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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Musical Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Musical Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Adventure Stars - Worldwide Leading Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars - Worldwide Leading Drama Stars - Worldwide Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Musical 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.
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Idina Menzel
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Frozen II ($1,451,653,316 in 2019), Frozen ($1,269,758,653 in 2013) |
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Kristen Bell
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Frozen II ($1,451,653,316 in 2019), Frozen ($1,269,758,653 in 2013), Molly and the Moon ($0 in ) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Gad | $3,981,173,655 | 3 | $1,327,057,885 |
| 2 | Idina Menzel | $2,721,411,969 | 2 | $1,360,705,985 |
| 3 | Kristen Bell | $2,721,411,969 | 3 | $907,137,323 |
| 4 | Auli'i Cravalho | $1,848,075,268 | 3 | $616,025,089 |
| 5 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,743,858,105 | 4 | $435,964,526 |
| 6 | Meryl Streep | $1,535,693,606 | 5 | $307,138,721 |
| 7 | Ewan McGregor | $1,438,961,222 | 2 | $719,480,611 |
| 8 | Amanda Seyfried | $1,412,771,367 | 4 | $353,192,842 |
| 9 | Ian McKellen | $1,335,060,162 | 2 | $667,530,081 |
| 10 | Julie Walters | $1,323,085,415 | 3 | $441,028,472 |
| 11 | Colin Firth | $1,323,085,415 | 3 | $441,028,472 |
| 12 | Santino Fontana | $1,269,758,653 | 1 | $1,269,758,653 |
| 13 | Jonathan Groff | $1,269,758,653 | 3 | $423,252,884 |
| 14 | Alan Tudyk | $1,269,758,653 | 1 | $1,269,758,653 |
| 15 | Audra McDonald | $1,259,762,094 | 2 | $629,881,047 |
| 16 | Emma Watson | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 17 | Emma Thompson | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 18 | Dan Stevens | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 19 | Luke Evans | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 20 | Stanley Tucci | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 21 | Kevin Kline | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 22 | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | $1,259,761,686 | 1 | $1,259,761,686 |
| 23 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 24 | Taron Egerton | $1,035,598,770 | 3 | $345,199,590 |
| 25 | Tori Kelly | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 26 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 27 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 28 | Dominic Cooper | $977,478,915 | 2 | $488,739,458 |
| 29 | Stellan Skarsgård | $977,478,915 | 2 | $488,739,458 |
| 30 | Christine Baranski | $977,478,915 | 3 | $325,826,305 |
| 31 | Pierce Brosnan | $977,478,915 | 2 | $488,739,458 |
| 32 | Beyoncé Knowles | $878,238,945 | 3 | $292,746,315 |
| 33 | Hugh Jackman | $864,088,452 | 2 | $432,044,226 |
| 34 | Anthony Gonzalez | $796,397,165 | 1 | $796,397,165 |
| 35 | Gael Garcia Bernal | $796,397,165 | 1 | $796,397,165 |
| 36 | Benjamin Bratt | $796,397,165 | 2 | $398,198,583 |
| 37 | Ariana Grande | $755,543,504 | 2 | $377,771,752 |
| 38 | Cynthia Erivo | $755,543,504 | 2 | $377,771,752 |
| 39 | Kelvin Harrison Jr | $728,605,519 | 3 | $242,868,506 |
| 40 | Seth Rogen | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 41 | John Kani | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 42 | Billy Eichner | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 43 | Aaron Pierre | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 44 | Blue Ivy Carter | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 45 | Tiffany Boone | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 46 | Preston Nyman | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 47 | Mads Mikkelsen | $722,618,595 | 1 | $722,618,595 |
| 48 | Zac Efron | $703,188,880 | 2 | $351,594,440 |
| 49 | Halle Bailey | $638,545,480 | 2 | $319,272,740 |
| 50 | Timothée Chalamet | $634,681,815 | 1 | $634,681,815 |
| 51 | John C. Reilly | $631,064,182 | 1 | $631,064,182 |
| 52 | Seth MacFarlane | $631,064,182 | 1 | $631,064,182 |
| 53 | John Travolta | $597,101,408 | 2 | $298,550,704 |
| 54 | Helena Bonham Carter | $588,622,296 | 2 | $294,311,148 |
| 55 | Melissa McCarthy | $569,626,289 | 1 | $569,626,289 |
| 56 | Javier Bardem | $569,626,289 | 1 | $569,626,289 |
| 57 | Jonah Hauer-King | $569,626,289 | 1 | $569,626,289 |
| 58 | Elijah Wood | $542,956,777 | 2 | $271,478,389 |
| 59 | Emma Stone | $504,618,524 | 1 | $504,618,524 |
| 60 | Ryan Gosling | $504,618,524 | 1 | $504,618,524 |
| 61 | Cher | $486,696,006 | 2 | $243,348,003 |
| 62 | Julie Andrews | $451,973,181 | 5 | $90,394,636 |
| 63 | Paige O'Hara | $438,656,843 | 1 | $438,656,843 |
| 64 | Robby Benson | $438,656,843 | 1 | $438,656,843 |
| 65 | Russell Crowe | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 66 | Anne Hathaway | $435,292,452 | 2 | $217,646,226 |
| 67 | Eddie Redmayne | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 68 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $435,292,452 | 1 | $435,292,452 |
| 69 | Rebecca Ferguson | $428,796,000 | 1 | $428,796,000 |
| 70 | Michelle Williams | $428,796,000 | 1 | $428,796,000 |
| 71 | Zendaya | $428,796,000 | 1 | $428,796,000 |
| 72 | Olivia Newton-John | $417,041,158 | 2 | $208,520,579 |
| 73 | Eric Andre | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 74 | Pharrell Williams | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 75 | Bono | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 76 | Halsey | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 77 | Letitia Wright | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 78 | Nick Kroll | $404,534,588 | 1 | $404,534,588 |
| 79 | Josh Dylan | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 80 | Alexa Davies | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 81 | Andy Garcia | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 82 | Jeremy Irvine | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 83 | Lily James | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 84 | Hugh Skinner | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 85 | Jessica Keenan Wynn | $396,143,331 | 1 | $396,143,331 |
| 86 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $367,802,477 | 2 | $183,901,239 |
| 87 | Lin-Manuel Miranda | $366,398,268 | 2 | $183,199,134 |
| 88 | Emily Blunt | $345,606,500 | 1 | $345,606,500 |
| 89 | Phil Harris | $332,843,000 | 2 | $166,421,500 |
| 90 | Richard Gere | $306,770,545 | 1 | $306,770,545 |
| 91 | Renée Zellweger | $306,770,545 | 1 | $306,770,545 |
| 92 | Jamie Foxx | $295,449,975 | 2 | $147,724,988 |
| 93 | Ashley Tisdale | $281,312,848 | 2 | $140,656,424 |
| 94 | Rachel Zegler | $280,508,832 | 3 | $93,502,944 |
| 95 | Lucas Grabeel | $274,394,260 | 2 | $137,197,130 |
| 96 | Corbin Bleu | $274,392,880 | 1 | $274,392,880 |
| 97 | Monique Coleman | $274,392,880 | 1 | $274,392,880 |
| 98 | Vanessa Hudgens | $274,392,880 | 1 | $274,392,880 |
| 99 | Ilene Woods | $271,732,564 | 1 | $271,732,564 |
| 100 | Nicole Kidman | $236,375,629 | 3 | $78,791,876 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Josh Gad: By Voice Chasers [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Kristen Bell: By Magicland9 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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