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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events 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 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 Real Life Events 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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Rami Malek photo
Rami Malek
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Bohemian Rhapsody ($879,088,897 in 2018)

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Tom Hanks
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Captain Phillips ($220,648,184 in 2013), The Terminal ($218,673,959 in 2004), The Post ($179,769,457 in 2017), Saving Mr. Banks ($114,962,525 in 2013)

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Leonardo DiCaprio
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($377,426,903 in 2019), The Aviator ($208,370,892 in 2004), J. Edgar ($84,606,030 in 2011), Total Eclipse ($339,889 in 1995)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Rami Malek $879,088,897 1 $879,088,897
2 Tom Hanks $734,054,125 4 $183,513,531
3 Leonardo DiCaprio $670,743,714 4 $167,685,929
4 Kate Beckinsale $661,429,021 5 $132,285,804
5 Zhang Yi $646,656,890 2 $323,328,445
6 Mel Gibson $556,145,244 2 $278,072,622
7 Ben Affleck $555,264,187 3 $185,088,062
8 Margot Robbie $541,110,460 4 $135,277,615
9 Brad Pitt $508,872,787 2 $254,436,394
10 Michelle Williams $506,575,916 4 $126,643,979
11 Amy Adams $485,332,985 4 $121,333,246
12 Zac Efron $480,289,845 3 $160,096,615
13 Christian Bale $477,450,612 5 $95,490,122
14 Hugh Jackman $474,208,320 3 $158,069,440
15 Qianyuan Wang $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
16 Du Chun $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
17 Ou Hao $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
18 Li Chen $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
19 Jiang Wu $472,648,086 1 $472,648,086
20 Mark Wahlberg $467,772,563 7 $66,824,652
21 Josh Hartnett $449,239,853 2 $224,619,927
22 Li Qin $433,168,672 1 $433,168,672
23 Zhang Hanyu $433,168,672 1 $433,168,672
24 Du Jiang $433,168,672 1 $433,168,672
25 Will Smith $432,989,925 5 $86,597,985
26 Denzel Washington $430,077,724 5 $86,015,545
27 Rebecca Ferguson $429,054,204 1 $429,054,204
28 Zendaya $429,054,204 1 $429,054,204
29 Donnie Yen $421,755,222 4 $105,438,806
30 Joaquin Phoenix $410,269,158 3 $136,756,386
31 Liam Neeson $400,635,695 5 $80,127,139
32 Cate Blanchett $365,392,400 3 $121,797,467
33 Bradley Cooper $359,516,789 3 $119,838,930
34 Jennifer Lawrence $358,993,002 2 $179,496,501
35 Meryl Streep $351,392,491 4 $87,848,123
36 Tom Cruise $339,501,386 2 $169,750,693
37 Mahershala Ali $319,995,019 1 $319,995,019
38 Viggo Mortensen $319,995,019 2 $159,997,510
39 Jaden Smith $307,311,093 1 $307,311,093
40 Aamir Khan $305,149,461 1 $305,149,461
41 Helen Mirren $301,368,756 7 $43,052,679
42 O'Shea Jackson, Jr. $292,149,554 2 $146,074,777
43 Rachel McAdams $289,520,598 2 $144,760,299
44 Anthony Hopkins $287,628,178 7 $41,089,740
45 Kurt Russell $282,837,439 5 $56,567,488
46 Austin Butler $279,938,634 1 $279,938,634
47 Tom Holland $272,153,670 4 $68,038,418
48 Jeremy Renner $264,663,883 4 $66,165,971
49 Taylor Swift $261,413,059 1 $261,413,059
50 Julia Roberts $257,805,243 1 $257,805,243
51 James Caviezel $251,285,184 3 $83,761,728
52 Jason Clarke $239,445,152 3 $79,815,051
53 Taron Egerton $238,717,784 4 $59,679,446
54 Jason Mitchell $228,216,544 2 $114,108,272
55 Channing Tatum $228,150,253 3 $76,050,084
56 Jesse Eisenberg $225,382,638 2 $112,691,319
57 Sam Worthington $221,297,061 1 $221,297,061
58 Jake Gyllenhaal $221,297,061 2 $110,648,531
59 Angelina Jolie $215,605,940 2 $107,802,970
60 Chris Pine $214,973,682 3 $71,657,894
61 Robert De Niro $212,837,872 5 $42,567,574
62 Matthew McConaughey $211,592,595 5 $42,318,519
63 Dennis Quaid $209,959,071 8 $26,244,884
64 Tony Leung Chiu Wai $208,113,707 3 $69,371,236
65 Forest Whitaker $207,736,577 4 $51,934,144
66 Val Kilmer $207,363,530 5 $41,472,706
67 Aldis Hodge $206,559,801 2 $103,279,901
68 Naomi Watts $203,330,494 3 $67,776,831
69 Neil Brown, Jr. $202,182,981 1 $202,182,981
70 Corey Hawkins $202,182,981 1 $202,182,981
71 Robin Williams $202,173,000 1 $202,173,000
72 Ewan McGregor $192,604,633 2 $96,302,317
73 Matt Damon $189,576,354 2 $94,788,177
74 Chris Hemsworth $187,852,513 2 $93,926,257
75 Reese Witherspoon $187,707,495 1 $187,707,495
76 Cuba Gooding, Jr. $186,051,275 4 $46,512,819
77 Viola Davis $183,572,832 2 $91,786,416
78 Russell Crowe $177,934,955 2 $88,967,478
79 Boran Jing $174,008,804 1 $174,008,804
80 Wu Jing $174,008,804 1 $174,008,804
81 Zhang Ziyi $174,008,804 1 $174,008,804
82 Andrew Garfield $173,927,042 2 $86,963,521
83 Kingsley Ben-Adir $173,382,597 1 $173,382,597
84 Samuel Joslin $169,590,606 1 $169,590,606
85 Michael Peña $168,867,151 2 $84,433,576
86 Colin Farrell $167,297,191 2 $83,648,596
87 Nicolas Cage $166,172,400 4 $41,543,100
88 Jamie Foxx $163,466,618 3 $54,488,873
89 Johnny Knoxville $160,903,019 1 $160,903,019
90 Jackson Nicoll $160,903,019 1 $160,903,019
91 Kevin Costner $159,285,492 5 $31,857,098
92 Mike Tyson $157,300,954 1 $157,300,954
93 Max Zhang $157,300,954 1 $157,300,954
94 Lynn Xiong $157,300,954 1 $157,300,954
95 Patrick Tam $157,300,954 1 $157,300,954
96 Danny Chan $157,300,954 1 $157,300,954
97 Nick Jonas $157,243,861 2 $78,621,931
98 Morgan Freeman $154,318,875 2 $77,159,438
99 Woody Harrelson $151,117,327 6 $25,186,221
100 Takeshi Kaneshiro $150,127,047 2 $75,063,524

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Rami Malek: By Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX (IMG_5834) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Leonardo DiCaprio: By Siebbi (Leonardo DiCaprio) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons