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


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

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic 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 ($381,193,157 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($290,201,752 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262,233,381 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($249,757,726 in 2004), Little Women ($108,095,955 in 2019), The Circle ($20,497,844 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 ($381,193,157 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($290,201,752 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262,233,381 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($249,757,726 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($54,333,290 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($5,775,076 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 ($381,193,157 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($290,201,752 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262,233,381 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($249,757,726 in 2004)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Emma Watson $2,538,658,349 11 $230,787,123
2 Daniel Radcliffe $2,453,506,391 13 $188,731,261
3 Rupert Grint $2,392,321,602 8 $299,040,200
4 Jennifer Lawrence $1,734,671,773 10 $173,467,177
5 Eddie Murphy $1,547,284,817 8 $193,410,602
6 Robert Pattinson $1,423,110,924 11 $129,373,720
7 Mike Myers $1,371,930,472 6 $228,655,079
8 Cameron Diaz $1,368,122,565 9 $152,013,618
9 Kristen Stewart $1,365,325,991 7 $195,046,570
10 Taylor Lautner $1,363,539,109 6 $227,256,518
11 Matt Damon $1,324,066,986 11 $120,369,726
12 Ralph Fiennes $1,240,725,203 14 $88,623,229
13 Tom Hanks $1,209,188,766 15 $80,612,584
14 Robin Williams $1,168,751,415 12 $97,395,951
15 Daniel Craig $1,105,726,009 7 $157,960,858
16 Ian McKellen $1,095,447,943 7 $156,492,563
17 Viggo Mortensen $1,074,291,246 8 $134,286,406
18 Chris Pratt $1,071,126,385 3 $357,042,128
19 Johnny Depp $1,056,641,632 15 $70,442,775
20 Meryl Streep $949,426,829 19 $49,969,833
21 Martin Freeman $867,383,990 4 $216,845,998
22 Jude Law $784,580,309 10 $78,458,031
23 Jim Carrey $735,378,052 6 $122,563,009
24 Brad Pitt $725,528,718 10 $72,552,872
25 Liam Neeson $697,752,435 14 $49,839,460
26 Elijah Wood $694,458,121 6 $115,743,020
27 Leonardo DiCaprio $685,992,009 9 $76,221,334
28 Josh Brolin $684,645,367 7 $97,806,481
29 Harrison Ford $670,904,736 12 $55,908,728
30 Christopher Walken $668,418,402 5 $133,683,680
31 Tom Cruise $668,079,881 8 $83,509,985
32 Robert De Niro $661,711,374 19 $34,826,914
33 Dustin Hoffman $655,676,165 14 $46,834,012
34 Alan Rickman $652,062,577 3 $217,354,192
35 Danny DeVito $645,517,407 8 $80,689,676
36 Timothée Chalamet $636,437,157 6 $106,072,860
37 John Travolta $611,504,638 13 $47,038,818
38 Bruce Willis $604,183,567 11 $54,925,779
39 Pierce Brosnan $596,307,454 10 $59,630,745
40 Scarlett Johansson $589,073,361 7 $84,153,337
41 Bryce Dallas Howard $587,425,347 2 $293,712,674
42 Robert Downey, Jr. $562,968,131 11 $51,178,921
43 Ben Kingsley $550,440,126 5 $110,088,025
44 Ben Affleck $542,391,448 12 $45,199,287
45 Georgie Henley $537,726,267 4 $134,431,567
46 Skandar Keynes $537,719,397 3 $179,239,799
47 Orlando Bloom $535,149,407 4 $133,787,352
48 Ben Stiller $524,302,085 5 $104,860,417
49 Dave Bautista $519,584,327 4 $129,896,082
50 Anthony Hopkins $511,809,716 13 $39,369,978
51 Javier Bardem $510,500,518 8 $63,812,565
52 Kevin Costner $499,497,210 10 $49,949,721
53 Morgan Freeman $486,939,087 11 $44,267,190
54 Lupita Nyong'o $485,375,018 2 $242,687,509
55 Shailene Woodley $479,070,160 9 $53,230,018
56 Robert Redford $477,986,858 9 $53,109,651
57 Zendaya $475,372,291 3 $158,457,430
58 Bill Murray $464,941,851 6 $77,490,309
59 Idris Elba $464,093,270 7 $66,299,039
60 Rachel McAdams $458,403,241 7 $65,486,177
61 Michael J. Fox $452,906,109 8 $56,613,264
62 Sylvester Stallone $445,401,370 8 $55,675,171
63 Maggie Smith $445,260,359 9 $49,473,373
64 Anne Hathaway $443,369,505 9 $49,263,278
65 Lea Seydoux $443,035,365 4 $110,758,841
66 Stellan Skarsgård $437,480,745 9 $48,608,972
67 William Moseley $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
68 Anna Popplewell $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
69 Will Smith $431,889,260 5 $86,377,852
70 Patrick Gallagher $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
71 Mizuo Peck $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
72 Dakota Johnson $427,852,513 5 $85,570,503
73 Glenn Close $425,189,347 7 $60,741,335
74 Jamie Dornan $423,480,412 5 $84,696,082
75 Josh Hutcherson $423,363,021 6 $70,560,504
76 Bill Hader $421,907,563 3 $140,635,854
77 Clint Eastwood $419,464,479 14 $29,961,749
78 Viola Davis $417,245,510 4 $104,311,378
79 Tilda Swinton $413,736,991 6 $68,956,165
80 Charlotte Rampling $398,453,824 7 $56,921,975
81 Rebecca Ferguson $392,132,188 2 $196,066,094
82 Blake Lively $391,100,510 8 $48,887,564
83 Al Pacino $390,819,300 10 $39,081,930
84 Florence Pugh $390,240,313 3 $130,080,104
85 Julia Roberts $388,540,691 7 $55,505,813
86 AnnaSophia Robb $388,512,852 5 $77,702,570
87 Jack Nicholson $384,742,623 11 $34,976,602
88 Alec Baldwin $383,636,063 6 $63,939,344
89 Amy Adams $383,299,471 7 $54,757,067
90 Dennis Quaid $381,826,340 9 $42,425,149
91 Jennifer Aniston $380,465,642 8 $47,558,205
92 Samuel L. Jackson $379,878,166 10 $37,987,817
93 Reese Witherspoon $375,989,211 10 $37,598,921
94 Roy Scheider $375,887,926 2 $187,943,963
95 Nicole Kidman $374,114,605 17 $22,006,741
96 Kenneth Branagh $373,967,786 5 $74,793,557
97 Eva Green $369,403,824 5 $73,880,765
98 Neel Sethi $364,001,123 1 $364,001,123
99 Giancarlo Esposito $364,001,123 1 $364,001,123
100 Demi Moore $355,967,672 6 $59,327,945

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

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