,057,690,690 16 $66,105,668
82 Emma Stone $1,053,658,382 10 $105,365,838
83 Glen Powell $1,049,882,750 8 $131,235,344
84 John Cusack $1,041,167,407 40 $26,029,185
85 Karen Gillan $1,036,623,840 9 $115,180,427
86 Nick Jonas $1,035,649,557 3 $345,216,519
87 John C. Reilly $1,034,928,509 10 $103,492,851
88 Seann William Scott $1,034,382,671 13 $79,567,898
89 Andy Samberg $1,032,102,054 9 $114,678,006
90 Steve Buscemi $1,029,231,418 18 $57,179,523
91 Zach Galifianakis $1,018,898,467 10 $101,889,847
92 Holly Hunter $1,009,128,568 5 $201,825,714
93 Craig T. Nelson $1,004,241,333 3 $334,747,111
94 Sarah Vowell $1,004,223,615 2 $502,111,808
95 Jim Carrey $988,224,279 13 $76,017,252
96 Cedric the Entertainer $976,989,059 13 $75,153,005
97 Hugh Grant $975,187,887 10 $97,518,789
98 Reese Witherspoon $970,364,436 22 $44,107,474
99 Mark Wahlberg $969,402,337 20 $48,470,117
100 Mindy Kaling $965,576,809 4 $241,394,202

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

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

Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Sam Worthington: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Sam Worthington) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons