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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy 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 Musical Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Romantic 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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Julia Roberts
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 28 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Pretty Woman ($432,566,361 in 1990), Notting Hill ($363,718,196 in 1999), Runaway Bride ($310,138,178 in 1999), Valentine's Day ($217,569,328 in 2010), Ticket to Paradise ($168,576,981 in 2022), America's Sweethearts ($160,648,493 in 2001), I Love Trouble ($61,947,267 in 1994), Larry Crowne ($61,449,135 in 2011), Mother’s Day ($52,367,022 in 2016)

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Hugh Grant
Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Notting Hill ($363,718,196 in 1999), Love Actually ($246,348,772 in 2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral ($242,895,809 in 1994), Two Weeks Notice ($199,043,309 in 2002), Music and Lyrics ($146,196,885 in 2007), Nine Months ($138,486,431 in 1995), Did You Hear About the Morgans? ($80,480,566 in 2009), The Rewrite ($886,889 in 2015)

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Jennifer Aniston
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 23 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Just Go With It ($214,974,953 in 2011), The Break-Up ($205,727,307 in 2006), He's Just Not That Into You ($181,053,657 in 2009), Along Came Polly ($173,044,410 in 2004), The Bounty Hunter ($135,808,837 in 2010), Mother’s Day ($52,367,022 in 2016), Picture Perfect ($31,301,775 in 1997), The Object of my Affection ($29,145,924 in 1998), She's the One ($13,795,053 in 1996), Management ($2,434,658 in 2009)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Julia Roberts $1,828,980,961 9 $203,220,107
2 Hugh Grant $1,418,056,857 8 $177,257,107
3 Jennifer Aniston $1,039,653,596 10 $103,965,360
4 Cameron Diaz $944,892,578 5 $188,978,516
5 Richard Gere $935,627,232 5 $187,125,446
6 Drew Barrymore $924,057,153 8 $115,507,144
7 Patrick Dempsey $903,524,423 6 $150,587,404
8 Renée Zellweger $887,413,851 7 $126,773,407
9 Katherine Heigl $886,021,446 7 $126,574,492
10 Sandra Bullock $841,143,706 7 $120,163,387
11 Meg Ryan $827,976,673 9 $91,997,408
12 Ashton Kutcher $747,748,744 6 $124,624,791
13 Ben Stiller $743,477,087 6 $123,912,848
14 Adam Sandler $662,631,748 4 $165,657,937
15 Jennifer Lopez $648,347,818 7 $92,621,117
16 Diane Keaton $635,764,061 11 $57,796,733
17 Jack Nicholson $630,425,342 3 $210,141,781
18 Susan Sarandon $612,631,382 5 $122,526,276
19 Tom Hanks $602,747,956 4 $150,686,989
20 Lin Yun $525,018,479 1 $525,018,479
21 Show Luo $525,018,479 1 $525,018,479
22 Zhang Yuqi $525,018,479 1 $525,018,479
23 Chao Deng $525,018,479 1 $525,018,479
24 Gerard Butler $524,683,054 4 $131,170,764
25 Colin Firth $519,237,413 6 $86,539,569
26 James Marsden $500,631,946 2 $250,315,973
27 Jennifer Garner $480,961,327 5 $96,192,265
28 Bradley Cooper $438,750,244 3 $146,250,081
29 Meryl Streep $425,227,192 3 $141,742,397
30 Catherine Zeta-Jones $420,500,317 5 $84,100,063
31 John Corbett $413,698,226 3 $137,899,409
32 Nia Vardalos $413,698,226 3 $137,899,409
33 Ryan Reynolds $413,125,262 3 $137,708,421
34 Jessica Biel $412,762,974 4 $103,190,744
35 Helen Hunt $381,268,043 2 $190,634,022
36 George Clooney $377,422,900 4 $94,355,725
37 Mel Gibson $374,105,123 1 $374,105,123
38 Amy Adams $373,003,061 2 $186,501,531
39 Will Smith $366,784,257 1 $366,784,257
40 Hector Elizondo $364,419,601 2 $182,209,801
41 Henry Golding $361,243,530 2 $180,621,765
42 Sarah Jessica Parker $355,733,740 3 $118,577,913
43 Anne Hathaway $353,067,290 3 $117,689,097
44 Gwyneth Paltrow $350,358,737 3 $116,786,246
45 Reese Witherspoon $344,626,691 6 $57,437,782
46 Andie MacDowell $343,812,655 3 $114,604,218
47 Alec Baldwin $311,359,817 3 $103,786,606
48 John Cusack $309,962,909 4 $77,490,727
49 Hilary Swank $302,619,951 2 $151,309,976
50 Billy Crystal $286,843,150 3 $95,614,383
51 Topher Grace $283,585,128 3 $94,528,376
52 Ben Affleck $282,137,459 3 $94,045,820
53 Jessica Alba $280,113,794 3 $93,371,265
54 Joseph Fiennes $279,500,000 1 $279,500,000
55 Jack Black $275,756,743 2 $137,878,372
56 Amanda Peet $274,566,371 3 $91,522,124
57 Tom Cruise $273,552,592 1 $273,552,592
58 Seth Rogen $272,890,376 2 $136,445,188
59 Josh Duhamel $270,327,939 4 $67,581,985
60 Keanu Reeves $268,345,472 2 $134,172,736
61 Scarlett Johansson $262,425,498 4 $65,606,375
62 Owen Wilson $260,678,383 3 $86,892,794
63 Bill Nighy $260,155,861 2 $130,077,931
64 Emma Thompson $256,270,598 2 $128,135,299
65 Taraji P. Henson $253,313,600 3 $84,437,867
66 Harrison Ford $251,900,000 2 $125,950,000
67 Keira Knightley $248,611,208 2 $124,305,604
68 Rowan Atkinson $246,348,772 1 $246,348,772
69 Laura Linney $246,348,772 1 $246,348,772
70 Alan Rickman $246,348,772 1 $246,348,772
71 Martine McCutcheon $246,348,772 1 $246,348,772
72 Liam Neeson $246,348,772 1 $246,348,772
73 Ginnifer Goodwin $246,137,773 2 $123,068,887
74 Michelle Pfeiffer $245,131,611 4 $61,282,903
75 Shirley MacLaine $242,169,326 2 $121,084,663
76 Queen Latifah $239,436,993 2 $119,718,497
77 Meagan Good $239,247,696 5 $47,849,539
78 Gabrielle Union $238,397,315 6 $39,732,886
79 Constance Wu $237,814,149 1 $237,814,149
80 Michelle Monaghan $235,417,172 3 $78,472,391
81 Kevin Hart $233,961,361 4 $58,490,340
82 Michael Ealy $233,847,557 3 $77,949,186
83 Regina Hall $233,847,557 3 $77,949,186
84 Matthew McConaughey $230,915,703 2 $115,457,852
85 Jamie Foxx $230,081,645 2 $115,040,823
86 Justin Long $224,664,841 5 $44,932,968
87 Taylor Lautner $217,569,328 1 $217,569,328
88 George Lopez $217,569,328 1 $217,569,328
89 Kathy Bates $217,569,328 2 $108,784,664
90 Bryce Robinson $217,569,328 1 $217,569,328
91 Eric Dane $217,569,328 1 $217,569,328
92 Taylor Swift $217,569,328 1 $217,569,328
93 Carter Jenkins $217,569,328 2 $108,784,664
94 Bill Pullman $216,432,527 4 $54,108,132
95 Sydney Sweeney $214,850,109 1 $214,850,109
96 Glen Powell $214,850,109 1 $214,850,109
97 Shen Teng $213,949,747 1 $213,949,747
98 Julianne Moore $209,694,601 3 $69,898,200
99 Vince Vaughn $205,727,307 1 $205,727,307
100 Kate Winslet $204,920,447 1 $204,920,447

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Julia Roberts: By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Hugh Grant: By Kurt Kulac [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons

Jennifer Aniston: Brett Cove [GFDL-1.1,1.2,1.3], via Wikimedia Commons