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Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Creative Types > Worldwide Leading Factual Stars
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Factual Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Factual Stars - International Leading Factual Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Science Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Fantasy Stars - Worldwide Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Super Hero Stars - Worldwide Leading Dramatization Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Factual 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
Johnny Knoxville
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jackass 3D ($171,685,793 in 2010), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa ($160,903,019 in 2013), Jackass: Number Two ($85,278,712 in 2006) |
2
Ehren McGhehey
| Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actor based on a credit in that role in 1 film. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jackass 3D ($171,685,793 in 2010) |
3
Spike Jonze
| Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jackass 3D ($171,685,793 in 2010) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Knoxville | $417,867,524 | 3 | $139,289,175 |
| 2 | Ehren McGhehey | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 3 | Spike Jonze | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 4 | Jason Acuna | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 5 | Dave England | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 6 | Bam Margera | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 7 | Seann William Scott | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 8 | Preston Lacy | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 9 | April Margera | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 10 | Ryan Dunn | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 11 | Jeff Tremaine | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 12 | Chris Pontius | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 13 | Phil Margera | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 14 | Steve-O | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 15 | Will Oldham | $171,685,793 | 1 | $171,685,793 |
| 16 | Jackson Nicoll | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
| 17 | Patrick Stewart | $116,773,317 | 1 | $116,773,317 |
| 18 | James Earl Jones | $116,773,317 | 1 | $116,773,317 |
| 19 | Omar Sharif | $90,000,000 | 1 | $90,000,000 |
| 20 | Kate Maberly | $90,000,000 | 1 | $90,000,000 |
| 21 | Miley Cyrus | $70,712,099 | 1 | $70,712,099 |
| 22 | Michael Chen | $68,419,297 | 1 | $68,419,297 |
| 23 | Angelababy | $68,419,297 | 1 | $68,419,297 |
| 24 | Ryan Cheng | $68,419,297 | 1 | $68,419,297 |
| 25 | Wang Baoqiang | $68,419,297 | 1 | $68,419,297 |
| 26 | Cho-lam Wong | $68,419,297 | 1 | $68,419,297 |
| 27 | Li Chen | $68,419,297 | 1 | $68,419,297 |
| 28 | Kevin Hart | $63,630,734 | 3 | $21,210,245 |
| 29 | Eddie Murphy | $50,504,655 | 2 | $25,252,328 |
| 30 | Jim Carrey | $46,361,411 | 1 | $46,361,411 |
| 31 | Cedric the Entertainer | $38,236,338 | 1 | $38,236,338 |
| 32 | The Edge | $36,381,388 | 3 | $12,127,129 |
| 33 | Larry Mullen, Jr. | $34,771,225 | 2 | $17,385,613 |
| 34 | Bono | $34,771,225 | 2 | $17,385,613 |
| 35 | Adam Clayton | $34,771,225 | 2 | $17,385,613 |
| 36 | Harry Shearer | $31,279,211 | 1 | $31,279,211 |
| 37 | Kevin Jonas | $30,428,831 | 1 | $30,428,831 |
| 38 | Joe Jonas | $30,428,831 | 1 | $30,428,831 |
| 39 | Nick Jonas | $30,428,831 | 1 | $30,428,831 |
| 40 | Judi Dench | $29,196,944 | 1 | $29,196,944 |
| 41 | Kenneth Branagh | $27,090,415 | 1 | $27,090,415 |
| 42 | Kiefer Sutherland | $22,215,235 | 1 | $22,215,235 |
| 43 | Kevin Spacey | $19,716,752 | 2 | $9,858,376 |
| 44 | Chord Overstreet | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 45 | Kevin McHale | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 46 | Naya Rivera | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 47 | Lea Michele | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 48 | Darren Criss | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 49 | Jenna Ushkowtiz | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 50 | Heather Morris | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 51 | Cory Monteith | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 52 | Ashley Fink | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 53 | Mark Salling | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 54 | Harry Shum Jr. | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 55 | Chris Colfer | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 56 | Amber Riley | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 57 | Dianna Agron | $17,462,398 | 1 | $17,462,398 |
| 58 | Daryl Hannah | $17,252,287 | 1 | $17,252,287 |
| 59 | Charlie Watts | $16,173,879 | 1 | $16,173,879 |
| 60 | Ronnie Wood | $16,173,879 | 1 | $16,173,879 |
| 61 | Keith Richards | $16,173,879 | 1 | $16,173,879 |
| 62 | Mick Jagger | $16,173,879 | 1 | $16,173,879 |
| 63 | Bill Maher | $13,881,317 | 1 | $13,881,317 |
| 64 | Linda Hunt | $10,658,756 | 1 | $10,658,756 |
| 65 | Kirk Hammett | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 66 | Dane DeHaan | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 67 | Robert Trujillo | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 68 | Lars Ulrich | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 69 | James Hetfield | $9,082,906 | 1 | $9,082,906 |
| 70 | Ben Stein | $7,720,487 | 1 | $7,720,487 |
| 71 | Chris Rock | $4,157,223 | 1 | $4,157,223 |
| 72 | Will Shortz | $3,177,636 | 1 | $3,177,636 |
| 73 | Gabriel Iglesias | $2,827,393 | 1 | $2,827,393 |
| 74 | Jean Rochefort | $2,440,345 | 1 | $2,440,345 |
| 75 | Neil Young | $2,238,644 | 1 | $2,238,644 |
| 76 | Martie Maguire | $2,000,043 | 1 | $2,000,043 |
| 77 | Emily Robison | $2,000,043 | 1 | $2,000,043 |
| 78 | Natalie Maines | $2,000,043 | 1 | $2,000,043 |
| 79 | Jimmy Page | $1,610,163 | 1 | $1,610,163 |
| 80 | Jack White | $1,610,163 | 1 | $1,610,163 |
| 81 | Michael Cassidy | $1,579,440 | 1 | $1,579,440 |
| 82 | Al Pacino | $1,266,417 | 1 | $1,266,417 |
| 83 | Robert Reich | $1,225,769 | 1 | $1,225,769 |
| 84 | Michael Douglas | $1,031,878 | 1 | $1,031,878 |
| 85 | Queen Latifah | $1,027,622 | 1 | $1,027,622 |
| 86 | LeBron James | $960,387 | 1 | $960,387 |
| 87 | Arthur Blessitt | $741,557 | 1 | $741,557 |
| 88 | Tilda Swinton | $736,762 | 2 | $368,381 |
| 89 | Mistress Formika | $686,152 | 1 | $686,152 |
| 90 | Deee-lite | $686,152 | 1 | $686,152 |
| 91 | The Lady Bunny | $686,152 | 1 | $686,152 |
| 92 | Alexis Arquette | $686,152 | 1 | $686,152 |
| 93 | Lypsinka | $686,152 | 1 | $686,152 |
| 94 | Jackie Beat | $686,152 | 1 | $686,152 |
| 95 | Marisa Tomei | $346,224 | 1 | $346,224 |
| 96 | Vincent D'Onofrio | $346,224 | 1 | $346,224 |
| 97 | Klaus Maria Brandauer | $296,181 | 1 | $296,181 |
| 98 | Martin Doblmeier | $296,181 | 1 | $296,181 |
| 99 | Peter Krause | $259,840 | 1 | $259,840 |
| 100 | Cécile de France | $254,493 | 1 | $254,493 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Johnny Knoxville: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
