Box Office Star Records > Domestic > Creative Types > Domestic Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars
Top Domestic Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Science Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Kids Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Historical Fiction Stars - Domestic Leading Super Hero Stars - Domestic Leading Fantasy Stars - Domestic Leading Dramatization Stars - Domestic Leading Factual Stars - International Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Contemporary Fiction 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 Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 40 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($718,732,821 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($220,159,104 in 2018), Mission: Impossible 2 ($215,409,889 in 2000), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($209,397,903 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($195,042,377 in 2015), Mission: Impossible ($180,981,886 in 1996), Top Gun ($180,470,489 in 1986), Rain Man ($172,825,435 in 1988), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($172,640,980 in 2023), The Firm ($158,340,892 in 1993) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 17 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Furious 7 ($353,007,020 in 2015), Fast and Furious 6 ($238,679,850 in 2013), The Fate of the Furious ($225,764,765 in 2017), Fast Five ($210,031,325 in 2011), F9: The Fast Saga ($173,005,945 in 2021), Fast & Furious ($155,064,265 in 2009), Fast X ($146,126,015 in 2023), The Fast and the Furious ($144,512,310 in 2001), xXx ($141,930,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($113,006,880 in 2005) |
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 46 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Rambo: First Blood Part II ($150,415,432 in 1985), Rocky IV ($127,873,716 in 1985), Rocky III ($125,049,125 in 1982), Rocky ($117,235,147 in 1976), Creed II ($115,715,889 in 2018), Creed ($109,767,581 in 2015), The Expendables ($103,068,524 in 2010), Rocky 2 ($85,182,160 in 1979), The Expendables 2 ($85,028,192 in 2012), Cliffhanger ($84,049,211 in 1993) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Domestic Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Cruise | $3,694,358,880 | 28 | $131,941,389 |
2 | Vin Diesel | $2,001,150,931 | 14 | $142,939,352 |
3 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,975,333,684 | 44 | $44,893,947 |
4 | Bruce Willis | $1,975,199,341 | 65 | $30,387,682 |
5 | Adam Sandler | $1,933,002,742 | 31 | $62,354,927 |
6 | Will Ferrell | $1,913,050,379 | 26 | $73,578,861 |
7 | Sandra Bullock | $1,911,838,048 | 26 | $73,532,233 |
8 | Julia Roberts | $1,860,940,858 | 29 | $64,170,374 |
9 | Nicolas Cage | $1,787,095,202 | 64 | $27,923,363 |
10 | John Travolta | $1,739,023,626 | 42 | $41,405,324 |
11 | Robert De Niro | $1,713,659,415 | 48 | $35,701,238 |
12 | Eddie Murphy | $1,623,268,964 | 28 | $57,973,892 |
13 | Matt Damon | $1,576,967,798 | 19 | $82,998,305 |
14 | Denzel Washington | $1,568,933,587 | 29 | $54,101,158 |
15 | Ben Stiller | $1,545,901,112 | 26 | $59,457,735 |
16 | Dwayne Johnson | $1,525,702,034 | 17 | $89,747,178 |
17 | Jason Statham | $1,467,742,119 | 34 | $43,168,886 |
18 | Mark Wahlberg | $1,459,062,176 | 27 | $54,039,340 |
19 | Tom Hanks | $1,431,200,659 | 21 | $68,152,412 |
20 | George Clooney | $1,405,456,309 | 20 | $70,272,815 |
21 | Paul Walker | $1,403,685,059 | 13 | $107,975,774 |
22 | Channing Tatum | $1,402,497,544 | 21 | $66,785,597 |
23 | Harrison Ford | $1,396,666,515 | 21 | $66,507,929 |
24 | Jim Carrey | $1,391,311,416 | 15 | $92,754,094 |
25 | Bradley Cooper | $1,389,906,281 | 16 | $86,869,143 |
26 | Morgan Freeman | $1,364,095,294 | 34 | $40,120,450 |
27 | Daniel Craig | $1,334,020,741 | 13 | $102,616,980 |
28 | Michael Douglas | $1,326,828,836 | 28 | $47,386,744 |
29 | Samuel L. Jackson | $1,315,051,994 | 45 | $29,223,378 |
30 | Mel Gibson | $1,296,793,427 | 33 | $39,296,771 |
31 | Dustin Hoffman | $1,288,053,630 | 23 | $56,002,332 |
32 | Robin Williams | $1,286,452,200 | 23 | $55,932,704 |
33 | Keanu Reeves | $1,249,940,028 | 29 | $43,101,380 |
34 | Brad Pitt | $1,244,106,014 | 22 | $56,550,273 |
35 | Ryan Gosling | $1,202,624,907 | 17 | $70,742,642 |
36 | Steve Martin | $1,195,625,588 | 26 | $45,985,600 |
37 | Martin Lawrence | $1,145,173,884 | 14 | $81,798,135 |
38 | Clint Eastwood | $1,143,037,648 | 25 | $45,721,506 |
39 | Liam Neeson | $1,141,512,254 | 36 | $31,708,674 |
40 | Michelle Rodriguez | $1,137,247,640 | 12 | $94,770,637 |
41 | Jack Nicholson | $1,124,020,598 | 21 | $53,524,790 |
42 | Jennifer Aniston | $1,117,300,420 | 27 | $41,381,497 |
43 | Glen Powell | $1,113,947,053 | 7 | $159,135,293 |
44 | Cameron Diaz | $1,103,399,402 | 21 | $52,542,829 |
45 | Ben Affleck | $1,096,621,197 | 27 | $40,615,600 |
46 | Meryl Streep | $1,092,163,253 | 25 | $43,686,530 |
47 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,084,147,570 | 30 | $36,138,252 |
48 | Vince Vaughn | $1,081,109,975 | 21 | $51,481,427 |
49 | Will Smith | $1,053,018,498 | 11 | $95,728,954 |
50 | Jon Hamm | $1,033,098,220 | 14 | $73,792,730 |
51 | Richard Gere | $1,020,748,141 | 33 | $30,931,762 |
52 | Anne Hathaway | $947,300,404 | 17 | $55,723,553 |
53 | Jamie Lee Curtis | $920,155,365 | 17 | $54,126,786 |
54 | Zach Galifianakis | $910,327,909 | 11 | $82,757,083 |
55 | Chris Rock | $910,062,675 | 15 | $60,670,845 |
56 | Ice Cube | $905,818,684 | 21 | $43,134,223 |
57 | Owen Wilson | $879,949,560 | 20 | $43,997,478 |
58 | Jamie Foxx | $872,560,372 | 18 | $48,475,576 |
59 | Jordana Brewster | $857,388,385 | 8 | $107,173,548 |
60 | Dennis Quaid | $848,496,775 | 29 | $29,258,509 |
61 | Angelina Jolie | $844,007,186 | 12 | $70,333,932 |
62 | Tyler Perry | $839,421,354 | 17 | $49,377,727 |
63 | Michael Cera | $838,972,914 | 10 | $83,897,291 |
64 | Jackie Chan | $835,003,782 | 25 | $33,400,151 |
65 | Kevin Costner | $828,526,408 | 24 | $34,521,934 |
66 | Kevin Hart | $825,934,416 | 19 | $43,470,232 |
67 | Demi Moore | $822,109,572 | 16 | $51,381,848 |
68 | Melissa McCarthy | $818,926,552 | 12 | $68,243,879 |
69 | Ed Helms | $814,249,128 | 14 | $58,160,652 |
70 | Miles Teller | $791,075,627 | 10 | $79,107,563 |
71 | Diane Keaton | $786,688,391 | 32 | $24,584,012 |
72 | Woody Harrelson | $786,005,333 | 25 | $31,440,213 |
73 | Tyrese Gibson | $785,651,885 | 13 | $60,434,760 |
74 | Al Pacino | $785,236,411 | 26 | $30,201,400 |
75 | Jay Ellis | $775,733,577 | 4 | $193,933,394 |
76 | Regina Hall | $757,098,266 | 19 | $39,847,277 |
77 | Bill Murray | $755,286,648 | 18 | $41,960,369 |
78 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $751,095,541 | 17 | $44,182,091 |
79 | Jason Bateman | $747,436,983 | 19 | $39,338,789 |
80 | Kate McKinnon | $746,673,627 | 4 | $186,668,407 |
81 | Joe Pesci | $738,193,754 | 5 | $147,638,751 |
82 | Reese Witherspoon | $738,031,950 | 22 | $33,546,907 |
83 | Drew Barrymore | $737,338,828 | 20 | $36,866,941 |
84 | Meg Ryan | $729,741,883 | 18 | $40,541,216 |
85 | Kevin James | $727,591,223 | 10 | $72,759,122 |
86 | Lewis James Pullman | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
87 | Monica Barbaro | $718,732,821 | 2 | $359,366,411 |
88 | Danny Ramirez | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
89 | Greg Tarzan Davis | $718,732,821 | 1 | $718,732,821 |
90 | Danny Glover | $704,752,858 | 17 | $41,456,050 |
91 | Issa Rae | $702,007,807 | 6 | $117,001,301 |
92 | Seth Rogen | $701,698,186 | 14 | $50,121,299 |
93 | America Ferrera | $700,583,666 | 3 | $233,527,889 |
94 | Dan Aykroyd | $695,788,267 | 12 | $57,982,356 |
95 | Goldie Hawn | $693,137,281 | 16 | $43,321,080 |
96 | Margot Robbie | $690,101,384 | 4 | $172,525,346 |
97 | Zac Efron | $689,027,445 | 19 | $36,264,602 |
98 | Michael Caine | $682,057,448 | 24 | $28,419,060 |
99 | Dua Lipa | $681,445,696 | 2 | $340,722,848 |
100 | Jonah Hill | $680,158,678 | 12 | $56,679,890 |
The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of 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
Vin Diesel: Andre Luis [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Sylvester Stallone: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons