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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies


See also: 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 Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Original Screenplay 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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Harrison Ford
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($460,998,007 in 1977), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,101,119 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($316,465,003 in 1983), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($291,738,960 in 1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($225,686,079 in 1981), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($197,171,806 in 1989), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($179,880,271 in 1984), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($174,480,468 in 2023), Air Force One ($172,956,409 in 1997), The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($159,214,420 in 2019)

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Tom Hanks
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 50 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Toy Story 4 ($434,038,008 in 2019), Toy Story 3 ($415,004,880 in 2010), Toy Story 2 ($245,852,179 in 1999), Cast Away ($233,632,142 in 2000), Saving Private Ryan ($216,335,085 in 1998), Toy Story ($199,242,025 in 1995), Sleepless in Seattle ($126,680,884 in 1993), Big ($114,968,774 in 1988), A League of Their Own ($107,533,925 in 1992), Philadelphia ($77,324,422 in 1993)

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Adam Sandler
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Hotel Transylvania 2 ($169,700,110 in 2015), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($167,500,092 in 2018), Big Daddy ($163,479,795 in 1999), Grown Ups ($162,001,186 in 2010), The Waterboy ($161,491,646 in 1998), The Longest Yard ($158,119,460 in 2005), Hotel Transylvania ($148,313,048 in 2012), Click ($137,355,633 in 2006), Anger Management ($135,560,942 in 2003), Grown Ups 2 ($133,668,525 in 2013)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Harrison Ford $3,112,760,513 23 $135,337,414
2 Tom Hanks $2,761,258,791 29 $95,215,820
3 Adam Sandler $2,663,632,847 41 $64,966,655
4 Dwayne Johnson $2,411,271,973 20 $120,563,599
5 Mark Hamill $2,263,294,297 11 $205,754,027
6 Ben Stiller $2,154,785,521 29 $74,302,949
7 Steve Carell $2,149,054,521 19 $113,108,133
8 Adam Driver $2,148,832,232 13 $165,294,787
9 John Boyega $2,132,944,849 10 $213,294,485
10 Nicolas Cage $2,077,886,452 72 $28,859,534
11 Daisy Ridley $2,072,840,240 8 $259,105,030
12 Tim Allen $2,048,118,867 15 $136,541,258
13 Samuel L. Jackson $2,048,096,656 47 $43,576,525
14 Jack Black $1,992,207,591 22 $90,554,891
15 Tom Cruise $1,969,016,358 18 $109,389,798
16 Kevin Hart $1,941,424,946 20 $97,071,247
17 Keanu Reeves $1,915,211,741 41 $46,712,481
18 Eddie Murphy $1,798,159,662 33 $54,489,687
19 Sandra Bullock $1,777,104,969 23 $77,265,433
20 Will Ferrell $1,760,655,307 27 $65,209,456
21 Zoe Saldaña $1,748,686,596 16 $109,292,912
22 Robert De Niro $1,745,937,937 48 $36,373,707
23 Carrie Fisher $1,689,932,048 6 $281,655,341
24 Owen Wilson $1,639,041,947 28 $58,537,212
25 Keegan-Michael Key $1,619,488,798 15 $107,965,920
26 Seth Rogen $1,616,111,673 19 $85,058,509
27 Bruce Willis $1,607,597,125 61 $26,354,051
28 Mel Gibson $1,588,648,816 38 $41,806,548
29 Brad Pitt $1,577,670,503 29 $54,402,431
30 Matt Damon $1,565,887,385 26 $60,226,438
31 Sam Worthington $1,563,583,851 19 $82,293,887
32 Will Smith $1,545,151,978 18 $85,841,777
33 Julia Roberts $1,528,738,940 24 $63,697,456
34 Natalie Portman $1,524,548,096 23 $66,284,700
35 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,516,898,799 27 $56,181,437
36 Ewan McGregor $1,490,597,578 23 $64,808,590
37 Leonardo DiCaprio $1,472,849,521 9 $163,649,947
38 Vin Diesel $1,419,203,815 15 $94,613,588
39 Chris Rock $1,394,479,403 17 $82,028,200
40 George Clooney $1,388,614,310 21 $66,124,491
41 John Travolta $1,382,858,211 38 $36,391,006
42 Liam Neeson $1,375,143,216 32 $42,973,226
43 Kevin James $1,366,244,339 18 $75,902,463
44 Denzel Washington $1,346,502,735 25 $53,860,109
45 Sylvester Stallone $1,333,337,885 35 $38,095,368
46 Jason Statham $1,321,949,499 33 $40,059,076
47 Jim Carrey $1,300,591,082 14 $92,899,363
48 Martin Lawrence $1,299,481,913 18 $72,193,440
49 Mark Wahlberg $1,284,419,407 24 $53,517,475
50 Clint Eastwood $1,264,126,848 32 $39,503,964
51 Amy Poehler $1,238,607,848 11 $112,600,713
52 Ryan Reynolds $1,217,659,096 32 $38,051,847
53 Billy Crystal $1,215,918,053 14 $86,851,290
54 Oscar Isaac $1,188,046,146 14 $84,860,439
55 Matthew McConaughey $1,187,448,561 19 $62,497,293
56 Bradley Cooper $1,186,445,103 12 $98,870,425
57 Scarlett Johansson $1,183,499,672 18 $65,749,982
58 Robin Williams $1,136,118,867 24 $47,338,286
59 Anthony Daniels $1,135,383,924 2 $567,691,962
60 Glen Powell $1,117,537,576 8 $139,692,197
61 Bill Murray $1,113,834,021 26 $42,839,770
62 Beyoncé Knowles $1,109,823,746 6 $184,970,624
63 Kristen Wiig $1,098,257,711 15 $73,217,181
64 Tony Hale $1,097,687,620 6 $182,947,937
65 Lewis Black $1,072,097,758 5 $214,419,552
66 Jackie Chan $1,067,960,597 38 $28,104,226
67 Jamie Foxx $1,062,658,415 24 $44,277,434
68 Vince Vaughn $1,059,573,858 21 $50,455,898
69 David Spade $1,045,458,496 15 $69,697,233
70 Steve Martin $1,022,509,731 22 $46,477,715
71 Reese Witherspoon $1,022,049,798 21 $48,669,038
72 Jada Pinkett Smith $1,015,823,507 8 $126,977,938
73 Morgan Freeman $1,010,403,660 30 $33,680,122
74 Phyllis Smith $1,009,441,905 2 $504,720,953
75 Ice Cube $1,007,917,186 23 $43,822,486
76 Jason Bateman $999,378,496 18 $55,521,028
77 Queen Latifah $992,883,826 12 $82,740,319
78 Dustin Hoffman $982,357,464 17 $57,785,733
79 Jennifer Aniston $975,827,112 22 $44,355,778
80 Melissa McCarthy $967,983,578 14 $69,141,684
81 Kate Winslet $943,730,688 11 $85,793,699
82 John Goodman $935,021,531 11 $85,001,957
83 John Leguizamo $934,761,374 17 $54,985,963
84 Benicio del Toro $932,288,447 15 $62,152,563
85 Zach Galifianakis $928,337,502 10 $92,833,750
86 Richard Gere $919,566,428 30 $30,652,214
87 Holly Hunter $916,467,509 6 $152,744,585
88 Woody Harrelson $915,319,870 30 $30,510,662
89 Jon Hamm $908,287,391 11 $82,571,581
90 Catherine O'Hara $898,360,749 7 $128,337,250
91 Craig T. Nelson $891,998,941 4 $222,999,735
92 Ellen DeGeneres $879,630,002 3 $293,210,001
93 Sarah Vowell $870,022,836 2 $435,011,418
94 Michael Douglas $868,634,707 22 $39,483,396
95 Gerard Butler $865,001,200 23 $37,608,748
96 Charlize Theron $859,963,687 19 $45,261,247
97 Denis Leary $859,390,033 9 $95,487,781
98 Michael Caine $856,167,309 25 $34,246,692
99 Cameron Diaz $854,558,353 18 $47,475,464
100 Jamie Lee Curtis $841,168,639 17 $49,480,508

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

Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Adam Sandler: Angela George [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons