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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy 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 Musical Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Romantic 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
Julia Roberts
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 31 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Pretty Woman ($432,566,361 in 1990), Notting Hill ($363,713,167 in 1999), Runaway Bride ($310,138,178 in 1999), My Best Friend’s Wedding ($298,923,419 in 1997), Valentine’s Day ($217,569,328 in 2010), Ticket to Paradise ($168,576,981 in 2022), America’s Sweethearts ($160,648,493 in 2001), I Love Trouble ($61,947,267 in 1994), Larry Crowne ($61,449,135 in 2011), Mother’s Day ($52,367,022 in 2016) |
2
Hugh Grant
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Notting Hill ($363,713,167 in 1999), Love Actually ($246,479,647 in 2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral ($242,895,809 in 1994), Two Weeks Notice ($199,043,309 in 2002), Music and Lyrics ($146,196,885 in 2007), Nine Months ($138,486,431 in 1995), Did You Hear About the Morgans? ($80,480,566 in 2009), The Rewrite ($886,889 in 2015) |
3
Jennifer Aniston
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Just Go With It ($214,974,953 in 2011), The Break-Up ($205,727,307 in 2006), He’s Just Not That Into You ($181,053,657 in 2009), Along Came Polly ($173,044,410 in 2004), The Bounty Hunter ($135,808,837 in 2010), Mother’s Day ($52,367,022 in 2016), Picture Perfect ($31,301,775 in 1997), The Object of my Affection ($29,145,924 in 1998), She's the One ($13,795,053 in 1996), Management ($2,434,658 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Roberts | $2,127,899,351 | 10 | $212,789,935 |
| 2 | Hugh Grant | $1,418,182,703 | 8 | $177,272,838 |
| 3 | Jennifer Aniston | $1,039,653,596 | 10 | $103,965,360 |
| 4 | Renée Zellweger | $976,189,702 | 7 | $139,455,672 |
| 5 | Cameron Diaz | $944,892,578 | 5 | $188,978,516 |
| 6 | Richard Gere | $935,627,232 | 5 | $187,125,446 |
| 7 | Drew Barrymore | $924,057,153 | 8 | $115,507,144 |
| 8 | Katherine Heigl | $886,021,446 | 7 | $126,574,492 |
| 9 | Sandra Bullock | $841,143,706 | 7 | $120,163,387 |
| 10 | Meg Ryan | $828,067,225 | 9 | $92,007,469 |
| 11 | Jennifer Lopez | $804,279,119 | 8 | $100,534,890 |
| 12 | Ashton Kutcher | $747,748,744 | 6 | $124,624,791 |
| 13 | Ben Stiller | $743,477,087 | 6 | $123,912,848 |
| 14 | Shen Teng | $670,328,836 | 3 | $223,442,945 |
| 15 | Adam Sandler | $662,631,748 | 4 | $165,657,937 |
| 16 | Diane Keaton | $635,765,189 | 11 | $57,796,835 |
| 17 | Chao Deng | $630,557,195 | 2 | $315,278,598 |
| 18 | Jack Nicholson | $630,425,342 | 3 | $210,141,781 |
| 19 | Tom Hanks | $602,746,100 | 4 | $150,686,525 |
| 20 | Patrick Dempsey | $563,140,282 | 5 | $112,628,056 |
| 21 | Reese Witherspoon | $526,991,805 | 7 | $75,284,544 |
| 22 | Gerard Butler | $524,683,054 | 4 | $131,170,764 |
| 23 | Lin Yun | $523,758,236 | 1 | $523,758,236 |
| 24 | Show Luo | $523,758,236 | 1 | $523,758,236 |
| 25 | Zhang Yuqi | $523,758,236 | 1 | $523,758,236 |
| 26 | Colin Firth | $519,368,288 | 6 | $86,561,381 |
| 27 | Jennifer Garner | $480,961,327 | 5 | $96,192,265 |
| 28 | Bradley Cooper | $438,750,244 | 3 | $146,250,081 |
| 29 | Meryl Streep | $425,227,192 | 3 | $141,742,397 |
| 30 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $420,500,317 | 5 | $84,100,063 |
| 31 | Eddie Murphy | $419,852,444 | 3 | $139,950,815 |
| 32 | John Corbett | $413,762,711 | 3 | $137,920,904 |
| 33 | Nia Vardalos | $413,762,711 | 3 | $137,920,904 |
| 34 | Ryan Reynolds | $413,125,262 | 3 | $137,708,421 |
| 35 | Jessica Biel | $412,762,974 | 4 | $103,190,744 |
| 36 | Vivian Sung | $406,193,329 | 2 | $203,096,665 |
| 37 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $390,942,594 | 4 | $97,735,649 |
| 38 | Steve Carell | $388,509,814 | 3 | $129,503,271 |
| 39 | Helen Hunt | $381,268,043 | 2 | $190,634,022 |
| 40 | Vince Vaughn | $378,177,730 | 2 | $189,088,865 |
| 41 | Mel Gibson | $374,105,123 | 1 | $374,105,123 |
| 42 | Will Smith | $366,784,257 | 1 | $366,784,257 |
| 43 | Hector Elizondo | $364,419,601 | 2 | $182,209,801 |
| 44 | Henry Golding | $362,462,302 | 2 | $181,231,151 |
| 45 | Julianne Moore | $356,188,575 | 4 | $89,047,144 |
| 46 | Anne Hathaway | $353,067,290 | 3 | $117,689,097 |
| 47 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $350,358,737 | 3 | $116,786,246 |
| 48 | Andie MacDowell | $343,812,655 | 3 | $114,604,218 |
| 49 | Malin Akerman | $341,114,009 | 6 | $56,852,335 |
| 50 | George Clooney | $336,074,272 | 3 | $112,024,757 |
| 51 | Kristen Bell | $321,722,670 | 3 | $107,240,890 |
| 52 | Alec Baldwin | $311,359,817 | 3 | $103,786,606 |
| 53 | Jane Fonda | $311,001,217 | 4 | $77,750,304 |
| 54 | John Cusack | $309,962,909 | 4 | $77,490,727 |
| 55 | Hilary Swank | $302,619,951 | 2 | $151,309,976 |
| 56 | Billy Crystal | $286,843,150 | 3 | $95,614,383 |
| 57 | Topher Grace | $283,585,128 | 3 | $94,528,376 |
| 58 | Ben Affleck | $282,137,459 | 3 | $94,045,820 |
| 59 | Jessica Alba | $280,113,794 | 3 | $93,371,265 |
| 60 | Joseph Fiennes | $279,500,000 | 1 | $279,500,000 |
| 61 | Jack Black | $275,756,743 | 2 | $137,878,372 |
| 62 | Amanda Peet | $274,566,371 | 3 | $91,522,124 |
| 63 | Tom Cruise | $273,552,592 | 1 | $273,552,592 |
| 64 | Seth Rogen | $272,890,376 | 2 | $136,445,188 |
| 65 | Susan Sarandon | $272,247,241 | 4 | $68,061,810 |
| 66 | Josh Duhamel | $270,327,939 | 4 | $67,581,985 |
| 67 | Keanu Reeves | $268,345,472 | 2 | $134,172,736 |
| 68 | Scarlett Johansson | $260,520,587 | 3 | $86,840,196 |
| 69 | Owen Wilson | $260,455,145 | 3 | $86,818,382 |
| 70 | Bill Nighy | $260,286,736 | 2 | $130,143,368 |
| 71 | Emma Thompson | $256,361,938 | 2 | $128,180,969 |
| 72 | Taraji P. Henson | $253,313,600 | 3 | $84,437,867 |
| 73 | Harrison Ford | $251,900,000 | 2 | $125,950,000 |
| 74 | Keira Knightley | $248,742,083 | 2 | $124,371,042 |
| 75 | Rowan Atkinson | $246,479,647 | 1 | $246,479,647 |
| 76 | Laura Linney | $246,479,647 | 1 | $246,479,647 |
| 77 | Alan Rickman | $246,479,647 | 1 | $246,479,647 |
| 78 | Martine McCutcheon | $246,479,647 | 1 | $246,479,647 |
| 79 | Liam Neeson | $246,479,647 | 1 | $246,479,647 |
| 80 | Ginnifer Goodwin | $246,137,773 | 2 | $123,068,887 |
| 81 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $245,131,611 | 4 | $61,282,903 |
| 82 | Shirley MacLaine | $242,169,326 | 2 | $121,084,663 |
| 83 | Queen Latifah | $239,436,993 | 2 | $119,718,497 |
| 84 | Meagan Good | $239,247,696 | 5 | $47,849,539 |
| 85 | Constance Wu | $239,032,921 | 1 | $239,032,921 |
| 86 | Michelle Monaghan | $235,417,172 | 3 | $78,472,391 |
| 87 | Kevin Hart | $233,961,361 | 4 | $58,490,340 |
| 88 | Regina Hall | $233,847,557 | 3 | $77,949,186 |
| 89 | Michael Ealy | $233,847,557 | 3 | $77,949,186 |
| 90 | Matthew McConaughey | $230,915,703 | 2 | $115,457,852 |
| 91 | Jamie Foxx | $230,081,645 | 2 | $115,040,823 |
| 92 | Jim Carrey | $225,990,976 | 1 | $225,990,976 |
| 93 | Justin Long | $224,664,841 | 5 | $44,932,968 |
| 94 | Jason Bateman | $222,308,888 | 2 | $111,154,444 |
| 95 | Dakota Johnson | $218,991,251 | 2 | $109,495,626 |
| 96 | Sydney Sweeney | $218,905,781 | 1 | $218,905,781 |
| 97 | Glen Powell | $218,905,781 | 1 | $218,905,781 |
| 98 | Taylor Lautner | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
| 99 | George Lopez | $217,569,328 | 1 | $217,569,328 |
| 100 | Kathy Bates | $217,569,328 | 2 | $108,784,664 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Julia Roberts: By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Grant: By Kurt Kulac [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons
Jennifer Aniston: Brett Cove [GFDL-1.1,1.2,1.3], via Wikimedia Commons
