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Top Domestic Leading Stars for MGM Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Walt Disney Stars - Domestic Leading Warner Bros. Stars - Domestic Leading Universal Stars - Domestic Leading Sony Pictures Stars - Domestic Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - Domestic Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - Domestic Leading Lionsgate Stars - International Leading MGM Stars - Worldwide Leading MGM Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the MGM 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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Pierce Brosnan
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Die Another Day ($160,942,139 in 2002), The World is Not Enough ($126,930,660 in 1999), Tomorrow Never Dies ($125,304,276 in 1997), Goldeneye ($106,429,941 in 1995), The Thomas Crown Affair ($69,304,264 in 1999) |
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Michael B. Jordan
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Creed III ($156,248,615 in 2023), Creed II ($115,715,889 in 2018) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierce Brosnan | $588,911,280 | 5 | $117,782,256 |
| 2 | Sylvester Stallone | $479,854,987 | 5 | $95,970,997 |
| 3 | Michael B. Jordan | $271,964,504 | 2 | $135,982,252 |
| 4 | Dustin Hoffman | $217,610,488 | 2 | $108,805,244 |
| 5 | Clark Gable | $207,852,470 | 3 | $69,284,157 |
| 6 | Vivien Leigh | $198,680,470 | 1 | $198,680,470 |
| 7 | Reese Witherspoon | $189,986,315 | 3 | $63,328,772 |
| 8 | Anthony Hopkins | $176,335,067 | 3 | $58,778,356 |
| 9 | Roger Moore | $174,627,960 | 6 | $29,104,660 |
| 10 | Tom Cruise | $172,825,435 | 1 | $172,825,435 |
| 11 | Jonathan Pryce | $166,915,160 | 2 | $83,457,580 |
| 12 | Halle Berry | $160,942,139 | 1 | $160,942,139 |
| 13 | Nicolas Cage | $153,538,373 | 3 | $51,179,458 |
| 14 | Ice Cube | $152,363,377 | 3 | $50,787,792 |
| 15 | John Cusack | $141,784,089 | 3 | $47,261,363 |
| 16 | Rene Russo | $141,325,272 | 2 | $70,662,636 |
| 17 | Sean Patrick Thomas | $140,852,054 | 2 | $70,426,027 |
| 18 | Cedric the Entertainer | $140,852,054 | 2 | $70,426,027 |
| 19 | Michael Ealy | $140,852,054 | 2 | $70,426,027 |
| 20 | Eve | $140,852,054 | 2 | $70,426,027 |
| 21 | Teri Hatcher | $136,406,132 | 2 | $68,203,066 |
| 22 | John Travolta | $127,870,409 | 2 | $63,935,205 |
| 23 | Michelle Yeoh | $125,304,276 | 1 | $125,304,276 |
| 24 | Robin Williams | $124,060,553 | 1 | $124,060,553 |
| 25 | Bruce Willis | $117,112,580 | 4 | $29,278,145 |
| 26 | Sean Connery | $114,965,035 | 4 | $28,741,259 |
| 27 | Gene Hackman | $112,355,032 | 2 | $56,177,516 |
| 28 | Omar Sharif | $111,897,830 | 1 | $111,897,830 |
| 29 | Julie Christie | $111,897,830 | 1 | $111,897,830 |
| 30 | Jack Nicholson | $108,981,275 | 1 | $108,981,275 |
| 31 | Famke Janssen | $106,429,941 | 1 | $106,429,941 |
| 32 | Izabella Scorupco | $106,429,941 | 1 | $106,429,941 |
| 33 | Queen Latifah | $101,421,762 | 2 | $50,710,881 |
| 34 | Anthony Anderson | $99,295,889 | 2 | $49,647,945 |
| 35 | James Spader | $96,886,393 | 3 | $32,295,464 |
| 36 | Timothy Dalton | $85,852,015 | 2 | $42,926,008 |
| 37 | Samuel L. Jackson | $84,111,772 | 3 | $28,037,257 |
| 38 | John Cleese | $83,021,602 | 2 | $41,510,801 |
| 39 | Kurt Russell | $80,803,139 | 2 | $40,401,570 |
| 40 | Cher | $80,640,528 | 1 | $80,640,528 |
| 41 | Leonard Howze | $75,781,642 | 1 | $75,781,642 |
| 42 | Keith David | $75,781,642 | 1 | $75,781,642 |
| 43 | Heather O'Rourke | $74,788,932 | 1 | $74,788,932 |
| 44 | Ally Sheedy | $74,433,837 | 1 | $74,433,837 |
| 45 | Diane Keaton | $73,268,471 | 4 | $18,317,118 |
| 46 | Frankie Muniz | $71,059,307 | 2 | $35,529,654 |
| 47 | Leonard Earl Howze | $65,070,412 | 1 | $65,070,412 |
| 48 | Harry J. Lennix | $65,070,412 | 1 | $65,070,412 |
| 49 | Troy Garity | $65,070,412 | 1 | $65,070,412 |
| 50 | Kevin Kline | $63,493,000 | 1 | $63,493,000 |
| 51 | Michael Palin | $63,493,000 | 1 | $63,493,000 |
| 52 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $63,493,000 | 1 | $63,493,000 |
| 53 | Richard Gere | $60,195,746 | 2 | $30,097,873 |
| 54 | Billy Bob Thornton | $59,330,840 | 2 | $29,665,420 |
| 55 | Hilary Duff | $58,994,698 | 2 | $29,497,349 |
| 56 | Tyler Mane | $58,269,151 | 1 | $58,269,151 |
| 57 | Julie Andrews | $57,086,836 | 2 | $28,543,418 |
| 58 | John Malkovich | $56,968,169 | 1 | $56,968,169 |
| 59 | Gerard Depardieu | $56,968,169 | 1 | $56,968,169 |
| 60 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $56,968,169 | 1 | $56,968,169 |
| 61 | Gabriel Byrne | $56,968,169 | 1 | $56,968,169 |
| 62 | Jeremy Irons | $56,968,169 | 1 | $56,968,169 |
| 63 | Geena Davis | $55,378,322 | 2 | $27,689,161 |
| 64 | Susan Sarandon | $54,772,062 | 3 | $18,257,354 |
| 65 | Robert De Niro | $51,916,384 | 3 | $17,305,461 |
| 66 | John Candy | $51,545,183 | 3 | $17,181,728 |
| 67 | Sigourney Weaver | $50,612,599 | 2 | $25,306,300 |
| 68 | Craig Robinson | $50,269,859 | 1 | $50,269,859 |
| 69 | Clark Duke | $50,269,859 | 1 | $50,269,859 |
| 70 | Rob Corddry | $50,269,859 | 1 | $50,269,859 |
| 71 | Patricia Arquette | $50,041,732 | 1 | $50,041,732 |
| 72 | Scarlett Johansson | $49,143,382 | 2 | $24,571,691 |
| 73 | Angie Harmon | $47,545,060 | 1 | $47,545,060 |
| 74 | Dwayne Johnson | $46,213,824 | 1 | $46,213,824 |
| 75 | Rick Moranis | $45,155,101 | 2 | $22,577,551 |
| 76 | Denzel Washington | $45,075,528 | 2 | $22,537,764 |
| 77 | Natascha McElhone | $41,936,375 | 2 | $20,968,188 |
| 78 | Sean Bean | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 79 | Stellan Skarsgård | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 80 | Jean Reno | $41,610,884 | 1 | $41,610,884 |
| 81 | Cate Blanchett | $41,523,271 | 1 | $41,523,271 |
| 82 | Sanaa Lathan | $41,083,108 | 1 | $41,083,108 |
| 83 | Eva Mendes | $41,083,108 | 1 | $41,083,108 |
| 84 | Adam Beach | $40,914,068 | 1 | $40,914,068 |
| 85 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | $40,334,024 | 1 | $40,334,024 |
| 86 | Demi Moore | $39,719,020 | 2 | $19,859,510 |
| 87 | Bill Pullman | $38,253,128 | 2 | $19,126,564 |
| 88 | Daphne Zuniga | $38,119,483 | 1 | $38,119,483 |
| 89 | Mel Brooks | $38,119,483 | 1 | $38,119,483 |
| 90 | Jonathan Breck | $37,904,175 | 1 | $37,904,175 |
| 91 | Gina Philips | $37,904,175 | 1 | $37,904,175 |
| 92 | Justin Long | $37,904,175 | 1 | $37,904,175 |
| 93 | Winona Ryder | $37,752,931 | 1 | $37,752,931 |
| 94 | Matthew Broderick | $37,667,746 | 1 | $37,667,746 |
| 95 | Liam Aiken | $37,667,746 | 1 | $37,667,746 |
| 96 | Richard Harris | $36,565,000 | 1 | $36,565,000 |
| 97 | Bo Derek | $36,565,000 | 1 | $36,565,000 |
| 98 | Miles O'Keefe | $36,565,000 | 1 | $36,565,000 |
| 99 | Jonathan Beckerman | $35,623,801 | 1 | $35,623,801 |
| 100 | Yaphet Kotto | $35,400,000 | 1 | $35,400,000 |
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
Pierce Brosnan: Siebbi [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Michael B. Jordan: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
