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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Musical Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Comedy 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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Will Ferrell
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Barbie ($1,434,953,085 in 2023), Daddy’s Home ($241,504,989 in 2015), Elf ($227,909,435 in 2003), Daddy’s Home 2 ($175,807,183 in 2017), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ($172,246,223 in 2013), The Other Guys ($170,936,470 in 2010), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ($162,870,525 in 2006), Blades of Glory ($145,594,548 in 2007), Bewitched ($131,159,306 in 2005), Step Brothers ($128,107,642 in 2008)

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Eddie Murphy
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Beverly Hills Cop ($316,300,000 in 1984), Doctor Dolittle ($294,156,605 in 1998), Coming to America ($288,800,000 in 1988), Beverly Hills Cop II ($276,665,036 in 1987), The Nutty Professor ($273,814,019 in 1996), Dr. Dolittle 2 ($176,101,721 in 2001), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ($166,307,945 in 2000), Daddy Day Care ($164,285,587 in 2003), Norbit ($158,973,607 in 2007), Tower Heist ($150,422,946 in 2011)

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Adam Sandler
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 35 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Grown Ups ($272,222,420 in 2010), Grown Ups 2 ($247,023,808 in 2013), Click ($237,685,089 in 2006), Big Daddy ($228,641,283 in 1999), You Don't Mess With the Zohan ($202,910,991 in 2008), Anger Management ($195,484,552 in 2003), The Longest Yard ($191,558,505 in 2005), The Waterboy ($190,191,646 in 1998), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry ($185,708,462 in 2007), Mr. Deeds ($171,269,535 in 2002)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Will Ferrell $3,894,313,394 31 $125,623,013
2 Eddie Murphy $3,001,177,809 28 $107,184,922
3 Adam Sandler $2,616,829,525 25 $104,673,181
4 Jim Carrey $2,612,729,943 14 $186,623,567
5 Ben Stiller $2,110,551,594 17 $124,150,094
6 Robert De Niro $2,072,590,465 18 $115,143,915
7 Owen Wilson $1,992,968,522 22 $90,589,478
8 Kate McKinnon $1,858,057,862 4 $464,514,466
9 Zach Galifianakis $1,817,850,882 11 $165,259,171
10 Dustin Hoffman $1,755,701,201 12 $146,308,433
11 Michael Cera $1,732,965,866 9 $192,551,763
12 Margot Robbie $1,711,723,859 5 $342,344,772
13 Ed Helms $1,673,178,910 17 $98,422,289
14 Ryan Gosling $1,592,724,178 3 $530,908,059
15 Steve Carell $1,546,757,012 15 $103,117,134
16 America Ferrera $1,518,651,490 5 $303,730,298
17 Mark Wahlberg $1,501,250,313 8 $187,656,289
18 Issa Rae $1,484,161,002 3 $494,720,334
19 Bradley Cooper $1,468,235,208 5 $293,647,042
20 Vince Vaughn $1,458,822,065 15 $97,254,804
21 Melissa McCarthy $1,457,830,139 14 $104,130,724
22 Ncuti Gatwa $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
23 Emma Mackey $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
24 Jamie Demetriou $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
25 Nicola Coughlan $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
26 Alexandra Shipp $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
27 Simu Liu $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
28 Connor Swindells $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
29 Sharon Rooney $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
30 Ana Kayne $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
31 Scott Evans $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
32 Ritu Arya $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
33 Ariana Greenblatt $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
34 Kingsley Ben-Adir $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
35 Hari Nef $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
36 Emerald Fennell $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
37 Dua Lipa $1,434,953,085 1 $1,434,953,085
38 Seann William Scott $1,404,558,097 12 $117,046,508
39 Robin Williams $1,378,307,013 13 $106,023,616
40 Steve Martin $1,366,821,329 21 $65,086,730
41 Jonah Hill $1,182,953,678 12 $98,579,473
42 Teri Polo $1,157,661,278 5 $231,532,256
43 Blythe Danner $1,157,643,189 4 $289,410,797
44 Anne Hathaway $1,152,350,356 9 $128,038,928
45 Kevin James $1,142,099,470 9 $126,899,941
46 Bill Murray $1,124,318,453 18 $62,462,136
47 Seth Rogen $1,113,715,519 15 $74,247,701
48 Mike Myers $1,110,846,588 8 $138,855,824
49 Channing Tatum $1,082,519,453 10 $108,251,945
50 Alyson Hannigan $1,075,522,729 5 $215,104,546
51 John Travolta $1,071,443,541 10 $107,144,354
52 Jason Biggs $990,476,779 7 $141,496,683
53 Eddie Kaye Thomas $990,376,564 4 $247,594,141
54 Thomas Ian Nicholas $990,376,564 4 $247,594,141
55 Barbra Streisand $984,810,622 6 $164,135,104
56 Jennifer Aniston $980,958,702 12 $81,746,559
57 Jason Bateman $976,623,492 12 $81,385,291
58 Macaulay Culkin $960,445,514 4 $240,111,379
59 Daniel Stern $959,709,363 4 $239,927,341
60 Justin Bartha $948,764,377 2 $474,382,189
61 Kevin Hart $944,074,784 15 $62,938,319
62 Chris Rock $928,687,727 9 $103,187,525
63 Jack Black $909,958,949 12 $75,829,912
64 Eugene Levy $904,221,076 10 $90,422,108
65 Kristin Davis $882,378,459 3 $294,126,153
66 Paul Rudd $881,384,355 17 $51,846,139
67 Zac Efron $880,285,095 10 $88,028,510
68 Rose Byrne $862,562,218 9 $95,840,246
69 Anna Faris $862,441,070 9 $95,826,786
70 Joe Pesci $839,346,356 3 $279,782,119
71 John Candy $837,267,336 17 $49,251,020
72 John Goodman $821,098,842 5 $164,219,768
73 Tom Hanks $813,706,008 14 $58,121,858
74 Ice Cube $799,086,046 16 $49,942,878
75 Kim Cattrall $791,159,972 4 $197,789,993
76 Sarah Jessica Parker $790,308,226 7 $112,901,175
77 Brittany Snow $787,002,835 6 $131,167,139
78 Mena Suvari $774,987,527 8 $96,873,441
79 Seth MacFarlane $773,230,770 3 $257,743,590
80 Tara Reid $772,329,582 6 $128,721,597
81 Dan Aykroyd $763,856,680 12 $63,654,723
82 Natasha Lyonne $760,531,728 8 $95,066,466
83 Chris Klein $758,023,645 5 $151,604,729
84 Sandra Bullock $750,307,007 7 $107,186,715
85 Kristen Wiig $749,394,311 8 $93,674,289
86 Regina Hall $747,530,109 13 $57,502,316
87 Reese Witherspoon $733,398,765 10 $73,339,877
88 Rebel Wilson $727,683,394 7 $103,954,771
89 Cynthia Nixon $709,928,036 2 $354,964,018
90 Emma Stone $707,134,508 7 $101,019,215
91 David Spade $704,011,162 10 $70,401,116
92 Rowan Atkinson $685,305,067 5 $137,061,013
93 Heather Graham $674,423,511 5 $134,884,702
94 Tyler Perry $673,758,175 13 $51,827,552
95 Sally Field $671,687,927 7 $95,955,418
96 Anna Kendrick $669,544,766 9 $74,393,863
97 Arnold Schwarzenegger $656,863,744 5 $131,372,749
98 Ryan Reynolds $656,834,005 12 $54,736,167
99 Marlon Wayans $652,755,405 7 $93,250,772
100 Chevy Chase $652,190,445 23 $28,356,106

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Will Ferrell: By Eva Rinaldi Uploaded by WikiCelebs (Will Ferrell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Eddie Murphy: By David Shankbone (flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Adam Sandler: Angela George [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons