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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 Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off 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 12 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,642,575 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004), Little Women ($218,838,386 in 2019), The Circle ($45,497,689 in 2017) |
2
Daniel Radcliffe
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,642,575 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($128,955,898 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($31,124,367 in 2015) |
3
Rupert Grint
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,642,575 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Watson | $7,923,814,250 | 11 | $720,346,750 |
| 2 | Daniel Radcliffe | $7,791,008,215 | 13 | $599,308,324 |
| 3 | Rupert Grint | $7,626,408,872 | 8 | $953,301,109 |
| 4 | Daniel Craig | $4,176,634,077 | 7 | $596,662,011 |
| 5 | Ralph Fiennes | $3,920,126,596 | 13 | $301,548,200 |
| 6 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,645,392,504 | 10 | $364,539,250 |
| 7 | Eddie Murphy | $3,480,740,209 | 7 | $497,248,601 |
| 8 | Robert Pattinson | $3,440,676,516 | 11 | $312,788,774 |
| 9 | Kristen Stewart | $3,320,634,164 | 7 | $474,376,309 |
| 10 | Taylor Lautner | $3,312,981,509 | 6 | $552,163,585 |
| 11 | Cameron Diaz | $3,204,945,570 | 8 | $400,618,196 |
| 12 | Mike Myers | $3,125,034,864 | 5 | $625,006,973 |
| 13 | Tom Hanks | $3,105,570,000 | 15 | $207,038,000 |
| 14 | Viggo Mortensen | $3,022,174,666 | 8 | $377,771,833 |
| 15 | Martin Freeman | $3,017,366,234 | 4 | $754,341,559 |
| 16 | Ian McKellen | $3,010,518,328 | 7 | $430,074,047 |
| 17 | Chris Pratt | $2,978,286,943 | 2 | $1,489,143,472 |
| 18 | Matt Damon | $2,650,452,219 | 11 | $240,950,202 |
| 19 | Johnny Depp | $2,635,878,508 | 15 | $175,725,234 |
| 20 | Robin Williams | $2,243,053,647 | 11 | $203,913,968 |
| 21 | Brad Pitt | $2,010,462,388 | 10 | $201,046,239 |
| 22 | Alan Rickman | $1,990,638,916 | 3 | $663,546,305 |
| 23 | Jude Law | $1,913,778,471 | 10 | $191,377,847 |
| 24 | Liam Neeson | $1,902,985,608 | 14 | $135,927,543 |
| 25 | Elijah Wood | $1,858,749,751 | 6 | $309,791,625 |
| 26 | Timothée Chalamet | $1,813,332,426 | 6 | $302,222,071 |
| 27 | Javier Bardem | $1,772,128,465 | 8 | $221,516,058 |
| 28 | Meryl Streep | $1,771,932,626 | 19 | $93,259,612 |
| 29 | Orlando Bloom | $1,744,416,934 | 4 | $436,104,234 |
| 30 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,737,629,526 | 10 | $173,762,953 |
| 31 | Christopher Walken | $1,673,052,067 | 5 | $334,610,413 |
| 32 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,639,733,459 | 9 | $182,192,607 |
| 33 | Josh Brolin | $1,598,790,466 | 7 | $228,398,638 |
| 34 | Georgie Henley | $1,556,074,680 | 4 | $389,018,670 |
| 35 | Skandar Keynes | $1,556,067,810 | 3 | $518,689,270 |
| 36 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $1,521,443,306 | 2 | $760,721,653 |
| 37 | Ben Whishaw | $1,482,353,768 | 8 | $185,294,221 |
| 38 | Lea Seydoux | $1,458,575,828 | 4 | $364,643,957 |
| 39 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $1,444,565,422 | 11 | $131,324,129 |
| 40 | Dave Bautista | $1,440,554,647 | 4 | $360,138,662 |
| 41 | Jamie Dornan | $1,438,449,744 | 5 | $287,689,949 |
| 42 | Harrison Ford | $1,430,843,133 | 12 | $119,236,928 |
| 43 | Dakota Johnson | $1,424,150,794 | 5 | $284,830,159 |
| 44 | Anne Hathaway | $1,423,439,563 | 10 | $142,343,956 |
| 45 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,419,726,467 | 7 | $202,818,067 |
| 46 | Tom Cruise | $1,412,328,030 | 8 | $176,541,004 |
| 47 | Ben Kingsley | $1,373,465,629 | 5 | $274,693,126 |
| 48 | Bruce Willis | $1,364,480,132 | 11 | $124,043,648 |
| 49 | Jim Carrey | $1,347,486,844 | 6 | $224,581,141 |
| 50 | Zendaya | $1,342,277,348 | 3 | $447,425,783 |
| 51 | Hugh Jackman | $1,300,732,708 | 7 | $185,818,958 |
| 52 | Robert De Niro | $1,248,695,872 | 18 | $69,371,993 |
| 53 | Eva Green | $1,248,671,869 | 5 | $249,734,374 |
| 54 | Kenneth Branagh | $1,232,678,544 | 5 | $246,535,709 |
| 55 | Maggie Smith | $1,199,715,154 | 9 | $133,301,684 |
| 56 | Roger Moore | $1,193,521,732 | 10 | $119,352,173 |
| 57 | Tilda Swinton | $1,191,106,295 | 6 | $198,517,716 |
| 58 | Stellan Skarsgård | $1,180,523,223 | 9 | $131,169,247 |
| 59 | Danny DeVito | $1,179,126,513 | 7 | $168,446,645 |
| 60 | Idris Elba | $1,175,430,239 | 7 | $167,918,606 |
| 61 | Ben Stiller | $1,170,709,654 | 4 | $292,677,414 |
| 62 | Charlotte Rampling | $1,151,204,109 | 7 | $164,457,730 |
| 63 | William Moseley | $1,137,880,860 | 2 | $568,940,430 |
| 64 | Anna Popplewell | $1,137,880,860 | 2 | $568,940,430 |
| 65 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,128,033,153 | 2 | $564,016,577 |
| 66 | Simon Pegg | $1,124,091,586 | 5 | $224,818,317 |
| 67 | Shailene Woodley | $1,057,988,744 | 7 | $151,141,249 |
| 68 | Bill Murray | $1,054,477,260 | 6 | $175,746,210 |
| 69 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,053,099,748 | 13 | $81,007,673 |
| 70 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,040,164,486 | 8 | $130,020,561 |
| 71 | Alec Baldwin | $1,038,252,883 | 6 | $173,042,147 |
| 72 | Josh Hutcherson | $1,021,399,864 | 6 | $170,233,311 |
| 73 | Ben Affleck | $1,020,720,696 | 12 | $85,060,058 |
| 74 | Ana de Armas | $1,019,555,781 | 6 | $169,925,964 |
| 75 | Rami Malek | $1,018,215,285 | 3 | $339,405,095 |
| 76 | Dylan O’Brien | $993,074,699 | 4 | $248,268,675 |
| 77 | John Travolta | $990,171,346 | 13 | $76,167,027 |
| 78 | Renée Zellweger | $985,239,315 | 8 | $123,154,914 |
| 79 | Dustin Hoffman | $984,921,334 | 14 | $70,351,524 |
| 80 | Patrick Gallagher | $981,677,470 | 2 | $490,838,735 |
| 81 | Mizuo Peck | $981,677,470 | 2 | $490,838,735 |
| 82 | Robert Redford | $978,186,791 | 9 | $108,687,421 |
| 83 | Russell Crowe | $977,827,578 | 8 | $122,228,447 |
| 84 | Will Smith | $973,397,755 | 4 | $243,349,439 |
| 85 | Robbie Coltrane | $963,642,575 | 1 | $963,642,575 |
| 86 | Richard Harris | $963,642,575 | 2 | $481,821,288 |
| 87 | Giancarlo Esposito | $953,535,821 | 1 | $953,535,821 |
| 88 | Lupita Nyong'o | $953,535,821 | 2 | $476,767,911 |
| 89 | Neel Sethi | $953,535,821 | 1 | $953,535,821 |
| 90 | Demi Moore | $950,699,673 | 6 | $158,449,946 |
| 91 | Rachel McAdams | $949,211,178 | 7 | $135,601,597 |
| 92 | Benjamin Barnes | $944,403,205 | 3 | $314,801,068 |
| 93 | Thomas Brodie-Sangster | $932,010,095 | 5 | $186,402,019 |
| 94 | Kaya Scodelario | $929,643,843 | 5 | $185,928,769 |
| 95 | Florence Pugh | $915,740,030 | 3 | $305,246,677 |
| 96 | Nicole Kidman | $913,964,427 | 17 | $53,762,613 |
| 97 | Bill Hader | $913,451,389 | 3 | $304,483,796 |
| 98 | Helena Bonham Carter | $898,891,750 | 10 | $89,889,175 |
| 99 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $892,268,348 | 3 | $297,422,783 |
| 100 | Colin Farrell | $890,967,816 | 6 | $148,494,636 |
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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