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Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies


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

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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 ($735,268,289 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($493,816,615 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($393,055,322 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning ($301,200,000 in 2025), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996), Mission: Impossible III ($265,886,397 in 2006), Rain Man ($239,974,565 in 1988)

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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 ($1,107,459,011 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast X ($568,249,099 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005)

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Jason Statham
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 31 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($586,775,991 in 2019), Fast X ($568,249,099 in 2023), The Expendables 2 ($226,951,064 in 2012), The Expendables 3 ($170,138,834 in 2014), The Expendables ($165,199,650 in 2010), Spy! ($123,018,394 in 2015), Mechanic: Resurrection ($104,511,232 in 2016), The Beekeeper ($86,188,698 in 2024), Transporter 3 ($81,215,895 in 2008)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $5,456,349,293 29 $188,149,976
2 Vin Diesel $4,962,373,468 14 $354,455,248
3 Jason Statham $3,785,933,906 37 $102,322,538
4 Dwayne Johnson $3,456,650,872 17 $203,332,404
5 Daniel Craig $3,258,587,672 13 $250,660,590
6 Michelle Rodriguez $2,836,639,594 12 $236,386,633
7 Sylvester Stallone $2,661,343,519 45 $59,140,967
8 Paul Walker $2,518,437,374 13 $193,725,952
9 Bruce Willis $2,435,298,156 65 $37,466,125
10 Julia Roberts $2,208,888,531 31 $71,254,469
11 Tyrese Gibson $2,206,035,198 13 $169,695,015
12 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,192,423,737 5 $438,484,747
13 Pierce Brosnan $2,090,531,512 33 $63,349,440
14 Brad Pitt $2,021,066,520 23 $87,872,457
15 Jordana Brewster $1,931,453,446 9 $214,605,938
16 George Clooney $1,883,965,608 22 $85,634,800
17 Wang Baoqiang $1,839,025,269 7 $262,717,896
18 Sandra Bullock $1,818,511,838 26 $69,942,763
19 Matt Damon $1,777,312,373 20 $88,865,619
20 Tom Hanks $1,762,451,578 21 $83,926,266
21 Liam Neeson $1,715,842,280 36 $47,662,286
22 Morgan Freeman $1,709,383,388 34 $50,275,982
23 Nicolas Cage $1,707,969,871 64 $26,687,029
24 Colin Firth $1,699,084,717 18 $94,393,595
25 Charlize Theron $1,692,268,286 16 $105,766,768
26 Robert De Niro $1,661,682,589 51 $32,582,012
27 Ryan Gosling $1,526,544,290 17 $89,796,723
28 Nathalie Emmanuel $1,518,814,062 4 $379,703,516
29 Cameron Diaz $1,514,074,215 22 $68,821,555
30 Channing Tatum $1,491,855,407 21 $71,040,734
31 Bradley Cooper $1,462,490,505 17 $86,028,853
32 Keanu Reeves $1,443,048,146 32 $45,095,255
33 Ma Li $1,426,903,626 7 $203,843,375
34 Ben Stiller $1,388,394,289 27 $51,422,011
35 Mel Gibson $1,338,865,440 34 $39,378,395
36 Meryl Streep $1,309,991,798 26 $50,384,300
37 Mark Wahlberg $1,294,374,434 28 $46,227,658
38 Harrison Ford $1,268,216,412 21 $60,391,258
39 Denzel Washington $1,260,289,458 29 $43,458,257
40 Jim Carrey $1,254,793,398 15 $83,652,893
41 Angelina Jolie $1,254,143,135 12 $104,511,928
42 Liu Haoran $1,243,890,946 4 $310,972,737
43 John Cena $1,232,142,609 18 $68,452,367
44 Will Smith $1,230,599,253 11 $111,872,659
45 Will Ferrell $1,225,865,853 28 $43,780,923
46 Jackie Chan $1,199,134,414 27 $44,412,386
47 John Travolta $1,183,178,716 43 $27,515,784
48 Simon Pegg $1,152,152,119 12 $96,012,677
49 Glen Powell $1,140,317,930 8 $142,539,741
50 Shen Teng $1,135,374,583 4 $283,843,646
51 Lea Seydoux $1,116,195,322 8 $139,524,415
52 Rowan Atkinson $1,090,571,006 8 $136,321,376
53 Michael Douglas $1,075,506,364 29 $37,086,426
54 Joaquin Phoenix $1,074,980,142 8 $134,372,518
55 Hugh Grant $1,074,387,193 11 $97,671,563
56 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,057,475,374 17 $62,204,434
57 Adam Sandler $1,053,520,804 32 $32,922,525
58 Xu Zheng $1,053,467,662 7 $150,495,380
59 Andy Garcia $1,052,169,979 21 $50,103,332
60 Richard Gere $1,029,756,493 34 $30,286,956
61 Anne Hathaway $1,024,478,203 19 $53,919,905
62 Javier Bardem $1,017,800,700 11 $92,527,336
63 Dakota Johnson $1,005,809,273 16 $62,863,080
64 Andy Lau $988,677,646 14 $70,619,832
65 Huang Bo $986,541,567 10 $98,654,157
66 Zach Galifianakis $979,216,690 11 $89,019,699
67 Louis Koo $965,883,630 17 $56,816,684
68 Jon Hamm $962,364,444 14 $68,740,317
69 Donnie Yen $949,622,950 11 $86,329,359
70 Samuel L. Jackson $946,083,764 46 $20,567,038
71 Jamie Dornan $945,176,876 8 $118,147,110
72 Woody Harrelson $939,885,452 25 $37,595,418
73 Jeremy Renner $938,431,849 7 $134,061,693
74 Kate McKinnon $937,989,217 4 $234,497,304
75 Eddie Murphy $932,269,276 28 $33,295,331
76 Margot Robbie $922,313,483 4 $230,578,371
77 Michael Caine $910,558,797 25 $36,422,352
78 Jennifer Aniston $893,256,968 27 $33,083,591
79 Martin Lawrence $886,726,873 15 $59,115,125
80 Michael Cera $879,092,028 11 $79,917,457
81 Ed Helms $861,507,470 14 $61,536,248
82 Amanda Seyfried $859,682,019 17 $50,569,531
83 Jack Nicholson $858,846,234 21 $40,897,440
84 Dua Lipa $858,502,900 2 $429,251,450
85 Dustin Hoffman $854,150,801 23 $37,136,991
86 Roger Moore $844,000,000 12 $70,333,333
87 Tony Jaa $840,194,339 12 $70,016,195
88 Jamie Foxx $839,144,871 19 $44,165,520
89 Zac Efron $836,119,116 20 $41,805,956
90 Jay Ellis $834,478,455 4 $208,619,614
91 Zhu Yilong $828,195,733 3 $276,065,244
92 Michelle Monaghan $825,893,257 19 $43,468,066
93 Ben Affleck $820,825,647 29 $28,304,333
94 Scott Evans $819,083,947 2 $409,541,974
95 Tom Wilkinson $817,514,217 10 $81,751,422
96 Issa Rae $816,060,512 7 $116,580,073
97 Catherine Zeta-Jones $815,049,874 12 $67,920,823
98 Alexandra Shipp $812,492,164 5 $162,498,433
99 America Ferrera $808,819,379 3 $269,606,460
100 Ritu Arya $808,562,916 2 $404,281,458

The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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

Jason Statham: By fadedcaralunagirl / Maura Ortega (DSC05752) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons