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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense 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 Horror 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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Milla Jovovich
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 16 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($314,101,190 in 2016), Resident Evil: Afterlife ($295,874,190 in 2010), Resident Evil: Retribution ($240,647,629 in 2012), Resident Evil: Extinction ($149,871,103 in 2007), Resident Evil: Apocalypse ($125,168,734 in 2004), Resident Evil ($103,787,401 in 2002)

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Bill Skarsgård
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 8 films.
Top films contributed to this record: It ($701,012,746 in 2017), It: Chapter Two ($467,561,586 in 2019)

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Anthony Hopkins
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 31 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Hannibal ($350,100,280 in 2001), The Silence of the Lambs ($275,726,716 in 1991), The Wolfman ($142,634,358 in 2010), The Rite ($97,143,987 in 2011), Magic ($23,800,000 in 1978), Audrey Rose ($0 in 1977)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Milla Jovovich $1,229,450,247 6 $204,908,375
2 Bill Skarsgård $1,168,574,332 2 $584,287,166
3 Anthony Hopkins $889,405,341 6 $148,234,224
4 Vera Farmiga $826,941,923 4 $206,735,481
5 Neve Campbell $797,781,862 6 $132,963,644
6 Emily Blunt $774,192,772 4 $193,548,193
7 Tobin Bell $719,526,366 8 $89,940,796
8 Jaeden Lieberher $701,012,746 1 $701,012,746
9 Patrick Wilson $696,721,701 3 $232,240,567
10 Roy Scheider $692,556,269 2 $346,278,135
11 Jamie Lee Curtis $654,643,437 6 $109,107,240
12 Courteney Cox $642,140,016 4 $160,535,004
13 Robert Shaw $483,655,893 1 $483,655,893
14 Richard Dreyfuss $483,655,893 1 $483,655,893
15 David Arquette $473,076,166 4 $118,269,042
16 Allison Williams $433,431,821 2 $216,715,911
17 Max von Sydow $428,824,083 2 $214,412,042
18 Daniel Kaluuya $424,336,492 2 $212,168,246
19 Ethan Hawke $391,881,805 4 $97,970,451
20 James Jude Courtney $386,267,251 2 $193,133,626
21 Nick Castle $386,267,251 2 $193,133,626
22 Micah Sloat $371,695,066 2 $185,847,533
23 Katie Featherston $371,695,066 2 $185,847,533
24 Matthew Lillard $365,598,520 2 $182,799,260
25 Bonnie Aarons $362,947,805 2 $181,473,903
26 Demián Bichir $362,900,037 1 $362,900,037
27 Sarah Michelle Gellar $359,644,416 2 $179,822,208
28 John Krasinski $334,876,670 1 $334,876,670
29 Madison Wolfe $310,452,424 2 $155,226,212
30 Anthony LaPaglia $310,262,432 2 $155,131,216
31 Frances O’Connor $310,196,332 1 $310,196,332
32 Talitha Bateman $305,384,865 1 $305,384,865
33 Miranda Otto $305,384,865 1 $305,384,865
34 Stephanie Sigman $305,384,865 1 $305,384,865
35 Josh Hutcherson $297,130,560 1 $297,130,560
36 Kyle Gallner $296,034,697 6 $49,339,116
37 Annabelle Wallis $290,831,948 2 $145,415,974
38 Naomi Watts $289,860,652 3 $96,620,217
39 Ty Simpkins $286,129,814 3 $95,376,605
40 James McAvoy $278,754,594 1 $278,754,594
41 Jodie Foster $275,726,716 1 $275,726,716
42 Elisabeth Shue $274,860,160 2 $137,430,080
43 Taissa Farmiga $268,060,845 1 $268,060,845
44 Ali Larter $267,547,191 4 $66,886,798
45 Jane Levy $257,916,395 2 $128,958,198
46 Heather Donahue $248,300,000 1 $248,300,000
47 Michael C. Williams $248,300,000 1 $248,300,000
48 Joshua Leonard $248,300,000 2 $124,150,000
49 Michael Fassbender $242,815,620 2 $121,407,810
50 Katherine Waterston $238,521,247 2 $119,260,624
51 Christina Ricci $232,415,000 3 $77,471,667
52 Mckenna Grace $230,779,191 1 $230,779,191
53 Rose Byrne $226,154,229 2 $113,077,115
54 Kevin Bacon $225,163,874 5 $45,032,775
55 Tom Cruise $223,564,608 1 $223,564,608
56 Jessica Chastain $223,062,420 2 $111,531,210
57 Nicole Kidman $218,496,956 2 $109,248,478
58 Sosie Bacon $217,068,735 1 $217,068,735
59 Caitlin Stasey $217,068,735 1 $217,068,735
60 Jessie Usher $217,068,735 1 $217,068,735
61 Robin Weigert $217,068,735 1 $217,068,735
62 Kal Penn $217,068,735 1 $217,068,735
63 Rob Morgan $217,068,735 1 $217,068,735
64 Gary Oldman $216,805,173 2 $108,402,587
65 Taylor Russell $211,950,967 3 $70,650,322
66 Logan Miller $209,180,372 3 $69,726,791
67 Lorraine Gary $208,900,376 1 $208,900,376
68 Murray Hamilton $208,900,376 1 $208,900,376
69 Johnny Depp $207,068,340 1 $207,068,340
70 Stephen Lang $207,059,676 4 $51,764,919
71 Chloe Cserngey $207,039,844 1 $207,039,844
72 Jessica Tyler Brown $207,039,844 1 $207,039,844
73 Gabriel Bateman $192,306,090 2 $96,153,045
74 Bobby Campo $187,384,627 2 $93,692,314
75 Violet McGraw $185,643,559 2 $92,821,780
76 Sigourney Weaver $184,642,161 2 $92,321,081
77 Tom Skerritt $184,637,161 1 $184,637,161
78 Jenna Ortega $184,223,344 3 $61,407,781
79 Jenna Davis $181,134,416 1 $181,134,416
80 Amie Donald $181,134,416 1 $181,134,416
81 Liam Neeson $180,188,905 1 $180,188,905
82 Catherine Zeta-Jones $180,188,905 1 $180,188,905
83 Lili Taylor $180,188,905 1 $180,188,905
84 Tony Todd $179,141,295 8 $22,392,662
85 Shawnee Smith $178,962,744 2 $89,481,372
86 Jack Nicholson $177,224,338 2 $88,612,169
87 Robert Englund $175,072,942 6 $29,178,824
88 Lin Shaye $174,595,479 7 $24,942,211
89 Jerry O'Connell $172,710,310 3 $57,570,103
90 Jamie Kennedy $172,412,254 2 $86,206,127
91 Jada Pinkett Smith $172,363,301 1 $172,363,301
92 Steven Yeun $172,039,087 1 $172,039,087
93 Keke Palmer $172,039,087 1 $172,039,087
94 Roger L. Jackson $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850
95 Mason Gooding $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850
96 Liana Liberato $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850
97 Tony Revolori $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850
98 Jasmin Savoy Brown $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850
99 Devyn Nekoda $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850
100 Samara Weaving $169,063,850 1 $169,063,850

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Bill Skarsgård: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Anthony Hopkins: gdcgraphics [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons