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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - International Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Remake Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide 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.
1
Emma Watson
| Best known as a Leading Actress based on credits in that role in 12 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,637,834 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004), Little Women ($218,838,386 in 2019), The Circle ($45,497,689 in 2017) |
2
Daniel Radcliffe
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 20 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,637,834 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004), The Woman in Black ($128,955,898 in 2012), Victor Frankenstein ($31,124,367 in 2015) |
3
Rupert Grint
| Best known as a Leading Actor based on credits in that role in 9 films. |
| Top films contributed to this record: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($1,312,201,690 in 2011), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ($963,637,834 in 2001), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I ($944,062,255 in 2010), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ($937,034,773 in 2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($926,069,091 in 2009), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ($885,222,986 in 2005), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ($874,954,228 in 2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ($783,221,274 in 2004) |
Complete List
| Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Watson | $7,923,809,509 | 11 | $720,346,319 |
| 2 | Daniel Radcliffe | $7,791,003,474 | 13 | $599,307,960 |
| 3 | Rupert Grint | $7,626,404,131 | 8 | $953,300,516 |
| 4 | Daniel Craig | $4,176,634,077 | 7 | $596,662,011 |
| 5 | Ralph Fiennes | $3,920,126,596 | 13 | $301,548,200 |
| 6 | Jennifer Lawrence | $3,645,392,504 | 10 | $364,539,250 |
| 7 | Eddie Murphy | $3,480,740,209 | 8 | $435,092,526 |
| 8 | Robert Pattinson | $3,440,676,516 | 11 | $312,788,774 |
| 9 | Kristen Stewart | $3,320,634,164 | 7 | $474,376,309 |
| 10 | Taylor Lautner | $3,312,981,509 | 6 | $552,163,585 |
| 11 | Cameron Diaz | $3,204,945,570 | 9 | $356,105,063 |
| 12 | Mike Myers | $3,125,034,864 | 6 | $520,839,144 |
| 13 | Tom Hanks | $3,105,570,000 | 15 | $207,038,000 |
| 14 | Viggo Mortensen | $3,030,298,360 | 8 | $378,787,295 |
| 15 | Ian McKellen | $3,018,642,022 | 7 | $431,234,575 |
| 16 | Martin Freeman | $3,017,366,234 | 4 | $754,341,559 |
| 17 | Chris Pratt | $2,978,286,943 | 2 | $1,489,143,472 |
| 18 | Matt Damon | $2,651,695,236 | 11 | $241,063,203 |
| 19 | Johnny Depp | $2,635,878,508 | 15 | $175,725,234 |
| 20 | Robin Williams | $2,421,047,448 | 12 | $201,753,954 |
| 21 | Brad Pitt | $2,010,462,388 | 10 | $201,046,239 |
| 22 | Alan Rickman | $1,990,634,175 | 3 | $663,544,725 |
| 23 | Jude Law | $1,914,553,997 | 10 | $191,455,400 |
| 24 | Liam Neeson | $1,903,014,479 | 14 | $135,929,606 |
| 25 | Elijah Wood | $1,864,422,518 | 6 | $310,737,086 |
| 26 | Timothée Chalamet | $1,824,633,994 | 6 | $304,105,666 |
| 27 | Meryl Streep | $1,771,932,626 | 19 | $93,259,612 |
| 28 | Javier Bardem | $1,770,938,809 | 8 | $221,367,351 |
| 29 | Orlando Bloom | $1,746,867,861 | 4 | $436,716,965 |
| 30 | Pierce Brosnan | $1,737,683,403 | 10 | $173,768,340 |
| 31 | Christopher Walken | $1,684,441,438 | 5 | $336,888,288 |
| 32 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $1,639,653,282 | 9 | $182,183,698 |
| 33 | Josh Brolin | $1,610,719,280 | 7 | $230,102,754 |
| 34 | Georgie Henley | $1,556,074,680 | 4 | $389,018,670 |
| 35 | Skandar Keynes | $1,556,067,810 | 3 | $518,689,270 |
| 36 | Ben Whishaw | $1,532,814,572 | 8 | $191,601,822 |
| 37 | Bryce Dallas Howard | $1,521,443,306 | 2 | $760,721,653 |
| 38 | Lea Seydoux | $1,471,694,298 | 4 | $367,923,575 |
| 39 | Dave Bautista | $1,452,832,151 | 4 | $363,208,038 |
| 40 | Robert Downey, Jr. | $1,444,565,422 | 11 | $131,324,129 |
| 41 | Jamie Dornan | $1,438,449,744 | 5 | $287,689,949 |
| 42 | Harrison Ford | $1,431,191,823 | 12 | $119,265,985 |
| 43 | Robert De Niro | $1,430,907,664 | 19 | $75,310,930 |
| 44 | Dakota Johnson | $1,424,150,794 | 5 | $284,830,159 |
| 45 | Scarlett Johansson | $1,417,997,368 | 7 | $202,571,053 |
| 46 | Tom Cruise | $1,412,329,130 | 8 | $176,541,141 |
| 47 | Ben Kingsley | $1,371,736,530 | 5 | $274,347,306 |
| 48 | Bruce Willis | $1,364,480,132 | 11 | $124,043,648 |
| 49 | Zendaya | $1,354,206,162 | 3 | $451,402,054 |
| 50 | Jim Carrey | $1,347,486,844 | 6 | $224,581,141 |
| 51 | Eva Green | $1,249,090,648 | 5 | $249,818,130 |
| 52 | Kenneth Branagh | $1,232,678,544 | 5 | $246,535,709 |
| 53 | Maggie Smith | $1,199,710,413 | 9 | $133,301,157 |
| 54 | Roger Moore | $1,193,521,732 | 10 | $119,352,173 |
| 55 | Stellan Skarsgård | $1,192,452,037 | 9 | $132,494,671 |
| 56 | Tilda Swinton | $1,191,106,295 | 6 | $198,517,716 |
| 57 | Danny DeVito | $1,180,369,530 | 7 | $168,624,219 |
| 58 | Idris Elba | $1,173,701,140 | 7 | $167,671,591 |
| 59 | Ben Stiller | $1,170,709,654 | 4 | $292,677,414 |
| 60 | Charlotte Rampling | $1,163,132,923 | 7 | $166,161,846 |
| 61 | Rebecca Ferguson | $1,139,961,967 | 2 | $569,980,984 |
| 62 | William Moseley | $1,137,880,860 | 2 | $568,940,430 |
| 63 | Anna Popplewell | $1,137,880,860 | 2 | $568,940,430 |
| 64 | Simon Pegg | $1,124,091,586 | 5 | $224,818,317 |
| 65 | Shailene Woodley | $1,058,008,018 | 8 | $132,251,002 |
| 66 | Anthony Hopkins | $1,053,099,748 | 13 | $81,007,673 |
| 67 | Bill Murray | $1,052,748,161 | 6 | $175,458,027 |
| 68 | Sylvester Stallone | $1,040,164,486 | 8 | $130,020,561 |
| 69 | Alec Baldwin | $1,038,252,883 | 6 | $173,042,147 |
| 70 | Josh Hutcherson | $1,021,399,864 | 6 | $170,233,311 |
| 71 | Ana de Armas | $1,020,915,425 | 6 | $170,152,571 |
| 72 | Ben Affleck | $1,020,688,450 | 12 | $85,057,371 |
| 73 | Rami Malek | $1,018,215,285 | 3 | $339,405,095 |
| 74 | Dylan O’Brien | $993,074,699 | 4 | $248,268,675 |
| 75 | John Travolta | $990,171,346 | 13 | $76,167,027 |
| 76 | Anne Hathaway | $988,256,048 | 9 | $109,806,228 |
| 77 | Renée Zellweger | $985,239,315 | 8 | $123,154,914 |
| 78 | Dustin Hoffman | $984,921,454 | 14 | $70,351,532 |
| 79 | Patrick Gallagher | $981,677,470 | 2 | $490,838,735 |
| 80 | Mizuo Peck | $981,677,470 | 2 | $490,838,735 |
| 81 | Robert Redford | $978,186,791 | 9 | $108,687,421 |
| 82 | Will Smith | $973,397,755 | 5 | $194,679,551 |
| 83 | Robbie Coltrane | $963,637,834 | 1 | $963,637,834 |
| 84 | Richard Harris | $963,637,834 | 2 | $481,818,917 |
| 85 | Giancarlo Esposito | $951,806,722 | 1 | $951,806,722 |
| 86 | Lupita Nyong'o | $951,806,722 | 2 | $475,903,361 |
| 87 | Neel Sethi | $951,806,722 | 1 | $951,806,722 |
| 88 | Demi Moore | $950,699,673 | 6 | $158,449,946 |
| 89 | Rachel McAdams | $949,240,608 | 7 | $135,605,801 |
| 90 | Benjamin Barnes | $944,403,205 | 3 | $314,801,068 |
| 91 | Thomas Brodie-Sangster | $932,010,095 | 5 | $186,402,019 |
| 92 | Kaya Scodelario | $929,643,843 | 5 | $185,928,769 |
| 93 | Florence Pugh | $928,858,500 | 3 | $309,619,500 |
| 94 | Nicole Kidman | $913,964,427 | 17 | $53,762,613 |
| 95 | Bill Hader | $913,451,389 | 3 | $304,483,796 |
| 96 | Colin Farrell | $890,967,816 | 6 | $148,494,636 |
| 97 | Dennis Quaid | $880,247,389 | 9 | $97,805,265 |
| 98 | Glenn Close | $879,177,809 | 7 | $125,596,830 |
| 99 | Antonio Banderas | $872,621,009 | 4 | $218,155,252 |
| 100 | Hugh Jackman | $865,440,256 | 6 | $144,240,043 |
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
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