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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Play Stars - International Leading Based on Play Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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 Play 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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Tyler Perry
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 27 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Madea Goes To Jail ($90,508,336 in 2009), Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ($73,206,343 in 2016), Madea's Family Reunion ($63,320,521 in 2006), Why Did I Get Married Too? ($60,831,067 in 2010), Why Did I Get Married? ($55,934,178 in 2007), Madea’s Big Happy Family ($54,160,818 in 2011), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas ($52,543,354 in 2013), I Can Do Bad All By Myself ($51,733,921 in 2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman ($50,458,356 in 2005), Meet the Browns ($41,975,388 in 2008)

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Nia Vardalos
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films.
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($374,890,034 in 2002)

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John Corbett
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films.
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($374,890,034 in 2002)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tyler Perry $594,672,282 10 $59,467,228
2 Nia Vardalos $374,890,034 1 $374,890,034
3 John Corbett $374,890,034 1 $374,890,034
4 Meg Ryan $276,807,280 3 $92,269,093
5 Demi Moore $275,202,310 2 $137,601,155
6 Tom Hanks $250,800,000 1 $250,800,000
7 Tom Cruise $236,500,000 1 $236,500,000
8 Jack Nicholson $236,500,000 1 $236,500,000
9 Shen Teng $213,949,747 1 $213,949,747
10 James McAvoy $193,737,977 1 $193,737,977
11 Julia Roberts $166,887,347 2 $83,443,674
12 Kate Winslet $164,880,350 3 $54,960,117
13 Leonardo DiCaprio $160,345,686 2 $80,172,843
14 Claire Danes $147,604,250 2 $73,802,125
15 Jane Fonda $139,279,947 2 $69,639,974
16 Meryl Streep $125,199,060 5 $25,039,812
17 Johnny Depp $124,484,731 2 $62,242,366
18 Katharine Hepburn $122,292,577 4 $30,573,144
19 Doug McKeon $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
20 Henry Fonda $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
21 Viola Davis $117,473,982 3 $39,157,994
22 Clive Owen $116,553,946 2 $58,276,973
23 Natalie Portman $116,148,537 1 $116,148,537
24 Jude Law $116,148,537 1 $116,148,537
25 Loretta Devine $115,572,630 3 $38,524,210
26 Blayne Weaver $109,862,682 1 $109,862,682
27 Mi Yang $106,798,959 1 $106,798,959
28 Chao Deng $106,798,959 1 $106,798,959
29 Jessica Tandy $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
30 Morgan Freeman $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
31 Janet Jackson $98,848,940 2 $49,424,470
32 Warren Beatty $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
33 Julie Christie $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
34 Maggie Smith $98,499,438 2 $49,249,719
35 Amanda Bynes $92,496,251 2 $46,248,126
36 George Clooney $77,735,925 1 $77,735,925
37 Ryan Gosling $77,735,925 1 $77,735,925
38 Gong Li $76,904,429 1 $76,904,429
39 Chow Yun-Fat $76,904,429 1 $76,904,429
40 Jodie Foster $71,704,854 3 $23,901,618
41 Alex A. Hibbert $64,895,106 1 $64,895,106
42 Trevante Rhodes $64,895,106 1 $64,895,106
43 Ashton Sanders $64,895,106 1 $64,895,106
44 Denzel Washington $64,459,129 2 $32,229,565
45 Whoopi Goldberg $64,063,896 4 $16,015,974
46 Richard Dreyfuss $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
47 Bette Midler $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
48 Nick Nolte $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
49 Jill Scott $60,831,067 1 $60,831,067
50 Colin Firth $57,754,384 2 $28,877,192
51 Billy Connolly $56,178,935 1 $56,178,935
52 Pauline Collins $56,178,935 1 $56,178,935
53 Tom Courtenay $56,178,935 1 $56,178,935
54 Alexandra Breckenridge $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
55 Robert Hoffman $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
56 Laura Ramsey $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
57 Channing Tatum $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
58 Isaiah Mustafa $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
59 Natalie Desselle Reid $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
60 Cassi Davis $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
61 Rodney Perry $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
62 Tamela Mann $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
63 Shannon Kane $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
64 Bow Wow $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
65 Lauren London $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
66 Teyana Taylor $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
67 David Mann $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
68 Brendan Fraser $54,044,481 1 $54,044,481
69 Philip Seymour Hoffman $53,733,093 2 $26,866,547
70 Amy Adams $53,191,101 1 $53,191,101
71 Christopher Walken $53,170,911 2 $26,585,456
72 Jurnee Smollett $53,143,144 1 $53,143,144
73 Tom Hulce $51,973,029 1 $51,973,029
74 Michelle Pfeiffer $51,922,825 3 $17,307,608
75 Taraji P. Henson $51,733,921 1 $51,733,921
76 Matthew Broderick $51,684,798 1 $51,684,798
77 Sam Shepard $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
78 Dermot Mulroney $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
79 Benedict Cumberbatch $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
80 Ewan McGregor $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
81 Julianne Nicholson $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
82 Margo Martindale $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
83 Abigail Breslin $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
84 Misty Upham $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
85 Chris Cooper $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
86 Juliette Lewis $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
87 Regina Hall $50,445,860 1 $50,445,860
88 Joy Bryant $50,445,860 1 $50,445,860
89 Michael Ealy $50,445,860 1 $50,445,860
90 Kevin Hart $50,445,860 1 $50,445,860
91 Angela Bassett $49,429,572 2 $24,714,786
92 Natalie Wood $47,596,274 1 $47,596,274
93 Richard Beymer $47,596,274 1 $47,596,274
94 Alex Jennings $42,320,503 1 $42,320,503
95 Jenifer Lewis $41,975,388 1 $41,975,388
96 Daryl Hannah $39,148,164 1 $39,148,164
97 Steve Martin $39,148,164 1 $39,148,164
98 Rob Lowe $38,702,310 1 $38,702,310
99 John C. Reilly $38,117,154 2 $19,058,577
100 Christoph Waltz $38,112,154 1 $38,112,154

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Tyler Perry: By 82nd_Academy_Awards,_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg: Sgt. Michael Connors - 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachmentderivative work: Beao [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

John Corbett: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons