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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Documentary Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Documentary Stars - International Leading Documentary Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy 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 Documentary 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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Patrick Stewart
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 47 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Earth ($116,773,317 in 2009)

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James Earl Jones
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 39 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Earth ($116,773,317 in 2009)

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Omar Sharif
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Mysteries of Egypt ($90,000,000 in 1998)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Patrick Stewart $116,773,317 1 $116,773,317
2 James Earl Jones $116,773,317 1 $116,773,317
3 Omar Sharif $90,000,000 1 $90,000,000
4 Kate Maberly $90,000,000 1 $90,000,000
5 Jim Carrey $47,985,587 1 $47,985,587
6 Stuart Pankin $40,102,213 1 $40,102,213
7 Harry Shearer $31,279,211 1 $31,279,211
8 Judi Dench $29,196,944 1 $29,196,944
9 Kenneth Branagh $27,089,842 1 $27,089,842
10 Kiefer Sutherland $22,199,356 1 $22,199,356
11 Kevin Spacey $19,716,752 2 $9,858,376
12 Daryl Hannah $17,252,287 1 $17,252,287
13 Bill Maher $13,881,317 1 $13,881,317
14 Dave Chappelle $12,051,924 1 $12,051,924
15 Linda Hunt $10,658,756 1 $10,658,756
16 Ben Stein $7,720,487 1 $7,720,487
17 Toni Servillo $6,446,340 1 $6,446,340
18 Chris Rock $4,222,942 1 $4,222,942
19 Cécile de France $3,847,465 1 $3,847,465
20 Reda Kateb $3,847,465 1 $3,847,465
21 Pepper Labeija $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
22 Anji Xtravaganza $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
23 Venus Extravaganza $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
24 Freddie Pendavis $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
25 Octavia St. Laurent $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
26 Junior Labeija $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
27 Dorian Corey $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
28 Willi Ninja $3,247,160 1 $3,247,160
29 Will Shortz $3,177,636 1 $3,177,636
30 Jean Rochefort $2,440,345 1 $2,440,345
31 Emily Robison $2,000,043 1 $2,000,043
32 Natalie Maines $2,000,043 1 $2,000,043
33 Martie Maguire $2,000,043 1 $2,000,043
34 Jack White $1,610,163 1 $1,610,163
35 The Edge $1,610,163 1 $1,610,163
36 Jimmy Page $1,610,163 1 $1,610,163
37 Al Pacino $1,266,417 1 $1,266,417
38 Werner Herzog $1,252,613 1 $1,252,613
39 Robert Reich $1,225,769 1 $1,225,769
40 Michael Douglas $1,031,878 1 $1,031,878
41 Queen Latifah $1,027,622 1 $1,027,622
42 LeBron James $960,387 1 $960,387
43 Arthur Blessitt $741,557 1 $741,557
44 Tilda Swinton $736,762 2 $368,381
45 David Crosby $732,515 1 $732,515
46 The Lady Bunny $686,152 1 $686,152
47 Alexis Arquette $686,152 1 $686,152
48 Lypsinka $686,152 1 $686,152
49 Jackie Beat $686,152 1 $686,152
50 Mistress Formika $686,152 1 $686,152
51 Deee-lite $686,152 1 $686,152
52 Aaron Altaras $640,126 1 $640,126
53 Max Mauff $640,126 1 $640,126
54 Alice Dwyer $640,126 1 $640,126
55 Ruby O. Fee $640,126 1 $640,126
56 Marisa Tomei $348,355 1 $348,355
57 Vincent D'Onofrio $348,355 1 $348,355
58 Martin Doblmeier $296,181 1 $296,181
59 Klaus Maria Brandauer $296,181 1 $296,181
60 Peter Krause $259,840 1 $259,840
61 Michael MacAllister $172,867 1 $172,867
62 John Linnell $160,621 1 $160,621
63 John Flansburgh $160,621 1 $160,621
64 Alec Baldwin $145,626 1 $145,626
65 Don Cheadle $109,107 1 $109,107
66 Edward Norton $106,100 1 $106,100
67 Daniel Skinner $104,094 1 $104,094
68 Steve James $97,044 1 $97,044
69 Stephen "Stevie" Fielding $97,044 1 $97,044
70 Miranda Otto $85,755 1 $85,755
71 Gloria Pires $85,755 1 $85,755
72 Lior Liebling $82,553 1 $82,553
73 Ricki Lake $69,348 1 $69,348
74 Jim Parsons $54,149 1 $54,149
75 Zachary Quinto $54,149 1 $54,149
76 Donte Greene $50,804 1 $50,804
77 Lance Stephenson $50,804 1 $50,804
78 Jerryd Bayless $50,804 1 $50,804
79 Brandon Jennings $50,804 1 $50,804
80 Michael Beasley $50,804 1 $50,804
81 Kevin Love $50,804 1 $50,804
82 Tyreke Evans $50,804 1 $50,804
83 Kyle Singler $50,804 1 $50,804
84 John Lithgow $38,510 1 $38,510
85 Amalia Rodriguez $26,609 1 $26,609
86 Jailen Young $26,597 1 $26,597
87 Jamario Rowe $26,597 1 $26,597
88 Jaquan Rhodes $26,597 1 $26,597
89 Teague Berres $26,597 1 $26,597
90 Shane Yoon $18,863 1 $18,863
91 Bobby Choy $18,863 1 $18,863
92 Peter Jae $18,863 1 $18,863
93 Sunn Wee $18,863 1 $18,863
94 Danny Cho $18,863 1 $18,863
95 Stefania Sandrelli $18,010 1 $18,010
96 Annie Knight $17,895 1 $17,895
97 Bianca Knight $17,895 1 $17,895
98 Mitt Romney $9,796 1 $9,796
99 Ventura $8,254 1 $8,254
100 Tata Milourda $8,060 1 $8,060

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

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