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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Universal Stars - International Leading Universal Stars - Worldwide Leading Walt Disney Stars - Worldwide Leading Warner Bros. 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 Universal 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
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,511,986,364 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,510 in 2021), Fast X ($714,566,434 in 2023), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($359,347,833 in 2009), The Fast and the Furious ($206,458,372 in 2001), The Chronicles of Riddick ($107,212,751 in 2004), Riddick ($94,763,758 in 2013) |
2
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 13 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jurassic World ($1,669,963,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,361,679,496 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022) |
3
Steve Carell
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 21 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Minions ($1,157,271,759 in 2015), Despicable Me 3 ($1,032,809,657 in 2017), Despicable Me 2 ($975,216,835 in 2013), Minions: The Rise of Gru ($939,408,897 in 2022), Despicable Me ($544,707,293 in 2010), The 40 Year-old Virgin ($176,276,839 in 2005), Evan Almighty ($174,131,329 in 2007), Welcome to Marwen ($13,086,137 in 2018), Despicable Me 4 ($0 in 2024) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vin Diesel | $6,368,506,378 | 10 | $636,850,638 |
| 2 | Chris Pratt | $5,343,971,031 | 4 | $1,335,992,758 |
| 3 | Steve Carell | $5,012,908,746 | 9 | $556,989,861 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $4,025,881,108 | 8 | $503,235,139 |
| 5 | Paul Walker | $3,733,479,518 | 6 | $622,246,586 |
| 6 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,716,838,194 | 6 | $619,473,032 |
| 7 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,905,871,565 | 4 | $726,467,891 |
| 8 | Jordana Brewster | $2,789,033,593 | 5 | $557,806,719 |
| 9 | Jason Statham | $2,783,350,193 | 4 | $695,837,548 |
| 10 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,669,460,958 | 3 | $889,820,319 |
| 11 | Charlize Theron | $2,603,050,053 | 5 | $520,610,011 |
| 12 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,408,504,497 | 3 | $802,834,832 |
| 13 | Kristen Wiig | $2,297,658,515 | 3 | $765,886,172 |
| 14 | Matt Damon | $2,044,889,675 | 8 | $255,611,209 |
| 15 | Jack Black | $1,977,853,685 | 3 | $659,284,562 |
| 16 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,954,894,524 | 2 | $977,447,262 |
| 17 | John Cena | $1,876,136,622 | 5 | $375,227,324 |
| 18 | Meryl Streep | $1,849,954,889 | 10 | $184,995,489 |
| 19 | Kevin Hart | $1,738,760,700 | 6 | $289,793,450 |
| 20 | Robert De Niro | $1,627,831,983 | 9 | $180,870,220 |
| 21 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,606,565,267 | 5 | $321,313,053 |
| 22 | Colin Firth | $1,567,833,310 | 5 | $313,566,662 |
| 23 | Russell Crowe | $1,559,277,658 | 7 | $222,753,951 |
| 24 | Ben Stiller | $1,534,652,406 | 7 | $219,236,058 |
| 25 | Amanda Seyfried | $1,507,511,586 | 4 | $376,877,897 |
| 26 | Seth MacFarlane | $1,491,073,509 | 4 | $372,768,377 |
| 27 | Dominic Cooper | $1,424,340,401 | 3 | $474,780,134 |
| 28 | Jim Carrey | $1,401,306,487 | 6 | $233,551,081 |
| 29 | Anya Taylor-Joy | $1,361,679,496 | 1 | $1,361,679,496 |
| 30 | Charlie Day | $1,361,679,496 | 1 | $1,361,679,496 |
| 31 | Hannibal Buress | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 32 | Lake Bell | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 33 | Jenny Slate | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 34 | Eric Stonestreet | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 35 | Jamie Dornan | $1,324,147,014 | 3 | $441,382,338 |
| 36 | Dakota Johnson | $1,324,147,014 | 3 | $441,382,338 |
| 37 | Liam Neeson | $1,286,236,557 | 7 | $183,748,080 |
| 38 | Brendan Fraser | $1,257,359,925 | 3 | $419,119,975 |
| 39 | Ellie Kemper | $1,175,645,023 | 2 | $587,822,512 |
| 40 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,163,640,577 | 3 | $387,880,192 |
| 41 | Teri Polo | $1,157,643,189 | 3 | $385,881,063 |
| 42 | Blythe Danner | $1,157,643,189 | 3 | $385,881,063 |
| 43 | Sandra Bullock | $1,157,271,759 | 1 | $1,157,271,759 |
| 44 | Jon Hamm | $1,157,271,759 | 1 | $1,157,271,759 |
| 45 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,153,935,272 | 5 | $230,787,054 |
| 46 | Michael J. Fox | $1,137,367,615 | 8 | $142,170,952 |
| 47 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,101,409,838 | 4 | $275,352,460 |
| 48 | Seann William Scott | $1,084,877,390 | 5 | $216,975,478 |
| 49 | Denzel Washington | $1,061,633,265 | 8 | $132,704,158 |
| 50 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,056,293,393 | 3 | $352,097,798 |
| 51 | Julia Roberts | $1,052,141,892 | 6 | $175,356,982 |
| 52 | Taron Egerton | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 53 | Tori Kelly | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 54 | Trey Parker | $1,032,809,657 | 1 | $1,032,809,657 |
| 55 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 56 | Jason Biggs | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 57 | Alyson Hannigan | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 58 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 59 | Tom Cruise | $985,831,525 | 6 | $164,305,254 |
| 60 | Stellan Skarsgård | $985,440,577 | 2 | $492,720,289 |
| 61 | Christine Baranski | $985,440,577 | 2 | $492,720,289 |
| 62 | Julie Walters | $985,440,577 | 2 | $492,720,289 |
| 63 | Cillian Murphy | $973,636,326 | 1 | $973,636,326 |
| 64 | Rachel Weisz | $948,859,732 | 4 | $237,214,933 |
| 65 | Dana Carvey | $897,372,129 | 2 | $448,686,065 |
| 66 | Idris Elba | $895,225,211 | 3 | $298,408,404 |
| 67 | Albert Brooks | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
| 68 | Louis C.K. | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
| 69 | Bobby Moynihan | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
| 70 | James McAvoy | $868,170,093 | 3 | $289,390,031 |
| 71 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $844,572,415 | 6 | $140,762,069 |
| 72 | Barbra Streisand | $835,018,149 | 3 | $278,339,383 |
| 73 | Dustin Hoffman | $827,218,149 | 2 | $413,609,075 |
| 74 | Eiza González | $826,000,158 | 3 | $275,333,386 |
| 75 | Bruce Willis | $816,817,770 | 7 | $116,688,253 |
| 76 | Seth Rogen | $815,291,552 | 6 | $135,881,925 |
| 77 | Rowan Atkinson | $807,706,306 | 4 | $201,926,577 |
| 78 | Elizabeth Banks | $800,019,124 | 5 | $160,003,825 |
| 79 | Anna Kendrick | $798,393,529 | 4 | $199,598,382 |
| 80 | Henry Thomas | $797,307,407 | 1 | $797,307,407 |
| 81 | Zac Efron | $794,308,180 | 5 | $158,861,636 |
| 82 | Tara Reid | $772,329,582 | 4 | $193,082,396 |
| 83 | Emma Thompson | $763,421,493 | 5 | $152,684,299 |
| 84 | Eddie Murphy | $762,766,266 | 5 | $152,553,253 |
| 85 | Vanessa Kirby | $760,732,926 | 1 | $760,732,926 |
| 86 | Mena Suvari | $758,022,359 | 3 | $252,674,120 |
| 87 | Chris Klein | $758,022,359 | 3 | $252,674,120 |
| 88 | Natasha Lyonne | $758,022,359 | 3 | $252,674,120 |
| 89 | Eugene Levy | $755,653,416 | 3 | $251,884,472 |
| 90 | Hugh Jackman | $735,442,998 | 2 | $367,721,499 |
| 91 | Daniela Melchior | $714,566,434 | 1 | $714,566,434 |
| 92 | Scott Eastwood | $714,566,434 | 1 | $714,566,434 |
| 93 | Jason Momoa | $714,566,434 | 1 | $714,566,434 |
| 94 | Brie Larson | $714,566,434 | 1 | $714,566,434 |
| 95 | Sung Kang | $714,566,434 | 1 | $714,566,434 |
| 96 | Alan Ritchson | $714,566,434 | 1 | $714,566,434 |
| 97 | Robert Redford | $714,031,815 | 8 | $89,253,977 |
| 98 | Richard Dreyfuss | $708,357,358 | 4 | $177,089,340 |
| 99 | Chris Hemsworth | $706,810,716 | 5 | $141,362,143 |
| 100 | Roy Scheider | $692,556,269 | 2 | $346,278,135 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Steve Carell: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Steve Carell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
