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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Fox Searchlight Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Fox Searchlight Stars - International Leading Fox Searchlight 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 Fox Searchlight 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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Dev Patel photo
Dev Patel
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Slumdog Millionaire ($383,825,427 in 2008), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($134,639,780 in 2012), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($89,400,862 in 2015)

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Tom Wilkinson
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Full Monty ($261,249,383 in 1997), The Grand Budapest Hotel ($163,037,661 in 2014), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($134,639,780 in 2012)

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Natalie Portman
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 27 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Black Swan ($331,266,710 in 2010), Jackie ($36,588,512 in 2016), Garden State ($36,028,802 in 2004), Lucy in the Sky ($325,943 in 2019)

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Complete List

Rank Name Worldwide
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Dev Patel $607,866,069 3 $202,622,023
2 Tom Wilkinson $558,926,824 3 $186,308,941
3 Natalie Portman $404,209,967 4 $101,052,492
4 Freida Pinto $383,825,427 1 $383,825,427
5 Madhur Mittal $383,825,427 1 $383,825,427
6 Edward Norton $324,461,658 3 $108,153,886
7 Sam Rockwell $286,717,214 4 $71,679,304
8 Judi Dench $274,619,053 3 $91,539,684
9 Robert Carlyle $261,249,383 1 $261,249,383
10 Mark Addy $261,249,383 1 $261,249,383
11 Elliot Page $253,368,030 3 $84,456,010
12 Saoirse Ronan $225,113,802 2 $112,556,901
13 Penelope Wilton $224,040,642 2 $112,020,321
14 Celia Imrie $224,040,642 2 $112,020,321
15 Maggie Smith $224,040,642 2 $112,020,321
16 Ronald Pickup $224,040,642 2 $112,020,321
17 Bill Nighy $224,040,642 2 $112,020,321
18 Bill Murray $221,535,411 2 $110,767,706
19 Jeff Goldblum $221,535,411 2 $110,767,706
20 Jason Schwartzman $218,149,945 3 $72,716,648
21 Chiwetel Ejiofor $200,591,341 2 $100,295,671
22 Adrien Brody $198,115,232 2 $99,057,616
23 Owen Wilson $198,115,232 2 $99,057,616
24 Sally Hawkins $195,790,794 1 $195,790,794
25 Doug Jones $195,790,794 1 $195,790,794
26 Harvey Keitel $187,039,234 2 $93,519,617
27 Jude Law $184,929,832 3 $61,643,277
28 George Clooney $175,507,800 1 $175,507,800
29 Willem Dafoe $170,901,536 2 $85,450,768
30 Ralph Fiennes $168,740,941 2 $84,370,471
31 Tilda Swinton $168,740,941 2 $84,370,471
32 Tony Revolori $167,658,060 2 $83,829,030
33 Mathieu Amalric $163,037,661 1 $163,037,661
34 F. Murray Abraham $163,037,661 1 $163,037,661
35 Lea Seydoux $163,037,661 1 $163,037,661
36 Woody Harrelson $161,868,734 2 $80,934,367
37 Frances McDormand $161,158,351 1 $161,158,351
38 Toni Collette $152,239,007 3 $50,746,336
39 Naomie Harris $148,413,444 2 $74,206,722
40 Steve Carell $145,941,542 3 $48,647,181
41 Forest Whitaker $136,023,728 3 $45,341,243
42 Chris Evans $134,453,077 3 $44,817,692
43 Paul Dano $133,419,430 3 $44,473,143
44 Naomi Watts $122,960,960 2 $61,480,480
45 Paul Giamatti $121,595,863 2 $60,797,932
46 Emma Stone $121,371,626 2 $60,685,813
47 Cillian Murphy $114,986,243 2 $57,493,122
48 Richard Gere $113,930,247 3 $37,976,749
49 Scarlett Johansson $111,620,917 2 $55,810,459
50 Thomas Haden Church $109,726,800 1 $109,726,800
51 Michael Keaton $102,926,247 1 $102,926,247
52 Zach Galifianakis $102,926,247 1 $102,926,247
53 Andrea Riseborough $102,926,247 1 $102,926,247
54 Amy Ryan $102,926,247 1 $102,926,247
55 Greg Kinnear $100,642,353 1 $100,642,353
56 Alan Arkin $100,642,353 1 $100,642,353
57 Abigail Breslin $100,642,353 1 $100,642,353
58 Brendan Gleeson $99,843,374 2 $49,921,687
59 Olivia Colman $95,829,459 1 $95,829,459
60 Stephen Merchant $91,498,472 2 $45,749,236
61 Derek Luke $91,225,605 3 $30,408,535
62 Tina Desai $89,400,862 1 $89,400,862
63 Lillete Dubey $89,400,862 1 $89,400,862
64 Thomasin McKenzie $86,878,073 1 $86,878,073
65 Rebel Wilson $86,878,073 1 $86,878,073
66 Alfie Allen $86,878,073 1 $86,878,073
67 Taika Waititi $86,878,073 1 $86,878,073
68 Roman Griffin Davis $86,878,073 1 $86,878,073
69 Christopher Eccleston $82,955,633 1 $82,955,633
70 Megan Burns $82,955,633 1 $82,955,633
71 Keira Knightley $82,808,457 2 $41,404,229
72 Parminder Nagra $74,566,042 1 $74,566,042
73 Jonathan Rhys-Meyers $74,566,042 1 $74,566,042
74 Anupam Kher $74,566,042 1 $74,566,042
75 James McAvoy $71,749,423 2 $35,874,712
76 James Franco $66,111,381 2 $33,055,691
77 Keanu Reeves $65,457,811 1 $65,457,811
78 Hugh Laurie $65,457,811 1 $65,457,811
79 Kerry Washington $62,360,782 2 $31,180,391
80 Domhnall Gleeson $62,076,141 1 $62,076,141
81 Emory Cohen $62,076,141 1 $62,076,141
82 Queen Latifah $61,862,012 2 $30,931,006
83 Brad Pitt $61,721,826 1 $61,721,826
84 Sean Penn $61,721,826 1 $61,721,826
85 Jessica Chastain $61,721,826 1 $61,721,826
86 Bob Balaban $58,497,750 1 $58,497,750
87 Koyu Rankin $58,497,750 1 $58,497,750
88 Bryan Cranston $58,497,750 1 $58,497,750
89 Liam MacDonald $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
90 Henry Czerny $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
91 Nicky Guadagni $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
92 Andie MacDowell $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
93 Kristian Bruun $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
94 John Ralston $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
95 Adam Brody $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
96 Melanie Scrofano $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
97 Ethan Tavares $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
98 Mark O'Brien $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
99 Elyse Levesque $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851
100 Samara Weaving $56,785,851 1 $56,785,851

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Dev Patel: By Romina Espinosa at https://www.rominaespinosa.com [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Natalie Portman: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons