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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Original Screenplay 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
Harrison Ford
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,635,413 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($775,398,007 in 1977), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($549,001,086 in 1980), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($482,365,284 in 1983), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($474,171,806 in 1989), The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($446,449,908 in 2019), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($383,963,057 in 2023), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($367,451,914 in 1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($333,080,271 in 1984), Air Force One ($315,268,353 in 1997) |
2
Zoe Saldana
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Avatar ($2,923,706,026 in 2009), Avatar: The Way of Water ($2,317,514,386 in 2022), The Book of Life ($97,651,543 in 2014), Colombiana ($72,295,262 in 2011), Crossroads ($57,000,000 in 2002), Drumline ($56,398,875 in 2002), Amsterdam ($29,400,826 in 2022), Missing Link ($25,393,236 in 2019), Center Stage ($21,361,109 in 2000), Infinitely Polar Bear ($2,130,086 in 2015) |
3
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,511,986,364 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,235,534,014 in 2017), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,068 in 2021), Fast X ($714,567,285 in 2023), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($345,033,359 in 2017), xXx ($267,200,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($198,006,880 in 2005), The Last Witch Hunter ($130,818,912 in 2015), The Chronicles of Riddick ($107,212,751 in 2004), Riddick ($94,763,758 in 2013) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Ford | $6,007,667,554 | 23 | $261,202,937 |
| 2 | Zoe Saldana | $5,604,134,134 | 17 | $329,654,949 |
| 3 | Vin Diesel | $5,462,656,547 | 15 | $364,177,103 |
| 4 | Tom Hanks | $5,331,162,752 | 26 | $205,044,721 |
| 5 | Sam Worthington | $5,323,972,048 | 15 | $354,931,470 |
| 6 | Dwayne Johnson | $5,201,332,409 | 15 | $346,755,494 |
| 7 | Jack Black | $5,005,163,931 | 20 | $250,258,197 |
| 8 | Ben Stiller | $4,875,583,660 | 28 | $174,127,988 |
| 9 | John Boyega | $4,766,408,556 | 10 | $476,640,856 |
| 10 | Adam Sandler | $4,635,465,446 | 39 | $118,858,088 |
| 11 | Adam Driver | $4,606,902,372 | 11 | $418,809,307 |
| 12 | Daisy Ridley | $4,469,018,955 | 4 | $1,117,254,739 |
| 13 | Jason Statham | $4,335,803,314 | 26 | $166,761,666 |
| 14 | Samuel L. Jackson | $4,293,210,614 | 42 | $102,219,300 |
| 15 | Mark Hamill | $4,211,220,778 | 8 | $526,402,597 |
| 16 | Keanu Reeves | $4,061,604,323 | 35 | $116,045,838 |
| 17 | Kevin Hart | $4,041,488,160 | 17 | $237,734,598 |
| 18 | Tom Cruise | $3,954,501,903 | 17 | $232,617,759 |
| 19 | Tim Allen | $3,925,321,391 | 14 | $280,380,099 |
| 20 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $3,860,142,641 | 7 | $551,448,949 |
| 21 | Nicolas Cage | $3,842,686,039 | 64 | $60,041,969 |
| 22 | Steve Carell | $3,810,421,800 | 18 | $211,690,100 |
| 23 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $3,689,407,906 | 25 | $147,576,316 |
| 24 | Sylvester Stallone | $3,617,263,807 | 35 | $103,350,394 |
| 25 | Bruce Willis | $3,609,774,535 | 61 | $59,176,632 |
| 26 | Owen Wilson | $3,512,636,619 | 26 | $135,101,408 |
| 27 | Mel Gibson | $3,504,456,118 | 37 | $94,715,030 |
| 28 | Sandra Bullock | $3,491,672,704 | 22 | $158,712,396 |
| 29 | John Leguizamo | $3,407,784,833 | 16 | $212,986,552 |
| 30 | Robert De Niro | $3,367,817,202 | 43 | $78,321,330 |
| 31 | Julia Roberts | $3,360,716,158 | 22 | $152,759,825 |
| 32 | Ewan McGregor | $3,304,977,679 | 20 | $165,248,884 |
| 33 | Will Smith | $3,290,880,846 | 18 | $182,826,714 |
| 34 | Denis Leary | $3,288,932,712 | 8 | $411,116,589 |
| 35 | Natalie Portman | $3,227,627,553 | 21 | $153,696,550 |
| 36 | Ray Romano | $3,223,128,382 | 9 | $358,125,376 |
| 37 | Brad Pitt | $3,220,829,853 | 26 | $123,878,071 |
| 38 | Carrie Fisher | $3,138,948,214 | 6 | $523,158,036 |
| 39 | Liam Neeson | $3,122,994,623 | 28 | $111,535,522 |
| 40 | Chris Rock | $2,964,583,824 | 14 | $211,755,987 |
| 41 | Kate Winslet | $2,917,686,406 | 10 | $291,768,641 |
| 42 | Michelle Rodriguez | $2,906,313,520 | 10 | $290,631,352 |
| 43 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,856,326,638 | 6 | $476,054,440 |
| 44 | Kevin James | $2,813,971,574 | 15 | $187,598,105 |
| 45 | Matt Damon | $2,812,837,622 | 23 | $122,297,288 |
| 46 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,777,146,522 | 13 | $213,626,656 |
| 47 | Ryan Reynolds | $2,704,292,458 | 30 | $90,143,082 |
| 48 | Charlize Theron | $2,640,289,948 | 14 | $188,592,139 |
| 49 | Queen Latifah | $2,636,314,677 | 11 | $239,664,971 |
| 50 | George Clooney | $2,623,899,269 | 18 | $145,772,182 |
| 51 | Eddie Murphy | $2,613,931,753 | 31 | $84,320,379 |
| 52 | Matthew McConaughey | $2,604,204,146 | 19 | $137,063,376 |
| 53 | Jada Pinkett Smith | $2,580,346,257 | 8 | $322,543,282 |
| 54 | Keegan-Michael Key | $2,565,549,678 | 13 | $197,349,975 |
| 55 | Kristen Wiig | $2,546,199,464 | 13 | $195,861,497 |
| 56 | Jamie Foxx | $2,507,492,496 | 22 | $113,976,932 |
| 57 | Oscar Isaac | $2,501,127,110 | 13 | $192,394,393 |
| 58 | Will Ferrell | $2,443,890,419 | 23 | $106,256,105 |
| 59 | Shen Teng | $2,406,456,117 | 4 | $601,614,029 |
| 60 | Anthony Daniels | $2,404,403,138 | 2 | $1,202,201,569 |
| 61 | Morgan Freeman | $2,354,254,412 | 26 | $90,548,247 |
| 62 | David Spade | $2,255,061,204 | 15 | $150,337,414 |
| 63 | Scarlett Johansson | $2,221,692,999 | 15 | $148,112,867 |
| 64 | Gerard Butler | $2,215,875,538 | 20 | $110,793,777 |
| 65 | John Travolta | $2,204,573,260 | 36 | $61,238,146 |
| 66 | Jim Carrey | $2,178,174,559 | 13 | $167,551,889 |
| 67 | Billy Crystal | $2,113,321,335 | 13 | $162,563,180 |
| 68 | Jesse Eisenberg | $2,094,168,646 | 22 | $95,189,484 |
| 69 | Michael Caine | $2,091,373,586 | 23 | $90,929,286 |
| 70 | Jackie Chan | $2,084,221,952 | 31 | $67,232,966 |
| 71 | Woody Harrelson | $2,083,827,563 | 27 | $77,178,799 |
| 72 | Reese Witherspoon | $2,083,053,322 | 22 | $94,684,242 |
| 73 | Jason Bateman | $2,057,069,186 | 16 | $128,566,824 |
| 74 | John Goodman | $2,054,373,911 | 10 | $205,437,391 |
| 75 | Cameron Diaz | $2,045,853,630 | 16 | $127,865,852 |
| 76 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,988,583,370 | 4 | $497,145,843 |
| 77 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,976,889,824 | 20 | $98,844,491 |
| 78 | Ellen DeGeneres | $1,973,906,048 | 3 | $657,968,683 |
| 79 | Zach Galifianakis | $1,946,869,498 | 10 | $194,686,950 |
| 80 | David Schwimmer | $1,907,262,116 | 5 | $381,452,423 |
| 81 | Denzel Washington | $1,906,813,973 | 23 | $82,904,955 |
| 82 | Glen Powell | $1,896,509,312 | 8 | $237,063,664 |
| 83 | Craig T. Nelson | $1,894,521,169 | 3 | $631,507,056 |
| 84 | Holly Hunter | $1,883,752,447 | 5 | $376,750,489 |
| 85 | Sarah Vowell | $1,874,246,451 | 2 | $937,123,226 |
| 86 | Bradley Cooper | $1,868,232,313 | 11 | $169,839,301 |
| 87 | Dustin Hoffman | $1,851,361,284 | 16 | $115,710,080 |
| 88 | Albert Brooks | $1,850,123,071 | 6 | $308,353,845 |
| 89 | John C. Reilly | $1,844,805,007 | 11 | $167,709,546 |
| 90 | Anne Hathaway | $1,844,435,992 | 13 | $141,879,692 |
| 91 | Rowan Atkinson | $1,823,009,285 | 7 | $260,429,898 |
| 92 | Jon Hamm | $1,814,258,558 | 11 | $164,932,596 |
| 93 | Jennifer Aniston | $1,810,428,651 | 22 | $82,292,211 |
| 94 | Martin Lawrence | $1,807,752,251 | 15 | $120,516,817 |
| 95 | Karen Gillan | $1,758,153,359 | 10 | $175,815,336 |
| 96 | Emma Stone | $1,757,133,094 | 11 | $159,739,372 |
| 97 | Nick Jonas | $1,756,989,719 | 3 | $585,663,240 |
| 98 | John Cusack | $1,745,450,923 | 40 | $43,636,273 |
| 99 | John Cena | $1,739,819,055 | 18 | $96,656,614 |
| 100 | Steve Buscemi | $1,733,835,505 | 18 | $96,324,195 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Zoe Saldana: Georges Biard [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
