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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Vertical Entertainment Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Vertical Entertainment Stars - International Leading Vertical Entertainment Stars - Worldwide Leading Walt Disney Stars - Worldwide Leading Warner Bros. Stars - Worldwide Leading Universal 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 Vertical Entertainment 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
Josephine Langford
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 6 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: After We Fell ($19,512,726 in 2021) |
2
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 6 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: After We Fell ($19,512,726 in 2021) |
3
Russell Crowe
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 34 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: The Exorcism ($8,629,830 in 2024) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josephine Langford | $19,512,726 | 1 | $19,512,726 |
| 2 | Hero Fiennes Tiffin | $19,512,726 | 1 | $19,512,726 |
| 3 | Russell Crowe | $8,629,830 | 1 | $8,629,830 |
| 4 | John Travolta | $6,601,992 | 1 | $6,601,992 |
| 5 | Mel Gibson | $6,353,847 | 1 | $6,353,847 |
| 6 | Sean Penn | $6,353,847 | 1 | $6,353,847 |
| 7 | Holland Roden | $5,337,411 | 1 | $5,337,411 |
| 8 | Crystal Reed | $5,106,711 | 2 | $2,553,356 |
| 9 | Gillian Anderson | $4,277,724 | 2 | $2,138,862 |
| 10 | Glenn Close | $4,130,363 | 2 | $2,065,182 |
| 11 | Emma Roberts | $4,038,768 | 3 | $1,346,256 |
| 12 | Luke Bracey | $3,942,007 | 1 | $3,942,007 |
| 13 | Jessica Chastain | $3,722,080 | 1 | $3,722,080 |
| 14 | Christina Hendricks | $3,286,395 | 1 | $3,286,395 |
| 15 | Stefanie Martini | $3,286,395 | 1 | $3,286,395 |
| 16 | Terence Stamp | $3,286,395 | 1 | $3,286,395 |
| 17 | Honor Kneafsey | $3,286,395 | 1 | $3,286,395 |
| 18 | Max Irons | $3,286,395 | 1 | $3,286,395 |
| 19 | Amanda Abbington | $3,286,395 | 1 | $3,286,395 |
| 20 | Taron Egerton | $2,690,154 | 1 | $2,690,154 |
| 21 | Ansel Elgort | $2,690,154 | 1 | $2,690,154 |
| 22 | Jeffrey Donovan | $2,574,452 | 2 | $1,287,226 |
| 23 | Gretchen Mol | $2,435,792 | 1 | $2,435,792 |
| 24 | Gerard Butler | $2,435,792 | 1 | $2,435,792 |
| 25 | Alison Brie | $2,435,792 | 1 | $2,435,792 |
| 26 | Matthew Fox | $2,350,695 | 1 | $2,350,695 |
| 27 | Quinn McColgan | $2,350,695 | 1 | $2,350,695 |
| 28 | Michelle Monaghan | $1,720,603 | 4 | $430,151 |
| 29 | Kathryn Prescott | $1,636,516 | 1 | $1,636,516 |
| 30 | Haley Bennett | $1,619,254 | 1 | $1,619,254 |
| 31 | Bel Powley | $1,558,395 | 2 | $779,198 |
| 32 | Ben Mendelsohn | $1,539,856 | 1 | $1,539,856 |
| 33 | Jovan Adepo | $1,539,856 | 1 | $1,539,856 |
| 34 | Shailene Woodley | $1,539,856 | 1 | $1,539,856 |
| 35 | Mark Strong | $1,527,304 | 3 | $509,101 |
| 36 | Alec Baldwin | $1,384,813 | 2 | $692,407 |
| 37 | Alice Eve | $1,360,962 | 1 | $1,360,962 |
| 38 | Joel Fry | $1,360,962 | 1 | $1,360,962 |
| 39 | Theo James | $1,355,486 | 3 | $451,829 |
| 40 | Brian Cox | $1,228,335 | 3 | $409,445 |
| 41 | Taissa Farmiga | $1,200,000 | 1 | $1,200,000 |
| 42 | Jack Reynor | $1,199,545 | 2 | $599,773 |
| 43 | Holly Earl | $1,149,239 | 1 | $1,149,239 |
| 44 | Jack Trueman | $1,149,239 | 1 | $1,149,239 |
| 45 | Catherine Hannay | $1,149,239 | 1 | $1,149,239 |
| 46 | Julia Stiles | $1,129,395 | 2 | $564,698 |
| 47 | Frank Grillo | $1,117,618 | 4 | $279,405 |
| 48 | Scott Speedman | $1,096,461 | 1 | $1,096,461 |
| 49 | Iko Uwais | $1,062,151 | 2 | $531,076 |
| 50 | Chloë Grace Moretz | $1,060,738 | 1 | $1,060,738 |
| 51 | Maggie Q | $1,046,151 | 2 | $523,076 |
| 52 | Bojana Novakovic | $1,012,368 | 1 | $1,012,368 |
| 53 | Callan McAuliffe | $991,329 | 1 | $991,329 |
| 54 | Ella Hunt | $991,329 | 1 | $991,329 |
| 55 | Ben Kingsley | $991,329 | 2 | $495,665 |
| 56 | Stephen Lang | $951,979 | 1 | $951,979 |
| 57 | Guy Pearce | $951,979 | 1 | $951,979 |
| 58 | Vadhir Derbez | $951,979 | 1 | $951,979 |
| 59 | Salma Hayek | $918,325 | 1 | $918,325 |
| 60 | Mila Kunis | $843,968 | 1 | $843,968 |
| 61 | India Eisley | $806,783 | 1 | $806,783 |
| 62 | Marisa Tomei | $791,123 | 3 | $263,708 |
| 63 | Teresa Palmer | $788,191 | 1 | $788,191 |
| 64 | Max Riemelt | $788,191 | 1 | $788,191 |
| 65 | Peter Dinklage | $784,527 | 2 | $392,264 |
| 66 | Anne Hathaway | $784,527 | 1 | $784,527 |
| 67 | Leslie Odom Jr. | $782,750 | 2 | $391,375 |
| 68 | Aaron Eckhart | $778,674 | 2 | $389,337 |
| 69 | Emily Ratajkowski | $778,421 | 3 | $259,474 |
| 70 | Tyler Hoechlin | $761,345 | 2 | $380,673 |
| 71 | Nina Dobrev | $760,052 | 1 | $760,052 |
| 72 | Alexandra Daddario | $755,568 | 1 | $755,568 |
| 73 | Eric Bana | $712,989 | 2 | $356,495 |
| 74 | Natalia Dyer | $679,623 | 2 | $339,812 |
| 75 | Asa Butterfield | $679,596 | 1 | $679,596 |
| 76 | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | $648,599 | 1 | $648,599 |
| 77 | Rooney Mara | $646,363 | 1 | $646,363 |
| 78 | Kate Hudson | $634,010 | 1 | $634,010 |
| 79 | Maddie Ziegler | $634,010 | 1 | $634,010 |
| 80 | McGinley Philip | $593,148 | 1 | $593,148 |
| 81 | Dave Johns | $585,198 | 1 | $585,198 |
| 82 | Alison Steadman | $585,198 | 1 | $585,198 |
| 83 | Hilary Swank | $553,182 | 1 | $553,182 |
| 84 | Olivia Cooke | $553,182 | 2 | $276,591 |
| 85 | Nicholas Braun | $515,399 | 1 | $515,399 |
| 86 | Vinnie Jones | $515,399 | 1 | $515,399 |
| 87 | Leven Rambin | $515,399 | 1 | $515,399 |
| 88 | Ron Perlman | $515,399 | 1 | $515,399 |
| 89 | Lenora Crichlow | $515,399 | 1 | $515,399 |
| 90 | Malcolm McDowell | $515,399 | 2 | $257,700 |
| 91 | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | $476,343 | 2 | $238,172 |
| 92 | Naomi Watts | $476,180 | 1 | $476,180 |
| 93 | Bella Thorne | $446,584 | 2 | $223,292 |
| 94 | Jake Manley | $446,584 | 1 | $446,584 |
| 95 | Abbie Cornish | $417,129 | 2 | $208,565 |
| 96 | Diane Kruger | $400,577 | 1 | $400,577 |
| 97 | Talia Ryder | $400,577 | 1 | $400,577 |
| 98 | Adam Brody | $386,250 | 1 | $386,250 |
| 99 | Amanda Crew | $386,250 | 1 | $386,250 |
| 100 | Christopher Rygh | $380,829 | 1 | $380,829 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Russell Crowe: By Eva RinaldiUploaded by MyCanon (Russell Crowe) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
