Box Office Star Records > International > Sources > International Leading Based on Play Stars
Top International Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Play 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 Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Play Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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.
1
Shen Teng
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 7 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Xia Luo Te Fan Nao ($212,660,552 in 2015) |
2
Meg Ryan
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 27 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: You’ve Got Mail ($134,978,505 in 1998), Prelude to a Kiss ($2,690,961 in 1992), What Happens Later ($128,101 in 2023) |
3
Tom Hanks
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: You’ve Got Mail ($134,978,505 in 1998) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Teng | $212,660,552 | 1 | $212,660,552 |
| 2 | Meg Ryan | $137,797,567 | 3 | $45,932,522 |
| 3 | Tom Hanks | $134,978,505 | 1 | $134,978,505 |
| 4 | Nia Vardalos | $133,451,826 | 1 | $133,451,826 |
| 5 | John Corbett | $133,451,826 | 1 | $133,451,826 |
| 6 | Chao Deng | $106,590,000 | 1 | $106,590,000 |
| 7 | Mi Yang | $106,590,000 | 1 | $106,590,000 |
| 8 | Kate Winslet | $103,596,121 | 3 | $34,532,040 |
| 9 | Claire Danes | $101,207,119 | 2 | $50,603,560 |
| 10 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $101,203,653 | 2 | $50,601,827 |
| 11 | Julia Roberts | $95,160,780 | 2 | $47,580,390 |
| 12 | Jack Nicholson | $95,159,822 | 1 | $95,159,822 |
| 13 | Tom Cruise | $95,159,822 | 1 | $95,159,822 |
| 14 | Demi Moore | $95,159,822 | 2 | $47,579,911 |
| 15 | James McAvoy | $93,770,307 | 1 | $93,770,307 |
| 16 | Jude Law | $82,160,780 | 1 | $82,160,780 |
| 17 | Clive Owen | $82,160,780 | 2 | $41,080,390 |
| 18 | Natalie Portman | $82,160,780 | 1 | $82,160,780 |
| 19 | Chow Yun-Fat | $70,337,656 | 1 | $70,337,656 |
| 20 | Gong Li | $70,337,656 | 1 | $70,337,656 |
| 21 | Maggie Smith | $70,089,906 | 2 | $35,044,953 |
| 22 | Johnny Depp | $67,973,060 | 2 | $33,986,530 |
| 23 | Blayne Weaver | $61,432,424 | 1 | $61,432,424 |
| 24 | Robin Williams | $57,700,000 | 1 | $57,700,000 |
| 25 | Tom Courtenay | $37,790,578 | 1 | $37,790,578 |
| 26 | Billy Connolly | $37,790,578 | 1 | $37,790,578 |
| 27 | Pauline Collins | $37,790,578 | 1 | $37,790,578 |
| 28 | Trevante Rhodes | $37,040,175 | 1 | $37,040,175 |
| 29 | Ashton Sanders | $37,040,175 | 1 | $37,040,175 |
| 30 | Alex A. Hibbert | $37,040,175 | 1 | $37,040,175 |
| 31 | Ryan Gosling | $36,773,391 | 1 | $36,773,391 |
| 32 | George Clooney | $36,773,391 | 1 | $36,773,391 |
| 33 | Brendan Fraser | $36,591,041 | 1 | $36,591,041 |
| 34 | Anthony Hopkins | $35,671,293 | 2 | $17,835,647 |
| 35 | Jodie Foster | $35,565,407 | 3 | $11,855,136 |
| 36 | Christoph Waltz | $35,565,407 | 1 | $35,565,407 |
| 37 | John C. Reilly | $35,565,407 | 2 | $17,782,704 |
| 38 | Olivia Colman | $34,306,163 | 1 | $34,306,163 |
| 39 | Meryl Streep | $32,744,631 | 5 | $6,548,926 |
| 40 | Catherine Deneuve | $32,533,743 | 1 | $32,533,743 |
| 41 | Jérémie Renier | $32,533,743 | 1 | $32,533,743 |
| 42 | Gerard Depardieu | $32,533,743 | 1 | $32,533,743 |
| 43 | Judith Godreche | $32,533,743 | 1 | $32,533,743 |
| 44 | Fabrice Luchini | $32,533,743 | 1 | $32,533,743 |
| 45 | Karin Viard | $32,533,743 | 1 | $32,533,743 |
| 46 | Alex Jennings | $32,299,328 | 1 | $32,299,328 |
| 47 | Viola Davis | $26,344,608 | 3 | $8,781,536 |
| 48 | Amanda Bynes | $22,616,587 | 2 | $11,308,294 |
| 49 | Monhamed Fellag | $21,448,091 | 1 | $21,448,091 |
| 50 | Laura Ramsey | $21,390,449 | 1 | $21,390,449 |
| 51 | Channing Tatum | $21,390,449 | 1 | $21,390,449 |
| 52 | Alexandra Breckenridge | $21,390,449 | 1 | $21,390,449 |
| 53 | Robert Hoffman | $21,390,449 | 1 | $21,390,449 |
| 54 | Marion Cotillard | $21,116,527 | 2 | $10,558,264 |
| 55 | Michael Fassbender | $21,099,048 | 2 | $10,549,524 |
| 56 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | $19,744,631 | 2 | $9,872,316 |
| 57 | Amy Adams | $19,744,631 | 1 | $19,744,631 |
| 58 | Colin Firth | $19,107,095 | 2 | $9,553,548 |
| 59 | Paresh Rawal | $18,602,281 | 1 | $18,602,281 |
| 60 | Kristin Scott Thomas | $17,880,957 | 1 | $17,880,957 |
| 61 | Benjamin Barnes | $17,880,957 | 1 | $17,880,957 |
| 62 | Jessica Biel | $17,880,957 | 1 | $17,880,957 |
| 63 | Abigail Breslin | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 64 | Misty Upham | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 65 | Chris Cooper | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 66 | Juliette Lewis | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 67 | Sam Shepard | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 68 | Dermot Mulroney | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 69 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 70 | Ewan McGregor | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 71 | Julianne Nicholson | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 72 | Margo Martindale | $13,000,000 | 1 | $13,000,000 |
| 73 | Isla Fisher | $12,742,465 | 2 | $6,371,233 |
| 74 | Kirsten Dunst | $12,130,631 | 2 | $6,065,316 |
| 75 | Lizzy Caplan | $12,130,631 | 1 | $12,130,631 |
| 76 | Rebel Wilson | $12,130,631 | 1 | $12,130,631 |
| 77 | John Gilbert | $11,000,000 | 1 | $11,000,000 |
| 78 | Renée Adorée | $11,000,000 | 1 | $11,000,000 |
| 79 | Richard Griffiths | $10,717,702 | 1 | $10,717,702 |
| 80 | Frances de la Tour | $10,717,702 | 1 | $10,717,702 |
| 81 | Quvenzhané Wallis | $10,469,386 | 1 | $10,469,386 |
| 82 | Michael Sheen | $9,830,914 | 1 | $9,830,914 |
| 83 | Frank Langella | $9,830,914 | 1 | $9,830,914 |
| 84 | Christopher Walken | $9,772,672 | 2 | $4,886,336 |
| 85 | Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin | $9,160,352 | 1 | $9,160,352 |
| 86 | Nathalie Baye | $9,122,927 | 1 | $9,122,927 |
| 87 | Gaspard Ulliel | $9,122,927 | 1 | $9,122,927 |
| 88 | Lea Seydoux | $9,122,927 | 1 | $9,122,927 |
| 89 | Vincent Cassel | $9,122,927 | 1 | $9,122,927 |
| 90 | Keira Knightley | $9,105,448 | 1 | $9,105,448 |
| 91 | Viggo Mortensen | $9,105,448 | 2 | $4,552,724 |
| 92 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $8,939,655 | 3 | $2,979,885 |
| 93 | Rupert Everett | $8,939,655 | 1 | $8,939,655 |
| 94 | Stanley Tucci | $8,939,655 | 1 | $8,939,655 |
| 95 | Calista Flockhart | $8,939,655 | 1 | $8,939,655 |
| 96 | Kevin Kline | $8,939,655 | 1 | $8,939,655 |
| 97 | Matthew Broderick | $8,500,000 | 1 | $8,500,000 |
| 98 | Denzel Washington | $6,776,225 | 2 | $3,388,113 |
| 99 | Samantha Morton | $5,477,453 | 2 | $2,738,727 |
| 100 | Claude Brasseur | $5,319,528 | 1 | $5,319,528 |
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
Meg Ryan: By David Shankbone (David Shankbone) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
