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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Factual Book/Article Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on Factual Book/Article 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
Paul Walker
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), 2 Fast 2 Furious ($109,290,549 in 2003), The Fast and the Furious ($61,946,062 in 2001) |
2
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), The Fast and the Furious ($61,946,062 in 2001) |
3
Dwayne Johnson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Walker | $1,346,085,346 | 5 | $269,217,069 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $1,236,794,797 | 4 | $309,198,699 |
| 3 | Dwayne Johnson | $970,565,167 | 2 | $485,282,584 |
| 4 | Jordana Brewster | $816,850,224 | 3 | $272,283,408 |
| 5 | Cillian Murphy | $646,678,360 | 1 | $646,678,360 |
| 6 | Michelle Rodriguez | $624,066,656 | 3 | $208,022,219 |
| 7 | Tom Hanks | $531,580,238 | 6 | $88,596,706 |
| 8 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $463,872,444 | 4 | $115,968,111 |
| 9 | Matt Damon | $407,270,735 | 8 | $50,908,842 |
| 10 | Julia Roberts | $356,633,266 | 3 | $118,877,755 |
| 11 | Russell Crowe | $346,659,326 | 7 | $49,522,761 |
| 12 | Anna Kendrick | $282,121,915 | 4 | $70,530,479 |
| 13 | George Clooney | $248,468,356 | 3 | $82,822,785 |
| 14 | Rebel Wilson | $234,801,102 | 3 | $78,267,034 |
| 15 | Alexis Knapp | $234,801,102 | 3 | $78,267,034 |
| 16 | Anna Camp | $234,801,102 | 3 | $78,267,034 |
| 17 | Ester Dean | $234,801,102 | 3 | $78,267,034 |
| 18 | Brittany Snow | $234,801,102 | 3 | $78,267,034 |
| 19 | Bradley Cooper | $197,500,000 | 1 | $197,500,000 |
| 20 | Sienna Miller | $197,500,000 | 1 | $197,500,000 |
| 21 | Robert Redford | $196,713,657 | 6 | $32,785,610 |
| 22 | Kevin Costner | $193,756,345 | 2 | $96,878,173 |
| 23 | Ryan Gosling | $181,052,003 | 3 | $60,350,668 |
| 24 | Adam Driver | $179,709,126 | 6 | $29,951,521 |
| 25 | Meryl Streep | $179,113,992 | 3 | $59,704,664 |
| 26 | Elizabeth Banks | $178,677,267 | 4 | $44,669,317 |
| 27 | Owen Wilson | $178,237,197 | 2 | $89,118,599 |
| 28 | Daveed Diggs | $177,756,811 | 1 | $177,756,811 |
| 29 | Izabela Vidovic | $177,756,811 | 1 | $177,756,811 |
| 30 | Jacob Tremblay | $177,756,811 | 1 | $177,756,811 |
| 31 | Mandy Patinkin | $177,756,811 | 1 | $177,756,811 |
| 32 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $173,603,442 | 2 | $86,801,721 |
| 33 | John Goodman | $171,786,382 | 2 | $85,893,191 |
| 34 | Christian Bale | $169,131,160 | 2 | $84,565,580 |
| 35 | Diane Lane | $149,598,831 | 2 | $74,799,416 |
| 36 | William Fichtner | $146,093,000 | 1 | $146,093,000 |
| 37 | Eric Bana | $141,493,178 | 2 | $70,746,589 |
| 38 | Denzel Washington | $137,820,811 | 1 | $137,820,811 |
| 39 | Keira Knightley | $136,203,442 | 1 | $136,203,442 |
| 40 | Al Pacino | $124,993,076 | 4 | $31,248,269 |
| 41 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $124,131,895 | 2 | $62,065,948 |
| 42 | Shao feng Feng | $117,378,636 | 1 | $117,378,636 |
| 43 | Meg Ryan | $111,559,761 | 2 | $55,779,881 |
| 44 | Ben Affleck | $110,341,312 | 4 | $27,585,328 |
| 45 | Anthony Hopkins | $109,921,359 | 4 | $27,480,340 |
| 46 | Tyrese Gibson | $109,290,549 | 1 | $109,290,549 |
| 47 | Judi Dench | $107,391,951 | 3 | $35,797,317 |
| 48 | Dev Patel | $105,882,605 | 2 | $52,941,303 |
| 49 | Jeremy Irons | $102,168,764 | 3 | $34,056,255 |
| 50 | Jean Dujardin | $99,546,193 | 2 | $49,773,097 |
| 51 | Brad Pitt | $97,981,336 | 3 | $32,660,445 |
| 52 | Bryan Cranston | $97,830,583 | 3 | $32,610,194 |
| 53 | Rooney Mara | $97,378,405 | 1 | $97,378,405 |
| 54 | Lucas Black | $95,873,544 | 2 | $47,936,772 |
| 55 | Bow Wow | $95,178,695 | 1 | $95,178,695 |
| 56 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $94,000,000 | 1 | $94,000,000 |
| 57 | Jared Leto | $93,664,564 | 1 | $93,664,564 |
| 58 | Lady Gaga | $93,664,564 | 1 | $93,664,564 |
| 59 | Jennifer Lopez | $92,829,100 | 4 | $23,207,275 |
| 60 | Daniel Day-Lewis | $91,138,308 | 1 | $91,138,308 |
| 61 | Alan Arkin | $91,115,254 | 1 | $91,115,254 |
| 62 | Bruno Ganz | $88,129,804 | 1 | $88,129,804 |
| 63 | Eddie Redmayne | $87,449,129 | 2 | $43,724,565 |
| 64 | Felicity Jones | $87,434,155 | 1 | $87,434,155 |
| 65 | Morgan Freeman | $87,022,647 | 1 | $87,022,647 |
| 66 | Taraji P. Henson | $85,650,781 | 4 | $21,412,695 |
| 67 | Michael Peña | $83,398,665 | 3 | $27,799,555 |
| 68 | Kim Moo-yeol | $80,901,043 | 1 | $80,901,043 |
| 69 | Lee Wan | $80,901,043 | 1 | $80,901,043 |
| 70 | Jin Goo | $80,901,043 | 1 | $80,901,043 |
| 71 | Hailee Steinfeld | $80,838,882 | 1 | $80,838,882 |
| 72 | Hana Mae Lee | $80,838,882 | 1 | $80,838,882 |
| 73 | Chrissie Fit | $80,838,882 | 1 | $80,838,882 |
| 74 | Hugh Bonneville | $80,671,128 | 1 | $80,671,128 |
| 75 | Bob Balaban | $80,671,128 | 1 | $80,671,128 |
| 76 | Bill Murray | $80,671,128 | 1 | $80,671,128 |
| 77 | Adrien Brody | $79,334,816 | 1 | $79,334,816 |
| 78 | Thomas Kretschmann | $79,334,816 | 1 | $79,334,816 |
| 79 | Nana Patekar | $78,631,232 | 1 | $78,631,232 |
| 80 | Timothée Chalamet | $75,117,238 | 2 | $37,558,619 |
| 81 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $74,924,474 | 3 | $24,974,825 |
| 82 | Steve Carell | $72,056,076 | 2 | $36,028,038 |
| 83 | Clint Eastwood | $71,000,459 | 2 | $35,500,230 |
| 84 | Steve Coogan | $70,378,288 | 2 | $35,189,144 |
| 85 | Anne Hathaway | $70,349,316 | 2 | $35,174,658 |
| 86 | Nick Nolte | $65,719,964 | 2 | $32,859,982 |
| 87 | Sean Penn | $64,971,370 | 3 | $21,657,123 |
| 88 | Mark Wahlberg | $63,657,933 | 3 | $21,219,311 |
| 89 | Scarlett Johansson | $61,838,690 | 2 | $30,919,345 |
| 90 | Edgar Ramirez | $58,921,183 | 2 | $29,460,592 |
| 91 | Jim Parsons | $58,855,411 | 2 | $29,427,706 |
| 92 | Octavia Spencer | $58,761,843 | 1 | $58,761,843 |
| 93 | Janelle Monáe | $58,761,843 | 1 | $58,761,843 |
| 94 | Kirsten Dunst | $58,761,843 | 1 | $58,761,843 |
| 95 | Emma Stone | $58,100,000 | 1 | $58,100,000 |
| 96 | Anthony Mackie | $58,100,000 | 1 | $58,100,000 |
| 97 | Robert Patrick | $58,100,000 | 1 | $58,100,000 |
| 98 | Josh Brolin | $58,100,000 | 1 | $58,100,000 |
| 99 | Giovanni Ribisi | $58,100,000 | 1 | $58,100,000 |
| 100 | Peter Sarsgaard | $54,477,822 | 2 | $27,238,911 |
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
Paul Walker: By m anima from San Jose, USA (Cropped from this image.) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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