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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.

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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)

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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 ($1,460,466,031 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)

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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)

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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