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Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Comedy 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.
1
Will Ferrell
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Barbie ($796,181,473 in 2023), Daddy’s Home ($91,147,852 in 2015), Daddy’s Home 2 ($71,777,740 in 2017), Bewitched ($67,846,147 in 2005), The Other Guys ($51,716,492 in 2010), Elf ($46,812,848 in 2003), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ($44,833,047 in 2013), Step Brothers ($27,638,849 in 2008), Blades of Glory ($27,000,000 in 2007), Zoolander 2 ($26,500,000 in 2016) |
2
Jim Carrey
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Bruce Almighty ($241,763,613 in 2003), The Mask ($231,700,000 in 1994), Yes Man ($128,300,000 in 2008), Mr. Poppers's Penguins ($121,400,000 in 2011), Liar Liar ($121,300,000 in 1997), Dumb & Dumber ($119,224,626 in 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ($104,039,937 in 1995), Fun with Dick & Jane ($92,468,919 in 2005), Dumb and Dumber To ($70,345,582 in 2014), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ($38,034,860 in 2004) |
3
Eddie Murphy
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Coming to America ($160,647,699 in 1988), Doctor Dolittle ($150,000,000 in 1998), The Nutty Professor ($145,000,000 in 1996), Beverly Hills Cop II ($123,000,000 in 1987), Beverly Hills Cop ($81,539,522 in 1984), Beverly Hills Cop III ($76,594,077 in 1994), Tower Heist ($72,376,376 in 2011), Norbit ($63,300,000 in 2007), Dr. Dolittle 2 ($63,151,000 in 2001), Daddy Day Care ($60,136,806 in 2003) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Ferrell | $1,420,282,374 | 31 | $45,815,560 |
| 2 | Jim Carrey | $1,329,408,833 | 14 | $94,957,774 |
| 3 | Eddie Murphy | $1,206,531,036 | 28 | $43,090,394 |
| 4 | Robert De Niro | $1,024,403,892 | 18 | $56,911,327 |
| 5 | Kate McKinnon | $1,002,606,113 | 4 | $250,651,528 |
| 6 | Margot Robbie | $952,905,245 | 5 | $190,581,049 |
| 7 | Ben Stiller | $943,174,881 | 17 | $55,480,875 |
| 8 | Zach Galifianakis | $932,506,677 | 11 | $84,773,334 |
| 9 | Owen Wilson | $913,206,380 | 22 | $41,509,381 |
| 10 | Adam Sandler | $887,786,452 | 26 | $34,145,633 |
| 11 | Michael Cera | $879,658,274 | 9 | $97,739,808 |
| 12 | Ryan Gosling | $863,644,889 | 3 | $287,881,630 |
| 13 | Ed Helms | $858,929,782 | 17 | $50,525,281 |
| 14 | Issa Rae | $804,528,909 | 3 | $268,176,303 |
| 15 | America Ferrera | $801,554,331 | 5 | $160,310,866 |
| 16 | Bradley Cooper | $796,847,082 | 5 | $159,369,416 |
| 17 | Jamie Demetriou | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 18 | Nicola Coughlan | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 19 | Alexandra Shipp | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 20 | Simu Liu | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 21 | Connor Swindells | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 22 | Sharon Rooney | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 23 | Ana Kayne | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 24 | Scott Evans | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 25 | Ritu Arya | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 26 | Ariana Greenblatt | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 27 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 28 | Hari Nef | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 29 | Emerald Fennell | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 30 | Dua Lipa | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 31 | Ncuti Gatwa | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 32 | Emma Mackey | $796,181,473 | 1 | $796,181,473 |
| 33 | Seann William Scott | $750,919,265 | 12 | $62,576,605 |
| 34 | Mark Wahlberg | $747,353,680 | 8 | $93,419,210 |
| 35 | Dustin Hoffman | $743,474,842 | 12 | $61,956,237 |
| 36 | Alyson Hannigan | $618,963,495 | 5 | $123,792,699 |
| 37 | Anne Hathaway | $596,235,017 | 9 | $66,248,335 |
| 38 | Jason Biggs | $582,428,569 | 7 | $83,204,081 |
| 39 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $582,365,756 | 4 | $145,591,439 |
| 40 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $582,365,756 | 4 | $145,591,439 |
| 41 | Justin Bartha | $582,100,000 | 2 | $291,050,000 |
| 42 | Rowan Atkinson | $568,925,328 | 5 | $113,785,066 |
| 43 | Jack Black | $565,370,434 | 12 | $47,114,203 |
| 44 | Blythe Danner | $563,811,974 | 4 | $140,952,994 |
| 45 | Teri Polo | $563,811,974 | 5 | $112,762,395 |
| 46 | Steve Carell | $532,942,562 | 15 | $35,529,504 |
| 47 | Kristin Davis | $525,177,849 | 3 | $175,059,283 |
| 48 | John Goodman | $524,420,238 | 5 | $104,884,048 |
| 49 | François Cluzet | $520,158,807 | 3 | $173,386,269 |
| 50 | Melissa McCarthy | $510,553,013 | 14 | $36,468,072 |
| 51 | Omar Sy | $507,223,704 | 4 | $126,805,926 |
| 52 | Vince Vaughn | $492,368,258 | 15 | $32,824,551 |
| 53 | Robin Williams | $488,588,607 | 13 | $37,583,739 |
| 54 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $477,795,672 | 7 | $68,256,525 |
| 55 | Jia Ling | $477,595,720 | 1 | $477,595,720 |
| 56 | Wei Xiang | $474,104,679 | 2 | $237,052,340 |
| 57 | Ma Li | $474,104,679 | 2 | $237,052,340 |
| 58 | Seth MacFarlane | $473,088,645 | 3 | $157,696,215 |
| 59 | Zac Efron | $467,524,924 | 10 | $46,752,492 |
| 60 | Eugene Levy | $463,469,761 | 10 | $46,346,976 |
| 61 | Kim Cattrall | $461,933,086 | 4 | $115,483,272 |
| 62 | Cynthia Nixon | $461,933,086 | 2 | $230,966,543 |
| 63 | Shen Teng | $460,303,199 | 1 | $460,303,199 |
| 64 | Mary Ma | $460,303,199 | 1 | $460,303,199 |
| 65 | Mena Suvari | $458,053,971 | 8 | $57,256,746 |
| 66 | Natasha Lyonne | $454,669,498 | 8 | $56,833,687 |
| 67 | Tara Reid | $454,420,149 | 6 | $75,736,692 |
| 68 | Chris Klein | $454,365,756 | 5 | $90,873,151 |
| 69 | Jennifer Aniston | $441,074,602 | 12 | $36,756,217 |
| 70 | Channing Tatum | $426,813,206 | 10 | $42,681,321 |
| 71 | Xu Zheng | $423,941,100 | 2 | $211,970,550 |
| 72 | Kevin James | $415,511,099 | 9 | $46,167,900 |
| 73 | Tom Wilkinson | $410,511,594 | 4 | $102,627,899 |
| 74 | Barbra Streisand | $404,220,076 | 6 | $67,370,013 |
| 75 | Jonah Hill | $401,787,149 | 12 | $33,482,262 |
| 76 | John Travolta | $394,459,846 | 10 | $39,445,985 |
| 77 | Huang Bo | $385,629,887 | 2 | $192,814,944 |
| 78 | Bill Murray | $383,986,540 | 19 | $20,209,818 |
| 79 | Ryan Reynolds | $380,875,979 | 12 | $31,739,665 |
| 80 | Seth Rogen | $379,764,898 | 15 | $25,317,660 |
| 81 | Daniel Stern | $376,328,813 | 4 | $94,082,203 |
| 82 | Joe Pesci | $376,328,732 | 3 | $125,442,911 |
| 83 | Macaulay Culkin | $376,328,732 | 4 | $94,082,183 |
| 84 | Jason Bateman | $375,217,230 | 12 | $31,268,103 |
| 85 | Anna Faris | $369,417,870 | 9 | $41,046,430 |
| 86 | Rose Byrne | $359,721,872 | 9 | $39,969,097 |
| 87 | Heather Graham | $356,183,354 | 5 | $71,236,671 |
| 88 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $356,113,924 | 5 | $71,222,785 |
| 89 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $353,946,410 | 5 | $70,789,282 |
| 90 | Elizabeth Perkins | $335,293,641 | 2 | $167,646,821 |
| 91 | Rebel Wilson | $330,760,717 | 7 | $47,251,531 |
| 92 | Cameron Diaz | $323,975,625 | 5 | $64,795,125 |
| 93 | Emma Stone | $320,714,355 | 8 | $40,089,294 |
| 94 | Mike Myers | $319,940,357 | 8 | $39,992,545 |
| 95 | Brittany Snow | $319,801,102 | 6 | $53,300,184 |
| 96 | Kristen Wiig | $305,951,756 | 8 | $38,243,970 |
| 97 | Kad Merad | $296,157,293 | 2 | $148,078,647 |
| 98 | Chris Rock | $296,153,238 | 9 | $32,905,915 |
| 99 | Paul Rudd | $290,236,493 | 18 | $16,124,250 |
| 100 | Justice Smith | $284,814,480 | 2 | $142,407,240 |
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
Will Ferrell: By Eva Rinaldi Uploaded by WikiCelebs (Will Ferrell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jim Carrey: By Ian Smith from London, England (Flickr) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Eddie Murphy: By David Shankbone (flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
