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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for 20th Century Studios Movies
See also: Domestic Leading 20th Century Studios Stars - International Leading 20th Century Studios Stars - Worldwide Leading Walt Disney Stars - Worldwide Leading Warner Bros. Stars - Worldwide Leading Universal Stars - Worldwide Leading Sony Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - Worldwide Leading Lionsgate Stars - Worldwide Leading MGM Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the 20th Century Studios 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.
1
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), Amsterdam ($29,400,826 in 2022), Avatar 3 ($0 in 2025) |
2
Sam Worthington
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), Avatar 3 ($0 in 2025), Avatar 4 ($0 in 2029) |
3
Ryan Reynolds
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 33 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Free Guy ($323,473,792 in 2021) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Saldana | $2,346,915,212 | 3 | $782,305,071 |
| 2 | Sam Worthington | $2,317,514,386 | 3 | $772,504,795 |
| 3 | Ryan Reynolds | $323,473,792 | 1 | $323,473,792 |
| 4 | Kenneth Branagh | $244,091,427 | 2 | $122,045,714 |
| 5 | John David Washington | $133,672,962 | 2 | $66,836,481 |
| 6 | Gal Gadot | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 7 | Sophie Okonedo | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 8 | Russell Brand | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 9 | Armie Hammer | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 10 | Jennifer Saunders | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 11 | Ali Fazal | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 12 | Rose Leslie | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 13 | Tom Bateman | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 14 | Letitia Wright | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 15 | Dawn French | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 16 | Emma Mackey | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 17 | Annette Bening | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 18 | Ann Turkel | $130,298,184 | 1 | $130,298,184 |
| 19 | Rhys Ifans | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 20 | Djimon Hounsou | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 21 | Ralph Fiennes | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 22 | Matthew Goode | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 23 | Charles Dance | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 24 | Harris Dickinson | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 25 | Tom Hollander | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 26 | Gemma Arterton | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 27 | Daniel Brühl | $121,125,300 | 1 | $121,125,300 |
| 28 | Riccardo Scamarcio | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 29 | Ali Khan | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 30 | Michelle Yeoh | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 31 | Jamie Dornan | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 32 | Emma Laird | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 33 | Kyle Allen | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 34 | Tina Fey | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 35 | Kelly Reilly | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 36 | Jude Hill | $113,793,243 | 1 | $113,793,243 |
| 37 | Harrison Ford | $107,351,191 | 1 | $107,351,191 |
| 38 | Allison Janney | $104,272,136 | 1 | $104,272,136 |
| 39 | Gemma Chan | $104,272,136 | 1 | $104,272,136 |
| 40 | Ken Watanabe | $104,272,136 | 1 | $104,272,136 |
| 41 | Madeleine Yuna Voyles | $104,272,136 | 1 | $104,272,136 |
| 42 | Sturgill Simpson | $104,272,136 | 1 | $104,272,136 |
| 43 | Sophie Thatcher | $82,344,833 | 1 | $82,344,833 |
| 44 | Vivien Lyra Blair | $82,344,833 | 1 | $82,344,833 |
| 45 | Ansel Elgort | $74,826,329 | 1 | $74,826,329 |
| 46 | Mike Faist | $74,826,329 | 1 | $74,826,329 |
| 47 | Rita Moreno | $74,826,329 | 1 | $74,826,329 |
| 48 | Ariana DeBose | $74,826,329 | 1 | $74,826,329 |
| 49 | Rachel Zegler | $74,826,329 | 1 | $74,826,329 |
| 50 | Anya Taylor-Joy | $74,009,073 | 2 | $37,004,537 |
| 51 | Zach Galifianakis | $58,234,808 | 1 | $58,234,808 |
| 52 | Jack Dylan Grazer | $58,234,808 | 1 | $58,234,808 |
| 53 | Sonia Braga | $50,485,871 | 1 | $50,485,871 |
| 54 | Nell Tiger Free | $50,485,871 | 1 | $50,485,871 |
| 55 | Georgina Campbell | $45,352,337 | 1 | $45,352,337 |
| 56 | Maisie Williams | $44,608,247 | 1 | $44,608,247 |
| 57 | Charlie Heaton | $44,608,247 | 1 | $44,608,247 |
| 58 | Henry Zaga | $44,608,247 | 1 | $44,608,247 |
| 59 | Blu Hunt | $44,608,247 | 1 | $44,608,247 |
| 60 | H. Jon Benjamin | $34,074,480 | 1 | $34,074,480 |
| 61 | Jodie Comer | $30,080,003 | 1 | $30,080,003 |
| 62 | Matt Damon | $30,080,003 | 1 | $30,080,003 |
| 63 | Ben Affleck | $30,080,003 | 1 | $30,080,003 |
| 64 | Adam Driver | $30,080,003 | 1 | $30,080,003 |
| 65 | Alessandro Nivola | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 66 | Chris Rock | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 67 | Andrea Riseborough | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 68 | Christian Bale | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 69 | Rami Malek | $29,400,826 | 2 | $14,700,413 |
| 70 | Mike Myers | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 71 | Taylor Swift | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 72 | Margot Robbie | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 73 | Robert De Niro | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 74 | Michael Shannon | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 75 | Matthias Schoenaerts | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 76 | Timothy Olyphant | $29,400,826 | 1 | $29,400,826 |
| 77 | James Badge Dale | $3,969,680 | 1 | $3,969,680 |
| 78 | Tara Sutaria | $225,852 | 1 | $225,852 |
| 79 | Ahan Shetty | $225,852 | 1 | $225,852 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sam Worthington: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Sam Worthington) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Ryan Reynolds: By Bananaa88 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
