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Top International Leading Stars for Horror Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Horror Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Horror 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
Milla Jovovich
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 18 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($287,256,498 in 2016), Resident Evil: Afterlife ($235,745,624 in 2010), Resident Evil: Retribution ($198,302,098 in 2012), Resident Evil: Extinction ($99,222,424 in 2007), Resident Evil: Apocalypse ($74,428,656 in 2004), Resident Evil ($63,667,692 in 2002), Twilight of the Dead ($0 in 2025) |
2
Bill Skarsgård
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 11 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: It ($372,183,872 in 2017), It: Chapter Two ($255,968,358 in 2019), Nosferatu ($86,094,593 in 2024), Locked ($1,570,773 in 2025) |
3
Vera Farmiga
| Best known as a Supporting Actress based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist ($207,726,324 in 2016), The Conjuring ($178,743,508 in 2013), The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It ($140,800,000 in 2021), Bad Bloom ($0 in 2021) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milla Jovovich | $958,622,992 | 7 | $136,946,142 |
| 2 | Bill Skarsgård | $715,817,596 | 4 | $178,954,399 |
| 3 | Vera Farmiga | $527,269,832 | 4 | $131,817,458 |
| 4 | Anthony Hopkins | $476,119,274 | 7 | $68,017,039 |
| 5 | Patrick Wilson | $452,628,290 | 3 | $150,876,097 |
| 6 | Tobin Bell | $426,516,199 | 8 | $53,314,525 |
| 7 | Jaeden Lieberher | $372,183,872 | 1 | $372,183,872 |
| 8 | Emily Blunt | $363,731,375 | 4 | $90,932,844 |
| 9 | Neve Campbell | $359,642,023 | 7 | $51,377,432 |
| 10 | Roy Scheider | $316,668,343 | 2 | $158,334,172 |
| 11 | Courteney Cox | $261,606,127 | 4 | $65,401,532 |
| 12 | Cailee Spaeny | $248,135,495 | 2 | $124,067,748 |
| 13 | Bonnie Aarons | $245,470,098 | 2 | $122,735,049 |
| 14 | Demián Bichir | $245,449,918 | 1 | $245,449,918 |
| 15 | Robert Shaw | $210,690,343 | 1 | $210,690,343 |
| 16 | Richard Dreyfuss | $210,690,343 | 1 | $210,690,343 |
| 17 | Madison Wolfe | $207,982,416 | 2 | $103,991,208 |
| 18 | Frances O’Connor | $207,726,324 | 1 | $207,726,324 |
| 19 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $206,620,017 | 8 | $25,827,502 |
| 20 | Stephanie Sigman | $203,292,664 | 1 | $203,292,664 |
| 21 | Anthony LaPaglia | $203,292,664 | 2 | $101,646,332 |
| 22 | Talitha Bateman | $203,292,664 | 1 | $203,292,664 |
| 23 | Miranda Otto | $203,292,664 | 1 | $203,292,664 |
| 24 | Lupita Nyong'o | $203,017,805 | 3 | $67,672,602 |
| 25 | David Arquette | $200,933,384 | 4 | $50,233,346 |
| 26 | Max von Sydow | $197,867,061 | 2 | $98,933,531 |
| 27 | Annabelle Wallis | $194,083,714 | 2 | $97,041,857 |
| 28 | Matthew Lillard | $186,468,510 | 2 | $93,234,255 |
| 29 | Taissa Farmiga | $183,400,000 | 1 | $183,400,000 |
| 30 | James McAvoy | $180,915,479 | 2 | $90,457,740 |
| 31 | Micah Sloat | $179,023,349 | 2 | $89,511,675 |
| 32 | Katie Featherston | $179,023,349 | 2 | $89,511,675 |
| 33 | Elisabeth Shue | $176,647,665 | 2 | $88,323,833 |
| 34 | Michael Fassbender | $168,546,268 | 2 | $84,273,134 |
| 35 | Katherine Waterston | $166,559,174 | 2 | $83,279,587 |
| 36 | Allison Williams | $163,096,982 | 2 | $81,548,491 |
| 37 | Emma Bell | $160,710,410 | 2 | $80,355,205 |
| 38 | Josh Hutcherson | $159,868,510 | 1 | $159,868,510 |
| 39 | Ethan Hawke | $159,096,980 | 5 | $31,819,396 |
| 40 | Mckenna Grace | $157,100,000 | 1 | $157,100,000 |
| 41 | Ty Simpkins | $149,963,702 | 3 | $49,987,901 |
| 42 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | $147,921,753 | 2 | $73,960,877 |
| 43 | John Krasinski | $146,852,309 | 1 | $146,852,309 |
| 44 | Jodie Foster | $144,999,659 | 1 | $144,999,659 |
| 45 | Naomi Watts | $139,464,288 | 3 | $46,488,096 |
| 46 | Nick Castle | $134,899,081 | 2 | $67,449,541 |
| 47 | James Jude Courtney | $134,899,081 | 2 | $67,449,541 |
| 48 | Kyle Gallner | $134,680,219 | 5 | $26,936,044 |
| 49 | Gary Oldman | $134,282,383 | 2 | $67,141,192 |
| 50 | Kaitlyn Santa Juana | $133,800,000 | 1 | $133,800,000 |
| 51 | Taylor Russell | $129,635,458 | 3 | $43,211,819 |
| 52 | Logan Miller | $126,864,863 | 3 | $42,288,288 |
| 53 | Ali Larter | $126,502,131 | 4 | $31,625,533 |
| 54 | Daniel Kaluuya | $125,221,477 | 2 | $62,610,739 |
| 55 | Sigourney Weaver | $122,631,433 | 2 | $61,315,717 |
| 56 | Tom Skerritt | $122,631,433 | 1 | $122,631,433 |
| 57 | Joseph Quinn | $122,015,287 | 1 | $122,015,287 |
| 58 | Bobby Campo | $120,906,927 | 2 | $60,453,464 |
| 59 | Jessica Chastain | $120,343,920 | 3 | $40,114,640 |
| 60 | Kevin Bacon | $120,067,873 | 5 | $24,013,575 |
| 61 | Nicole Kidman | $119,659,214 | 2 | $59,829,607 |
| 62 | Tony Todd | $119,610,974 | 8 | $14,951,372 |
| 63 | Tom Cruise | $118,300,000 | 1 | $118,300,000 |
| 64 | Jane Levy | $114,458,664 | 2 | $57,229,332 |
| 65 | Rose Byrne | $113,928,866 | 2 | $56,964,433 |
| 66 | Shawnee Smith | $113,877,121 | 3 | $37,959,040 |
| 67 | Jacqueline MacInnes Wood | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 68 | Arlen Escarpeta | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 69 | Ellen Wroe | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 70 | David Koechner | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 71 | P.J. Byrne | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 72 | Nicolas D'Agosto | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 73 | Courtney B. Vance | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 74 | Miles Fisher | $112,423,522 | 1 | $112,423,522 |
| 75 | Christina Ricci | $112,051,759 | 3 | $37,350,586 |
| 76 | Sosie Bacon | $111,103,773 | 1 | $111,103,773 |
| 77 | Caitlin Stasey | $111,103,773 | 1 | $111,103,773 |
| 78 | Jessie Usher | $111,103,773 | 1 | $111,103,773 |
| 79 | Robin Weigert | $111,103,773 | 1 | $111,103,773 |
| 80 | Kal Penn | $111,103,773 | 1 | $111,103,773 |
| 81 | Rob Morgan | $111,103,773 | 1 | $111,103,773 |
| 82 | Heather Donahue | $107,760,901 | 1 | $107,760,901 |
| 83 | Michael C. Williams | $107,760,901 | 1 | $107,760,901 |
| 84 | Joshua Leonard | $107,760,901 | 2 | $53,880,451 |
| 85 | Lin Shaye | $106,333,629 | 8 | $13,291,704 |
| 86 | Johnny Depp | $106,000,000 | 1 | $106,000,000 |
| 87 | Lorraine Gary | $105,978,000 | 1 | $105,978,000 |
| 88 | Murray Hamilton | $105,978,000 | 1 | $105,978,000 |
| 89 | Chloe Cserngey | $103,011,037 | 1 | $103,011,037 |
| 90 | Jessica Tyler Brown | $103,011,037 | 1 | $103,011,037 |
| 91 | Dennis Quaid | $102,193,673 | 2 | $51,096,837 |
| 92 | Benjamin Walker | $99,970,591 | 1 | $99,970,591 |
| 93 | Deborah Ann Woll | $98,614,971 | 1 | $98,614,971 |
| 94 | Tyler Labine | $98,614,971 | 1 | $98,614,971 |
| 95 | Jay Ellis | $98,614,971 | 1 | $98,614,971 |
| 96 | Kathryn Newton | $97,960,235 | 2 | $48,980,118 |
| 97 | Gabriel Bateman | $95,828,852 | 2 | $47,914,426 |
| 98 | Yoo Gong | $93,490,197 | 1 | $93,490,197 |
| 99 | Willem Dafoe | $93,465,016 | 2 | $46,732,508 |
| 100 | Halle Berry | $93,352,389 | 2 | $46,676,195 |
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
Bill Skarsgård: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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