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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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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Emma Watson
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 12 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($931,008,533 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($647,224,674 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,771,108 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,897,513 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,979,813 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004), Little Women ($110,742,431 in 2019), The Circle ($24,999,845 in 2017)

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Daniel Radcliffe
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($931,008,533 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($647,224,674 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,771,108 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,897,513 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,979,813 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($74,622,608 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($25,349,291 in 2015)

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Rupert Grint
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($931,008,533 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($647,224,674 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,771,108 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,897,513 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,979,813 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Emma Watson $5,385,155,901 11 $489,559,627
2 Daniel Radcliffe $5,337,501,824 13 $410,577,063
3 Rupert Grint $5,234,087,270 8 $654,260,909
4 Daniel Craig $3,070,908,068 7 $438,701,153
5 Ralph Fiennes $2,694,360,208 13 $207,258,478
6 Martin Freeman $2,149,982,244 4 $537,495,561
7 Robert Pattinson $2,017,565,592 11 $183,415,054
8 Viggo Mortensen $1,956,007,114 8 $244,500,889
9 Kristen Stewart $1,955,308,173 7 $279,329,739
10 Taylor Lautner $1,949,442,400 6 $324,907,067
11 Eddie Murphy $1,933,455,392 7 $276,207,913
12 Ian McKellen $1,923,194,079 7 $274,742,011
13 Jennifer Lawrence $1,910,720,731 10 $191,072,073
14 Chris Pratt $1,908,260,558 2 $954,130,279
15 Tom Hanks $1,901,256,429 15 $126,750,429
16 Cameron Diaz $1,836,823,005 8 $229,602,876
17 Mike Myers $1,753,104,392 5 $350,620,878
18 Johnny Depp $1,579,236,876 15 $105,282,458
19 Alan Rickman $1,338,576,339 3 $446,192,113
20 Matt Damon $1,327,628,250 11 $120,693,477
21 Brad Pitt $1,284,933,670 10 $128,493,367
22 Javier Bardem $1,260,564,057 8 $157,570,507
23 Orlando Bloom $1,211,718,454 4 $302,929,614
24 Liam Neeson $1,205,233,173 14 $86,088,084
25 Timothée Chalamet $1,189,966,969 6 $198,327,828
26 Ben Whishaw $1,173,131,082 8 $146,641,385
27 Elijah Wood $1,169,964,397 6 $194,994,066
28 Robin Williams $1,167,296,033 11 $106,117,821
29 Pierce Brosnan $1,141,322,072 10 $114,132,207
30 Jude Law $1,129,719,528 10 $112,971,953
31 Lea Seydoux $1,030,284,726 4 $257,571,182
32 Christopher Walken $1,019,377,928 5 $203,875,586
33 Skandar Keynes $1,018,348,413 3 $339,449,471
34 Georgie Henley $1,018,348,413 4 $254,587,103
35 Jamie Dornan $1,014,969,332 5 $202,993,866
36 Dakota Johnson $996,298,281 5 $199,259,656
37 Leonardo DiCaprio $953,661,273 9 $105,962,364
38 Dave Bautista $934,858,573 4 $233,714,643
39 Bryce Dallas Howard $934,017,959 2 $467,008,980
40 Josh Brolin $927,825,472 7 $132,546,496
41 Robert Downey, Jr. $881,597,291 11 $80,145,208
42 Zendaya $880,585,430 3 $293,528,477
43 Eva Green $879,608,062 5 $175,921,612
44 Kenneth Branagh $858,710,758 5 $171,742,152
45 Roger Moore $844,000,000 10 $84,400,000
46 Scarlett Johansson $830,653,106 7 $118,664,729
47 Simon Pegg $827,277,121 5 $165,455,424
48 Ben Kingsley $823,025,503 5 $164,605,101
49 Meryl Streep $822,505,797 19 $43,289,779
50 Rami Malek $777,941,317 3 $259,313,772
51 Tilda Swinton $777,369,304 6 $129,561,551
52 Ana de Armas $766,518,035 6 $127,753,006
53 Charlotte Rampling $766,430,658 7 $109,490,094
54 Bruce Willis $760,296,565 11 $69,117,870
55 Harrison Ford $760,146,277 12 $63,345,523
56 Stellan Skarsgård $756,722,851 9 $84,080,317
57 Maggie Smith $754,454,795 9 $83,828,311
58 Rebecca Ferguson $749,581,338 2 $374,790,669
59 Tom Cruise $744,248,149 8 $93,031,019
60 Dylan O’Brien $714,667,528 4 $178,666,882
61 Idris Elba $711,336,969 7 $101,619,567
62 William Moseley $704,548,413 2 $352,274,207
63 Anna Popplewell $704,548,413 2 $352,274,207
64 Renée Zellweger $693,856,960 8 $86,732,120
65 Thomas Brodie-Sangster $689,851,991 5 $137,970,398
66 Kaya Scodelario $685,638,168 5 $137,127,634
67 Ben Stiller $683,194,826 4 $170,798,707
68 Benjamin Barnes $680,668,980 3 $226,889,660
69 Robert De Niro $665,996,290 18 $36,999,794
70 Alec Baldwin $654,616,820 6 $109,102,803
71 Robbie Coltrane $645,771,108 1 $645,771,108
72 Richard Harris $645,771,108 2 $322,885,554
73 Tye Sheridan $621,895,701 5 $124,379,140
74 Jim Carrey $612,108,792 6 $102,018,132
75 Naomie Harris $602,903,544 2 $301,451,772
76 Mark Rylance $600,082,703 6 $100,013,784
77 Josh Hutcherson $598,036,843 6 $99,672,807
78 Sylvester Stallone $594,763,116 8 $74,345,390
79 Demi Moore $594,732,001 6 $99,122,000
80 Bill Murray $589,535,409 6 $98,255,902
81 Giancarlo Esposito $589,534,698 1 $589,534,698
82 Lupita Nyong'o $589,534,698 2 $294,767,349
83 Neel Sethi $589,534,698 1 $589,534,698
84 Antonio Banderas $581,478,720 4 $145,369,680
85 Shailene Woodley $578,929,633 8 $72,366,204
86 Colin Farrell $578,080,940 6 $96,346,823
87 Danny DeVito $567,950,345 7 $81,135,764
88 Colin Firth $564,649,198 11 $51,331,745
89 Audrey Tautou $563,550,932 4 $140,887,733
90 Hugh Jackman $561,047,945 6 $93,507,991
91 Will Poulter $559,691,999 2 $279,846,000
92 Noomi Rapace $559,367,044 9 $62,151,894
93 Patrick Gallagher $553,570,481 2 $276,785,241
94 Mizuo Peck $553,570,481 2 $276,785,241
95 Andy Serkis $551,451,491 4 $137,862,873
96 Anne Hathaway $544,813,793 9 $60,534,866
97 Will Smith $541,508,495 4 $135,377,124
98 Anthony Hopkins $541,290,032 13 $41,637,695
99 Florence Pugh $540,243,980 3 $180,081,327
100 Nicole Kidman $539,849,822 17 $31,755,872

The International Market is defined as all territories excluding the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam.

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

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Emma Watson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Daniel Radcliffe: DavidDjJohnson at English Wikipedia [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Rupert Grint: By John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom (Ron Weasley) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons