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Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - International Leading Science Fiction Stars - International Leading Kids Fiction Stars - International Leading Historical Fiction Stars - International Leading Super Hero Stars - International Leading Fantasy Stars - International Leading Dramatization Stars - International Leading Factual Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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 40 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($746,858,459 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($493,816,615 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($394,003,163 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996), Mission: Impossible III ($265,886,397 in 2006), Rain Man ($239,974,565 in 1988), Knight and Day ($182,328,335 in 2010) |
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 ($1,158,979,344 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast X ($568,441,270 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005) |
3
Jason Statham
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($1,009,769,249 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($586,775,991 in 2019), Fast X ($568,441,270 in 2023), The Expendables 2 ($226,951,064 in 2012), The Expendables 3 ($170,138,834 in 2014), The Expendables ($165,199,650 in 2010), Spy! ($123,018,394 in 2015), Mechanic: Resurrection ($104,511,232 in 2016), The Beekeeper ($86,188,698 in 2024), Transporter 3 ($81,215,895 in 2008) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $5,167,687,304 | 28 | $184,560,261 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $5,060,610,654 | 14 | $361,472,190 |
| 3 | Jason Statham | $3,771,640,192 | 34 | $110,930,594 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,414,292,140 | 17 | $200,840,714 |
| 5 | Daniel Craig | $3,258,587,672 | 13 | $250,660,590 |
| 6 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,883,356,447 | 12 | $240,279,704 |
| 7 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,660,232,644 | 43 | $61,865,875 |
| 8 | Paul Walker | $2,569,957,707 | 13 | $197,689,054 |
| 9 | Bruce Willis | $2,380,308,081 | 65 | $36,620,124 |
| 10 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,252,752,051 | 13 | $173,288,619 |
| 11 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,239,140,590 | 5 | $447,828,118 |
| 12 | Julia Roberts | $2,208,893,560 | 29 | $76,168,743 |
| 13 | Pierce Brosnan | $2,076,996,442 | 30 | $69,233,215 |
| 14 | Brad Pitt | $2,021,066,520 | 21 | $96,241,263 |
| 15 | Jordana Brewster | $1,931,645,617 | 8 | $241,455,702 |
| 16 | George Clooney | $1,883,965,608 | 20 | $94,198,280 |
| 17 | Sandra Bullock | $1,818,843,390 | 26 | $69,955,515 |
| 18 | Wang Baoqiang | $1,784,199,084 | 6 | $297,366,514 |
| 19 | Matt Damon | $1,777,261,305 | 19 | $93,540,069 |
| 20 | Tom Hanks | $1,762,453,434 | 21 | $83,926,354 |
| 21 | Charlize Theron | $1,738,985,139 | 15 | $115,932,343 |
| 22 | Liam Neeson | $1,714,046,217 | 36 | $47,612,395 |
| 23 | Morgan Freeman | $1,709,335,807 | 33 | $51,798,055 |
| 24 | Colin Firth | $1,706,880,410 | 18 | $94,826,689 |
| 25 | Nicolas Cage | $1,702,847,440 | 63 | $27,029,324 |
| 26 | Robert De Niro | $1,661,374,672 | 48 | $34,611,972 |
| 27 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,564,712,580 | 4 | $391,178,145 |
| 28 | Cameron Diaz | $1,514,074,215 | 21 | $72,098,772 |
| 29 | Channing Tatum | $1,466,760,008 | 21 | $69,845,715 |
| 30 | Bradley Cooper | $1,462,490,505 | 16 | $91,405,657 |
| 31 | Ryan Gosling | $1,440,039,994 | 17 | $84,708,235 |
| 32 | Keanu Reeves | $1,428,262,873 | 29 | $49,250,444 |
| 33 | Ben Stiller | $1,388,394,289 | 26 | $53,399,780 |
| 34 | Mel Gibson | $1,338,865,440 | 33 | $40,571,680 |
| 35 | Meryl Streep | $1,317,377,436 | 25 | $52,695,097 |
| 36 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,273,323,612 | 27 | $47,160,134 |
| 37 | Harrison Ford | $1,268,215,954 | 21 | $60,391,236 |
| 38 | Jim Carrey | $1,254,793,398 | 15 | $83,652,893 |
| 39 | Denzel Washington | $1,253,800,938 | 29 | $43,234,515 |
| 40 | Angelina Jolie | $1,252,637,566 | 12 | $104,386,464 |
| 41 | Liu Haoran | $1,252,586,791 | 3 | $417,528,930 |
| 42 | John Cena | $1,232,319,407 | 16 | $77,019,963 |
| 43 | Will Ferrell | $1,214,383,970 | 26 | $46,707,076 |
| 44 | Will Smith | $1,190,346,233 | 11 | $108,213,294 |
| 45 | John Travolta | $1,183,126,475 | 42 | $28,169,678 |
| 46 | Simon Pegg | $1,152,152,119 | 12 | $96,012,677 |
| 47 | Ma Li | $1,148,304,575 | 4 | $287,076,144 |
| 48 | Lea Seydoux | $1,116,203,242 | 8 | $139,525,405 |
| 49 | Shen Teng | $1,092,641,963 | 3 | $364,213,988 |
| 50 | Rowan Atkinson | $1,090,571,006 | 8 | $136,321,376 |
| 51 | Michael Douglas | $1,075,506,245 | 28 | $38,410,937 |
| 52 | Andy Garcia | $1,057,848,628 | 19 | $55,676,244 |
| 53 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $1,057,475,374 | 17 | $62,204,434 |
| 54 | Adam Sandler | $1,053,520,804 | 31 | $33,984,542 |
| 55 | Glen Powell | $1,048,266,800 | 7 | $149,752,400 |
| 56 | Hugh Grant | $1,044,013,585 | 11 | $94,910,326 |
| 57 | Richard Gere | $1,029,544,715 | 33 | $31,198,325 |
| 58 | Anne Hathaway | $1,024,478,203 | 17 | $60,263,424 |
| 59 | Javier Bardem | $1,017,800,700 | 11 | $92,527,336 |
| 60 | Dakota Johnson | $1,004,949,410 | 13 | $77,303,801 |
| 61 | Zach Galifianakis | $979,232,083 | 11 | $89,021,098 |
| 62 | Jon Hamm | $973,954,614 | 14 | $69,568,187 |
| 63 | Jackie Chan | $948,341,748 | 23 | $41,232,250 |
| 64 | Samuel L. Jackson | $946,068,391 | 46 | $20,566,704 |
| 65 | Jamie Dornan | $945,176,876 | 8 | $118,147,110 |
| 66 | Woody Harrelson | $939,884,601 | 25 | $37,595,384 |
| 67 | Jeremy Renner | $938,431,849 | 7 | $134,061,693 |
| 68 | Eddie Murphy | $932,269,276 | 28 | $33,295,331 |
| 69 | Kate McKinnon | $926,607,334 | 4 | $231,651,834 |
| 70 | Joaquin Phoenix | $926,290,994 | 8 | $115,786,374 |
| 71 | Margot Robbie | $910,931,600 | 3 | $303,643,867 |
| 72 | Michael Caine | $910,558,723 | 24 | $37,939,947 |
| 73 | Jennifer Aniston | $893,256,968 | 27 | $33,083,591 |
| 74 | Xu Zheng | $875,117,740 | 3 | $291,705,913 |
| 75 | Amanda Seyfried | $867,778,934 | 14 | $61,984,210 |
| 76 | Michael Cera | $867,710,145 | 10 | $86,771,015 |
| 77 | Ed Helms | $858,929,782 | 14 | $61,352,127 |
| 78 | Jack Nicholson | $858,845,840 | 21 | $40,897,421 |
| 79 | Dustin Hoffman | $854,149,897 | 22 | $38,824,995 |
| 80 | Dua Lipa | $847,105,644 | 2 | $423,552,822 |
| 81 | Martin Lawrence | $846,473,853 | 14 | $60,462,418 |
| 82 | Jay Ellis | $846,068,625 | 4 | $211,517,156 |
| 83 | Roger Moore | $844,000,000 | 12 | $70,333,333 |
| 84 | Jamie Foxx | $839,144,871 | 18 | $46,619,160 |
| 85 | Zac Efron | $836,119,116 | 18 | $46,451,062 |
| 86 | Michelle Monaghan | $825,893,257 | 17 | $48,581,956 |
| 87 | Tom Wilkinson | $817,514,217 | 10 | $81,751,422 |
| 88 | Miles Teller | $817,425,047 | 10 | $81,742,505 |
| 89 | Tony Jaa | $816,052,433 | 10 | $81,605,243 |
| 90 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $815,049,874 | 12 | $67,920,823 |
| 91 | Scott Evans | $807,702,064 | 2 | $403,851,032 |
| 92 | Donnie Yen | $807,040,680 | 10 | $80,704,068 |
| 93 | Issa Rae | $804,678,629 | 6 | $134,113,105 |
| 94 | Alexandra Shipp | $801,110,281 | 5 | $160,222,056 |
| 95 | America Ferrera | $797,437,496 | 3 | $265,812,499 |
| 96 | Ritu Arya | $797,144,685 | 2 | $398,572,343 |
| 97 | Hari Nef | $796,949,681 | 3 | $265,649,894 |
| 98 | Simu Liu | $796,435,163 | 2 | $398,217,582 |
| 99 | Ana Kayne | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 100 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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
Jason Statham: By fadedcaralunagirl / Maura Ortega (DSC05752) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
