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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 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 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 32 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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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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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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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tyler Perry $594,672,282 10 $59,467,228
2 John Corbett $374,890,034 1 $374,890,034
3 Nia Vardalos $374,890,034 1 $374,890,034
4 Meg Ryan $276,899,688 3 $92,299,896
5 Demi Moore $275,202,310 2 $137,601,155
6 Tom Hanks $250,800,000 1 $250,800,000
7 Jack Nicholson $236,500,000 1 $236,500,000
8 Tom Cruise $236,500,000 1 $236,500,000
9 Shen Teng $213,949,747 1 $213,949,747
10 Chao Deng $205,431,151 2 $102,715,576
11 James McAvoy $193,737,977 1 $193,737,977
12 Robin Williams $181,760,553 1 $181,760,553
13 Julia Roberts $166,887,347 2 $83,443,674
14 Kate Winslet $164,880,350 3 $54,960,117
15 Leonardo DiCaprio $160,345,686 2 $80,172,843
16 Claire Danes $147,604,250 2 $73,802,125
17 Jane Fonda $139,280,088 2 $69,640,044
18 Meryl Streep $125,199,060 5 $25,039,812
19 Johnny Depp $124,484,731 2 $62,242,366
20 Katharine Hepburn $122,292,827 5 $24,458,565
21 Henry Fonda $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
22 Doug McKeon $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
23 Viola Davis $117,473,982 3 $39,157,994
24 Clive Owen $116,553,946 2 $58,276,973
25 Natalie Portman $116,148,537 2 $58,074,269
26 Jude Law $116,148,537 1 $116,148,537
27 Loretta Devine $115,572,630 3 $38,524,210
28 Blayne Weaver $109,862,682 1 $109,862,682
29 Mi Yang $106,798,959 1 $106,798,959
30 Morgan Freeman $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
31 Jessica Tandy $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
32 Janet Jackson $98,848,940 2 $49,424,470
33 Warren Beatty $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
34 Julie Christie $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
35 Li Sun (孙俪) $98,632,192 1 $98,632,192
36 Maggie Smith $98,499,438 2 $49,249,719
37 Amanda Bynes $92,496,251 2 $46,248,126
38 Celina Jade $86,876,449 1 $86,876,449
39 Yang Song (宋阳) $86,876,449 1 $86,876,449
40 Lun Ai $86,876,449 1 $86,876,449
41 Cailun Huang $86,876,449 1 $86,876,449
42 Viggo Mortensen $82,497,493 3 $27,499,164
43 George Clooney $77,735,925 1 $77,735,925
44 Ryan Gosling $77,735,925 1 $77,735,925
45 Chow Yun-Fat $76,904,429 1 $76,904,429
46 Gong Li $76,904,429 1 $76,904,429
47 Jodie Foster $71,704,854 3 $23,901,618
48 Chris Rock $71,172,251 1 $71,172,251
49 Michael Douglas $67,658,331 1 $67,658,331
50 Gwyneth Paltrow $67,658,331 1 $67,658,331
51 Trevante Rhodes $64,895,106 1 $64,895,106
52 Ashton Sanders $64,895,106 1 $64,895,106
53 Alex A. Hibbert $64,895,106 1 $64,895,106
54 Denzel Washington $64,459,129 2 $32,229,565
55 Whoopi Goldberg $64,063,896 4 $16,015,974
56 Nick Nolte $63,433,552 2 $31,716,776
57 Richard Dreyfuss $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
58 Bette Midler $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
59 Jill Scott $60,831,067 1 $60,831,067
60 Colin Firth $57,754,384 2 $28,877,192
61 Billy Connolly $56,178,935 1 $56,178,935
62 Pauline Collins $56,178,935 1 $56,178,935
63 Tom Courtenay $56,178,935 1 $56,178,935
64 Kam Woo-sung $55,618,300 1 $55,618,300
65 Lee Joon-Gi $55,618,300 1 $55,618,300
66 Jung Jin-young $55,618,300 1 $55,618,300
67 Alexandra Breckenridge $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
68 Robert Hoffman $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
69 Laura Ramsey $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
70 Channing Tatum $55,279,608 1 $55,279,608
71 Teyana Taylor $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
72 David Mann $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
73 Isaiah Mustafa $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
74 Natalie Desselle Reid $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
75 Cassi Davis $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
76 Rodney Perry $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
77 Tamela Mann $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
78 Shannon Kane $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
79 Bow Wow $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
80 Lauren London $54,160,818 1 $54,160,818
81 Brendan Fraser $54,044,481 1 $54,044,481
82 Philip Seymour Hoffman $53,733,093 2 $26,866,547
83 Amy Adams $53,191,101 1 $53,191,101
84 Christopher Walken $53,170,911 2 $26,585,456
85 Jurnee Smollett $53,143,144 1 $53,143,144
86 Tom Hulce $52,141,366 1 $52,141,366
87 Michelle Pfeiffer $51,922,825 3 $17,307,608
88 Taraji P. Henson $51,733,921 1 $51,733,921
89 Matthew Broderick $51,684,798 1 $51,684,798
90 Juliette Lewis $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
91 Sam Shepard $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
92 Dermot Mulroney $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
93 Benedict Cumberbatch $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
94 Ewan McGregor $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
95 Julianne Nicholson $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
96 Margo Martindale $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
97 Abigail Breslin $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
98 Misty Upham $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
99 Chris Cooper $50,738,810 1 $50,738,810
100 Joy Bryant $50,445,860 1 $50,445,860

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