Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Sources > Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars
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.

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) |

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) |

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) |
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