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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Horror Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense 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 Horror 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
Milla Jovovich
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($314,101,190 in 2016), Resident Evil: Afterlife ($295,874,190 in 2010), Resident Evil: Retribution ($240,647,629 in 2012), Resident Evil: Extinction ($149,871,103 in 2007), Resident Evil: Apocalypse ($125,168,734 in 2004), Resident Evil ($103,787,401 in 2002) |
2
Bill Skarsgård
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: It ($701,012,746 in 2017), It: Chapter Two ($467,561,586 in 2019), Nosferatu ($0 in 2024) |
3
Anthony Hopkins
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 33 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Hannibal ($350,100,280 in 2001), The Silence of the Lambs ($275,726,716 in 1991), The Wolfman ($142,634,358 in 2010), The Rite ($97,143,987 in 2011), Magic ($23,800,000 in 1978), Audrey Rose ($0 in 1977) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milla Jovovich | $1,229,450,247 | 6 | $204,908,375 |
| 2 | Bill Skarsgård | $1,168,574,332 | 3 | $389,524,777 |
| 3 | Anthony Hopkins | $889,405,341 | 6 | $148,234,224 |
| 4 | Vera Farmiga | $826,941,923 | 4 | $206,735,481 |
| 5 | Neve Campbell | $797,781,862 | 7 | $113,968,837 |
| 6 | Emily Blunt | $774,192,772 | 4 | $193,548,193 |
| 7 | Tobin Bell | $719,526,366 | 8 | $89,940,796 |
| 8 | Jaeden Lieberher | $701,012,746 | 1 | $701,012,746 |
| 9 | Patrick Wilson | $696,721,701 | 3 | $232,240,567 |
| 10 | Roy Scheider | $692,556,269 | 2 | $346,278,135 |
| 11 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $654,643,437 | 6 | $109,107,240 |
| 12 | Courteney Cox | $642,140,016 | 4 | $160,535,004 |
| 13 | Lupita Nyong'o | $517,041,015 | 3 | $172,347,005 |
| 14 | Robert Shaw | $483,655,893 | 1 | $483,655,893 |
| 15 | Richard Dreyfuss | $483,655,893 | 1 | $483,655,893 |
| 16 | David Arquette | $473,076,166 | 4 | $118,269,042 |
| 17 | Allison Williams | $434,093,922 | 2 | $217,046,961 |
| 18 | Max von Sydow | $428,824,083 | 2 | $214,412,042 |
| 19 | Daniel Kaluuya | $424,336,492 | 2 | $212,168,246 |
| 20 | Ethan Hawke | $391,881,805 | 4 | $97,970,451 |
| 21 | Nick Castle | $386,267,251 | 2 | $193,133,626 |
| 22 | James Jude Courtney | $386,267,251 | 2 | $193,133,626 |
| 23 | Micah Sloat | $371,695,066 | 2 | $185,847,533 |
| 24 | Katie Featherston | $371,695,066 | 2 | $185,847,533 |
| 25 | Matthew Lillard | $365,612,090 | 2 | $182,806,045 |
| 26 | Bonnie Aarons | $362,947,805 | 2 | $181,473,903 |
| 27 | Demián Bichir | $362,900,037 | 1 | $362,900,037 |
| 28 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | $359,644,416 | 2 | $179,822,208 |
| 29 | Cailee Spaeny | $345,497,064 | 2 | $172,748,532 |
| 30 | James McAvoy | $336,389,727 | 2 | $168,194,864 |
| 31 | John Krasinski | $334,876,670 | 1 | $334,876,670 |
| 32 | Madison Wolfe | $310,452,424 | 2 | $155,226,212 |
| 33 | Anthony LaPaglia | $310,262,432 | 2 | $155,131,216 |
| 34 | Frances O’Connor | $310,196,332 | 1 | $310,196,332 |
| 35 | Miranda Otto | $305,384,865 | 1 | $305,384,865 |
| 36 | Stephanie Sigman | $305,384,865 | 1 | $305,384,865 |
| 37 | Talitha Bateman | $305,384,865 | 1 | $305,384,865 |
| 38 | Josh Hutcherson | $297,144,130 | 1 | $297,144,130 |
| 39 | Kyle Gallner | $296,034,697 | 5 | $59,206,939 |
| 40 | Annabelle Wallis | $290,831,948 | 2 | $145,415,974 |
| 41 | Naomi Watts | $289,860,652 | 3 | $96,620,217 |
| 42 | Ty Simpkins | $286,129,814 | 3 | $95,376,605 |
| 43 | Jodie Foster | $275,726,716 | 1 | $275,726,716 |
| 44 | Elisabeth Shue | $274,860,160 | 2 | $137,430,080 |
| 45 | Taissa Farmiga | $268,060,845 | 1 | $268,060,845 |
| 46 | Ali Larter | $267,547,191 | 4 | $66,886,798 |
| 47 | Joseph Quinn | $260,953,917 | 1 | $260,953,917 |
| 48 | Jane Levy | $257,916,395 | 2 | $128,958,198 |
| 49 | Michael C. Williams | $248,300,000 | 1 | $248,300,000 |
| 50 | Joshua Leonard | $248,300,000 | 2 | $124,150,000 |
| 51 | Heather Donahue | $248,300,000 | 1 | $248,300,000 |
| 52 | Katherine Waterston | $247,547,384 | 2 | $123,773,692 |
| 53 | Michael Fassbender | $242,815,620 | 2 | $121,407,810 |
| 54 | Christina Ricci | $232,415,000 | 3 | $77,471,667 |
| 55 | Mckenna Grace | $230,779,191 | 1 | $230,779,191 |
| 56 | Rose Byrne | $226,154,229 | 2 | $113,077,115 |
| 57 | Kevin Bacon | $225,163,874 | 5 | $45,032,775 |
| 58 | Tom Cruise | $223,564,608 | 1 | $223,564,608 |
| 59 | Jessica Chastain | $223,062,420 | 2 | $111,531,210 |
| 60 | Nicole Kidman | $218,496,956 | 2 | $109,248,478 |
| 61 | Jessie Usher | $217,068,735 | 1 | $217,068,735 |
| 62 | Robin Weigert | $217,068,735 | 1 | $217,068,735 |
| 63 | Kal Penn | $217,068,735 | 1 | $217,068,735 |
| 64 | Rob Morgan | $217,068,735 | 1 | $217,068,735 |
| 65 | Sosie Bacon | $217,068,735 | 1 | $217,068,735 |
| 66 | Caitlin Stasey | $217,068,735 | 1 | $217,068,735 |
| 67 | Gary Oldman | $216,805,173 | 2 | $108,402,587 |
| 68 | Taylor Russell | $211,950,967 | 3 | $70,650,322 |
| 69 | Logan Miller | $209,180,372 | 3 | $69,726,791 |
| 70 | Lorraine Gary | $208,900,376 | 1 | $208,900,376 |
| 71 | Murray Hamilton | $208,900,376 | 1 | $208,900,376 |
| 72 | Johnny Depp | $207,068,340 | 1 | $207,068,340 |
| 73 | Stephen Lang | $207,059,676 | 4 | $51,764,919 |
| 74 | Chloe Cserngey | $207,039,844 | 1 | $207,039,844 |
| 75 | Jessica Tyler Brown | $207,039,844 | 1 | $207,039,844 |
| 76 | Gabriel Bateman | $192,306,090 | 2 | $96,153,045 |
| 77 | Sigourney Weaver | $188,039,787 | 2 | $94,019,894 |
| 78 | Tom Skerritt | $188,034,787 | 1 | $188,034,787 |
| 79 | Bobby Campo | $187,384,627 | 2 | $93,692,314 |
| 80 | Violet McGraw | $186,305,660 | 2 | $93,152,830 |
| 81 | Jenna Ortega | $184,223,344 | 3 | $61,407,781 |
| 82 | Jenna Davis | $181,796,517 | 1 | $181,796,517 |
| 83 | Amie Donald | $181,796,517 | 1 | $181,796,517 |
| 84 | Liam Neeson | $180,188,905 | 1 | $180,188,905 |
| 85 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $180,188,905 | 1 | $180,188,905 |
| 86 | Lili Taylor | $180,188,905 | 1 | $180,188,905 |
| 87 | Tony Todd | $179,141,295 | 9 | $19,904,588 |
| 88 | Shawnee Smith | $179,068,939 | 3 | $59,689,646 |
| 89 | Jack Nicholson | $177,235,194 | 2 | $88,617,597 |
| 90 | Robert Englund | $175,072,942 | 7 | $25,010,420 |
| 91 | Lin Shaye | $174,595,479 | 8 | $21,824,435 |
| 92 | Jerry O'Connell | $172,710,310 | 3 | $57,570,103 |
| 93 | Jamie Kennedy | $172,412,254 | 2 | $86,206,127 |
| 94 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $172,363,301 | 1 | $172,363,301 |
| 95 | Keke Palmer | $172,039,087 | 1 | $172,039,087 |
| 96 | Steven Yeun | $172,039,087 | 1 | $172,039,087 |
| 97 | Devyn Nekoda | $169,063,850 | 1 | $169,063,850 |
| 98 | Samara Weaving | $169,063,850 | 1 | $169,063,850 |
| 99 | Melissa Barrera | $169,063,850 | 2 | $84,531,925 |
| 100 | Dermot Mulroney | $169,063,850 | 2 | $84,531,925 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Bill Skarsgård: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Anthony Hopkins: gdcgraphics [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
