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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Fox Searchlight Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Fox Searchlight Stars - International Leading Fox Searchlight Stars - Worldwide Leading Walt Disney Stars - Worldwide Leading Warner Bros. Stars - Worldwide Leading Universal Stars - Worldwide Leading Sony Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - Worldwide Leading Lionsgate Stars - Worldwide Leading MGM Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Fox Searchlight 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
Dev Patel
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Slumdog Millionaire ($383,825,427 in 2008), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($134,639,780 in 2012), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($89,400,862 in 2015) |
2
Tom Wilkinson
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: The Full Monty ($261,249,383 in 1997), The Grand Budapest Hotel ($163,037,661 in 2014), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ($134,639,780 in 2012) |
3
Natalie Portman
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 27 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Black Swan ($331,266,710 in 2010), Jackie ($36,588,512 in 2016), Garden State ($36,028,802 in 2004), Lucy in the Sky ($325,943 in 2019) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dev Patel | $607,866,069 | 3 | $202,622,023 |
2 | Tom Wilkinson | $558,926,824 | 3 | $186,308,941 |
3 | Natalie Portman | $404,209,967 | 4 | $101,052,492 |
4 | Madhur Mittal | $383,825,427 | 1 | $383,825,427 |
5 | Freida Pinto | $383,825,427 | 1 | $383,825,427 |
6 | Edward Norton | $324,461,658 | 3 | $108,153,886 |
7 | Sam Rockwell | $286,717,214 | 4 | $71,679,304 |
8 | Judi Dench | $274,619,053 | 3 | $91,539,684 |
9 | Robert Carlyle | $261,249,383 | 1 | $261,249,383 |
10 | Mark Addy | $261,249,383 | 1 | $261,249,383 |
11 | Elliot Page | $253,368,030 | 3 | $84,456,010 |
12 | Saoirse Ronan | $225,113,802 | 2 | $112,556,901 |
13 | Ronald Pickup | $224,040,642 | 2 | $112,020,321 |
14 | Bill Nighy | $224,040,642 | 2 | $112,020,321 |
15 | Penelope Wilton | $224,040,642 | 2 | $112,020,321 |
16 | Celia Imrie | $224,040,642 | 2 | $112,020,321 |
17 | Maggie Smith | $224,040,642 | 2 | $112,020,321 |
18 | Jeff Goldblum | $221,535,411 | 2 | $110,767,706 |
19 | Bill Murray | $221,535,411 | 2 | $110,767,706 |
20 | Jason Schwartzman | $218,149,945 | 3 | $72,716,648 |
21 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | $200,591,341 | 2 | $100,295,671 |
22 | Owen Wilson | $198,115,232 | 2 | $99,057,616 |
23 | Adrien Brody | $198,115,232 | 2 | $99,057,616 |
24 | Doug Jones | $195,790,794 | 1 | $195,790,794 |
25 | Sally Hawkins | $195,790,794 | 1 | $195,790,794 |
26 | Harvey Keitel | $187,039,234 | 2 | $93,519,617 |
27 | Jude Law | $184,929,832 | 3 | $61,643,277 |
28 | George Clooney | $175,507,800 | 1 | $175,507,800 |
29 | Willem Dafoe | $170,901,536 | 2 | $85,450,768 |
30 | Tilda Swinton | $168,740,941 | 2 | $84,370,471 |
31 | Ralph Fiennes | $168,740,941 | 2 | $84,370,471 |
32 | Tony Revolori | $167,658,060 | 2 | $83,829,030 |
33 | F. Murray Abraham | $163,037,661 | 1 | $163,037,661 |
34 | Lea Seydoux | $163,037,661 | 1 | $163,037,661 |
35 | Mathieu Amalric | $163,037,661 | 1 | $163,037,661 |
36 | Woody Harrelson | $161,868,734 | 2 | $80,934,367 |
37 | Frances McDormand | $161,158,351 | 1 | $161,158,351 |
38 | Toni Collette | $152,239,007 | 3 | $50,746,336 |
39 | Naomie Harris | $148,242,328 | 2 | $74,121,164 |
40 | Steve Carell | $145,941,542 | 3 | $48,647,181 |
41 | Forest Whitaker | $136,023,728 | 3 | $45,341,243 |
42 | Chris Evans | $134,453,077 | 3 | $44,817,692 |
43 | Paul Dano | $133,419,430 | 3 | $44,473,143 |
44 | Naomi Watts | $122,960,960 | 2 | $61,480,480 |
45 | Paul Giamatti | $121,595,863 | 2 | $60,797,932 |
46 | Emma Stone | $121,371,626 | 2 | $60,685,813 |
47 | Cillian Murphy | $114,815,127 | 2 | $57,407,564 |
48 | Richard Gere | $113,930,247 | 3 | $37,976,749 |
49 | Scarlett Johansson | $111,620,917 | 2 | $55,810,459 |
50 | Thomas Haden Church | $109,726,800 | 1 | $109,726,800 |
51 | Andrea Riseborough | $102,926,247 | 1 | $102,926,247 |
52 | Amy Ryan | $102,926,247 | 1 | $102,926,247 |
53 | Michael Keaton | $102,926,247 | 1 | $102,926,247 |
54 | Zach Galifianakis | $102,926,247 | 1 | $102,926,247 |
55 | Abigail Breslin | $100,642,353 | 1 | $100,642,353 |
56 | Greg Kinnear | $100,642,353 | 1 | $100,642,353 |
57 | Alan Arkin | $100,642,353 | 1 | $100,642,353 |
58 | Brendan Gleeson | $99,672,258 | 2 | $49,836,129 |
59 | Olivia Colman | $95,829,459 | 1 | $95,829,459 |
60 | Stephen Merchant | $91,498,472 | 2 | $45,749,236 |
61 | Derek Luke | $91,225,605 | 3 | $30,408,535 |
62 | Tina Desai | $89,400,862 | 1 | $89,400,862 |
63 | Lillete Dubey | $89,400,862 | 1 | $89,400,862 |
64 | Taika Waititi | $86,878,073 | 1 | $86,878,073 |
65 | Roman Griffin Davis | $86,878,073 | 1 | $86,878,073 |
66 | Thomasin McKenzie | $86,878,073 | 1 | $86,878,073 |
67 | Rebel Wilson | $86,878,073 | 1 | $86,878,073 |
68 | Alfie Allen | $86,878,073 | 1 | $86,878,073 |
69 | Keira Knightley | $82,808,457 | 2 | $41,404,229 |
70 | Megan Burns | $82,784,517 | 1 | $82,784,517 |
71 | Christopher Eccleston | $82,784,517 | 1 | $82,784,517 |
72 | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | $74,566,042 | 1 | $74,566,042 |
73 | Anupam Kher | $74,566,042 | 1 | $74,566,042 |
74 | Parminder Nagra | $74,566,042 | 1 | $74,566,042 |
75 | James McAvoy | $71,749,423 | 2 | $35,874,712 |
76 | James Franco | $66,111,381 | 2 | $33,055,691 |
77 | Hugh Laurie | $65,457,811 | 1 | $65,457,811 |
78 | Keanu Reeves | $65,457,811 | 1 | $65,457,811 |
79 | Kerry Washington | $62,360,782 | 2 | $31,180,391 |
80 | Emory Cohen | $62,076,141 | 1 | $62,076,141 |
81 | Domhnall Gleeson | $62,076,141 | 1 | $62,076,141 |
82 | Queen Latifah | $61,862,012 | 2 | $30,931,006 |
83 | Sean Penn | $61,721,826 | 1 | $61,721,826 |
84 | Jessica Chastain | $61,721,826 | 1 | $61,721,826 |
85 | Brad Pitt | $61,721,826 | 1 | $61,721,826 |
86 | Bryan Cranston | $58,497,750 | 1 | $58,497,750 |
87 | Bob Balaban | $58,497,750 | 1 | $58,497,750 |
88 | Koyu Rankin | $58,497,750 | 1 | $58,497,750 |
89 | Adam Brody | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
90 | Melanie Scrofano | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
91 | Ethan Tavares | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
92 | Mark O'Brien | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
93 | Elyse Levesque | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
94 | Samara Weaving | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
95 | Liam MacDonald | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
96 | Henry Czerny | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
97 | Nicky Guadagni | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
98 | Andie MacDowell | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
99 | Kristian Bruun | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
100 | John Ralston | $56,785,851 | 1 | $56,785,851 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Dev Patel: By Romina Espinosa at https://www.rominaespinosa.com [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Natalie Portman: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons