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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - International Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Science Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Super Hero Stars - Worldwide Leading Fantasy Stars - Worldwide Leading Dramatization Stars - Worldwide Leading Factual Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Contemporary Fiction 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 Cruise
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,467,595,556 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($786,626,183 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($694,713,230 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($688,858,992 in 2015), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($566,644,143 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($549,588,516 in 2000), Mission: Impossible ($457,697,994 in 1996), Rain Man ($412,800,000 in 1988), Mission: Impossible III ($399,387,745 in 2006), Top Gun ($357,463,748 in 1986) |
2
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 ($1,511,986,364 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,510 in 2021), Fast X ($714,566,116 in 2023), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($359,347,833 in 2009), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($345,033,359 in 2017), xXx ($267,200,000 in 2002), The Fast and the Furious ($206,458,372 in 2001) |
3
Jason Statham
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($760,732,926 in 2019), Fast X ($714,566,116 in 2023), The Expendables 2 ($311,979,256 in 2012), The Expendables ($268,268,174 in 2010), Spy! ($233,844,106 in 2015), The Expendables 3 ($209,461,378 in 2014), The Italian Job ($176,262,839 in 2003), The Beekeeper ($152,409,233 in 2024), Mechanic: Resurrection ($125,729,635 in 2016) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $8,864,050,460 | 28 | $316,573,231 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $7,061,760,858 | 14 | $504,411,490 |
| 3 | Jason Statham | $5,239,381,142 | 34 | $154,099,445 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $4,939,994,174 | 17 | $290,587,893 |
| 5 | Sylvester Stallone | $4,635,566,328 | 43 | $107,803,868 |
| 6 | Daniel Craig | $4,592,608,413 | 13 | $353,277,570 |
| 7 | Bruce Willis | $4,355,507,422 | 65 | $67,007,806 |
| 8 | Julia Roberts | $4,069,834,418 | 29 | $140,339,118 |
| 9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $4,020,603,360 | 12 | $335,050,280 |
| 10 | Paul Walker | $3,973,642,766 | 13 | $305,664,828 |
| 11 | Sandra Bullock | $3,730,681,438 | 26 | $143,487,748 |
| 12 | Nicolas Cage | $3,479,794,200 | 61 | $57,045,807 |
| 13 | Robert De Niro | $3,371,950,774 | 48 | $70,248,974 |
| 14 | Matt Damon | $3,351,473,676 | 19 | $176,393,351 |
| 15 | George Clooney | $3,289,421,917 | 20 | $164,471,096 |
| 16 | Brad Pitt | $3,265,172,534 | 21 | $155,484,406 |
| 17 | Tom Hanks | $3,193,654,093 | 21 | $152,078,766 |
| 18 | Pierce Brosnan | $3,162,526,059 | 30 | $105,417,535 |
| 19 | Will Ferrell | $3,127,513,758 | 26 | $120,288,991 |
| 20 | Morgan Freeman | $3,073,431,101 | 33 | $93,134,276 |
| 21 | Tyrese Gibson | $3,038,403,209 | 13 | $233,723,324 |
| 22 | Adam Sandler | $2,986,523,546 | 31 | $96,339,469 |
| 23 | Ben Stiller | $2,934,295,401 | 26 | $112,857,515 |
| 24 | John Travolta | $2,922,149,534 | 42 | $69,574,989 |
| 25 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,856,325,911 | 5 | $571,265,182 |
| 26 | Liam Neeson | $2,855,558,471 | 36 | $79,321,069 |
| 27 | Bradley Cooper | $2,852,396,786 | 16 | $178,274,799 |
| 28 | Channing Tatum | $2,846,216,659 | 21 | $135,534,127 |
| 29 | Denzel Washington | $2,822,734,525 | 29 | $97,335,673 |
| 30 | Jordana Brewster | $2,789,033,275 | 8 | $348,629,159 |
| 31 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,732,385,788 | 26 | $105,091,761 |
| 32 | Keanu Reeves | $2,678,202,901 | 28 | $95,650,104 |
| 33 | Harrison Ford | $2,664,882,469 | 21 | $126,899,165 |
| 34 | Jim Carrey | $2,646,104,814 | 15 | $176,406,988 |
| 35 | Mel Gibson | $2,635,658,867 | 33 | $79,868,451 |
| 36 | Cameron Diaz | $2,617,473,617 | 21 | $124,641,601 |
| 37 | Eddie Murphy | $2,555,538,240 | 28 | $91,269,223 |
| 38 | Ryan Gosling | $2,466,171,612 | 17 | $145,068,918 |
| 39 | Meryl Streep | $2,410,922,736 | 25 | $96,436,909 |
| 40 | Michael Douglas | $2,402,335,081 | 28 | $85,797,681 |
| 41 | Charlize Theron | $2,350,123,797 | 15 | $156,674,920 |
| 42 | Colin Firth | $2,329,705,094 | 18 | $129,428,061 |
| 43 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,260,845,109 | 46 | $49,148,807 |
| 44 | Dustin Hoffman | $2,142,203,527 | 22 | $97,372,888 |
| 45 | Angelina Jolie | $2,096,644,752 | 12 | $174,720,396 |
| 46 | Robin Williams | $2,073,187,404 | 23 | $90,138,583 |
| 47 | Richard Gere | $2,050,287,486 | 33 | $62,129,924 |
| 48 | Jack Nicholson | $2,011,462,344 | 21 | $95,783,921 |
| 49 | Jennifer Aniston | $2,010,557,388 | 27 | $74,465,088 |
| 50 | Jon Hamm | $2,009,057,110 | 14 | $143,504,079 |
| 51 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,988,583,812 | 3 | $662,861,271 |
| 52 | Anne Hathaway | $1,971,742,420 | 17 | $115,984,848 |
| 53 | Glen Powell | $1,893,076,619 | 7 | $270,439,517 |
| 54 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,889,926,463 | 11 | $171,811,497 |
| 55 | Will Smith | $1,883,091,514 | 11 | $171,190,138 |
| 56 | Ben Affleck | $1,879,994,698 | 27 | $69,629,433 |
| 57 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,808,570,915 | 16 | $113,035,682 |
| 58 | Jackie Chan | $1,783,345,530 | 24 | $74,306,064 |
| 59 | John Cena | $1,739,777,540 | 16 | $108,736,096 |
| 60 | Woody Harrelson | $1,725,889,934 | 25 | $69,035,597 |
| 61 | Jamie Foxx | $1,711,129,001 | 18 | $95,062,722 |
| 62 | Michael Cera | $1,706,762,468 | 10 | $170,676,247 |
| 63 | Andy Garcia | $1,696,206,456 | 18 | $94,233,692 |
| 64 | Kate McKinnon | $1,673,360,370 | 4 | $418,340,093 |
| 65 | Ed Helms | $1,673,178,910 | 14 | $119,512,779 |
| 66 | Martin Lawrence | $1,631,374,520 | 14 | $116,526,751 |
| 67 | Jay Ellis | $1,623,806,478 | 4 | $405,951,620 |
| 68 | Simon Pegg | $1,615,255,508 | 12 | $134,604,626 |
| 69 | Vince Vaughn | $1,613,237,991 | 21 | $76,820,857 |
| 70 | Miles Teller | $1,609,874,056 | 8 | $201,234,257 |
| 71 | Demi Moore | $1,605,094,631 | 16 | $100,318,414 |
| 72 | Margot Robbie | $1,601,112,393 | 3 | $533,704,131 |
| 73 | Michael Caine | $1,592,616,171 | 24 | $66,359,007 |
| 74 | Hugh Grant | $1,559,044,894 | 10 | $155,904,489 |
| 75 | Dua Lipa | $1,528,589,961 | 2 | $764,294,981 |
| 76 | Zac Efron | $1,525,146,561 | 18 | $84,730,365 |
| 77 | Jeremy Renner | $1,514,472,654 | 7 | $216,353,236 |
| 78 | Issa Rae | $1,506,765,845 | 6 | $251,127,641 |
| 79 | Owen Wilson | $1,504,252,666 | 20 | $75,212,633 |
| 80 | America Ferrera | $1,498,100,571 | 3 | $499,366,857 |
| 81 | Clint Eastwood | $1,498,077,231 | 25 | $59,923,089 |
| 82 | Lea Seydoux | $1,489,206,477 | 8 | $186,150,810 |
| 83 | Steve Martin | $1,482,373,996 | 26 | $57,014,384 |
| 84 | Danny Ramirez | $1,467,595,556 | 1 | $1,467,595,556 |
| 85 | Lewis James Pullman | $1,467,595,556 | 1 | $1,467,595,556 |
| 86 | Monica Barbaro | $1,467,595,556 | 2 | $733,797,778 |
| 87 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $1,467,595,556 | 1 | $1,467,595,556 |
| 88 | Chris Rock | $1,465,573,292 | 15 | $97,704,886 |
| 89 | Dakota Johnson | $1,455,283,180 | 12 | $121,273,598 |
| 90 | Joe Pesci | $1,444,446,356 | 5 | $288,889,271 |
| 91 | Scott Evans | $1,444,019,894 | 2 | $722,009,947 |
| 92 | Alexandra Shipp | $1,443,974,270 | 5 | $288,794,854 |
| 93 | Al Pacino | $1,436,540,020 | 26 | $55,251,539 |
| 94 | Hari Nef | $1,435,272,653 | 3 | $478,424,218 |
| 95 | Ritu Arya | $1,435,058,100 | 2 | $717,529,050 |
| 96 | Simu Liu | $1,432,752,993 | 2 | $716,376,497 |
| 97 | Gerard Butler | $1,432,591,623 | 18 | $79,588,424 |
| 98 | Emma Mackey | $1,432,419,894 | 2 | $716,209,947 |
| 99 | Ncuti Gatwa | $1,432,419,894 | 1 | $1,432,419,894 |
| 100 | Ariana Greenblatt | $1,432,419,894 | 1 | $1,432,419,894 |
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
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jason Statham: By fadedcaralunagirl / Maura Ortega (DSC05752) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
