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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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 Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Movie Stars - International Leading Based on Play Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Play Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Based on Play 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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Tyler Perry
Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 32 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Madea Goes To Jail ($90,508,336 in 2009), Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ($73,206,343 in 2016), Madea's Family Reunion ($63,257,940 in 2006), Why Did I Get Married Too? ($60,095,852 in 2010), Why Did I Get Married? ($55,204,525 in 2007), Madea’s Big Happy Family ($53,345,287 in 2011), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas ($52,543,354 in 2013), I Can Do Bad All By Myself ($51,733,921 in 2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman ($50,406,346 in 2005), Meet the Browns ($41,975,388 in 2008)

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John Corbett
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films.
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($241,438,208 in 2002)

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Nia Vardalos
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films.
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($241,438,208 in 2002)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Tyler Perry $592,277,292 10 $59,227,729
2 John Corbett $241,438,208 1 $241,438,208
3 Nia Vardalos $241,438,208 1 $241,438,208
4 Demi Moore $180,042,488 2 $90,021,244
5 Jack Nicholson $141,340,178 1 $141,340,178
6 Tom Cruise $141,340,178 1 $141,340,178
7 Jane Fonda $139,279,947 2 $69,639,974
8 Meg Ryan $139,102,121 3 $46,367,374
9 Robin Williams $124,060,553 1 $124,060,553
10 Katharine Hepburn $122,285,432 5 $24,457,086
11 Henry Fonda $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
12 Doug McKeon $119,285,432 1 $119,285,432
13 Tom Hanks $115,821,495 1 $115,821,495
14 Loretta Devine $114,322,524 3 $38,107,508
15 Jessica Tandy $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
16 Morgan Freeman $106,593,296 1 $106,593,296
17 James McAvoy $99,967,670 1 $99,967,670
18 Warren Beatty $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
19 Julie Christie $98,800,000 1 $98,800,000
20 Janet Jackson $97,825,550 2 $48,912,775
21 Meryl Streep $92,454,429 5 $18,490,886
22 Viola Davis $91,129,374 3 $30,376,458
23 Viggo Mortensen $73,392,045 3 $24,464,015
24 Julia Roberts $71,726,567 2 $35,863,284
25 Amanda Bynes $69,879,664 2 $34,939,832
26 Michael Douglas $67,658,331 1 $67,658,331
27 Gwyneth Paltrow $67,658,331 1 $67,658,331
28 Chris Rock $64,172,251 1 $64,172,251
29 Whoopi Goldberg $63,609,003 4 $15,902,251
30 Nick Nolte $63,433,552 2 $31,716,776
31 Richard Dreyfuss $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
32 Bette Midler $62,134,225 1 $62,134,225
33 Kate Winslet $61,284,229 3 $20,428,076
34 Jill Scott $60,095,852 1 $60,095,852
35 Leonardo DiCaprio $59,142,033 2 $29,571,017
36 Denzel Washington $57,682,904 2 $28,841,452
37 Johnny Depp $56,511,671 2 $28,255,836
38 Teyana Taylor $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
39 David Mann $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
40 Isaiah Mustafa $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
41 Natalie Desselle Reid $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
42 Cassi Davis $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
43 Rodney Perry $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
44 Tamela Mann $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
45 Shannon Kane $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
46 Bow Wow $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
47 Lauren London $53,345,287 1 $53,345,287
48 Jurnee Smollett $51,975,354 1 $51,975,354
49 Tom Hulce $51,973,029 1 $51,973,029
50 Taraji P. Henson $51,733,921 1 $51,733,921
51 Angela Bassett $48,993,576 2 $24,496,788
52 Regina Hall $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
53 Joy Bryant $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
54 Michael Ealy $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
55 Kevin Hart $48,637,684 1 $48,637,684
56 Blayne Weaver $48,430,258 1 $48,430,258
57 Claire Danes $46,397,131 2 $23,198,566
58 Natalie Wood $43,700,000 1 $43,700,000
59 Richard Beymer $43,700,000 1 $43,700,000
60 Christopher Walken $43,398,239 2 $21,699,120
61 Matthew Broderick $43,184,798 1 $43,184,798
62 Michelle Pfeiffer $42,983,170 3 $14,327,723
63 Jenifer Lewis $41,975,388 1 $41,975,388
64 Ryan Gosling $40,962,534 1 $40,962,534
65 George Clooney $40,962,534 1 $40,962,534
66 Daryl Hannah $39,148,164 1 $39,148,164
67 Steve Martin $39,148,164 1 $39,148,164
68 Rob Lowe $38,702,310 1 $38,702,310
69 Colin Firth $38,647,289 2 $19,323,645
70 Chris Cooper $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
71 Juliette Lewis $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
72 Sam Shepard $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
73 Dermot Mulroney $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
74 Benedict Cumberbatch $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
75 Ewan McGregor $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
76 Julianne Nicholson $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
77 Margo Martindale $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
78 Abigail Breslin $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
79 Misty Upham $37,738,810 1 $37,738,810
80 Kimberly Elise $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
81 Anika Noni Rose $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
82 Thandiwe Newton $37,729,698 1 $37,729,698
83 Kerry Washington $37,729,698 2 $18,864,849
84 Tessa Thompson $37,729,698 2 $18,864,849
85 Jodie Foster $36,139,447 3 $12,046,482
86 Kelly Preston $35,990,505 1 $35,990,505
87 Diane Keaton $35,708,305 2 $17,854,153
88 Danny DeVito $35,682,000 1 $35,682,000
89 Al Pacino $34,765,180 3 $11,588,393
90 Clive Owen $34,393,166 2 $17,196,583
91 Philip Seymour Hoffman $33,988,462 2 $16,994,231
92 Natalie Portman $33,987,757 2 $16,993,879
93 Jude Law $33,987,757 1 $33,987,757
94 Alexandra Breckenridge $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
95 Robert Hoffman $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
96 Laura Ramsey $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
97 Channing Tatum $33,889,159 1 $33,889,159
98 George Segal $33,736,689 1 $33,736,689
99 Richard Burton $33,736,689 2 $16,868,345
100 Sandy Dennis $33,736,689 1 $33,736,689

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

Tyler Perry: By 82nd_Academy_Awards,_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg: Sgt. Michael Connors - 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachmentderivative work: Beao [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

John Corbett: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons