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Highest Grossing Stars of 2003 at the International Box Office


See also: Top Domestic 2003 Stars - Top International 2020 Stars - Top International 2021 Stars - Top International 2022 Stars - Top International 2023 Stars - Top International 2024 Stars - Top International 2025 Stars - Top Worldwide 2003 Stars

This list shows the highest grossing stars of 2003 based on the international box office of the movies they had a leading role in in 2003 and the two preceeding years (voice-only roles excluded).

The Star Score in this list represent points assigned to each of the leading stars of top 100 (based on international box office) movies in the current year and two preceding years. For appearing in the number one movie in a year a star gets 100 points, the number two movie 99 points and so on. This rewards actors for appearing in a number of hit films over the course of three years more than starring in just one monster hit over the same time period.

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Ian McKellen photo
Ian McKellen
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($742,364,991 in 2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($576,595,781 in 2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($575,640,557 in 2001), X-Men 2 ($191,398,936 in 2003)

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Keanu Reeves
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 46 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Matrix Reloaded ($457,023,240 in 2003), The Matrix Revolutions ($288,029,350 in 2003), Something's Gotta Give ($142,000,000 in 2003)

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Viggo Mortensen
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($742,364,991 in 2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ($576,595,781 in 2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ($575,640,557 in 2001)

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Complete List

Rank Name Star
Score
Movies Average
Billing
1 Ian McKellen 390 4 2.3
2 Keanu Reeves 338 4 1.5
3 Viggo Mortensen 298 3 4.0
4 Eddie Murphy 293 5 1.2
5 Nicole Kidman 293 4 1.8
6 Ben Affleck 286 4 1.0
7 Tom Cruise 269 3 1.0
8 Renée Zellweger 251 4 2.3
9 Brad Pitt 247 3 2.3
10 Ewan McGregor 244 4 1.5
11 Johnny Depp 244 4 1.5
12 Keira Knightley 244 3 4.3
13 Seann William Scott 239 3 5.3
14 Josh Hartnett 237 4 1.8
15 Catherine Zeta-Jones 237 3 2.0
16 Will Smith 228 3 1.7
17 Anthony Hopkins 225 3 1.0
18 Rowan Atkinson 224 3 4.0
19 Hugh Jackman 222 4 2.3
20 Antonio Banderas 220 4 1.0
21 Michelle Rodriguez 218 4 2.5
22 Julia Roberts 217 3 4.3
23 Cameron Diaz 215 3 1.7
24 Edward Norton 207 3 2.3
25 Jack Nicholson 206 3 4.3
26 Matt Damon 201 3 1.3
27 Daniel Radcliffe 200 2 1.0
28 Rupert Grint 200 2 2.0
29 Emma Watson 200 2 3.0
30 Jude Law 199 3 1.7
31 Elijah Wood 198 2 1.0
32 Orlando Bloom 197 2 7.0
33 Robert De Niro 194 4 1.5
34 Morgan Freeman 193 4 1.5
35 Alan Rickman 191 2 8.5
36 Richard Gere 185 3 4.7
37 Kate Beckinsale 184 3 2.0
38 Carla Gugino 179 3 2.0
39 Alexa Vega 179 3 3.0
40 Daryl Sabara 179 3 4.0
41 Leonardo DiCaprio 173 2 1.0
42 Hugh Grant 173 2 2.0
43 George Clooney 171 2 1.0
44 Russell Crowe 170 2 1.0
45 Jason Biggs 170 2 1.0
46 Jackie Chan 170 3 1.0
47 Alyson Hannigan 170 2 2.5
48 Thomas Ian Nicholas 170 2 5.0
49 Eddie Kaye Thomas 170 2 8.0
50 Eugene Levy 170 2 9.5
51 Halle Berry 169 2 1.5
52 Billy Crystal 169 2 2.0
53 Vin Diesel 165 3 1.3
54 Tom Hanks 165 2 1.5
55 Julianne Moore 165 4 4.5
56 Angelina Jolie 163 2 1.0
57 Colin Farrell 162 3 2.3
58 Reese Witherspoon 161 3 1.0
59 Mark Wahlberg 155 2 1.0
60 John Cusack 154 4 4.0
61 Paul Walker 150 2 1.0
62 Michael Clarke Duncan 144 2 3.5
63 Arnold Schwarzenegger 143 2 10.5
64 Mel Gibson 136 2 1.0
65 Brendan Fraser 131 2 1.0
66 Jennifer Lopez 131 3 7.0
67 Maggie Smith 131 2 15.0
68 Steve Martin 127 3 1.7
69 Matthew Lillard 127 2 3.0
70 Shannon Elizabeth 126 2 3.0
71 Tobey Maguire 125 2 1.5
72 Patrick Stewart 123 2 1.0
73 Charlize Theron 123 2 2.0
74 Anna Faris 122 2 1.0
75 Adam Sandler 120 2 1.0
76 Nicolas Cage 120 3 4.0
77 Amanda Peet 118 2 4.0
78 Sandra Bullock 114 2 1.0
79 Seth Green 113 2 4.5
80 Al Pacino 113 2 5.5
81 Mike Myers 110 2 1.0
82 Dwayne Johnson 108 2 1.0
83 Naomi Watts 106 2 1.5
84 Bruce Willis 104 3 1.3
85 Jet Li 102 2 5.5
86 Kenneth Branagh 100 1 4.0
87 Bill Murray 100 2 4.5
88 Robbie Coltrane 100 1 5.0
89 Richard Harris 100 1 8.0
90 John Goodman 97 1 1.0
91 Geoffrey Rush 97 1 2.0
92 Natalie Portman 97 1 2.0
93 Hayden Christensen 97 1 3.0
94 Pierce Brosnan 96 1 1.0
95 Andy Garcia 96 1 3.0
96 Ken Watanabe 96 1 3.0
97 Koyuki Kato 96 1 9.0
98 Tommy Lee Jones 95 1 1.0
99 Jennifer Love Hewitt 94 2 2.0
100 Rachel Weisz 94 1 2.0

The Average Billing column contains the average billing position of this cast/crew member for the selected films.

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

Ian McKellen: By Gage Skidmore (Ian McKellen) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Keanu Reeves: By anna Hanks [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons