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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.
1

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) |
2

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) |
3
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) |
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