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Top International Leading Stars for Comedy Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Comedy Stars - International Leading Adventure Stars - International Leading Action Stars - International Leading Drama Stars - International Leading Thriller/Suspense Stars - International Leading Horror Stars - International Leading Romantic Comedy Stars - International Leading Musical Stars - Worldwide Leading Comedy Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative international box office of all the Comedy 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
Will Ferrell
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 32 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Barbie ($796,102,064 in 2023), Daddy’s Home ($91,147,852 in 2015), Daddy’s Home 2 ($71,777,740 in 2017), Bewitched ($67,846,147 in 2005), The Other Guys ($51,716,492 in 2010), Elf ($46,812,848 in 2003), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues ($44,833,047 in 2013), Step Brothers ($27,638,849 in 2008), Blades of Glory ($27,000,000 in 2007), Zoolander 2 ($26,500,000 in 2016) |
2
Jim Carrey
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 28 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Bruce Almighty ($241,763,613 in 2003), The Mask ($231,700,000 in 1994), Mr. Poppers's Penguins ($121,400,000 in 2011), Liar Liar ($121,300,000 in 1997), Dumb & Dumber ($119,224,626 in 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls ($104,039,937 in 1995), Dumb and Dumber To ($70,345,582 in 2014), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ($38,034,860 in 2004), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective ($35,000,000 in 1994), I Love You, Phillip Morris ($20,976,568 in 2010) |
3
Eddie Murphy
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 43 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Doctor Dolittle ($150,000,000 in 1998), The Nutty Professor ($145,000,000 in 1996), Beverly Hills Cop II ($123,000,000 in 1987), Beverly Hills Cop ($81,539,522 in 1984), Beverly Hills Cop III ($76,594,077 in 1994), Tower Heist ($72,376,376 in 2011), Norbit ($63,300,000 in 2007), Dr. Dolittle 2 ($63,151,000 in 2001), Daddy Day Care ($60,136,806 in 2003), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps ($43,000,000 in 2000) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | International Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Ferrell | $1,420,202,965 | 31 | $45,812,999 |
| 2 | Jim Carrey | $1,108,639,914 | 12 | $92,386,660 |
| 3 | Eddie Murphy | $1,045,883,337 | 27 | $38,736,420 |
| 4 | Robert De Niro | $1,024,824,111 | 18 | $56,934,673 |
| 5 | Kate McKinnon | $1,002,526,704 | 4 | $250,631,676 |
| 6 | Margot Robbie | $952,825,836 | 5 | $190,565,167 |
| 7 | Ben Stiller | $943,174,881 | 17 | $55,480,875 |
| 8 | Zach Galifianakis | $932,506,677 | 11 | $84,773,334 |
| 9 | Owen Wilson | $913,206,380 | 22 | $41,509,381 |
| 10 | Adam Sandler | $887,786,452 | 26 | $34,145,633 |
| 11 | Michael Cera | $879,578,865 | 9 | $97,730,985 |
| 12 | Bradley Cooper | $870,745,717 | 6 | $145,124,286 |
| 13 | Ryan Gosling | $863,565,480 | 3 | $287,855,160 |
| 14 | Ed Helms | $858,929,782 | 17 | $50,525,281 |
| 15 | Issa Rae | $804,449,500 | 3 | $268,149,833 |
| 16 | America Ferrera | $801,474,922 | 5 | $160,294,984 |
| 17 | Emerald Fennell | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 18 | Dua Lipa | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 19 | Ncuti Gatwa | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 20 | Emma Mackey | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 21 | Jamie Demetriou | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 22 | Nicola Coughlan | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 23 | Alexandra Shipp | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 24 | Simu Liu | $796,102,064 | 2 | $398,051,032 |
| 25 | Connor Swindells | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 26 | Sharon Rooney | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 27 | Ana Kayne | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 28 | Scott Evans | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 29 | Ritu Arya | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 30 | Ariana Greenblatt | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 31 | Kingsley Ben-Adir | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 32 | Hari Nef | $796,102,064 | 1 | $796,102,064 |
| 33 | Anne Hathaway | $753,735,017 | 10 | $75,373,502 |
| 34 | Seann William Scott | $750,919,265 | 12 | $62,576,605 |
| 35 | Mark Wahlberg | $747,353,680 | 9 | $83,039,298 |
| 36 | Dustin Hoffman | $743,474,842 | 12 | $61,956,237 |
| 37 | Shen Teng | $716,136,025 | 2 | $358,068,013 |
| 38 | Alyson Hannigan | $618,963,495 | 5 | $123,792,699 |
| 39 | Jack Black | $613,728,006 | 12 | $51,144,001 |
| 40 | Steve Carell | $606,841,197 | 16 | $37,927,575 |
| 41 | Jason Biggs | $582,428,569 | 7 | $83,204,081 |
| 42 | Eddie Kaye Thomas | $582,365,756 | 4 | $145,591,439 |
| 43 | Thomas Ian Nicholas | $582,365,756 | 4 | $145,591,439 |
| 44 | Justin Bartha | $582,100,000 | 2 | $291,050,000 |
| 45 | Rowan Atkinson | $568,925,328 | 5 | $113,785,066 |
| 46 | Teri Polo | $563,811,974 | 5 | $112,762,395 |
| 47 | Blythe Danner | $563,811,974 | 4 | $140,952,994 |
| 48 | Kristin Davis | $525,177,849 | 3 | $175,059,283 |
| 49 | John Goodman | $524,420,238 | 5 | $104,884,048 |
| 50 | François Cluzet | $520,158,807 | 3 | $173,386,269 |
| 51 | Melissa McCarthy | $510,553,013 | 14 | $36,468,072 |
| 52 | Omar Sy | $507,250,963 | 4 | $126,812,741 |
| 53 | Vince Vaughn | $492,368,258 | 15 | $32,824,551 |
| 54 | Robin Williams | $488,588,607 | 13 | $37,583,739 |
| 55 | Sarah Jessica Parker | $477,795,672 | 7 | $68,256,525 |
| 56 | Jia Ling | $477,595,720 | 1 | $477,595,720 |
| 57 | Seth MacFarlane | $473,088,645 | 3 | $157,696,215 |
| 58 | Zac Efron | $467,524,924 | 10 | $46,752,492 |
| 59 | Eugene Levy | $463,469,761 | 10 | $46,346,976 |
| 60 | Cynthia Nixon | $461,933,086 | 2 | $230,966,543 |
| 61 | Kim Cattrall | $461,933,086 | 4 | $115,483,272 |
| 62 | Mary Ma | $460,303,199 | 1 | $460,303,199 |
| 63 | Mena Suvari | $458,053,971 | 8 | $57,256,746 |
| 64 | Ryan Reynolds | $454,774,614 | 12 | $37,897,885 |
| 65 | Natasha Lyonne | $454,669,498 | 8 | $56,833,687 |
| 66 | Tara Reid | $454,420,149 | 6 | $75,736,692 |
| 67 | Chris Klein | $454,365,756 | 5 | $90,873,151 |
| 68 | Jennifer Aniston | $441,074,602 | 12 | $36,756,217 |
| 69 | Sandra Bullock | $437,828,928 | 8 | $54,728,616 |
| 70 | Channing Tatum | $426,813,206 | 10 | $42,681,321 |
| 71 | Xu Zheng | $423,941,100 | 2 | $211,970,550 |
| 72 | Ma Li | $415,812,367 | 2 | $207,906,184 |
| 73 | Kevin James | $415,511,099 | 9 | $46,167,900 |
| 74 | Tom Wilkinson | $410,511,594 | 4 | $102,627,899 |
| 75 | Barbra Streisand | $404,220,076 | 6 | $67,370,013 |
| 76 | Jonah Hill | $401,787,149 | 12 | $33,482,262 |
| 77 | Bill Murray | $398,426,016 | 19 | $20,969,790 |
| 78 | John Travolta | $394,459,846 | 10 | $39,445,985 |
| 79 | Huang Bo | $385,629,887 | 2 | $192,814,944 |
| 80 | Awkwafina | $384,841,044 | 6 | $64,140,174 |
| 81 | Seth Rogen | $379,764,898 | 15 | $25,317,660 |
| 82 | Daniel Stern | $376,328,813 | 4 | $94,082,203 |
| 83 | Joe Pesci | $376,328,732 | 3 | $125,442,911 |
| 84 | Macaulay Culkin | $376,328,732 | 4 | $94,082,183 |
| 85 | Jason Bateman | $375,217,230 | 12 | $31,268,103 |
| 86 | Anna Faris | $369,417,870 | 10 | $36,941,787 |
| 87 | Rose Byrne | $360,142,091 | 9 | $40,015,788 |
| 88 | Heather Graham | $356,183,354 | 5 | $71,236,671 |
| 89 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | $356,113,924 | 5 | $71,222,785 |
| 90 | Sacha Baron Cohen | $353,946,410 | 5 | $70,789,282 |
| 91 | Elizabeth Perkins | $335,293,641 | 2 | $167,646,821 |
| 92 | Lun Ai | $334,536,622 | 1 | $334,536,622 |
| 93 | Cate Blanchett | $333,124,642 | 7 | $47,589,235 |
| 94 | Rebel Wilson | $330,760,717 | 7 | $47,251,531 |
| 95 | Maya Rudolph | $326,740,323 | 10 | $32,674,032 |
| 96 | Cameron Diaz | $323,975,625 | 5 | $64,795,125 |
| 97 | Emma Stone | $321,859,081 | 8 | $40,232,385 |
| 98 | Mike Myers | $319,940,357 | 8 | $39,992,545 |
| 99 | Brittany Snow | $319,801,102 | 6 | $53,300,184 |
| 100 | Kristen Wiig | $305,951,756 | 8 | $38,243,970 |
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
Will Ferrell: By Eva Rinaldi Uploaded by WikiCelebs (Will Ferrell) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Jim Carrey: By Ian Smith from London, England (Flickr) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Eddie Murphy: By David Shankbone (flickr) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
