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Top International Leading Stars for Contemporary Fiction Movies


See also: Domestic Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars - International Leading Science Fiction Stars - International Leading Kids Fiction Stars - International Leading Historical Fiction Stars - International Leading Super Hero Stars - International Leading Fantasy Stars - International Leading Dramatization Stars - International Leading Factual Stars - Worldwide Leading Contemporary Fiction Stars

This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international 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.

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Tom Cruise
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 41 films.
Top films contributed to this record: Top Gun: Maverick ($733,430,541 in 2022), Mission: Impossible—Fallout ($566,467,079 in 2018), Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation ($493,816,615 in 2015), Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol ($485,315,327 in 2011), Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning ($393,939,559 in 2025), Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One ($393,055,322 in 2023), Mission: Impossible 2 ($334,178,627 in 2000), Mission: Impossible ($276,716,108 in 1996), Mission: Impossible III ($265,886,397 in 2006), Rain Man ($239,974,565 in 1988)

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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 ($1,157,058,375 in 2015), The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast X ($568,249,099 in 2023), Fast and Furious 6 ($550,620,594 in 2013), F9: The Fast Saga ($546,354,123 in 2021), Fast Five ($419,944,573 in 2011), xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($300,134,946 in 2017), Fast & Furious ($204,283,568 in 2009), xXx ($125,270,000 in 2002), The Pacifier ($85,000,000 in 2005)

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Jason Statham
Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films.
Top films contributed to this record: The Fate of the Furious ($963,244,567 in 2017), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ($586,775,991 in 2019), Fast X ($568,249,099 in 2023), The Expendables 2 ($226,951,064 in 2012), The Expendables 3 ($170,138,834 in 2014), The Expendables ($165,199,650 in 2010), Spy! ($123,018,394 in 2015), Mechanic: Resurrection ($104,511,232 in 2016), The Beekeeper ($86,188,698 in 2024), Transporter 3 ($81,215,895 in 2008)

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Complete List

Rank Name International
Box Office		 Movies Average
1 Tom Cruise $5,547,251,063 29 $191,284,519
2 Vin Diesel $5,011,972,832 14 $357,998,059
3 Jason Statham $3,785,933,906 38 $99,629,840
4 Dwayne Johnson $3,456,767,458 17 $203,339,262
5 Daniel Craig $3,258,587,672 13 $250,660,590
6 Michelle Rodriguez $2,836,639,594 12 $236,386,633
7 Sylvester Stallone $2,662,001,739 44 $60,500,040
8 Paul Walker $2,568,036,738 13 $197,541,288
9 Brad Pitt $2,462,353,492 23 $107,058,847
10 Bruce Willis $2,435,298,156 65 $37,466,125
11 Julia Roberts $2,208,888,531 30 $73,629,618
12 Tyrese Gibson $2,206,035,198 15 $147,069,013
13 Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges $2,192,423,737 5 $438,484,747
14 Pierce Brosnan $2,094,037,790 34 $61,589,347
15 Jordana Brewster $1,931,453,446 9 $214,605,938
16 George Clooney $1,883,965,608 22 $85,634,800
17 Wang Baoqiang $1,839,145,975 7 $262,735,139
18 Sandra Bullock $1,818,511,838 26 $69,942,763
19 Matt Damon $1,777,325,156 20 $88,866,258
20 Liam Neeson $1,765,248,689 37 $47,709,424
21 Tom Hanks $1,762,451,578 21 $83,926,266
22 Morgan Freeman $1,713,789,421 34 $50,405,571
23 Nicolas Cage $1,708,065,408 64 $26,688,522
24 Colin Firth $1,700,300,795 18 $94,461,155
25 Charlize Theron $1,692,268,286 18 $94,014,905
26 Robert De Niro $1,661,737,459 51 $32,583,087
27 Ryan Gosling $1,530,012,846 18 $85,000,714
28 Cameron Diaz $1,523,597,670 23 $66,243,377
29 Nathalie Emmanuel $1,518,814,675 4 $379,703,669
30 Channing Tatum $1,491,855,407 23 $64,863,279
31 Bradley Cooper $1,467,205,215 16 $91,700,326
32 Javier Bardem $1,459,087,756 12 $121,590,646
33 Keanu Reeves $1,447,718,553 32 $45,241,205
34 Ma Li $1,426,903,626 7 $203,843,375
35 Ben Stiller $1,388,394,289 27 $51,422,011
36 Jackie Chan $1,380,851,951 28 $49,316,141
37 Mel Gibson $1,343,859,033 34 $39,525,266
38 Meryl Streep $1,321,241,112 27 $48,934,856
39 Mark Wahlberg $1,303,688,196 28 $46,560,293
40 Harrison Ford $1,268,216,412 21 $60,391,258
41 Denzel Washington $1,260,289,458 29 $43,458,257
42 Jim Carrey $1,254,793,398 15 $83,652,893
43 Angelina Jolie $1,254,143,135 13 $96,472,549
44 Liu Haoran $1,243,906,356 4 $310,976,589
45 Will Ferrell $1,237,367,578 29 $42,667,848
46 Will Smith $1,233,806,181 11 $112,164,198
47 John Cena $1,232,142,609 19 $64,849,611
48 John Travolta $1,183,178,716 43 $27,515,784
49 Simon Pegg $1,151,934,154 13 $88,610,320
50 Michael Douglas $1,148,806,364 30 $38,293,545
51 Glen Powell $1,138,655,488 8 $142,331,936
52 Shen Teng $1,135,374,583 4 $283,843,646
53 Lea Seydoux $1,116,195,322 8 $139,524,415
54 Rowan Atkinson $1,090,571,006 8 $136,321,376
55 Joaquin Phoenix $1,090,155,558 8 $136,269,445
56 Dakota Johnson $1,088,994,194 16 $68,062,137
57 Hugh Grant $1,074,387,193 11 $97,671,563
58 Arnold Schwarzenegger $1,057,475,374 17 $62,204,434
59 Andy Garcia $1,054,931,864 21 $50,234,851
60 Adam Sandler $1,053,520,804 32 $32,922,525
61 Xu Zheng $1,053,467,662 7 $150,495,380
62 Huang Bo $1,032,174,006 11 $93,834,001
63 Richard Gere $1,029,756,493 34 $30,286,956
64 Anne Hathaway $1,024,478,203 21 $48,784,676
65 Andy Lau $989,126,105 14 $70,651,865
66 Zach Galifianakis $979,216,690 11 $89,019,699
67 Kate McKinnon $977,854,409 5 $195,570,882
68 Louis Koo $977,666,779 18 $54,314,821
69 Jon Hamm $961,950,419 14 $68,710,744
70 Donnie Yen $949,628,516 11 $86,329,865
71 Samuel L. Jackson $946,083,764 46 $20,567,038
72 Jamie Dornan $945,176,876 8 $118,147,110
73 Woody Harrelson $940,313,957 26 $36,165,921
74 Jeremy Renner $939,637,530 8 $117,454,691
75 Margot Robbie $939,229,522 4 $234,807,381
76 Eddie Murphy $932,269,276 29 $32,147,216
77 Michael Caine $914,964,914 25 $36,598,597
78 Jennifer Aniston $893,256,968 27 $33,083,591
79 Martin Lawrence $886,726,873 15 $59,115,125
80 Michael Cera $882,499,690 11 $80,227,245
81 Ed Helms $867,375,954 14 $61,955,425
82 Dua Lipa $861,918,953 2 $430,959,477
83 Amanda Seyfried $860,898,097 17 $50,641,065
84 Jack Nicholson $858,847,831 21 $40,897,516
85 Dustin Hoffman $854,248,509 23 $37,141,240
86 Ncuti Gatwa $847,349,139 2 $423,674,570
87 Jamie Demetriou $847,349,139 2 $423,674,570
88 Roger Moore $844,000,000 12 $70,333,333
89 Tony Jaa $840,194,339 12 $70,016,195
90 Jamie Foxx $839,362,913 19 $44,176,995
91 Zac Efron $836,119,116 20 $41,805,956
92 Zhu Yilong $835,847,521 3 $278,615,840
93 Jay Ellis $832,640,707 4 $208,160,177
94 Ana de Armas $829,363,630 9 $92,151,514
95 Michelle Monaghan $825,893,257 19 $43,468,066
96 Ben Affleck $824,566,322 29 $28,433,321
97 Scott Evans $822,500,000 2 $411,250,000
98 Issa Rae $819,476,565 7 $117,068,081
99 Tom Wilkinson $817,514,217 10 $81,751,422
100 Alexandra Shipp $815,908,217 5 $163,181,643

The International Market is defined as all territories excluding 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

Jason Statham: By fadedcaralunagirl / Maura Ortega (DSC05752) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons