Box Office Star Records > Worldwide > Sources > Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars
Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Real Life Events Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - International Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Real Life Events 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.
Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Bohemian Rhapsody ($879,088,897 in 2018) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 49 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Captain Phillips ($220,648,184 in 2013), The Terminal ($218,673,959 in 2004), The Post ($179,769,457 in 2017), Saving Mr. Banks ($114,962,525 in 2013) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood ($377,426,903 in 2019), The Aviator ($208,370,892 in 2004), J. Edgar ($84,606,030 in 2011), Total Eclipse ($339,889 in 1995) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rami Malek | $879,088,897 | 1 | $879,088,897 |
2 | Tom Hanks | $734,054,125 | 4 | $183,513,531 |
3 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $670,743,714 | 4 | $167,685,929 |
4 | Kate Beckinsale | $661,429,021 | 5 | $132,285,804 |
5 | Zhang Yi | $646,656,890 | 2 | $323,328,445 |
6 | Mel Gibson | $556,145,244 | 2 | $278,072,622 |
7 | Ben Affleck | $555,264,187 | 3 | $185,088,062 |
8 | Margot Robbie | $541,110,460 | 4 | $135,277,615 |
9 | Brad Pitt | $508,872,787 | 2 | $254,436,394 |
10 | Michelle Williams | $506,575,916 | 4 | $126,643,979 |
11 | Amy Adams | $485,332,985 | 4 | $121,333,246 |
12 | Zac Efron | $481,719,912 | 3 | $160,573,304 |
13 | Christian Bale | $477,450,612 | 5 | $95,490,122 |
14 | Hugh Jackman | $474,208,320 | 3 | $158,069,440 |
15 | Du Chun | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
16 | Ou Hao | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
17 | Li Chen | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
18 | Jiang Wu | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
19 | Qianyuan Wang | $472,648,086 | 1 | $472,648,086 |
20 | Mark Wahlberg | $467,772,563 | 7 | $66,824,652 |
21 | Josh Hartnett | $449,239,853 | 2 | $224,619,927 |
22 | Zhang Hanyu | $433,168,672 | 1 | $433,168,672 |
23 | Du Jiang | $433,168,672 | 1 | $433,168,672 |
24 | Li Qin | $433,168,672 | 1 | $433,168,672 |
25 | Will Smith | $432,989,925 | 5 | $86,597,985 |
26 | Denzel Washington | $430,077,724 | 5 | $86,015,545 |
27 | Rebecca Ferguson | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
28 | Zendaya | $429,054,204 | 1 | $429,054,204 |
29 | Donnie Yen | $421,755,222 | 4 | $105,438,806 |
30 | Joaquin Phoenix | $410,147,155 | 3 | $136,715,718 |
31 | Liam Neeson | $400,635,695 | 5 | $80,127,139 |
32 | Cate Blanchett | $365,392,400 | 3 | $121,797,467 |
33 | Bradley Cooper | $359,516,789 | 3 | $119,838,930 |
34 | Jennifer Lawrence | $358,993,002 | 2 | $179,496,501 |
35 | Meryl Streep | $351,392,491 | 4 | $87,848,123 |
36 | Tom Cruise | $339,501,386 | 2 | $169,750,693 |
37 | Viggo Mortensen | $319,995,019 | 2 | $159,997,510 |
38 | Mahershala Ali | $319,995,019 | 1 | $319,995,019 |
39 | Jaden Smith | $307,311,093 | 1 | $307,311,093 |
40 | Aamir Khan | $305,149,461 | 1 | $305,149,461 |
41 | Helen Mirren | $301,835,610 | 7 | $43,119,373 |
42 | O'Shea Jackson, Jr. | $292,149,554 | 2 | $146,074,777 |
43 | Rachel McAdams | $289,520,598 | 2 | $144,760,299 |
44 | Anthony Hopkins | $287,628,178 | 7 | $41,089,740 |
45 | Kurt Russell | $282,837,439 | 5 | $56,567,488 |
46 | Austin Butler | $279,938,634 | 1 | $279,938,634 |
47 | Tom Holland | $272,153,670 | 4 | $68,038,418 |
48 | Jeremy Renner | $264,663,883 | 4 | $66,165,971 |
49 | Taylor Swift | $261,413,059 | 1 | $261,413,059 |
50 | Julia Roberts | $257,805,243 | 1 | $257,805,243 |
51 | James Caviezel | $251,285,826 | 3 | $83,761,942 |
52 | Jason Clarke | $239,445,152 | 3 | $79,815,051 |
53 | Taron Egerton | $238,717,784 | 4 | $59,679,446 |
54 | Jason Mitchell | $228,216,544 | 2 | $114,108,272 |
55 | Channing Tatum | $228,150,253 | 3 | $76,050,084 |
56 | Jesse Eisenberg | $225,382,638 | 2 | $112,691,319 |
57 | Sam Worthington | $221,297,061 | 1 | $221,297,061 |
58 | Jake Gyllenhaal | $221,297,061 | 2 | $110,648,531 |
59 | Angelina Jolie | $215,605,940 | 2 | $107,802,970 |
60 | Chris Pine | $214,973,682 | 3 | $71,657,894 |
61 | Dennis Quaid | $212,862,289 | 8 | $26,607,786 |
62 | Robert De Niro | $212,837,872 | 5 | $42,567,574 |
63 | Matthew McConaughey | $211,592,595 | 5 | $42,318,519 |
64 | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | $208,113,707 | 3 | $69,371,236 |
65 | Forest Whitaker | $207,736,577 | 4 | $51,934,144 |
66 | Val Kilmer | $207,363,530 | 5 | $41,472,706 |
67 | Aldis Hodge | $206,559,801 | 2 | $103,279,901 |
68 | Naomi Watts | $203,330,494 | 3 | $67,776,831 |
69 | Neil Brown, Jr. | $202,182,981 | 1 | $202,182,981 |
70 | Corey Hawkins | $202,182,981 | 1 | $202,182,981 |
71 | Robin Williams | $202,173,000 | 1 | $202,173,000 |
72 | Ewan McGregor | $192,604,633 | 2 | $96,302,317 |
73 | Matt Damon | $189,576,354 | 2 | $94,788,177 |
74 | Chris Hemsworth | $187,852,513 | 2 | $93,926,257 |
75 | Reese Witherspoon | $187,707,495 | 1 | $187,707,495 |
76 | Cuba Gooding, Jr. | $186,051,275 | 4 | $46,512,819 |
77 | Viola Davis | $183,572,832 | 2 | $91,786,416 |
78 | Russell Crowe | $177,934,955 | 2 | $88,967,478 |
79 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $176,766,565 | 1 | $176,766,565 |
80 | Wu Jing | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
81 | Zhang Ziyi | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
82 | Boran Jing | $174,008,804 | 1 | $174,008,804 |
83 | Andrew Garfield | $173,927,042 | 2 | $86,963,521 |
84 | Samuel Joslin | $169,590,606 | 1 | $169,590,606 |
85 | Michael Peña | $168,867,151 | 2 | $84,433,576 |
86 | Colin Farrell | $167,297,191 | 2 | $83,648,596 |
87 | Nicolas Cage | $166,172,400 | 4 | $41,543,100 |
88 | Jamie Foxx | $163,466,618 | 3 | $54,488,873 |
89 | Jackson Nicoll | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
90 | Johnny Knoxville | $160,903,019 | 1 | $160,903,019 |
91 | Kevin Costner | $159,285,492 | 5 | $31,857,098 |
92 | Lynn Xiong | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
93 | Patrick Tam | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
94 | Danny Chan | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
95 | Mike Tyson | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
96 | Max Zhang | $157,300,954 | 1 | $157,300,954 |
97 | Nick Jonas | $157,216,191 | 2 | $78,608,096 |
98 | Morgan Freeman | $154,318,875 | 2 | $77,159,438 |
99 | Woody Harrelson | $151,089,657 | 6 | $25,181,610 |
100 | Takeshi Kaneshiro | $150,127,047 | 2 | $75,063,524 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Rami Malek: By Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX (IMG_5834) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Tom Hanks: By Yeoman 1st Class Donna Lou Morgan [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Leonardo DiCaprio: By Siebbi (Leonardo DiCaprio) [CC-BY-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons