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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Horror Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Adventure Stars - Domestic Leading Action Stars - Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Drama Stars - Domestic Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Horror 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
Bill Skarsgård
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 11 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: It ($328,828,874 in 2017), It: Chapter Two ($211,593,228 in 2019), Nosferatu ($95,608,235 in 2024), Locked ($1,632,758 in 2025) |
2
Vera Farmiga
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Conjuring: Last Rites ($177,521,583 in 2025), The Conjuring ($137,400,141 in 2013), The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist ($102,470,008 in 2016), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It ($65,631,050 in 2021), Bad Bloom ($0 in 2021) |
3
Jamie Lee Curtis
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Halloween ($159,366,015 in 2018), Halloween Kills ($92,002,155 in 2021), Halloween Ends ($64,079,860 in 2022), Halloween: H2O ($55,041,738 in 1998), Halloween ($47,274,000 in 1978), Halloween: Resurrection ($30,259,652 in 2002), Prom Night ($14,796,236 in 1980), Terror Train ($8,000,000 in 1980) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Skarsgård | $637,663,095 | 4 | $159,415,774 |
| 2 | Vera Farmiga | $483,022,782 | 5 | $96,604,556 |
| 3 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $470,819,656 | 8 | $58,852,457 |
| 4 | Neve Campbell | $438,139,839 | 7 | $62,591,406 |
| 5 | Patrick Wilson | $427,779,603 | 4 | $106,944,901 |
| 6 | Anthony Hopkins | $416,489,257 | 7 | $59,498,465 |
| 7 | Emily Blunt | $410,461,397 | 4 | $102,615,349 |
| 8 | Courteney Cox | $380,533,889 | 5 | $76,106,778 |
| 9 | Jaeden Lieberher | $328,828,874 | 1 | $328,828,874 |
| 10 | Lupita Nyong'o | $314,136,464 | 3 | $104,712,155 |
| 11 | Tobin Bell | $309,119,539 | 8 | $38,639,942 |
| 12 | Daniel Kaluuya | $299,115,015 | 2 | $149,557,508 |
| 13 | Ethan Hawke | $299,093,375 | 5 | $59,818,675 |
| 14 | Wunmi Mosaku | $278,591,890 | 2 | $139,295,945 |
| 15 | Lola Kirke | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 16 | Omar Benson Miller | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 17 | Hailee Steinfeld | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 18 | Peter Dreimanis | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 19 | Jack O'Connell | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 20 | Li Jun Li | $278,578,513 | 2 | $139,289,257 |
| 21 | Miles Caton | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 22 | Delroy Lindo | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 23 | Yao | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 24 | Michael B. Jordan | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 25 | Jayme Lawson | $278,578,513 | 1 | $278,578,513 |
| 26 | David Arquette | $272,142,782 | 4 | $68,035,696 |
| 27 | Allison Williams | $270,996,940 | 2 | $135,498,470 |
| 28 | Milla Jovovich | $270,827,255 | 7 | $38,689,608 |
| 29 | Nick Castle | $251,368,170 | 2 | $125,684,085 |
| 30 | James Jude Courtney | $251,368,170 | 2 | $125,684,085 |
| 31 | Max von Sydow | $231,020,723 | 2 | $115,510,362 |
| 32 | Austin Abrams | $220,497,119 | 2 | $110,248,560 |
| 33 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | $211,722,663 | 2 | $105,861,332 |
| 34 | Micah Sloat | $192,671,717 | 2 | $96,335,859 |
| 35 | Katie Featherston | $192,671,717 | 2 | $96,335,859 |
| 36 | John Krasinski | $188,024,361 | 1 | $188,024,361 |
| 37 | Matthew Lillard | $179,143,580 | 2 | $89,571,790 |
| 38 | Josh Brolin | $177,064,210 | 2 | $88,532,105 |
| 39 | James McAvoy | $175,073,005 | 2 | $87,536,503 |
| 40 | Aaron Taylor-Johnson | $166,055,132 | 3 | $55,351,711 |
| 41 | Kyle Gallner | $161,324,564 | 5 | $32,264,913 |
| 42 | Julia Garner | $151,550,044 | 1 | $151,550,044 |
| 43 | Alden Ehrenreich | $151,550,044 | 1 | $151,550,044 |
| 44 | Benedict Wong | $151,550,044 | 1 | $151,550,044 |
| 45 | Naomi Watts | $150,396,364 | 3 | $50,132,121 |
| 46 | Jane Levy | $143,457,731 | 2 | $71,728,866 |
| 47 | Robert Englund | $143,381,181 | 8 | $17,922,648 |
| 48 | Ali Larter | $141,045,060 | 4 | $35,261,265 |
| 49 | Heather Donahue | $140,539,099 | 1 | $140,539,099 |
| 50 | Michael C. Williams | $140,539,099 | 1 | $140,539,099 |
| 51 | Joshua Leonard | $140,539,099 | 2 | $70,269,550 |
| 52 | Joseph Quinn | $139,051,884 | 1 | $139,051,884 |
| 53 | Mason Gooding | $138,806,845 | 2 | $69,403,423 |
| 54 | Kaitlyn Santa Juana | $138,130,814 | 1 | $138,130,814 |
| 55 | Josh Hutcherson | $137,275,620 | 2 | $68,637,810 |
| 56 | Ty Simpkins | $136,166,112 | 3 | $45,388,704 |
| 57 | Jodie Foster | $130,726,716 | 1 | $130,726,716 |
| 58 | Violet McGraw | $123,769,428 | 3 | $41,256,476 |
| 59 | Steven Yeun | $123,277,080 | 1 | $123,277,080 |
| 60 | Keke Palmer | $123,277,080 | 1 | $123,277,080 |
| 61 | Stephen Lang | $121,855,913 | 4 | $30,463,978 |
| 62 | Christina Ricci | $120,363,241 | 3 | $40,121,080 |
| 63 | Jenna Ortega | $120,160,576 | 3 | $40,053,525 |
| 64 | Andrew Bryniarski | $120,089,418 | 2 | $60,044,709 |
| 65 | Amie Donald | $119,260,285 | 2 | $59,630,143 |
| 66 | Bonnie Aarons | $117,477,707 | 2 | $58,738,854 |
| 67 | Demián Bichir | $117,450,119 | 1 | $117,450,119 |
| 68 | Rose Byrne | $112,225,363 | 2 | $56,112,682 |
| 69 | Jack Nicholson | $110,646,507 | 2 | $55,323,254 |
| 70 | Melissa Barrera | $109,136,750 | 2 | $54,568,375 |
| 71 | Josh Segarra | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 72 | Hayden Panettiere | $108,391,107 | 2 | $54,195,554 |
| 73 | Jack Champion | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 74 | Roger L. Jackson | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 75 | Liana Liberato | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 76 | Tony Revolori | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 77 | Jasmin Savoy Brown | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 78 | Devyn Nekoda | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 79 | Samara Weaving | $108,391,107 | 1 | $108,391,107 |
| 80 | Dermot Mulroney | $108,391,107 | 2 | $54,195,554 |
| 81 | Anthony LaPaglia | $106,969,768 | 2 | $53,484,884 |
| 82 | Willem Dafoe | $106,475,339 | 2 | $53,237,670 |
| 83 | Rob Morgan | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 84 | Sosie Bacon | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 85 | Caitlin Stasey | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 86 | Jessie Usher | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 87 | Robin Weigert | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 88 | Kal Penn | $105,935,048 | 1 | $105,935,048 |
| 89 | Tom Cruise | $105,341,412 | 1 | $105,341,412 |
| 90 | Cailee Spaeny | $105,313,091 | 2 | $52,656,546 |
| 91 | Kevin Bacon | $105,096,001 | 5 | $21,019,200 |
| 92 | Jessica Tyler Brown | $104,028,807 | 1 | $104,028,807 |
| 93 | Chloe Cserngey | $104,028,807 | 1 | $104,028,807 |
| 94 | Murray Hamilton | $102,922,376 | 1 | $102,922,376 |
| 95 | Roy Scheider | $102,922,376 | 1 | $102,922,376 |
| 96 | Lorraine Gary | $102,922,376 | 1 | $102,922,376 |
| 97 | Jessica Chastain | $102,718,500 | 2 | $51,359,250 |
| 98 | Madison Wolfe | $102,470,008 | 2 | $51,235,004 |
| 99 | Frances O’Connor | $102,470,008 | 1 | $102,470,008 |
| 100 | Miranda Otto | $102,092,201 | 1 | $102,092,201 |
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
Bill Skarsgård: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Jamie Lee Curtis: By Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America (Jamie Lee Curtis) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
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