Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Genres > Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Comedy Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Musical Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Comedy 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
Will Ferrell
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 35 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Barbie ($1,447,685,476 in 2023), Daddy’s Home ($241,504,989 in 2015), Elf ($230,942,224 in 2003), Daddy’s Home 2 ($180,800,776 in 2017), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ($172,246,223 in 2013), The Other Guys ($170,936,470 in 2010), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby ($162,870,525 in 2006), Blades of Glory ($145,594,548 in 2007), Bewitched ($131,159,306 in 2005), Step Brothers ($128,107,642 in 2008) |
2
Eddie Murphy
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 47 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Beverly Hills Cop ($316,300,000 in 1984), Doctor Dolittle ($294,156,605 in 1998), Beverly Hills Cop II ($276,665,036 in 1987), The Nutty Professor ($273,814,019 in 1996), Dr. Dolittle 2 ($176,101,721 in 2001), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ($166,307,945 in 2000), Daddy Day Care ($164,285,587 in 2003), Norbit ($158,973,607 in 2007), Tower Heist ($150,422,946 in 2011), Beverly Hills Cop III ($119,180,938 in 1994) |
3
Adam Sandler
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Grown Ups ($272,222,420 in 2010), Grown Ups 2 ($247,023,808 in 2013), Click ($237,685,089 in 2006), Big Daddy ($228,641,283 in 1999), You Don’t Mess With the Zohan ($202,910,991 in 2008), Anger Management ($195,484,552 in 2003), The Longest Yard ($191,558,505 in 2005), The Waterboy ($190,191,646 in 1998), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry ($185,708,462 in 2007), Mr. Deeds ($171,269,535 in 2002) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Ferrell | $3,918,264,246 | 33 | $118,735,280 |
| 2 | Eddie Murphy | $2,712,377,809 | 29 | $93,530,269 |
| 3 | Adam Sandler | $2,617,267,310 | 27 | $96,935,826 |
| 4 | Jim Carrey | $2,333,276,021 | 13 | $179,482,771 |
| 5 | Ben Stiller | $2,110,551,594 | 18 | $117,252,866 |
| 6 | Robert De Niro | $2,078,707,577 | 20 | $103,935,379 |
| 7 | Owen Wilson | $2,002,599,373 | 22 | $91,027,244 |
| 8 | Kate McKinnon | $1,870,790,253 | 4 | $467,697,563 |
| 9 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,817,850,882 | 11 | $165,259,171 |
| 10 | Michael Cera | $1,746,529,604 | 10 | $174,652,960 |
| 11 | Margot Robbie | $1,724,456,539 | 5 | $344,891,308 |
| 12 | Ed Helms | $1,681,625,082 | 18 | $93,423,616 |
| 13 | Bradley Cooper | $1,653,133,878 | 6 | $275,522,313 |
| 14 | Dustin Hoffman | $1,651,233,805 | 11 | $150,112,164 |
| 15 | America Ferrera | $1,531,383,881 | 5 | $306,276,776 |
| 16 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,506,243,906 | 9 | $167,360,434 |
| 17 | Issa Rae | $1,496,893,393 | 4 | $374,223,348 |
| 18 | Ryan Gosling | $1,458,962,595 | 2 | $729,481,298 |
| 19 | Melissa McCarthy | $1,457,860,110 | 15 | $97,190,674 |
| 20 | Anne Hathaway | $1,450,069,067 | 11 | $131,824,461 |
| 21 | Ana Kayne | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 22 | Scott Evans | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 23 | Ritu Arya | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 24 | Ariana Greenblatt | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 25 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 26 | Hari Nef | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 27 | Emerald Fennell | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 28 | Dua Lipa | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 29 | Ncuti Gatwa | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 30 | Emma Mackey | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 31 | Jamie Demetriou | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 32 | Nicola Coughlan | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 33 | Alexandra Shipp | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 34 | Simu Liu | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 35 | Connor Swindells | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 36 | Sharon Rooney | $1,447,685,476 | 1 | $1,447,685,476 |
| 37 | Steve Carell | $1,408,885,158 | 14 | $100,634,654 |
| 38 | Seann William Scott | $1,404,558,097 | 12 | $117,046,508 |
| 39 | Bill Murray | $1,369,288,311 | 21 | $65,204,205 |
| 40 | Steve Martin | $1,366,821,329 | 21 | $65,086,730 |
| 41 | Vince Vaughn | $1,286,371,642 | 16 | $80,398,228 |
| 42 | Jack Black | $1,281,506,686 | 14 | $91,536,192 |
| 43 | Robin Williams | $1,280,693,101 | 14 | $91,478,079 |
| 44 | Jonah Hill | $1,183,363,733 | 13 | $91,027,979 |
| 45 | Teri Polo | $1,157,661,278 | 6 | $192,943,546 |
| 46 | Blythe Danner | $1,157,643,189 | 4 | $289,410,797 |
| 47 | Kevin James | $1,142,274,653 | 11 | $103,843,150 |
| 48 | Seth Rogen | $1,126,876,963 | 16 | $70,429,810 |
| 49 | Mike Myers | $1,110,846,588 | 8 | $138,855,824 |
| 50 | Paul Rudd | $1,080,702,305 | 20 | $54,035,115 |
| 51 | Alyson Hannigan | $1,075,522,729 | 5 | $215,104,546 |
| 52 | John Travolta | $1,071,443,541 | 10 | $107,144,354 |
| 53 | Sandra Bullock | $1,048,025,718 | 9 | $116,447,302 |
| 54 | Dan Aykroyd | $1,015,232,047 | 14 | $72,516,575 |
| 55 | Channing Tatum | $998,676,429 | 11 | $90,788,766 |
| 56 | Jason Biggs | $990,479,583 | 8 | $123,809,948 |
| 57 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 58 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 59 | Barbra Streisand | $984,810,622 | 7 | $140,687,232 |
| 60 | Jennifer Aniston | $980,958,702 | 12 | $81,746,559 |
| 61 | Daniel Stern | $972,300,467 | 5 | $194,460,093 |
| 62 | Awkwafina | $967,276,866 | 7 | $138,182,409 |
| 63 | Macaulay Culkin | $960,444,102 | 4 | $240,111,026 |
| 64 | Catherine O'Hara | $954,904,222 | 4 | $238,726,056 |
| 65 | Justin Bartha | $948,764,377 | 2 | $474,382,189 |
| 66 | Kevin Hart | $944,174,784 | 16 | $59,010,924 |
| 67 | Tom Hanks | $933,219,068 | 15 | $62,214,605 |
| 68 | Chris Rock | $929,781,532 | 9 | $103,309,059 |
| 69 | Eugene Levy | $900,584,063 | 10 | $90,058,406 |
| 70 | Ice Cube | $899,326,967 | 17 | $52,901,586 |
| 71 | Zac Efron | $880,285,095 | 11 | $80,025,918 |
| 72 | Chow Yun-Fat | $868,366,288 | 5 | $173,673,258 |
| 73 | Rose Byrne | $866,415,246 | 10 | $86,641,525 |
| 74 | Anna Faris | $862,441,070 | 10 | $86,244,107 |
| 75 | Ryan Reynolds | $845,901,195 | 13 | $65,069,323 |
| 76 | Joe Pesci | $839,344,553 | 3 | $279,781,518 |
| 77 | John Candy | $837,265,924 | 17 | $49,250,937 |
| 78 | John Goodman | $821,286,362 | 5 | $164,257,272 |
| 79 | Sam Rockwell | $809,529,611 | 12 | $67,460,801 |
| 80 | Jason Bateman | $804,474,051 | 11 | $73,134,005 |
| 81 | Maya Rudolph | $800,539,645 | 10 | $80,053,965 |
| 82 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $791,974,204 | 7 | $113,139,172 |
| 83 | Kim Cattrall | $791,159,972 | 4 | $197,789,993 |
| 84 | Brittany Snow | $787,002,835 | 6 | $131,167,139 |
| 85 | Mena Suvari | $774,987,527 | 9 | $86,109,725 |
| 86 | Seth MacFarlane | $773,230,770 | 3 | $257,743,590 |
| 87 | Tara Reid | $772,329,582 | 6 | $128,721,597 |
| 88 | Natasha Lyonne | $760,531,728 | 8 | $95,066,466 |
| 89 | Chris Klein | $758,023,645 | 5 | $151,604,729 |
| 90 | Kristen Wiig | $749,394,311 | 9 | $83,266,035 |
| 91 | Regina Hall | $748,755,958 | 13 | $57,596,612 |
| 92 | Rebel Wilson | $727,683,394 | 7 | $103,954,771 |
| 93 | Willem Dafoe | $720,176,734 | 5 | $144,035,347 |
| 94 | Shen Teng | $716,136,025 | 2 | $358,068,013 |
| 95 | Kristin Davis | $709,928,036 | 2 | $354,964,018 |
| 96 | Cynthia Nixon | $709,928,036 | 2 | $354,964,018 |
| 97 | David Spade | $704,011,162 | 10 | $70,401,116 |
| 98 | Craig Robinson | $694,613,395 | 8 | $86,826,674 |
| 99 | Rowan Atkinson | $685,305,067 | 5 | $137,061,013 |
| 100 | Heather Graham | $677,998,819 | 6 | $112,999,803 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Will Ferrell: By Eva Rinaldi Uploaded by WikiCelebs (Will Ferrell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Eddie Murphy: By David Shankbone (flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Adam Sandler: Angela George [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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