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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for R Movies
See also: Domestic Leading R Stars - International Leading R Stars - Worldwide Leading PG-13 Stars - Worldwide Leading PG Stars - Worldwide Leading G Stars - Worldwide Leading Not Rated Stars - Worldwide Leading GP Stars - Worldwide Leading NC-17 Stars - Worldwide Leading M/PG Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the R 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.
1
Brad Pitt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 37 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Troy ($483,152,040 in 2004), Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($377,426,903 in 2019), Se7en ($328,908,073 in 1995), Inglourious Basterds ($316,802,281 in 2009), Bullet Train ($238,534,963 in 2022), Fury ($210,221,008 in 2014), 12 Monkeys ($168,841,459 in 1995), Burn After Reading ($168,167,798 in 2008), Sleepers ($165,600,852 in 1996), Legends of the Fall ($160,502,573 in 1994) |
2
Ryan Reynolds
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 35 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,071,348 in 2024), Deadpool 2 ($786,362,370 in 2018), Deadpool ($781,947,691 in 2016), Safe House ($207,884,401 in 2012), The Hitman’s Bodyguard ($183,415,183 in 2017), The Amityville Horror ($109,175,673 in 2005), Life ($101,815,660 in 2017), The Change-Up ($75,997,067 in 2011), The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard ($67,387,455 in 2021), Smokin' Aces ($57,263,440 in 2007) |
3
Keanu Reeves
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 46 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Matrix Reloaded ($738,576,929 in 2003), The Matrix ($466,281,862 in 1999), John Wick: Chapter 4 ($447,316,405 in 2023), The Matrix Revolutions ($427,300,260 in 2003), John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum ($326,685,379 in 2019), Speed ($283,200,000 in 1994), Constantine ($221,593,554 in 2005), John Wick: Chapter Two ($171,539,887 in 2017), The Matrix Resurrections ($160,163,197 in 2021), Devil’s Advocate ($153,007,424 in 1997) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Pitt | $3,827,580,251 | 29 | $131,985,526 |
| 2 | Ryan Reynolds | $3,755,650,479 | 21 | $178,840,499 |
| 3 | Keanu Reeves | $3,740,827,994 | 30 | $124,694,266 |
| 4 | Denzel Washington | $3,431,104,098 | 32 | $107,222,003 |
| 5 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $3,367,686,398 | 19 | $177,246,653 |
| 6 | Bradley Cooper | $3,043,819,441 | 15 | $202,921,296 |
| 7 | Tom Cruise | $2,989,104,160 | 19 | $157,321,272 |
| 8 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,900,934,240 | 20 | $145,046,712 |
| 9 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,819,890,960 | 30 | $93,996,365 |
| 10 | Bruce Willis | $2,753,920,413 | 62 | $44,418,071 |
| 11 | Robert De Niro | $2,392,591,156 | 51 | $46,913,552 |
| 12 | Hugh Jackman | $2,365,124,833 | 10 | $236,512,483 |
| 13 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,312,168,512 | 28 | $82,577,447 |
| 14 | Mel Gibson | $2,303,898,165 | 30 | $76,796,606 |
| 15 | Jason Statham | $2,080,637,805 | 29 | $71,746,131 |
| 16 | Joaquin Phoenix | $1,984,622,301 | 18 | $110,256,795 |
| 17 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,959,014,969 | 9 | $217,668,330 |
| 18 | Al Pacino | $1,958,970,464 | 34 | $57,616,778 |
| 19 | Matt Damon | $1,951,686,669 | 20 | $97,584,333 |
| 20 | Ben Affleck | $1,876,619,836 | 29 | $64,711,029 |
| 21 | Colin Firth | $1,872,736,883 | 16 | $117,046,055 |
| 22 | Michael Douglas | $1,833,753,688 | 18 | $101,875,205 |
| 23 | Bill Skarsgård | $1,830,350,625 | 13 | $140,796,202 |
| 24 | Nicolas Cage | $1,790,794,275 | 54 | $33,162,857 |
| 25 | Eddie Murphy | $1,788,320,514 | 19 | $94,122,132 |
| 26 | Julia Roberts | $1,740,059,060 | 17 | $102,356,415 |
| 27 | Samuel L. Jackson | $1,706,253,649 | 41 | $41,615,943 |
| 28 | Dakota Johnson | $1,693,227,104 | 16 | $105,826,694 |
| 29 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,684,186,498 | 3 | $561,395,499 |
| 30 | Liu Haoran | $1,684,186,498 | 3 | $561,395,499 |
| 31 | Morgan Freeman | $1,666,110,465 | 26 | $64,081,172 |
| 32 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,659,704,754 | 23 | $72,161,076 |
| 33 | Ed Helms | $1,637,361,669 | 12 | $136,446,806 |
| 34 | Gerard Butler | $1,634,133,436 | 19 | $86,007,023 |
| 35 | Josh Brolin | $1,609,211,358 | 13 | $123,785,489 |
| 36 | Jamie Foxx | $1,586,413,194 | 18 | $88,134,066 |
| 37 | Will Smith | $1,584,515,768 | 9 | $176,057,308 |
| 38 | John Travolta | $1,556,983,388 | 32 | $48,655,731 |
| 39 | Vera Farmiga | $1,512,861,603 | 13 | $116,373,969 |
| 40 | Russell Crowe | $1,488,613,576 | 26 | $57,254,368 |
| 41 | Channing Tatum | $1,465,243,717 | 12 | $122,103,643 |
| 42 | Tom Hanks | $1,447,244,838 | 12 | $120,603,737 |
| 43 | Abby Trott | $1,441,955,207 | 5 | $288,391,041 |
| 44 | Natsuki Hanae | $1,441,955,207 | 5 | $288,391,041 |
| 45 | Zach Aguilar | $1,434,980,870 | 4 | $358,745,218 |
| 46 | Akari Kitō | $1,434,980,870 | 4 | $358,745,218 |
| 47 | Seth Rogen | $1,431,314,094 | 19 | $75,332,321 |
| 48 | Laurence Fishburne | $1,404,726,270 | 15 | $93,648,418 |
| 49 | George Clooney | $1,381,103,109 | 17 | $81,241,359 |
| 50 | Harrison Ford | $1,369,088,664 | 11 | $124,462,606 |
| 51 | Clint Eastwood | $1,364,481,936 | 24 | $56,853,414 |
| 52 | Martin Lawrence | $1,347,080,527 | 9 | $149,675,614 |
| 53 | Jamie Dornan | $1,331,438,095 | 7 | $190,205,442 |
| 54 | Richard Gere | $1,320,112,684 | 26 | $50,773,565 |
| 55 | Jude Law | $1,319,521,762 | 23 | $57,370,511 |
| 56 | Jack Nicholson | $1,317,503,617 | 22 | $59,886,528 |
| 57 | Milla Jovovich | $1,276,627,281 | 15 | $85,108,485 |
| 58 | Tony Jaa | $1,269,731,352 | 11 | $115,430,123 |
| 59 | Liam Neeson | $1,218,495,782 | 27 | $45,129,473 |
| 60 | Jonah Hill | $1,216,429,375 | 16 | $76,026,836 |
| 61 | Danny Glover | $1,210,910,100 | 13 | $93,146,931 |
| 62 | Cameron Diaz | $1,201,833,160 | 14 | $85,845,226 |
| 63 | Demi Moore | $1,189,572,482 | 18 | $66,087,360 |
| 64 | Johnny Depp | $1,162,334,106 | 23 | $50,536,265 |
| 65 | Tom Hardy | $1,160,519,302 | 12 | $96,709,942 |
| 66 | Melissa McCarthy | $1,159,629,166 | 11 | $105,420,833 |
| 67 | Renée Zellweger | $1,151,447,138 | 11 | $104,677,013 |
| 68 | Kevin Costner | $1,146,486,012 | 17 | $67,440,354 |
| 69 | Kevin Spacey | $1,140,600,419 | 13 | $87,738,494 |
| 70 | Satoshi Tsumabuki | $1,140,102,514 | 2 | $570,051,257 |
| 71 | Wesley Snipes | $1,127,588,037 | 25 | $45,103,521 |
| 72 | Woody Harrelson | $1,125,381,180 | 29 | $38,806,248 |
| 73 | Seann William Scott | $1,123,788,246 | 12 | $93,649,021 |
| 74 | Cillian Murphy | $1,123,632,796 | 12 | $93,636,066 |
| 75 | Margot Robbie | $1,108,630,404 | 12 | $92,385,867 |
| 76 | Colin Farrell | $1,085,686,439 | 19 | $57,141,392 |
| 77 | Jason Bateman | $1,071,769,604 | 15 | $71,451,307 |
| 78 | Ben Stiller | $1,065,994,091 | 12 | $88,832,841 |
| 79 | Christian Bale | $1,060,133,063 | 21 | $50,482,527 |
| 80 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $1,035,307,733 | 20 | $51,765,387 |
| 81 | Patrick Wilson | $1,029,588,967 | 13 | $79,199,151 |
| 82 | Martin Freeman | $1,014,076,472 | 7 | $144,868,067 |
| 83 | Willem Dafoe | $1,008,596,785 | 27 | $37,355,436 |
| 84 | Taron Egerton | $1,007,050,767 | 6 | $167,841,795 |
| 85 | Jason Biggs | $1,003,619,814 | 8 | $125,452,477 |
| 86 | John Cusack | $996,759,959 | 38 | $26,230,525 |
| 87 | Ralph Fiennes | $993,842,333 | 14 | $70,988,738 |
| 88 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $990,378,864 | 5 | $198,075,773 |
| 89 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 90 | Alyson Hannigan | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 91 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $989,298,092 | 12 | $82,441,508 |
| 92 | Mark Strong | $985,362,458 | 14 | $70,383,033 |
| 93 | Natalie Portman | $985,225,331 | 19 | $51,853,965 |
| 94 | Nick Nolte | $972,745,978 | 16 | $60,796,624 |
| 95 | Justin Bartha | $967,538,985 | 4 | $241,884,746 |
| 96 | Jeremy Renner | $965,424,960 | 10 | $96,542,496 |
| 97 | Dustin Hoffman | $961,717,426 | 13 | $73,978,264 |
| 98 | Owen Wilson | $949,211,228 | 15 | $63,280,749 |
| 99 | Jet Li | $941,473,672 | 8 | $117,684,209 |
| 100 | Sharon Stone | $941,013,941 | 15 | $62,734,263 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Brad Pitt: By Blake Nelson Boyd (Blake Nelson Boyd) [GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Reynolds: By Bananaa88 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Keanu Reeves: By anna Hanks [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
