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Top International Leading Stars for Fox Searchlight Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Fox Searchlight Stars - International Leading Walt Disney Stars - International Leading Warner Bros. Stars - International Leading Universal Stars - International Leading Sony Pictures Stars - International Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - International Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - International Leading Lionsgate Stars - International Leading MGM Stars - Worldwide Leading Fox Searchlight Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Fox Searchlight 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
Tom Wilkinson
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Full Monty ($215,299,261 in 1997), The Grand Budapest Hotel ($103,961,642 in 2014), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($88,256,141 in 2012) |
2
Dev Patel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Slumdog Millionaire ($242,494,724 in 2008), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($88,256,141 in 2012), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($56,322,596 in 2015) |
3
Natalie Portman
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 27 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Black Swan ($224,312,032 in 2010), Jackie ($22,628,118 in 2016), Garden State ($9,246,486 in 2004), Lucy in the Sky ($5,967 in 2019) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Wilkinson | $407,517,044 | 3 | $135,839,015 |
| 2 | Dev Patel | $387,073,461 | 3 | $129,024,487 |
| 3 | Natalie Portman | $256,192,603 | 4 | $64,048,151 |
| 4 | Madhur Mittal | $242,494,724 | 1 | $242,494,724 |
| 5 | Freida Pinto | $242,494,724 | 1 | $242,494,724 |
| 6 | Robert Carlyle | $215,299,261 | 1 | $215,299,261 |
| 7 | Mark Addy | $215,299,261 | 1 | $215,299,261 |
| 8 | Edward Norton | $191,029,810 | 3 | $63,676,603 |
| 9 | Judi Dench | $177,647,030 | 3 | $59,215,677 |
| 10 | Sam Rockwell | $170,532,182 | 4 | $42,633,046 |
| 11 | Ronald Pickup | $144,578,737 | 2 | $72,289,369 |
| 12 | Bill Nighy | $144,578,737 | 2 | $72,289,369 |
| 13 | Penelope Wilton | $144,578,737 | 2 | $72,289,369 |
| 14 | Celia Imrie | $144,578,737 | 2 | $72,289,369 |
| 15 | Maggie Smith | $144,578,737 | 2 | $72,289,369 |
| 16 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $140,093,068 | 2 | $70,046,534 |
| 17 | Jason Schwartzman | $134,386,498 | 3 | $44,795,499 |
| 18 | Doug Jones | $131,931,359 | 1 | $131,931,359 |
| 19 | Sally Hawkins | $131,931,359 | 1 | $131,931,359 |
| 20 | Jeff Goldblum | $130,444,161 | 2 | $65,222,081 |
| 21 | Bill Murray | $130,444,161 | 2 | $65,222,081 |
| 22 | Saoirse Ronan | $127,715,040 | 2 | $63,857,520 |
| 23 | Owen Wilson | $127,136,498 | 2 | $63,568,249 |
| 24 | Adrien Brody | $127,136,498 | 2 | $63,568,249 |
| 25 | Harvey Keitel | $125,259,919 | 2 | $62,629,960 |
| 26 | Jude Law | $112,545,589 | 3 | $37,515,196 |
| 27 | Tilda Swinton | $107,640,823 | 2 | $53,820,412 |
| 28 | Ralph Fiennes | $107,640,823 | 2 | $53,820,412 |
| 29 | Woody Harrelson | $106,701,043 | 2 | $53,350,522 |
| 30 | Frances McDormand | $106,644,611 | 1 | $106,644,611 |
| 31 | Willem Dafoe | $106,061,642 | 2 | $53,030,821 |
| 32 | Tony Revolori | $104,967,145 | 2 | $52,483,573 |
| 33 | F. Murray Abraham | $103,961,642 | 1 | $103,961,642 |
| 34 | Lea Seydoux | $103,961,642 | 1 | $103,961,642 |
| 35 | Mathieu Amalric | $103,961,642 | 1 | $103,961,642 |
| 36 | Elliot Page | $94,520,932 | 3 | $31,506,977 |
| 37 | George Clooney | $92,882,839 | 1 | $92,882,839 |
| 38 | Chris Evans | $79,544,638 | 3 | $26,514,879 |
| 39 | Naomie Harris | $76,929,862 | 2 | $38,464,931 |
| 40 | Scarlett Johansson | $72,241,334 | 2 | $36,120,667 |
| 41 | Forest Whitaker | $71,743,096 | 3 | $23,914,365 |
| 42 | Paul Dano | $68,284,930 | 3 | $22,761,643 |
| 43 | Naomi Watts | $67,835,649 | 2 | $33,917,825 |
| 44 | Emma Stone | $66,392,502 | 2 | $33,196,251 |
| 45 | Cillian Murphy | $66,232,768 | 2 | $33,116,384 |
| 46 | Richard Gere | $65,391,846 | 3 | $21,797,282 |
| 47 | Toni Collette | $64,836,542 | 3 | $21,612,181 |
| 48 | Olivia Colman | $61,462,676 | 1 | $61,462,676 |
| 49 | Andrea Riseborough | $60,585,649 | 1 | $60,585,649 |
| 50 | Amy Ryan | $60,585,649 | 1 | $60,585,649 |
| 51 | Michael Keaton | $60,585,649 | 1 | $60,585,649 |
| 52 | Zach Galifianakis | $60,585,649 | 1 | $60,585,649 |
| 53 | Tina Desai | $56,322,596 | 1 | $56,322,596 |
| 54 | Lillete Dubey | $56,322,596 | 1 | $56,322,596 |
| 55 | Stephen Merchant | $54,512,670 | 2 | $27,256,335 |
| 56 | Taika Waititi | $53,507,167 | 1 | $53,507,167 |
| 57 | Roman Griffin Davis | $53,507,167 | 1 | $53,507,167 |
| 58 | Thomasin McKenzie | $53,507,167 | 1 | $53,507,167 |
| 59 | Rebel Wilson | $53,507,167 | 1 | $53,507,167 |
| 60 | Alfie Allen | $53,507,167 | 1 | $53,507,167 |
| 61 | Steve Carell | $51,909,228 | 3 | $17,303,076 |
| 62 | James McAvoy | $51,820,146 | 2 | $25,910,073 |
| 63 | Brendan Gleeson | $51,178,453 | 2 | $25,589,227 |
| 64 | Keira Knightley | $48,646,511 | 2 | $24,323,256 |
| 65 | Sean Penn | $48,416,161 | 1 | $48,416,161 |
| 66 | Jessica Chastain | $48,416,161 | 1 | $48,416,161 |
| 67 | Brad Pitt | $48,416,161 | 1 | $48,416,161 |
| 68 | James Franco | $43,056,456 | 2 | $21,528,228 |
| 69 | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | $42,022,593 | 1 | $42,022,593 |
| 70 | Anupam Kher | $42,022,593 | 1 | $42,022,593 |
| 71 | Parminder Nagra | $42,022,593 | 1 | $42,022,593 |
| 72 | Abigail Breslin | $40,751,255 | 1 | $40,751,255 |
| 73 | Greg Kinnear | $40,751,255 | 1 | $40,751,255 |
| 74 | Alan Arkin | $40,751,255 | 1 | $40,751,255 |
| 75 | Paul Giamatti | $39,914,285 | 2 | $19,957,143 |
| 76 | Hugh Laurie | $39,039,144 | 1 | $39,039,144 |
| 77 | Keanu Reeves | $39,039,144 | 1 | $39,039,144 |
| 78 | Konstantin Khabenskiy | $38,411,815 | 1 | $38,411,815 |
| 79 | Maria Poroshina | $38,411,815 | 1 | $38,411,815 |
| 80 | Shah Rukh Khan | $38,309,190 | 1 | $38,309,190 |
| 81 | Thomas Haden Church | $38,224,497 | 1 | $38,224,497 |
| 82 | Megan Burns | $37,890,718 | 1 | $37,890,718 |
| 83 | Christopher Eccleston | $37,890,718 | 1 | $37,890,718 |
| 84 | Carey Mulligan | $33,895,458 | 2 | $16,947,729 |
| 85 | Cate Blanchett | $33,068,293 | 1 | $33,068,293 |
| 86 | Kerry Washington | $32,194,327 | 2 | $16,097,164 |
| 87 | Jennifer Saunders | $30,900,000 | 1 | $30,900,000 |
| 88 | Joanna Lumley | $30,900,000 | 1 | $30,900,000 |
| 89 | Rose Byrne | $28,893,244 | 2 | $14,446,622 |
| 90 | Rachel Weisz | $28,415,201 | 2 | $14,207,601 |
| 91 | Cliff Curtis | $28,342,050 | 1 | $28,342,050 |
| 92 | Mark Strong | $28,342,050 | 1 | $28,342,050 |
| 93 | Troy Garity | $28,342,050 | 1 | $28,342,050 |
| 94 | Michelle Yeoh | $28,342,050 | 1 | $28,342,050 |
| 95 | Hiroyuki Sanada | $28,342,050 | 1 | $28,342,050 |
| 96 | Benedict Wong | $28,342,050 | 1 | $28,342,050 |
| 97 | Adam Brody | $28,071,620 | 1 | $28,071,620 |
| 98 | Melanie Scrofano | $28,071,620 | 1 | $28,071,620 |
| 99 | Ethan Tavares | $28,071,620 | 1 | $28,071,620 |
| 100 | Mark O'Brien | $28,071,620 | 1 | $28,071,620 |
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
Dev Patel: By Romina Espinosa at https://www.rominaespinosa.com [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Natalie Portman: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
