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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Universal Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Universal Stars - International Leading Universal Stars - Worldwide Leading Walt Disney Stars - Worldwide Leading Warner Bros. Stars - Worldwide Leading Sony Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading Paramount Pictures Stars - Worldwide Leading 20th Century Fox Stars - Worldwide Leading Lionsgate Stars - Worldwide Leading MGM Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Universal 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
Vin Diesel
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($1,457,219,775 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($1,189,009,332 in 2017), Fast and Furious 6 ($789,300,444 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($719,360,068 in 2021), Fast X ($714,375,114 in 2023), Fast Five ($629,975,898 in 2011), Fast & Furious ($359,347,833 in 2009), The Fast and the Furious ($206,458,372 in 2001), The Chronicles of Riddick ($107,212,751 in 2004), Riddick ($94,763,758 in 2013) |
2
Steve Carell
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Minions ($1,157,271,759 in 2015), Despicable Me 3 ($1,032,809,657 in 2017), Despicable Me 2 ($975,216,835 in 2013), Despicable Me 4 ($971,325,250 in 2024), Minions: The Rise of Gru ($937,706,494 in 2022), Despicable Me ($544,707,293 in 2010), The 40 Year-old Virgin ($176,276,839 in 2005), Evan Almighty ($174,131,329 in 2007), Welcome to Marwen ($13,086,137 in 2018) |
3
Chris Pratt
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 15 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Jurassic World ($1,671,063,641 in 2015), The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1,359,146,628 in 2023), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($1,308,323,302 in 2018), Jurassic World: Dominion ($1,004,004,592 in 2022) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vin Diesel | $6,267,023,345 | 10 | $626,702,335 |
| 2 | Steve Carell | $5,982,531,593 | 9 | $664,725,733 |
| 3 | Chris Pratt | $5,342,538,163 | 4 | $1,335,634,541 |
| 4 | Dwayne Johnson | $3,979,356,426 | 8 | $497,419,553 |
| 5 | Paul Walker | $3,678,712,929 | 6 | $613,118,822 |
| 6 | Michelle Rodriguez | $3,670,121,750 | 6 | $611,686,958 |
| 7 | Tyrese Gibson | $2,859,155,121 | 4 | $714,788,780 |
| 8 | Jordana Brewster | $2,788,841,831 | 5 | $557,768,366 |
| 9 | Jason Statham | $2,736,634,191 | 4 | $684,158,548 |
| 10 | Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges | $2,622,744,514 | 3 | $874,248,171 |
| 11 | Charlize Theron | $2,556,334,051 | 5 | $511,266,810 |
| 12 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $2,408,554,122 | 3 | $802,851,374 |
| 13 | Kristen Wiig | $2,297,658,515 | 3 | $765,886,172 |
| 14 | Matt Damon | $2,044,889,675 | 9 | $227,209,964 |
| 15 | Jack Black | $2,038,467,427 | 3 | $679,489,142 |
| 16 | Nathalie Emmanuel | $1,908,369,400 | 2 | $954,184,700 |
| 17 | John Cena | $1,875,994,485 | 5 | $375,198,897 |
| 18 | Meryl Streep | $1,841,131,596 | 10 | $184,113,160 |
| 19 | Kevin Hart | $1,738,760,700 | 6 | $289,793,450 |
| 20 | Robert De Niro | $1,627,831,983 | 9 | $180,870,220 |
| 21 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,606,565,267 | 6 | $267,760,878 |
| 22 | Russell Crowe | $1,559,277,658 | 7 | $222,753,951 |
| 23 | Colin Firth | $1,559,140,892 | 5 | $311,828,178 |
| 24 | Ben Stiller | $1,534,652,406 | 7 | $219,236,058 |
| 25 | Amanda Seyfried | $1,498,688,293 | 4 | $374,672,073 |
| 26 | Seth MacFarlane | $1,491,073,509 | 4 | $372,768,377 |
| 27 | Dominic Cooper | $1,415,517,108 | 3 | $471,839,036 |
| 28 | Jim Carrey | $1,401,792,567 | 6 | $233,632,095 |
| 29 | Charlie Day | $1,359,146,628 | 1 | $1,359,146,628 |
| 30 | Anya Taylor-Joy | $1,359,146,628 | 1 | $1,359,146,628 |
| 31 | Lake Bell | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 32 | Jenny Slate | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 33 | Eric Stonestreet | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 34 | Hannibal Buress | $1,332,462,908 | 2 | $666,231,454 |
| 35 | Jamie Dornan | $1,324,147,014 | 3 | $441,382,338 |
| 36 | Dakota Johnson | $1,324,147,014 | 3 | $441,382,338 |
| 37 | Liam Neeson | $1,286,367,432 | 7 | $183,766,776 |
| 38 | Brendan Fraser | $1,263,338,645 | 3 | $421,112,882 |
| 39 | Ellie Kemper | $1,175,645,023 | 2 | $587,822,512 |
| 40 | Blythe Danner | $1,157,643,189 | 3 | $385,881,063 |
| 41 | Teri Polo | $1,157,643,189 | 3 | $385,881,063 |
| 42 | Jon Hamm | $1,157,271,759 | 1 | $1,157,271,759 |
| 43 | Sandra Bullock | $1,157,271,759 | 1 | $1,157,271,759 |
| 44 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,154,817,284 | 3 | $384,939,095 |
| 45 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,153,935,272 | 5 | $230,787,054 |
| 46 | Michael J. Fox | $1,137,843,450 | 8 | $142,230,431 |
| 47 | Matthew McConaughey | $1,101,409,838 | 4 | $275,352,460 |
| 48 | Seann William Scott | $1,084,877,390 | 5 | $216,975,478 |
| 49 | Denzel Washington | $1,061,633,265 | 8 | $132,704,158 |
| 50 | Reese Witherspoon | $1,056,293,393 | 3 | $352,097,798 |
| 51 | Julia Roberts | $1,052,136,863 | 6 | $175,356,144 |
| 52 | Tori Kelly | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 53 | Taron Egerton | $1,035,598,770 | 2 | $517,799,385 |
| 54 | Trey Parker | $1,032,809,657 | 1 | $1,032,809,657 |
| 55 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 56 | Jason Biggs | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 57 | Alyson Hannigan | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 58 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $990,376,564 | 4 | $247,594,141 |
| 59 | Tom Cruise | $985,831,525 | 6 | $164,305,254 |
| 60 | Christine Baranski | $976,617,284 | 2 | $488,308,642 |
| 61 | Julie Walters | $976,617,284 | 2 | $488,308,642 |
| 62 | Stellan Skarsgård | $976,617,284 | 2 | $488,308,642 |
| 63 | Cillian Murphy | $976,265,158 | 1 | $976,265,158 |
| 64 | Rachel Weisz | $954,838,452 | 4 | $238,709,613 |
| 65 | James McAvoy | $945,402,620 | 4 | $236,350,655 |
| 66 | Dana Carvey | $897,372,129 | 2 | $448,686,065 |
| 67 | Idris Elba | $895,225,211 | 3 | $298,408,404 |
| 68 | Albert Brooks | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
| 69 | Louis C.K. | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
| 70 | Bobby Moynihan | $886,013,000 | 1 | $886,013,000 |
| 71 | Emily Blunt | $851,835,692 | 6 | $141,972,615 |
| 72 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $844,572,415 | 6 | $140,762,069 |
| 73 | Barbra Streisand | $835,018,149 | 3 | $278,339,383 |
| 74 | Dustin Hoffman | $827,218,149 | 2 | $413,609,075 |
| 75 | Eiza González | $826,000,158 | 3 | $275,333,386 |
| 76 | Bruce Willis | $816,817,770 | 7 | $116,688,253 |
| 77 | Seth Rogen | $815,281,867 | 6 | $135,880,311 |
| 78 | Rowan Atkinson | $807,837,181 | 4 | $201,959,295 |
| 79 | Henry Thomas | $807,027,359 | 2 | $403,513,680 |
| 80 | Elizabeth Banks | $804,809,553 | 5 | $160,961,911 |
| 81 | Anna Kendrick | $799,647,789 | 4 | $199,911,947 |
| 82 | Zac Efron | $794,308,180 | 5 | $158,861,636 |
| 83 | Tara Reid | $772,329,582 | 4 | $193,082,396 |
| 84 | Emma Thompson | $763,552,368 | 5 | $152,710,474 |
| 85 | Eddie Murphy | $762,766,266 | 6 | $127,127,711 |
| 86 | Vanessa Kirby | $760,732,926 | 1 | $760,732,926 |
| 87 | Mena Suvari | $758,022,359 | 3 | $252,674,120 |
| 88 | Chris Klein | $758,022,359 | 3 | $252,674,120 |
| 89 | Natasha Lyonne | $758,022,359 | 3 | $252,674,120 |
| 90 | Eugene Levy | $755,653,416 | 3 | $251,884,472 |
| 91 | Cynthia Erivo | $754,414,624 | 1 | $754,414,624 |
| 92 | Ariana Grande | $754,414,624 | 1 | $754,414,624 |
| 93 | Hugh Jackman | $735,442,998 | 2 | $367,721,499 |
| 94 | Scott Eastwood | $714,375,114 | 1 | $714,375,114 |
| 95 | Jason Momoa | $714,375,114 | 1 | $714,375,114 |
| 96 | Brie Larson | $714,375,114 | 1 | $714,375,114 |
| 97 | Sung Kang | $714,375,114 | 1 | $714,375,114 |
| 98 | Alan Ritchson | $714,375,114 | 1 | $714,375,114 |
| 99 | Daniela Melchior | $714,375,114 | 1 | $714,375,114 |
| 100 | Robert Redford | $714,031,815 | 8 | $89,253,977 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Steve Carell: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Steve Carell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Chris Pratt: By Mingle Media TV [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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