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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Digital Animation Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Digital Animation Stars - International Leading Digital Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Animation/Live Action Stars - Worldwide Leading Hand Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Stop-Motion Animation Stars - Worldwide Leading Rotoscoping Stars - Worldwide Leading Multiple Production Methods Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Digital Animation 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
Steve Carell
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 21 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Minions ($1,157,271,759 in 2015), Despicable Me 3 ($1,032,809,657 in 2017), Despicable Me 2 ($975,216,835 in 2013), Minions: The Rise of Gru ($939,409,556 in 2022), Despicable Me ($544,707,293 in 2010), Over the Hedge ($343,397,247 in 2006), Horton Hears a Who ($299,477,886 in 2008), Despicable Me 4 ($25,454,133 in 2024) |
2
Jack Black
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 25 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,361,553,421 in 2023), Kung Fu Panda 2 ($664,837,547 in 2011), Kung Fu Panda ($631,910,531 in 2008), Kung Fu Panda 4 ($545,648,549 in 2024), Kung Fu Panda 3 ($520,189,225 in 2016), Apollo 10½: A Space Age Adventure ($0 in 2022), Kung Fu Panda Holiday ($0 in 2012) |
3
Tom Hanks
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Toy Story 4 ($1,072,817,964 in 2019), Toy Story 3 ($1,068,879,522 in 2010), Toy Story 2 ($511,358,276 in 1999), Toy Story ($365,270,951 in 1995), The Polar Express ($312,183,437 in 2004), Toy Story 3D Double Feature ($35,868,069 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Carell | $5,317,744,366 | 8 | $664,718,046 |
| 2 | Jack Black | $3,724,136,699 | 7 | $532,019,528 |
| 3 | Tom Hanks | $3,366,378,219 | 6 | $561,063,037 |
| 4 | Josh Gad | $3,230,412,699 | 5 | $646,082,540 |
| 5 | John Leguizamo | $3,207,977,548 | 6 | $534,662,925 |
| 6 | Ray Romano | $3,206,624,261 | 5 | $641,324,852 |
| 7 | Denis Leary | $3,206,624,261 | 5 | $641,324,852 |
| 8 | Tim Allen | $3,054,194,782 | 5 | $610,838,956 |
| 9 | Eddie Murphy | $2,991,216,581 | 4 | $747,804,145 |
| 10 | Cameron Diaz | $2,991,216,581 | 4 | $747,804,145 |
| 11 | Mike Myers | $2,991,216,581 | 4 | $747,804,145 |
| 12 | Kristen Bell | $2,927,644,639 | 4 | $731,911,160 |
| 13 | Idina Menzel | $2,725,869,170 | 3 | $908,623,057 |
| 14 | Chris Pratt | $2,392,868,903 | 5 | $478,573,781 |
| 15 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,322,077,944 | 5 | $464,415,589 |
| 16 | Samuel L. Jackson | $2,201,309,167 | 4 | $550,327,292 |
| 17 | Kristen Wiig | $2,149,370,747 | 3 | $716,456,916 |
| 18 | Tony Hale | $2,117,981,681 | 2 | $1,058,990,841 |
| 19 | Chris Rock | $2,104,937,080 | 4 | $526,234,270 |
| 20 | Amy Poehler | $2,029,470,243 | 4 | $507,367,561 |
| 21 | Charlie Day | $2,019,260,884 | 3 | $673,086,961 |
| 22 | Alan Tudyk | $2,011,001,688 | 3 | $670,333,896 |
| 23 | Ellen DeGeneres | $1,961,100,977 | 2 | $980,550,489 |
| 24 | Queen Latifah | $1,940,742,781 | 3 | $646,914,260 |
| 25 | Lewis Black | $1,919,878,548 | 3 | $639,959,516 |
| 26 | David Schwimmer | $1,903,161,611 | 3 | $634,387,204 |
| 27 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $1,903,161,611 | 3 | $634,387,204 |
| 28 | Ben Stiller | $1,903,161,611 | 3 | $634,387,204 |
| 29 | Phyllis Smith | $1,895,730,060 | 2 | $947,865,030 |
| 30 | Holly Hunter | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 31 | Craig T. Nelson | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 32 | Sarah Vowell | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 33 | Andy Samberg | $1,839,165,549 | 5 | $367,833,110 |
| 34 | Albert Brooks | $1,822,107,852 | 2 | $911,053,926 |
| 35 | Antonio Banderas | $1,796,486,527 | 3 | $598,828,842 |
| 36 | Tom McGrath | $1,713,544,576 | 3 | $571,181,525 |
| 37 | Kevin Hart | $1,662,777,446 | 4 | $415,694,362 |
| 38 | John C. Reilly | $1,656,866,533 | 3 | $552,288,844 |
| 39 | Jay Baruchel | $1,630,148,444 | 3 | $543,382,815 |
| 40 | Will Arnett | $1,581,533,450 | 7 | $225,933,350 |
| 41 | Bill Hader | $1,537,394,968 | 5 | $307,478,994 |
| 42 | Steve Buscemi | $1,518,462,869 | 6 | $253,077,145 |
| 43 | Owen Wilson | $1,515,714,382 | 4 | $378,928,596 |
| 44 | Kevin James | $1,500,003,313 | 4 | $375,000,828 |
| 45 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,417,286,150 | 3 | $472,428,717 |
| 46 | Selena Gomez | $1,399,899,469 | 4 | $349,974,867 |
| 47 | David Spade | $1,381,419,469 | 3 | $460,473,156 |
| 48 | Adam Sandler | $1,381,419,469 | 4 | $345,354,867 |
| 49 | Wanda Sykes | $1,374,376,827 | 4 | $343,594,207 |
| 50 | Anya Taylor-Joy | $1,361,553,421 | 1 | $1,361,553,421 |
| 51 | Mindy Kaling | $1,347,077,864 | 2 | $673,538,932 |
| 52 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $1,346,602,045 | 2 | $673,301,023 |
| 53 | Cedric the Entertainer | $1,346,602,045 | 2 | $673,301,023 |
| 54 | Andy Richter | $1,346,602,045 | 2 | $673,301,023 |
| 55 | Lake Bell | $1,332,508,241 | 3 | $444,169,414 |
| 56 | Hannibal Buress | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 57 | Jenny Slate | $1,332,462,908 | 3 | $444,154,303 |
| 58 | Eric Stonestreet | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 59 | Billy Crystal | $1,303,939,529 | 2 | $651,969,765 |
| 60 | John Goodman | $1,303,939,529 | 2 | $651,969,765 |
| 61 | Santino Fontana | $1,274,215,854 | 1 | $1,274,215,854 |
| 62 | Jonathan Groff | $1,274,215,854 | 2 | $637,107,927 |
| 63 | Jordan Peele | $1,256,171,395 | 3 | $418,723,798 |
| 64 | Huck Milner | $1,242,805,359 | 1 | $1,242,805,359 |
| 65 | Nicolas Cage | $1,212,910,188 | 4 | $303,227,547 |
| 66 | Craig Ferguson | $1,169,854,990 | 3 | $389,951,663 |
| 67 | Conrad Vernon | $1,167,211,851 | 3 | $389,070,617 |
| 68 | Sandra Bullock | $1,157,271,759 | 1 | $1,157,271,759 |
| 69 | Jon Hamm | $1,157,271,759 | 1 | $1,157,271,759 |
| 70 | Anne Hathaway | $1,090,206,922 | 3 | $363,402,307 |
| 71 | Jonah Hill | $1,082,162,698 | 2 | $541,081,349 |
| 72 | Alec Baldwin | $1,077,550,335 | 5 | $215,510,067 |
| 73 | Ryan Reynolds | $1,074,731,241 | 3 | $358,243,747 |
| 74 | Patton Oswalt | $1,072,999,603 | 4 | $268,249,901 |
| 75 | Christina Hendricks | $1,072,817,964 | 1 | $1,072,817,964 |
| 76 | Annie Potts | $1,072,817,964 | 1 | $1,072,817,964 |
| 77 | Benjamin Bratt | $1,070,794,370 | 2 | $535,397,185 |
| 78 | Hailee Steinfeld | $1,056,687,062 | 2 | $528,343,531 |
| 79 | Shameik Moore | $1,056,687,062 | 2 | $528,343,531 |
| 80 | Paul Walter Hauser | $1,045,163,717 | 2 | $522,581,859 |
| 81 | Liza Lapira | $1,045,163,717 | 1 | $1,045,163,717 |
| 82 | Adele Exarchopoulos | $1,045,163,717 | 1 | $1,045,163,717 |
| 83 | Maya Hawke | $1,045,163,717 | 1 | $1,045,163,717 |
| 84 | Ayo Edebiri | $1,045,163,717 | 1 | $1,045,163,717 |
| 85 | Salma Hayek | $1,040,241,854 | 2 | $520,120,927 |
| 86 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 87 | Taron Egerton | $1,035,598,770 | 3 | $345,199,590 |
| 88 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 89 | Tori Kelly | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 90 | Trey Parker | $1,032,809,657 | 1 | $1,032,809,657 |
| 91 | Sarah Silverman | $1,025,802,351 | 2 | $512,901,176 |
| 92 | Dan Whitney | $1,021,785,941 | 2 | $510,892,971 |
| 93 | Jason Bateman | $1,002,462,578 | 1 | $1,002,462,578 |
| 94 | Ginnifer Goodwin | $1,002,462,578 | 1 | $1,002,462,578 |
| 95 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,000,116,610 | 4 | $250,029,153 |
| 96 | Jesse Eisenberg | $980,363,532 | 2 | $490,181,766 |
| 97 | Chris Miller | $966,623,305 | 2 | $483,311,653 |
| 98 | Elizabeth Banks | $955,366,427 | 3 | $318,455,476 |
| 99 | Barry Humphries | $940,629,706 | 2 | $470,314,853 |
| 100 | Louis C.K. | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Steve Carell: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Steve Carell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jack Black: By Toglenn (Own work) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
