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Top International Leading Stars for Documentary Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Documentary Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Documentary Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Documentary 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
James Earl Jones
| Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 39 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Earth ($84,761,741 in 2009) |
2
Patrick Stewart
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 48 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Earth ($84,761,741 in 2009) |
3
Omar Sharif
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 19 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Mysteries of Egypt ($49,406,714 in 1998) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Earl Jones | $84,761,741 | 1 | $84,761,741 |
| 2 | Patrick Stewart | $84,761,741 | 1 | $84,761,741 |
| 3 | Omar Sharif | $49,406,714 | 1 | $49,406,714 |
| 4 | Kate Maberly | $49,406,714 | 1 | $49,406,714 |
| 5 | Stuart Pankin | $32,906,421 | 1 | $32,906,421 |
| 6 | Michael Moore | $16,755,458 | 2 | $8,377,729 |
| 7 | Harry Shearer | $12,480,529 | 1 | $12,480,529 |
| 8 | Morgan Spurlock | $10,704,440 | 1 | $10,704,440 |
| 9 | Alexandra Jamieson | $10,704,440 | 1 | $10,704,440 |
| 10 | Jim Carrey | $10,638,746 | 1 | $10,638,746 |
| 11 | Chloe Hollings | $10,418,621 | 1 | $10,418,621 |
| 12 | Judi Dench | $10,112,664 | 1 | $10,112,664 |
| 13 | Daryl Hannah | $9,537,291 | 1 | $9,537,291 |
| 14 | Kenneth Branagh | $8,517,904 | 1 | $8,517,904 |
| 15 | Toni Servillo | $6,410,727 | 1 | $6,410,727 |
| 16 | Kevin Spacey | $4,113,837 | 2 | $2,056,919 |
| 17 | Reda Kateb | $3,790,909 | 1 | $3,790,909 |
| 18 | Cécile de France | $3,790,909 | 1 | $3,790,909 |
| 19 | Jean Rochefort | $1,705,831 | 1 | $1,705,831 |
| 20 | Michael Douglas | $1,031,878 | 1 | $1,031,878 |
| 21 | Bill Maher | $870,157 | 1 | $870,157 |
| 22 | Emily Robison | $784,998 | 1 | $784,998 |
| 23 | Natalie Maines | $784,998 | 1 | $784,998 |
| 24 | Martie Maguire | $784,998 | 1 | $784,998 |
| 25 | Marlee Matlin | $762,967 | 1 | $762,967 |
| 26 | Kiefer Sutherland | $649,121 | 1 | $649,121 |
| 27 | Tilda Swinton | $465,619 | 2 | $232,810 |
| 28 | Dave Chappelle | $333,329 | 1 | $333,329 |
| 29 | Werner Herzog | $307,680 | 1 | $307,680 |
| 30 | Ruby O. Fee | $231,729 | 1 | $231,729 |
| 31 | Aaron Altaras | $231,729 | 1 | $231,729 |
| 32 | Max Mauff | $231,729 | 1 | $231,729 |
| 33 | Alice Dwyer | $231,729 | 1 | $231,729 |
| 34 | Queen Latifah | $194,090 | 1 | $194,090 |
| 35 | Daniel Skinner | $104,094 | 1 | $104,094 |
| 36 | Michael MacAllister | $71,597 | 1 | $71,597 |
| 37 | Chris Rock | $65,719 | 1 | $65,719 |
| 38 | Will Shortz | $56,366 | 1 | $56,366 |
| 39 | Miranda Otto | $40,253 | 1 | $40,253 |
| 40 | Gloria Pires | $40,253 | 1 | $40,253 |
| 41 | Marisa Tomei | $34,944 | 1 | $34,944 |
| 42 | Vincent D'Onofrio | $34,944 | 1 | $34,944 |
| 43 | Robert Reich | $20,690 | 1 | $20,690 |
| 44 | LeBron James | $9,712 | 1 | $9,712 |
| 45 | Ventura | $1,746 | 1 | $1,746 |
| 46 | Tyler Bryan | $143 | 1 | $143 |
The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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.
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