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Top International Leading Stars for Based on TV Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on TV Stars - International Leading Original Screenplay Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Remake Stars - International Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - International Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Based on TV 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
Tom Cruise
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: 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 ($276,716,108 in 1996), Mission: Impossible III ($265,886,397 in 2006), Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning ($5,696,504 in 2025) |
2
Simon Pegg
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 14 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Star Trek Into Darkness ($238,602,923 in 2013), Star Trek Beyond ($176,825,368 in 2016), Star Trek ($129,109,595 in 2009) |
3
Shia LaBeouf
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 26 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($771,403,536 in 2011), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($434,407,829 in 2009), Transformers ($389,026,399 in 2007) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Cruise | $2,821,131,979 | 8 | $352,641,497 |
| 2 | Simon Pegg | $1,596,320,292 | 5 | $319,264,058 |
| 3 | Shia LaBeouf | $1,594,837,764 | 3 | $531,612,588 |
| 4 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,357,899,913 | 4 | $339,474,978 |
| 5 | Jack Reynor | $858,614,996 | 1 | $858,614,996 |
| 6 | Nicola Peltz | $858,614,996 | 1 | $858,614,996 |
| 7 | Justin Long | $836,051,484 | 5 | $167,210,297 |
| 8 | Megan Fox | $823,434,228 | 2 | $411,717,114 |
| 9 | Peter Cullen | $754,624,657 | 2 | $377,312,329 |
| 10 | Matthew Gray Gubler | $748,758,763 | 4 | $187,189,691 |
| 11 | Jesse McCartney | $748,758,763 | 4 | $187,189,691 |
| 12 | Tom Wilkinson | $656,015,327 | 2 | $328,007,664 |
| 13 | Henry Cavill | $631,067,079 | 2 | $315,533,540 |
| 14 | Rebecca Ferguson | $566,467,079 | 1 | $566,467,079 |
| 15 | Angela Bassett | $566,467,079 | 1 | $566,467,079 |
| 16 | Ving Rhames | $566,467,079 | 1 | $566,467,079 |
| 17 | Michelle Monaghan | $566,467,079 | 1 | $566,467,079 |
| 18 | Alec Baldwin | $566,467,079 | 1 | $566,467,079 |
| 19 | Sean Harris | $566,467,079 | 1 | $566,467,079 |
| 20 | Zoe Saldana | $544,537,886 | 4 | $136,134,472 |
| 21 | Karl Urban | $544,537,886 | 4 | $136,134,472 |
| 22 | Chris Pine | $544,537,886 | 3 | $181,512,629 |
| 23 | Zachary Quinto | $544,537,886 | 3 | $181,512,629 |
| 24 | John Cho | $544,537,886 | 3 | $181,512,629 |
| 25 | Anil Kapoor | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 26 | Paula Patton | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 27 | Lea Seydoux | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 28 | Jeremy Renner | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 29 | Vladimir Mashkov | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 30 | Josh Holloway | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 31 | Michael Nyqvist | $485,315,327 | 1 | $485,315,327 |
| 32 | Kristin Davis | $461,933,086 | 2 | $230,966,543 |
| 33 | Cynthia Nixon | $461,933,086 | 2 | $230,966,543 |
| 34 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $461,933,086 | 2 | $230,966,543 |
| 35 | Kim Cattrall | $461,933,086 | 2 | $230,966,543 |
| 36 | Rowan Atkinson | $412,919,134 | 2 | $206,459,567 |
| 37 | Dan Castellaneta | $343,936,008 | 1 | $343,936,008 |
| 38 | Johnny Depp | $336,537,066 | 2 | $168,268,533 |
| 39 | Helena Bonham Carter | $336,537,066 | 2 | $168,268,533 |
| 40 | Chloë Grace Moretz | $331,454,962 | 3 | $110,484,987 |
| 41 | Jason Lee | $330,181,751 | 3 | $110,060,584 |
| 42 | Zac Efron | $328,197,321 | 3 | $109,399,107 |
| 43 | Anton Yelchin | $305,934,963 | 2 | $152,967,482 |
| 44 | Mel Gibson | $293,089,850 | 3 | $97,696,617 |
| 45 | Peter Dinklage | $281,900,000 | 1 | $281,900,000 |
| 46 | Dominique Fishback | $281,900,000 | 1 | $281,900,000 |
| 47 | Michelle Yeoh | $281,900,000 | 2 | $140,950,000 |
| 48 | Tobe Nwigwe | $281,900,000 | 1 | $281,900,000 |
| 49 | Liza Koshy | $281,900,000 | 1 | $281,900,000 |
| 50 | Ron Perlman | $281,900,000 | 1 | $281,900,000 |
| 51 | Anthony Ramos | $281,900,000 | 1 | $281,900,000 |
| 52 | Denzel Washington | $278,358,514 | 3 | $92,786,171 |
| 53 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $277,714,845 | 2 | $138,857,423 |
| 54 | Cameron Diaz | $260,779,490 | 2 | $130,389,745 |
| 55 | Drew Barrymore | $260,779,490 | 2 | $130,389,745 |
| 56 | Lucy Alexis Liu | $260,779,490 | 2 | $130,389,745 |
| 57 | Marsai Martin | $247,672,031 | 2 | $123,836,016 |
| 58 | Callum Shoniker | $247,672,031 | 2 | $123,836,016 |
| 59 | Kim Kardashian | $247,672,031 | 2 | $123,836,016 |
| 60 | Snoop Dogg | $247,617,896 | 3 | $82,539,299 |
| 61 | Alice Eve | $238,602,923 | 1 | $238,602,923 |
| 62 | Armie Hammer | $235,300,000 | 2 | $117,650,000 |
| 63 | Rosie O'Donnell | $227,968,792 | 2 | $113,984,396 |
| 64 | John Goodman | $227,968,792 | 1 | $227,968,792 |
| 65 | Rick Moranis | $227,968,792 | 1 | $227,968,792 |
| 66 | Elizabeth Perkins | $227,968,792 | 1 | $227,968,792 |
| 67 | Colin Farrell | $225,300,457 | 3 | $75,100,152 |
| 68 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | $219,671,609 | 2 | $109,835,805 |
| 69 | Linda Cardellini | $219,671,609 | 2 | $109,835,805 |
| 70 | Matthew Lillard | $219,671,609 | 2 | $109,835,805 |
| 71 | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | $219,671,609 | 2 | $109,835,805 |
| 72 | Rica Matsumoto | $218,339,776 | 4 | $54,584,944 |
| 73 | Ikue Ōtani | $218,339,776 | 4 | $54,584,944 |
| 74 | Patrick Stewart | $214,404,612 | 4 | $53,601,153 |
| 75 | Francis Ng | $213,159,074 | 3 | $71,053,025 |
| 76 | Louis Koo | $213,159,074 | 3 | $71,053,025 |
| 77 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $211,591,281 | 2 | $105,795,641 |
| 78 | Tom Kenny | $204,653,795 | 3 | $68,217,932 |
| 79 | Channing Tatum | $203,979,301 | 2 | $101,989,651 |
| 80 | Jonah Hill | $203,979,301 | 2 | $101,989,651 |
| 81 | Charlize Theron | $193,673,482 | 3 | $64,557,827 |
| 82 | Noah Ringer | $187,941,694 | 1 | $187,941,694 |
| 83 | Nick Cheung | $187,717,314 | 2 | $93,858,657 |
| 84 | Ashley Tisdale | $183,833,464 | 1 | $183,833,464 |
| 85 | Lucas Grabeel | $183,833,464 | 1 | $183,833,464 |
| 86 | Corbin Bleu | $183,833,464 | 1 | $183,833,464 |
| 87 | Monique Coleman | $183,833,464 | 1 | $183,833,464 |
| 88 | Vanessa Hudgens | $183,833,464 | 1 | $183,833,464 |
| 89 | Cathy Moriarty | $181,971,806 | 1 | $181,971,806 |
| 90 | Bill Pullman | $181,971,806 | 1 | $181,971,806 |
| 91 | Christina Ricci | $181,971,806 | 2 | $90,985,903 |
| 92 | Eric Idle | $181,971,806 | 1 | $181,971,806 |
| 93 | Idris Elba | $176,825,368 | 2 | $88,412,684 |
| 94 | Sofia Boutella | $176,825,368 | 1 | $176,825,368 |
| 95 | Ruth Wilson | $170,700,000 | 1 | $170,700,000 |
| 96 | William Fichtner | $170,700,000 | 1 | $170,700,000 |
| 97 | Harrison Ford | $169,839,557 | 1 | $169,839,557 |
| 98 | Nick Kroll | $169,742,211 | 3 | $56,580,737 |
| 99 | Gulliver McGrath | $165,837,066 | 1 | $165,837,066 |
| 100 | Jonny Lee Miller | $165,837,066 | 1 | $165,837,066 |
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
Simon Pegg: Paul Ewen [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
