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Top Domestic Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Domestic Leading Based on TV Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Domestic Leading Spin-Off Stars - Domestic Leading Based on Folk Tale/Legend/Fairytale Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative domestic box office of all the Based on Fiction Book/Short Story 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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Emma Watson
Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 13 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($291,147,424 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($263,581,232 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($250,853,809 in 2004), Little Women ($108,095,955 in 2019), The Circle ($20,497,844 in 2017)

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Daniel Radcliffe
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 23 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($291,147,424 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($263,581,232 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($250,853,809 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($54,333,290 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($5,775,076 in 2015)

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Rupert Grint
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 10 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($382,088,758 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($317,871,467 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($302,854,063 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($297,414,693 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($293,108,509 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($291,147,424 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($263,581,232 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($250,853,809 in 2004), The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon ($1,729,226 in 2016)

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Complete List

Rank Name Domestic
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Emma Watson $2,546,985,928 12 $212,248,827
2 Daniel Radcliffe $2,461,833,970 14 $175,845,284
3 Rupert Grint $2,400,649,181 9 $266,738,798
4 Jennifer Lawrence $1,734,671,773 10 $173,467,177
5 Eddie Murphy $1,674,841,320 9 $186,093,480
6 Robert Pattinson $1,472,695,421 11 $133,881,402
7 Mike Myers $1,370,672,956 6 $228,445,493
8 Kristen Stewart $1,368,863,341 7 $195,551,906
9 Taylor Lautner $1,367,076,459 6 $227,846,077
10 Cameron Diaz $1,366,865,049 9 $151,873,894
11 Matt Damon $1,324,066,986 11 $120,369,726
12 Ralph Fiennes $1,261,494,983 14 $90,106,785
13 Tom Hanks $1,225,206,029 15 $81,680,402
14 Robin Williams $1,168,751,415 12 $97,395,951
15 Johnny Depp $1,159,468,175 16 $72,466,761
16 Daniel Craig $1,120,800,200 9 $124,533,356
17 Ian McKellen $1,096,524,402 8 $137,065,550
18 Viggo Mortensen $1,074,918,685 8 $134,364,836
19 Chris Pratt $1,071,126,385 4 $267,781,596
20 Tom Cruise $902,590,058 9 $100,287,784
21 Meryl Streep $892,828,481 20 $44,641,424
22 Jim Carrey $873,719,995 7 $124,817,142
23 Martin Freeman $867,383,990 4 $216,845,998
24 Jude Law $784,580,309 11 $71,325,483
25 Christopher Walken $728,458,732 6 $121,409,789
26 Brad Pitt $725,528,718 10 $72,552,872
27 Liam Neeson $705,081,478 15 $47,005,432
28 Elijah Wood $695,039,633 6 $115,839,939
29 Bruce Willis $693,157,536 13 $53,319,810
30 Josh Brolin $686,253,511 7 $98,036,216
31 Leonardo DiCaprio $686,000,596 9 $76,222,288
32 John Travolta $676,956,950 14 $48,354,068
33 Harrison Ford $670,904,736 12 $55,908,728
34 Dustin Hoffman $655,676,165 14 $46,834,012
35 Alan Rickman $652,062,577 3 $217,354,192
36 Danny DeVito $645,517,407 8 $80,689,676
37 Timothée Chalamet $638,224,804 7 $91,174,972
38 Robert De Niro $627,176,152 20 $31,358,808
39 Anthony Hopkins $605,638,461 14 $43,259,890
40 Pierce Brosnan $596,307,454 11 $54,209,769
41 Scarlett Johansson $589,073,361 7 $84,153,337
42 Bryce Dallas Howard $587,425,347 2 $293,712,674
43 Robert Downey, Jr. $562,968,131 11 $51,178,921
44 Ben Kingsley $550,440,126 5 $110,088,025
45 Ben Affleck $542,391,448 12 $45,199,287
46 Kenneth Branagh $538,412,286 8 $67,301,536
47 Georgie Henley $537,726,267 4 $134,431,567
48 Skandar Keynes $537,719,397 3 $179,239,799
49 Orlando Bloom $535,195,334 4 $133,798,834
50 Denzel Washington $527,087,368 12 $43,923,947
51 Ben Stiller $524,302,085 5 $104,860,417
52 Dave Bautista $523,062,776 5 $104,612,555
53 Javier Bardem $511,543,955 8 $63,942,994
54 Lupita Nyong'o $507,903,068 2 $253,951,534
55 Al Pacino $499,942,305 12 $41,661,859
56 Kevin Costner $499,597,820 11 $45,417,984
57 Morgan Freeman $487,010,671 11 $44,273,697
58 Glenn Close $484,716,866 9 $53,857,430
59 Nicole Kidman $479,521,381 22 $21,796,426
60 Shailene Woodley $479,070,160 9 $53,230,018
61 Zendaya $476,980,435 4 $119,245,109
62 Bill Murray $468,884,634 7 $66,983,519
63 Idris Elba $464,093,270 7 $66,299,039
64 Sylvester Stallone $460,368,552 9 $51,152,061
65 Steve Martin $459,070,873 7 $65,581,553
66 Rachel McAdams $458,984,107 7 $65,569,158
67 Michael J. Fox $452,906,109 8 $56,613,264
68 Samuel L. Jackson $450,206,034 11 $40,927,821
69 Robert Redford $448,809,860 9 $49,867,762
70 Maggie Smith $445,260,359 9 $49,473,373
71 Lea Seydoux $443,653,653 5 $88,730,731
72 Anne Hathaway $443,369,505 12 $36,947,459
73 Stellan Skarsgård $439,088,889 9 $48,787,654
74 Anna Popplewell $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
75 William Moseley $433,332,447 2 $216,666,224
76 Will Smith $431,889,260 5 $86,377,852
77 Antonio Banderas $430,741,346 6 $71,790,224
78 Patrick Gallagher $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
79 Mizuo Peck $428,106,989 2 $214,053,495
80 Dakota Johnson $427,852,513 6 $71,308,752
81 Bill Skarsgård $424,440,159 5 $84,888,032
82 Jamie Dornan $423,480,412 5 $84,696,082
83 Josh Hutcherson $423,363,021 6 $70,560,504
84 Michelle Pfeiffer $422,437,168 13 $32,495,167
85 Bill Hader $421,907,563 3 $140,635,854
86 Viola Davis $417,245,510 4 $104,311,378
87 Tilda Swinton $413,736,991 6 $68,956,165
88 Alec Baldwin $408,835,468 8 $51,104,434
89 Julia Roberts $408,720,846 8 $51,090,106
90 Andy Serkis $402,755,527 5 $80,551,105
91 Charlotte Rampling $400,061,968 7 $57,151,710
92 Rebecca Ferguson $393,740,332 2 $196,870,166
93 Blake Lively $391,104,149 8 $48,888,019
94 Florence Pugh $390,805,020 3 $130,268,340
95 Roy Scheider $389,403,646 2 $194,701,823
96 Theo James $389,174,326 8 $48,646,791
97 AnnaSophia Robb $388,512,852 5 $77,702,570
98 Dennis Quaid $386,354,465 10 $38,635,447
99 Jack Nicholson $384,362,128 11 $34,942,012
100 Amy Adams $383,299,471 7 $54,757,067

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

Emma Watson: Georges Biard [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Daniel Radcliffe: DavidDjJohnson at English Wikipedia [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Rupert Grint: By John Griffiths from London, United Kingdom (Ron Weasley) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons