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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Science Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Super Hero Stars - Domestic Leading Fantasy Stars - Domestic Leading Dramatization Stars - Domestic Leading Factual Stars - International Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Contemporary Fiction 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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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Rain Man ($172,825,435 in 1988), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023), The Firm ($158,340,892 in 1993)

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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 ($353,007,020 in 2015), Fast and Furious 6 ($238,679,850 in 2013), The Fate of the Furious ($225,764,765 in 2017), Fast Five ($210,031,325 in 2011), F9: The Fast Saga ($173,005,945 in 2021), Fast & Furious ($155,064,265 in 2009), Fast X ($146,126,015 in 2023), The Fast and the Furious ($144,512,310 in 2001), xXx ($141,930,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($113,006,880 in 2005)

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Sylvester Stallone
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 47 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Rambo: First Blood Part II ($150,415,432 in 1985), Rocky IV ($127,873,716 in 1985), Rocky III ($125,049,125 in 1982), Rocky ($117,235,147 in 1976), Creed II ($115,715,889 in 2018), Creed ($109,767,581 in 2015), The Expendables ($103,068,524 in 2010), Rocky 2 ($85,182,160 in 1979), The Expendables 2 ($85,028,192 in 2012), Cliffhanger ($84,049,211 in 1993)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $3,843,500,713 29 $132,534,507
2 Vin Diesel $2,001,150,931 14 $142,939,352
3 Sylvester Stallone $1,975,333,684 45 $43,896,304
4 Bruce Willis $1,975,199,341 65 $30,387,682
5 Adam Sandler $1,933,440,527 32 $60,420,016
6 Will Ferrell $1,913,597,434 28 $68,342,766
7 Sandra Bullock $1,911,838,048 26 $73,532,233
8 Julia Roberts $1,869,193,981 31 $60,296,580
9 Nicolas Cage $1,788,401,482 64 $27,943,773
10 John Travolta $1,739,023,626 43 $40,442,410
11 Robert De Niro $1,713,659,415 51 $33,601,165
12 Eddie Murphy $1,623,268,964 28 $57,973,892
13 Dwayne Johnson $1,622,702,793 17 $95,453,105
14 Matt Damon $1,577,972,380 20 $78,898,619
15 Denzel Washington $1,568,933,587 29 $54,101,158
16 Ben Stiller $1,545,901,112 27 $57,255,597
17 Jason Statham $1,504,742,830 37 $40,668,725
18 Mark Wahlberg $1,488,845,703 28 $53,173,061
19 Tom Hanks $1,431,200,659 21 $68,152,412
20 George Clooney $1,405,456,309 22 $63,884,378
21 Paul Walker $1,403,685,059 13 $107,975,774
22 Channing Tatum $1,402,550,557 21 $66,788,122
23 Harrison Ford $1,396,759,420 21 $66,512,353
24 Jim Carrey $1,391,402,218 15 $92,760,148
25 Bradley Cooper $1,389,906,281 17 $81,759,193
26 Morgan Freeman $1,356,203,715 34 $39,888,345
27 Michael Douglas $1,337,828,836 29 $46,132,029
28 Daniel Craig $1,334,020,741 13 $102,616,980
29 Samuel L. Jackson $1,315,051,994 46 $28,588,087
30 Robin Williams $1,312,760,721 25 $52,510,429
31 Mel Gibson $1,296,793,427 34 $38,140,983
32 Dustin Hoffman $1,288,053,630 23 $56,002,332
33 Keanu Reeves $1,249,940,028 32 $39,060,626
34 Brad Pitt $1,244,888,528 23 $54,125,588
35 Ryan Gosling $1,203,752,828 17 $70,808,990
36 Steve Martin $1,195,625,588 26 $45,985,600
37 Martin Lawrence $1,180,047,397 15 $78,669,826
38 Ben Affleck $1,163,099,238 29 $40,106,870
39 Liam Neeson $1,144,358,856 36 $31,787,746
40 Clint Eastwood $1,143,037,648 25 $45,721,506
41 Michelle Rodriguez $1,137,247,640 12 $94,770,637
42 Jack Nicholson $1,124,020,598 21 $53,524,790
43 Jennifer Aniston $1,117,300,420 27 $41,381,497
44 Glen Powell $1,114,137,298 8 $139,267,162
45 Pierce Brosnan $1,105,621,605 33 $33,503,685
46 Cameron Diaz $1,103,399,402 22 $50,154,518
47 Meryl Streep $1,092,163,253 26 $42,006,279
48 Vince Vaughn $1,081,109,975 21 $51,481,427
49 Will Smith $1,053,018,498 11 $95,728,954
50 Jon Hamm $1,033,098,220 14 $73,792,730
51 Richard Gere $1,020,937,105 34 $30,027,562
52 Anne Hathaway $947,300,404 19 $49,857,916
53 Jamie Lee Curtis $942,951,601 19 $49,629,032
54 Chris Rock $911,067,257 15 $60,737,817
55 Zach Galifianakis $910,327,909 11 $82,757,083
56 Ice Cube $905,818,684 21 $43,134,223
57 Owen Wilson $879,949,560 21 $41,902,360
58 Jamie Foxx $872,560,372 19 $45,924,230
59 Jackie Chan $870,349,882 27 $32,235,181
60 Dennis Quaid $862,496,775 30 $28,749,893
61 Jordana Brewster $857,388,385 9 $95,265,376
62 Angelina Jolie $844,007,186 12 $70,333,932
63 Michael Cera $840,359,707 11 $76,396,337
64 Tyler Perry $839,421,354 18 $46,634,520
65 Kevin Costner $828,627,018 24 $34,526,126
66 Kevin Hart $825,934,416 20 $41,296,721
67 Demi Moore $822,109,572 16 $51,381,848
68 Melissa McCarthy $818,926,552 12 $68,243,879
69 Ed Helms $814,249,128 14 $58,160,652
70 Miles Teller $791,245,667 12 $65,937,139
71 Diane Keaton $786,688,391 33 $23,839,042
72 Woody Harrelson $786,005,333 25 $31,440,213
73 Tyrese Gibson $785,651,885 13 $60,434,760
74 Al Pacino $785,236,411 27 $29,082,830
75 Regina Hall $783,736,786 20 $39,186,839
76 Jay Ellis $775,733,577 4 $193,933,394
77 Arnold Schwarzenegger $751,095,541 17 $44,182,091
78 Jason Bateman $747,436,983 19 $39,338,789
79 Kate McKinnon $747,220,682 4 $186,805,171
80 Joe Pesci $738,193,754 5 $147,638,751
81 Reese Witherspoon $738,031,950 22 $33,546,907
82 Drew Barrymore $737,338,828 20 $36,866,941
83 Kevin James $727,591,223 11 $66,144,657
84 Lewis James Pullman $720,595,340 2 $360,297,670
85 Danny Ramirez $718,732,821 1 $718,732,821
86 Greg Tarzan Davis $718,732,821 1 $718,732,821
87 Monica Barbaro $718,732,821 2 $359,366,411
88 Meg Ryan $713,796,349 17 $41,988,021
89 Michael Caine $706,745,448 25 $28,269,818
90 Danny Glover $704,752,858 17 $41,456,050
91 Gerard Butler $704,184,194 19 $37,062,326
92 Issa Rae $702,554,862 7 $100,364,980
93 Seth Rogen $701,698,186 14 $50,121,299
94 America Ferrera $701,130,721 3 $233,710,240
95 Goldie Hawn $693,137,281 16 $43,321,080
96 Margot Robbie $690,648,439 4 $172,662,110
97 Zac Efron $689,027,445 20 $34,451,372
98 Dua Lipa $681,992,751 2 $340,996,376
99 Jonah Hill $680,158,678 13 $52,319,898
100 Jennifer Lopez $676,872,934 22 $30,766,952

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

Tom Cruise: Gage Skidmore [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons