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Top International Leading Stars for Romantic Comedy Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Romantic Comedy Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Romantic 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
Julia Roberts
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 31 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Pretty Woman ($254,160,093 in 1990), Notting Hill ($247,623,489 in 1999), My Best Friend's Wedding ($172,110,266 in 1997), Runaway Bride ($157,880,669 in 1999), Valentine's Day ($107,083,674 in 2010), Ticket to Paradise ($100,300,996 in 2022), America’s Sweethearts ($67,040,820 in 2001), I Love Trouble ($31,141,073 in 1994), Larry Crowne ($25,840,890 in 2011), Mother’s Day ($19,874,163 in 2016) |
2
Hugh Grant
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Notting Hill ($247,623,489 in 1999), Four Weddings and a Funeral ($190,194,977 in 1994), Love Actually ($186,244,221 in 2003), Two Weeks Notice ($105,688,391 in 2002), Music and Lyrics ($95,624,296 in 2007), Nine Months ($68,825,698 in 1995), Did You Hear About the Morgans? ($50,900,479 in 2009), The Rewrite ($886,889 in 2015) |
3
Renée Zellweger
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 22 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason ($223,691,531 in 2004), Bridget Jones's Diary ($201,094,497 in 2001), Bridget Jones’s Baby ($183,158,578 in 2016), Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy ($129,464,670 in 2025), Down with Love ($15,151,698 in 2003), The Bachelor ($15,151,377 in 1999), New in Town ($13,203,626 in 2009) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julia Roberts | $1,183,056,133 | 10 | $118,305,613 |
| 2 | Hugh Grant | $945,988,440 | 8 | $118,248,555 |
| 3 | Renée Zellweger | $780,915,977 | 7 | $111,559,425 |
| 4 | Shen Teng | $669,039,641 | 3 | $223,013,214 |
| 5 | Chao Deng | $627,118,779 | 2 | $313,559,390 |
| 6 | Cameron Diaz | $559,267,806 | 5 | $111,853,561 |
| 7 | Richard Gere | $534,010,012 | 5 | $106,802,002 |
| 8 | Show Luo | $520,528,779 | 1 | $520,528,779 |
| 9 | Zhang Yuqi | $520,528,779 | 1 | $520,528,779 |
| 10 | Lin Yun | $520,528,779 | 1 | $520,528,779 |
| 11 | Jennifer Aniston | $465,476,029 | 10 | $46,547,603 |
| 12 | Katherine Heigl | $441,752,445 | 7 | $63,107,492 |
| 13 | Colin Firth | $417,952,662 | 6 | $69,658,777 |
| 14 | Drew Barrymore | $416,867,488 | 8 | $52,108,436 |
| 15 | Ashton Kutcher | $416,228,884 | 6 | $69,371,481 |
| 16 | Vivian Sung | $406,193,329 | 2 | $203,096,665 |
| 17 | Sandra Bullock | $404,704,433 | 7 | $57,814,919 |
| 18 | Jennifer Lopez | $401,958,252 | 8 | $50,244,782 |
| 19 | Ben Stiller | $380,781,248 | 6 | $63,463,541 |
| 20 | Patrick Dempsey | $350,778,256 | 5 | $70,155,651 |
| 21 | Jack Nicholson | $327,049,469 | 3 | $109,016,490 |
| 22 | Meg Ryan | $322,563,209 | 9 | $35,840,357 |
| 23 | Adam Sandler | $312,290,341 | 4 | $78,072,585 |
| 24 | Gerard Butler | $301,907,532 | 4 | $75,476,883 |
| 25 | Tom Hanks | $262,035,981 | 4 | $65,508,995 |
| 26 | Diane Keaton | $248,826,914 | 11 | $22,620,629 |
| 27 | Reese Witherspoon | $239,465,908 | 7 | $34,209,415 |
| 28 | Catherine Zeta-Jones | $235,353,765 | 5 | $47,070,753 |
| 29 | Jessica Biel | $231,972,626 | 4 | $57,993,157 |
| 30 | Meryl Streep | $226,128,653 | 3 | $75,376,218 |
| 31 | Eddie Murphy | $221,647,699 | 3 | $73,882,566 |
| 32 | Jennifer Garner | $209,617,985 | 5 | $41,923,597 |
| 33 | Bradley Cooper | $200,448,034 | 3 | $66,816,011 |
| 34 | Hector Elizondo | $199,389,309 | 2 | $99,694,655 |
| 35 | Bill Nighy | $196,447,826 | 2 | $98,223,913 |
| 36 | Emma Thompson | $196,126,512 | 2 | $98,063,256 |
| 37 | Helen Hunt | $194,727,203 | 2 | $97,363,602 |
| 38 | Hilary Swank | $194,379,505 | 2 | $97,189,753 |
| 39 | Mel Gibson | $191,300,000 | 1 | $191,300,000 |
| 40 | Andie MacDowell | $190,209,811 | 3 | $63,403,270 |
| 41 | Will Smith | $189,000,000 | 1 | $189,000,000 |
| 42 | Keira Knightley | $188,066,319 | 2 | $94,033,160 |
| 43 | George Clooney | $186,300,996 | 3 | $62,100,332 |
| 44 | Martine McCutcheon | $186,244,221 | 1 | $186,244,221 |
| 45 | Liam Neeson | $186,244,221 | 1 | $186,244,221 |
| 46 | Rowan Atkinson | $186,244,221 | 1 | $186,244,221 |
| 47 | Laura Linney | $186,244,221 | 1 | $186,244,221 |
| 48 | Alan Rickman | $186,244,221 | 1 | $186,244,221 |
| 49 | Ryan Reynolds | $184,328,666 | 3 | $61,442,889 |
| 50 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $182,893,823 | 4 | $45,723,456 |
| 51 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $179,182,206 | 3 | $59,727,402 |
| 52 | Joseph Fiennes | $179,182,206 | 1 | $179,182,206 |
| 53 | Alec Baldwin | $169,485,322 | 3 | $56,495,107 |
| 54 | Julianne Moore | $159,850,619 | 4 | $39,962,655 |
| 55 | Til Schweiger | $154,305,635 | 2 | $77,152,818 |
| 56 | Michelle Monaghan | $152,617,181 | 3 | $50,872,394 |
| 57 | Henry Golding | $151,559,859 | 2 | $75,779,930 |
| 58 | Owen Wilson | $150,987,683 | 3 | $50,329,228 |
| 59 | Vince Vaughn | $150,268,795 | 2 | $75,134,398 |
| 60 | Malin Akerman | $147,433,904 | 6 | $24,572,317 |
| 61 | Steve Carell | $146,996,417 | 3 | $48,998,806 |
| 62 | Anne Hathaway | $146,774,192 | 3 | $48,924,731 |
| 63 | Josh Duhamel | $145,428,522 | 4 | $36,357,131 |
| 64 | John Corbett | $143,817,469 | 3 | $47,939,156 |
| 65 | Nia Vardalos | $143,817,469 | 3 | $47,939,156 |
| 66 | Keanu Reeves | $143,660,230 | 2 | $71,830,115 |
| 67 | Amanda Peet | $142,646,700 | 3 | $47,548,900 |
| 68 | Han Geng | $142,106,517 | 1 | $142,106,517 |
| 69 | Ryan Zheng Kai | $142,106,517 | 1 | $142,106,517 |
| 70 | Jack Black | $141,640,447 | 2 | $70,820,224 |
| 71 | Kate Winslet | $141,640,447 | 1 | $141,640,447 |
| 72 | Jude Law | $141,640,447 | 1 | $141,640,447 |
| 73 | Susan Sarandon | $138,844,623 | 4 | $34,711,156 |
| 74 | Deepika Padukone | $135,645,290 | 4 | $33,911,323 |
| 75 | Jessica Alba | $134,610,843 | 3 | $44,870,281 |
| 76 | Topher Grace | $134,300,028 | 3 | $44,766,676 |
| 77 | Ia Ying Yei | $132,903,651 | 1 | $132,903,651 |
| 78 | Tong Liya | $132,903,651 | 1 | $132,903,651 |
| 79 | Li Qin | $132,213,520 | 1 | $132,213,520 |
| 80 | Chang Yuan | $132,213,520 | 1 | $132,213,520 |
| 81 | Sydney Sweeney | $130,586,113 | 1 | $130,586,113 |
| 82 | Glen Powell | $130,586,113 | 1 | $130,586,113 |
| 83 | Ben Affleck | $129,138,464 | 3 | $43,046,155 |
| 84 | Jim Carrey | $128,300,000 | 1 | $128,300,000 |
| 85 | Harrison Ford | $124,102,387 | 2 | $62,051,194 |
| 86 | Jane Fonda | $121,927,540 | 4 | $30,481,885 |
| 87 | Scarlett Johansson | $121,557,008 | 3 | $40,519,003 |
| 88 | Tom Cruise | $119,600,000 | 1 | $119,600,000 |
| 89 | Zac Efron | $119,305,635 | 3 | $39,768,545 |
| 90 | Robert De Niro | $118,912,258 | 2 | $59,456,129 |
| 91 | Carmen Machi | $117,302,855 | 2 | $58,651,428 |
| 92 | Dani Rovira | $117,302,855 | 2 | $58,651,428 |
| 93 | Clara Lago | $117,302,855 | 2 | $58,651,428 |
| 94 | Karra Elejalde | $117,302,855 | 2 | $58,651,428 |
| 95 | Kristen Bell | $116,663,914 | 3 | $38,887,971 |
| 96 | Ginnifer Goodwin | $113,137,631 | 2 | $56,568,816 |
| 97 | Shirley MacLaine | $113,083,672 | 2 | $56,541,836 |
| 98 | Justin Long | $112,899,695 | 5 | $22,579,939 |
| 99 | John Cusack | $108,773,257 | 4 | $27,193,314 |
| 100 | Queen Latifah | $107,410,976 | 2 | $53,705,488 |
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
Julia Roberts: By David Shankbone (Own work) [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Hugh Grant: By Kurt Kulac [CC BY-SA 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons
Renée Zellweger: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
