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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for MGM Movies
See also: Domestic Leading MGM Stars - International Leading MGM Stars - Worldwide Leading Walt Disney Stars - Worldwide Leading Warner Bros. Stars - Worldwide Leading Universal Stars - Worldwide Leading Sony Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - Worldwide Leading Lionsgate Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the MGM 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.
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Pierce Brosnan
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 30 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Die Another Day ($431,942,139 in 2002), The World is Not Enough ($361,730,660 in 1999), Goldeneye ($356,429,933 in 1995), Tomorrow Never Dies ($339,504,276 in 1997), The Thomas Crown Affair ($124,304,264 in 1999) |
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Roger Moore
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 24 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Octopussy ($187,500,000 in 1983), Live and Let Die ($161,800,000 in 1973), A View to a Kill ($152,627,960 in 1985), The Man with the Golden Gun ($97,600,000 in 1974), Diane ($0 in 1956), Sunday Lovers ($0 in 1981) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,613,911,272 | 5 | $322,782,254 |
| 2 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,060,140,646 | 5 | $212,028,129 |
| 3 | Roger Moore | $599,527,960 | 6 | $99,921,327 |
| 4 | Michael B. Jordan | $489,740,137 | 2 | $244,870,069 |
| 5 | Dustin Hoffman | $457,596,719 | 2 | $228,798,360 |
| 6 | Halle Berry | $431,942,139 | 1 | $431,942,139 |
| 7 | Tom Cruise | $412,800,000 | 1 | $412,800,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Pryce | $410,196,377 | 2 | $205,098,189 |
| 9 | Clark Gable | $399,688,513 | 3 | $133,229,504 |
| 10 | Vivien Leigh | $390,516,513 | 1 | $390,516,513 |
| 11 | Anthony Hopkins | $370,698,086 | 3 | $123,566,029 |
| 12 | Famke Janssen | $356,429,933 | 1 | $356,429,933 |
| 13 | Izabella Scorupco | $356,429,933 | 1 | $356,429,933 |
| 14 | Teri Hatcher | $350,606,132 | 2 | $175,303,066 |
| 15 | Timothy Dalton | $347,367,011 | 2 | $173,683,506 |
| 16 | Michelle Yeoh | $339,504,276 | 1 | $339,504,276 |
| 17 | Sean Connery | $286,364,680 | 4 | $71,591,170 |
| 18 | Reese Witherspoon | $270,002,124 | 3 | $90,000,708 |
| 19 | Rene Russo | $239,325,272 | 2 | $119,662,636 |
| 20 | John Cusack | $228,244,469 | 3 | $76,081,490 |
| 21 | James Spader | $222,484,019 | 3 | $74,161,340 |
| 22 | John Travolta | $209,965,025 | 2 | $104,982,513 |
| 23 | Kurt Russell | $208,827,734 | 2 | $104,413,867 |
| 24 | Bruce Willis | $208,671,517 | 4 | $52,167,879 |
| 25 | Nicolas Cage | $208,070,478 | 3 | $69,356,826 |
| 26 | Robin Williams | $181,760,553 | 1 | $181,760,553 |
| 27 | Gene Hackman | $172,774,833 | 2 | $86,387,417 |
| 28 | Jack Nicholson | $163,274,115 | 1 | $163,274,115 |
| 29 | Yaphet Kotto | $161,800,000 | 1 | $161,800,000 |
| 30 | Jane Seymour | $161,800,000 | 1 | $161,800,000 |
| 31 | Ice Cube | $154,684,269 | 3 | $51,561,423 |
| 32 | Scarlett Johansson | $150,496,012 | 2 | $75,248,006 |
| 33 | Samuel L. Jackson | $143,653,006 | 3 | $47,884,335 |
| 34 | Sean Patrick Thomas | $142,905,873 | 2 | $71,452,937 |
| 35 | Cedric the Entertainer | $142,905,873 | 2 | $71,452,937 |
| 36 | Michael Ealy | $142,905,873 | 2 | $71,452,937 |
| 37 | Eve | $142,905,873 | 2 | $71,452,937 |
| 38 | Heather O'Rourke | $121,788,932 | 1 | $121,788,932 |
| 39 | Jonathan Beckerman | $119,923,801 | 1 | $119,923,801 |
| 40 | Richard Gere | $113,160,499 | 2 | $56,580,250 |
| 41 | Omar Sharif | $112,052,801 | 1 | $112,052,801 |
| 42 | Julie Christie | $112,052,801 | 1 | $112,052,801 |
| 43 | Rob Lowe | $107,042,144 | 2 | $53,521,072 |
| 44 | Anthony Anderson | $105,766,544 | 2 | $52,883,272 |
| 45 | Javier Bardem | $104,504,817 | 1 | $104,504,817 |
| 46 | Penélope Cruz | $104,504,817 | 1 | $104,504,817 |
| 47 | Queen Latifah | $104,193,762 | 2 | $52,096,881 |
| 48 | John Cleese | $94,506,349 | 2 | $47,253,175 |
| 49 | Meg Tilly | $91,593,744 | 1 | $91,593,744 |
| 50 | Winona Ryder | $90,717,684 | 1 | $90,717,684 |
| 51 | Patricia Arquette | $89,441,732 | 1 | $89,441,732 |
| 52 | Billy Bob Thornton | $89,330,840 | 2 | $44,665,420 |
| 53 | Frankie Muniz | $86,943,541 | 2 | $43,471,771 |
| 54 | Diana Rigg | $82,000,000 | 1 | $82,000,000 |
| 55 | George Lazenby | $82,000,000 | 1 | $82,000,000 |
| 56 | Robert De Niro | $80,997,601 | 3 | $26,999,200 |
| 57 | Cher | $80,642,213 | 1 | $80,642,213 |
| 58 | Kristy Flores | $80,227,619 | 1 | $80,227,619 |
| 59 | Paul Iacono | $80,227,619 | 1 | $80,227,619 |
| 60 | Asher Book | $80,227,619 | 1 | $80,227,619 |
| 61 | Drake Bell | $79,202,416 | 2 | $39,601,208 |
| 62 | Adam Beach | $77,628,265 | 1 | $77,628,265 |
| 63 | Tyler Mane | $77,514,401 | 1 | $77,514,401 |
| 64 | Leonard Howze | $77,063,461 | 1 | $77,063,461 |
| 65 | Keith David | $77,063,461 | 1 | $77,063,461 |
| 66 | Ally Sheedy | $74,433,837 | 1 | $74,433,837 |
| 67 | Diane Keaton | $73,268,608 | 4 | $18,317,152 |
| 68 | Leslie Nielsen | $73,026,302 | 1 | $73,026,302 |
| 69 | Craig Bierko | $73,026,302 | 1 | $73,026,302 |
| 70 | Simon Rex | $73,026,302 | 1 | $73,026,302 |
| 71 | Regina Hall | $73,026,302 | 1 | $73,026,302 |
| 72 | Pamela Anderson | $73,026,302 | 1 | $73,026,302 |
| 73 | Tracy Morgan | $73,026,302 | 1 | $73,026,302 |
| 74 | Cate Blanchett | $71,523,271 | 1 | $71,523,271 |
| 75 | Natascha McElhone | $71,017,592 | 2 | $35,508,796 |
| 76 | Sean Bean | $70,692,101 | 1 | $70,692,101 |
| 77 | Stellan Skarsgård | $70,692,101 | 1 | $70,692,101 |
| 78 | Jean Reno | $70,692,101 | 1 | $70,692,101 |
| 79 | Hilary Duff | $70,690,096 | 2 | $35,345,048 |
| 80 | Sigourney Weaver | $68,032,400 | 2 | $34,016,200 |
| 81 | Demi Moore | $66,586,818 | 2 | $33,293,409 |
| 82 | Rob Corddry | $65,967,750 | 1 | $65,967,750 |
| 83 | Craig Robinson | $65,967,750 | 1 | $65,967,750 |
| 84 | Clark Duke | $65,967,750 | 1 | $65,967,750 |
| 85 | Troy Garity | $65,842,412 | 1 | $65,842,412 |
| 86 | Leonard Earl Howze | $65,842,412 | 1 | $65,842,412 |
| 87 | Harry J. Lennix | $65,842,412 | 1 | $65,842,412 |
| 88 | Morgan Freeman | $64,393,189 | 3 | $21,464,396 |
| 89 | Geena Davis | $63,978,069 | 2 | $31,989,035 |
| 90 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $63,493,000 | 1 | $63,493,000 |
| 91 | Kevin Kline | $63,493,000 | 1 | $63,493,000 |
| 92 | Michael Palin | $63,493,000 | 1 | $63,493,000 |
| 93 | Denzel Washington | $59,482,246 | 2 | $29,741,123 |
| 94 | Jonathan Breck | $58,939,035 | 1 | $58,939,035 |
| 95 | Gina Philips | $58,939,035 | 1 | $58,939,035 |
| 96 | Justin Long | $58,939,035 | 1 | $58,939,035 |
| 97 | Angie Harmon | $58,240,458 | 1 | $58,240,458 |
| 98 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | $57,753,825 | 1 | $57,753,825 |
| 99 | Thomas Jane | $57,189,408 | 1 | $57,189,408 |
| 100 | Andre Braugher | $57,189,408 | 1 | $57,189,408 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Pierce Brosnan: Siebbi [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Roger Moore: By Allan warren (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
