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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Religious Text Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Religious Text Stars - International Leading Based on Religious Text 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 Real Life Events 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 Religious Text 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
James Caviezel
| Best known as an Actor based on credits in that role in 37 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Passion of the Christ ($622,313,635 in 2004), Paul, Apostle of Christ ($26,078,500 in 2018), The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection — Chapter 1 ($0 in 2025) |
2
Russell Crowe
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 35 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Noah ($352,831,065 in 2014) |
3
Christian Bale
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 34 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Exodus: Gods and Kings ($268,314,513 in 2014) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Caviezel | $648,392,135 | 3 | $216,130,712 |
| 2 | Russell Crowe | $352,831,065 | 1 | $352,831,065 |
| 3 | Christian Bale | $268,314,513 | 1 | $268,314,513 |
| 4 | Joel Edgerton | $268,314,513 | 1 | $268,314,513 |
| 5 | Val Kilmer | $218,613,188 | 1 | $218,613,188 |
| 6 | Ralph Fiennes | $218,613,188 | 1 | $218,613,188 |
| 7 | Charlton Heston | $85,431,454 | 1 | $85,431,454 |
| 8 | Yul Brynner | $85,431,454 | 1 | $85,431,454 |
| 9 | Diogo Morgado | $70,949,793 | 1 | $70,949,793 |
| 10 | Keegan-Michael Key | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 11 | Oprah Winfrey | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 12 | Kristin Chenoweth | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 13 | Tyler Perry | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 14 | Steven Yeun | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 15 | Gina Rodriguez | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 16 | Tracy Morgan | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 17 | Kelly Clarkson | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 18 | Zachary Levi | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 19 | Patricia Heaton | $62,606,549 | 1 | $62,606,549 |
| 20 | Oscar Isaac | $46,309,644 | 1 | $46,309,644 |
| 21 | Keisha Castle-Hughes | $46,309,644 | 1 | $46,309,644 |
| 22 | Joseph Fiennes | $46,244,066 | 1 | $46,244,066 |
| 23 | Peter O'Toole | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 24 | Michael Parks | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 25 | George C. Scott | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 26 | Stephen Boyd | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 27 | Richard Harris | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 28 | John Huston | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 29 | Ava Gardner | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 30 | Franco Nero | $34,903,530 | 1 | $34,903,530 |
| 31 | Olivier Martinez | $26,078,500 | 1 | $26,078,500 |
| 32 | James Faulkner | $26,078,500 | 1 | $26,078,500 |
| 33 | Ted Neeley | $24,593,103 | 1 | $24,593,103 |
| 34 | Carl Anderson | $24,593,103 | 1 | $24,593,103 |
| 35 | Jonathan Roumie | $19,998,556 | 2 | $9,999,278 |
| 36 | Tiffany Dupont | $13,725,032 | 1 | $13,725,032 |
| 37 | Nicolas Mouawad | $13,506,715 | 1 | $13,506,715 |
| 38 | Rooney Mara | $11,995,000 | 1 | $11,995,000 |
| 39 | Lou Ferrigno | $9,466,655 | 1 | $9,466,655 |
| 40 | Sybil Danning | $9,466,655 | 1 | $9,466,655 |
| 41 | William Berger | $9,466,655 | 1 | $9,466,655 |
| 42 | Willem Dafoe | $8,373,585 | 1 | $8,373,585 |
| 43 | Fiona Palomo | $7,768,171 | 1 | $7,768,171 |
| 44 | Milo Manheim | $7,768,171 | 1 | $7,768,171 |
| 45 | Antonio Banderas | $7,768,171 | 1 | $7,768,171 |
| 46 | Caitlin Leahy | $4,892,438 | 1 | $4,892,438 |
| 47 | Taylor James | $4,892,438 | 1 | $4,892,438 |
| 48 | Henry Ian Cusick | $4,234,355 | 1 | $4,234,355 |
| 49 | Stuart Bunce | $4,234,355 | 1 | $4,234,355 |
| 50 | Paul Wuthrich | $855,765 | 1 | $855,765 |
| 51 | Caleb J. Spivak | $855,765 | 1 | $855,765 |
| 52 | Lincoln Hoppe | $855,765 | 1 | $855,765 |
| 53 | Michael Zuccola | $855,765 | 1 | $855,765 |
| 54 | Katherine Thomas | $744,812 | 1 | $744,812 |
| 55 | Casey Elliott | $744,812 | 1 | $744,812 |
| 56 | Darin Scott | $509,470 | 1 | $509,470 |
| 57 | Jah Shams | $124,561 | 1 | $124,561 |
| 58 | Jason Burkey | $28,951 | 1 | $28,951 |
| 59 | Stelio Savante | $23,823 | 1 | $23,823 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
James Caviezel: By Ewen Roberts [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Russell Crowe: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Russell Crowe) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Christian Bale: Asim Bharwani [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
