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Top International Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay 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 Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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.
1
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 ($931,008,533 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($647,224,674 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,771,108 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,897,513 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,979,813 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004), Little Women ($110,742,431 in 2019), The Circle ($24,999,845 in 2017) |
2
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 ($931,008,533 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($647,224,674 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,771,108 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,897,513 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,979,813 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($74,622,608 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($25,349,291 in 2015) |
3
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 ($931,008,533 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($647,224,674 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($645,771,108 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($644,897,513 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($623,979,813 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($612,720,847 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($595,021,234 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($533,463,548 in 2004) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Watson | $5,385,155,901 | 11 | $489,559,627 |
| 2 | Daniel Radcliffe | $5,337,501,824 | 13 | $410,577,063 |
| 3 | Rupert Grint | $5,234,087,270 | 8 | $654,260,909 |
| 4 | Daniel Craig | $3,070,908,068 | 7 | $438,701,153 |
| 5 | Ralph Fiennes | $2,694,360,208 | 13 | $207,258,478 |
| 6 | Martin Freeman | $2,149,982,244 | 4 | $537,495,561 |
| 7 | Robert Pattinson | $2,017,565,592 | 11 | $183,415,054 |
| 8 | Viggo Mortensen | $1,956,007,114 | 8 | $244,500,889 |
| 9 | Kristen Stewart | $1,955,308,173 | 7 | $279,329,739 |
| 10 | Taylor Lautner | $1,949,442,400 | 6 | $324,907,067 |
| 11 | Eddie Murphy | $1,933,455,392 | 7 | $276,207,913 |
| 12 | Ian McKellen | $1,923,194,079 | 7 | $274,742,011 |
| 13 | Jennifer Lawrence | $1,910,720,731 | 10 | $191,072,073 |
| 14 | Chris Pratt | $1,908,260,558 | 2 | $954,130,279 |
| 15 | Tom Hanks | $1,901,256,429 | 15 | $126,750,429 |
| 16 | Cameron Diaz | $1,836,823,005 | 8 | $229,602,876 |
| 17 | Mike Myers | $1,753,104,392 | 5 | $350,620,878 |
| 18 | Johnny Depp | $1,579,236,876 | 15 | $105,282,458 |
| 19 | Alan Rickman | $1,338,576,339 | 3 | $446,192,113 |
| 20 | Matt Damon | $1,327,628,250 | 11 | $120,693,477 |
| 21 | Brad Pitt | $1,284,933,670 | 10 | $128,493,367 |
| 22 | Javier Bardem | $1,260,438,291 | 8 | $157,554,786 |
| 23 | Ben Whishaw | $1,223,591,886 | 8 | $152,948,986 |
| 24 | Orlando Bloom | $1,211,718,454 | 4 | $302,929,614 |
| 25 | Liam Neeson | $1,205,262,044 | 14 | $86,090,146 |
| 26 | Timothée Chalamet | $1,189,042,359 | 6 | $198,173,727 |
| 27 | Elijah Wood | $1,169,964,397 | 6 | $194,994,066 |
| 28 | Robin Williams | $1,167,296,033 | 11 | $106,117,821 |
| 29 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,141,322,072 | 10 | $114,132,207 |
| 30 | Jude Law | $1,129,974,507 | 10 | $112,997,451 |
| 31 | Lea Seydoux | $1,029,504,455 | 4 | $257,376,114 |
| 32 | Christopher Walken | $1,018,597,657 | 5 | $203,719,531 |
| 33 | Skandar Keynes | $1,018,348,413 | 3 | $339,449,471 |
| 34 | Georgie Henley | $1,018,348,413 | 4 | $254,587,103 |
| 35 | Jamie Dornan | $1,014,969,332 | 5 | $202,993,866 |
| 36 | Dakota Johnson | $996,298,281 | 5 | $199,259,656 |
| 37 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $953,661,273 | 9 | $105,962,364 |
| 38 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $934,017,959 | 2 | $467,008,980 |
| 39 | Dave Bautista | $933,893,352 | 4 | $233,473,338 |
| 40 | Josh Brolin | $926,919,435 | 7 | $132,417,062 |
| 41 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $881,597,291 | 11 | $80,145,208 |
| 42 | Eva Green | $879,685,151 | 5 | $175,937,030 |
| 43 | Zendaya | $879,679,393 | 3 | $293,226,464 |
| 44 | Kenneth Branagh | $858,710,758 | 5 | $171,742,152 |
| 45 | Roger Moore | $844,000,000 | 10 | $84,400,000 |
| 46 | Scarlett Johansson | $830,653,106 | 7 | $118,664,729 |
| 47 | Simon Pegg | $827,277,121 | 5 | $165,455,424 |
| 48 | Ben Kingsley | $823,025,503 | 5 | $164,605,101 |
| 49 | Meryl Streep | $822,505,797 | 19 | $43,289,779 |
| 50 | Rami Malek | $777,941,317 | 3 | $259,313,772 |
| 51 | Tilda Swinton | $777,369,304 | 6 | $129,561,551 |
| 52 | Robert De Niro | $769,196,290 | 19 | $40,484,015 |
| 53 | Ana de Armas | $766,458,851 | 6 | $127,743,142 |
| 54 | Charlotte Rampling | $765,524,621 | 7 | $109,360,660 |
| 55 | Bruce Willis | $760,296,565 | 11 | $69,117,870 |
| 56 | Harrison Ford | $760,087,093 | 12 | $63,340,591 |
| 57 | Stellan Skarsgård | $755,816,814 | 9 | $83,979,646 |
| 58 | Maggie Smith | $754,454,795 | 9 | $83,828,311 |
| 59 | Rebecca Ferguson | $748,675,301 | 2 | $374,337,651 |
| 60 | Tom Cruise | $744,249,249 | 8 | $93,031,156 |
| 61 | Dylan O’Brien | $714,667,528 | 4 | $178,666,882 |
| 62 | Idris Elba | $711,336,969 | 7 | $101,619,567 |
| 63 | William Moseley | $704,548,413 | 2 | $352,274,207 |
| 64 | Anna Popplewell | $704,548,413 | 2 | $352,274,207 |
| 65 | Renée Zellweger | $693,856,960 | 8 | $86,732,120 |
| 66 | Thomas Brodie-Sangster | $689,851,991 | 5 | $137,970,398 |
| 67 | Kaya Scodelario | $685,638,168 | 5 | $137,127,634 |
| 68 | Ben Stiller | $683,194,826 | 4 | $170,798,707 |
| 69 | Benjamin Barnes | $680,668,980 | 3 | $226,889,660 |
| 70 | Alec Baldwin | $654,616,820 | 6 | $109,102,803 |
| 71 | Richard Harris | $645,771,108 | 2 | $322,885,554 |
| 72 | Robbie Coltrane | $645,771,108 | 1 | $645,771,108 |
| 73 | Tye Sheridan | $621,895,701 | 5 | $124,379,140 |
| 74 | Jim Carrey | $612,108,792 | 6 | $102,018,132 |
| 75 | Naomie Harris | $602,903,544 | 2 | $301,451,772 |
| 76 | Mark Rylance | $600,082,703 | 6 | $100,013,784 |
| 77 | Josh Hutcherson | $598,036,843 | 6 | $99,672,807 |
| 78 | Sylvester Stallone | $594,763,116 | 8 | $74,345,390 |
| 79 | Demi Moore | $594,732,001 | 6 | $99,122,000 |
| 80 | Bill Murray | $589,535,409 | 6 | $98,255,902 |
| 81 | Giancarlo Esposito | $589,534,698 | 1 | $589,534,698 |
| 82 | Lupita Nyong'o | $589,534,698 | 2 | $294,767,349 |
| 83 | Neel Sethi | $589,534,698 | 1 | $589,534,698 |
| 84 | Antonio Banderas | $581,478,720 | 4 | $145,369,680 |
| 85 | Shailene Woodley | $578,937,858 | 8 | $72,367,232 |
| 86 | Colin Farrell | $578,080,940 | 6 | $96,346,823 |
| 87 | Danny DeVito | $567,950,345 | 7 | $81,135,764 |
| 88 | Colin Firth | $564,649,198 | 11 | $51,331,745 |
| 89 | Audrey Tautou | $563,550,932 | 4 | $140,887,733 |
| 90 | Hugh Jackman | $561,047,945 | 6 | $93,507,991 |
| 91 | Will Poulter | $559,691,999 | 2 | $279,846,000 |
| 92 | Noomi Rapace | $559,367,044 | 9 | $62,151,894 |
| 93 | Patrick Gallagher | $553,570,481 | 2 | $276,785,241 |
| 94 | Mizuo Peck | $553,570,481 | 2 | $276,785,241 |
| 95 | Andy Serkis | $551,451,491 | 4 | $137,862,873 |
| 96 | Anne Hathaway | $544,886,543 | 9 | $60,542,949 |
| 97 | Will Smith | $541,508,495 | 5 | $108,301,699 |
| 98 | Anthony Hopkins | $541,290,032 | 13 | $41,637,695 |
| 99 | Nicole Kidman | $539,849,822 | 17 | $31,755,872 |
| 100 | Florence Pugh | $539,463,709 | 3 | $179,821,236 |
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
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
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