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Top International Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies
See also: Domestic 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 Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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.
1
Dwayne Johnson
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Moana 2 ($598,730,701 in 2024), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($557,123,891 in 2017), Jumanji: The Next Level ($475,641,422 in 2019), Moana ($435,600,456 in 2016), San Andreas ($319,400,000 in 2015), Skyscraper ($236,438,001 in 2018), Central Intelligence ($89,753,934 in 2016), Red One ($89,000,000 in 2024), Planet 51 ($66,802,053 in 2009) |
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 ($1,157,058,375 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast X ($568,249,099 in 2023), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Last Witch Hunter ($103,451,252 in 2015), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005), Riddick ($52,738,623 in 2013), The Chronicles of Riddick ($49,500,000 in 2004) |
3
Zoe Saldaña
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,138,484,377 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($1,634,092,522 in 2022), The Book of Life ($47,500,000 in 2014), Colombiana ($35,629,408 in 2011), Crossroads ($19,811,333 in 2002), Amsterdam ($14,452,857 in 2022), Missing Link ($8,743,697 in 2019), Death at a Funeral ($6,237,886 in 2010), Center Stage ($4,160,184 in 2000), Infinitely Polar Bear ($699,431 in 2015) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwayne Johnson | $4,001,249,152 | 19 | $210,592,061 |
| 2 | Vin Diesel | $3,994,814,910 | 15 | $266,320,994 |
| 3 | Zoe Saldaña | $3,909,812,408 | 16 | $244,363,276 |
| 4 | Sam Worthington | $3,851,215,590 | 19 | $202,695,557 |
| 5 | Jason Statham | $3,331,212,134 | 33 | $100,945,822 |
| 6 | Jack Black | $3,021,923,121 | 21 | $143,901,101 |
| 7 | Shen Teng | $2,994,813,455 | 7 | $427,830,494 |
| 8 | Harrison Ford | $2,894,907,499 | 23 | $125,865,543 |
| 9 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $2,866,400,282 | 9 | $318,488,920 |
| 10 | Steve Carell | $2,759,123,459 | 19 | $145,217,024 |
| 11 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,729,845,559 | 15 | $181,989,704 |
| 12 | Brad Pitt | $2,725,003,771 | 29 | $93,965,647 |
| 13 | Ben Stiller | $2,720,798,139 | 29 | $93,820,625 |
| 14 | Tom Hanks | $2,696,288,256 | 29 | $92,975,457 |
| 15 | John Boyega | $2,613,024,472 | 10 | $261,302,447 |
| 16 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $2,537,792,482 | 27 | $93,992,314 |
| 17 | John Leguizamo | $2,474,151,523 | 17 | $145,538,325 |
| 18 | Adam Driver | $2,449,882,338 | 13 | $188,452,488 |
| 19 | Denis Leary | $2,429,547,679 | 9 | $269,949,742 |
| 20 | Ray Romano | $2,412,973,021 | 9 | $268,108,113 |
| 21 | Keanu Reeves | $2,408,090,182 | 41 | $58,733,907 |
| 22 | Nicolas Cage | $2,390,544,250 | 72 | $33,202,003 |
| 23 | Daisy Ridley | $2,376,745,975 | 8 | $297,093,247 |
| 24 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,311,181,074 | 47 | $49,174,065 |
| 25 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,221,163,870 | 10 | $222,116,387 |
| 26 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,192,423,737 | 6 | $365,403,956 |
| 27 | Tom Cruise | $2,174,784,191 | 18 | $120,821,344 |
| 28 | Adam Sandler | $2,161,940,813 | 41 | $52,730,264 |
| 29 | Will Smith | $2,149,452,462 | 18 | $119,414,026 |
| 30 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,124,224,143 | 16 | $132,764,009 |
| 31 | Matt Damon | $2,114,725,545 | 26 | $81,335,598 |
| 32 | Kevin Hart | $2,097,748,970 | 19 | $110,407,841 |
| 33 | Wang Baoqiang | $2,096,436,231 | 7 | $299,490,890 |
| 34 | Liu Haoran | $2,079,924,225 | 6 | $346,654,038 |
| 35 | Bruce Willis | $2,056,303,687 | 61 | $33,709,897 |
| 36 | Seth Rogen | $2,030,061,533 | 19 | $106,845,344 |
| 37 | Sylvester Stallone | $2,017,717,158 | 35 | $57,649,062 |
| 38 | Mark Hamill | $2,009,055,808 | 11 | $182,641,437 |
| 39 | Charlize Theron | $1,986,385,304 | 19 | $104,546,595 |
| 40 | Kate Winslet | $1,978,987,421 | 11 | $179,907,947 |
| 41 | Andy Lau | $1,978,632,284 | 20 | $98,931,614 |
| 42 | Tim Allen | $1,945,668,307 | 15 | $129,711,220 |
| 43 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,945,651,676 | 18 | $108,091,760 |
| 44 | Owen Wilson | $1,880,283,996 | 27 | $69,640,148 |
| 45 | Ewan McGregor | $1,876,177,406 | 23 | $81,572,931 |
| 46 | Liam Neeson | $1,848,353,374 | 32 | $57,761,043 |
| 47 | Julia Roberts | $1,846,828,150 | 24 | $76,951,173 |
| 48 | Sandra Bullock | $1,828,658,591 | 23 | $79,506,895 |
| 49 | Chris Rock | $1,824,939,375 | 17 | $107,349,375 |
| 50 | George Clooney | $1,810,735,240 | 21 | $86,225,488 |
| 51 | Natalie Portman | $1,809,520,777 | 23 | $78,674,816 |
| 52 | Jackie Chan | $1,729,895,180 | 38 | $45,523,557 |
| 53 | Robert De Niro | $1,685,696,982 | 48 | $35,118,687 |
| 54 | Tony Hale | $1,685,604,802 | 6 | $280,934,134 |
| 55 | Kristen Wiig | $1,676,950,411 | 15 | $111,796,694 |
| 56 | Beyoncé Knowles | $1,675,149,701 | 6 | $279,191,617 |
| 57 | Queen Latifah | $1,668,474,908 | 12 | $139,039,576 |
| 58 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,635,281,814 | 32 | $51,102,557 |
| 59 | Amy Poehler | $1,624,919,456 | 11 | $147,719,951 |
| 60 | Billy Eichner | $1,589,070,894 | 3 | $529,690,298 |
| 61 | John Kani | $1,585,867,262 | 3 | $528,622,421 |
| 62 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $1,564,522,750 | 8 | $195,565,344 |
| 63 | Lewis Black | $1,559,637,600 | 5 | $311,927,520 |
| 64 | Phyllis Smith | $1,537,859,331 | 2 | $768,929,666 |
| 65 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,523,437,023 | 5 | $304,687,405 |
| 66 | Mel Gibson | $1,522,456,826 | 38 | $40,064,653 |
| 67 | Jamie Foxx | $1,478,359,552 | 24 | $61,598,315 |
| 68 | Kevin James | $1,446,014,342 | 18 | $80,334,130 |
| 69 | Carrie Fisher | $1,439,962,096 | 6 | $239,993,683 |
| 70 | Ma Li | $1,426,903,626 | 7 | $203,843,375 |
| 71 | Morgan Freeman | $1,423,961,981 | 30 | $47,465,399 |
| 72 | Jia Ling | $1,414,299,505 | 3 | $471,433,168 |
| 73 | Gerard Butler | $1,411,849,996 | 22 | $64,175,000 |
| 74 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,411,057,669 | 19 | $74,266,193 |
| 75 | Jesse Eisenberg | $1,404,436,572 | 22 | $63,838,026 |
| 76 | Eric Andre | $1,359,559,958 | 4 | $339,889,990 |
| 77 | Michael Caine | $1,345,684,486 | 25 | $53,827,379 |
| 78 | David Schwimmer | $1,312,999,728 | 5 | $262,599,946 |
| 79 | Oscar Isaac | $1,301,210,711 | 14 | $92,943,622 |
| 80 | Angelina Jolie | $1,282,704,739 | 10 | $128,270,474 |
| 81 | Anthony Daniels | $1,257,148,961 | 2 | $628,574,481 |
| 82 | Lei Jiayin | $1,243,651,393 | 6 | $207,275,232 |
| 83 | Bradley Cooper | $1,242,897,828 | 12 | $103,574,819 |
| 84 | Rowan Atkinson | $1,242,060,372 | 7 | $177,437,196 |
| 85 | Paul Walker | $1,237,854,757 | 9 | $137,539,417 |
| 86 | John Cena | $1,232,142,609 | 20 | $61,607,130 |
| 87 | Cameron Diaz | $1,223,677,658 | 18 | $67,982,092 |
| 88 | Anne Hathaway | $1,220,836,990 | 18 | $67,824,277 |
| 89 | Jet Li | $1,211,551,006 | 11 | $110,141,001 |
| 90 | David Spade | $1,207,714,632 | 15 | $80,514,309 |
| 91 | John Goodman | $1,191,683,347 | 11 | $108,334,850 |
| 92 | Woody Harrelson | $1,188,770,946 | 30 | $39,625,698 |
| 93 | John Oliver | $1,187,702,892 | 2 | $593,851,446 |
| 94 | Denzel Washington | $1,183,921,815 | 25 | $47,356,873 |
| 95 | Chow Yun-Fat | $1,181,329,573 | 9 | $131,258,841 |
| 96 | Chao Deng | $1,178,683,415 | 7 | $168,383,345 |
| 97 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $1,154,806,776 | 7 | $164,972,397 |
| 98 | Baihe Bai | $1,153,080,096 | 9 | $128,120,011 |
| 99 | Donnie Yen | $1,151,224,351 | 15 | $76,748,290 |
| 100 | Glen Powell | $1,140,692,336 | 8 | $142,586,542 |
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
Dwayne Johnson: By English: Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer (Flickr) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldaña: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
