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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Musical or Opera Movies


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This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Musical or Opera 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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Amanda Seyfried
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 16 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Mamma Mia! ($582,876,806 in 2008), Les Misérables ($435,292,452 in 2012)

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Meryl Streep
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 46 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Mamma Mia! ($582,876,806 in 2008), Into the Woods ($212,416,317 in 2014)

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Ariana Grande
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 3 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Wicked ($755,326,232 in 2024), Wicked: For Good ($0 in 2025)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Amanda Seyfried $1,018,169,258 2 $509,084,629
2 Meryl Streep $795,293,123 2 $397,646,562
3 Ariana Grande $755,326,232 2 $377,663,116
4 Cynthia Erivo $755,326,232 2 $377,663,116
5 Helena Bonham Carter $588,622,296 2 $294,311,148
6 Colin Firth $582,876,806 1 $582,876,806
7 Dominic Cooper $582,876,806 1 $582,876,806
8 Stellan Skarsgård $582,876,806 1 $582,876,806
9 Christine Baranski $582,876,806 1 $582,876,806
10 Pierce Brosnan $582,876,806 1 $582,876,806
11 Julie Walters $582,876,806 1 $582,876,806
12 Russell Crowe $435,292,452 1 $435,292,452
13 Anne Hathaway $435,292,452 1 $435,292,452
14 Eddie Redmayne $435,292,452 1 $435,292,452
15 Hugh Jackman $435,292,452 1 $435,292,452
16 Sacha Baron Cohen $435,292,452 1 $435,292,452
17 Olivia Newton-John $394,278,547 1 $394,278,547
18 John Travolta $394,278,547 1 $394,278,547
19 Catherine Zeta-Jones $367,802,477 2 $183,901,239
20 Richard Gere $306,770,545 1 $306,770,545
21 Renée Zellweger $306,770,545 1 $306,770,545
22 Jamie Foxx $295,449,975 2 $147,724,988
23 Julie Andrews $286,213,233 1 $286,213,233
24 Beyoncé Knowles $155,620,350 1 $155,620,350
25 Gerard Butler $153,907,999 1 $153,907,999
26 Emmy Rossum $153,907,999 1 $153,907,999
27 Johnny Depp $153,329,844 1 $153,329,844
28 Madonna $151,947,179 1 $151,947,179
29 Quvenzhané Wallis $139,829,625 1 $139,829,625
30 Judi Dench $132,308,165 2 $66,154,083
31 Tim Curry $115,619,948 1 $115,619,948
32 Barry Bostwick $115,619,948 1 $115,619,948
33 Susan Sarandon $115,619,948 1 $115,619,948
34 Corey Hawkins $114,094,358 2 $57,047,179
35 Angourie Rice $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
36 Bebe Wood $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
37 Auli'i Cravalho $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
38 Christopher Briney $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
39 Jaquel Spivey $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
40 Tina Fey $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
41 Renée Rapp $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
42 Avantika $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
43 Tim Meadows $104,581,770 1 $104,581,770
44 Ian McKellen $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
45 Francesca Hayward $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
46 Jennifer Hudson $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
47 Jason Derulo $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
48 Taylor Swift $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
49 Idris Elba $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
50 James Corden $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
51 Rebel Wilson $75,323,946 1 $75,323,946
52 Ariana DeBose $74,829,369 1 $74,829,369
53 Rachel Zegler $74,829,369 1 $74,829,369
54 Ansel Elgort $74,829,369 1 $74,829,369
55 Mike Faist $74,829,369 1 $74,829,369
56 Rita Moreno $74,829,369 1 $74,829,369
57 Audrey Hepburn $72,073,063 1 $72,073,063
58 Rex Harrison $72,073,063 1 $72,073,063
59 Dolly Parton $69,701,637 1 $69,701,637
60 Burt Reynolds $69,701,637 1 $69,701,637
61 Halle Bailey $68,919,191 1 $68,919,191
62 Danielle Brooks $68,919,191 1 $68,919,191
63 Fantasia Barrino $68,919,191 1 $68,919,191
64 Colman Domingo $68,919,191 1 $68,919,191
65 Phylicia Pearl Mpasi $68,919,191 1 $68,919,191
66 H.E.R. $68,919,191 1 $68,919,191
67 Taraji P. Henson $68,919,191 2 $34,459,596
68 Erich Bergen $65,282,732 1 $65,282,732
69 Michael Lomenda $65,282,732 1 $65,282,732
70 Vincent Piazza $65,282,732 1 $65,282,732
71 John Lloyd Young $65,282,732 1 $65,282,732
72 Alec Baldwin $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
73 Julianne Hough $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
74 Mary J. Blige $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
75 Diego Boneta $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
76 Tom Cruise $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
77 Russell Brand $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
78 Malin Akerman $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
79 Paul Giamatti $61,031,932 1 $61,031,932
80 Barbra Streisand $58,707,416 1 $58,707,416
81 Penélope Cruz $56,984,219 1 $56,984,219
82 Kate Hudson $56,984,219 1 $56,984,219
83 Marion Cotillard $56,984,219 1 $56,984,219
84 Nicole Kidman $56,984,219 1 $56,984,219
85 Fergie $56,984,219 1 $56,984,219
86 Daniel Day-Lewis $56,984,219 1 $56,984,219
87 Leslie Grace $45,175,167 1 $45,175,167
88 Anthony Ramos $45,175,167 1 $45,175,167
89 Melissa Barrera $45,175,167 1 $45,175,167
90 Steve Martin $38,947,189 1 $38,947,189
91 Rick Moranis $38,947,189 1 $38,947,189
92 Vincent Gardenia $38,947,189 1 $38,947,189
93 Ellen Greene $38,947,189 1 $38,947,189
94 Alisha Weir $37,208,078 1 $37,208,078
95 Roger Daltrey $34,274,478 1 $34,274,478
96 Matthew Broderick $32,952,995 1 $32,952,995
97 Nathan Lane $32,952,995 1 $32,952,995
98 Uma Thurman $32,952,995 1 $32,952,995
99 Michael Jackson $22,000,000 1 $22,000,000
100 Nipsey Russell $22,000,000 1 $22,000,000

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Amanda Seyfried: By Courtney [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Meryl Streep: By usbotschaftberlin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons