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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 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($1,454,001,110 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—The Final Reckoning ($576,506,176 in 2025), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($565,696,302 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) |
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 ($1,460,466,031 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,068 in 2021), Fast X ($714,375,114 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 31 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($760,732,926 in 2019), Fast X ($714,375,114 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 | $9,425,789,254 | 29 | $325,027,216 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $6,963,524,399 | 14 | $497,394,600 |
| 3 | Jason Statham | $5,290,676,736 | 37 | $142,991,263 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,079,353,665 | 17 | $298,785,510 |
| 5 | Sylvester Stallone | $4,636,677,203 | 45 | $103,037,271 |
| 6 | Daniel Craig | $4,592,608,413 | 13 | $353,277,570 |
| 7 | Bruce Willis | $4,410,497,497 | 65 | $67,853,808 |
| 8 | Julia Roberts | $4,078,082,512 | 31 | $131,551,049 |
| 9 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,973,887,234 | 12 | $331,157,270 |
| 10 | Paul Walker | $3,922,122,433 | 13 | $301,701,726 |
| 11 | Sandra Bullock | $3,730,349,886 | 26 | $143,474,996 |
| 12 | Brad Pitt | $3,559,343,601 | 23 | $154,754,070 |
| 13 | Nicolas Cage | $3,496,444,835 | 64 | $54,631,951 |
| 14 | Robert De Niro | $3,375,342,004 | 51 | $66,183,177 |
| 15 | Matt Damon | $3,355,381,579 | 20 | $167,769,079 |
| 16 | George Clooney | $3,289,421,917 | 22 | $149,519,178 |
| 17 | Pierce Brosnan | $3,196,527,807 | 33 | $96,864,479 |
| 18 | Tom Hanks | $3,193,652,237 | 21 | $152,078,678 |
| 19 | Will Ferrell | $3,144,456,880 | 28 | $112,302,031 |
| 20 | Morgan Freeman | $3,065,587,103 | 34 | $90,164,327 |
| 21 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,991,687,083 | 13 | $230,129,776 |
| 22 | Adam Sandler | $2,986,961,331 | 32 | $93,342,542 |
| 23 | Ben Stiller | $2,934,295,401 | 27 | $108,677,607 |
| 24 | John Travolta | $2,922,202,342 | 43 | $67,958,194 |
| 25 | Channing Tatum | $2,894,405,964 | 21 | $137,828,855 |
| 26 | Liam Neeson | $2,860,201,136 | 37 | $77,302,733 |
| 27 | Bradley Cooper | $2,852,396,786 | 17 | $167,788,046 |
| 28 | Denzel Washington | $2,829,223,045 | 29 | $97,559,415 |
| 29 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,809,609,785 | 5 | $561,921,957 |
| 30 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,792,533,899 | 28 | $99,733,354 |
| 31 | Jordana Brewster | $2,788,841,831 | 9 | $309,871,315 |
| 32 | Ryan Gosling | $2,730,298,584 | 17 | $160,605,799 |
| 33 | Keanu Reeves | $2,691,339,276 | 32 | $84,104,352 |
| 34 | Harrison Ford | $2,664,975,832 | 21 | $126,903,611 |
| 35 | Jim Carrey | $2,646,195,616 | 15 | $176,413,041 |
| 36 | Mel Gibson | $2,640,652,460 | 34 | $77,666,249 |
| 37 | Cameron Diaz | $2,617,473,617 | 22 | $118,976,074 |
| 38 | Eddie Murphy | $2,555,538,240 | 28 | $91,269,223 |
| 39 | Michael Douglas | $2,413,335,200 | 29 | $83,218,455 |
| 40 | Meryl Streep | $2,402,155,051 | 26 | $92,390,579 |
| 41 | Colin Firth | $2,320,658,229 | 18 | $128,925,457 |
| 42 | Charlize Theron | $2,303,408,113 | 16 | $143,963,007 |
| 43 | Will Smith | $2,283,617,751 | 11 | $207,601,614 |
| 44 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,261,135,758 | 46 | $49,155,125 |
| 45 | Glen Powell | $2,254,455,228 | 8 | $281,806,904 |
| 46 | Dustin Hoffman | $2,142,204,431 | 23 | $93,139,323 |
| 47 | Robin Williams | $2,099,495,925 | 25 | $83,979,837 |
| 48 | Jackie Chan | $2,098,749,642 | 27 | $77,731,468 |
| 49 | Angelina Jolie | $2,098,150,321 | 12 | $174,845,860 |
| 50 | Martin Lawrence | $2,066,774,270 | 15 | $137,784,951 |
| 51 | Richard Gere | $2,050,693,598 | 34 | $60,314,518 |
| 52 | Jennifer Aniston | $2,010,557,388 | 27 | $74,465,088 |
| 53 | Jon Hamm | $1,995,462,664 | 14 | $142,533,047 |
| 54 | Ben Affleck | $1,984,034,417 | 29 | $68,414,980 |
| 55 | Jack Nicholson | $1,982,866,972 | 21 | $94,422,237 |
| 56 | Anne Hathaway | $1,971,778,607 | 19 | $103,777,821 |
| 57 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,942,685,465 | 4 | $485,671,366 |
| 58 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,889,544,599 | 11 | $171,776,782 |
| 59 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,842,667,041 | 7 | $263,238,149 |
| 60 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,808,570,915 | 17 | $106,386,524 |
| 61 | John Cena | $1,739,642,257 | 18 | $96,646,792 |
| 62 | Woody Harrelson | $1,725,890,785 | 25 | $69,035,631 |
| 63 | Michael Cera | $1,719,451,735 | 11 | $156,313,794 |
| 64 | Andy Garcia | $1,718,194,975 | 21 | $81,818,808 |
| 65 | Jamie Foxx | $1,711,705,243 | 19 | $90,089,750 |
| 66 | Javier Bardem | $1,694,946,562 | 12 | $141,245,547 |
| 67 | Kate McKinnon | $1,685,209,899 | 4 | $421,302,475 |
| 68 | Ed Helms | $1,675,756,598 | 14 | $119,696,900 |
| 69 | Michael Caine | $1,617,304,245 | 25 | $64,692,170 |
| 70 | Hugh Grant | $1,617,265,582 | 11 | $147,024,144 |
| 71 | Simon Pegg | $1,615,255,508 | 12 | $134,604,626 |
| 72 | Vince Vaughn | $1,613,237,991 | 21 | $76,820,857 |
| 73 | Margot Robbie | $1,612,961,922 | 4 | $403,240,481 |
| 74 | Jay Ellis | $1,610,212,032 | 4 | $402,553,008 |
| 75 | Demi Moore | $1,605,095,120 | 16 | $100,318,445 |
| 76 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,599,766,713 | 8 | $199,970,839 |
| 77 | Miles Teller | $1,596,855,106 | 12 | $133,071,259 |
| 78 | Dua Lipa | $1,540,495,651 | 2 | $770,247,826 |
| 79 | Zac Efron | $1,525,146,561 | 20 | $76,257,328 |
| 80 | Issa Rae | $1,518,615,374 | 7 | $216,945,053 |
| 81 | Jeremy Renner | $1,514,472,654 | 7 | $216,353,236 |
| 82 | America Ferrera | $1,509,950,100 | 3 | $503,316,700 |
| 83 | Owen Wilson | $1,506,904,467 | 21 | $71,757,356 |
| 84 | Dakota Johnson | $1,502,755,147 | 16 | $93,922,197 |
| 85 | Clint Eastwood | $1,498,077,369 | 25 | $59,923,095 |
| 86 | Gerard Butler | $1,490,963,130 | 19 | $78,471,744 |
| 87 | Lea Seydoux | $1,489,198,557 | 8 | $186,149,820 |
| 88 | Steve Martin | $1,482,373,996 | 26 | $57,014,384 |
| 89 | Chris Rock | $1,466,667,097 | 15 | $97,777,806 |
| 90 | Al Pacino | $1,463,440,050 | 27 | $54,201,483 |
| 91 | Lewis James Pullman | $1,455,924,647 | 2 | $727,962,324 |
| 92 | Scott Evans | $1,455,869,423 | 2 | $727,934,712 |
| 93 | Alexandra Shipp | $1,455,823,799 | 5 | $291,164,760 |
| 94 | Monica Barbaro | $1,454,001,110 | 2 | $727,000,555 |
| 95 | Danny Ramirez | $1,454,001,110 | 1 | $1,454,001,110 |
| 96 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $1,454,001,110 | 1 | $1,454,001,110 |
| 97 | Hari Nef | $1,447,122,182 | 3 | $482,374,061 |
| 98 | Ritu Arya | $1,446,943,977 | 2 | $723,471,989 |
| 99 | Simu Liu | $1,444,597,121 | 2 | $722,298,561 |
| 100 | Joe Pesci | $1,444,444,553 | 5 | $288,888,911 |
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
