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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Thriller/Suspense Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama 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 Thriller/Suspense 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.
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 21 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 ($766,575,131 in 2014), The Hunger Games ($677,923,379 in 2012), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 ($646,219,954 in 2015), Passengers ($302,239,672 in 2016), Red Sparrow ($145,951,861 in 2018), mother! ($44,516,999 in 2017) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 37 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Martian ($653,609,107 in 2015), Ocean's Eleven ($450,728,529 in 2001), The Bourne Ultimatum ($444,043,396 in 2007), The Bourne Supremacy ($311,001,124 in 2004), The Bourne Identity ($214,357,371 in 2002), Contagion ($137,203,939 in 2011), The Talented Mr. Ripley ($128,792,130 in 1999), The Adjustment Bureau ($126,931,325 in 2011), The Instigators ($0 in 2024), The King of Oil ($0 in 2019) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 38 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Now You See Me ($342,769,200 in 2013), Now You See Me 2 ($328,325,007 in 2016), Se7en ($328,125,643 in 1995), Oblivion ($287,916,633 in 2013), London Has Fallen ($195,194,085 in 2016), Outbreak ($190,023,573 in 1995), Olympus Has Fallen ($172,836,993 in 2013), Angel Has Fallen ($133,345,583 in 2019), Along Came a Spider ($105,159,085 in 2001), High Crimes ($63,781,100 in 2002) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jennifer Lawrence | $2,583,426,996 | 6 | $430,571,166 |
2 | Matt Damon | $2,466,666,921 | 10 | $246,666,692 |
3 | Morgan Freeman | $2,264,812,472 | 17 | $133,224,263 |
4 | Brad Pitt | $1,796,408,619 | 11 | $163,309,874 |
5 | Tom Hanks | $1,686,211,699 | 5 | $337,242,340 |
6 | Bruce Willis | $1,684,004,272 | 16 | $105,250,267 |
7 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,621,238,785 | 4 | $405,309,696 |
8 | Denzel Washington | $1,484,301,234 | 15 | $98,953,416 |
9 | Michael Douglas | $1,421,565,740 | 15 | $94,771,049 |
10 | Harrison Ford | $1,402,388,028 | 8 | $175,298,504 |
11 | George Clooney | $1,389,494,037 | 6 | $231,582,340 |
12 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,321,726,880 | 3 | $440,575,627 |
13 | Ben Affleck | $1,226,222,100 | 10 | $122,622,210 |
14 | Tom Cruise | $1,182,287,040 | 5 | $236,457,408 |
15 | Liam Neeson | $1,015,290,235 | 14 | $72,520,731 |
16 | Sandra Bullock | $935,969,563 | 5 | $187,193,913 |
17 | Angelina Jolie | $933,005,937 | 7 | $133,286,562 |
18 | Gerard Butler | $924,034,516 | 9 | $102,670,502 |
19 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | $857,186,771 | 3 | $285,728,924 |
20 | Elliot Page | $825,793,570 | 1 | $825,793,570 |
21 | Samuel L. Jackson | $818,566,824 | 16 | $51,160,427 |
22 | Audrey Tautou | $767,820,459 | 1 | $767,820,459 |
23 | Dave Franco | $756,678,152 | 4 | $189,169,538 |
24 | Woody Harrelson | $704,443,083 | 6 | $117,407,181 |
25 | Mark Ruffalo | $691,635,875 | 3 | $230,545,292 |
26 | Haley Joel Osment | $682,658,869 | 2 | $341,329,435 |
27 | Jodie Foster | $679,608,867 | 6 | $113,268,145 |
28 | Michael Caine | $676,515,525 | 8 | $84,564,441 |
29 | Mel Gibson | $676,323,196 | 11 | $61,483,927 |
30 | Jesse Eisenberg | $672,758,541 | 7 | $96,108,363 |
31 | Maggie Grace | $671,914,352 | 4 | $167,978,588 |
32 | Noomi Rapace | $659,025,478 | 11 | $59,911,407 |
33 | Robert De Niro | $639,693,232 | 11 | $58,153,930 |
34 | Julia Roberts | $631,822,633 | 6 | $105,303,772 |
35 | Mark Wahlberg | $620,014,249 | 9 | $68,890,472 |
36 | Johnny Depp | $619,748,188 | 7 | $88,535,455 |
37 | Richard Gere | $607,720,864 | 13 | $46,747,759 |
38 | Jamie Foxx | $606,408,782 | 6 | $101,068,130 |
39 | Sharon Stone | $593,050,621 | 6 | $98,841,770 |
40 | Kevin Costner | $588,091,370 | 7 | $84,013,053 |
41 | Will Smith | $585,532,684 | 5 | $117,106,537 |
42 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $579,583,231 | 11 | $52,689,385 |
43 | Clive Owen | $537,104,004 | 8 | $67,138,001 |
44 | Andy Garcia | $491,067,790 | 6 | $81,844,632 |
45 | Jeremy Renner | $484,564,485 | 4 | $121,141,121 |
46 | Al Pacino | $459,354,498 | 8 | $57,419,312 |
47 | Blake Lively | $458,102,519 | 8 | $57,262,815 |
48 | Pierce Brosnan | $448,546,086 | 11 | $40,776,917 |
49 | Kevin Spacey | $443,095,731 | 6 | $73,849,289 |
50 | Natalie Portman | $419,622,599 | 3 | $139,874,200 |
51 | Jon Hamm | $418,726,982 | 5 | $83,745,396 |
52 | Nicolas Cage | $418,726,673 | 17 | $24,630,981 |
53 | Aaron Eckhart | $417,280,948 | 11 | $37,934,632 |
54 | Whitney Houston | $411,006,740 | 1 | $411,006,740 |
55 | Rosamund Pike | $409,195,536 | 7 | $58,456,505 |
56 | Kurt Russell | $408,051,302 | 7 | $58,293,043 |
57 | Dean-Charles Chapman | $389,140,440 | 1 | $389,140,440 |
58 | George MacKay | $389,140,440 | 2 | $194,570,220 |
59 | Emily Blunt | $385,473,721 | 3 | $128,491,240 |
60 | Margot Robbie | $378,216,894 | 4 | $94,554,224 |
61 | Famke Janssen | $377,875,214 | 4 | $94,468,804 |
62 | Ryan Reynolds | $365,365,437 | 5 | $73,073,087 |
63 | Anthony Hopkins | $360,255,899 | 10 | $36,025,590 |
64 | Daniel Radcliffe | $359,799,250 | 3 | $119,933,083 |
65 | John Travolta | $359,725,328 | 12 | $29,977,111 |
66 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $357,942,396 | 4 | $89,485,599 |
67 | Laurence Fishburne | $357,576,677 | 11 | $32,506,971 |
68 | Ryan Gosling | $351,959,197 | 5 | $70,391,839 |
69 | Russell Crowe | $351,619,374 | 8 | $43,952,422 |
70 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $351,395,416 | 4 | $87,848,854 |
71 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $347,241,646 | 4 | $86,810,412 |
72 | John Goodman | $344,790,389 | 3 | $114,930,130 |
73 | Rooney Mara | $343,653,881 | 3 | $114,551,294 |
74 | Mélanie Laurent | $342,769,200 | 3 | $114,256,400 |
75 | Isla Fisher | $342,769,200 | 1 | $342,769,200 |
76 | Jude Law | $342,424,420 | 7 | $48,917,774 |
77 | Dennis Quaid | $336,635,663 | 10 | $33,663,566 |
78 | Dave Bautista | $330,928,386 | 6 | $55,154,731 |
79 | Lizzy Caplan | $330,685,007 | 2 | $165,342,504 |
80 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $330,426,803 | 2 | $165,213,402 |
81 | Jay Chou | $328,325,007 | 1 | $328,325,007 |
82 | Brian Tyree Henry | $327,836,290 | 3 | $109,278,763 |
83 | Nicole Kidman | $326,954,439 | 12 | $27,246,203 |
84 | Benicio del Toro | $325,305,590 | 5 | $65,061,118 |
85 | Nick Nolte | $323,376,826 | 4 | $80,844,207 |
86 | James Caviezel | $322,767,286 | 4 | $80,691,822 |
87 | Clint Eastwood | $322,311,701 | 5 | $64,462,340 |
88 | Shia LaBeouf | $320,230,269 | 4 | $80,057,567 |
89 | Glenn Close | $320,099,997 | 1 | $320,099,997 |
90 | Edward Norton | $319,997,511 | 2 | $159,998,756 |
91 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $315,557,115 | 3 | $105,185,705 |
92 | Rene Russo | $314,327,837 | 2 | $157,163,919 |
93 | Chris Pratt | $302,239,672 | 1 | $302,239,672 |
94 | James McAvoy | $302,202,827 | 4 | $75,550,707 |
95 | Demi Moore | $299,938,257 | 4 | $74,984,564 |
96 | Chris Evans | $291,897,376 | 6 | $48,649,563 |
97 | Amanda Seyfried | $288,717,024 | 5 | $57,743,405 |
98 | Jared Leto | $287,543,981 | 2 | $143,771,991 |
99 | Dustin Hoffman | $286,457,166 | 5 | $57,291,433 |
100 | Eiza González | $279,632,134 | 5 | $55,926,427 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Jennifer Lawrence: By Jennifer_Lawrence_at_the_83rd_Academy_Awards.jpg: Mingle MediaTV derivative work: Tabercil (Jennifer_Lawrence_at_the_83rd_Academy_Awards.jpg) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org)], via Wikimedia Commons
Matt Damon: By nicolas genin from Paris, France [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Morgan Freeman: By David Sifry (David Sifry's flickr account) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons