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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Movie Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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
Emma Watson
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,311,412,625 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($962,575,067 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($943,476,160 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,444,235 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,055,796 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,923,981 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($876,145,955 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($784,234,714 in 2004), Little Women ($218,838,386 in 2019), The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon ($67,992,190 in 2016) |
2
Daniel Radcliffe
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,311,412,625 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($962,575,067 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($943,476,160 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,444,235 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,055,796 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,923,981 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($876,145,955 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($784,234,714 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($128,955,898 in 2012), The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon ($67,992,190 in 2016) |
3
Rupert Grint
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,311,412,625 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($962,575,067 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($943,476,160 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,444,235 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,055,796 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,923,981 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($876,145,955 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($784,234,714 in 2004), The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon ($67,992,190 in 2016) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Watson | $7,992,666,101 | 12 | $666,055,508 |
| 2 | Daniel Radcliffe | $7,859,860,066 | 14 | $561,418,576 |
| 3 | Rupert Grint | $7,695,260,723 | 9 | $855,028,969 |
| 4 | Daniel Craig | $4,176,634,077 | 8 | $522,079,260 |
| 5 | Ralph Fiennes | $4,025,306,101 | 14 | $287,521,864 |
| 6 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,645,392,504 | 10 | $364,539,250 |
| 7 | Robert Pattinson | $3,565,107,994 | 11 | $324,100,727 |
| 8 | Eddie Murphy | $3,479,482,693 | 8 | $434,935,337 |
| 9 | Kristen Stewart | $3,318,364,308 | 7 | $474,052,044 |
| 10 | Taylor Lautner | $3,310,711,653 | 6 | $551,785,276 |
| 11 | Cameron Diaz | $3,203,688,054 | 9 | $355,965,339 |
| 12 | Tom Hanks | $3,130,158,047 | 15 | $208,677,203 |
| 13 | Mike Myers | $3,123,777,348 | 6 | $520,629,558 |
| 14 | Viggo Mortensen | $3,030,269,629 | 8 | $378,783,704 |
| 15 | Ian McKellen | $3,019,259,413 | 7 | $431,322,773 |
| 16 | Martin Freeman | $3,017,366,234 | 4 | $754,341,559 |
| 17 | Johnny Depp | $2,987,645,655 | 16 | $186,727,853 |
| 18 | Chris Pratt | $2,978,250,943 | 4 | $744,562,736 |
| 19 | Matt Damon | $2,651,695,236 | 11 | $241,063,203 |
| 20 | Robin Williams | $2,421,047,448 | 12 | $201,753,954 |
| 21 | Tom Cruise | $2,019,395,081 | 9 | $224,377,231 |
| 22 | Brad Pitt | $2,010,462,388 | 10 | $201,046,239 |
| 23 | Alan Rickman | $1,989,571,408 | 3 | $663,190,469 |
| 24 | Jude Law | $1,915,809,895 | 10 | $191,580,990 |
| 25 | Liam Neeson | $1,902,982,562 | 14 | $135,927,326 |
| 26 | Elijah Wood | $1,864,393,787 | 6 | $310,732,298 |
| 27 | Timothée Chalamet | $1,834,561,878 | 7 | $262,080,268 |
| 28 | Christopher Walken | $1,785,283,326 | 6 | $297,547,221 |
| 29 | Meryl Streep | $1,771,847,747 | 20 | $88,592,387 |
| 30 | Javier Bardem | $1,770,646,747 | 8 | $221,330,843 |
| 31 | Orlando Bloom | $1,746,867,861 | 4 | $436,716,965 |
| 32 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,737,702,229 | 11 | $157,972,930 |
| 33 | Ben Whishaw | $1,726,035,392 | 8 | $215,754,424 |
| 34 | Jim Carrey | $1,663,682,621 | 7 | $237,668,946 |
| 35 | Kenneth Branagh | $1,662,537,541 | 8 | $207,817,193 |
| 36 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,639,661,869 | 9 | $182,184,652 |
| 37 | Josh Brolin | $1,615,189,256 | 7 | $230,741,322 |
| 38 | Bruce Willis | $1,572,513,498 | 13 | $120,962,577 |
| 39 | Georgie Henley | $1,556,074,680 | 4 | $389,018,670 |
| 40 | Skandar Keynes | $1,556,067,810 | 3 | $518,689,270 |
| 41 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $1,521,443,306 | 2 | $760,721,653 |
| 42 | Lea Seydoux | $1,476,385,704 | 4 | $369,096,426 |
| 43 | Dave Bautista | $1,460,864,992 | 5 | $292,172,998 |
| 44 | Jamie Dornan | $1,446,946,957 | 5 | $289,389,391 |
| 45 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $1,444,565,422 | 11 | $131,324,129 |
| 46 | Robert De Niro | $1,443,116,251 | 21 | $68,719,821 |
| 47 | Harrison Ford | $1,431,259,631 | 12 | $119,271,636 |
| 48 | Dakota Johnson | $1,424,150,794 | 6 | $237,358,466 |
| 49 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,417,997,368 | 7 | $202,571,053 |
| 50 | Ben Kingsley | $1,371,736,530 | 5 | $274,347,306 |
| 51 | Zendaya | $1,358,605,506 | 4 | $339,651,377 |
| 52 | Ben Stiller | $1,298,478,444 | 5 | $259,695,689 |
| 53 | Antonio Banderas | $1,298,469,499 | 6 | $216,411,583 |
| 54 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,286,812,036 | 14 | $91,915,145 |
| 55 | Lupita Nyong'o | $1,285,646,223 | 2 | $642,823,112 |
| 56 | Eva Green | $1,249,283,775 | 5 | $249,856,755 |
| 57 | Andy Serkis | $1,248,433,033 | 5 | $249,686,607 |
| 58 | Danny DeVito | $1,213,468,415 | 8 | $151,683,552 |
| 59 | Maggie Smith | $1,198,623,188 | 9 | $133,180,354 |
| 60 | Stellan Skarsgård | $1,196,851,381 | 9 | $132,983,487 |
| 61 | Roger Moore | $1,193,521,732 | 10 | $119,352,173 |
| 62 | Tilda Swinton | $1,191,106,932 | 6 | $198,517,822 |
| 63 | Idris Elba | $1,173,701,140 | 7 | $167,671,591 |
| 64 | Charlotte Rampling | $1,167,532,267 | 7 | $166,790,324 |
| 65 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,144,361,311 | 2 | $572,180,656 |
| 66 | John Travolta | $1,142,535,684 | 14 | $81,609,692 |
| 67 | William Moseley | $1,137,880,860 | 2 | $568,940,430 |
| 68 | Anna Popplewell | $1,137,880,860 | 2 | $568,940,430 |
| 69 | Simon Pegg | $1,124,091,586 | 5 | $224,818,317 |
| 70 | Renée Zellweger | $1,115,255,686 | 8 | $139,406,961 |
| 71 | Rami Malek | $1,114,216,121 | 4 | $278,554,030 |
| 72 | Shailene Woodley | $1,058,009,931 | 9 | $117,556,659 |
| 73 | Bill Murray | $1,056,945,016 | 7 | $150,992,145 |
| 74 | Alec Baldwin | $1,048,007,750 | 7 | $149,715,393 |
| 75 | Nicole Kidman | $1,042,823,066 | 20 | $52,141,153 |
| 76 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,040,164,486 | 8 | $130,020,561 |
| 77 | Robert Redford | $1,028,106,661 | 10 | $102,810,666 |
| 78 | Josh Hutcherson | $1,021,399,864 | 6 | $170,233,311 |
| 79 | Ana de Armas | $1,020,915,425 | 6 | $170,152,571 |
| 80 | Ben Affleck | $1,020,688,450 | 12 | $85,057,371 |
| 81 | Richard Harris | $999,140,067 | 3 | $333,046,689 |
| 82 | Dylan O’Brien | $993,074,699 | 4 | $248,268,675 |
| 83 | Anne Hathaway | $991,747,664 | 11 | $90,158,879 |
| 84 | Dustin Hoffman | $984,922,211 | 14 | $70,351,587 |
| 85 | Mizuo Peck | $981,677,470 | 2 | $490,838,735 |
| 86 | Patrick Gallagher | $981,677,470 | 2 | $490,838,735 |
| 87 | Glenn Close | $975,328,291 | 8 | $121,916,036 |
| 88 | Will Smith | $973,397,755 | 5 | $194,679,551 |
| 89 | Robbie Coltrane | $962,575,067 | 1 | $962,575,067 |
| 90 | Giancarlo Esposito | $951,806,722 | 1 | $951,806,722 |
| 91 | Neel Sethi | $951,806,722 | 1 | $951,806,722 |
| 92 | Demi Moore | $950,699,673 | 6 | $158,449,946 |
| 93 | Rachel McAdams | $949,190,077 | 7 | $135,598,582 |
| 94 | Benjamin Barnes | $944,403,205 | 3 | $314,801,068 |
| 95 | Florence Pugh | $933,549,906 | 3 | $311,183,302 |
| 96 | Thomas Brodie-Sangster | $932,010,095 | 5 | $186,402,019 |
| 97 | Kaya Scodelario | $929,643,843 | 6 | $154,940,641 |
| 98 | Bill Hader | $913,451,389 | 3 | $304,483,796 |
| 99 | Denzel Washington | $896,281,004 | 12 | $74,690,084 |
| 100 | Colin Farrell | $890,960,028 | 7 | $127,280,004 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Emma Watson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Daniel Radcliffe: DavidDjJohnson at English Wikipedia [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Rupert Grint: By John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom (Ron Weasley) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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