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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Domestic Leading Based on TV Stars - Domestic Leading Remake Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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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Emma Watson
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 12 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($381,193,157 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($290,201,752 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262,233,381 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($249,757,726 in 2004), Little Women ($108,095,955 in 2019), The Circle ($20,497,844 in 2017)

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Daniel Radcliffe
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($381,193,157 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($290,201,752 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262,233,381 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($249,757,726 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($54,333,290 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($5,775,076 in 2015)

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Rupert Grint
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($381,193,157 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,089,278 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($296,837,581 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($292,137,260 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($290,201,752 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($262,233,381 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($249,757,726 in 2004)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Emma Watson $2,538,658,349 11 $230,787,123
2 Daniel Radcliffe $2,453,506,391 13 $188,731,261
3 Rupert Grint $2,392,321,602 8 $299,040,200
4 Jennifer Lawrence $1,734,671,773 10 $173,467,177
5 Eddie Murphy $1,547,284,817 7 $221,040,688
6 Robert Pattinson $1,423,110,924 11 $129,373,720
7 Mike Myers $1,371,930,472 5 $274,386,094
8 Cameron Diaz $1,368,122,565 8 $171,015,321
9 Kristen Stewart $1,365,325,991 7 $195,046,570
10 Taylor Lautner $1,363,539,109 6 $227,256,518
11 Matt Damon $1,324,066,986 11 $120,369,726
12 Ralph Fiennes $1,225,766,388 13 $94,289,722
13 Tom Hanks $1,204,313,571 15 $80,287,571
14 Daniel Craig $1,105,726,009 7 $157,960,858
15 Ian McKellen $1,087,324,249 7 $155,332,036
16 Robin Williams $1,075,757,614 11 $97,796,147
17 Chris Pratt $1,070,026,385 2 $535,013,193
18 Viggo Mortensen $1,066,167,552 8 $133,270,944
19 Johnny Depp $1,056,641,632 15 $70,442,775
20 Meryl Streep $949,426,829 19 $49,969,833
21 Martin Freeman $867,383,990 4 $216,845,998
22 Jude Law $784,058,943 10 $78,405,894
23 Jim Carrey $735,378,052 6 $122,563,009
24 Brad Pitt $725,528,718 10 $72,552,872
25 Liam Neeson $697,752,435 14 $49,839,460
26 Elijah Wood $688,785,354 6 $114,797,559
27 Leonardo DiCaprio $685,992,009 9 $76,221,334
28 Josh Brolin $684,645,367 7 $97,806,481
29 Harrison Ford $670,904,736 12 $55,908,728
30 Christopher Walken $668,418,402 5 $133,683,680
31 Tom Cruise $668,079,881 8 $83,509,985
32 Dustin Hoffman $655,676,165 14 $46,834,012
33 Alan Rickman $652,062,577 3 $217,354,192
34 Timothée Chalamet $636,437,157 6 $106,072,860
35 Danny DeVito $612,419,185 7 $87,488,455
36 John Travolta $611,504,638 13 $47,038,818
37 Bruce Willis $604,183,567 11 $54,925,779
38 Pierce Brosnan $596,307,454 10 $59,630,745
39 Scarlett Johansson $589,073,361 7 $84,153,337
40 Bryce Dallas Howard $587,425,347 2 $293,712,674
41 Robert De Niro $582,619,405 18 $32,367,745
42 Robert Downey, Jr. $562,968,131 11 $51,178,921
43 Ben Kingsley $550,440,126 5 $110,088,025
44 Ben Affleck $542,391,448 12 $45,199,287
45 Georgie Henley $537,726,267 4 $134,431,567
46 Skandar Keynes $537,719,397 3 $179,239,799
47 Orlando Bloom $532,698,480 4 $133,174,620
48 Dave Bautista $519,584,327 4 $129,896,082
49 Anthony Hopkins $511,809,716 13 $39,369,978
50 Javier Bardem $510,500,518 8 $63,812,565
51 Kevin Costner $499,497,210 10 $49,949,721
52 Ben Stiller $487,514,828 4 $121,878,707
53 Morgan Freeman $486,939,087 11 $44,267,190
54 Shailene Woodley $479,070,160 7 $68,438,594
55 Robert Redford $477,986,858 9 $53,109,651
56 Zendaya $475,372,291 3 $158,457,430
57 Bill Murray $464,941,851 6 $77,490,309
58 Idris Elba $464,093,270 7 $66,299,039
59 Rachel McAdams $458,403,241 7 $65,486,177
60 Michael J. Fox $452,906,109 8 $56,613,264
61 Sylvester Stallone $445,401,370 8 $55,675,171
62 Maggie Smith $445,260,359 9 $49,473,373
63 Anne Hathaway $443,369,505 9 $49,263,278
64 Lea Seydoux $443,035,365 4 $110,758,841
65 Stellan Skarsgård $437,480,745 9 $48,608,972
66 William Moseley $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
67 Anna Popplewell $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
68 Will Smith $431,889,260 4 $107,972,315
69 Patrick Gallagher $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
70 Mizuo Peck $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
71 Dakota Johnson $427,852,513 5 $85,570,503
72 Glenn Close $425,189,347 7 $60,741,335
73 Jamie Dornan $423,480,412 5 $84,696,082
74 Josh Hutcherson $423,363,021 6 $70,560,504
75 Bill Hader $421,907,563 3 $140,635,854
76 Clint Eastwood $419,464,479 14 $29,961,749
77 Viola Davis $417,245,510 4 $104,311,378
78 Tilda Swinton $413,736,991 6 $68,956,165
79 Charlotte Rampling $398,453,824 7 $56,921,975
80 Rebecca Ferguson $392,132,188 2 $196,066,094
81 Al Pacino $390,819,300 10 $39,081,930
82 Florence Pugh $390,240,313 3 $130,080,104
83 Julia Roberts $388,540,691 7 $55,505,813
84 AnnaSophia Robb $388,512,852 5 $77,702,570
85 Jack Nicholson $384,742,623 11 $34,976,602
86 Alec Baldwin $383,636,063 6 $63,939,344
87 Amy Adams $383,299,471 7 $54,757,067
88 Jennifer Aniston $380,465,642 8 $47,558,205
89 Samuel L. Jackson $379,878,166 10 $37,987,817
90 Dennis Quaid $378,554,465 9 $42,061,607
91 Roy Scheider $375,887,926 2 $187,943,963
92 Nicole Kidman $374,114,605 17 $22,006,741
93 Kenneth Branagh $373,967,786 5 $74,793,557
94 Eva Green $369,403,824 5 $73,880,765
95 Giancarlo Esposito $364,001,123 1 $364,001,123
96 Lupita Nyong'o $364,001,123 2 $182,000,562
97 Neel Sethi $364,001,123 1 $364,001,123
98 Demi Moore $355,967,672 6 $59,327,945
99 Jodie Foster $349,989,793 7 $49,998,542
100 Roger Moore $349,521,732 10 $34,952,173

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.

Image attributions

Emma Watson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Daniel Radcliffe: DavidDjJohnson at English Wikipedia [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Rupert Grint: By John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom (Ron Weasley) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons