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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Original Screenplay Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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 Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Movie Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Original Screenplay 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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Harrison Ford
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope ($460,998,007 in 1977), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($317,101,119 in 2008), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi ($316,465,003 in 1983), Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back ($291,738,960 in 1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark ($225,686,079 in 1981), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade ($197,171,806 in 1989), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ($179,880,271 in 1984), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($174,480,468 in 2023), Air Force One ($172,956,409 in 1997), The Secret Life of Pets 2 ($159,214,420 in 2019)

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Tom Hanks
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 50 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Toy Story 4 ($434,038,008 in 2019), Toy Story 3 ($415,004,880 in 2010), Toy Story 2 ($245,852,179 in 1999), Cast Away ($233,632,142 in 2000), Saving Private Ryan ($216,335,085 in 1998), Toy Story ($192,523,233 in 1995), Sleepless in Seattle ($126,680,884 in 1993), Big ($114,968,774 in 1988), A League of Their Own ($107,533,925 in 1992), Philadelphia ($77,324,422 in 1993)

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Adam Sandler
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 36 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Hotel Transylvania 2 ($169,700,110 in 2015), Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation ($167,500,092 in 2018), Big Daddy ($163,479,795 in 1999), Grown Ups ($162,001,186 in 2010), The Waterboy ($161,491,646 in 1998), Hotel Transylvania ($148,313,048 in 2012), Click ($137,355,633 in 2006), Anger Management ($135,560,942 in 2003), Grown Ups 2 ($133,668,525 in 2013), 50 First Dates ($120,776,832 in 2004)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Harrison Ford $3,112,760,513 23 $135,337,414
2 Tom Hanks $2,752,900,864 29 $94,927,616
3 Adam Sandler $2,505,513,387 40 $62,637,835
4 Dwayne Johnson $2,411,271,973 18 $133,959,554
5 Mark Hamill $2,263,294,297 11 $205,754,027
6 Steve Carell $2,148,984,521 19 $113,104,448
7 Adam Driver $2,148,832,232 13 $165,294,787
8 John Boyega $2,132,944,849 10 $213,294,485
9 Daisy Ridley $2,072,840,240 8 $259,105,030
10 Tim Allen $2,041,400,075 15 $136,093,338
11 Samuel L. Jackson $2,015,335,496 44 $45,803,079
12 Jack Black $1,992,207,591 21 $94,867,028
13 Ben Stiller $1,988,560,481 28 $71,020,017
14 Nicolas Cage $1,961,301,022 69 $28,424,652
15 Kevin Hart $1,941,424,946 18 $107,856,941
16 Keanu Reeves $1,899,071,175 41 $46,318,809
17 Tom Cruise $1,868,401,500 17 $109,905,971
18 Sandra Bullock $1,777,104,969 23 $77,265,433
19 Will Ferrell $1,752,368,246 25 $70,094,730
20 Zoe Saldana $1,701,213,515 15 $113,414,234
21 Carrie Fisher $1,689,932,048 6 $281,655,341
22 Eddie Murphy $1,674,851,717 31 $54,027,475
23 Owen Wilson $1,639,041,947 27 $60,705,257
24 Bruce Willis $1,608,460,374 61 $26,368,203
25 Mel Gibson $1,587,420,629 38 $41,774,227
26 Sam Worthington $1,558,850,117 19 $82,044,743
27 Robert De Niro $1,548,684,673 44 $35,197,379
28 Will Smith $1,545,161,549 18 $85,842,308
29 Julia Roberts $1,525,480,110 24 $63,561,671
30 Natalie Portman $1,523,732,516 23 $66,249,240
31 Ewan McGregor $1,489,319,062 21 $70,919,955
32 Vin Diesel $1,419,203,815 15 $94,613,588
33 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,370,616,388 26 $52,716,015
34 Kevin James $1,366,244,339 16 $85,390,271
35 Sylvester Stallone $1,333,337,885 36 $37,037,163
36 Liam Neeson $1,332,991,403 29 $45,965,221
37 Leonardo DiCaprio $1,271,115,206 8 $158,889,401
38 Brad Pitt $1,268,684,723 28 $45,310,169
39 John Travolta $1,263,986,362 37 $34,161,794
40 Clint Eastwood $1,260,626,848 31 $40,665,382
41 Martin Lawrence $1,256,752,137 17 $73,926,596
42 Denzel Washington $1,253,070,080 24 $52,211,253
43 Matt Damon $1,250,085,920 24 $52,086,913
44 Amy Poehler $1,238,607,848 11 $112,600,713
45 Ryan Reynolds $1,217,659,096 32 $38,051,847
46 Billy Crystal $1,215,918,053 14 $86,851,290
47 George Clooney $1,205,197,160 20 $60,259,858
48 Jim Carrey $1,190,041,082 13 $91,541,622
49 Jason Statham $1,188,356,998 29 $40,977,828
50 Oscar Isaac $1,188,046,146 14 $84,860,439
51 Matthew McConaughey $1,187,448,561 19 $62,497,293
52 Chris Rock $1,181,060,825 14 $84,361,488
53 Anthony Daniels $1,135,383,924 2 $567,691,962
54 Glen Powell $1,117,537,576 8 $139,692,197
55 Bill Murray $1,113,834,021 26 $42,839,770
56 Tony Hale $1,089,557,810 6 $181,592,968
57 Keegan-Michael Key $1,075,850,755 14 $76,846,483
58 Lewis Black $1,072,097,758 5 $214,419,552
59 Seth Rogen $1,056,333,064 17 $62,137,239
60 Vince Vaughn $1,051,221,181 19 $55,327,431
61 Robin Williams $1,047,036,337 21 $49,858,873
62 David Spade $1,045,458,496 15 $69,697,233
63 Jamie Foxx $1,041,874,711 23 $45,298,900
64 Mark Wahlberg $1,037,271,014 21 $49,393,858
65 Reese Witherspoon $1,022,049,798 21 $48,669,038
66 Jada Pinkett Smith $1,015,823,507 8 $126,977,938
67 Morgan Freeman $1,010,403,660 28 $36,085,845
68 Phyllis Smith $1,009,441,905 2 $504,720,953
69 Ice Cube $1,007,917,186 23 $43,822,486
70 Jason Bateman $999,378,496 17 $58,786,970
71 Queen Latifah $992,883,826 12 $82,740,319
72 Dustin Hoffman $982,357,464 17 $57,785,733
73 Jennifer Aniston $975,827,112 22 $44,355,778
74 Bradley Cooper $971,156,237 12 $80,929,686
75 Kristen Wiig $969,907,137 13 $74,608,241
76 Kate Winslet $943,730,688 10 $94,373,069
77 Steve Martin $940,283,257 21 $44,775,393
78 John Leguizamo $934,761,374 17 $54,985,963
79 Zach Galifianakis $928,337,502 10 $92,833,750
80 Jon Hamm $908,287,391 11 $82,571,581
81 Richard Gere $899,651,056 28 $32,130,395
82 Woody Harrelson $898,673,865 27 $33,284,217
83 Catherine O'Hara $897,398,643 7 $128,199,806
84 John Goodman $893,177,901 10 $89,317,790
85 Craig T. Nelson $891,998,941 4 $222,999,735
86 Jackie Chan $889,690,518 35 $25,419,729
87 Ellen DeGeneres $879,630,002 3 $293,210,001
88 Holly Hunter $874,623,879 5 $174,924,776
89 Sarah Vowell $870,022,836 2 $435,011,418
90 Michael Douglas $868,601,790 20 $43,430,090
91 Gerard Butler $865,001,200 22 $39,318,236
92 Denis Leary $859,385,033 8 $107,423,129
93 Michael Caine $856,167,309 25 $34,246,692
94 Scarlett Johansson $842,948,218 18 $46,830,457
95 Melissa McCarthy $839,633,004 12 $69,969,417
96 Ed Helms $833,439,503 16 $52,089,969
97 Cameron Diaz $831,699,427 17 $48,923,496
98 Ben Affleck $824,110,621 23 $35,830,897
99 Ray Romano $810,155,361 9 $90,017,262
100 John C. Reilly $809,876,498 11 $73,625,136

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

Harrison Ford: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Adam Sandler: Angela George [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons