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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 13 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($291,147,424 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($263,581,232 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($250,853,809 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 23 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($291,147,424 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($263,581,232 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($250,853,809 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 10 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($291,147,424 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($263,581,232 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($250,853,809 in 2004), The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon ($1,729,226 in 2016)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office
Movies Average
1 Emma Watson $2,546,985,928 12 $212,248,827
2 Daniel Radcliffe $2,461,833,970 14 $175,845,284
3 Rupert Grint $2,400,649,181 9 $266,738,798
4 Jennifer Lawrence $1,734,671,773 10 $173,467,177
5 Eddie Murphy $1,546,027,301 8 $193,253,413
6 Robert Pattinson $1,469,158,071 11 $133,559,825
7 Mike Myers $1,370,672,956 6 $228,445,493
8 Cameron Diaz $1,366,865,049 9 $151,873,894
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 $1,261,494,983 14 $90,106,785
13 Tom Hanks $1,225,206,029 15 $81,680,402
14 Robin Williams $1,168,751,415 12 $97,395,951
15 Daniel Craig $1,105,726,009 7 $157,960,858
16 Ian McKellen $1,095,447,943 7 $156,492,563
17 Viggo Mortensen $1,074,291,246 8 $134,286,406
18 Chris Pratt $1,071,126,385 4 $267,781,596
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 $784,580,309 10 $78,458,031
23 Jim Carrey $735,864,132 6 $122,644,022
24 Brad Pitt $725,528,718 10 $72,552,872
25 Liam Neeson $697,752,435 14 $49,839,460
26 Elijah Wood $694,458,121 6 $115,743,020
27 Josh Brolin $686,253,511 7 $98,036,216
28 Leonardo DiCaprio $686,000,596 9 $76,222,288
29 Robert De Niro $673,919,961 21 $32,091,427
30 Harrison Ford $670,972,544 12 $55,914,379
31 Christopher Walken $668,983,109 5 $133,796,622
32 Tom Cruise $668,309,704 8 $83,538,713
33 Dustin Hoffman $655,676,165 14 $46,834,012
34 Alan Rickman $652,062,577 3 $217,354,192
35 Danny DeVito $645,517,407 8 $80,689,676
36 Timothée Chalamet $638,224,804 7 $91,174,972
37 John Travolta $611,504,638 13 $47,038,818
38 Bruce Willis $604,183,567 11 $54,925,779
39 Pierce Brosnan $596,307,454 11 $54,209,769
40 Scarlett Johansson $589,073,361 7 $84,153,337
41 Bryce Dallas Howard $587,425,347 2 $293,712,674
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 $535,149,407 4 $133,787,352
48 Robert Redford $527,906,728 10 $52,790,673
49 Ben Stiller $524,302,085 5 $104,860,417
50 Dave Bautista $523,062,776 5 $104,612,555
51 Anthony Hopkins $511,809,716 13 $39,369,978
52 Javier Bardem $511,543,955 8 $63,942,994
53 Lupita Nyong'o $507,903,068 2 $253,951,534
54 Kevin Costner $499,597,820 10 $49,959,782
55 Morgan Freeman $487,010,671 11 $44,273,697
56 Shailene Woodley $479,070,160 9 $53,230,018
57 Zendaya $476,980,435 4 $119,245,109
58 Bill Murray $468,869,989 7 $66,981,427
59 Idris Elba $464,093,270 7 $66,299,039
60 Rachel McAdams $458,984,107 7 $65,569,158
61 Michael J. Fox $452,906,109 8 $56,613,264
62 Sylvester Stallone $445,401,370 8 $55,675,171
63 Maggie Smith $445,260,359 9 $49,473,373
64 Lea Seydoux $443,600,072 4 $110,900,018
65 Anne Hathaway $443,369,505 10 $44,336,951
66 Stellan Skarsgård $439,088,889 9 $48,787,654
67 Kenneth Branagh $435,230,325 7 $62,175,761
68 William Moseley $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
69 Anna Popplewell $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
70 Will Smith $431,889,260 5 $86,377,852
71 Patrick Gallagher $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
72 Mizuo Peck $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
73 Dakota Johnson $427,852,513 6 $71,308,752
74 Glenn Close $425,189,347 7 $60,741,335
75 Jamie Dornan $423,480,412 5 $84,696,082
76 Josh Hutcherson $423,363,021 6 $70,560,504
77 Bill Hader $421,907,563 3 $140,635,854
78 Viola Davis $417,245,510 4 $104,311,378
79 Tilda Swinton $413,736,991 6 $68,956,165
80 Charlotte Rampling $400,061,968 7 $57,151,710
81 Rebecca Ferguson $393,740,332 2 $196,870,166
82 Alec Baldwin $393,290,353 7 $56,184,336
83 Blake Lively $391,104,149 8 $48,888,019
84 Al Pacino $390,819,300 10 $39,081,930
85 Florence Pugh $390,805,020 3 $130,268,340
86 Dennis Quaid $389,626,340 10 $38,962,634
87 Theo James $389,174,326 8 $48,646,791
88 Julia Roberts $388,540,691 7 $55,505,813
89 AnnaSophia Robb $388,512,852 5 $77,702,570
90 Jack Nicholson $385,324,475 11 $35,029,498
91 Amy Adams $383,299,471 7 $54,757,067
92 Jennifer Aniston $380,841,329 8 $47,605,166
93 Samuel L. Jackson $379,878,166 10 $37,987,817
94 Roy Scheider $376,583,971 2 $188,291,986
95 Clint Eastwood $376,464,479 13 $28,958,806
96 Reese Witherspoon $375,989,211 10 $37,598,921
97 Nicole Kidman $374,214,743 18 $20,789,708
98 Eva Green $369,403,824 5 $73,880,765
99 Neel Sethi $364,001,123 1 $364,001,123
100 Giancarlo Esposito $364,001,123 1 $364,001,123

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