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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International 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 Original Screenplay 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.

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 29 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Moana 2 ($1,059,161,122 in 2024), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($961,632,807 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($792,472,668 in 2019), Moana ($684,654,985 in 2016), San Andreas ($474,590,832 in 2015), Skyscraper ($304,858,121 in 2018), Central Intelligence ($217,194,805 in 2016), Red One ($186,000,759 in 2024), The Game Plan ($146,590,987 in 2007) |

Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,635,413 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($775,398,007 in 1977), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($549,001,086 in 1980), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($482,365,284 in 1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($474,171,806 in 1989), The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($446,449,908 in 2019), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($383,963,057 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984), Air Force One ($315,268,353 in 1997) |

Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,320,250,281 in 2022), The Book of Life ($97,651,543 in 2014), Colombiana ($72,295,262 in 2011), Crossroads ($57,000,000 in 2002), Drumline ($56,398,875 in 2002), Amsterdam ($29,400,826 in 2022), Missing Link ($25,393,236 in 2019), Center Stage ($21,361,109 in 2000), Infinitely Polar Bear ($2,130,086 in 2015) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dwayne Johnson | $6,412,727,148 | 18 | $356,262,619 |
2 | Harrison Ford | $6,007,668,012 | 23 | $261,202,957 |
3 | Zoe Saldana | $5,606,870,029 | 15 | $373,791,335 |
4 | Tom Hanks | $5,442,457,501 | 29 | $187,670,948 |
5 | Sam Worthington | $5,412,047,699 | 19 | $284,844,616 |
6 | Vin Diesel | $5,364,419,361 | 15 | $357,627,957 |
7 | Jack Black | $5,013,992,495 | 21 | $238,761,547 |
8 | Steve Carell | $4,906,601,045 | 19 | $258,242,160 |
9 | John Boyega | $4,745,969,321 | 10 | $474,596,932 |
10 | Adam Sandler | $4,634,015,155 | 40 | $115,850,379 |
11 | Adam Driver | $4,598,714,570 | 13 | $353,747,275 |
12 | Ben Stiller | $4,545,158,620 | 28 | $162,327,094 |
13 | Daisy Ridley | $4,449,586,215 | 8 | $556,198,277 |
14 | Jason Statham | $4,368,967,727 | 29 | $150,654,060 |
15 | Keanu Reeves | $4,306,606,146 | 41 | $105,039,174 |
16 | Samuel L. Jackson | $4,301,958,433 | 44 | $97,771,783 |
17 | Mark Hamill | $4,272,350,105 | 11 | $388,395,464 |
18 | Nicolas Cage | $4,220,825,257 | 69 | $61,171,381 |
19 | Kevin Hart | $4,038,703,916 | 18 | $224,372,440 |
20 | Tim Allen | $3,983,605,668 | 15 | $265,573,711 |
21 | Tom Cruise | $3,942,911,733 | 17 | $231,935,984 |
22 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $3,861,639,184 | 8 | $482,704,898 |
23 | Will Smith | $3,691,407,083 | 18 | $205,078,171 |
24 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,689,391,281 | 26 | $141,899,665 |
25 | Bruce Willis | $3,664,764,061 | 61 | $60,078,099 |
26 | Sandra Bullock | $3,605,763,560 | 23 | $156,772,329 |
27 | Brad Pitt | $3,514,507,271 | 28 | $125,518,117 |
28 | Owen Wilson | $3,512,353,813 | 27 | $130,087,178 |
29 | John Leguizamo | $3,408,532,085 | 17 | $200,501,887 |
30 | Julia Roberts | $3,368,964,252 | 24 | $140,373,511 |
31 | Ewan McGregor | $3,365,496,468 | 21 | $160,261,737 |
32 | Sylvester Stallone | $3,351,021,190 | 36 | $93,083,922 |
33 | Natalie Portman | $3,333,253,248 | 23 | $144,924,054 |
34 | Denis Leary | $3,288,932,712 | 8 | $411,116,589 |
35 | Ray Romano | $3,223,128,382 | 9 | $358,125,376 |
36 | Liam Neeson | $3,134,156,618 | 29 | $108,074,366 |
37 | Carrie Fisher | $3,129,894,144 | 6 | $521,649,024 |
38 | Mel Gibson | $3,109,877,455 | 38 | $81,838,880 |
39 | Robert De Niro | $3,040,783,392 | 44 | $69,108,713 |
40 | Chris Rock | $2,965,677,629 | 14 | $211,834,116 |
41 | Matt Damon | $2,940,218,602 | 24 | $122,509,108 |
42 | Kate Winslet | $2,917,686,406 | 10 | $291,768,641 |
43 | Shen Teng | $2,862,599,935 | 6 | $477,099,989 |
44 | Amy Poehler | $2,862,274,806 | 11 | $260,206,801 |
45 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,859,596,667 | 10 | $285,959,667 |
46 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,852,940,910 | 32 | $89,154,403 |
47 | Kevin James | $2,812,172,332 | 17 | $165,421,902 |
48 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,809,609,785 | 6 | $468,268,298 |
49 | Tony Hale | $2,773,112,065 | 6 | $462,185,344 |
50 | George Clooney | $2,748,621,021 | 20 | $137,431,051 |
51 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,733,335,742 | 13 | $210,256,596 |
52 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,687,492,395 | 14 | $191,963,743 |
53 | Charlize Theron | $2,669,917,180 | 16 | $166,869,824 |
54 | Queen Latifah | $2,661,358,734 | 12 | $221,779,895 |
55 | Lewis Black | $2,633,574,939 | 5 | $526,714,988 |
56 | Eddie Murphy | $2,613,931,753 | 31 | $84,320,379 |
57 | Matthew McConaughey | $2,598,909,692 | 19 | $136,784,721 |
58 | Scarlett Johansson | $2,582,506,045 | 18 | $143,472,558 |
59 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $2,580,346,257 | 8 | $322,543,282 |
60 | Phyllis Smith | $2,549,140,817 | 2 | $1,274,570,409 |
61 | Kristen Wiig | $2,546,199,464 | 13 | $195,861,497 |
62 | Jamie Foxx | $2,507,503,266 | 23 | $109,021,881 |
63 | Oscar Isaac | $2,489,256,857 | 14 | $177,804,061 |
64 | Will Ferrell | $2,452,016,801 | 25 | $98,080,672 |
65 | Morgan Freeman | $2,427,222,838 | 28 | $86,686,530 |
66 | Anthony Daniels | $2,392,532,885 | 2 | $1,196,266,443 |
67 | Denzel Washington | $2,368,301,908 | 24 | $98,679,246 |
68 | Jackie Chan | $2,275,939,613 | 35 | $65,026,846 |
69 | Gerard Butler | $2,274,247,045 | 22 | $103,374,866 |
70 | Glen Powell | $2,259,892,354 | 8 | $282,486,544 |
71 | David Spade | $2,253,173,128 | 15 | $150,211,542 |
72 | Martin Lawrence | $2,244,244,239 | 17 | $132,014,367 |
73 | John Travolta | $2,204,626,100 | 37 | $59,584,489 |
74 | Michael Caine | $2,197,445,678 | 25 | $87,897,827 |
75 | Jim Carrey | $2,178,265,361 | 13 | $167,558,874 |
76 | Billy Crystal | $2,149,002,232 | 14 | $153,500,159 |
77 | Jesse Eisenberg | $2,118,996,446 | 22 | $96,318,020 |
78 | Woody Harrelson | $2,083,827,563 | 27 | $77,178,799 |
79 | Jason Bateman | $2,080,091,611 | 17 | $122,358,330 |
80 | John Goodman | $2,054,561,248 | 10 | $205,456,125 |
81 | Cameron Diaz | $2,045,853,630 | 17 | $120,344,331 |
82 | Mark Wahlberg | $2,030,586,591 | 21 | $96,694,600 |
83 | Bradley Cooper | $1,992,954,065 | 12 | $166,079,505 |
84 | Ellen DeGeneres | $1,973,906,048 | 3 | $657,968,683 |
85 | Seth Rogen | $1,968,030,515 | 17 | $115,766,501 |
86 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,958,661,963 | 21 | $93,269,617 |
87 | Andy Lau | $1,958,619,705 | 18 | $108,812,206 |
88 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,954,310,121 | 4 | $488,577,530 |
89 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,946,854,105 | 10 | $194,685,411 |
90 | Anne Hathaway | $1,941,825,560 | 15 | $129,455,037 |
91 | David Schwimmer | $1,907,262,116 | 5 | $381,452,423 |
92 | Craig T. Nelson | $1,896,240,274 | 4 | $474,060,069 |
93 | Albert Brooks | $1,884,547,936 | 8 | $235,568,492 |
94 | Holly Hunter | $1,883,752,447 | 5 | $376,750,489 |
95 | Sarah Vowell | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
96 | Dustin Hoffman | $1,851,361,311 | 17 | $108,903,607 |
97 | John C. Reilly | $1,844,805,007 | 11 | $167,709,546 |
98 | Emma Stone | $1,844,260,655 | 11 | $167,660,060 |
99 | Rowan Atkinson | $1,825,336,103 | 7 | $260,762,300 |
100 | Richard Gere | $1,824,722,186 | 28 | $65,168,650 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons