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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Science Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Super Hero Stars - Domestic Leading Fantasy Stars - Domestic Leading Dramatization Stars - Domestic Leading Factual Stars - International Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Contemporary Fiction 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
Tom Cruise
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning ($197,413,515 in 2025), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Rain Man ($172,825,435 in 1988), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023) |
2
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 ($353,007,020 in 2015), Fast and Furious 6 ($238,679,850 in 2013), The Fate of the Furious ($225,764,765 in 2017), Fast Five ($210,031,325 in 2011), F9: The Fast Saga ($173,005,945 in 2021), Fast & Furious ($155,064,265 in 2009), Fast X ($146,126,015 in 2023), The Fast and the Furious ($144,512,310 in 2001), xXx ($141,930,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($113,006,880 in 2005) |
3
Sylvester Stallone
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 46 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Rambo: First Blood Part II ($150,415,432 in 1985), Rocky IV ($127,873,716 in 1985), Rocky III ($125,049,125 in 1982), Rocky ($117,235,147 in 1976), Creed II ($115,715,889 in 2018), Creed ($109,767,581 in 2015), The Expendables ($103,068,524 in 2010), Rocky 2 ($85,182,160 in 1979), The Expendables 2 ($85,028,192 in 2012), Cliffhanger ($84,049,211 in 1993) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $3,891,872,533 | 29 | $134,202,501 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $2,001,150,931 | 14 | $142,939,352 |
| 3 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,975,333,684 | 44 | $44,893,947 |
| 4 | Bruce Willis | $1,974,336,092 | 65 | $30,374,401 |
| 5 | Adam Sandler | $1,933,440,527 | 32 | $60,420,016 |
| 6 | Will Ferrell | $1,913,597,434 | 29 | $65,986,118 |
| 7 | Sandra Bullock | $1,911,838,048 | 26 | $73,532,233 |
| 8 | Julia Roberts | $1,869,193,981 | 30 | $62,306,466 |
| 9 | Nicolas Cage | $1,788,401,799 | 64 | $27,943,778 |
| 10 | John Travolta | $1,739,023,626 | 43 | $40,442,410 |
| 11 | Robert De Niro | $1,713,659,415 | 51 | $33,601,165 |
| 12 | Eddie Murphy | $1,623,268,964 | 29 | $55,974,792 |
| 13 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,622,702,793 | 17 | $95,453,105 |
| 14 | Matt Damon | $1,578,061,603 | 20 | $78,903,080 |
| 15 | Denzel Washington | $1,570,433,587 | 29 | $54,152,882 |
| 16 | Ben Stiller | $1,545,901,112 | 27 | $57,255,597 |
| 17 | Jason Statham | $1,504,742,830 | 38 | $39,598,496 |
| 18 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,488,845,703 | 28 | $53,173,061 |
| 19 | Brad Pitt | $1,434,415,639 | 23 | $62,365,897 |
| 20 | Tom Hanks | $1,431,200,659 | 21 | $68,152,412 |
| 21 | George Clooney | $1,405,456,309 | 22 | $63,884,378 |
| 22 | Paul Walker | $1,403,685,059 | 13 | $107,975,774 |
| 23 | Channing Tatum | $1,402,550,557 | 23 | $60,980,459 |
| 24 | Harrison Ford | $1,396,759,420 | 21 | $66,512,353 |
| 25 | Jim Carrey | $1,391,402,218 | 15 | $92,760,148 |
| 26 | Bradley Cooper | $1,389,906,281 | 16 | $86,869,143 |
| 27 | Morgan Freeman | $1,356,203,715 | 34 | $39,888,345 |
| 28 | Michael Douglas | $1,337,828,836 | 30 | $44,594,295 |
| 29 | Daniel Craig | $1,334,020,741 | 13 | $102,616,980 |
| 30 | Samuel L. Jackson | $1,315,051,994 | 46 | $28,588,087 |
| 31 | Robin Williams | $1,312,760,721 | 25 | $52,510,429 |
| 32 | Mel Gibson | $1,296,793,427 | 34 | $38,140,983 |
| 33 | Dustin Hoffman | $1,288,053,630 | 23 | $56,002,332 |
| 34 | Keanu Reeves | $1,264,560,598 | 32 | $39,517,519 |
| 35 | Ryan Gosling | $1,203,752,828 | 18 | $66,875,157 |
| 36 | Liam Neeson | $1,197,006,252 | 37 | $32,351,520 |
| 37 | Steve Martin | $1,195,625,588 | 26 | $45,985,600 |
| 38 | Martin Lawrence | $1,180,037,826 | 15 | $78,669,188 |
| 39 | Ben Affleck | $1,163,238,368 | 29 | $40,111,668 |
| 40 | Clint Eastwood | $1,143,037,648 | 25 | $45,721,506 |
| 41 | Michelle Rodriguez | $1,137,247,640 | 12 | $94,770,637 |
| 42 | Cameron Diaz | $1,126,258,328 | 23 | $48,967,753 |
| 43 | Jack Nicholson | $1,124,020,598 | 21 | $53,524,790 |
| 44 | Jennifer Aniston | $1,117,300,420 | 27 | $41,381,497 |
| 45 | Meryl Streep | $1,114,661,773 | 27 | $41,283,769 |
| 46 | Glen Powell | $1,114,137,298 | 8 | $139,267,162 |
| 47 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,105,621,605 | 34 | $32,518,283 |
| 48 | Vince Vaughn | $1,081,109,975 | 22 | $49,141,363 |
| 49 | Will Smith | $1,053,008,927 | 11 | $95,728,084 |
| 50 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $1,038,011,837 | 20 | $51,900,592 |
| 51 | Jon Hamm | $1,033,098,220 | 14 | $73,792,730 |
| 52 | Richard Gere | $1,020,937,105 | 34 | $30,027,562 |
| 53 | Anne Hathaway | $947,300,404 | 21 | $45,109,543 |
| 54 | Chris Rock | $911,156,480 | 15 | $60,743,765 |
| 55 | Zach Galifianakis | $910,327,909 | 11 | $82,757,083 |
| 56 | Ice Cube | $905,818,684 | 21 | $43,134,223 |
| 57 | Jackie Chan | $887,591,283 | 28 | $31,699,689 |
| 58 | Owen Wilson | $879,949,560 | 21 | $41,902,360 |
| 59 | Jamie Foxx | $872,560,372 | 19 | $45,924,230 |
| 60 | Dennis Quaid | $859,224,900 | 30 | $28,640,830 |
| 61 | Jordana Brewster | $857,388,385 | 9 | $95,265,376 |
| 62 | Regina Hall | $851,494,786 | 21 | $40,547,371 |
| 63 | Angelina Jolie | $844,007,186 | 13 | $64,923,630 |
| 64 | Michael Cera | $840,359,707 | 11 | $76,396,337 |
| 65 | Tyler Perry | $839,421,354 | 19 | $44,180,071 |
| 66 | Kevin Costner | $828,627,018 | 25 | $33,145,081 |
| 67 | Kevin Hart | $825,934,416 | 20 | $41,296,721 |
| 68 | Demi Moore | $822,109,572 | 16 | $51,381,848 |
| 69 | Melissa McCarthy | $818,926,552 | 13 | $62,994,350 |
| 70 | Ed Helms | $814,249,128 | 14 | $58,160,652 |
| 71 | Miles Teller | $791,245,667 | 13 | $60,865,051 |
| 72 | Diane Keaton | $786,688,391 | 33 | $23,839,042 |
| 73 | Woody Harrelson | $786,254,003 | 26 | $30,240,539 |
| 74 | Tyrese Gibson | $785,651,885 | 15 | $52,376,792 |
| 75 | Al Pacino | $785,236,411 | 28 | $28,044,158 |
| 76 | Jay Ellis | $775,733,577 | 4 | $193,933,394 |
| 77 | Kate McKinnon | $762,519,526 | 5 | $152,503,905 |
| 78 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $751,095,541 | 17 | $44,182,091 |
| 79 | Jason Bateman | $747,436,983 | 19 | $39,338,789 |
| 80 | Joe Pesci | $738,193,754 | 5 | $147,638,751 |
| 81 | Reese Witherspoon | $738,031,950 | 22 | $33,546,907 |
| 82 | Drew Barrymore | $737,338,828 | 20 | $36,866,941 |
| 83 | Kevin James | $727,591,223 | 13 | $55,968,556 |
| 84 | Lewis James Pullman | $720,595,340 | 2 | $360,297,670 |
| 85 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 86 | Danny Ramirez | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
| 87 | Monica Barbaro | $718,732,821 | 3 | $239,577,607 |
| 88 | Seth Rogen | $716,318,756 | 15 | $47,754,584 |
| 89 | Meg Ryan | $713,796,349 | 17 | $41,988,021 |
| 90 | Michael Caine | $706,745,448 | 25 | $28,269,818 |
| 91 | Barbra Streisand | $704,799,440 | 10 | $70,479,944 |
| 92 | Danny Glover | $704,752,858 | 17 | $41,456,050 |
| 93 | Gerard Butler | $704,184,194 | 19 | $37,062,326 |
| 94 | Issa Rae | $702,554,862 | 7 | $100,364,980 |
| 95 | America Ferrera | $701,130,721 | 3 | $233,710,240 |
| 96 | Margot Robbie | $697,319,521 | 4 | $174,329,880 |
| 97 | Goldie Hawn | $693,137,281 | 16 | $43,321,080 |
| 98 | John Cusack | $691,413,810 | 41 | $16,863,751 |
| 99 | Zac Efron | $689,027,445 | 20 | $34,451,372 |
| 100 | Dua Lipa | $681,992,751 | 2 | $340,996,376 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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
Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
