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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Remake Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Remake Stars - International Leading Remake 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

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Remake 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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Chiwetel Ejiofor photo
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lion King ($1,646,106,779 in 2019), Secret in Their Eyes ($32,608,019 in 2015)

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Seth Rogen
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 22 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lion King ($1,646,106,779 in 2019)

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Eric Andre
Best known as a Lead Ensemble Member Actor based on credits in that role in 4 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lion King ($1,646,106,779 in 2019)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Chiwetel Ejiofor $1,678,714,798 2 $839,357,399
2 Seth Rogen $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
3 Eric Andre $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
4 Beyoncé Knowles $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
5 Shahadi Wright Joseph $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
6 John Oliver $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
7 Florence Kasumba $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
8 James Earl Jones $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
9 John Kani $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
10 Keegan-Michael Key $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
11 Billy Eichner $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
12 Alfre Woodard $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
13 Donald Glover $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
14 JD McCrary $1,646,106,779 1 $1,646,106,779
15 Josh Gad $1,620,464,630 2 $810,232,315
16 Ewan McGregor $1,269,975,999 2 $634,988,000
17 Kevin Kline $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
18 Gugu Mbatha-Raw $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
19 Dan Stevens $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
20 Emma Thompson $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
21 Ian McKellen $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
22 Luke Evans $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
23 Audra McDonald $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
24 Stanley Tucci $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
25 Emma Watson $1,268,697,483 1 $1,268,697,483
26 Andy Serkis $1,021,503,557 2 $510,751,779
27 Tom Cruise $809,563,140 2 $404,781,570
28 Melissa McCarthy $797,353,706 2 $398,676,853
29 Matt Damon $740,389,148 2 $370,194,574
30 Jaeden Lieberher $701,012,746 1 $701,012,746
31 Bill Skarsgård $701,012,746 1 $701,012,746
32 Richard Gere $647,822,544 6 $107,970,424
33 Mark Wahlberg $591,831,007 4 $147,957,752
34 Halle Bailey $568,345,048 1 $568,345,048
35 Javier Bardem $568,345,048 2 $284,172,524
36 Jonah Hauer-King $568,345,048 1 $568,345,048
37 Robin Williams $557,483,904 5 $111,496,781
38 Denzel Washington $541,591,463 4 $135,397,866
39 Sam Worthington $539,818,942 2 $269,909,471
40 Nicolas Cage $530,656,299 5 $106,131,260
41 Steve Martin $519,676,254 5 $103,935,251
42 Jim Carrey $518,728,616 2 $259,364,308
43 Brendan Fraser $496,136,449 2 $248,068,225
44 Jet Li $475,733,765 2 $237,866,883
45 Matthew Broderick $472,150,482 2 $236,075,241
46 James Franco $470,986,200 2 $235,493,100
47 Freida Pinto $470,986,200 1 $470,986,200
48 Keanu Reeves $467,962,832 4 $116,990,708
49 Catherine Zeta-Jones $467,119,292 3 $155,706,431
50 George Clooney $465,698,567 2 $232,849,284
51 Brad Pitt $450,728,529 1 $450,728,529
52 Andy Garcia $450,728,529 1 $450,728,529
53 Eddie Murphy $440,121,964 3 $146,707,321
54 Lady Gaga $431,674,156 1 $431,674,156
55 Bradley Cooper $431,674,156 1 $431,674,156
56 Maria Bello $405,760,225 1 $405,760,225
57 Anthony Hopkins $376,334,358 2 $188,167,179
58 Jean Reno $376,000,000 1 $376,000,000
59 Antonio Banderas $375,534,518 3 $125,178,173
60 Arnold Schwarzenegger $365,300,000 1 $365,300,000
61 John Travolta $355,187,231 2 $177,593,616
62 Jackie Chan $352,604,177 2 $176,302,089
63 Jaden Smith $351,774,938 1 $351,774,938
64 Michelle Pfeiffer $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
65 Willem Dafoe $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
66 Daisy Ridley $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
67 Leslie Odom Jr. $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
68 Kenneth Branagh $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
69 Judi Dench $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
70 Johnny Depp $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
71 Penélope Cruz $351,767,147 1 $351,767,147
72 Chris Rock $324,913,400 4 $81,228,350
73 Jack Nicholson $289,660,619 1 $289,660,619
74 Leonardo DiCaprio $289,660,619 1 $289,660,619
75 Chris Hemsworth $277,172,808 2 $138,586,404
76 Joel Kinnaman $253,194,202 3 $84,398,067
77 Naomi Watts $248,218,486 2 $124,109,243
78 Ethan Hawke $242,546,237 4 $60,636,559
79 Robert De Niro $239,926,816 3 $79,975,605
80 Steve Guttenberg $239,390,281 2 $119,695,141
81 Angelina Jolie $232,643,008 2 $116,321,504
82 Leslie Jones $229,008,658 1 $229,008,658
83 Kate McKinnon $229,008,658 1 $229,008,658
84 Kristen Wiig $229,008,658 1 $229,008,658
85 Tom Welling $227,260,639 2 $113,630,320
86 Al Pacino $222,751,188 3 $74,250,396
87 Susan Sarandon $220,376,628 3 $73,458,876
88 Bruce Willis $207,932,906 2 $103,966,453
89 Téa Leoni $203,018,919 1 $203,018,919
90 Meg Ryan $198,750,909 1 $198,750,909
91 Nicole Kidman $196,944,581 4 $49,236,145
92 Rene Russo $196,664,181 2 $98,332,091
93 Nelly $191,558,505 1 $191,558,505
94 Adam Sandler $191,558,505 1 $191,558,505
95 Burt Reynolds $191,558,505 1 $191,558,505
96 Piper Perabo $190,571,295 2 $95,285,648
97 Bonnie Hunt $190,212,113 1 $190,212,113
98 Hilary Duff $190,212,113 1 $190,212,113
99 Jessica Lange $188,341,987 2 $94,170,994
100 Sarah Michelle Gellar $187,976,383 3 $62,658,794

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Chiwetel Ejiofor: By NASA/Bill Ingalls [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Seth Rogen: By Jenn Deering Davis (Seth Rogen) [CC-BY-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons